ICT for Development

Course Outline Lecturer:       Prof. Muwanga-Zake, Johnnie WF. Qualifications: BSc. (Hons.), BEd., MSc., MEd., PhD. PGCE. PDE Course Title:   ICT for Development                                                    Overview Overall Description of the Course The course comprises lectures and practical applications of the theories about managing ICT for development, specifically focussed on developing countries. Overall Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, the students are expected to, ·          LO1: Articulate similarities and differences between the development theories ·   ...

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References: Narasaiah, M. L. (2004). Information Technology and Development. First Edition. Discovery Publishing House. New Delhi. ISBN: 81-7141-760-4 Development Theory. Wikipedia What is Development? The World Bank. Reviving Critical Modernism in Development Studies . 7 September 2016 Richard Heeks Reviving Critical Modernism in Development Studies 7 September 2016 Richard Heeks Leave a comment Go to comments Critical modernism forms a very small, rather dated trickle of ideas within development studies. How could it be updated to serve as a lens for current research? Critical modernism can be understood as a wide sweep of ideas, particularly encompassing thinkers such as Habermas and Gramsci [1] .  But it has only a small explicit footprint within development studies largely triggered by a chapter in Peet & Hartwick’s book Theories of Development , published in 1999 [2] .  Itself developed from earlier work, this was particularly...