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 Academic Year: | 2016/7 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Social & Policy Sciences |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
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| Requisites: | In taking this module you cannot take SP30212 OR take SP30213 OR take SP30214 |
| Description:
| Aims: To allow students to develop a more in-depth and contextual understanding of key development issues in South Asia To give the student an opportunity to plan and implement a piece of research (based on secondary sources) on a topic of their own choosing. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit students will have a deeper, more coherent and up-to-date multi-disciplinary understanding of contemporary development issues in South Asia and related debates. They will have improved their skills in locating and critically reviewing published research findings about the region and in discussing their views with others. They will have identified and examined in-depth a contemporary development issue in the region. Skills: Cross-cultural and interpersonal sensitivity Comprehensive and scholarly written communication Effective oral communication Ability to select, summarise and synthesis written information from multiple sources Ability to synthesise multidisciplinary perspectives on the same problem Ability to formulate a research question, then develop and present an original & coherent answer Ability to produce work to agreed specifications and deadlines Ability to work independently, without close supervision of guidance Ability to work effectively as part of a group or team. Content: Part 1 comprises a review of contemporary development debates in South Asia. These will be presented and analysed using multi-disciplinary perspectives. Cross cutting themes will be gender and youth. Topics to be covered will include: * Economic growth and human development * Agrarian change * Politics and Governance * Civil society and NGOs * Health * Borders and boundaries * Insecurity and violence * Conflict and development * South Asia in a changing world order Part 2 Students will identify their own essay topics with support from the unit convenor. The last part of the unit will comprises a series of seminar presentations and discussions based on students essay topics in order to develop oral presentation skills and give formative feedback on essay development. |
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SP30211 is Optional on the following programmes:Department of Economics
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