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2020 Development Studies Immersion ProgramCurriculum Outline
Contact DetailsProgram Facilitator: Australian Consortium for ‘In-Country’ Indonesian Studies (ACICIS)
www.acicis.edu.au
Perth Office: ACICIS Secretariat
+61 8 6488 6675
ACICIS Resident Director: Dr Adrian Budiman
+62 274 561 477
Program DetailsACICIS Development Studies Immersion Program
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Semester One: February - June
Semester Two: August - December
Credit Points: Recommended equivalency 100% of a full semester load (0.5 EFTSL). Actual subject
weighting and academic credit awarded to be determined by a student’s home university.
Mode: Off-Campus
Contact hours: Total semester time commitment: Approximately 588-648 hours
Approximately72hoursofIndonesianlanguageclasses Approximately24hoursofseminarsandfieldtrips Approximately192hoursofindependentstudyandassignments Approximately360hoursofstudentcommunityservice
OR
Approximately72hoursofIndonesianlanguageclasses Approximately24hoursofseminars Approximately192hoursofindependentstudyandassignments Approximately300hoursofdevelopmentplacement
www.acicis.edu.au/programs/semester/development-studies-immersion-dsip
ContentsDescription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
EducationalPrinciplesandGraduateAttributes . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Teaching and Learning Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Reading List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Appendix I:SeminarsandFieldtrips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Appendix II: DSIP Research Essay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Appendix III: Marking Rubrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
ACICISDSIP2020CURRICULUMOUTLINE 21 THE AUSTRALIAN CONSORTIUM FOR ‘IN-COUNTRY’ INDONESIAN STUDIES
DescriptionACICIS’DevelopmentStudiesImmersionProgram(DSIP)isasemester-longcommunitydevelopment
studyprogramhostedbyGadjahMadaUniversity(UGM)inYogyakarta,Indonesia.Thisprogramallows
participantstogainvaluable‘handson’experienceinthefieldofinternationaldevelopmentthrough
frontlinecommunitydevelopmentprojects.TheDSIPoffersstudentstheopportunitytoundertakeeitheran
eight-weekcommunitydevelopmentfieldworkmoduleknownas‘StudentCommunityService(SCS)’,or
aneight-weekprofessionaldevelopmentplacementwithalocalcommunity-basedorganisation,aspartof
their semester in Yogyakarta.
StudentCommunityService(SCS)isatwo-monthmoduledesignedandmanagedinpartnershipwith
UGM’sInstituteforResearchandCommunityServices(LPPM)whichseesstudentslivingandworking
in rural locations around the Yogyakarta area while designing and working on grassroots, community
developmentprojects.
TheDSIPDevelopmentPlacementisatwo-monthprofessionalplacementinpartnershipwithlocalNGOs,
community-basedorganisationsandgovernmentagenciesinYogyakarta.TheDevelopmentPlacement
offersstudentsthechancetoapplytheoreticaldevelopmentknowledgeinreallifeprofessionalcontexts
whilefosteringimportantpracticalskillsinadvocacy,publicrelations,administration,researchand
monitoring and evaluation.
TheDSIPhasbeendesignedforstudentswithnoexistingIndonesianlanguageskills;however,students
withexistinglanguageskillsarewelcometoparticipate.
SupervisionACICIS’programsinIndonesiaoperateunderthedirectionandsupervisionoftheACICISResidentDirector,
Dr Adrian Budiman.
StudentsundertakingtheStudentCommunityServicesSCSwillalsobesupervisedbyanUGMacademic
appointedtooverseetheprogram.
StudentsundertakingtheDevelopmentPlacementwillworkunderthesupervisionofaworkplacementor.
Theworkplacementorwillsuperviseandguideastudent’sworkwithinthehostorganisationforthe
durationofthestudent’splacement,aswellasprovidefeedbacktosupervisingACICISstaffregardinga
student’sconductandperformancewithintheworkplace.
Structure and Schedule of Learning ActivitiesThe DSIP runs in two intakes each year: from August to December, and from February to June. The
structureofthesemester-longprogramisasfollows:
✜ SixweeksofIndonesianlanguageclassesandcourseworkatGadjahMadaUniversity(UGM).Classes
arescheduledfromMonday-Thursday,from9amto4pm.
Concurrent with;
✜ AseminarsandfieldtripsoncontemporarydevelopmentissuesinIndonesiafacilitatedbylocal
practitionersandexpertsinthefieldofdevelopmentstudies;
Followed by;
✜ EightweeksofeitheraStudentCommunityService(SCS)projectOR theDSIPDevelopment
Placement.
Student Community Service ModuleTheStudentCommunityService(SCS),orasitisbetterknowninIndonesiabytheacronym‘KKN’(Kuliah
KerjaNyata),offersstudentsthechancetoparticipateincommunitydevelopmentprojectswithfellow
UGMstudents.ForIndonesianstudents,thisisacompulsory,fullycredited,practicumprogramwhich
mustbecompletedpriortograduation.Programsaredesignedsothattheknowledgeandtechnicalskills
ofrecentgraduatesmaybeappliedtoreallifesituations.Inmostcases,studentsareexpectedtodesign
theirprojectsonlocationfollowinganinitialone-weeksurveyperiod.Collaborationwithlocalcommunities
isviewedasanessentialingredientofallprojects.SCSismanagedbyUGM’sInstituteforResearchand
CommunityServices(LPPM),andUGMlecturersareassignedtooverseeandassessindividualcommunity
developmentprojects,buttheydonotdeviseprojectsthemselves.Thisistheresponsibilityofstudent
groups.
SCSprogramshaveadeliberateruralbias.Projectstargetlow-incomeormarginalisedsegmentsofthe
community.ExamplesofpreviousSCSprojectsareasfollows:
✜ Environmentalconservationthroughsustainableagriculturalpractice;
✜ Thesocialisationanddevelopmentofnaturaldisasterearlywarningsystemsinvillagesexposedtoa
highriskoflandslidesortsunami;
✜ ImprovingHumanDevelopmentIndex(HDI)vialiteracycampaignsinJavaandMadura;
✜ HousingreconstructionandthedevelopmentofSMElivelihoodsinearthquake-damagedareas;
✜ Improvingaccesstoeducationthroughcompulsoryeducationprograms.
SCSprojectsaredesignedinaccordancewithaprimarytheme,e.g.DisasterResponseTrainingforVillage
A;however,studentsareexpectedtocompleteadiverserangeofactivities.Studentsareencouraged
todesignsimpleandachievableprojects,andtonotgointotheprogramwithastrict‘outcomefocus’.
Theprogramisdesignedasmuchfortheexperientiallearninggainsasitisforthecreationoftangible
outcomes.Studentsdonotrequireaspecificskillsettoparticipateintheprogram.Socialsciencestudents
are generally in high demand on account of their critical thinking and strong observational skills.
StudentsintheSCSstreamwilldepartforthefieldatthestartofweekeight(ofthe15-weeksemester).The
SCSplacementisfull-time,withstudentsallocatedatotalfivedays’leavefortheeight-weekperiod.
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Host OrganisationsHostorganisationsfortheDSIPDevelopmentPlacementarelistedbelow:
DSIP Development PlacementTheDSIPDevelopmentPlacementprovidesanopportunityforstudentstogainvaluableexperience
workingincommunity-baseddevelopmentorganisations.TheDevelopmentPlacementoffersstudentsthe
chancetoapplytheoreticaldevelopmentknowledgeinaprofessionalcontextwhilefosteringimportant
practicalskillsinadvocacy,publicrelations,administration,research,andmonitoringandevaluation.
Throughouttheeight-weekDevelopmentPlacement,studentsundertakeasupervisedprofessional
placementataparticipatingHostOrganisation.HostOrganisationsfortheDSIPDevelopmentPlacement
includecommunity-basedorganisations,governmentagencies,andNon-GovernmentOrganisations
(NGOs),workingonarangeofdevelopmentissues,includingbutnotlimitedto:gender,environmental
conservation,corruptionandgovernance,healthandsanitation,andeducation.
Requiredtaskswillvarydependingonastudent’sHostOrganisation.Withoutgoodreasonandthe
permissionoftheirworkplacementor,studentsmustattendtheirplacementduringallcontractedworking
hoursfortheeight-weekplacementperiod.StudentsmustsatisfyboththeirHostOrganisationand
ACICISstaffthattheyhaveperformedallassignedtaskstoasatisfactorystandard.Oncompletionofthe
DevelopmentPlacement,theworkplacementorwillbeaskedtoevaluatethestudent’sperformance.
Thementorwillbeaskedtocommentoncriteriarelatedtobothgenericskills(e.g.interpersonal,
communication,professionalism,initiative)anddiscipline-specificknowledge.Thisfeedbackwillinform
eachstudent’send-of-semesterstudentoutcomeevaluationreportpreparedbyACICIS’ResidentDirector.
Applicantsshouldbeawarethat,inapplyingfortheDSIP,theyareapplyingfortheprogram,notaspecific
placement.ParticipantsareadvisedthatitmaynotbepossibleforACICIStoaccommodateastudent’s
statedpreferenceswithrespecttotheirDevelopmentPlacementHostOrganisation.Additionally,allACICIS
placementswithindevelopmentorganisationsdependentirelyonthegoodwillandpreparednessof
suchorganisationstohostparticipants.Assuch,HostOrganisationsretaintherighttowithdrawfromthe
programorvarythenumberofparticipantstheyhostatanystage.Therefore,whileactingingoodfaithin
preparingstudentsforplacements,ACICIScannotguaranteeanyspecificDevelopmentPlacementsiteand
participantsmustacceptthisneedforflexibilityasaconditionofparticipationintheDSIP.
Selecting a DSIP stream Byorientation,studentsarerequiredtohavechoseneithertheSCSstreamortheDevelopmentPlacement
stream,sothatenrolmentscanbefinalised,andworkplacementsarranged.
BeforeplacementsinruralareasaroundYogyakartacommence,studentswhoselecttheSCSstreamare
requiredtoattendanumberofpreparatorysessionswiththeInstituteforResearchandCommunityService
(LPPM)atUGM.Thesesessionsinclude:abriefingseminarontheSCS,ageneralpre-departuretestfor
theSCS,ahealthcheckatGadjahMadaUniversity,andconsolidationmeetingswiththeappointedUGM
academicsupervisorandfellowSCSstudents.ACICISwillnotplaceACICISstudentsoutsideoftheSpecial
RegionofYogyakartaduetoimmigrationandpolicerestrictions.
StudentsselectingtheDSIPDevelopmentPlacementstreamwillbegiventheoptiontonominate
theirpreferreddevelopmentarea(e.g.gender,education,environment,etc.)andtheirpreferredHost
Organisation.ACICISwillorganisepre-placementadministration,andarrangeintroductoryvisitstoHost
Organisations for each student.
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Teaching and Learning StrategiesStudentsundertakeafrontlinecommunitydevelopmentprojectinadevelopmentsettinginIndonesia
undertheacademicsupervisionofstafffromGadjahMada’sLPPMortheprofessionalsupervisionofa
HostOrganisationmentor.Inbothcases,astudent’sprogramofstudyontheDSIPisultimatelyoverseen
andsupervisedbyACICIS’ResidentDirector.Astudent’sSCSorDevelopmentPlacementexperienceis
augmentedbyasix-weekacademicprogramconductedatGadjahMadaUniversity–priortostudents’
placements–consistingofcompulsoryIndonesianlanguageclassesaswellasaseminarseriesdesigned
toequipstudentswithanunderstandingofthedevelopmentsectorinIndonesia.
EvaluationThroughouttheprogram,ACICISstaffwillconductmonitoringvisitstoeachstudent’sSCSruralcommunity
siteorplacementHostOrganisation.Uponcompletionoftheprogram,studentsareinvitedtoprovide
specificfeedbacktoACICISthroughafinal‘exitinterview’andalsothroughananonymousonlinesurvey,
whichassistsACICISinimprovingthequalityofplacementsforsubsequentiterationsoftheprogram.
AttendanceStudentsmustattendaminimumof80%ofalllanguageclasses,seminarsandfieldtrips,aswellas
completetheSCSorDevelopmentPlacement,inordertosatisfactorilycompletetheprogram.Without
goodreasonandthewrittenpermissionoftheirLPPMsupervisororHostOrganisationmentorANDthe
ACICISResidentDirector,studentsmustattendtheirplacementduringallcontractedworkinghours.
Educational Principles and Graduate Attributes Through participation in the DSIP, students are encouraged and assisted to:
✜ Develop understanding and academic knowledge of Indonesia’s development sector and prevailing
community development practices;
✜ Apply academic knowledge and theory in a community development setting in Indonesia;
✜ Make a valued contribution to the rural community or Host Organisation;
✜ Enhance employability by honing work skills, performance and conduct;
✜ Gain an understanding of Indonesian organisational culture, as well as first-hand experience of the
challenges of intercultural management and communication; and
✜ Establish networks and contacts with Indonesian peers and professionals working within Indonesia’s
development sector.
Learning OutcomesStudents who complete the DSIP successfully should be able to:
✜ Apply their academic knowledge and skills within a community development setting in Indonesia;
✜ Critically reflect and report on their experience in the rural community or Host Organisation workplace
and relate this to development theory;
✜ Understand the activities and processes of their SCS development project(s) or Host Organisation, and
contextualise their project(s) or Host Organisation within Indonesia’s development sector;
✜ Perform tasks set by their SCS academic supervisor or Host Organisation mentor to a satisfactory
standard, and make a positive contribution to achieving the goals of their SCS development project(s)
or Host Organisation;
✜ Demonstrate sound cross-cultural communication skills, flexibility, resourcefulness, ability to work as
part of a team, and time management skills; and
✜ Respect diversity in a range of academic, professional and community environments.
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Assessment Component DetailsThe DSIP is designed to meet the equivalency requirements of a full time semester load (0.5 EFTSL) at
ACICISmemberuniversities,andincludesthefollowingassessablecomponents:
1. Indonesia language classes (72 hours)Allparticipantsundertakesixweeksoffull-timelanguagestudyatUGMpriortocommencementofeither
theirSCSorDevelopmentPlacement.ThisintensiveIndonesianlanguagestudyisofferedatthreelevels
oflanguageinstruction:beginner,intermediate,andadvanced.Studentsenrolinfivesubjects-atotalof12
‘SKS’orcreditpoints.Acreditpointisassumedtoentailthefollowingapproximatetimecommitmentfroma
studentduringthefirstsixweeksoftheprogram:
✜ 1hourofclasscontacttimeperweek;
✜ 1hourofstructuredacademicwork(assignmentsandhomework);and
✜ 2hoursofindependentstudy(independentreadingandconversationpractice).
Theintensivelanguageprogramconsistsofthefollowingsubjects:
Subjects Credit Points (CP)
Writing(menulis) 2 CP
Reading (membaca) 3CP
Speaking(percakapan) 3CP
Grammer(tatabahasa) 2 CP
Vocabulary(kosakata) 2 CP
Total 12 CP
2. Seminars and Fieldtrips (24 hours)The seminar series consists of sixseminarsand/orfieldtrips.Theseseminarswillfocusonkeyissuesin
theIndonesiandevelopmentsectorandaredesignedtopreparestudentsfortheirSCSorDevelopment
Placementexperience.
Examplesofseminarthemesinclude:
✜ OverviewofIndonesianDevelopmentIssues
✜ UrbanDevelopment
✜ GenderinIndonesia
✜ Renewable Energy
✜ Disaster Risk Management & Disability
✜ PublicHealth
ACICISmayalsoarrangefieldtripstodevelopmentandcommunity-basedorganisationssothatstudents
cangainfirst-handknowledgeofthedevelopmentsectorinYogyakarta.Studentsmustdemonstrate
adequatepreparationforeachseminarandfieldtripthroughinformedcontributionstodiscussionsand
activitiesinordertopassthiscomponent.Asamplelistofseminarsandaccompanyingreadingsisprovided
inAppendixI.
AssessmentUponcompletionoftheprogram,theACICISResidentDirectorprovidesastudent’shomeuniversitywith
atwo‐-page‘StudentOutcomeEvaluation’reportdetailingthestudent’sacademicperformanceonthe
program.Studentperformancewillbeassessedonlyas‘Satisfactory’or‘Unsatisfactory’(equivalenttoan
‘ungradedpass/fail’).
Tocompletethisprogramsatisfactorily,studentsmustdemonstratetheabilitytoperformtasksintheir
SCSdevelopmentproject(s)orDevelopmentPlacement,toasatisfactorystandard,andalsotoreflect
ontheexperienceandrelateitbacktotheiracademicstudies.Studentsmustattendaminimumof80%
ofscheduledlanguageclasses,seminarsandfieldtrips,aswellasachieveagradeofatleast60%inthe
Indonesianlanguagecomponentoftheprogram.
A student’s home university may retain the right to set and grade other assessment tasks related to the
program.WhileACICISmakesarecommendationabouthowmuchacademiccreditastudentshouldbe
awardedfortheirparticipationintheprogram,itisuptoindividualhomeuniversitiestodeterminetheirown
protocolsandrulesforawardingacademiccredittostudentswhoundertakeandsuccessfullycomplete
theprogram.
Assessment ComponentsACICIS’DSIPprogramiscomposedoffourkeycomponents,asoutlinedbelow.Studentsarerequiredto
satisfactorilycompleteallcomponentsinordertoachieveanoverallgradeof‘Satisfactory’fortheprogram:
# Component Weighting Notes
1 Indonesian Language
Classes
30% UndertakenatGadjahMadaUniversity(UGM)-
assessmentadministeredbyUGM’sIndonesian
LanguageandCultureLearningService(INCULS).
2 SeminarsandFieldtrips 10% Attendanceat,andparticipationin,all seminars and
fieldtripsorganisedbyACICISisrequired.Evidenceof
familiarity with set readings will be assessed through
seminarparticipation.
3 Research Essay 20% Student to submit a 2,000-word research essay on a
contemporarycommunitydevelopmentissuewithin
theIndonesiancontexttobeassessedbytheACICIS
Resident Director.
4 Student Community Service
(SCS) orDSIPDevelopment
Placement
30% For SCS students: Students will be assigned to a
numberofdifferentdevelopmentprojectsattheir
communityfieldsite,monitoredandsupervisedby
academicstafffromUGM.
For Development Placement students:Host
OrganisationmentorsandACICISstaffwillmonitor
andsupervisestudentprogressandperformance.
5 Final Presentation 10% Abrief(20minute)presentationcontextualising
students’SCSorDevelopmentPlacement
experiencewithintheIndonesiandevelopment
sector.
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3. Research Essay: 2,000 wordsBeforestudentsdepartfortheirSCSorDevelopmentPlacement,theyarerequiredtocompletea2,000-
wordresearchessayonacontemporarythemeinIndonesiandevelopment.Theaimoftheessayisto
encouragestudentstothinkcriticallyaboutcontemporarydevelopmentissuesinIndonesia,drawingfrom
arangeofsecondarysources(academicjournalarticles,researchpapers,booksandonlinearticles)priorto
participatingindevelopmentinitiativesfirst-handthroughtheirSCSprojectsorDevelopmentPlacements.A
fullerdescriptionoftheresearchessayisprovidedinAppendixII.
4. Student Community Service (SCS) or DSIP Development Placement (300-360 hours)
4.1 Student Community Service (SCS) streamSCScommencesinweek8ofthe15-weeksemester.Atorientation,studentswillbeprovidedwitha
detailed handbook that outlines the structure of SCS activities and assessment.
StudentswillbeassignedtoanumberofdifferentprojectsattheirSCSfieldsite.Asamplebreakdownof
projectsandthetimeallocatedtothemisoutlinedbelow:
SCS Program (minimum 360 hours)
✜ Main Program 70% (252 hours)
✜ AuxiliaryProgram30%(108hours)
TheminimumamountoftimeforSCSis360hours.70%ofthetotalhoursareallocatedfortheMain
Programand30%fortheAuxiliaryProgram.Thistimeisloggedviaactivityattendancecardssubmittedtoa
student’sUGMsupervisor.
AnacademicfromarelevantUGMfacultyisassignedtoserveasthesupervisorofeachSCSunit.This
supervisorvisitsthesiteonaweeklybasisandisresponsibleforallassessment.ACICISstaffalsoroutinely
visitSCSstudentsinthefieldtoassessstudentprogress.
SCS Assessment
Students are assessed as follows:
✜ ProjectProposal10%
✜ FinalReport10%
✜ Field Evaluation 10%
✜ Participation70%*
* Student participation and performance is assessed on four criteria: discipline, cooperation, comprehension,
and implementation. LPPM places the heaviest weighting (60%) on implementation. LPPM will assess students’
problem-solving skills, project success, and skills in evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the project(s).
4.2 DSIP Development Placement streamTheDSIPDevelopmentPlacementstreamalsocommencesinweek8ofthe15-weeksemester.
StudentsarerequiredtoattendtheirDevelopmentPlacementfromMondaytoFridayfrom9amto5pm
(approximately37.5hoursperweek)dependingontheHostOrganisation.TheDevelopmentPlacement
entailsanapproximatetotaltimecommitmentof300hoursfromthestudentduringthelasteightweeksof
the 15-week semester.
Throughouttheeight-weekDevelopmentPlacement,studentsundertakeasupervisedplacementat
aparticipatingHostOrganisation.Requiredtaskswillvarydependingonastudent’splacementHost
Organisation,butgenerallymayinclude:reportwriting,contentediting,websiteediting,translation,data
entry,advocacy,monitoringandevaluation,andothertasksasrequiredbyindividualHostOrganisations.
DSIP Development Placement Assessment
Students are assessed as follows:
✜ Workplandesign10%
✜ Reflectivejournal20%
✜ Participation70%**
** Student participation and performance will be assessed by the student’s Host Organisation mentor and
ACICIS’s Resident Director. On completion of the Development Placement, the Host Organisation mentor will be
asked to comment on criteria related to both generic skills (e.g. interpersonal, communication, professionalism,
initiative) and discipline-specific knowledge. This feedback will inform each student’s end-of-semester Student
Outcome Evaluation (SOE) report prepared by ACICIS’ Resident Director.
5. Final PresentationAttheendoftheprogram,studentswillgiveabrief(20minute)presentationregardingtheirSCSor
DevelopmentPlacementexperiencetotheirfellowDSIPstudentsandACICISstaff,followedbyabrief
question and answer session.
Award of Grade for the unitBoththestudentandthestudent’shomeuniversitywillreceiveacopyoftheACICISResidentDirector’s
StudentOutcomeEvaluationreportaswellasanofficialacademictranscriptfromGadjahMadaUniversity.
These assessment documents will be sent electronically from the ACICIS Secretariat in Perth within three
monthsofastudent’scompletionoftheprogram. The home university may choose to award a grade or
anungradedpass/failonthebasisofthesedocumentsandanyadditionalhomeuniversityassessment
requirementsfortheprogram.
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Bunnell,T,Miller,M,Phelps,N,&Taylor,J2013,‘UrbanDevelopmentinaDecentralizedIndonesia:Two
SuccessStories?’PacificAffairs,vol.86,no.4.Availablefrom:https://profile.nus.edu.sg/fass/geotgb/
bunnell%20et%20al%20prepublication.pdf [05 July 2018].
Setiawan,B2002,‘Integratingenvironmentalgoalsintourbanredevelopmentschemes:lessonsfromthe
CodeRiver,Yogyakarta,Indonesia’,WaterScienceandTechnology,vol45,no11,pp.71-76.
Raharjo,W2010,‘NeighbourhoodAssociationandtenurestabilisationininformalsettlements:thecaseof
Lengkong,’ReviewofIndonesianandMalaysianAffairs,vol44,no2,pp.49-67.
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Appendices
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Appendix I: Seminars and FieldtripsWeek # Topic Organisation Readings
1 ✜ Development Overview & Community-Based
Organisations
Satu Nama Hadiz, V 2010, Localising Power in Post-Authoritarian Indonesia: A Southeast Asia Perspective. Chapter 1, Decentralisation,
Development and Democracy. Stanford University Press, Stanford.
Ife, J 2009, Human Rights from Below: Achieving rights through community development. Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge.
von Luebke, C 2009, ‘The political economy of local governance: findings from an Indonesian field study,’ Bulletin
of Indonesian Economic Studies, vol. 45, no.2, pp. 201-230. Available from: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/
abs/10.1080/00074910903040310 [05 July 2018].
2 ✜ Urban Development Komunitas Kali Code Setiawan, B 2002, ‘Integrating environmental goals into urban redevelopment schemes: lessons from the Code River,
Yogyakarta, Indonesia’, Water Science and Technology, vol 45, no 11, pp. 71-76.
Adris, A, Worosuprojo, S, & Baiquni, M 2014, ‘Slum, Squater, and Quasi-Squatter Housing Depravity in Yogyakarta’, Jurnal
Teknosains, vol. 4, no. 1, pp, 1-102. Available from: https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/teknosains/article/view/6046/4820 [05 July
2018].
Bunnell, T, Miller, M, Phelps, N, & Taylor, J 2013, ‘Urban Development in a Decentralized Indonesia: Two Success Stories?’
Pacific Affairs, vol. 86, no. 4. Available from: https://profile.nus.edu.sg/fass/geotgb/bunnell%20et%20al%20prepublication.
pdf [05 July 2018].
Raharjo, W 2010, ‘Neighbourhood Association and tenure stabilisation in informal settlements: the case of Lengkong,’ Review
of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs, vol 44, no 2, pp. 49-67.
3 ✜ Gender in Indonesia Rifka Annisa Human Rights Watch 2010, ‘Slow Reform: Protection of Migrant Domestic Workers in Asia and the Middle East’, Available from:
https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/wrd0410webwcover_0.pdf [05 July 2018].
Satriyo, H 2014, ‘The 30 Percent’, New Mandala, Available from: http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2014/04/28/
the-30/ [05 July 2018].
Fulu, E, Warner, X, Miedema, S, Jewkes, R, Roselli, T & Lang, J 2013, Why Do Some Men Use Violence Against Women and
How Can We Prevent It? Quantitative Findings from the United Nations Multi-country Study on Men and Violence in Asia and
the Pacific. UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women and UNV, Bangkok. Available from: http://www.partners4prevention.org/sites/
default/files/resources/p4p-report.pdf [05 July 2018].
Kabeer, N 2005, ‘Gender equality and women’s empowerment: a critical analysis of the third Millennium Development Goal’,
Gender and Development, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 13- 24.
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Week # Topic Organisation Readings
4 ✜ Renewable Energy Rumah Energy Marquardt,J2014,‘AStruggleofMulti-levelGovernancePromotingRenewableEnergyinIndonesia,’EnergyProcedia,vol.58,
pp.87-94.Availablefrom:https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/82636047.pdf [05 July 2018].
Nugroho,H,Lu,S,&Firmansyah2017,‘Developingrenewableenergyindevelopingcountries:AlessonfromIndonesia,’Energy
Sources,PartB:Economics,Planning,andPolicy,vol.12,no.4,pp.318-325.Availablefrom:https://www.tandfonline.com/
doi/abs/10.1080/15567249.2015.1072599 [05 July 2018].
Süsser,D,Döring,M,&Ratter,B2017,‘Harvestingenergy:Placeandlocalentrepreneurshipincommunity-basedrenewable
energytransition,’EnergyPolicy,vol.101,pp.332-341.
Kerr,S,Johnson,K,&Weir,S2017,‘Understandingcommunitybenefitpaymentsfromrenewableenergydevelopment’,Energy
Policy,vol.105,pp.202-211.
5 ✜ Disaster Risk Management & Disability YAKKUMRehabilitationCentre Djalante,R&Thomalla,F2012,‘DisasterriskreductionandclimatechangeadaptationinIndonesia:Institutionalchallengesand
opportunitiesforintegration’,InternationalJournalofDisasterResilienceintheBuiltEnvironment,vol.3,no.2,pp.166-180.
Guarnacci,U201,‘Governanceforsustainablereconstructionafterdisasters:LessonsfromNias,Indonesia,’Environmental
Development,vol.2,pp.73-85
Chang,Y,Wilkinson,S,Potangaroa,R&Seville,E2010,‘Resourcingchallengesforpost-disasterhousingreconstruction:a
comparativeanalysis’,BuildingResearch&Information,vol.38,no.3,pp.247-264,Availablefrom:https://www.tandfonline.
com/doi/abs/10.1080/09613211003693945 [05 July 2018].
Suharto,S,Kuipers,P&Dorsett,P2016,‘Disabilityterminologyandtheemergenceof‘diffability’inIndonesia’,Disability&
Society,vol.31,no.5,pp.693-712,Availablefrom:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09687599.2016.1200014
[05 July 2018].
Agustian,H2016,‘Redefiningdisabilityinthecontextof‘masyarakatmadani’,anIndonesianmodelofinclusivesociety.’British
JournalofSpecialEducation,vol.43,pp.358-372
Kusumastuti,P,Pradanasari,R,&Ratnawati,A2014,‘TheProblemsofPeoplewithDisabilityinIndonesiaandWhatIsBeing
LearnedfromtheWorldReportonDisability’,AmericanJournalofPhysicalMedicine&Rehabilitation,vol.93,pp.63-7.
6 ✜ PublicHealthinIndonesia Eliminate Dengue Project (EDP) Yogykarta Rokx,C,Schieber,G,Harimurti,P,Tandon,A&Somanathan,A2009,HealthFinancinginIndonesia:AReformRoadMap,The
WorldBank,WashingtonD.C.Availablefrom:http://siteresources.worldbank.org/HEALTHNUTRITIONANDPOPULATION/
Resources/Peer-Reviewed-Publications/HealthFinancinginIndonesiaAReformRoadMap2009.pdf [05 July 2018].
Heywood,P,&Harahap,N2009,‘HumanresourcesforhealthatthedistrictlevelinIndonesia:thesmokeandmirrorsof
decentralization’,HumanResourcesforHealth,vol.7,no.6.Availablefrom:https://human-resources-health.biomedcentral.
com/articles/10.1186/1478-4491-7-6 [05 July 2018].
WorldHealthOrganisation2016,WHOCountryCooperationStrategyIndonesia2014–2019:Indonesia.Availablefrom:http://
apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/250550 [05 July 2018].
Miller,D,Scheffler,R,Rosenberg,R,&Rupp,A2006,‘SocialCapitalandHealthinIndonesia’,WorldDevelopment,vol.34,no.6,
pp.1084-1098.Availablefrom:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X06000465 [05 July 2018].
Karyanti,M,Uiterwaal,C,Kusriastuti,R,Hadinegoro,S,&etal2014,‘ThechangingincidenceofDengueHaemorrhagic
FeverinIndonesia:a45-yearregistry-basedanalysis.’BMCInfectiousDiseases,vol.14,pp.412.Availablefrom:http://dx.doi.
org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-412 [05 July 2018].
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Appendix II: DSIP Research EssayAssessmentBeforestudentsdepartfortheirSCSorDevelopmentPlacement,theyarerequiredtocompletea2,000-
wordresearchessayonacontemporarythemeinIndonesiandevelopment.Theaimoftheessayisto
encouragestudentstothinkcriticallyaboutcontemporarydevelopmentissuesinIndonesia,drawingfrom
arangeofsecondarysources(academicjournalarticles,researchpapers,booksandonlinearticles)priorto
participatingindevelopmentinitiativesfirst-handthroughtheirSCSorDevelopmentPlacements.
Studentschooseoneofthefollowingthemes(examplesofsub-themesareincludedaswell):
✜ Environment (e.g. deforestation, oceans and reefs, mining and resource management, waste
management,consumption);
✜ Health & Sanitation(e.g.malnutrition,maternalandinfantmortality,wateravailabilityandaccessibility);
✜ Infrastructure(e.g.roadaccess,bridges,watersystems,schools,hospitalsandhealthclinics);
✜ Education(e.g.curriculumdevelopment,accesstofreeeducation,numberofchildreninschoolvs.
drop-outs,supportforeducationalservicesK–PhD);
✜ Governance and Corruption(e.g.graftandextortion,Indonesia’sCorruptionEradicationCommission);
✜ Gender issues(e.g.gender-basedviolence,homophobia,transphobia,underagemarriage,female
circumcision);
✜ Human rights (e.g. refugee and asylum seeker rights, ethnic and religious minority rights, labour rights
andfreedomofassociation);or
✜ Economic justice and access to livelihoods(e.g.micro-financeandcommunityco-ops,participatory
bankingandloanssystems,communalcreativeprojects).
After selecting their main theme, students will design a research question and then critically analyse the
issue(s)basedoncontemporarydevelopmentliteratureandarangeofsecondarysources.
Learning OutcomesFollowingthecompletionoftheresearchessay,studentsshouldbeableto:
✜ IdentifyacontemporarydevelopmentissueinIndonesia,anditsrelatedsub-issues;
✜ Analysethehistory,contextandunderlyingcausesbehindthedevelopmentissue;
✜ Situatetheissueinalocalcontext,andidentifythekeystakeholdersinvolved;and
✜ Criticallyreflectontherelationshipbetweentheoryandpracticebydrawingfromarangeofsecondary
sources(academicjournalarticles,researchpapers,booksandonlinearticles).
Weighting & Grading The research essay is worth 20% of a student’s overall assessment for the DSIP. In accordance with ACICIS’
finalmarkof‘Satisfactory’or‘Unsatisfactory’,theessaywillbeassessedonan‘UngradedPass/Fail’basis
withfeedbackprovidedbytheACICISResidentDirectoronastudent’stopicselection,analysis,case
studies and references used.
Students are advised to consult with the ACICIS Resident Director bytheendofWeek4oftheprogram
regardingtopicselection.
Formatting & ReferencingStudentsshouldformattheiressayinCalibriorTimesNewRomanfont,11or12point;double-spacedand
justified.Thereportmustbecompletedtoanacademicstandard.Studentsshouldincludeabibliography
withstandardHarvardreferencing(includingpagenumbers).Footnotescanbeincludediftheyarerelevant
to,andsupport,theargument.Studentsareadvisedtoconsulttheirhomeuniversitylearningresource
pagesformoreinformationonacademicreferencing.
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Appendix III: Marking Rubrics
Seminars & Fieldtrips
Student Name:
Date:
Assessor:
Final Mark for component: /50 (represents10%oftotalprogram
assessment)
1. Attendance:Studentconsistentlyattendedseminarsandfieldtrips.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
None Poor Weak Pass Average Good Excellent
2. Contribution of Ideas:Studentdemonstratesunderstandingofrelevanttopicsbycontributingto
discussions with ideas.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
None Poor Weak Pass Average Good Excellent
3. Evidence of Preparation and Critical Thinking: Student demonstrates familiarity with set seminar
readingsandevidenceofcriticalengagementwithtexts.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
None Poor Weak Pass Average Good Excellent
4. Level of Communication: Student can describe clearly the key elements of the issues being discussed
andcancommunicatetheseclearlytootherswithinaseminarcontext.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
None Poor Weak Pass Average Good Excellent
5. Integration of Experiences and Learning: Studentdemonstratesanabilitytoapplyseminarreadings
toexperiencesandobservationsdrawnfromtheprogramasawhole.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
None Poor Weak Pass Average Good Excellent
DSIP Research Essay
Student Name:
Date:
Assessor:
Final Mark for component: /40 (represents20%oftotalprogram
assessment)
1. Depth and breadth of knowledge demonstrated:Studentshowsadeepunderstandingoftheissue
examinedwithintheIndonesiandevelopmentcontext.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
None Poor Weak Pass Average Good Excellent
2. Research:Qualityacademicsourcesused,supportingevidencetobackupclaims,correctand
consistent referencing of all source materials.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
None Poor Weak Pass Average Good Excellent
3. Writing: Wellwritten,clear,consice,withspellingandgrammarchecked,usageofappropriate
headings and structure, and adherence to correct word limit.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
None Poor Weak Pass Average Good Excellent
4. Presentation of research: Depthandqualityofexplorationofdevelopmenttheoryandpractice.Overall
engagingandrelevanttothetopicselected.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
None Poor Weak Pass Average Good Excellent
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Development Placement
Student Name:
Date:
Assessor:
Final Mark for component: /50 (represents30%oftotalprogram
assessment)
1. Host Organisation’s expectations met:Overallsatisfactionwithstudent’sperformance.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
None Poor Weak Pass Average Good Excellent
2. Work initiative:Studentworkedproactively,independentlyanddemonstratedaflexibleapproachto
tasksassignedbyHostOrganisation.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
None Poor Weak Pass Average Good Excellent
3. Social and intercultural skills: Student demonstrated sound cross-cultural communication skills and
cross-culturalteamworkbehavioursintheworkplace.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
None Poor Weak Pass Average Good Excellent
4. Application of discipline-specific knowledge: Studentshowedabilitytodrawonprevious
experiences,skills,andacademicstudiesandapplythesetotheirHostOrganisation’sworkplace
setting.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
None Poor Weak Pass Average Good Excellent
5. Critical reflection on workplace performance and practice: Student demonstrated ability to identify
andevaluateissuesandproblemsencounteredwithintheirplacementHostOrganisation;andto
reflectandanalysetheirownexperienceintheworkplaceanditsrelationshiptodevelopmenttheory.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
None Poor Weak Pass Average Good Excellent
Final Presentation
Student Name:
Date:
Assessor:
Final Mark for component: /40 (represents10%oftotalprogram
assessment)
1. Reflexive Practice: Student demonstrated ability to critically analyse and describe their SCS or
DevelopmentPlacementexperienceanditsimpactontheirownlearninganddevelopment.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
None Poor Weak Pass Average Good Excellent
2. Integration of experiences and learning: Student demonstrated familiarity with set course readings,
evidenceofcriticalengagementwithtextsandabilitytoapplythesereadingstotheirownexperiences
duringtheprogram.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
None Poor Weak Pass Average Good Excellent
3. Organisation of presentation: Studentdemonstratedappropriateuseofmedia,smoothtransitions,
andalogicalflowwithintheirpresentation.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
None Poor Weak Pass Average Good Excellent
4. Presentation delivery: Studentdemonstratedconfidentandclearpresentationdelivery,approriate
pacing,engagementwiththeaudience,andanabilitytorespondappropriatelytoaudiencequestions.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
None Poor Weak Pass Average Good Excellent
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ACICIS Development Studies Immersion ProgramDevelopment Placement Host Organisations
ACICIS Development Studies Immersion ProgramIndonesian Partner University
Foundedin1949,Universtas Gadjah Mada (UGM) isacomprehensiveresearchuniversityandisoneofthetopfouruniversitiesinIndonesia.
UGMhas18faculties,agraduateschooland28researchcentres.UGMhasaround54,000students,includingover13,000postgraduatestudentsandover700internationalstudents.
UGMislocatedinYogyakartaincentralJava,443kmeastofJakarta.Yogyakarta,withapopulationofalittleover500,000,isregardedasacentreofJavanesecultureaswellasacentre
of learning.
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AcknowledgementsACICIS gratefully acknowledges the financial and in-kind support
it has received from the Australian Government’s ‘New Colombo
Plan’ Mobility Grant Program, which has partially funded students’
participation in the Development Studies Immersion Program
throughout 2015 – 2019 through the provision of student mobility
grants.
The New Colombo Plan is a signature initiative of the Australian
Government which aims to lift knowledge of the Indo-Pacific
in Australia by supporting Australian undergraduates to study
and undertake professional experiences in the region. For more
information on the New Colombo Plan, please visit: www.dfat.gov.
au/new-colombo-plan
ACICIS is gratefully hosted by The University of Western Australia
(UWA), one of Australia’s leading teaching, learning and research
universities. From its heritage riverside campus in Perth, UWA is
consistently ranked in the top 100 universities in the world and is
a national leader in student demand, graduate starting salaries,
research grants and more.
ACICIS Member Universities
ACICIS is gratefully hosted by