MAN-BCU019A
Intervention Methodology
Course infoSchedule
Course moduleMAN-BCU019A
Credits (ECTS)6
Category-
Language of instructionEnglish
Offered byRadboud University; Nijmegen School of Management; Bachelor Business Administration;
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator
dr. K.L. Cordova Pozo
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Examiner
dr. K.L. Cordova Pozo
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Contactperson for the course
dr. K.L. Cordova Pozo
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Lecturer
dr. K.L. Cordova Pozo
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Lecturer
prof. dr. E.A.J.A. Rouwette
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Academic year2023
Period
3  (29/01/2024 to 07/04/2024)
Starting block
3
Course mode
full-time
Remarks-
Registration using OSIRISYes
Course open to students from other facultiesNo
Pre-registrationNo
Waiting listNo
Placement procedure-
Aims
At the end of this course, you are able to …
  • compare relevant theories to justify the link between a particular intervention method and dealing with a messy problem;
  • apply an intervention method that is suitable for managing messy problems, with fellow students as stakeholders;
  • explain and justify the steps taken during an intervention;
  • critically reflect on the process and interpret the outcomes of an intervention with regard to the goals of a project;
  • responsibly and effectively communicate the process and outcomes of an intervention to the stakeholders and client.
Content
The course Intervention Methodology is based on the principle of action-based learning and enables you to apply and develop analytical skills in combination with facilitation skills in interventions. You will be involved in a mock consultancy trajectory, spanning all phases of such a trajectory. In small groups of about four students, the so-called facilitation teams, you start with developing a proposal for participatory intervention to help a client who is confronted with a messy problem. Next, you actually facilitate the participatory intervention you proposed. Finally, you deliver a report to the client, and reflect on the process in order to develop yourself as a consultant.

The course assignments help you learn to responsibly use a particular intervention method, and to provide and communicate well-founded arguments concerning the choice of an intervention method in a particular situation. By letting you practice the role of an advisor/consultant, the role of a stakeholder participating in someone else’s intervention session, and the role of a facilitator, you can experience the difficulties in decision-making processes, as well as the function and value of intervention methods in messy problem situations.

The theoretical background is addressed in the course reader by Rouwette and Franco (2015) and in articles. The mandatory assignments of this course amount to a final assessment product: the Portfolio (consisting of the above-mentioned report and reflection). Be aware that you will work with only four intervention methods, which is a small selection from a broad range of methods and intervention strategies. The choice of specifically these four methods is based upon their accessibility and linked to their use in specific phases of the intervention cycle.
 
Level

Presumed foreknowledge
All previous methodology courses.
Test information
Written exam (50%) + Portfolio (50%) + Participation. Students need to meet the "participation" criteria to receive a final grade for this course.

The period of validity of the result of a partial exam ends when the result of the interim examination for the relevant unit of study or the period of study is finished. Therefore, it is not possible to keep the grades of the exam or the Portfolio for the next year.
Specifics

Level
Ba 3

Instructional modes
Lecture

Tutorial
Attendance MandatoryYes

Tests
Written exam
Test weight50
Test typeDigital exam with CIRRUS
OpportunitiesBlock 3, Block 4

Portfolio
Test weight50
Test typePortfolio
OpportunitiesBlock 3, Block 4

Participation
Test weight0
Test typeParticipation
OpportunitiesBlock 3, Block 4