| Institute of Food and Resource Economics
50 % Forest & Landscape 33 % Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences 17 % | |||||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | BSc. 3 year | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | Half a block | ||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||
| Course Level | BSc | ||||||||||||||||
| Examination | Final Examination written examination and oral examination All aids allowed Description of Examination: The assessment process for this course includes writing and defending a report. The oral examination will include questions regarding the report as well as questions on the whole syllabus. The students are divided into groups and each group will be collectively responsible for producing both an outline of a problem and a report although the final exam-assessment is individually based. Weight: The report: 50 %, the final oral exam: 50 % pass/fail, internal examiner | ||||||||||||||||
| Requirement For Attending Exam | Participation in the group work resulting in the obligatory assignment report is a prerequisite for the oral exam | ||||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Lectures combined with theoretical exercises | ||||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Block 4a Week Structure: Outside schedule | ||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | Ingen forudsætninger | ||||||||||||||||
| Areas of Competence the Course Will Address | |||||||||||||||||
| Basic Science: Knowledge of the most common approached to agricultural development. Understanding of the constraints for agricultural development but also the achievements made the last decades. Applied Science: Understanding of how to analyse the complex problems related to agricultural development for various geographic regions. Knowledge on how to identify, analyse and communicate findings in an assignment within a limited timeframe. Ethics & Values: Knowledge on how social/cultural aspects influence the adoptability of systems. Understanding of principles on rural development and poverty alleviation. Able to make an informed personal opinion on agricultural related discussions. | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||||||
| The objective is to give the students an overall introduction and broad understanding of key issues related to agricultural development in developing countries. The course will thus provide students with a basis for deciding whether to pursue subjects related to developing countries in their later studies. This broad course is designed to provide general background knowledge that is relevant to students across all disciplines. | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||||||
| The course presents key issues in agricultural development in relation to a contemporary hot topic, such as food security or poverty alleviation. This will ensure that issues are directly related to on-going debates which will serve to make issues more readily relevant to the students' own experiences and perceptions. The following key issues will be covered: - The history of agricultural development, incl. domestication of crops and animals - The evolution of dominant agricultural development paradigms - An introduction to ecological conditions in tropical and sub-tropical areas - An introduction to agricultural economics and policy in developing countries - The relationship between people, agriculture and poverty - The concepts and importance of poverty prevention and reduction - An introduction to cross-cutting issues: gender, environment, aids, governance - The concepts of development aid, incl. utilisation and effectiveness of aid - Development assistance and agricultural development - The role of crop production in improving livelihoods - The role of forests and trees in improving livelihoods - The role of livestock in improving livelihoods | |||||||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||||
| The learning will be based on lectures combined with theoretical exercises. The aim is to include several external lectures from NGO's, other universities, the civil service consultant firms etc. Each student must participate in a group that will prepare a paper related to the key issues outlined above. | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Litterature | |||||||||||||||||
| - Adam Szirmai (1997): Economic and Social Development - Trends, Problems, Policies, Prentice Hall. - Goldin, Ian and Kenneth Reinert (2006): Globalization for Development, The World Bank and Palgrave Macmillian. - UNDP (2003): Overview: Millennium Development Goals. - UNDP (2005): UN Millennium Project report: Investing in Development, a practical plan to achieve the millennium development goals. - Selected articles & book chapters collected in a compendium | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||||
| Martin Magelund Rasmussen, mmr@foi.dk, Institute of Food and Resource Economics/Secretariat, Phone: 35336818 Henning Høgh Jensen, hhj@life.ku.dk, Department of Agricultural Sciences/Environment, Resources and Technology, Phone: 35333391 Error. Person Not Found Carsten Smith Olsen, cso@life.ku.dk, Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning/Unit of Forestry, Phone: 35331763 | |||||||||||||||||
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