Professor Jean-Paul Faguet  CON.8.06

Dr Mahvish Shami CON.8.12

This course is available on the MSc in Anthropology and Development Management, MSc in Development Management and MSc in Development Management (LSE and Sciences Po). This course is not available as an outside option.

The course consists of a live consultancy project with organisations such as the UN HABITAT, Global Fund, Save the Children and Coffee Gardens*. Students will work in groups of 3 to 5 people and will be able to express preferences for particular clients but may not be allocated to one of these. While the report is a product of students own research, the groups will be allocated an International Development staff member as a Coach for consultation. Each group will receive Terms of References (TOR) from their respective clients which they will use to write a report over two terms.

Moreover, the course will run workshops to assist students in areas ranging from formulating a proposal, negotiating TORs with clients, managing group dynamics etc. Also, there will be special sessions run with external experts in the field to help students get an understanding of how development works in practice.

The consultancy project begins in Michaelmas Term with client reports due at the end of Lent Term.

*Please note that the roster of clients change every year

This course is delivered through a combination of lectures and workshops. Up to 12 hours of lectures and up to 3 hours of workshops over the MT & LT.

This course will have a reading week in Week 6 of each term.

Students will participate in workshops to assist student groups to formulate their proposals and negotiate their projects with their commissioning agencies.

There is no specific reading for this course as this will reflect the specific project Terms of Reference that students work to.

Project (80%, 8000 words) and presentation (20%) in the LT.

Final client presentations are at the end of the Lent Term and are scheduled by the students in consultation with academic staff and the client. Students should be aware that presentations to clients may have to take place in the week after the end of LT, and students should plan accordingly and be available to participate if required.