Designing Alternatives for Development (010IDS)
Designing Alternatives for Development
Module 010IDS
Module details for 2022/23.
30 credits
FHEQ Level 6
Module Outline
This module aims to equip students with skills to design development projects of sustainability and social justice within and beyond development institutions. First, the module examines drivers of change within current development agendas and policies. Second, by deploying decolonial, feminist, queer and diverse economies approaches, it explores multiple ways to transform relations of production, finance, social reproduction, care and common resource management with case studies from the Global South and North. The structure consists of lectures and interactive seminars where students are invited to design concrete development policies and alternatives in real-life scenarios through creative critical thinking and problem-solving.
Module learning outcomes
Understand contemporary critical theories of development informing alternatives
Have a knowledge of alternative policies and practices of development transforming relations of production, social reproduction and exchange in the Global South and North
Be aware of challenges and possibilities of enacting positive change within and beyond existing development institutions
Develop the skills to design alternative development policies and projects of sustainability and social justice
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Essay (3500 words) | Semester 2 Assessment Week 1 Tue 16:00 | 70.00% |
| Coursework | 30.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Group Presentation | T2 Week 11 (15 minutes) | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Lecture | 1 hour | 11111111111 |
| Spring Semester | Seminar | 2 hours | 11111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Prof Anne-Meike Fechter
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Dr Elizabeth Mills
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Dr Anna Laing
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Dr Demet Dinler
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Mr Frankie Roake
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Dr David Wearing
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Mr Simon Overton
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