Measuring Development (L2106)
Measuring Development
Module L2106
Module details for 2010/11.
12 credits
FHEQ Level 5
Module Outline
The course will examine the various procedures used to measure development. In addition to conceptual issues the course will require that students gather data (usually from online sources), and provide a critique of the information.
Data at international, national regional and local will be reviewed as will different forms of aggregation, for example urban-rural, household and workplace information.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, a successful student should be able to:
1. Identify principal sources of data used to measure development.
2. Assemble, display and evaluate specific data sets.
3. Critically evaluate the different conceptual models on which measurement procedures are based.
4. Provide examples of the use of specific data sets.
Generic outcomes
1. Interpreting data
2. Use of web based sources of data.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Essay | Spring Week 1 | 30.00% |
| Exercise | Autumn Week 7 | 35.00% |
| Exercise | Autumn Week 9 | 35.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Term | Lecture | 2 hours | 101010101000 |
| Autumn Term | Workshop | 2 hours | 010101010100 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Prof Priya Deshingkar
Convenor, Assess convenor
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/709
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