Community-Based Intervention Projects

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The methodology of this curricular unit, according to its essence, favors participatory methods, collaboration, intervention and critical reflection. Therefore, the student is required to make an active contribution both in the individual and collective learning processes, based on the research, development and critical analysis of community intervention projects.
The assessment respects the established in the Academic Regulation of the 1st study cycle of ESEC, so students may choose one of the following modalities: continuous assessment or assessment by exam. Continuous assessment includes the quality of the individual participation in the activities within the course unit (25%) and the development of a group project (T= 75%: Diagnostic Plan (5%); Diagnostic and Planning (20%); Execution (20%); Report (20%); Presentation and Discussion (10%)). The assessment by exam is in the form of written test.

1. Know areas, contexts and projects of community intervention in the field of Gerontology.

2. Identify the steps in the planning process

3. Build and carry out a diagnosis, defining the criteria for its elaboration, methods and techniques

4. Define and formulate objectives and strategies for concerted action

5. Elaborate an activity plan and its chronogram

6. Implement and manage the project

7. Develop an activity and project budget

8. Build a project evaluation plan, with criteria and indicators to evaluate the project, and the methods and means to collect them

9. Evaluate the project

10. Disseminate the project

11. Know the funding sources and programs for projects and applications

1. Areas, contexts and projects of community intervention in the field of Gerontology.

2. Concept and history of planning. Participatory project methodology, constitutive elements and inherent assumptions. Stages of the planning process.

3. Construction of the diagnosis, methods and techniques of diagnosis. Definition and formulation of goals, general objectives, specific objectives and definition of strategies.

4. Elaboration of programs and projects, components of the activity plan.

5. Project management and management support tools.

6. Project budget

7. Evaluation: empowerment evaluation, organization of an evaluation team, criteria, indicators, methods and techniques, and evaluation tools. Evaluation of the evaluation.

8. Techniques of dissemination of the project.

9. Funding sources and programs, applications.

• - Attendance and Participation - 25.0%
• - Individual and/or Group Work - 75.0%

• - Exam - 100.0%

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