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  • Kick-off Seminar – KOS


    • The Kick-off Seminar (KOS) is an orientation to the Master's degree programme.

      The seminar is held the week before classes begin and runs for 4 to 5 days. In 2024/2025, the KOS will start on Monday, Sept. 23rd at 11 am and will come to a close on Thursday, Sept. 26th at 6 pm. KOS is a compulsory activity. 

      Students are entitled to 1 CFU if they make up at least 65% of the total KOS activities. Two times per day (am and pm), participants' signatures will be obtained for an attendance sheet. Participants' signatures in 2024/25 could be replaced by their attendance at the Zoom meeting.

      If students fail to participate in the KOS or participate in less than the 65% of the activities, they will need to carry out by 1st of February 2025, the activities indicated below:


      • Students with partial (< 65%) attendance will have to perform Activity 1
      • Students who did not attend the KOS at all must complete Activity 1 and Activity 2

      Both activities will be submitted through Moodle by February 1st, 2025; consider the time schedule carefully.


      KOS 2024 Full programme


      Administrative issues and Study methods

      0) Welcome book

      1) Introduction to the Local Development programme

      2) Administrative and Didactic issues

      3) Study methods

      4) Tutor for international students

      5) Tutor junior

      6) International students' welcome meeting

      7) Library system


      Workshops and seminars


      8) Prof. Thapa: Microfinance and Development: Myths and Reality

      9) Prof. Pepa #1 : An introduction to decolonize the city

      10) Prof. Pepa #2: What we see (and what we don't): Resignifying urban traces of colonialism (G. Semi and A. Frisina, in Visual and Multimodal Urban Sociology, Part B. Research in Urban Sociology, Volume 18B, 125–142, Emerald Publishing Limited. ISSN: 1047-0042b / doi: 10.1108/S1047-00422023000018B005)


      Stakeholders' presentations

      11) Elisa Ravazzoli (EURAC Research) presentation

      12) Anna Mdee (Prof. in the Politics of Global Development - Director of water@leeds, University of Leeds) presentation


    • KOS completion 2024 - Activity #1 Quiz
      Aperto: lunedì, 9 dicembre 2024, 15:30
      Chiuso: venerdì, 30 maggio 2025, 23:59
      Gli studenti devono
      Ricevere una valutazione
      Ottenere la sufficienza

      If you have taken part to less than the 65% of the KOS activities, you will need to pass Activity 1, consisting in a quiz.

      The quiz consists in 20 questions based on the complete list of resources available above in this page from 0) Welcome book to 12) Anna Mdee - University of Leeds presentation.

      You need to answer correctly to at least 18 questions in 15 minutes to pass the quiz.

      You can do the quiz as many times as it takes until you pass it.

    • KOS completion 2024 - Activity #2 Compito
      Aperto: lunedì, 9 dicembre 2024, 00:00
      Data limite: sabato, 1 febbraio 2025, 23:59

      Students who did not attend the KOS at all must complete both this activity and activity 1.

      • Produce: 
        • a 4 pages critical report
      Please see below the instructions to write a report.

      • Submit your text 
      ***

      HOW TO WRITE A REVIEW OF A JOURNAL ARTICLE

      The review of a journal article is not only a simple summary of the article but, it is rather evaluative. For review or commentary on an article you will include the stages below: 

      PRELIMINARIES (cover page): title page (date,…), abstract (summary of the main points, including conclusions and recommendations), contents page (shows the structure and the content of the writing). 

      INTRODUCTION: the name of the article, the author, publisher, year. 

      THE OVERALL TEXT: What is the article about? Introduce the article. What is the subject of the text? Who is it written for? What is the purpose of the article? 

      BACKGROUND: What has been written/published before? Description of what has been written/published before; put the text in the wider context.

      CONTENT: What is the content of the article? Summary of the article, description of its general organization and contents of each paragraph. 

      EVALUATION: evaluation of the article: draw attention to parts of the article and comment on them positively and/or negatively by referring to other publications that have done something similar if you can. Look at the purpose of the article and whether or not it succeeds. 

      CONCLUSION: summary; conclusion, discussing whether it is appropriate for audience and making recommendations.


  • Study plan and Educational Proposed Activities

  • Examinations

  • Internships

    The Master's degree in Local Development  includes an on-site traineeship, in Italy or abroad, in conjunction with relevant agencies, associations, governmental or research institutions, private companies and NGOs, with the ultimate objective of conducting a case study that will provide the starting point for the master degree’s dissertation.

    The goal of the internship is to acquire significant experience related to Local Development issues. Further objectives are the practice of social and organizational skills, critical attitude and results orientedness.

    The duration of the internship is 200 hours and counts for 8 CFU.

    It will be carried out according to the rules of the University of Padova, as far as identification of the partner organization, procedures of monitoring and assessment, validation. The presentation of the internship activity, the guidelines for starting, developing and concluding the internship are reported in this page.

    At the end of the Internship the student must  write a maximum 3000 words  Internship reflective report.

  • Final Exam and Graduation