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Lesson details
 | Non-Governmental Organizations, humanitarian Action and international Development | ||
2018-2019 | EnIESEG School of Management
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IÉSEG
)
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Class code : | 1819-IÉSEG-M1S1-ENT-MA-EI11UE | ENTREPRENEURSHIP | |
| Level | Year | Period | Language of instruction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master | 1 | S1 | EnEnglish |
| Academic responsibility | J.BAYLE-CORDIER |
|---|---|
| Lecturer(s) | S.GALLAND |
- This class exists in these courses :
- IÉSEG > IESEG Degree - Programme Grande École > Semester 1 > 2,00 ECTS
Prerequisites
None
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student should be able to :
Conduct a professional activity inside an international organization
Demonstrate commitment to quality in a professional environment
Adhere to the values of the company in which they work
Design and implement specific and systematic organizational processes and practices to contribute to achieve and promote ethical and social outcomes in and around the organization
Deal with the various aspects of a problem
Produce professional quality documents
Course description
- Overview of international and regional socio-political paradigms: hunger, health care, demography, environment, Human Rights, gender equality etc. (International Development Index, Sustainable Development Goals…)
- Framework of international development and humanitarian assistance, stakeholders and their mandates, historical and current challenges
- Public (UN agencies such as UNDP and UNICEF, ECHO, USAID) and private Financers
- Project management in international intergovernmental or non-governmental organizations (assessment, project planning and budgeting, proposal to donor, logical framework, implementation, impact evaluation…)
- types of involvement as employee or volunteer, career perspectives ,
- Examples of case studies: UNDP, Oxfam, Care, the Red Cross Movement, Action Contre la Faim…
Class type
Class structure
| Type of course | Numbers of hours | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent study | |||
| Estimated personal workload | 2,00 | ||
| Individual Project | 3,00 | ||
| Group Project | 4,00 | ||
| Independent work | |||
| Reference manual 's readings | 2,00 | ||
| Research | 8,00 | ||
| Face to face | |||
| lecture | 6,00 | ||
| Interactive class | 10,00 | ||
| Total student workload | 35,00 | ||
Teaching methods
- Case study
- Interactive class
- Presentation
- Project work
Assessment
A group project is a case study which will be presented to the class. The final exam is partly composed of a MCQ.
| Type of control | Duration | Number | Percentage break-down |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous assessment | |||
| Oral presentation | 0,20 | 1 | 50,00 |
| Final Exam | |||
| Written exam | 1,00 | 1 | 50,00 |
| TOTAL | 100,00 | ||
Recommended reading
- Orwell, George (1933). Down and Out in Paris and London. Penguin Modern Classics -
- Riddell, Roger (2007), Does foreign Aid really work? OUP Oxford -
- Ryfman, Philippe (2007) Non-governmental organizations: an indispensable player of humanitarian aid. 31-03-2007 Article, International Review of the Red Cross, No. 865 -
Internet resources
* This information is non-binding and can be subject to change
