301563 (v.2) Geography 224 - Development Policy in Practice

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Area:	Department of Social Sciences
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Workshop:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	9912 (v.4) Anthropology 317 - Applied Anthropology or any previous version AND 9914 (v.4) Anthropology 217 - Applied Anthropology or any previous version AND 11544 (v.3) Geography 320 - Sustainable Rural Development in the Third World or any previous version AND 11545 (v.2) Geography 220 - Sustainable Rural Development in the Third World or any previous version AND 301561 (v.2) Anthropology 225 - Development Policy in Practice or any previous version AND 301562 (v.2) Anthropology 325 - Development Policy in Practice or any previous version AND 301564 (v.2) Geography 324 - Development Policy in Practice or any previous version
Syllabus:	Practice of development in the Third World. Critical analysis of the range of approaches to designing, implementing and evaluating development projects. Topics include - project cycle in planning, understanding the project environment, Logical Framework Analysis, participatory and control-oriented management techniques.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit students will have - Knowledge of the main types of development projects including management techniques, funding arrangements and impacts on local communities. An understanding of how development policy articulates with development practice. Analytical skills to critically evaluate the range of the management techniques currently applied in development practice.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y