GEPL314 The Road to Riches? Development and Change in Asia

Updated: 24 September 2012

Credit Points	6
Offering	Not offered in 2013
Intensive School(s)	None
Supervised Exam	There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites	12cp
Co-requisites	None
Restrictions	GEPL214
Notes	None
Combined Units	None
Coordinator(s)	To be advised
Unit Description	Illustrated with case studies from Asia, this unit promotes understanding of realities of life in developing nations. Emphasising change over time, causes of poverty, factors affecting development and theoretical understandings about development are examined. Other issues considered include population growth, food security, environmental sustainability, development assistance, feminisation of poverty, and culture and development.
Materials	Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer	Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Assessment

Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Learning Outcomes (LO)

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

understand the complexity and diversity of issues confronting the world's poorer nations;
understand the nature and causes of differential patterns of development within and between nations. (Drawing on case studies from Asia and emphasising change over time, this includes examination of the significance of resources, population, environment and culture in shaping patterns of development); and
understand definitions of development, development theories and of varied strategies employed in attempting to foster development.

Graduate Attributes (GA)

	Attribute	Taught	Assessed	Practised
1	Knowledge of a Discipline The unit builds understandings which are at their core geographical - the focus of the unit is on global spatial inequities and their causes. This is assessed in the assessment tasks.
2	Communication Skills Students practise communication skills in written assignments. These are assessed in the assignment and the exam and feedback from the assignment assists them to improve communication skills.
3	Global Perspectives The focus on development is inevitably global and involves building cross-cultural awareness. Both are addressed in the assignment and the exam.
4	Information Literacy Assignments require students to practise skills in information literacy. Unit notes will provide some guidance in this regard. Information literacy skills are assessed in the assignment and the exam.
5	Life-Long Learning The unit uses problem-based learning approaches, which builds skills in problem solving which are beneficial for life, as well as for professional development.
6	Problem Solving Problem-based learning approaches are used in teaching this unit. This approach builds problem-solving skills in students.
7	Social Responsibility The unit involves consideration of development issues, of interventions for development and the difficulties associated with poverty alleviation. The central theme of the unit is about global social responsibility, this is taught and assessed in the assignment and the exam.

Course and Unit Catalogue 2013