Development practices (5cr)

Materials

Students are able to apply participatory methods in development processes. They deepen their understanding of different methods and know how to act in a community reinforcing manner. Moreover, students are able to present reasoned arguments and express their views clearly and explicitly both orally and in writing. The course can have a work-based learning approach and it can be integrated in the thesis/final project of a student or a student group.

Further information

Students:
• are able to explain the meaning of personal engagement in community-based development work and to implement community-based development processes
• are able to use multiple sources of information in a versatile way in order to lay a foundation for development work
• are able to reason their viewpoints and to validate the results of development work
• are able to write clear and explicit expert texts
• are able to give and receive constructive feedback and evaluate their actions