793-405 Rural Development

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Subject Description

The aim of this subject is to equip students with the competencies to make a valuable professional contribution to problem solving as society confronts major emerging issues such as food security, unemployment and poverty, community and industry leadership, small business development, changing marketing structures and programs, risk management, the role of women, preservation of the environment and food safety, all of which require a large element of community education and other support services.

The content includes: defining rural development; measuring rural development; project management; rural development policy; community development; behavioural change; organisational management; and assisting rural development in developing countries.

On completion of this subject students will be able to:

• describe the need for a full accountability of programs to ensure that all limited resources are deployed in the most cost-effective manner, and demonstrate application of techniques for measuring the impact of a development intervention;

• define the project management cycle, describe project planning approaches, and demonstrate application of project design methodologies and monitoring and evaluation approaches.

Assessment

1500 and 4500 word assignments (25% and 75%)