| CODE | SOC5028 | |||||||||
| TITLE | SIA and the Policy Process (2): Management, Reporting and Decision-Making | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Sociology | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Objective: An exploration on the policy process in doing a Social Impact Assessment based on practical examples and case studies to analyze planned interventions. This study-unit explores what is it like to be a consultant doing Social Impact Assessment through hands-on workshop sessions, with a particular focus onapplying professional work ethics. Content: This study-unit builds on SOC 5023 by exploring the policy process from formulation to actualisation of doing Social Impact Assessment. Through workshop sessions with key stakeholders and consultants, students become familiar themselves with case studies of Social Impact Assessments. Students shall be able to apply their knowledge on policy process and formulate their report by focusing on a particular case. Throughout this process, students shall understand the role of being a consultant working within this field of research. Additionally, students are able to investigate the benefits and mitigate the negative impacts of a planned intervention by applying this knowledge in a case study. Course content: - What is it like to be a consultant doing a Social Impact Assessment; - Professionalism on the workplace (Rev Dr Carlo Calleja); - Cultivating the character traits of the professional (Rev Dr Carlo Calleja); - Justice and fairness in social structures and institutions (Rev Dr Carlo Calleja); - Workshop session (Ms Ingrid Sultana); - Workshop session (Dr Claire Bonello); - Workshop session (Dr Claire Bonello); - Workshop session (Mr Jonathan Borg); - Workshop session (Dr Antoine Zammit); - Workshop session (Dr Antoine Zammit); - Workshop session (Dr George Vital Zammit); - Workshop session (Dr George Vital Zammit); - Presentations of students (Joint session – multiple lecturers); - Overview lecture. Study-Unit Aims: - Acquaint students with skills on how to take on the role of a consultant; - Acquaint students with examples of Social Impact Assessment studies conducted locally; - Acquaint students with hand-on experience on formulating reports; - Acquaint students with presentation skills required when presenting the results to key stakeholders. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Discuss on how the role of a consultant is central in formulating a social impact assessment; - Explain the importance of good professional work ethics; - Discuss exemplary practices of Social Impact Assessments locally; - Explain the process by designing the framework of doing a social impact assessment. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Acquire a set of transferable skills for conducting consultancy work; - Apply the course material to practice the formulation and actualization of an SIA report; - Apply presentational skills when presenting the SIA report. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Ferrell O. C. Fraedrich J. & Ferrell L. (2019). Business ethics: ethical decision making and cases (Twelfth). CENGAGE Learning. - Vanclay, F 2003, International Principles for Social Impact Assessment, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 21:1, 5-12, DOI: 10.3152/147154603781766491 - Vanclay, F & Esteves, AM 2011, New Directions in Social Impact Assessment: Conceptual and Methodological Advances. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham. Supplementary Readings: - Branch, K., Hooper, D.A., Thompson, J., & Creighton, J. (1984). Guide to Social Assessment: A Framework for Assessing Social Change (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429045400 - Vanclay & Esteves (eds) (forthcoming): Handbook on Social Impact Assessment. - Vanclay, F 2003, International Principles for Social Impact Assessment, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 21:1, 5-12, DOI: 10.3152/147154603781766491 - Vanclay, F & Esteves, AM 2011, New Directions in Social Impact Assessment: Conceptual and Methodological Advances. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualifications: Same for Masters in Social Impact Assessment | |||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||
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