Postgraduate Course: Inclusive Society (fusion online) (EFIE11043)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh Futures Institute |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | *Programme Core Course: Data, Inequality and Society (MSc/PGD/PGC)*
Please Note:
This course is only available to students enrolled on one of Edinburgh Futures Institute's postgraduate programmes.
Socio-economic inequalities are at the forefront of public debate: around the world, from Zimbabwe to France and from Chile to India, civil unrest echoes the dissatisfaction of growing sections of the population with the relative reduction of their economic, political, and social capitals. The focus of this course is, however, on another side of the public response to inequalities that is often less visible and less reported: the many inclusive practices that seek to build fairer and more just societies, within and sometimes outside the capitalist system. |
| Course description |
This course applies theories and concepts developed in the first core course (Exclusion and Inequality) and explores concrete policies and projects of social, political, and economic inclusion through the critical examination of texts, speeches, cases, and datasets. We explore the potential roles of data in describing inclusive gains and supporting the redistribution of power and resources. Through group activities, students will practice their ability to analyse and develop inclusive practices in and across the public, private, and civil society sectors.
The course is organized around four themes:
(1) Wealth redistribution;
(2) Citizen engagement;
(3) Data activism;
(4) Localising Economies.
For each theme, case studies are set by the course conveners (e.g. universal basic income for wealth redistribution, participatory municipal budgeting for citizen engagement, critical cartography for data activism). Students will take turns to lead small group work in answering the following questions: What forms of inequality are targeted by these initiatives, and what theories of change are invoked for addressing exclusion? What data exists to describe these inequalities and the ability of initiatives to impact on them? Through the exploration of concrete cases and in dialogue with practitioners, students will apply and further develop their conceptual toolbox for assessing processes of social inclusion.
Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) - Online Fusion Course Delivery Information:
The Edinburgh Futures Institute will teach this course in a way that enables online and on-campus students to study together. This approach (our 'fusion' teaching model) offers students flexible and inclusive ways to study, and the ability to choose whether to be on-campus or online at the level of the individual course. It also opens up ways for diverse groups of students to study together regardless of geographical location. To enable this, the course will use technologies to record and live-stream student and staff participation during their teaching and learning activities. Students should note that their interactions may be recorded and live-streamed. There will, however, be options to control whether or not your video and audio are enabled.
As part of your course, you will need access to a personal computing device. Unless otherwise stated activities will be web browser based and as a minimum we recommend a device with a physical keyboard and screen that can access the internet.
As part of your course, you will need access to a personal computing device. Unless otherwise stated activities will be web browser based and as a minimum we recommend a device with a physical keyboard and screen that can access the internet.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of some of the main solutions put forward to tackle inequalities and foster inclusion.
- Evidence an in-depth understanding of how to apply a conceptual and empirical toolbox to analyse, assess, and develop inclusive practices in context.
- Exhibit fluency in key data analysis strategies/approaches that are used to identify inequality and develop inclusive practices.
- Recognise the role and potential of data to recognise, describe, and facilitate inclusive initiatives.
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Reading List
Indicative Reading List:
Escobar, Arturo. 2017. Response: Design for/by [and from] the 'global South'. Design Philosophy Papers, 15(1), 39-49.
Gray, J., D. Lämmerhirt, & L. Bounegru. 2016. 'Changing what counts: how can citizen-generated and civil society data be used as an advocacy tool to change official data collection?' https://dx.doi.org/10/2139/ssrn.2742871.
Morgan, L.M. 2001. Community participation in health: perpetual allure, persistent challenge. Health policy and planning, 16(3): 221-230.
Tienda, M. 2013. Diversity/ inclusion: Promoting integration in higher education. Educational Researcher, 42(9): 467-475.
Tondani, D. 2009. Universal basic income and negative income tax: Two different ways of thinking redistribution. The Journal of Socio-Economics, 38(2): 246-255.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Knowledge and Understanding:
- A critical understanding of a range of specialised theories, concepts and principles.
- Extensive, detailed and critical knowledge and understanding in one or more specialisms, much of which is at, or informed by, developments at the forefront.
- A critical awareness of current issues in a subject/discipline/sector and one or more specialisms.
Applied Knowledge, Skills and Understanding:
- Ability to use a significant range of the principal professional skills, techniques, practices and/or materials associated with the subject/discipline/sector.
- Ability to plan and execute a significant project of research, investigation or development.
- Ability to demonstrate originality and/or creativity, including in practice.
Generic Cognitive Skills:
- Development of original and creative responses to problems and issues.
- Capacity to critically review, consolidate and extend knowledge, skills, practices and thinking across disciplines, subjects, and sectors.
- Ability to deal with complex issues and make informed judgements in situations in the absence of complete or consistent data/information.
Communication, ICT, and Numeracy Skills:
- Communication, using appropriate methods, to a range of audiences with different levels of knowledge/expertise.
- Communication with peers, more senior colleagues and specialists.
- Use of a wide range of ICT applications to support and enhance work at this level and adjust features to suit purpose.
- Critical evaluation of a wide range of textual, numerical and graphical data.
Autonomy, Accountability, and Working with Others:
- Responsibility for own work and/or significant responsibility for group work.
- Demonstration of leadership and/or initiative and make an identifiable contribution to change and development and/or new thinking.
- Practice in ways which draw on critical reflection on own and others' roles and responsibilities
- Management of complex ethical and professional issues and informed judgement on issues not addressed by current professional and/or ethical codes or practices. |
| Keywords | Inclusion,Social Justice,Data Justice,Data for Good,Data Activism,Social Enterprise |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ian Russell
Tel:
Email: irussell@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr David Murphy
Tel:
Email: dmurphy7@ed.ac.uk |
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