Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Timothy Lynch
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MDevStud or MGlobalHlthDevStud or MPH or GradCertGlobalHlthDevStud or MDevStudGlobalHlth or GradCertDevStudGlobalHlth or MAppAnth or MDevCult or MIntRel or MPASR or GradDipPASR or MPASRMDevStud or GradDipIntRel or GradDipPP or MPPP or MSocEntre or GradCertSocEntre or MPlan or MSecStrategicStud or MCrim or MIntell or MCTerrorism or MPPPMDevStud or MPPPMPASR or MPPPMIntRel or MSecStrategicStudMCrim or MSecStrategicStudMIntell or MSecStrategicStudMCyberSec or MSecStrategicStudMCTerrorism or MIntellMCrim or MIntellMCyberSec or MIntellMCTerrorism or MCTerrorismMCrim or MTransInterMIntRel or GradDipSIA or GradCertSIA or 10cp in ANTH units at 8000 level
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit examines international aid to developing countries. Through close examination of historical and anthropological accounts, as well as particular case studies, students will come to understand donor-driven development as both a way of thinking and a set of practices that affect recipient populations in profound ways. To understand how international aid has emerged as a key means of closing the gap between rich and poor in the contemporary world, the unit will focus on four key topics. Specifically, we will explore the history of global poverty and economic inequality, the emergence of human rights as a key vocabulary for staking claims to economic improvement, and the complexity of the relationship between culture and development, examining in some detail the ways in which culture can both impede and aid development projects. Finally, we will pay critical attention to why programs designed to help people in the developing world have sometimes fallen short of their goals. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Short essay | 20% | No | Friday of Week 6 |
Research Essay | 30% | No | Friday of Week 13 |
Leading discussion | 15% | No | Designated weeks |
Seminar participation | 20% | No | Weekly |
Discussion preparation guide | 15% | No | Weekly |
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Friday of Week 6
Weighting: 20%
Students will write a short essay on designated topics on unit themes.
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: Friday of Week 13
Weighting: 30%
Students will prepare a final research paper on a relevant topic of their choosing
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Designated weeks
Weighting: 15%
Depending on enrolment, students will lead seminar discussion in small groups two to three times over the course of the session. Students will be tasked with completing all readings for the week and leading an inclusive and compelling conversation on weekly themes.
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 13 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 20%
Students will participate in an active and engaged manner in weekly seminar discussions.
Assessment Type 1: Reflective Writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 15%
Weekly preparation and submission of a discussion preparation guide — a number of short answer questions designed to get students thinking about the reading in ways that will support discussion in seminar.
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2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
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Unit information based on version 2022.03 of the Handbook