Understanding Global Development Management
Build your knowledge of the global development sector and discover how development can be managed with this online course.
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Duration
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How it works
Understanding Global Development Management
Get a taste of the Open University's Global Development Management degree
Development can mean different things to different people. For development managers around the world, it’s about the process of bringing about change and achieving social justice. But how can development be managed and what tools do development managers need?
In this course, you will discuss the answers to these questions and boost your understanding of development management as a whole. As you learn to unpack what development management is, you will recognise the complexities and political nature of development. You will also apply a development management tool to a real-world context.
Syllabus
Week 1
Is it possible to manage development?
Welcome to course
Find out about the course and begin to think about whether it is possible to manage development.
What is development?
There are many different views about what development actually is. Find out what these are and think about your own definition.
What is development management?
Now that you have a better understanding of what development is and the discourse around it, you’ll think about what managing that development might look like.
You and development management
Explore who you are and why this is important for managing development. In particular, consider bias, both conscious and unconscious, and how to mitigate it.
Review of Week 1
Take a moment to review what you’ve learned in this week of the course.
Week 2
Doing development
Planning a development intervention
Look at how development management is done, focusing on projects, the most common form of intervention.
Stakeholder analysis
A stakeholder analysis is an important tool for ensuring the project gets off to a strong start. It enables the development manager to identify who the key people or organisations are for the proposed project.
Succeeding in development management
The benefits of development work are not always easy to measure. They can take time to manifest, and have unexpected benefits such as an income generation scheme that also raises self-esteem and confidence to contest injustice.
Review of Week 2
Take a moment to review what you’ve learned in this course.
When would you like to start?
Start straight away and join a global classroom of learners. If the course hasn’t started yet you’ll see the future date listed below.
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Demonstrate your understanding of the different forms development and its management have taken, in theory and in practice
- Describe the key concepts, theories and methods that reveal development management as a process that is personal, political and professional
- Assess project cycle and stakeholder analysis as a tool used by development managers
Who is the course for?
This course is for anyone interested in or already working in the development sector. It will act as a guide for those thinking of moving into development work.
Who will you learn with?
Susan is an Open University tutor and a seasoned development researcher. She works extensively with international development organisations to deliver training and author teaching materials.
Who developed the course?
The Open University
As the UK’s largest university, The Open University (OU) supports thousands of students to achieve their goals and ambitions via supported distance learning, helping to fit learning around professional and personal life commitments.
Established
1969Location
Milton Keynes, UKWorld ranking
Top 510Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020
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Ways to learn
Choose the best way to learn for you!
Subscribe & save
$244.99 for one whole year
Automatically renews
Develop skills to further your career
- Access to this course
- Access to 1,000+ courses
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Digital certificate when you're eligible
Cancel for free anytime
Buy this course
$109/one-off payment
Fulfill your current learning need
- Access to this course
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Printed and digital certificate when you’re eligible
Limited access
Free
Sample the course materials
- Access expires 24 Jun 2024
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Learning on FutureLearn
Your learning, your rules
- Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
- Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
- Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores
Join a global classroom
- Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
- Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
- Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others
Map your progress
- As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
- Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control
- Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate
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