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COMVK22HKI Communities in change (5 cr)

Code: COM0005Y21S-3001

General information


Enrollment

13.09.2021 - 17.10.2021

Timing

09.03.2022 - 13.05.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

MasterSchool

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes

  • Master’s Degree Programme in Global Change and Community Development

Teachers

  • Marja Katisko
  • Marianne Nylund

Groups

  • Y51gcc

Objective

Student
• is able to analyse the evolution of communities at the global and local level.
• is able to analyse the challenges and opportunities faced by new forms of communities.
• is able to evaluate new forms of governance, civil society and community action.
• is able to promote inclusion and good relations between population groups in communities.
• is able to apply community analysis and?impact assessment in practice

Teaching methods

Online studies with time-bound lectures, seminar and tutoring sessions. Students are studying individually and in groups.

The mode of delivery is a combination of online lectures and online activities in Zoom.

• Orientation lecture: time-bound
• Individual learning including videos, research articles and other materials.
• Tutorig sessions for assignments
• Final seminar: time-bound

Location and time

Timeframe of the study module 9.3.-13.5.2022. Online studies in Diakle and in Zoom video conference.

Timebound lectures, seminar and tutoring:

Exam schedules

The additional exam days will be announced in the beginning of the study module.

Student workload

1 ECTS is 27 hours of a student’s work load. 5 ECTS are 135 hours.

Content scheduling

9.3.2022 at 16-18 Orientation lecture
28.3. at 15-18 Online exam
7.4.2022 at 16-18 Tutoring session for assignments
21.4. at 16-18 Tutoring session for assignments
4.5.2022 at 15-19 Final online seminar

Assessment methods and criteria

The total criteria for the study module is: 1-5
1=satisfactory, 5=excellent.

For detailed information of the assessment criteria: https://www.diak.fi/en/assessment/

Evaluation scale

0-5