DEVELOPMENT IN PRACTICE

Overview

In this subject you will focus on the practical skills used in development work. Guest speakers from various agencies share their experiences of the development field, providing you with an opportunity to draw on professional expertise. The subject is organised around the idea of the 'development project'. You are introduced to key development tools, processes and debates surrounding the implementation of development projects. On completion you will be familiar with grant proposal writing, practical tools used in development, and with debates about the best forms of development intervention. In this subject, you will develop and deploy a tool kit of practical techniques and strategies to address sustainability and development challenges that transcend borders, in culturally aware ways that promote community agency and social cohesion. You are encouraged to explore a particular region of interest, for example, Latin America, Africa, Asia or the Pacific.

This is a level 3 subject. Please consider the subject pre-requisites before enrolling.

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Office of the Provost

School

Subject coordinator

Brooke Wilmsen

Subject type

Undergraduate

Year level

Year Level 3 - UG

AQF level

Level 7 - Bachelor Degree

Available as elective

Yes

Available to study abroad / exchange students

Capstone subject
Capstones provide students with a way of integrating and applying knowledge and skills gained throughout their course.

Yes

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Career ready

Career focused:This subject contains career development learning or professional engagement opportunities

Work based learning (placement):No

Graduate capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective

COMMUNICATION - Digital Capability

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Subject intended learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:

Apply the principles of good development practice keeping in mind interactions between natural, socio-political, economic and cultural systems in a simulated project.

Critically reflect on one's position in relation to "development practice" using texts and self-reflection.

Communicate knowledge and facilitate learning about a specific development tool in a group and reflect upon how methodological choices impact the public good and obligations to future generations.

Develop specific solutions to defined problems based on research and critical thinking.

Write in a professional mode relevant to development aimed at contributing to a sustainable future.

Learning activities

Group work, seminar discussions, feedback on draft sections of group presentation, reading, study of reflective treatments by others.
Conversation and inquiry based discussion with development professionals, workshop on presentation skills.
Individual and group research, report back to class, discussion on class readings, feedback and monitoring on individual and group progress. Reading and research in clusters.
Seminar on sample writing modes, completion of briefing report and group project.

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