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ED4530: BROADENING PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES (2023-2024)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43


Course Overview

Varying definitions of community work and community development Competing theoretical perspectives, aims and objectives and their link to context Current and recurrent debates and discourse Examples of practice from a range of international contexts Evaluation of the relevance of differing strategies for contemporary and local contexts 'Glocalisation' in relation to community work and community development practice. Interactive enquiry with a peer student or worker in another country.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 4
Term Full Year Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Mrs Mary Stephen

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

  • Any Undergraduate Programme
  • Teacher Training (TT)
  • Programme Level 4

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Varying definitions of community work and community development Competing theoretical perspectives, aims and objectives and their link to context Current and recurrent debates and discourse Examples of practice from a range of international contexts Evaluation of the relevance of differing strategies for contemporary and local contexts 'Glocalisation' in relation to community work and community development practice. Interactive enquiry with a peer student or worker in another country.


Contact Teaching Time

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Teaching Breakdown

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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

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Learning Outcomes
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Formative Assessment

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Resit Assessments

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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseTo be able to critically analyse internal and external factors impacting on practice in a variety of international contexts.
FactualUnderstandTo be able to understand and critically analyse power dynamics and decision-making processes at a national and international level.
ProceduralApplyTo be able to identify a current and international issue of relevance to their practice context.
ConceptualEvaluateTo be able to critically analyse debates and discourses at the cutting edge of theory and practice.
ConceptualCreateTo be able to engage their peers in a critical analysis of the relevance of this issue to the local context.
ReflectionApplyTo be able to engage in critically reflective dialogue with practitioners in different international settings.

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