2011 Diploma

in Development Leadership

GOALS OF THE PROGRAM

The Ultimate Aim of the Program is:

To contribute to bringing about a more just, inclusive and sustainable global society in which all people participate in shaping their own destinies.

The Goal of The Program is:

To strengthen organizations involved in community-driven development by providing high quality, leadership development opportunities for mid and senior level staff.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVESThat participants will:

Strengthen their capacity to lead and support;

Strengthen their capacity to support and catalyze organizational learning and change;

Reflect on the underlying values and philosophies of development and transformative leadership;

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PROGRAM OBJECTIVES…continued

Explore conceptual linkages between participation, good governance, development and social change;

Develop their capacity to act collectively through knowledge sharing, networking and multi-stakeholder processes;

Develop practical competencies in self-directed research and learning, as well as inquiry-based processes for social learning at the organizational and community level.

DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS

MANDATORY COURSES

Foundations ……………………….………(4 credits) Globalization and Development………….. (1 credit)

Gender and Power…………………………(1 credit)

Co-op Inquiry 1…………….……………….(1 credits)

Integration Workshops I & II………….…. (1 credit)

Participation in Participant Forum………… (0.5 credit)

DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS

SPECIALIZATIONS

Specialization 1 ……..…………….………(3 credits)

Specialization 2 ……..…………….………(3 credits)

DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS

OTHER COURSES

Electives………………………………(1.5 -2.5 credits)

Week 18 Electives……………………………(1 credit)

DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS

TOTAL CREDITS

MANDATORY COURSES ………………… 8.5

SPECIALIZATIONS …………………………6

OTHER COURSES ………………………….2.5-3.5

Total……………………………………………17-18

Total Required………………………………….18

SPECIALIZATION OPTIONS

During Terms III & IV, participants may choose:

Two specializations

OR

One specialization and an Independent Reading and Research Study

(Those doing the Independent Reading and Research must take the Independent Study Time and Research

Processes and Methods electives as well).

SPECIALIZATIONS

TERM III

Community-Based Microfinance

Community-Based Conflict Transformation & Peacebuilding

Mobilizing Assets for Community-Driven Development

Facilitation and Training Approaches for Community Change

Independent Reading & Research Study

Term IV

Advocacy & Citizen Engagement

Organizational Learning & Change

Livelihoods & Markets

Community Based Natural Resource Management

Independent Reading & Research Study

Course Selection

Weeks 1 - 6

Weeks 1-5 Foundations in Leadership (mandatory)

•Leadership and Personal Change •Adult Education and Development Philosophy

August : Meeting with Program Advisors

Weeks 5-6 Globalization for Development (mandatory)

Weeks 7 - 8

Week 7 Research Methods or Communication for Development

OR Community Economic Analysis and

Market-led ApproachesOR

Communication for Development

Week 7 Gender and Power begins

Week 8 Cooperative Inquiry 1

Weeks 9 -12:

Weeks 9-11Specializations

PeaceORMicrofinanceORMobilizing AssetsORFacilitation

Week 12 Participant Forum / Change Starts with Me

Integration Workshop 1 & Mid Term Evaluation

Gender and Power

Week 13-15:

Weeks 13- 15Specializations

OLC

OR

Advocacy

OR

Livelihoods and Markets

OR

Community Based Natural Resource Management

Weeks 16 - 17

Week 16 Participatory Project Planning and ManagementOR Partnerships for Multi-stakeholder Negotiations ORConfronting Food Security & Climate Change Issues

Weeks 17

Capacity Building for Community DevelopmentOR Participatory Monitoring and EvaluationOR Community Development and Health

Weeks 18 - 19

Week 18 Coop Inquiry IIOR Skill Building for Effective CommunicationORIndependent Study Time

Weeks 19

Integration Workshop II , Final Evaluation, Re-entry Exercises , Convocation

ASSESSMENT

Constructive written comments, not numerical grades, are provided.

Numerical Grades will appear Only on Final Transcript

• Excellent 90-100• Very Good 80-89• Good 70-79• Fair 50-69• Unsatisfactory under 50

5 point deduction for each day an assignment is late.

PARTICIPATION

Participation normally 20 per cent of course grade.

Assessment may be facilitator, peer, or self;

In most cases, participation is based on:

• Being present and on time;

• Being productively involved;

• Creating positive learning environment for others.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION

We Encourage Feedback:

Program evaluations half way and at the end of the program;

Course evaluations on the final day of every course, workshop or specialization.

POLICIES

ATTENDANCE

Attend all classes, workshops, field programs, & other academic activities;

Essential for course credit;

Absence requires prior approval of the Manager of Educational Programs and course facilitators.

PLAGIARISM

Is a serious offence;

Ideas borrowed from others must be clearly credited;

May result in failure in the course or dismissal.

GENDER-INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE

Verbal and written language should include both genders, when speaking of both men and women.

• Use “humankind”, “people” (not “man” or “mankind”)

• Write” s/he” or “they”

The University Writing Centre can offer help as well as teaching staff.

Assignments may be returned for rewriting.

LEARNING JOURNAL

A learning journal is a tool to support your learning;

Used to capture notes, ideas, observations and insights with particular meaning and relevance to you.

Forms:• Notebook • Blog

COADY APPROACH TO LEARNING

We are committed to:

respectful, just, empowering teaching methods;

Genuine and reciprocal learning relationships;

Reflective practice and creative expression;

Divergent opinions;

COADY APPROACH TO LEARNING

We are also committed to:

A supportive yet challenging space for learning;

Challenging paradigms that promote inequality and inequity;

Modeling and mentoring;

Integrity.

QUESTIONS?