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UTVB3002 Introduction to the Development Enterprise Course description

Course name in Norwegian
En introduksjon til utviklingsindustrien
Study programme
Bachelor's Programme in Development Studies
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2024/2025
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

The student will be able to:

  • describe and discuss pervasive developmental disorders with respect to aetiology and prevalence
  • describe and discuss findings of medical and biological studies in autism spectrum disorders
  • describe and discuss findings in studies of Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention with persons with autism, emphasizing short and long-term effects, maintenance strategies, and the transfer of staff and teacher knowledge and skills during transitions between education providers or service providers
  • demonstrate practical skills in planning and implementing specific education and skills training programs for persons with autism in an educational or residential setting
  • describe and discuss knowledge dissemination strategies aimed at service and education providers
  • describe and discuss criteria for Empirically Supported Treatments

Required preliminary courses

The course consists of 1 introductory meeting, and 6 - 12 seminars of 4 x 45 minutes, and time for discussion and a final seminar (4 x 45 minutes). The introductory meeting takes place 2 weeks ahead of the main part of the course. At this meeting, the structure, content and purpose of the course are presented. The students are asked to give short presentations of their Ph.D. projects, and describe how the course is relevant to it. This early session's main purpose is to help the students start systematic work with the course readings.

The seminars target central themes from the course readings for discussion and reflection. A high level of student participation is expected. During this time, students will produce several

reaction papers (3 - 4 pages double spaced), and a final presentation of one central theme from the course. Themes are assigned by the lecturers.

The final seminar consists of a discussion of the presentations, which are distributed in advance as papers not to exceed 10 pages double spaced, and introduced by each candidate in a short (3 minute) session. Course teachers mediate the discussions.

Learning outcomes

  • All papers approved,
  • attendance in at least 80 % of the seminars, and
  • approved paper presentation in final seminar.

Content

CONTENTS

  • Main features of the global aid industry: Actors and channels of finance; geographic and thematic destinations of aid; paradigms in and major debates about aid.
  • Norwegian aid in perspective: Features of public development policy from the 1980s and up to the present, in comparative perspective; the approach and work of select non-governmental organisations.
  • New actors, interventions and partnership types: Developing country donors; policy coherence and coordination including SDGs; advocacy and transnational activism; and corporate social responsibility.
  • 21st century trends: «Securitization», «environmentalization» and «commercification» of aid; effectiveness, evaluability and result based management in aid.
  • The politics of representation: The ways in which main actors in the development enterprise present development challenges; their own work and contributions; and the debates this gives rise to.

Teaching and learning methods

Portfolio.

Portfolio requirements: 4 reaction papers

Course requirements

Pass / Fail

Assessment

Internal

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Diagnostic criteria, history of the concept of "autism" (including myths), epidemiology, aetiology, theories of the influence of medical and nutritional factors, successful intervention strategies, clinical practice, working with service providers to disseminate best practice, criteria for finding and validating ESTS.

Grading scale

A graded scale from A to E for passed, and F for not passed.

Examiners

The exam is assessed by internal and external examiner/s.

Admission requirements

The course is open to third-year Bachelor students in Development Studies at HiOA, and exchange students. Exchange students must have completed at least a one-year introductory course in Development Studies.

Course contact person

Simon Pahle.