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Course and Unit Catalogue 2010

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2007200820092010

SOCY419 Globalisation, Development and Social Change

Unit Information
Additional Information

Credit Points	6
Offering	Not offered in 2010
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	candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites	None
Restrictions	PUBP415 or PAIS319 or PAIS419 or SOCY319
Notes	None
Combined Units	SOCY319 - Globalisation, Development and Social Change
Coordinator(s)	Habib Zafarullah (hzafarul@une.edu.au)
Unit Description	The aim of this unit is to understand the ramifications of globalisation and economic and social development and their impact on social change in the developing nations with particular emphasis on Asia. The focus will be on the nature and dynamics of managing development and the broad areas to be covered include: theories of development; the role of the state in development; institutions and processes in development; and governance issues in development such as policy making and planning, program implementation, decentralisation, participation, empowerment. Some key development sectors will such as rural development, environmental management and health and population planning will also be evaluated.
Materials	Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer	Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.

Assessment

Title	Exam Length	Weight	Mode	No. Words
Essay		50%	On/Off Campus	3000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-4 and 6

Final Examination	2 hrs	50%	On/Off Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-4 and 6

Learning Outcomes (LO)

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

demonstrate an advanced knowledge about the context in which development policies are conceived, formulated, adopted and implemented;
evaluate the role and functions of governmental and non-governmental institutions in development;
analyse some of the most vital processes in achieving developmental goals;
explore several key sectors in development management.

Graduate Attributes (GA)

	Attribute	Taught	Assessed	Practised
1	Knowledge of a Discipline The unit covers a wide area in understanding the various dimensions of the theory and practice of globalization, development policy and management. It is taught in lectures, study notes and readings, practised in tutorial and online exercises, and assessed via worksheet assignments and the exam.
2	Communication Skills The unit emphasizes abilities in research, analysis, interpretation and exposition. These are the basis of assessment in the unit. Communication skills are taught and assessed through each assessment task.
3	Global Perspectives The unit deals with the developing countries and in the context of global changes. It also emphasizes the comparative method according to which similarities and differences among developing countries can be appreciated. This is an assessable component of the assessment tasks.
4	Information Literacy Students are 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 examine those sources. This aspect is assessed in the assessment tasks.
5	Life-Long Learning The unit introduces concepts and approaches which build upon students? prior knowledge and emphasizes skills in research, analysis, interpretation and exposition which will be usable in any area of future learning.
6	Problem Solving Students develop abilities to identify significant issues and themes, to explain their significance, and to present ?solutions? in terms of relevant interpretations. Students' problem solving skills are developed and assessed in their assessment tasks.
7	Social Responsibility The unit deals with themes such as values and value conflicts in the globalization process, issues of poverty and human development, equity and social justice, and the effects of rapid socio-economic changes.
8	Team Work The unit encourages students to work collaboratively on unit content through Blackboard discussion for all students and class participation by on-campus students.