LB0111, Project Management and Process Facilitation, 15.0 Hp
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Syllabus

Finalized by: Programnämnden för utbildning inom landskap och trädgård (PN - LT), 2018-11-21
Valid from : Spring semester 2020 (2020-01-20)

Level

Second cycle (AXX)

Main field of study

Agricultural Science, Horticultural Science

Subject

Agricultural science, Horticultural science

Grading Scale

The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.

Course language

English

Entry Requirements

Objectives

The aim is to provide a thorough overview of the need for stakeholder collaboration and an interdisciplinary foundation for individual and collaborative development and research work within Agroecology.

On completion of the course students will be able to:

• understand and problemize the importance of collaboration between individuals with different knowledge backgrounds and experiences in agroecological projects and processes,
• discuss the differences between approaches to project management and open-ended learning processes and assess when they are relevant in agroecological development and research,
• explain the differences between acting as a project leader and a process facilitator,
• use process design as well as methods in project management and process facilitation.

Content

The course introduces students to training in collaboration, project management and process facilitation between different stakeholders in dynamic surroundings via scientific literature, lectures, seminars, study visits and student assignments.

The course is divided into two parts:

Part 1 "Systems of knowledge and learning" includes:

• Different approaches to knowledge such as scientific knowledge, rural (popular) knowledge based on experience and cultural knowledge.
• Approaches to share and gain knowledge such as transfer of knowledge, experiential learning/learning in action and introspective and third loop learning.
• Scientific knowledge traditions and rationalities such as social science, natural science, interdisciplinarity, multidisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity.
• Rural peoples’ knowledge and rationalities.
• Methods and tools for learning and knowledge generation such as quantitative science methods, qualitative science methods, PLAR (Participatory Learning and Action Research) methods, experiential learning.

Part 2 "Project Management and Process Facilitation" includes:

• Understanding of basic similarities and differences between a project and a process and of how to carry out management and facilitation.
• Theory on project management and process facilitation, including planning and decision-making, collaboration and group dynamics, conflicts and conflict management, documentation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
• Farmers’ perspectives on projects.
• Organisational project and process views, including the roles of a project leader and a facilitator.

Seminars, excercises and field work are compulsory.

Examination Formats and Requirements for Passing the Course

The examination for the course will consist of project work presentation, exercises and written individual and group reflections regarding the course objectives, plus adequate participation in compulsory sessions.

Responsible Department/Equivalent

Department of People and Society

Supplementary information

Module set

Title	Credits	Code
Single module	15.0	0101

The Course Replaces

LB0057