Socio-economic approaches to community development (5cr)
Code: SUS1005Y17S-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 02.07.2017 - 31.07.2017
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.08.2017 - 20.12.2017
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Teaching languages
- English
- Degree programmes
- Master's Degree in Community Development, Human Rights and Conflict Resolution
- Teachers
- Marja Katisko
- Elsa Keskitalo
- Course
- SUS1005Y17S
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization Socio-economic approaches to community development SUS1005Y17S-3001. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Objective
After completing this study unit the students will be able to
- explain the main international actors, policies and interventions in the sector of economic development as well as the impacts of these on community development
- analyse the main economic approaches to community development and to utilise them in planning and implementing development interventions
- identify needs and assets, plan and assess socio-economic interventions in communities
- design and implement relevant regional economic integration activities in a community development process
- identify and respond to the needs of vulnerable groups in communities and to recognize gender-specific needs
Content
- International organizations and interventions in economic development in international community development (ILO, UNDP etc)
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) development as an approach to community development and to individual, community-based and cooperative-based Micro Credit Systems (Crameen Bank, Womens Bank, Community Banks etc)
- Needs and assets assessment and plan of intervention in economic interventions
- Integrated psychosocial, legal and economic support for vulnerable community members (families, orphans, young people, single mothers, widows, the disabled )
- Gender-specific economic community development activities