Study programme 2018-2019Français
Local sustainable development; conceptual approach
Programme component of Master's Degree in Social Transitions and Innovations à l"School of Human and Social Sciences
CodeTypeHead of UE Department’s
contact details
Teacher(s)
UH-M1-METISS-016-MOptional UEDECOSTER Dominique-PauleW701 - FWEG - Service du Doyen
  • DECOSTER Dominique-Paule

Language
of instruction
Language
of assessment
HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) CreditsWeighting Term
  • Français
Français60000055.001st term

AA CodeTeaching Activity (AA) HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) Term Weighting
H-TRIS-418Local sustainable development; conceptual approach600000Q1100.00%
Programme component

Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

  • Understand, thoroughly and critically, the basic theoretical frameworks on social transitions and innovations.
    • Understand and appropriately apply highly specialised knowledge of human and social sciences.
    • Analyse social, political and economic change.
    • Analyse social experiment processes.
  • Understand the epistemological postures and the methodological tools human sciences related to issues of social transitions and innovations.
    • Understand the epistemological frameworks in human and social sciences in order to change thought patterns.
  • Mobilise the relevant analytical approaches and the appropriate methodological tools to analyse, rigorously, thoroughly and comparatively, the problems of social transitions and innovations, including their interactions and their spatial and temporal evolutions.
    • Appropriately apply analytical approaches and methodological tools in contexts of social transitions and innovations.
    • Understand the changes specific to transitions and social innovations.
  • Develop an interdisciplinary and multiscale approach that integrates complementary disciplines, such as anthropology, sociology, political science, psychology and education, urban planning and architecture, geography, and history, in order to analyse transitions and put them into context.
    • In an interdisciplinary framework, analyse social transitions by applying acquired knowledge of social sciences and put them into context.
    • In an interdisciplinary framework, analyse social transitions by applying acquired knowledge of human sciences and put them into context.
  • Articulate reflection, research and action in order to design and carry out an innovative research project.
    • Understand the different steps and methods necessary to conduct scientific research on issues regarding social transitions and innovations.
  • Intervene appropriately in concrete problems regarding transition, among other things, by developing answers and action plans from the creativity of local actors.
    • Understand the tools of applied social sciences, and respond to social demands of actors concerned by issues of social transitions and innovations.
  • Take a critical and ethical approach regarding the challenges of societal transitions of the 21st century and raise awareness among society and within politics.
    • Refer to ethical principles by implementing innovative solutions for social and political actors.

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of the course, the students will be able to understand and analyse the processes of local and territorial development that can be and are implemented on micro territories. They will understand the various points of view issues at stake can be looked at and the goal of this exercise is to build territorial collective intelligence. Later on they will be able to study partnership processes and even accompany them. In this objective, they will be given the adequate tools so that they can define projects territory scales.

Content of UE

- Approach to territorial sustainable development (notions of leadership, of multi level governance, of citizen involvement, of strategic planning, of three-step assessment, territorial collective intelligence, etc. - Experimental iterative definition of local development - Analyses of significant cases

Prior Experience

Not applicable

Type of Assessment for UE in Q1

  • Oral examination

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

not applicable

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

  • Oral examination

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

not appicable

Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)

  • Oral examination

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

noo applicable

Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

AAType of Teaching Activity/Activities
H-TRIS-418
  • Cours magistraux

Mode of delivery

AAMode of delivery
H-TRIS-418
  • Face to face

Required Reading

AA
H-TRIS-418

Required Learning Resources/Tools

AARequired Learning Resources/Tools
H-TRIS-418Publications of Dominique-Paule Decoster

Recommended Reading

AA
H-TRIS-418

Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

AARecommended Learning Resources/Tools
H-TRIS-418Poxerpoints

Other Recommended Reading

AAOther Recommended Reading
H-TRIS-418Not applicable

Grade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next

AAGrade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next
H-TRIS-418Authorized
(*) HT : Hours of theory - HTPE : Hours of in-class exercices - HTPS : hours of practical work - HD : HMiscellaneous time - HR : Hours of remedial classes. - Per. (Period), Y=Year, Q1=1st term et Q2=2nd term
Date de génération : 02/05/2019
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