Module Details

Module Code: POLI8001
Title: Global & Local Communities
Long Title: Global & Local Communities
NFQ Level: Advanced
Valid From: Semester 1 - 2017/18 ( September 2017 )
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits: 5
Field of Study: 3131 - Political Science
Module Delivered in: 1 programme(s)
Module Description: Community development is committed to anti-oppressive practice (for example, anti-sexist, anti-racist and anti-homophobic approaches to social justice). This justice perspective connects local and global issues of community development (CD). The role of supranational actors as well as non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in development is critically assessed. The module also analyses the capacity of CD to promote social development at the local and global level.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Elaborate on four key development issues and their implications for the local and the global level.
LO2 Critically analyse the role of three supranational actors and non-governmental organisations and their capacity to challenge inequality.
LO3 Evaluate the vectors of oppression and their implications for the individual and their community.
LO4 Critically evaluate the capacity of international legislative frameworks to promote a progressive civil society.
LO5 Critically assess the role of community development in challenging oppressive practice.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list.
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Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Requirements

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
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Indicative Content
Context
The political context of Community Development: Community development as a social movement; citizenship; civil society and non-governmental organisations.
Key Development Issues
Human rights; gender and development – concepts and definitions; poverty and gender; conflict and displaced peoples; structural violence; violence in the intimate domain and its impact; globalisation and its impact; environment/sustainable development.
Community Development Mechanisms
Community-driven development; social capital: trust, reciprocity, networks and the potential for collective action.
International Social and Economic Institutions
The role of supranational structures (for example the World Trade Organisation, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank) and non-governmental organisations (for example Oxfam and Médicins sans Frontières) in global development.
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Coursework100.00%

Assessments

Coursework
Assessment Type Short Answer Questions % of Total Mark 20
Timing Week 6 Learning Outcomes 1,2
Assessment Description
In-class assessment - the topic (s) given in Week 1
Assessment Type Essay % of Total Mark 65
Timing Sem End Learning Outcomes 2,3,5
Assessment Description
Assignment - Essay: for example on intersectionality and equality outcomes for 'marginalised' groups, the topic(s) given in Week 2.
Assessment Type Reflective Journal % of Total Mark 15
Timing Sem End Learning Outcomes 3,4,5
Assessment Description
Journal of learning
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.

The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Lecture/Workshop Every Week 3.00 3
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Study and reading Every Week 4.00 4
Total Hours 7.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
Workload: Part Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Lecture/Workshop Every Week 3.00 3
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Study and reading Every Week 4.00 4
Total Hours 7.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Hickey, S. and Mohan, G.. (2007), Participation from Tyranny to Transformation: Exploring new approaches to participation in development, 3rd. Ch. 1 - 3, Zed Books, New York, p.304, [ISBN: 9781842774618].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • De Maio, F.. (2014), Global Health Inequities: A Sociological Perspective, Ch. 1,2 and 7, Palgrave Macmillan, London, p.200, [ISBN: 9780230304376].
Recommended Article/Paper Resources
Supplementary Article/Paper Resources
  • Cantillon S., School of Social Justice, UCD. (2013), Measuring Differences in Living Standards within Households, Journal of Marriage and Family, Volume 75, Issue 3, p.12.
  • United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). (2009), Final Report of the Expert Group Meeting on Creating an Inclusive Society: Practical Strategies to Promote Social Integration, Division for Social Policy and Development, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, p.65,
    http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/egms/docs/2 009/Ghana/inclusive-society.pdf
  • United Nations Department of Economic & Social Affairs Division for Social Policy and Development. (2006), Social Justice in an Open World: The Role of the United Nations, The International Forum for Social Development, p.146,
    http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/documents/i fsd/SocialJustice.pdf
Other Resources
 
Module Delivered in
Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CR_HCOED_8 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Community Development 8 Mandatory