FVPAA080 Community Development

Fakulta veřejných politik v Opavě
zima 2025
Rozsah
10 hod/sem. 8 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
Mgr. Nataša Matulayová, PhD., BSBA (přednášející)
Garance
Mgr. Nataša Matulayová, PhD., BSBA
Fakulta veřejných politik v Opavě
Předpoklady
The course is open to students from all study programs interested in understanding and contributing to community development. No prior knowledge of community development or related disciplines is required.
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Cíle předmětu
This course introduces the principles, methods, and practical tools of community development relevant across disciplines. In today's complex world, being a qualified professional is not enough — we also carry responsibility for the places we live, work, and engage with. Through the lens of civic engagement, community-based practice, and the concept of the civic-minded graduate, students will explore how to understand, assess, and contribute to the sustainable development of communities. The course fosters competencies based on the LOUIS Competence Framework, including civic engagement, critical and creative thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, integrative learning, and future literacy — the ability to imagine and shape positive futures for local communities. This course is open to students from all study fields, recognizing that community development connects us all, regardless of our disciplines. Course Objectives: - To introduce students to the meaning, principles, and values of community development across disciplines. - To provide students with practical tools for community analysis, engagement, and participatory planning. - To develop students' competencies in community profiling, applying the asset-based approach. - To enhance students' civic engagement, responsibility for their region, and future literacy — the ability to envision and contribute to sustainable community development.
Výstupy z učení
By the end of the course, students will be able to: - Define the concept of community from various disciplinary perspectives and its role in community-based practice. - Apply basic techniques for community analysis, needs assessment, and stakeholder engagement. - Understand and explain the purpose, stages, and benefits of community planning, with a focus on inclusive, participatory approaches. - Develop a comprehensive community profile using the asset-based approach, identifying strengths and opportunities across multiple domains.
Osnova
Lesson 1: Introduction to Community Development: What is a community? Definitions and interpretations across disciplines. Community perspectives relevant to community-based practice. Brief history and evolution of community development. Key principles, values, and relevance for civic-minded graduates. The role of community engagement in personal and professional life. Lesson 2: Community Analysis and Engagement What community development does: outcomes, opportunities, challenges. Kief Popple's 9 models of community work practice (overview). Techniques for community needs assessment and resource mapping. Strategies for engaging diverse community members. How to boost meaningful community engagement. Lesson 3: Community Planning as a Method: What is Community Planning? Benefits and key stakeholders. The concept of Community Planning in Social Services as a specific example. Public participation and vulnerable groups in Community Planning. Main principles and stages of Community Planning processes. Community Needs Assessment Report and its significance. Lesson 4: Applied Community Development and Asset-Based Approach: Drafting a Community Plan: what should be included. Introduction to Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) as a theoretical and practical tool. Comprehensive community profiling using the ABCD approach. Domains of community assets: physical, economic, social, cultural, human, and political. Linking assets to community strengths, future growth, and future literacy — preparing for sustainable, resilient futures. Assignment guidelines: Comprehensive community profile of students' home region. Lesson 5: Student Presentations (Assessment): Presentation of individual or group community profiles. Peer feedback and reflective discussion.
Literatura
  • PITCHFORD, M., HENDERSON, P. Making Spaces for Community Development. Bristol: Univerzity of Bristol, 2008. ISBN 978-3-642-02177-0. info
Výukové metody
- Interactive lectures and discussions - Practical exercises in community analysis and profiling - Group activities and peer learning - Case studies from various community contexts - Student presentations with peer review
Metody hodnocení
- Community Profile (Written Assignment): 60% of final grade - Presentation of Community Profile: 40% of final grade Assessment criteria include structure, clarity, use of the asset-based approach, understanding of community dynamics, creativity, civic relevance, and application of course principles.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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