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140334 VO+UE VM8 - Negotiating Change (2013W)
Simulation of an International Conference for Sustainable Development
Continuous assessment of course work
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Joint course with the Institute of International Development, University of Vienna.
The final assembly will take place at the Vienna International Centre/UNIDO.25 BOKU students, 25 UoV students.The term-dates will be announced at term beginning and alternates between University of Vienna and BOKU Vienna.
The final assembly will take place at the Vienna International Centre/UNIDO.25 BOKU students, 25 UoV students.The term-dates will be announced at term beginning and alternates between University of Vienna and BOKU Vienna.
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Fr 20.09.2013 10:00 to Tu 01.10.2013 14:00
- Registration is open from Tu 01.10.2013 18:00 to Th 03.10.2013 10:00
- Deregistration possible until Th 31.10.2013 14:00
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Friday 11.10. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
- Friday 18.10. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
- Friday 25.10. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
- Friday 08.11. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
- Friday 15.11. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
- Friday 22.11. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
- Friday 29.11. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
- Friday 06.12. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
- Friday 13.12. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
- Friday 10.01. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
- Friday 17.01. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
- Friday 24.01. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
- Friday 31.01. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Self-, peer- and trainer-assessment.
Collecting points throughout the semester.
Collecting points throughout the semester.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
# Describe a challenge in sustainable development applying historical socio-economic and agro-ecological categories.
# Hypothesize interests a specific region will have facing this development challenge and possible solution strategies.
#Based on the regions interests, construct a negotiation strategy to achieve international action towards addressing the development challenge.
#Debate solution strategies in an assembly&setting with peers representing other regions. Guidance by lecturers and external trainers.
#Recognise drivers and constraints of successful communication for change.
#Participate in a simulation of multi-stakeholder processes to experience strategic and communicative rationality.
#Summarize the complex system that constitutes negotiations in international development.
# Hypothesize interests a specific region will have facing this development challenge and possible solution strategies.
#Based on the regions interests, construct a negotiation strategy to achieve international action towards addressing the development challenge.
#Debate solution strategies in an assembly&setting with peers representing other regions. Guidance by lecturers and external trainers.
#Recognise drivers and constraints of successful communication for change.
#Participate in a simulation of multi-stakeholder processes to experience strategic and communicative rationality.
#Summarize the complex system that constitutes negotiations in international development.
Examination topics
The course is rooted in concepts of problem based learning and experiential learning (Dewey, Freire, Kolb) and is aligned with all courses at the Centre for Development Research in terms of learning outcomes.
Reading list
Association in the course directory
Dies ist eine interuniversiäre Lehrveranstaltung und wird gemeinsam mit der BOKU organisiert und abgehalten. TeilnehmerInnen beider Universitäten sind willkommen.
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:35
The final assembly will take place at the Vienna International Centre/UNIDO.Each year, the course focuses on a global topic in sustainable development (e.g. land grabbing).
Doing self-organized research, the students relate the given topic to the historical socio-economic and agro-ecological background of a specific region (e.g. Ethiopia). Representing a region (e.g. Ethiopia) and its interests, the students develop suggestions for solutions to address the challenge (e.g. land grabbing).
Negotiating with other regional representatives (e.g. India), the students experience complexity and communication in a realistic situation.
Based on the negotiations, the students agree on a resolution for addressing the challenge (e.g. land grabbing) in a general assembly. Finally, the complex system of international interests in development is re-conceptualized drawing from the experiences of students.