METVS23DIAK Methods and practices in community-based work (5cr)
Code: MET0005Y21S-3002
General information
- Enrollment
- 14.08.2023 - 03.09.2023
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 13.09.2023 - 05.11.2023
- 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
- Diak joint implementation
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 333
- 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 METVS23DIAK Methods and practices in community-based work MET0005Y21S-3002. 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
Student workload
- The study module is 5 ECTS. It equals 133 hours (1 ECTS=26,6 hours) of student work.