Course SOC303 · Year III · Autumn 2026-2027

Social project design

Compulsory course in Sociology, taught by Călina Ana Buțiu.

Overview

Lecturer
Călina Ana Buțiu
Seminar tutor
Sebastian Claudiu Stefani
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Sociology
Field of study
Sociology
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture; conversation; exemplification;

Aims

• Develop social project design skills

• Apply in practice the theory of social intervention

• Learn the basic concepts of logical framework planning method

• Develop the central-to-market elements proposal financing skills

Course contents

1. The social problem - object of the intervention project 2. Planning for social intervention 3. The problem tackled by the intervention project 4. Project goal and objectives 5. Project activities 6. Project evaluation 7. Project budgeting 8. Financing proposal definition 9. Financing proposal life cycle 10. The financiers and the financing policies 11. Market elements of financing proposal 12. Project design using the logical framework method

Learning outcomes

• Make use of social diagnosis in the specific context of the socio-cultural norms of the community • Identify and correctly apply those response mechanisms which are adequate to the problems faced by the individuals, the groups and the communities • Develop intervention projects for accessing community resources

Assessment

Written exam = 50%• Knowledge - (20%)• Scientific rigour and language - (10%)• Content organisation - (10%)• Originality - (10%)Practical project = 50%

Recommended reading

Aid Delivery Methods, Vol 1. Project Cycle Management Guidelines,
European Comission
Europa Aid Multimedia Publications, Bruxelles, 2004 · 127
Evaluation Methods for the European Union External Assistance. Guidelines for Project and Programme Evaluation. Vol 3,
European Communities
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities., Luxenbourg, 2006 · 174
Deontologia asistenţei sociale şi construcţia paradigmei profesionale în Tratat de asistenţă socială,
Tompea, D
Polirom, Iasi, 2003 · pp. 401 – 464
Evaluation Handbook
Wilde, J, Sockey S,
New Mexico Highlands University., New Mexico, 1995 · 70-94