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301564 (v.2) Geography 324 - Development Policy in Practice


 

Area:

Department of Social Sciences

Credits:

50.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Lecture:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Workshop:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Anti Requisite(s):

9912 (v.4) Anthropology 317 - Applied Anthropology
9914 (v.4) Anthropology 217 - Applied Anthropology
11544 (v.3) Geography 320 - Sustainable Rural Development in the Third World
11545 (v.2) Geography 220 - Sustainable Rural Development in the Third World
301561 (v.2) Anthropology 225 - Development Policy in Practice
301562 (v.2) Anthropology 325 - Development Policy in Practice
301563 (v.2) Geography 224 - Development Policy in Practice

Syllabus:

Practice of development in the Third World. Critical analysis of the range of approaches to designing, implementing and evaluating development projects. Topics include the project cycle in planning, understanding the project environment, Logical Framework Analysis, participatory and control-oriented management techniques, plus a major research paper.
 

Unit Outcomes:

Knowledge of the maint types of development projects including management techniques, funding arrangements and impacts on local communities. An understanding of how development policy articulates with development practice. The analytical skills to critically evaluate the range of management techniques currently applied in development practice.

Field of Education:

 90309 Human Geography

HECS Band (if applicable):

1  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Informational  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 2Y  

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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