Grading rubric:
Percent of final grade
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- 30%: Midterm exam, May 9; the review guide is linked here.
- 35%: Group project: see separate handout (link is here)
- 20%: Essay assignment: experiential, based on what you learned in class and in the group process (link is here and on the syllabus). It is due on the last day of class, June 9, by 6 pm (i.e., just before we meet at the final gathering) via Canvas: 20%
- 15%: Class participation: e.g., questions/responses that underscore efforts to have read and understood course materials.
For graduate students only: there is no additional requirement, per se, for graduate students. Instead, it is expected that they will be eminently prepared for all in-class discussions and take the lead (or share the lead) in facilitating the smooth operation of the group process in their respective group projects.
- 30%: Midterm exam, May 9; the review guide is linked here.
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A Note on grades in Canvas: please note that you can calculate your course standing yourself based on the grades you have earned, but do not rely on how Canvas calculates them. It uses its own rubric, and the grades don’t calculate accurately.
Readings:
All required readings should be completed before the week commences in which they will be addressed.
Required Books:
There are three required books that can be ordered through the UO Bookstore, Amazon or other online dealers (the UNDP HDR is a link).
(1) deHaan, Arjan How the Aid Industry Works: The Politics of International Development 2nd Edition, Westview Press, March 2023.
(2) Nelson, Paul. Global Development and Human Rights: The Sustainable Development Goals and Beyond University of Toronto Press, 2021
(3) Swedlund, Haley J. The Development Dance: How Donors and Recipients Negotiate the Delivery of Foreign Aid Cornell University Press, 2017
Available as an ebook here with unlimited user access through the UO library.
(4) UNDP Human Development Report 2021-2022: Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a World in Transformation September 2022