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Week
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Date |
Topics
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Assignments
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1
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7 Sep |
Introduction |
Reading Assignment 1:
-Kofi Annan’s Astonishing Facts, Barbara Crosette
-Mastering the Machine Revisited, pp 3 – 47
Suggested Reading:
-Cooperative Autonomy: The Dialectic of State - NGO Relationship in Developing Countries , B. Sanyal
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| 9 Sep |
History of Development: (1950 - 1970)
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Reading Assignment 2:
-Excerpts from Small is Beautiful, Ernst Schumaker [pdf] [ps]
- Mastering the Machine Revisited, 86 – 103
Homework Assignment 1:
-Reaction piece to Small is Beautiful
Suggested Reading:
-Fostering technological dynamism, United Nations Report
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12 Sep |
History of Development: (1970 - 1990)
..Appropriate Technology
..Intermediate Technology [.ppt presentation]
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Reading Assignment 3:
-The Meaning of Development: Interactions between 'New' and 'Old' Ideas' , B. Ingham
- Mastering the Machine Revisited, 69 – 85
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14 Sep |
Development Role Play
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Reading Assignment 4:
-Disacare Case Study, K. Kornbluth, P. Osafo
-Community Organization and Rural Development: A Learning Process Approach, D. Korten
-United Nations Millennium Goals
Suggested Readings:
-The Origins and Practice of Participatory Rural Appraisal, R. Chambers
-The Millennium Goals Report 2005, United Nations
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16 Sep |
History of Development: (1990 - present)
..Millennium Goals
..Stakeholder Analysis [.ppt presentation]
..Participatory Development
..Co-Creation
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Reading Assignment 5:
- Mastering the Machine Revisited, 48 – 66
Suggested Reading:
- Cooperative Autonomy: The Dialectic of State - NGO Relationship in Developing Countries, B. Sanyal
Homework Assignment 2:
-Stakeholder Analysis of Fuel from the Fields, S. Frayne and A. Smith
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3
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19 Sep |
Institutions of Development
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Reading Assignment 6:
- Mastering the Machine Revisited, 137 – 153
Suggested Reading:
-World Energy Assessment, chapters 1 & 2 |
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21 Sep |
Introduction to Energy
Energy:
..Wind, Water and Sun
..Distributed Power Systems
..Life Cycle Analysis
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Reading Assignment 7:
-The Photovoltaic Primer , J. Bishop, J. Bales, A. Smith, S. Frayne [high res] [low res]
Homework Assignment 3:
-Energy Worksheet
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23 Sep |
Photo-voltaic system design
Photo-voltaic electronics lab
Guest Speaker: Jim Bales |
Reading Assignment 8:
-Smoke: The Killer in the Kitchen, H. Warwick, A. Doig
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4
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26 Sep |
Energy:
..Biomass, Biogas, Biodiesel
Energy Lab 1:
..Making Charcoal |
Reading Assignment 9:
- Mastering the Machine Revisited, pp 103-136
-Meeting a Pressing Need [high res] [low res] , A. Hynd, A. Smith
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28 Sep |
Intro to Agriculture Session
Movie: Peanuts
Agricultural Technology Showcase:
..Post-Harvest Processing/Storage |
Reading Assignment 10:
-More Crop per Drop, P. Fuller
-D-Lab Tech Brief: Low-Cost Drip Irrigation, A. Smith
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30 Sep |
International Development Forum
Lobby 13, 1- 3 pm
Agricultural Technology Showcase:
..Irrigation
..Guest Speaker: Sudarshan Surawanshi
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Reading Assignment 11:
-Water Resources Issues in Developing Countries, D. S. Brookshire, D. Whittington
-Meeting the MDG Drinking Water and Sanitation Target, UNICEF and WHO report, pp 4 – 21
Homework Assignment 4:
Cancelled
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5
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3 Oct |
Water issues in the developing world
Water treatment Systems
..Guest Speaker: Susan Murcott
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Reading Assignment 12:
- Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality, chapter 7
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5 Oct |
Water Lab I
..Bacterial Testing
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Reading Assignment 13:
- Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality, chapter 8
Homework Assignment 5:
-Water Testing
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7 Oct |
Water Lab II:
..Chemical Testing
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Reading Assignment 14:
-Community Participation in Urban Sanitation, E. Nance and L. Ortolano
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6
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10 Oct |
Columbus Day: No Class |
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12 Oct |
Sanitation
..Guest Speaker: Earthea Nance
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Reading Assignment 15:
-Toilet Talk, A. Deora
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14 Oct |
Sanitation Lab:
..Latrine Building
..Guest Speaker: Amy Deora
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Reading Assignment 16:
- Development projects observed , A. O. Hirschman, chapter 4
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7
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17 Oct |
Projects and partners
Brazil.ppt
Zambia.ppt
India.ppt
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Reading Assignment 17:
-Country Profiles from CIA fact files
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19 Oct |
Projects and partners
China.ppt
Ghana.ppt
Lesotho.ppt
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Homework Assignment 6:
-Sector Paper Outline
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21 Oct |
Project team meeting
Language 1
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Reading Assignment 18:
-Inheriting the World:The Atlas of Children’s Health and the Environment, B. Gordon, R. Mackay and E. Rehfuess
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24 Oct |
Health Issues in the Developing World
Guest Speaker: Claire Pierre
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Quiz 1: Due 28 October |
| 26 Oct |
The AIDS/HIV Crisis |
Reading Assignment 19:
-Managing credit for the rural poor: Lessons from the Grameen Bank , P.S. Jain
Homework Assignment 7:
-Practicing Poverty
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28 Oct |
Project team meeting |
Reading Assignment 20:
-Whatever happened to poverty alleviation? J. Tendler
Suggested Reading:
-An Institutional Approach to Urban Informal Sector Policies in Developing Countries , B. Sanyal and R. Pradhan
Homework Assignment 8:
-Current Events
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9
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31 Oct |
Poverty Reduction Schemes |
Reading Assignment 21:
-What Works: Grameen Telecom’s Village Phones, N. Cohen
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2 Nov |
Micro-Enterprise Case Study:
..Grameen Phone
..Guest Speaker: Iqbal Quadir (?)
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Reading Assignment 22:
-Using Simple Physics to help Poor Nigerians, Rolex Laureate Profiles
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4 Nov |
Cooking Lab |
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10
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7 Nov |
Gender Issues |
Reading Assignment 23:
- Mastering the Machine Revisited, pp 171 – 186
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9 Nov |
Manufacturing in Developing Countries
No Spare Parts…
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Reading Assignment 24:
- Mastering the Machine Revisited, pp 200 – 213 -Supporting the invisible technologists, M. Foster
Suggested Readings
-Supporting Women’s Use of Information Technologies for Sustainable Development, N. Hafkin, N. Taggart
-Integrating Gender Needs into Drinking-Water Projects in Nepal , S. Regmi, and B. Fawcett
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11 Nov |
No Class: Veteran’s Day |
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11
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14 Nov |
Guest Speaker: Mohammed Bah Abba
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Reading Assignment 25: -The Big Potential of Small Farms, P. Polak
-Can Extreme Poverty be Eliminated? J.D. Sachs
Homework Assignment 6:
Sector Paper: Topic Selection & Outline
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16 Nov |
Creating New Markets that Serve Poor Customers
..Guest Speaker: Paul Polak, IDE
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Reading Assignment 26:
-Reconceptualizing the Digital Divide, Mark Warschauer
-Information Technology in Historical Perspective, L. Marx
-Low-cost Information Technology in Developing Countries, J. James
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18 Nov |
K-12 International Projects
..Guest Speaker: Josh Schuler
Project team meeting
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Sector Papers Due
Homework Assignment 9:
-Final Presentations
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12
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21 Nov |
ICT4D
..Guest Speaker: Leo Burd
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23 Nov |
Movie: Institutions of Development
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Reading Assignment 27:
-Shelter, Settlement, and Development: an Overview , L. Rodwin, and B. Sanyal
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25 Nov |
No Class: Thanksgiving vacation |
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13
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28 Nov |
Housing Issues in the Developing World |
Reading Assignment 28:
- Mastering the Machine Revisited, pp 154-170
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30 Nov |
Building Technologies
Guest Speaker: Les Norford
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Reading Assignment 29:
-Responsible Well-Being, R.Chambers
Suggested Reading:
-Western Economists and Eastern Societies, G Rosen
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2 Dec |
Project Team Meeting |
Homework Assignment 10:
-Field Project Preparation Worksheet
-Travel Documentation
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5 Dec |
Peanut Sheller Lab
Guest Speaker: Jock Brandis
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Quiz 2: Due 9 Dec
Reading Assignment 30:
-The Role of Volunteers in International Development, VSO Position Paper |
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7 Dec |
Field Project Logistics
Trip Planning
Travel information, health, safety
Cultural taboos
Cultural implications of development projects
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Reading Assignment 31:
- Development projects observed , A. O. Hirschman, chapter 5
Suggested Reading
-Visibility and Disappointment: the New Role of Development Evaluation , R. Picciotto
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9 Dec |
Project Assessment |
Reading Assignment 32:
- Mastering the Machine Revisited, pp 246-261
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15 |
12 Dec |
Final Presentations |
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14 Dec |
Final Presentations
Feedback
Evaluations
IAP schedule |
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