| Course title | Field Trip to Development Institutions |
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| Course code | MRS/WFTI |
| Organizational form of instruction | Excursion |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Lecturer(s) |
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| Course content |
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The field trip consists of visits, presentations and discussions in the organizations that act in the field of development.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The main aim of the course is to create links between theory and practice throughout the discussions in different NGOs and government organizations in selected European cities.
Students are expected to obtain knowledge directly from the field and to be able to connect the theoretical background with practical examples. Students should also be capable to analyze the work of visited organizations, by getting answers to his/her questions. |
| Prerequisites |
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Written exam, Student performance, Seminar Work
Students are required to actively participate in discussions throughout all the visits realized in the frame of the field trip. Moreover, students are obliged to get prepared for the program even before the beginning of trip (i.e. to find certain information about the organizations that will be visited). The course is completed by the knowledge test (acquired during the field trip). All the field trips will be held abroad. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Global Development Policy (2021) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Development Studies and Foresight - specialization in Foresight (2020) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Development Studies and Foresight - specialization in International Development Studies (2020) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |