DVA 2602 MAIN EXAM PAPER OCT/NOV 2023
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
OCT/NOV 2023
DVA2602
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND THE BASIC NEEDS APPROACH
100 Marks
Duration 4 Hours (08H00-12H00)
This paper consists of FOUR (4) pages.
Instructions:
This is a portfolio examination. As this is an open-book examination, you must use
your study guide and prescribed reading material (articles, e-reserves, marked
assignments and feedback). You should also consult and integrate material from
additional sources into your essays.
Follow the guidelines in Tutorial Letter DVAALLD/301 for essay writing, citation and
referencing. You must provide evidence-based arguments and acknowledge the
sources of your information by means of consistent and correct in-text citations.
Direct quotations must be placed in inverted commas (“…”) with a page reference as
explained in Tutorial Letter DVAALLD/301. Please keep this tutorial letter
Open Rubric
DVA 2602 MAIN EXAM PAPER OCT/NOV 2023
(DVAALLD/301) at hand and read it carefully. You can download the tutorial letter
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Plagiarism will be severely penalised. Your essays must be your own work, in your
own words. Group work will be equally penalised as will any form of copying from
any student.
You will be guided on completing a Honesty Pledge, which you will complete online.
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Answer all sub-questions under any TWO questions below. Use Arial 12 point, 1.5
spacing. Your answer to both questions must be submitted as a single document in
PDF format.
Create a cover page with the following information:
• Your full name
• Your student number
• The module code
• The module name
• List the two questions you answered (for example, Question 2 and Question
3)
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DVA 2602 MAIN EXAM PAPER OCT/NOV 2023
Question 1
Theories and Practice of Community Development
1.1 Define critical theory. (5)
1.2 Explain community development. (10)
1.3 Discuss how critical theory, praxis, and conscientization associate with community
development. (20)
1.4 Discuss how critical theory was applied to promote community development using any
community of your choice as an example. (15)
(50)
Question 2
Community Development Ethics and Values
2.1. Explain community development values. (10)
2.2. Discuss the distinction between values and ethics in community development. (15)
2.3. Explain how Dussel’s ethics of liberation underpin community development values.
(10)
2.4. Demonstrate how Dussel ethics of liberation can be applied in achieving community
development using any community of your choice as an example. (15)
(50)
Question 3
Sustainable Approaches to Community Development
3.1. Explain Asset-Based Community Development. (10)
3.2. Define Sustainable Community Development. (10)
3.3. Discuss the main features of sustainable community development. (15)
3.4. Critically discuss how Asset-Based Community Development advances sustainable
community development. (15)
(50)
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Question 4
Globalization
4.1. Provide an overview about Globalization. (10)
4.2. Discuss key features of globalization. (15)
4.3. Discuss the impact of globalization on communities in the global South. (15)
4.4. Critically discuss whether globalization is a colonial project. (10)
(50)
TOTAL 100 MARKS
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