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SADA-R11
(PGDM-RM 2011-13 : Term-I)
XIMB
Bhubaneswar
Societal Analysis and Development Alternatives
PGDM(RM)-I
(2011)
Instructor
Dr. S. Peppin
Phone (Extn.): 719
Course Assistant
Ms. Madhu C.Panda
Extn: 713
1. Scope
: Society is a complex system made of many components. Understanding this complex system is crucial for the rural managers. In order to understand this system, one needs to know the different components and the interplay between each of them. The interplay takes place at different levels and in different forms. In societal analysis we try to understand the dynamics of such interplays in society.
The form and the structure of the society is changing. Often such changes are induced by development interventions. Hence, the development initiatives or the development action forms the context for analyzing the changing structure and functions of the society.
The main focus of this course is to enable the learners to think critically and question the existing approaches to societal analysis and the current models of development. This course attempts to challenge the very intention of developing the poor. It also attempts to prove that the poor are also subordinated to various forms of exploitation in the name development itself. Above all this course will challenge your earlier perception of poor and their power. It may also help you to take the side of the poor as rural managers. It may also be possible that you might hate this course and hence the poor and the course instructor.
2. Objectives:
At the end of this course the learners will be able to:
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Use different approaches and tools to analyse society and development action
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Develop deeper understanding and sensitivity to certain key problems confronting the society
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Understand the ongoing models of development and their impact on the society
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Identify and critically examine the roles of key actors in development
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Appreciate the power of the poor
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Identify their roles as rural managers from the vantage point of the poor
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Develop passion for social entrepreneurship as a tool for change and development of rural societies.
3. Course Requirements
Individual Assignment (Individual): Art of Analysing Social Issues
Each student is required to identify and select any picture that depicts/represents a social problem in any society and write a critical analysis of that problem as seen from the picture. The length of analysis should be 4-6 computer typed pages.
Dates to Remember
: The soft copy of the analysis along with the scanned picture must be submitted on or before
10th July, 2009 12.30 PM
Group Assignment
For this assignment the learners will be divided into different groups and each group will prepare a short video documentary/flash presentation (10 minutes) on the topics given below. The video documentary will be preceded by preparation on academic note and a programme brief. The academic note will be of 8-10 pages indicating the key issues and data to be highlighted in the video documentation. The documentation will be presented for evaluation
Last Date for Submission of Academic note: 12th July 2011, 5.00 PM
Last date for submission of Programme Brief: 20th July 2011, 5.00PM
Last date for submission of video/flash documentation: 30th July 2011
Groups, Role Number and Topics ( There will be 10 groups for each Section)
Group No.
Roll No.
Assigned Topic (Suggestive)
Group 1
Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid OR Misery at the Top of the Pyramid
Group 2
Depletion of Natural Resources (Water)
Group 3
Terrorism and Insurgency
Group 4
Poverty and Hunger
Group 5
Population
Group 6
Mining and Development
Group 7
Gender Discrimination
Group 8
Corruption in Public Life
Group 9
HIV/AIDS
Group 10
Communalism
4. Evaluation
End Term
50 marks
Individual Assignment : Art of Analysis
15 marks
Group Assignment : Video documentation and presentation
30 Marks (20+10)
Participation in Learning
05 Marks
5. Course Outline
The World we Live in
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Past, Present and Future
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Key factors influencing the world today
Analysing Societies: Approaches, Methods and Tools
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Historical
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Class Analysis
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Structural Analysis- economic, political and cultural
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Spatial Analysis
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Risk and Vulnerability Analysis
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Methods and Tools
Crucial Issues Confronting Rural Societies
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Poverty and Hunger
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Population
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Gender Discrimination
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Business and Natural Resources
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Communalism
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Market, Truth and Ethics
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Race and Multiculturalism
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Terrorism and Insurgency
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Corruption in Public life
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HIV/AIDS
Development: What and Why
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Evolution of the concept of Development
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Concept of Under Development
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Frequently used Concepts in Development
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Development or Transformation
Models of Development
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Welfare oriented Development Model
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Natural Resource Based Development Model
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Micro – Credit Based Development Model
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Community Organisation and Action Based Development Model
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Enterprise and Market Oriented Development Model
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Institution Building focused Development Model
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Deep Ecology
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Millennium Development Goals
Key Actors in Development
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Public Sector
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Private Sector
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Non-profit Organisations
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People and People’s Organisations
REFERENCES
1. Capra, Fritjof: The Web of Life
2. Steven Seidman and Jeffrey C. Alexander: The New Social Theory Reader
3. Jeffrey Sachs: The End of Poverty
4. Kalam, A.P.J. India: Vision 2020
5. Corbridge, Stuart: Development Studies-A Reader
6. Schumacher, E.F.: Small is Beautiful
7. Sachs, Wolfang: The Development Dictionary- A Guide to Knowledge as Power
8. Allen and Thomas: Poverty and Development
9. Bernstein and Johnson: Rural Livelihood-Crises and Responses
10. Holland, J.P.: Social Analysis
11. David Bornstein: How to Change the WORLD
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