Study Guide

Objective

The student
• is able to analyse the concepts and theories of multidimensional sustainable development.
• is able to analyse the interconnectedness of social, economic and environmental perspectives.
• is able to analyse the opportunities and obstacles of sustainable development in urban and rural contexts.
• is able to promote integrated action to combat social, economic and environmental challenges in communities.
• is able to apply sustainable developmental goals to community development in practice.

Teaching methods

- online lectures, workshops and final webinar
- written assignments (individual and pair)

Location and time

- Autumn semester 2022
- Timebound lectures in Zoom. See the schedule provided.

Materials

- Sustainable development goals (SDGs) at the UN websites: https://sdgs.un.org/goals
- Gamble, D.N. & Hoff, M. D. (2013) Sustainable Community Development. In M. Weil (ed.) The Handbook of Community Practice (pp. 215-232). Sage Publications.

- Other learning materials will be provided in Diakle learning platform.

Completion alternatives

- Alternative ways to complete the study module need to be discussed in advance with the study guidance councellor and the responsible teacher.

Exam schedules

- The course does not include any exams.

Student workload

- One credits (1 ECTS) equals 27 hours of a student's work (5 ECTS=135 hours).

Assessment methods and criteria

- Assignment 1 (individual): pass or to be resubmitted
- Assignment 2 (individual discussion forum): pass or to be resubmitted
- Assignment 3 (individual or pair): 1-5 or to be resubmitted

Evaluation scale

0-5