CIEE Iringa, Tanzania

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1 CIEE Iringa, Tanzania Course Name: Sustainable Rural Development Course Number: DEVE 3002 TANZ / ENVI 3002 TANZ Program offering course: Community Development, Language, and Culture Language of Instruction: English U.S. Semester Credits: 3 Contact Hours: 45 Term: Fall 2019 Course Description This course is intended to provide students with comprehensive knowledge on sustainable rural development. Specifically, the course will critically analyze the concept of sustainable rural development, opportunities and obstacles to sustainable rural development, and crosscutting issues influencing attainment of the same. By the end of the course, students shall be able to: identify main concepts and approaches regarding sustainable development such as justice and natural resource management; recognize power relations and interests among different stakeholders engaged in rural and urban sustainable rural development, such as the government, the private sector, and civil society; recognize the importance of cross cutting issues in development process; and explore, describe, and explain possibilities and hindrances to sustainable rural development like urban interface, migration, and environmental burdens. This course runs in conjunction with the program s Field Component, during which, students will be given critical analysis assignments meant to guide the learning and their coursework to their practical experience. Learning Objectives By the end of this course, students should demonstrate the ability to: Define basic concepts of sustainable rural development Analyze critically opportunities and obstacles to sustainable rural development Explain and critically discuss the Sustainable Livelihood model of, and power relations among stakeholders on sustainable rural development. Recognize and discuss different crosscutting issues influencing sustainable rural development such as: - Climate change - HIV/AIDS - Gender - Globalization Draw correlations between theoretical knowledge on sustainable rural development and the realities in the field. 1

2 Course Prerequisites None Methods of Instruction A multiplicity of teaching and learning methods will be used to facilitate learning. These will include: Direct Lectures Group discussion Visits to local non-governmental organizations Seminars Assignments Assessment and Final Grade Assessment of the course will comprise both continuous and end-of-course university examination. Students will be assessed continuously during the course in the form of: Individual assignment and presentation (Field Essay): 25% Participation in class: 15% Midterm: 20% At the end of the course, students will undertake a final examination. The examination will contribute 40% of the grade. Course Requirements Individual assignment and presentation (field essay): Students will be expected to complete an assignment detailing their experiences in the field during the village component where they will directly observe principles of sustainable rural development in action. The final paper for an individual assignment (25%) should be at least 2,500 words, in addition to a bibliography, and typed with a 12- point font in Microsoft word. The topic of the essay should be a specific, finite topic covered during the class lectures and reading. A key component of the essay is the inclusion of the time in the field. A hand-out with exact requirements for the final essay will be shared at the first meeting session. Attendance and Class Participation The success in this course depends on the active and effective participation of the students. A student who misses a significant part of the class will be considered absent. Arriving late or leaving early in the middle of the class will cause disturbance. Similarly, conversation with each other during lecture is distracting to other students and such behaviours shall be discouraged. Students are expected to be actively engaged in a discussion or other activities. Active engagement means contributing substantive, thoughtful and reflective responses. Cellular phone or smart device usage will not be allowed during class time. Weekly Schedule 2

3 Week General introduction to the course, class, and student and professor expectations for the course 1.2 An overview of the course content Discussion on various concepts of sustainable rural development Reading: Jaegermann (2015). Sustainable Rural Development or (sustainable) Livelihoods Strategies for the 21st Century in the Peripheral Regions. Pp Analyze critically opportunities and obstacles to sustainable rural development Reading Ghambarali Rezvan, Amirhossein Alibaygi, Behrooz Rasekhi and, Vida P. (2013). Challenges of Sustainable Rural Development From Perspective of Villagers. Pp 1-6. Week Explain and critically discuss the Sustainable Livelihood model Reading: Jaegermann (2015). Sustainable Rural Development or (sustainable) Livelihoods Strategies for the 21st Century in the Peripheral Regions. Pp Power relations among stakeholders on sustainable rural development model Reading: Barbara Bodorkós and György Pataki(2009) Local Communities empowered to plan? Applying PAR to establish democratic communicative spaces for sustainable rural development Pp The significance of stakeholders in ensuring sustainable rural development Reading: Barbara Bodorkós and György Pataki(2009) Local Communities empowered to plan? Applying PAR to establish democratic communicative spaces for sustainable rural development Pp Week HIV/AIDS and sustainable rural development: the interface Reading: Bjorg Sandkjaer (2005). Foreword: HIV/AIDS and African Sustainable Development Pp HIV/AIDS and sustainable rural development: the interface Reading: Bjorg Sandkjaer (2005). Foreword: HIV/AIDS and African Sustainable Development Pp Strategies of addressing the problem of HIV/AIDS Reading: UNAIDS (1999). A review of household and community responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the rural areas of sub-saharan Africa. Pp Week Gender and sustainable rural development: the key-concepts 3

4 Reading: Odebode, S. O (2012). Gender Issues in Agricultural Extension and Rural Development in Nigeria. Pp 4, Factors contributing to gender inequality: an African perspective Reading: OECD (2012). Tackling the root causes of gender inequalities in the post development agenda. Pp The significance of gender on sustainable rural development Reading: UN (2014). World survey on the role of Women in Development 2014: Gender Equality and Sustainable Development. Pp Week Midterm 5.2 NGOs and Sustainable rural development in Tanzania Field visit to development agency 5.3 Presentation on field visit Week Climate change and sustainable rural development Reading: Dungumaro, E.W and Hyden, G (2010). Challenges and Opportunities to Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Development Among Tanzanian Rural Communities. 6.2 Challenges and opportunities of climate change on sustainable rural development Reading: Dungumaro, E.W and Hyden, G (2010).Challenges and Opportunities to Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Development Among Tanzanian Rural Communities. 6.3 Adaptation and mitigation strategies to climate change Reading: FAO (2012) climate change Adaptation and Mitigation Challenges and opportunities in the food sector. Pp Week 7 Semester Break Week Globalization and sustainable rural development Reading: Anita Kelles-Viitanen (2015). New Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Development. Pp The importance of globalization on sustainable rural development Reading: Anita Kelles-Viitanen (2015). New Challenges and Opportunities for Rural 4

5 Development. Pp The disadvantages of globalization for sustainable rural development Reading: Anita Kelles-Viitanen (2015). New Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Development. Pp Week Strategies for addressing challenges and grasping opportunities of globalization Reading: Ouattara, D.A (1997). The Challenges of Globalization for Africa. Pp Field Preparation: expectations, learning objectives, assignment of critical analysis topics during the field component 9.3 Field Preparation 2: expectations, learning objectives, assignment of critical analysis topics during the field component Weeks Village practicum and assignment Week 14 Review for final and submit individual assignment Week 15 Final examination Course Materials Readings Soam, S.K (Editor) (2015). Agrobiodiversity and Sustainable Rural Development. NIPA. 336Pp. Swanepoel, H. (2001). Community development, putting plans into action. Juta &Co, Ltd. 3rd ed; Cape Town. URT (2005). The Tanzania Vision 2025, Dar es Salaam. Government Printer. Dar es Salaam. Chamber, R. (1983). Rural Development; Putting the Last First. Longman, New York. URT (2001). Rural Development Strategy: Main Report. Dar es Salaam. Emery, M; Gutierrez-Montes, I; Fernandez-Baca, E(Editors) (2016). Sustainable Rural Development: Sustainable Livelihoods and the Community Capitals Frameworks. Routledge. 120Pp. 5

6 Scoones, I (2015). Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development: Agrarian Change and Peasant Studies. Practical Action Publishing. 168Pp. Shukla, J.P(Editor) (2014).Technologies for Sustainable Rural Development: Having Potential of Socio-economic Upliftment. Allied Publisher.256Pp. UNEP (2010) United Nations' Environment Programme's description of emerging environmental problems. Accessed at: (3/09/2010) Williams, R. (2009). "Ideas of Nature," in Problems in Materialism and Culture. London, Verso,