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GG5055: COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP 1: PRINCIPLES (2016-2017)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27


Course Overview

This course will introduce the perspectives, skills and decision-making tools required to design and  manage partnerships and to build collaborative capacity to achieve sustainable development. Students will learn about the types of partnership and their emerging role in sustainable development. They will explore the concepts of multi-actor partnership working and collaborative capacity. Students will become familiar with current discussions and trends linked to cross-sector partnerships and evaluate the factors of success and failure of cross-sector partnerships.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Tavis Potts

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Geography (GG) (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Conceptual and theoretical understandings of partnership working, collaboration, collaborative capacity, collaborative governance and administration Designing effective partnerships Managing effective partnerships The role of digital networks in the development of collaborative capacity.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Coursework (100%) (e.g. review essay article and oral case study presentation)

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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