Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

A student who has been through the module:

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• has knowledge about economic calculations and models with regards to a development projects process and realisation cost 

Skills

• is able to evaluate a development project and its intended results through rationales of valuation and cost-benefit analysis and engage in a reflective discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of the project
• is able to reflect on the socio-economic effects of a development project as well as the distribution of these effects across society

Competences

• is able to engage in development projects and evaluate the process and intended results with regards to economic and take reflective actions with regards to the evaluation result
• can collaborate professional with other professions (e.g. economists) and argue for the value of development projects with regards to the economy of the development process, the implement as well as the consequences of the implementation

Type of instruction

Lectures, exercises and project work. The course supports the project course Exploring design and innovation possibility on the Sustainable design master program. The students can therefore use their project as case in this course.

Exam

Exams