Title of Unit: Introduction to Planning & Development Studies
Code: HPD101
Credit points: 15
Pre-requisites: Nil
Core/Elective: Core
Contact Hours: Three (3) contact hours per week for 14 weeks
Course Coordinator(s): Mr. Nom & Mr. Dosu
Description
This course comprised of introduction to planning and introduction to development that were taught separately. These two courses are being merged to give the name Introduction to planning and development and is delivered in two modular approaches. This course introduces students commencing their planning studies to the principles which underlie planning as both a discipline and practice, and provide a foundation to the methods and frameworks planners use to achieve their objectives and goals. The course explores the role of different organisations and stakeholders involved in the planning process, and the crucial interplay between planning and development. The course also gives an overview of the origin (history), evolution and strengths and weaknesses of the planning system; operation of the current planning and development system including evaluation of planning documentation.
Furthermore, what is development and why does it matter? This course will also explore this question and by examining the origins of development and its history as an idea, goal and practice, the conceptual and theoretical aspects underpinning development studies as a discipline, debates about development in theory and practice as well as the role of these theories and debates in shaping the contemporary world. Equally important is the interplay between theory and practice and the outcome of this relationship. The aim is to assist students to gain a solid understanding of the realities of development through engaging with development theories and to become familiar with some of the current practices in development that are effective, appropriate and sustainable. Students will learn why development thinking and practices has changed over time and the extent to which its architects have learnt from past failure and successes of development and what might be better approaches to make a better community.
Learning outcomes
Towards the end of this course, students should:
• Critically analyse variety of approaches that have driven and characterised planning and development activity over time.
• Understand the planning process and the purpose of planning.
• Develop an advanced understanding of various purposes and modes of planning.
• Develop awareness of the complex networks of social, cultural, economic, political and environmental considerations related to planning.
• Analyse a planning problem and its solution and relate this to planning theory.
• Critically analyse the role of planning in modern economies and societies.
• Critically evaluate the role of the modern planning professional and challenges entailed.
• Explain and appreciate the importance of ethics in planning practice.
• Develop confidence in dealing with enquiries/questions about planning applications and planning issues in general.
• Become conversant with the theoretical and practical dimensions of development.
• Understand the historical and demonstrate critical understanding of sociological and political theories of development
• Develop capacity to make an independent analysis and assessment of the assumptions, logic, and modalities, including views of agency, of different development ideas and models, and their applications.
• Be able to distinguish and assess analytical, prescriptive and empirical claims, and how effectively/ plausibly they are combined and deployed in different models of development theory, policy and practice
• Be able to handle complex ideas and express in their own view of them in a clear and well-structured manner.
Students who fully participated in auditing of this course should be able to;
1. Be conversant with and understand the theoretical and practical dimensions of development
2. Develop intellectual capacity to assess and analyse developmental issues
3. Distinguish and assess analytical, prescriptive and empirical claims, and how effectively/ plausibly they are combined and deployed in different models of development theory, policy and practice
4. Be able to manage complex ideas and expresses their own well-structured and clear views
5. Analyse and provide recommendation and or proposition for logical solution to issues
6. Gain a solid understanding of the realities of development through engaging with development theories.
Content – Module 1
Unit 1. Introduction to planning - definition, objectives, focus, purposes, principles and functions of planning,
Unit 2. The history of planning,
Unit 3. Types of planning,
Unit 4. Planning process and cycle,
Unit 5. Planning as a profession and a tool for decision making,
Unity 6. Premising and Forecasting in planning,
Unit 7. Emerging issues and challenges of planning,
Unit 8: Limitation/demerits of planning
Content – Module 2
Unit 10. Introduction (What is development? And why development studies?)
Unit 11. Theories of development (modernization, dependency, structuralism, basic needs, neo-liberalist,)
Unit 12. Recent trends in development theory (post development theory, sustainable development, human development theory)
Unit 13. Development and ethics.
Teaching and learning strategies
Weekly lectures followed by tutorials which explore issues raised in the lectures. These will be based on defined readings and exercises relevant to the lecture themes.
Assessment:
Assessment methods vary, but are all within the boundaries of the University’s assessment policy. Different assessment methods will be used to assess students in this course. These methods include a combination of written tests and assignments, presentations, essays, reflective journals, portfolio, end-of-semester examination, individual and group projects, research reports, practical and field visit reports, short quiz, attendance, role plays, diagnostic tests, folio, etc., as deemed appropriate.
The assessment component for this course is as follows:
1. Final end of semester written exam = 40%
2. Continuous assessment = 60%
Continuous assessment include: [written tests = 20%, reflective journal = 10%, assignment = 20%, project = 10%]
Task 1: Test
Description: Multiple choice and short answer test. This test is to assess students’ comprehension and understanding of the themes and issues presented/discussed in the first 4 weeks of this course.
Criteria: Students will be assessed on the learning outcomes stated above in this course.
Due date: Week 4
Length: 1 hour
Weighting: 20%
Task 2: Assignment- Individual Essay
Description: Assignment on topics within the course contents either through submission of a case study requiring documentary research, group analysis and solution/s.
Criteria: The essay will be marked based on format of the essay, in terms of language, structure, comprehensiveness of contents, organization of materials, logic and structure, readability, formatting, and novelty of presentation.
Due Date: End of Week 8
Length: 4 – 6 pages
Weighting: 20%
Task 3: Reflective Journal
Description: Reflective journals on topics within the course content either through submission of a case study requiring documentary research, group analysis and solution/s.
Criteria: A detailed description and high-quality written response of what has been taught during each lecture.
Due Date: Every one week- Week 1- 5
Length: 1 page each lecture (Total of 5 pages)
Weighting: 10%
Task 4: Written Final Examination
Description: Final examination to synthesis learning throughout the semester
Criteria: Students will be assessed on the unit’s learning outcomes with regards acquiring and understanding the principles of Introduction to Planning & Development Studies.
Due Date: Exam week at the end of Semester
Length: 2 hours
Weighting: 40%
Attendance and other requirements to pass the unit
Students are required to attend 80% of face-to-face teaching sessions; Students are required to complete 100% of laboratory sessions.
Feedback and unit evaluation strategies
Students are encouraged to provide informal feedback to the lecturers during the units. There will be a formal evaluation of the unit, either online or paper-based. Students are advised to make constructive comments either positive or negative about the effectiveness of the teaching and learning strategies used to achieve the learning outcomes and to develop the graduate attributes. Comments made by students will help lecturers to improve their professional performance.
Other information
Consultation times can only be available to the students during a non-contact hours or days in a week.
Key references for the unit
Escobar Arturo (1995) Encountering Development. Princeton University Press.
Li, Tania Murray (2007) The Will to Improve: Governmentality, Development and the Practice of Politics. Duke University Press.
Peet, Richard and Elaine Hartwick (2009) Theories of Development: Contentions, Arguments, Alternatives. 2nd Ed. New York: Guilford.
Haslam. P, Schafer. J & Beaudet. P 2012. Introduction to International Development: Approaches, Actors and Issues (2nd Ed), Oxford University Press.
Escobar Arturo (1995) Encountering Development. Princeton University Press.
Li, Tania Murray (2007) The Will to Improve: Governmentality, Development and the Practice of Politics. Duke University Press.
Peet, Richard and Elaine Hartwick (2009) Theories of Development: Contentions, Arguments, Alternatives. 2nd Ed. New York: Guilford.
Code: HPD101
Credit points: 15
Pre-requisites: Nil
Core/Elective: Core
Contact Hours: Three (3) contact hours per week for 14 weeks
Course Coordinator(s): Mr. Nom & Mr. Dosu
Description
This course comprised of introduction to planning and introduction to development that were taught separately. These two courses are being merged to give the name Introduction to planning and development and is delivered in two modular approaches. This course introduces students commencing their planning studies to the principles which underlie planning as both a discipline and practice, and provide a foundation to the methods and frameworks planners use to achieve their objectives and goals. The course explores the role of different organisations and stakeholders involved in the planning process, and the crucial interplay between planning and development. The course also gives an overview of the origin (history), evolution and strengths and weaknesses of the planning system; operation of the current planning and development system including evaluation of planning documentation.
Furthermore, what is development and why does it matter? This course will also explore this question and by examining the origins of development and its history as an idea, goal and practice, the conceptual and theoretical aspects underpinning development studies as a discipline, debates about development in theory and practice as well as the role of these theories and debates in shaping the contemporary world. Equally important is the interplay between theory and practice and the outcome of this relationship. The aim is to assist students to gain a solid understanding of the realities of development through engaging with development theories and to become familiar with some of the current practices in development that are effective, appropriate and sustainable. Students will learn why development thinking and practices has changed over time and the extent to which its architects have learnt from past failure and successes of development and what might be better approaches to make a better community.
Learning outcomes
Towards the end of this course, students should:
• Critically analyse variety of approaches that have driven and characterised planning and development activity over time.
• Understand the planning process and the purpose of planning.
• Develop an advanced understanding of various purposes and modes of planning.
• Develop awareness of the complex networks of social, cultural, economic, political and environmental considerations related to planning.
• Analyse a planning problem and its solution and relate this to planning theory.
• Critically analyse the role of planning in modern economies and societies.
• Critically evaluate the role of the modern planning professional and challenges entailed.
• Explain and appreciate the importance of ethics in planning practice.
• Develop confidence in dealing with enquiries/questions about planning applications and planning issues in general.
• Become conversant with the theoretical and practical dimensions of development.
• Understand the historical and demonstrate critical understanding of sociological and political theories of development
• Develop capacity to make an independent analysis and assessment of the assumptions, logic, and modalities, including views of agency, of different development ideas and models, and their applications.
• Be able to distinguish and assess analytical, prescriptive and empirical claims, and how effectively/ plausibly they are combined and deployed in different models of development theory, policy and practice
• Be able to handle complex ideas and express in their own view of them in a clear and well-structured manner.
Students who fully participated in auditing of this course should be able to;
1. Be conversant with and understand the theoretical and practical dimensions of development
2. Develop intellectual capacity to assess and analyse developmental issues
3. Distinguish and assess analytical, prescriptive and empirical claims, and how effectively/ plausibly they are combined and deployed in different models of development theory, policy and practice
4. Be able to manage complex ideas and expresses their own well-structured and clear views
5. Analyse and provide recommendation and or proposition for logical solution to issues
6. Gain a solid understanding of the realities of development through engaging with development theories.
Content – Module 1
Unit 1. Introduction to planning - definition, objectives, focus, purposes, principles and functions of planning,
Unit 2. The history of planning,
Unit 3. Types of planning,
Unit 4. Planning process and cycle,
Unit 5. Planning as a profession and a tool for decision making,
Unity 6. Premising and Forecasting in planning,
Unit 7. Emerging issues and challenges of planning,
Unit 8: Limitation/demerits of planning
Content – Module 2
Unit 10. Introduction (What is development? And why development studies?)
Unit 11. Theories of development (modernization, dependency, structuralism, basic needs, neo-liberalist,)
Unit 12. Recent trends in development theory (post development theory, sustainable development, human development theory)
Unit 13. Development and ethics.
Teaching and learning strategies
Weekly lectures followed by tutorials which explore issues raised in the lectures. These will be based on defined readings and exercises relevant to the lecture themes.
Assessment:
Assessment methods vary, but are all within the boundaries of the University’s assessment policy. Different assessment methods will be used to assess students in this course. These methods include a combination of written tests and assignments, presentations, essays, reflective journals, portfolio, end-of-semester examination, individual and group projects, research reports, practical and field visit reports, short quiz, attendance, role plays, diagnostic tests, folio, etc., as deemed appropriate.
The assessment component for this course is as follows:
1. Final end of semester written exam = 40%
2. Continuous assessment = 60%
Continuous assessment include: [written tests = 20%, reflective journal = 10%, assignment = 20%, project = 10%]
Task 1: Test
Description: Multiple choice and short answer test. This test is to assess students’ comprehension and understanding of the themes and issues presented/discussed in the first 4 weeks of this course.
Criteria: Students will be assessed on the learning outcomes stated above in this course.
Due date: Week 4
Length: 1 hour
Weighting: 20%
Task 2: Assignment- Individual Essay
Description: Assignment on topics within the course contents either through submission of a case study requiring documentary research, group analysis and solution/s.
Criteria: The essay will be marked based on format of the essay, in terms of language, structure, comprehensiveness of contents, organization of materials, logic and structure, readability, formatting, and novelty of presentation.
Due Date: End of Week 8
Length: 4 – 6 pages
Weighting: 20%
Task 3: Reflective Journal
Description: Reflective journals on topics within the course content either through submission of a case study requiring documentary research, group analysis and solution/s.
Criteria: A detailed description and high-quality written response of what has been taught during each lecture.
Due Date: Every one week- Week 1- 5
Length: 1 page each lecture (Total of 5 pages)
Weighting: 10%
Task 4: Written Final Examination
Description: Final examination to synthesis learning throughout the semester
Criteria: Students will be assessed on the unit’s learning outcomes with regards acquiring and understanding the principles of Introduction to Planning & Development Studies.
Due Date: Exam week at the end of Semester
Length: 2 hours
Weighting: 40%
Attendance and other requirements to pass the unit
Students are required to attend 80% of face-to-face teaching sessions; Students are required to complete 100% of laboratory sessions.
Feedback and unit evaluation strategies
Students are encouraged to provide informal feedback to the lecturers during the units. There will be a formal evaluation of the unit, either online or paper-based. Students are advised to make constructive comments either positive or negative about the effectiveness of the teaching and learning strategies used to achieve the learning outcomes and to develop the graduate attributes. Comments made by students will help lecturers to improve their professional performance.
Other information
Consultation times can only be available to the students during a non-contact hours or days in a week.
Key references for the unit
Escobar Arturo (1995) Encountering Development. Princeton University Press.
Li, Tania Murray (2007) The Will to Improve: Governmentality, Development and the Practice of Politics. Duke University Press.
Peet, Richard and Elaine Hartwick (2009) Theories of Development: Contentions, Arguments, Alternatives. 2nd Ed. New York: Guilford.
Haslam. P, Schafer. J & Beaudet. P 2012. Introduction to International Development: Approaches, Actors and Issues (2nd Ed), Oxford University Press.
Escobar Arturo (1995) Encountering Development. Princeton University Press.
Li, Tania Murray (2007) The Will to Improve: Governmentality, Development and the Practice of Politics. Duke University Press.
Peet, Richard and Elaine Hartwick (2009) Theories of Development: Contentions, Arguments, Alternatives. 2nd Ed. New York: Guilford.
- Teacher: Komie Dosu