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POLS 586/5286 - Skills in Development Practice and Internships (3 cr.)


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This course examines various aspects of development work that are essential to the success of most if not all development enterprises. The approach will be thematic and the topics covered will include revision of basic appraisal techniques and concepts, projects under conditions of humanitarian crises, participation, sustainability, poverty alleviation, gender, and monitoring & evaluation, and aid-project coordination, all with a focus of community-based field visits and internships. The emphasis will be on application at the project level. Critiques of the various approaches examined will be encouraged.


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