Calendar

LEC # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 Introduction—The rationale for the course: Why is it important to understand the difference between conventional theories and actual outcomes?  
2 Overview of conventional theories of development, planning, and implementation Essay on professional "surprise" due the day after session #2
3 Implemenation puzzle: One modernity or multiple modernities?  
4 Implemenation puzzle: Assessment of development and planning efforts: What has worked and what has not?  
5 Implemenation puzzle: Bottom-up versus top-down development? Mid-term is due the day after session #5
6 Implemenation puzzle: Comprehensive versus incremental planning  
7 Implementation puzzle: Under what conditions do public sector institutions perform well?  
8 Implementation puzzle: Is politics a hindrance to, or essential for planning?  
9 Implementation puzzle: How do development professionals define what is ethical practice?  
10 Implementation puzzle: Rigidity versus flexibility  
11 Implementation puzzle: Modes of evaluation: What is useful knowledge for practitioners?  
12 Implementation puzzle: The social construction of learning institutions The final paper is due the day after session #12
13 Implementation puzzle: Surety of purpose or humility of not knowing the answer?