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PAIS590 Politics in the Developing World

Updated: 11 April 2012
Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2013
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions PAIS390
Notes None
Combined Units PAIS390 - Politics in the Developing World
Coordinator(s) Andrew Brown (abrown2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit explores a range of historical and contemporary issues that have impacted on the developing world. The unit introduces students to competing conceptual approaches to the study of politics in the developing world and deals with a variety of topics such as colonialism and post-colonialism, inequality, ethnopolitics, democratisation, religion, conflict, aid, state and civil society. The unit compares and contrasts the experiences of developing countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.

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:
  1. demonstrate a nuanced understanding of competing approaches to politics in the developing world;
  2. exhibit a sophisticated awareness of the significance of economic, social and political change in the developing world from a global perspective;
  3. demonstrate an understanding of a range of topics and issues that have impacted on the developing world over the last fifty years;
  4. explore aspects of development according to their own specific interests and disciplinary backgrounds;
  5. conduct higher order skills in research essay projects, notably the capacity to apply sophisticated conceptual approaches and engage in independent critical thinking of various topics and issues in relation to the developing world; and
  6. exhibit research, analytical and writing skills appropriate to postgraduate students.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will deepen their knowledge of advanced concepts and skills underpinning the political and international studies discipline, which will be taught through unit materials. This will be assessed through writing tasks. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be assessed on the style of writing, clarity of writing, expression and development of ideas, and referencing. Students will practise their communication skills through completing the assessment tasks. 		True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students will demonstrate an awareness of the global context of the subject area and they will develop an awareness of the need for tolerance and inter-cultural understanding. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will be encouraged to develop research skills in collecting and evaluating data, including the skills to assess the utility of information, identify the most useful sources of information and critically analyse and examine those sources. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
By completing the assessments, students will be provided with the necessary lifelong skills to be able to research, write and discuss social issues. These skills can be transferred to any discipline, and will be useful in any research positions. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Students will be assessed on their ability to conceptualise the essay question and formulate a range of solutions to both research and presentation. Students will be required to collect, collate and analyse relevant information to assist problem solving. 		True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students will be taught about their professional responsibilities as a researcher to provide balanced and accurate research. In addition, students will be taught that they have a social responsibility to question and challenge some 'facts'. 		True True
8 Team Work
Students will practise working collaboratively and network effectively to solve problems via the LMS taking initiative and leading others in this environment. They will also negotiate and assert their own values and respect the values and contributions of others on the discussion board and in their own essays. 		True
   

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