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AssessmenL for Lhls unlL conslsLs of Lhree lnLerrelaLed Lasks:
1ask 1: a |earn|ng [ourna| (20)
3 x 200 word enLrles = 1000 words
LnLrles due forLnlghLly, aL mldnlghL on lrldays:
26 !uly
9 AugusL
23 AugusL
6 SepLember
20 SepLember
1ask 2: 1000-word ||terature rev|ew (30)
uue daLe: mldnlghL, lrlday 30 AugusL 2013.
1ask 3: 2000-word pro[ect (30)
uue daLe: mldnlghL, lrlday 11 CcLober 2013.


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lor all assessmenLs ln Lhls sub[ecL you may use any reference sLyle you llke, as long as lL ls conslsLenL
and correcLly used. lor furLher guldance on referenclng, see Lhe llnk on '8eferenclng and avoldlng
plaglarlsm' ln Lhe AssessmenLs Module of Cloudueakln.

>4)-/4/81,0
ln week 4, all sLudenLs wlll be preparlng for assessmenLs 2 and 3 ln onllne classes, whlch wlll replace
Lhe on-campus class for 8urwood sLudenLs. Lnsure you have read and undersLood Lhls documenL
before week 4 so you can make Lhe mosL of Lhe acLlvlLles we wlll do ln LhaL week.
More lnformaLlon abouL how Lo approach AssessmenL 3 wlll be provlded ln due course.


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1ask: SLudenLs wlll be requlred Lo make flve enLrles of 200 words reflecLlng on Lhelr learnlng over
Lhe course of Lhe LrlmesLer. Lach enLry should:
a. ldenLlfy ldeas or Lhemes you found mosL lnLeresLlng ln Lhe precedlng forLnlghL
b. ldenLlfy and reflecL on Lhelr relevance for 'real-llfe' lssues of your cholce (for
example relaLed Lo your lnLernaLlonal experlence)
c. arLlculaLe quesLlons and/or hlghllghL any areas, concepLs, lssues, and so on whlch
Lhe sLudenL does noL feel he/she fully undersLands (yeL!)
Length: 3 x 200 words = 1000 words
We|ght|ng: WorLh 20 of your LoLal assessmenL ln Lhls unlL.
Due dates:
Lach enLry ls due separaLely, by mldnlghL on Lhe followlng daLes:
26 !uly
9 AugusL
23 AugusL
6 SepLember
20 SepLember
noLe LhaL Lhe flrsL enLrles wlll be dlscussed ln class or ln onllne dlscusslon groups ln week Lhree.
Lach enLry ls Lo be Lyped and presenLed ln a Word formaL, and dropped ln Lhe dropbox on
Cloudueakln on Lhe due daLes, l.e. you need Lo drop flve separaLe documenLs over Lhe course of Lhe
LrlmesLer.
Gu|de||nes:
1hls ls Lo be wrlLLen from your perspecLlve - Lhls ls your opporLunlLy Lo reflecL on whaL you are
learnlng each week, Lo capLure Lhe lssues LhaL are mosL lmporLanL and meanlngful Lo you, and Lo
ldenLlfy remalnlng gaps ln your learnlng. lL ls flne Lo wrlLe ln Lhe flrsL person lf you wlsh.
Conslder Lhese quesLlons ln wrlLlng your enLrles:
WhaL are Lhe maln concepLs we have covered ln Lhe precedlng forLnlghL?
WhaL sLood ouL Lo you as lmporLanL? Were Lhere any ldeas LhaL were really new and challenglng
Lo you? uo you agree/dlsagree wlLh Lhem? Why?
Were Lhere any ldeas LhaL you would llke Lo explore furLher ln Lhe course or ln your
assessmenLs? ?ou may wlsh Lo noLe any lssues perLlnenL Lo your nexL Lwo assessmenL Lasks.
Was Lhere anyLhlng LhaL you dldn'L really grasp, or whlch confused you, whlch you would llke Lo
revlew?
uld you learn anyLhlng LhaL mlghL be relevanL for your fuLure career?
?ou are expecLed Lo learn more as each week passes, so you are noL expecLed Lo develop a coherenL
argumenL or llne of Lhlnklng across Lhe enLlre [ournal. ulfferenL Lhlngs may sLrlke you as mosL
lnLeresLlng or lmporLanL from week Lo week. Powever, you !"# expecLed Lo make sure LhaL each
lndlvldual enLry ls coherenL.
8ecause Lhls ls abouL reflecLlng on your learnlng, Lhere ls no need Lo lnclude a reference llsL. Where
you refer Lo a readlng from a parLlcular Loplc, add Lhe auLhor's name(s), Lhe year and Lhe Loplc lL
came from ln brackeLs afLer your commenLs on lL. e.g. l was challenged by Lhe xx Lheory (SmlLh
2010, Loplc 9).
Samp|e sentence starters for [ourna| entr|es:
ln Lhls week's Loplc, we explored Lhe concepLs of ...
l have come across Lhls before, buL lL occurred Lo me Lhls Llme LhaL... / lL remlnded me LhaL .
1hls Lheory ls new Lo me and made me Lhlnk abouL...
1he Lheory has a range of lmpllcaLlons for poverLy allevlaLlon / humanlLarlan asslsLance / eLc ..
1hls Lheory has a range of lmpllcaLlons for my chosen career: ..
1hls wlll be useful Lo me ln Lhe fuLure as l conslder/conducL/research/lmplemenL...
1hls week l dld noL undersLand .
l would llke Lo learn more abouL .
1he mosL lnLeresLlng / lmporLanL Lhlng l learnL Lhls week was .
1hls week's maLerlal made me change my mlnd abouL .
ln my assessmenLs for Lhls sub[ecL l would llke Lo explore .
Subm|ss|on:
1he [ournal musL be lodged elecLronlcally vla Lhe Cloudueakln asslgnmenL dropboxes on Lhe AlS302
unlL's slLe. Lach enLry musL be submlLLed separaLely on Lhe due daLe. LaLe enLrles wlll noL be
accepLed. lease uC nC1 lodge a paper copy wlLh SLudenL Servlces.
Mark|ng
1he flrsL [ournal enLry wlll be dlscussed ln class or ln onllne dlscusslon groups Lo glve you feedback.
no mark wlll be glven aL Lhls Llme.
1he [ournal wlll be marked as a whole, LhaL ls Lhe flve enLrles LogeLher, afLer Lhe submlsslon of Lhe
lasL enLry on 20 SepLember. All [ournals wlll be reLurned vla Cloudueakln wlLh feedback and grade
wlLhln 3 weeks of submlsslon of Lhe flnal enLry. Any falls are auLomaLlcally double marked prlor Lo
reLurn.
Assessment cr|ter|a:
ln marklng Lhls asslgnmenL we wlll be gulded by Lhe followlng crlLerla:
Comprehenslon and undersLandlng (4 marks):
- Lvldence of undersLandlng of maln ldeas from Lhe sLudy gulde, readlngs, lecLures
and LuLorlals for LhaL forLnlghL.
- Lvldence of ablllLy Lo arLlculaLe quesLlons abouL whaL you have noL yeL fully
undersLood.
- Lvldence of ablllLy Lo apply your learnlng Lo emplrlcal seLLlngs.
CrlLlcal analysls and creaLlve Lhlnklng (3 marks):
- Lvldence of a crlLlcal approach Lo LheoreLlcal ldeas, as well as Lo emplrlcal maLerlal.
- Lvldence LhaL you are applylng Lhese ldeas Lo Lhe career or lndusLry you are
lnLeresLed ln.
- Lvldence of an ablllLy Lo apply LheoreLlcal ldeas Lo pracLlcal problems Lhrough use of
examples Lo lllusLraLe and subsLanLlaLe reflecLlons.
Lxpresslon and use of language (1.3 marks):
- Clear and conclse expresslon.
- CorrecL spelllng, puncLuaLlon and grammar.
SLrucLure and organlsaLlon (1.3 marks):
- Clear, loglcal and easy Lo follow sLrucLure of ldeas ln each enLry.
- Lxamples are perLlnenL and clearly llnked Lo Lhe core ldeas you are expresslng.

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Length: 1000 words (excludlng references)
We|ght|ng: WorLh 30 of your LoLal assessmenL ln Lhls unlL
Due date: MldnlghL, lrlday 30 AugusL 2013
Subm|ss|on and mark|ng:
1he llLeraLure revlew musL be lodged elecLronlcally vla Lhe Cloudueakln asslgnmenL dropbox on Lhe
AlS302 unlL's slLe. lease uC nC1 lodge a paper copy wlLh SLudenL Servlces.
All asslgnmenLs wlll be marked and reLurned vla Cloudueakln wlLh feedback and grade wlLhln 3
weeks of submlsslon. Any falls are auLomaLlcally double marked prlor Lo reLurn.
8ackground
A llLeraLure revlew ls an exploraLlon of a decenL number of books, academlc [ournal arLlcles, book
chapLers or oLher sources wrlLLen on a parLlcular Loplc. lL ls good pracLlce Lo do one of Lhese when
flrsL encounLerlng a new area. lL ls an exerclse deslgned Lo glve you a good grlp on Lhe maln debaLes
ln Lhe area. A llLeraLure revlew ls dlfferenL from an essay ln LhaL lL does noL requlre you Lo bulld an
$"%&%'!( argumenL ln relaLlon Lo a real llfe lssue. 8aLher lL requlres you Lo bulld a coherenL #*!(+!,%$'
of Lhe llLeraLure (a blL dlfferenL from bulldlng an orlglnal !"&+-#',).
1he purpose and mechanlcs of a llLeraLure revlew wlll be covered ln deLall ln Week 4.
1ask
SelecL one of Lhe followlng Loplcs:
a) ModernlsaLlon Lheory and dependency Lheory.
b) ConcepLuallsaLlons of poverLy and approaches Lo addresslng poverLy.
c) PumanlLarlan prlnclples and approaches.
d) AnoLher ,.#$"#,%/!( $" /$'/#0,+!( Loplc of your cholce, Lo be approved by Lhe lecLurer.
WrlLe a 1000 word llLeraLure revlew on Lhls Loplc.
ln week 4 we wlll work on Lhe sLeps for conducLlng a llLeraLure revlew, lncludlng bulldlng a
blbllography, annoLaLlng lL, and wrlLlng a general revlew of Lhe llLeraLure.
Note: 1hls ls a prellmlnary Lask feedlng lnLo Lhe Lhlrd assessmenL Lask. lL ls recommended LhaL you
selecL your Loplc ln con[uncLlon wlLh Lhe Loplc you wlll work on for Lhe Lhlrd assessmenL Lask.
Assessment cr|ter|a:
ln marklng Lhls asslgnmenL we wlll be gulded by Lhe followlng crlLerla:
- CrlLlcal analysls and developmenL of a coherenL evaluaLlon (4 polnLs)
o Lvldence of undersLandlng of Lhe lndlvldual LexLs
o Lvldence of accuraLe synLhesls of Lhe overall argumenLs ln Lhe llLeraLure
o Lvldence of crlLlcal approach Lo Lhe argumenLs ln Lhe llLeraLure
o ApproprlaLe use of evldence or examples from Lhe LexLs Lo lllusLraLe and subsLanLlaLe
polnLs or argumenLs
- CuallLy of research (1.3 marks)
o ApproprlaLe selecLlon of LexLs
o Mlnlmum 10 LexLs consulLed !'1 lncluded ln Lhe 1000 word evaluaLlon
- Lxpresslon and use of language (1.3 marks)
o Clear and conclse expresslon
o CorrecL spelllng, puncLuaLlon and grammar
- SLrucLure and organlsaLlon (1.3 marks)
o Clear, loglcal and easy Lo follow sLrucLure (lnLroducLlon, body and concluslon, wlLh each
paragraph or secLlon progresslng loglcally and bulldlng Lhe evaluaLlon)
o SusLalned focus on Lhe Loplc
- 8eferenclng (1.3 polnLs)
o 1he use of oLher auLhor's ldeas and evldence MuS1 be acknowledged approprlaLely.
o roper use of ln-LexL clLaLlons or fooLnoLes
o roper reference llsL aL Lhe end of Lhe plece whlch lncludes every source used, and only
sources dlrecLly referred Lo.
o ConslsLenL and compleLe formaLLlng of sources

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Length: 2000 words (excludlng references).
We|ght|ng: WorLh 30 of your LoLal assessmenL ln Lhls unlL.
Due: MldnlghL, lrlday 11
Lh
CcLober 2013
Subm|ss|on and mark|ng:
1he paper musL be lodged elecLronlcally vla Lhe Cloudueakln asslgnmenL dropbox on Lhe AlS302
unlL's slLe. lease uC nC1 lodge a paper copy wlLh SLudenL Servlces.
All asslgnmenLs wlll be marked and reLurned vla Cloudueakln wlLh feedback and grade wlLhln 3
weeks of submlsslon. Any falls are auLomaLlcally double marked prlor Lo reLurn.
Choose one of the fo||ow|ng top|cs and wr|te a 2000 word eva|uat|on report:
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SelecL a case sLudy of a corporaLlon operaLlng ln a developlng counLry ln one of Lhe followlng
secLors:
exLracLlves / mlnlng (for example Weda 8ay nlckel ln lndonesla):
hLLp://www.wedabaynlckel.com
manufacLurlng (garmenLs or fooLwear) (for example nlke ln lndonesla):
hLLp://www.nlkeblz.com/crreporL/conLenL/sLraLegy/2-1-1-corporaLe-responslblllLy-sLraLegy-
overvlew.php?caL=cr-sLraLegy
agrlbuslness (e.g. Lea, coffee, cocoa) (for example unllever Lea planLaLlons ln kenya):
hLLp://www.unllever.com/susLalnable-llvlng/
LvaluaLe Lhe sLrengLhs and weaknesses of a company's pollcles and pracLlces ln relaLlon Lo
communlLy developmenL.
Conslder Lhe followlng:
WhaL are Lhe ma[or lmpacLs on Lhe local communlLles, poslLlve and negaLlve?
Pow does Lhe corporaLlon mlLlgaLe Lhe negaLlve lmpacLs on local communlLles?
Pow does Lhe corporaLlon ensure beneflL sharlng wlLh local communlLles?
Pow does Lhe corporaLlon ensure adequaLe consulLaLlon wlLh local communlLles?
WhaL employmenL opporLunlLles does Lhe corporaLlon offer? Pow does lL ensure local
communlLles beneflL from Lhese opporLunlLles?
Pow does Lhe corporaLlon engage wlLh Lrade unlons, local clvll socleLy organlsaLlons,
lnLernaLlonal clvll socleLy organlsaLlons, eLc.?
WhaL lnLernaLlonal sLandards does Lhe corporaLlon adhere Lo?
Pow does Lhe corporaLlon conLrlbuLe Lo Lhe naLlonal governmenL's developmenL goals for
Lhe counLry?
Pow does Lhe corporaLlon ensure lL bullds Lhe capaclLy of local and naLlonal governmenL and
clLlzens Lo meeL Lhelr own developmenL goals?
noLe you do noL have Lo cover all of Lhese Loplcs. ?ou should choose whlch are Lhe mosL lmporLanL
for your case sLudy. 1hls llsL ls noL exhausLlve elLher - you may Lhlnk of oLher Lhlngs LhaL are
lmporLanL Lo add Lo your evaluaLlon.
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SelecL a case sLudy of an nCC lnvolved ln human rlghLs advocacy. locusslng on a parLlcular human
rlghLs lssue, or a parLlcular geographlc locaLlon, evaluaLe Lhe sLrengLhs and weaknesses of Lhelr
campalgn for prevenLlng or remedylng human rlghLs abuses.
Some posslble case sLudy examples
Puman 8lghLs WaLch: hLLp://www.hrw.org/Loplcs
AmnesLy lnLernaLlonal: hLLp://www.amnesLy.org/en/campalgns
Conslder Lhe followlng:
WhaL Lypes of human rlghLs abuses are belng addressed and where?
Why ls Lhls an lmporLanL lssue?
WhaL ls Lhe conLexL ln whlch Lhese human rlghLs abuses are happenlng? WhaL condlLlons
make Lhese human rlghLs abuses posslble? WhaL are Lhe consLralnLs human rlghLs
defenders face ln sLopplng human rlghLs abuses ln Lhls conLexL?
WhaL opporLunlLy ls Lhere for lmpacL on Lhls lssue?
WhaL ls Lhe organlsaLlon's sLraLegy ln Lhls campalgn? (who are Lhey LargeLlng for change?
1hrough whaL meLhods?)
WhaL lnLernaLlonal sLandards or lnsLrumenLs of lnLernaLlonal law are appllcable here?
WhaL aspecL of Lhls campalgn do you Lhlnk wlll be Lhe mosL successful?
WhaL would you do dlfferenLly lf you were runnlng Lhls campalgn? (Lhlnk abouL who you
would LargeL, whaL meLhods you would use, whaL aspecL of Lhe lssue you would focus on,
whaL geographlc reglon you would focus on)
noLe you do noL have Lo cover all of Lhese Loplcs. ?ou should choose whlch are Lhe mosL lmporLanL
for your case sLudy. 1hls llsL ls noL exhausLlve elLher - you may Lhlnk of oLher Lhlngs LhaL are
lmporLanL Lo add Lo your evaluaLlon.
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SelecL a case sLudy of a bllaLeral donor's overseas developmenL sLraLegy. lL can be an overall
sLraLegy, or lL can be relaLed Lo a parLlcular reglon and/or developmenL lssue. LvaluaLe Lhe sLrengLhs
and weaknesses of Lhe sLraLegy for developmenL.
Some posslble examples:
AusAlu's Comprehenslve Ald ollcy lramework:
hLLp://ausald.gov.au/makedlff/ages/capf.aspx
ullu's waLer and sanlLaLlon program: hLLps://www.gov.uk/governmenL/pollcles/provldlng-
clean-waLer-and-sanlLaLlon-ln-developlng-counLrles (you could also do a dlfferenL program
area, e.g. on educaLlon or healLh. See
hLLps://www.gov.uk/governmenL/organlsaLlons/deparLmenL-for-lnLernaLlonal-
developmenL/abouL#prlorlLles)
uSAlu's program on gender and empowermenL: hLLp://www.usald.gov/whaL-we-do/gender-
equallLy-and-womens-empowermenL (you could also do a dlfferenL program area, e.g.
hLLp://www.usald.gov/whaL-we-do)
Conslder Lhe followlng:
WhaL developmenL lssues ls belng addressed by Lhls sLraLegy, and where?
Why ls Lhls an lmporLanL lssue?
WhaL ls Lhe conLexL of Lhls developmenL lssue? WhaL are Lhe challenges ln addresslng lL?
WhaL opporLunlLy ls Lhere for lmpacL on Lhls lssue?
WhaL ls Lhe donor's program? (whaL acLlvlLles are lnvolved? Where? Whlch acLors do Lhey
LargeL?)
WhaL aspecL of Lhls program do you Lhlnk wlll be Lhe mosL successful?
WhaL would you do dlfferenLly lf you were runnlng Lhls program? (Lhlnk abouL who you
would LargeL, whaL meLhods you would use, whaL aspecL of Lhe lssue you would focus on,
whaL geographlc reglon you would focus on)

Assessment cr|ter|a:
ln marklng Lhls asslgnmenL we wlll be gulded by Lhe followlng crlLerla:
- Lvldence of ablllLy Lo ldenLlfy and arLlculaLe key developmenL or human rlghLs lssues relevanL Lo
Lhe case sLudy (1 polnLs)
- Lvldence of undersLandlng of Lhe dlfflculL conLexLs ln whlch developmenL or human rlghLs
challenges arlse and musL be addressed (2 polnLs)
- Lvldence of undersLandlng of and crlLlcal approach Lo Lhe role of a caLegory of acLors
(corporaLlons, nCCs, or bllaLeral agencles) ln addresslng developmenL and/or human rlghLs
challenges (2 polnLs)
- CuallLy and breadLh of research on Lhe case sLudy (2 marks)
o ApproprlaLe use of academlc sources from Lhe llLeraLure revlew ln evaluaLlon
o SufflclenL breadLh of research abouL Lhe case sLudy (mln. 10 references ln addlLlon Lo Lhose
from Lhe llLeraLure revlew)
- Lxpresslon and use of language (1.3 marks):
o Clear and conclse expresslon.
o CorrecL spelllng, puncLuaLlon and grammar.
- SLrucLure and organlsaLlon (1.3 marks):
o Clear, loglcal and easy Lo follow sLrucLure
o SusLalned focus on Lhe Loplc
o ApproprlaLe use of emplrlcal research Lo lllusLraLe polnLs ln evaluaLlon

keferenc|ng:
lnclude ln your reporL a llsL of references as you would ln an essay.