Course Code: BUS 5501
Academic Year: 2024-2025
Students will develop an understanding of current development issues and trends which will allow them to analyze the social, cultural, political, environmental and economic context in which a project is being implemented in order to make necessary adjustments and modifications. Discussion will include issues related to gender, the environment, indigenous peoples, human rights, good governance and institutional capacity building. This course will provide an overview of these sectors along with the economic sector of income generation, micro-finance and credit. We will study each sector in relation to why it is important for development, how it is seen by the various international financial institutions (IFIs) and what the major issues are in delivering projects within these sectors and projects composed of more than one sectoral component.