ADH713 - Community, Development and Humanitarianism in An Era of Climate Crisis
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Max Kelly |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour on-campus lecture per week 1 x 1-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
Development and humanitarianism as we understand them today, emerged as stabilising movements during times of instability and political crisis – wars, and post war economic and political instability. Today, the world faces a series of interlinked and overlapping, and therefore compounding crises, (sometimes referred to as a polycrisis) centred around increasing climate change driven events, health, economic and political contexts. Climate change underpins and compounds every aspect of development, disaster and crisis response, and humanitarianism . This foundational unit considers the histories of development and humanitarianism, examining the trajectory of each, their achievements, and injuries, and asks after their fitness and relevance for the challenges facing the planet and its communities today. The unit explores existing theoretical, conceptual and practical divisions between international development, community development, humanitarian response and crisis and disaster management across global and local contexts. The unit adopts a multidisciplinary lens to explore orthodox and heterodox claims and critiques in global development, disaster and crisis preparedness and management, and the role and evolution of humanitarianism. This unit aims to confront the challenges of thinking about the goals and actions of development and humanitarianism in the context of the climate crisis, and to consider to what extent the agendas of both contribute to the deepening of this crisis. The unit explores the increasingly complex and systemic interrelationships between notions of development in contemporary contexts, humanitarian and disaster contexts and discourses as well as consider opportunities for system wide transformation.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Exhibit an advanced understanding of the historical and evolving current theoretical, conceptual and policy debates in development and humanitarianism. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Demonstrate a critical scholarly, and professional understanding of the historical evolution of humanitarianism across geo-, socio- and political contexts. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO6: Self-management GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO3 | Collaborate, investigate, and present an audience appropriate rationale for innovations across development and or humanitarian initiatives within the context of rapidly evolving climate and associated crises. | GLO2: Communication GLO5: Problem solving GLO7: Teamwork GLO8: Global citizenship |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Essay | 2000 words or equivalent | 40% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 2 (Group): Presentation/Speech | 800 word speech plus 5-minute presentation | 20% | Week 11 |
| Assessment 3: Report | 2000 words or equivalent | 40% | Week 9 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
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