METVS22HKI Methods and practices in community-based work (5cr)
Code: MET0005Y21S-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.03.2022 - 18.03.2022
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.08.2022 - 16.12.2022
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Diak Master School and continuous learning
- Campus
- Helsinki
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 50
- Degree programmes
- Master’s Degree Programme in Global Change and Community Development
- Teachers
- Jouko Porkka
- Marianne Nylund
- Course
- MET0005Y21S
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization METVS22HKI Methods and practices in community-based work MET0005Y21S-3001. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Evaluation scale
0-5
Content scheduling
- Orientation lecture
- Other lectures & recordings on asset-based community work
- Tutoring for assignments
- Final webinar (students' presentations)
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.
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.
Teaching methods
- Online lectures & recordings
- Online tutoring for assignments
- Final webinar
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.
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