| 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? |