Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
51014:Sustainable Urban Policy Ⅵ (P) 2024 Spring Tue2 College　Of　Policy　Science PARVIN GULSAN ARA 2

Campus

OIC

Class Venue

AS464

Language

English

Course Outline and Method

In this course, students will learn about basic concepts and challenges related to human settlements, and community development. Diversities, issues and approaches associated with urban and rural development will be addressed in the lectures. Through case studies of different communities, cities, urban and rural areas students will learn to understand problems and challenges and will learn do critical analysis and come up with some conclusions and solutions.

Class will be mainly face-to-face
Total Class time: 90 min.

A. Lecture will be: 60 min.

B. Group exercises and /or Mini Test 30 min. (Ay of the following four types of activities will be done on different classes)

B 1. Students' class exercises (Group or Individual): Case study and analysis/ journal papers reading and understanding/brain storming.

B2. Mini Test

B3. Students' understanding and relocation and perception regarding class topic

B 4. Guidance and monitoring for final presentation/case study report

Student Attainment Objectives

 Students are expected to:
1. Understand basic concepts, issues and challenges related to human settlement, community development, sustainable urban and rural development
2. Leant to do critical analysis by case study and build perspectives on community development and urban and rural issues.
3. Draw independent conclusions as they confront rural or urban community development problems.
4. Attain knowledge and understanding for policy formulation for particular situations in the real world including current issues in their own countries.

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors) Theme
Keyword, References and Supplementary Information
Lecture 1

Introduction

Outline of the course, class schedule, and learning method, assignments, class exercises, tests approaches and evaluation methods.

Basic concepts related to the course

Lecture 2

History and forms of human settlements.

Understanding and discussion about different terms related to human settlement, urban and rural areas, community development

Lecture 3

Theories of Human settlement/Community Development, Communities around the World

Why theories, different types of theories, context and gradual evolution

Lecture 4

Community participation and planning

Participatory Planning, Community based Development Approaches, Assets Mapping

Lecture 5

Social Capital and Community Development

Different forms of Social capital, Role of Social capitals in community development

lecture 6

Rural Urban Linkage

Forms of Rural Urban Linkages, Rural Urban Migration, Peri-urban growth and issues

Lecture 7

Urban Challenges

Urban Poor/Urban Poverty, Slums, Urban Informal sectors

Lecture 8

Conflicts and community

Refugee around the world- emerging challenges

Lecture 9

Disadvantaged Communities

Indigenous communities, aged society, minority, children and women, people with special need

Lecture 10

Climate change and community

Climate change around the world-especial focus to Asia and challenges

Lecture 11

Sustainability and Community Development

Challenges and issues in sustainable community development

Lecture 12

Students' Case study

Presentation and discussion

Lecture 13

Students' case study

Presentation and Discussion

Lecture 14

Student's case study

Presentation and discussion

Lecture 15

Summery Lecture

Overview of the course and policy planning vision building

Class Format

In principle, face-to-face classes will be held, including the first class (media classes should be limited to no more than 7 times)

Recommendations for Private Study

At the end of each class, the instructor will provide lecture materials, presentation slides. Instructor will provide references of book, journal papers and web link for student's better understanding and self reading.

Grade Evaluation Method

Kind Percentage Grading Criteria etc.
Final Examination (Written)

Report Examination
(A report to be submitted by the unified deadline)

Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment　
(Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class)		 100

Mini test: 30%
Class Exercises: 25%
Class Participation/ Attendance: 15%
Final Presentation/Case study: 30%

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment.

Mini test: 30%
Class Exercises: 25%
Class Participation/ Attendance: 15%
Final Presentation/Case study: 30%

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
An Introduction to Community Development 2nd edition Rhonda Phillips, Robert Pittman Routledge 978-0415703550

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

Reference Books

Reference Books （Frequency of Use, Note）

Web Pages for Reference

How to Communicate with the Instructor In and Out of Class(Including Instructor Contact Information)

Learning Management System （manaba+R）,Talk with Students,Other (Separate instructions will be provided)

Other Comments

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