208-251 Rural Community Development

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208-251 Rural Community Development
Credit Points	12.5
HECS Band	2
Coordinator	Ms Cathy Botta
Semester	1 (view timetable)
Contact	Thirty-six hours of lectures and 36 hours of practicals/tutorials
Subject Description	This subject will cover the principles and practices of rural community education and development. The subject will help students to develop the skills and understanding for working with community groups on education and regional development projects that relate to agriculture and natural resource management. The material will include participant exercises, discussion, case studies, field trips and guest speakers. Topics include: communication principles of community education and development methods and techniques of engaging communities in learning projects.
Assessment	One 2000-word written mid semester assignment (30% of final marks), oral presentation (20% of final marks) participation in class exercises (10% of final marks), 3-hour examination (40% of final marks).

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