Modulhandbuch (Module manual)

M.184.3147 Learning and Innovation in Africa
(Learning and Innovation in Africa)

Koordinator (coordinator):	Prof. Dr. Martin Schneider
Ansprechpartner (contact):	Prof. Dr. Martin Schneider (martin.schneider[at]uni-paderborn.de)
Credits:	5 ECTS
Workload:	150 Std (h)
Semesterturnus (semester cycle):	SoSe
Studiensemester (study semester):	3-6
Dauer in Semestern (duration in semesters):	1

Lehrveranstaltungen (courses):
	Nummer / Name (number / title)	Art (type)	Kontaktzeit (contact time)	Selbststudium (self-study)	Status (P/WP) (status)	Gruppengröße (group size)
a)	K.184.31471 / Learning and Innovation in Africa	Projekt			P	30 TN (PART)
Wahlmöglichkeiten innerhalb des Moduls (Options within the module):
Keine

Empfohlene Voraussetzungen (prerequisites):
Zur Zeit sind keine Voraussetzungen bekannt. (No conditions are known.)

Inhalte (short description):
In this project, students learn and discuss specific challenges and approaches to learning, working and innovating in African contexts. The labour market in African economies as well as the institutional and cultural background will be discussed. Particular attention is devoted to labour market demographics as well as the assets and liabilities which the institutional background provides. Some liabilities stem from the colonial past and the limited success of existing approaches to increasing wealth. Students then learn, discuss and evaluate novel approaches to learning, working, and innovating pursued by Kabakoo, a learning network in West Africa (https://www.kabakoo.africa/). The novel solutions include the idea that learners and communities can benefit from blended learning, from combining high-tech with local, problem-oriented expertise, and from pursuing both formal and informal types of employment and entrepreneurship. When working on the topics, students will get into contact with the employees and the co-founders of Kabakoo, Dr. Yanick Kemayou and Michèle Traoré. In close tutorship by Prof. Dr. Martin Schneider and Enja Herdejürgen, students present their insights in an accessible way to the general public. The resulting presentations (for example, posters, discussions, exhibits etc.) will form an integral part of the three-day event “Highdigenous Live – The Festival of Wondering”, which will be organized on campus from 11 to 13 July 2024 and will focus not only on innovation/learning but also on architecture and music in the context of Mali, the Sahel, and Africa as a whole (https://www.highdigenous.live/).

Inhalte (short description):

In this project, students learn and discuss specific challenges and approaches to learning, working and innovating in African contexts. The labour market in African economies as well as the institutional and cultural background will be discussed. Particular attention is devoted to labour market demographics as well as the assets and liabilities which the institutional background provides. Some liabilities stem from the colonial past and the limited success of existing approaches to increasing wealth. Students then learn, discuss and evaluate novel approaches to learning, working, and innovating pursued by Kabakoo, a learning network in West Africa (https://www.kabakoo.africa/). The novel solutions include the idea that learners and communities can benefit from blended learning, from combining high-tech with local, problem-oriented expertise, and from pursuing both formal and informal types of employment and entrepreneurship. When working on the topics, students will get into contact with the employees and the co-founders of Kabakoo, Dr. Yanick Kemayou and Michèle Traoré. In close tutorship by Prof. Dr. Martin Schneider and Enja Herdejürgen, students present their insights in an accessible way to the general public. The resulting presentations (for example, posters, discussions, exhibits etc.) will form an integral part of the three-day event “Highdigenous Live – The Festival of Wondering”, which will be organized on campus from 11 to 13 July 2024 and will focus not only on innovation/learning but also on architecture and music in the context of Mali, the Sahel, and Africa as a whole (https://www.highdigenous.live/).

Lernergebnisse (learning outcomes):

Fachkompetenz Wissen (professional expertise):
Studierende... - know the specific labour market, institutional, and cultural conditions in African societies. - are especially informed about the particular economic and employment problems in Mali and the Sahel. - learn novel solutions focused around the case of Kabakoo Academies, Mali.
Fachkompetenz Fertigkeit (practical professional and academic skills):
Studierende... - a re able to relate approaches to learn, work, and innovate at Kabakoo Academies to theoretical concepts. - are able to evaluate the effectiveness of those approaches in given institutional and cultural contexts.
Personale Kompetenz / Sozial (individual competences / social skills):
Studierende... - are able to collaborate in a student team. - are able to interact in a multi-cultural, multi-language setting when communicating with experts, learners in Africa and participants of the festival.
Personale Kompetenz / Selbstständigkeit (individual competences / ability to perform autonomously):
Studierende... - acquire and apply skills in communicating basic case study insights in a broadly accessible ways in a festival / event setting. - realize the burden of colonialism in Africa while learning to act in de-colonizing ways.

Prüfungsleistungen (examinations)
Art der Modulprüfung (type of modul examination): Modulteilprüfungen
	Art der Prüfung (type of examination)	Umfang (extent)	Gewichtung (weighting)
a)	Präsentation	30 minutes	40.00 %
b)	Hausarbeit	6 pages	60.00 %

Studienleistung / qualifizierte Teilnahme (module participation requirements)
Ja

Voraussetzungen für die Teilnahme an Prüfungen (formal requirements for participating in examinations)
Keine

Voraussetzungen für die Vergabe von Credits (formal requirements for granting credit points)
Die Vergabe der Credits erfolgt, wenn die Modulnote mindestens „ausreichend“ ist

Gewichtung für Gesamtnote (calculation of overall grade)
Das Modul wird mit der doppelten Anzahl seiner Credits gewichtet (Faktor: 2)

Verwendung des Moduls in den Studiengängen (The module can be selected in the following degree programmes)
B.Sc. International Business Studies, B.Sc. Wirtschaftsinformatik, B.Sc. Wirtschaftswissenschaften B.Sc. International Business Studies B.Sc. Wirtschaftswissenschaften B.Sc. Wirtschaftsinformatik

Umfang QT (participation requirements):
Participating at the three days event “Highdigenous Live – The Festival of Wondering”, 11-13 July 2024 is obligatory.

Lernmaterialien, Literaturangaben (learning material, literature):

Teilnehmerbegrenzung (participant limit):
30 Personen

Sonstige Hinweise (additional information):
Student will meet on some Thursdays from 14.00 to 16.00 during the semester to receive input and feedback. They work on preparinig insights on Learning and Innovation in Africa and will present their group findings as part of the three days event “Highdigenous Live – The Festival of Wondering", 11-13 July 2024. The module is particularly interesting for students with English and French language skills. While general teaching language will be English, some presentations and interactions during the semester and at the festival will be in German and French.

Sonstige Hinweise (additional information):

Student will meet on some Thursdays from 14.00 to 16.00 during the semester to receive input and feedback. They work on preparinig insights on Learning and Innovation in Africa and will present their group findings as part of the three days event “Highdigenous Live – The Festival of Wondering", 11-13 July 2024.

The module is particularly interesting for students with English and French language skills. While general teaching language will be English, some presentations and interactions during the semester and at the festival will be in German and French.

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