Asset-based Community Development (5cr)
Course unit code: ACD0005B22S
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Teaching language
- English
- Responsible person
- Jouko Porkka
Objective
After completing this course, the student is able to
- identify Asset-based Community Development theories and methods
- apply Asset-based Community Development methods in practice
- analyse and apply different communal and empowering methods
- analyse and evaluate participatory approaches to community development
- implement the practitioner research in community development
Content
- Models of communal work: biography, exposure, social analysis, conviviality, use your talents
- Asset-based community development theories and practices
- Asset-based community development and the sustainable future
- Inclusivity in Asset-based Community Development
- Youth participation in community development
- Capacity building and empowerment
- The role of local faith-based actors in community development
Qualifications
Minimum B1 English
Further information
The course is organised jointly with Diak’s international partner institutions as an Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme.