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World: Diploma in Participatory Community Development Course

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Country: World
Organization: Africa Center for Project Management
Registration deadline: 31 Mar 2016
Starting date: 04 Apr 2016
Ending date: 31 Aug 2016

Africa Center for Project Management (ACPM) in partnership with SCIM Institute, Netherlands are pleased to announce a Diploma in International Development .The course is offered through Distance Learning. The course will start from 4th April 2016 to 31st August 2016

Overall Course Overview:

If you are preparing to work in the field of international development, you need to acquire the knowledge, skills and contacts to function effectively in what may be unfamiliar or challenging circumstances. This interdisciplinary training course offered by Africa Center for Project Management places particular focus on socio-economic development issues of concern to the developing African countries such as poverty, conflicts, governance, security ,human rights, climate change and global inequality.

Specific Course Objectives
This course accords students an opportunity to examine development processes, interventions, theories, policies and government structures in the global arena. It is expected that the student, after having completed the course, will be able to better understand a number of salient issues in the developing world. The student is expected to be able to apply concepts learned in class to the analysis of important issues in development studies.
The course is structured around some key questions including:
• What does “development” mean and does it mean different things to different peoples and cultures?
• How has the historical experience of development influenced theories of development?
• What is the role of the state in development? Has this changed over time and why?
• What role do international development organizations play in development?
• Why are non-governmental organizations (NGOs) increasingly important development actors? What are the limits on the NGO role in development?
• How and why does being a woman change your life-chances and roles in the
developing world?
• How and why does being an indigenous person change your life-chances and roles
in the developing world?
• Is foreign aid effective?
• What is sustainable development and how can it be achieved?

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Furthermore, it is hoped that the student will reflect on ethical issues behind his or her personal commitment to development studies, and indeed, the endeavor of “development” itself. Why do we commit ourselves to practicing economic development? What right do we have to impose development on the Third World? Do these “others” even want to be “developed”? Is it even possible to practice development in a way that is respectful of local knowledge, cultures and diverse individual aspirations?**

Course Outline:

  1. Introduction to International Development Studies
  2. What is Development?
  3. Theories of Development?
  4. Gender & Development
  5. The State and Development
  6. Foreign Aid and Millennium Development Goals/ Sustainable Development Goals
  7. Free trade & Fair Trade
  8. Environment and Development
  9. Sustainable Development

This module is designed specifically for development organisations.

Course Organizers:

Africa Center for Project Management (ACPM) was established in 2004 in Amsterdam with the Africa regional offices in Nairobi. The organization was formed to address capacity building needs among development and corporate organizations in Africa and Asia by offering Online Certificates and In-House trainings. The organization has over ten years experience working with development partners in capacity building in. We have trained over 5000 development Professionals in various thematic areas.

Exercises:
After they have read the material for each unit, students are expected
to test their own Learning by completing some relevant exercises and
tasks.
Assignments: There are ten assignments (continuous assessment tests) and one examination to be offered at the end of the course. Assignments and Continuous Assessment Tests account for 70% project paper or examination will account for 30% of the mark. Upon completion of the course you shall be issued with a Diploma Certificate and a course transcript and an international donor directory

Examination

Certificate and Transcripts will be sent after successful completion of the course

DURATION AND COURSE LOAD: 24 Weeks - 5 to 6 hours per week

DATES: 4th April 2016 to 31st August 2016 (Six Months course)

REGIONS TARGETED: Global

COURSE: FEE: $800

ORGANIZERS: Africa Center for Project Management (ACPM)

LANGUAGE: English only

FORMAT: Web-based and Distance Learning facilitated

GENERAL COURSE CONTACT

Peter Karegwa

The Academics Coordinator
Africa Center for Project Management
Krishna Center, Woodvale Groove,
Nairobi-Kenya
Tel: +254-20-522-5929
Email: info@onlinelearningcentre.org
Email:Diploma@africaprojectcenter.com
Website: www.onlinelearningcentre.org


How to register:

To register for this course, kindly send an email to info@onlinelearningcentre.org and we shall send you the course enrollment details


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