AP1ID2-International Development: Global and Local Issues

Module Provider: Agr and Food Econ
Number of credits: 10 [5 ECTS credits]
Level:4
Terms in which taught: Autumn term module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded: AP1ID1 International Development: Global and Local Issues
Current from: 2020/1

Module Convenor: Dr Garth Holloway

Email: garth.holloway@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

Identify the challenges currently confronting societies, governments, and households and examine how researchers seek to understand these challenges in order to enhance welfare, global sustainability, and the protection of rural livelihoods. In this module you will engage with a range of experienced practitioners and you will learn through diverse teaching methods, including assigned readings, participatory discussions, and directed exercises. These activities will help you understand the formal theories underpinning development processes and the nuances surrounding participatory governance, and will prepare you for future employment in fields of International Development.

Aims:
The aim of the module is to encourage participants to think widely about the nature and scope of development; to think about their own lives in relation to global developmental and environmental issues and to explore how these issues affect people in developed and developing countries. This will be done through presenting broad theoretical and historical perspectives on development as well as local case studies and providing information on policies in place to engage in these issues at global and local levels.

Assessable learning outcomes:
On completion of the module the participants will be able to:
1. Understand and describe different development theories and their various interpretations
2. Discuss policies and intervention strategies adopted by national and international agencies to achieve development targets
3. Identify some contemporary development concerns related to the environment, governance, human rights and civil society

Additional outcomes:
Through their individual study, students will develop further skills:

• literature search skills in consulting relevant library and internet resources.
• a raised awareness of and sensitivity to local development issues

Outline content:

*Theories of development * Development policies and strategies in the North and the South * Livelihoods and poverty * Social inclusion/exclusion - tackling inequalities * Gender * Financial services for livelihoods * Development actors - the State, the market and civil society * Participatory approaches to development * Current issues in development e.g. trade, gender, environmental concerns * Case studies ( either thematic or country-specific to illustrate main issues).

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:
A variety of teaching methods will be used. Class sessions will include lectures and group discussions based on video clips or other media. Learning activities outside the classroom will involve guided reading.

Contact hours:

	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Lectures	20
Guided independent study:	80
Total hours by term	100
Total hours for module	100

Summative Assessment Methods:

Method	Percentage
Class test administered by School	100

Summative assessment- Examinations:

Assessment will be based on 2 tests (week 5 & 10 of Autumn Term).  The first test will be a multiple-choice test worth 30% of the module mark.  The second test will be a written test worth 70%. 

Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:

Formative assessment methods:

Penalties for late submission:

The Module Convenor will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day[1] (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of five working days;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than five working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: http://www.reading.ac.uk/web/FILES/qualitysupport/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Assessment requirements for a pass:
A mark of 40% overall.

Reassessment arrangements:

By examination during the re-sit examination period.

Additional Costs (specified where applicable):
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4) Printing and binding:
5) Computers and devices with a particular specification:
6) Travel, accommodation and subsistence:

Last updated: 24 July 2020