Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Humanities and Social Sciences

Schools

Politic Sc & Internat Studies, Earth and Environment Sc Schl, Social Science School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

3 Contact hours

Recommended prerequisite

Assessment methods

Weekly reflection, essay or briefing note, infographic and exposition.

Course enquiries

Dr Jenny Munro

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

This course is not currently offered, please contact the school.

Course description

This course will provide students with interdisciplinary and critical perspectives on concepts, policies, and practices around questions of development effectiveness in the context of contemporary challenges such as climate change, rising inequality, and food insecurity. It focuses on how evidence and authoritative claims are produced, understood, and communicated in development (socially, politically, and methodologically). The course is shared by scholars from the Schools of Social Science, Political Science and International Studies, and Earth and Environmental Sciences to bring a collaborative and multi-disciplinary learning experience to students. It will introduce diverse approaches to effectiveness evaluation and teach introductory skills in logical framework analysis, impact assessment, gender analysis and development communications, and explore some of their limitations through hands-on exercises. This is a cross cutting course which will equip students with the interdisciplinary, critical skills and competencies to successfully analyse, navigate and evaluate contemporary development practice in Australia and the world.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile