140238 SE The Millennium Development Goals in Africa: (2008W)
Issues in Delivering Education and Health in the Third World.
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 22.09.2008 10:00 to Th 02.10.2008 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Su 05.10.2008 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Thursday 09.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Thursday 16.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Thursday 23.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Thursday 30.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Thursday 06.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Thursday 13.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Thursday 20.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Thursday 27.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Thursday 04.12. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Thursday 11.12. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Thursday 18.12. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Thursday 08.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Thursday 15.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Thursday 22.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Thursday 29.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
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Aims, contents and method of the course
The Millennium Development Goals are an 'answer' given to the problems of the Third World, given by donors (largely, the European countries, North America, Japan), international agencies, and the 139 countries which have committed to them. They say what is important. They are the focus of concern about development, and increasingly motivate and direct aid efforts. They tell us 'what' and, in large part, 'how much' and even 'for whom.' It is crucial to examine analytically and critically the issues raised in attempting to implement these goals, and to ask how development is proceeding, and why, and what changes should be made, if any. The course focuses on what is happening in these sectors in Africa, the poorest continent; it will utilize a number of studies drawn from Africa, and will try to emphasize what is happening 'on the ground.' It will attempt to focus upon a limited number of systematic (as opposed to ad hoc) analyses of issues which have been raised with regards economic, political and public administrative theory.
Assessment and permitted materials
tudents will be assessed by means of their participation, having read the assigned works, an annotated bibliography written assignment, a presentation, and a short paper (25 pages or so) written at the conclusion of the course.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
ajor goals include: (a) creating an awareness of the plethora of on-line materials by sources around the world which make more 'field-oriented' development research possible,
(b) creating an understanding of the importance of critical analysis of the major thrusts of development thought, (c) demonstrating how economic, political and administrative theory can be used to shed useful light on development attempts, and a useful perspective on the forms development aid (such as the MDGs) should take, and (d) developing a questioning, analytical and scholarly perspective in students studying development.
(b) creating an understanding of the importance of critical analysis of the major thrusts of development thought, (c) demonstrating how economic, political and administrative theory can be used to shed useful light on development attempts, and a useful perspective on the forms development aid (such as the MDGs) should take, and (d) developing a questioning, analytical and scholarly perspective in students studying development.
Examination topics
Lecture, seminar discussion, presentations.
Reading list
Association in the course directory
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