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Community Development Leadership Course

This document provides a course outline for a Polis 201 community development course offered in the fall semester of 2020. The course aims to help participants become effective community development leaders by focusing on topics like the community development cycle, analyzing factors like worldview and partnerships, and addressing issues related to food, health, and governance. Students will be evaluated through a midterm, participation, reflective assignments, a project paper involving community fieldwork, and a final exam. The course will include lectures, videos, guest speakers, discussions, and case studies.

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Community Development Leadership Course

This document provides a course outline for a Polis 201 community development course offered in the fall semester of 2020. The course aims to help participants become effective community development leaders by focusing on topics like the community development cycle, analyzing factors like worldview and partnerships, and addressing issues related to food, health, and governance. Students will be evaluated through a midterm, participation, reflective assignments, a project paper involving community fieldwork, and a final exam. The course will include lectures, videos, guest speakers, discussions, and case studies.

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1COURSE OUTLINE FOR POLIS 201 COURSE (for Fall Semester 2020)

1. Rationale for course:


Non-government organizations (NGOs), churches and development agencies worldwide are
facing growing challenges to an effective service and ministry in the communities they serve.
While many university courses in international development studies examine theories and
concepts related to economic, political and socio-cultural factors affecting community and
national development; there is a need to provide principles and practical tools that a community
and its leaders can use to effectively address the complex forces affecting their level of poverty,
their vulnerability to disasters and their systemic injustices. Overall, this course intends to help
participants to become more effective community development interventionists and leaders.

2. Calendar description:
This course develops a basic level of core leadership and project management competencies for
guiding social entrepreneurs to achieve sustainable community development. Classes focus on
the community development cycle and principles; analyzing the role of worldview, leadership
and global partnerships in a community’s development; and identifying common issues and
resources related to food security and agriculture, health and HIV/AIDS, disaster risk
management, justice in gender and environment, and local community organization /
governance.

Course format:

Lectures to be given using visual material including power-point presentations and videos. To ensure
remote students can also join, the sessions will be available by zoom and/or recorded. Various experts
will be invited to provide insight on some topics. Practical learning will be encouraged through
discussions, debates, group exercises and case studies. Project will require research and connecting
with practitioners.

3. Means of evaluation:
Mid-term test, 20% -- October 20/20: -- based on Sessions 1 to 5
Class Participation 10% -- based on attendance for full class time
Reflective Assignments 15% -- based on “Serving God Globally” book
*Project Paper, 25% -- based on service learning experience in community
Exam 30% -- based on Sessions 7 to 12

*PROJECT Paper – see details for this in Appendix A.


Due Date for Project Paper: Dec 8, 2020

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