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301565 (v.2) Politics 229 - Development Policy in Practice


 

Area:

Department of Social Sciences

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Workshop:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

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, prarticipatory and control-oriented management techniques.
 

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:

 90100 Political Science and Policy Studies (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

1  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Informational  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

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