Study Guide

Objective

The student
• is able to analyse the theoretical perspectives of community development critically.
• is able to analyse community development policies and models in a global context.
• is able to evaluate processes and outcomes of community development.
• is able promote partnerships, networking and multi-agency work in communities.
• is able apply participatory and asset-based methods in community-based work.

Teaching methods

- Online lectures & recordings
- Online tutoring for assignments
- Final webinar

Location and time

- Online teaching & tutoring sessions in Zoom according to the schedule

Materials

Basic literature:

Porkka, J. & Nzali, A.(2021). Learning Asset-Based Community Development in the Rural Tanzania. In In E. Keskitalo, E. Habiyakare & S. Vanto (Eds.), Universities and businesses co-creating sustainable communities for the future: experiences and results from the BUSCO project, (pp. 117–133). Diaconia University of Applied Sciences. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-493-365-0

Porkka, J. & Pentikäinen, M (eds.) (2013). Community of the Future. Challenges and New Approaches to the Community Based Social Work and Diaconia from the CABLE Approach. Helsinki, Diaconia University of Applied Sciences. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-493-190-8

Weil, M., Reisch, M.S., & Ohmer, M.L. (2013).The Handbook of Community Practice. SAGE Publications. Ebook available for Diak by Haka-credentials: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/diak/detail.action?docID=5780231 (especially chapters 28 & 30)

- Other material and literature will be given in the beginning of the course.

Exam schedules

- There are no exams.

International connections

- CODE forum network: https://www.diak.fi/kalenteri/code-forum-2022/

Student workload

- The study module is 5 ECTS. It equals 133 hours (1 ECTS=26,6 hours) of student work.

Content scheduling

- Orientation lecture
- Other lectures & recordings on asset-based community work
- Tutoring for assignments
- Final webinar (students' presentations)

Further information

The study module contains the following assignments:
1) Biography assignment (individual orientation assignment)
2) Participatory observation method (exposure method; individual assignment)
3) Community analysis based on the observations (group assignment)
4) Presentation of the group assignment in the final webinar
5) Written report on community development based on the previous parts 1-4

Assignments 1-4 grading is: pass-to be resubmitted
Assignment 5 - written repor, grading: 1-5 or to be resubmitted

Assessment methods and criteria

- The study module is graded 1-5
- More detailed information of other assignments and their grading will be given in the beginning of the study module.

Evaluation scale

0-5