Course title | |||||
環境農業協力論 [International Cooperation on Sustainable Agriculture] | |||||
Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
Department | Year | 1~ | Semester | Fall | |
Course type | Fall | Course code | 05MI5031 | ||
Instructor(s) | |||||
山田 祐彰 [YAMADA Masaaki] | |||||
Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Agriculture | Office | Email address |
Course description |
This course provides practical knowledge and skills for writing development proposals, which are related to and often mixed up with research proposals, especially in the rural settings where agricultural researchers and extension specialists endeavor towards sustainable rural development. Special case-study sessions will be given by the staff of international technical cooperation projects launched by this university. The course participants are encouraged to share experience of development initiatives with classmates for deepening their insights in sustainability question. Finally, pilot proposals for technical cooperation will be made by groups and presented in class. |
Expected Learning |
Learn about effective grant writing for development intervention projects, and understand differences between research planning and development project planning. |
Course schedule |
01) Introduction 02) Sustainable agriculture - what are the environmental challenges for agriculture? 03) cont. 04) Needs of technical cooperation beneficiaries 05) Appropriate technology for rural development 06) cont. 07) Japanese institutions in agricultural development cooperation 08) Planning and grant acquisition of international cooperation projects 09) Implementation and evaluation of international cooperation projects - Project Cycle Management (PCM), monitoring and evaluation procedures 10) cont. 11) Case Study: TUAT development cooperation projects 12) cont. 13) Group Work - presentation of project proposals for sustainable development 14) cont. 15) Conclusion - effective intervention for sustainable rural development |
Prerequisites |
English language is used in class. Participants are recommended to also take International Development and Cooperation focused on the basic and theoretical issues of sustainable rural development, and IEAS Communication Exercise. |
Required Text(s) and Materials |
Handouts will be provided in class. |
References |
See handouts. |
Assessment/Grading |
Mutual evaluation of two group projects (80%), and active participation in class (20%). |
Message from instructor(s) |
Sustainable development is an urgent issue in the era of accelerated globalization, as poverty in the developing countries has been triggering other major socio-economic problems worldwide. Let us study and overcome this universal challenge together. |
Course keywords |
sustainable agriculture, international cooperation, appropriate technology, project planning, project evaluation |
Office hours |
E-mail to the instructor for appointment. |
Remarks 1 |
Remarks 2 |
Related URL |
http://www.tuat.ac.jp/~ieas/ |
Lecture Language |
English |
Language Subject |
Last update |
6/12/2018 7:50:59 PM |