NSCPHD1102 Introductory course to doctorate research within agricultural development, food chains and innovation (generic course)

Volume 2014/2015
Education
The course is associated with the AgTraIn doctorate programme

http://www.agtrain.eu
Content
  • The objective is to create a common academic and methodological framework for each cohort of doctorates within the AgTraIn programme, and facilitating their development of a Training and Supervision Plan for their project. Specifically the course aims at setting the scene of food production and development, demonstrating the role and limitations of all actors in the food chain from primary production, over processing and value addition to traders. Secondly, the course will provide analytical tools and methodological approaches that can be used for stakeholder involvement and negotiation, hereunder:
    • Negotiation with stakeholders and stakeholder analysis
    • Transformation from problem to research question (LogFrame Analysis)
    • Rural realities and constraints
    • Framework for smallholder innovation
    • Participatory Action Research

    The students will submit a plan for stakeholder involvement in their continued project refinement as well as a preliminary logframe analysis.
Learning Outcome
Lectures Student presentations Exercises Student reflections
Lectures, exercises, discussions.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Exam
  • 8
  • Lectures
  • 12
  • Preparation
  • 20
  • Theory exercises
  • 12
  • Total
  • 52
Credit
2 ECTS
Type of assessment
Oral examination under invigilation
Students must participate actively in exercises and discussions. Students must present their own research plan initially. Students must present reflections on course content and modifications to research plan at the end of the course
Aid
All aids allowed
Censorship form
No external censorship