International Development Courses

The purpose of the series of Program Skills for Development short courses is to provide students with knowledge and skills in development programming and the monitoring and evaluation of interventions.

This course will cover the basics of international anti-corruption laws such as the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act, international conventions against corruption, and similar anti-bribery laws of other countries. These anti-corruption laws generally prohibit direct and indirect corrupt payments to foreign officials. Enforcement has increased significantly in the last few years and will continue to be a major factor to any organization operating globally. The course will use recent SEC and DOJ investigations (such as the case against former U.S.

Exploratory course with case studies and exemplary models to examine the impact of carbon fossil fuel footprints and scarcity of clean water on the growth and scope of international development initiatives, plus their residual effects on the environment, entrepreneurship, and public health.

This course is based on two published, creditable case studies. The carbon footprint model will be employed in a first-ever study of the air quality of the Niger River Delta in Nigeria.