2024/25 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

PIED1201 Global Development Challenges

20 creditsClass Size: 75

Module manager: Dr Markus Fraundorfer
Email: M.Fraundorfer@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

This module is approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module will extend and deepen students’ awareness of challenges in global development such as poverty, health, hunger, education, work and environmental sustainability. Concepts such as development, rights, and gender are introduced and used as critical tools to critically evaluate the different interpretations of the causes of those challenges, and understand how a wide range of actors respond. Throughout the module students will develop their abilities to analyse, synthesise and communicate ideas and information in formats relevant to professional contexts.

Objectives

This module aims to: extend and deepen students’ awareness of challenges in global development, interpretations of the causes of those challenges, and to understand how a wide range of actors respond; provide opportunities to develop abilities to analyse, synthesise and communicate ideas and information in formats relevant to professional contexts

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:

1. Demonstrate a familiarity with the key contemporary challenges in global development across a range of country contexts.
2. Demonstrate awareness and critical understanding of the roles and responses of relevant development actors to those challenges
3. Demonstrated awareness of, and ability to use, evaluate and compare a diverse range of relevant information and research resources, including academic analyses, ‘grey’ and other policy materials.

Skills Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:

1. Retrieve, organise, and produce summaries of information and/or data.
2. Assemble basic arguments and be able to evaluate the arguments of others.
3. Work and discuss with others in a collaborative manner.
4. Use digital technologies to retrieve data and information and to communicate this information to others.

Syllabus

Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	22	1.00	22.00
Seminar	11	1.00	11.00
Private study hours			167.00
Total Contact hours			33.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Seminar discussion and presentations will ensure students are up to speed with the weekly topics and seminar tutors will monitor for gaps in understanding and group discussions will help peer-to-peer learning. As well as deepening the week’s topic, the second lectures can be used each week to clarify any confusion and consolidate learning.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Assignment	Coursework	30.00
Assignment	Coursework	70.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 28/08/2024

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