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EV5952 - Critical Issues in Global Development
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2023 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
2 |
Administered by: |
College of Arts, Society & Education |
This subject critically interrogates leading theories, issues and debates in global
development. By tracing intellectual histories of development from the European Enlightenment
towards present global challenges and agendas such as climate change and the UN Sustainable
Development Goals, the subject offers a diversity of perspectives on global change
and development. Attention is given to the historical, social, and political contexts
of core concepts such as people-centred approaches to development, gender and development,
global inequality, participatory development, indigenous futures, south-south cooperation,
and post-development. Students will gain an appreciation of the contested and interdisciplinary
nature of development studies, and engage with a range of case studies that examine
how key development issues have been addressed in policy and practice across local,
national and global scales. By assisting students in exploring the assumptions and
arguments that underpin various approaches to development, the subject seeks to cultivate
a critical reflexivity towards their own assumptions and professional practice.
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate a critical understanding of the history of development theories and how
key concepts of development discourse have changed in relation to shifting historical,
social and political contexts;
- demonstrate familiarity with the range of stakeholders that constitute the global
development landscape and their relationships;
- demonstrate an understanding of the intersectional dynamics of global socio-economic
inequality and the inherently political nature of development practice;
- demonstrate an understanding of the relevance of different theoretical perspectives
and debates to practice and policy issues;
- create original written work and visual presentations that deliver critical analyses
of development through the adoption of relevant theoretical frameworks and primary
sources;
- appreciate the complex interlinkages between the 'global' and the 'local'.
Subject Assessment
- Oral > Presentation 1 - (20%) - Group
- Reflexive Diary - (60%) - Individual
- Written > Media article - (20%) - Individual.
Special Assessment Requirements
None
Availabilities
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Cairns,
Study Period 1,
Internal
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Census Date 23-Mar-2023 |
Coord/Lect: |
Dr Kearrin Sims. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
3
credit point subject is approximately
130 hours.
- 18 hours workshops
- 13 hours online activity
- assessment and self-directed study
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Cairns,
Study Period 1,
External
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Census Date 23-Mar-2023 |
Coord/Lect: |
Dr Kearrin Sims. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
3
credit point subject is approximately
130 hours.
- 13 hours online activity
- 18 hours online Workshops
- assessment and self-directed study
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Method of Delivery: |
WWW - LearnJCU |
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Note:
Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process,
and in case
of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
official information.