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Learning Outcomes
1. | Critically review the characteristics of humanitarian assistance endeavours; | ||
2. | Analyse contemporary challenges in humanitarian response in different contexts and extrapolate solutions to inform future practice; | ||
3. | Interpret statements of ethics, human rights and codes of conduct in the field of humanitarian response and hypothesise their practical impact; | ||
4. | Advocate for the use of specific theoretical and practical tools to inform humanitarian assistance; and | ||
5. | Apply the Disaster Management Cycle to a range of humanitarian assistance scenarios. |
Assessment
Assessment type | Description | Grade |
---|---|---|
Essay | Essay on ethics and human rights in humanitarian assistance (3000 words) | 40% |
Assignment | Written assignment on disaster risk management (3000 words) | 40% |
Other | Debate on dilemmas in humanitarian assistance (1000 words) | 20% |
Required reading
Essays in Humanitarian Action
Slim,H. (2012)
Oxford Institute of Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict
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