Infrastructure and Human Development
With a main focus on health and education, the course deals with the interplay between infrastructure, human development, economic performance, and environmental factors. This includes a (comparative) analysis of the situation in different countries and a discussion of quality assurance procedures in (a) the provision of traditional infrastructure and (b) the health and education sectors. The course concludes with the analysis of market failures and an evaluation of infrastructure, health and education policies considering the relevant SDGs.
International Institutions in Development Cooperation
The course analyses the evolution and the current state of affairs of international development cooperation through global and regional interstate organisations. Emphasis is also given to more recent developments and the potentials of South-South cooperation in comparison to established modes of governance across the North- South divide.
Methods in Peace and Conflict Studies: An Overview
The seminar will give an overview of a range of different methods in Peace & Conflict Studies.
Management of Development Projects
Students will explore all phases of the project cycle: the identification and design of projects, the resource scheduling incl. funding and procurement, the identification of risk and prevention of fraud, as well as monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of projects. Furthermore, students learn about the project frameworks of the World Bank and the UN.
Impact Evaluation
Upon completion of this course, participants know the main methods and functions of development program and project evaluation. After an introduction in the statistical software package R (open source) they have applied an own quantitative impact evaluation based on real world data. Furthermore, the managerial aspects concerning the implementation of impact evaluations within the project cycle are covered as well.
Hence, this course equips you with all skills that help you to implement impact evaluations in practice and probably lays the foundation to become a successful evaluation team leader in your future career.
Evidence-based Project Proposal Writing
The course is designed as a series of game workshops to provide the participant with the required knowledge, practical instructions and continues feedback and consultations. The aim is to develop high quality innovative evidence-based project proposals with joy and ease.
Urbanisation and Development
This course is designed to sensitise students for the challenges and chances of (rapid) urbanisation. The course will draw attention to relevant theoretical concepts and the current state of the art concerning a range of sub-topics such as housing, rural-urban migration, city planning and the linkages between urbanisation and growth.
Law and Development: Safeguarding Human Rights and Social Protection
The Law and Development course explores the critical relationship between legal frameworks and social, economic and human development. The regimes of international, regional and national human rights law serve as the main focus area and an umbrella regulating all areas of development cooperation.