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

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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.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y