| Course Code : | 9009UAOOUD | | Study domain: | Development Aid | | Semester: | Semester: 1st semester
| | Contact hours: | 30 | | Credits: | 3 | | Study load (hours): | 84 | | Contract restrictions: | No contract restriction
| | Language of instruction : | English
| | Exam period: | exam in the 1st semester
| | Tutor(s) | Janus Verrelst
Danny Cassimon
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1. Prerequisites
At the start of this course the student should have acquired the following competences:
Specific prerequisites for this course:
Basic English reading and listening skills
2. Learning outcomes
Students have insights in the various dimensions of human development and can learn from contradictory opinions about it. They can distinghuish facts from opinion. They can also contribute their own opinion and sustain with arguments.
Students are not expected to be perfect debaters themselves. The focus of the course is on the academic content.
3. Course contents
This series of debates has the intention to open a window to some actual
development topics at the interface between the North and the South. We want to
offer a platform for reflection on current topics in the field of development
to a broad public. Each topic is introduced on the basis of a presentation by a
renowned speaker from the South or the North. A discussant sets the stage for
further debate.
The topic of this year’s edition: Environment and Development: Friends
or Foes?
In recent years the environment has
re-emerged as a core development issue. It is widely accepted that development
efforts could be undermined if environmental concerns are not adequately
addressed. With eight international events, Debating Development 2011 explores
the synergies and trade-offs inherent in trying to meet both environmental and
developmental goals.
For further practical information, see http://www.ua.ac.be/debatingdevelopment
4. Teaching method
Class contact teaching: Lectures
5. Assessment method and criteria
Examination: Written without oral presentation
6. Study material
Required reading
All information about the series of debates is available at
www.ua.ac.be/debatingdevelopment
Optional reading
The following study material can be studied on a voluntary basis:
Additional materials are found at www.ua.ac.be/debatingdevelopment
7. Contact information
(+)last update: 12/09/2011 14:19 bert.brockx
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