COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH PROJECT
PLA2CDR
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject develops understanding of the way different communities function and deal with a range of social, economic, cultural, political, sustainability and environmental issues. Students will investigate a current practical problem impinging upon a local community, not for profit organistaion or government department and complete a community development related project. Students will be guided through the study to the stage of preparing a 3,000 word research project.
School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Trevor Budge
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Distinguish how the problem relates to community development theory
- Activities:
- Research Project
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
02. Identify a current problem faced by a community or organisation related to community development
- Activities:
- lectures, group work, class presentation, student research
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
03. Outline major learnings from project
- Activities:
- Research Project and report
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Writing(Writing)
04. Prepare a community development project plan outlining how you intended to investigate and research the problem
- Activities:
- lectures, group work, class presentation, project plan proposal
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing(Writing)
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)