Study Programmes 2015-2016
SOCI2245-1  
Practical exercises in development education
Duration :
30h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in population and development studies (120 ECTS)3
Master in population and development studies (120 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Andrés Patuelli Hodde, Codrat Alin Teclu
Coordinator :
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Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
Organized in groups, the students will devise a development education project aimed at the ULg's university community. During the lessons, they will learn the methodological bases and will experiment different tools and activities. At the end of the seminar, each group will present its project and participate in the evaluation of the other projects.
Contents:


  • Design of a development education project and management tools
  • From theory to practice: concordance between objectives, activities and evaluation
  • Different examples of activities and resources
  • Citizenship engagement: new forms of participation and leverage for change
  • Pedagogical plan and pedagogical scenario
  • Models and paradigms of learning
  • ICT's added value in development education
Learning outcomes of the course :
The seminar aims at teaching the students how to devise and set up a development education project.
To this end, they will be able to:
  • use a specific method and process management tools
  • apply this method to a given environment and public
  • identify the ULg's environment specificities as focus area
  • collaborate in a team to complete the project
  • criticize the working method and bring improvements to it.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Development education seminar (SOCI0098-1)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
The seminar is mainly organized on project-based teaching: in groups, the students are in charge of creating a specific product by following certain instructions and in a given time.
However, other methods will also be used during the lessons: introductory presentations, resources exploration, problem solving - experiencing concrete activities, debates, insight into the learning experience.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
On-site
Recommended or required readings :
Assessment methods and criteria :
Each group must submit a synthesis document of their project and present (animate) it in plenary.
The students will be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria:
At the sub-group level:
  • Quality of the project document: respect of the methodological instructions
  • Quality of the presentation/animation of the project in plenary
At the individual level:
  • Contribution to the work of the sub-group
  • Participation in the collective activities and attendance.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
15h of lessons + 15h of practical work
Schedule: Wednesday 13.30-16.30
Room: room 1.24 (B4 building)
Dates : 21/10, 28/10, 4/11, 18/11, 25/11
Contacts :
Andrés Patuelli : andres.patuelli@ulg.ac.be Development education officer at UniverSud 
Alin Teclu : alin.teclu@ulg.ac.be Development education officer at UniverSud