Bottom-Up Planning Processes - How to Engage StakeholdersLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

After completing the course, you will have a working knowledge of participatory methods and how to engage the community and stakeholders in your planning processes. You will be able to design stakeholder engagement plans and implement them. You will understand the challenges and advantages of involving stakeholders in your planning processes.

You will be able to utilise multidisciplinary expert networks, creative thinking and various technologies for problem solving. Your communication and interaction skills will have improved.

Content

Identification of stakeholders and target groups
Importance of stakeholder engagement
Different levels and steps of stakeholder engagement
Examples of public and community participation processes
Participatory methods
Design and implementation of multistakeholder meetings
Communication and dissemination to different stakeholders

Further information

Minimum requirements:
- English language level is B2
- For BSc students, they should have completed two years of studies