Introduction to Global Development
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| PHIR4009 | 4 | 20 | Autumn Malaysia |
- Code
- PHIR4009
- School
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn Malaysia
Summary
This module provides an introduction to International Development as a field. Areas to be address include:
The contested meaning of development
Paradigms of development inclusive of poverty, capability, MDG and market approaches
Globalisation and development
Approaches to development management including New Public Management, decentralization, public-private partnerships
The role of central actors in development, inclusive of the state, the private sector, development agencies and NGOs.
Target Students
MSc in International Development Management students
Classes
- One 1-hour tutorial each week for 11 weeks
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 11 weeks
Assessment
- 40% Coursework 1: 2000 word essay
- 60% Coursework 2: 3000 word essay
Educational Aims
By the end of the module students will:•Critically understand the concept of development•Will engage with different paradigms of development•Will address the issue of how far globalization and development intersect with one another•Will understand how the main actors in development engage with the development process•Will have critically examined development approaches such as the New Public Management.Learning Outcomes
a) Knowledge and understanding:
• Demonstrate knowledge of the subject of International Development and how issues and theories can be interpreted in different ways (to be assessed by a 3000 word essay and a 2000 word assignment);
• Demonstrate knowledge of the appropriate literatures in relation toInternational Development;
b) Intellectual skills
• Think reflectively and critically about the connection between theoryand empirical analysis;
• Assess a variety of approaches and methods for the study ofInternational Development;
c) Professional and practical skills
• Evidence gathering and evaluation;
• Advanced writing skills under exam conditions;
• independent learning.
d) Transferable (key) skills
Through active participation in the modulestudents will acquire:
• the capacity to engage in a structured and well informed discussionabout complex questions (to be practised in class discussions);
Conveners
- Dr Karma Tashi Choedron