1) Organization and planning ability. 2) Decision-making 3) Critical thinking. 4) Ethical commitment. 1) Motivation for quality. 5) Work in an interdisciplinary team. 6) Ability to identify, locate and contact the target population of social integration. 7) Abilities in the development of organizations (consulting, design and management of organizations and institutions). 8) Ability to contribute to the design of public policies to address social problems. 9) Capacity to establish, develop and implement programs and projects of social intervention

TOPIC 1: WHAT IS ¿CIVIC PARTICIPATION¿? TOPIC 2: WHAT MAKES PEOPLE MOBILIZE? SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES THAT EXPLAIN CIVVIC PARTICIPATION TOPIC 3: PARTICIPATORY-ACTION RESEARCH PARADIGM TOPIC 4: CIVIC PARTICIPATION, TODAY: NEW TRENDS TOPIC 5: NON-PROFIT SECTOR: ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN SOCIAL INTERVENTION TOPIC 6: COOPERATION FOR DEVELOPMENT

ECTS credits are divided in two blocks of three credits. Each of these blocks are assigned either in theoretical lectures or in practical exercises. The theoretical lessons will be supported by personal assistant by the lecturer using participatory tools to facilitate the exposition with overhead projector. In this respect the students will be given in advance the schemes of each of the subjects that will be projected in the classroom and therefore their knowledge will be evaluated in the final examination (3 credits). As for the practical exercises, there are different methodologies: critical analysis of academic papers, design of strategic planning documents (DAFO¿s, Logical Framework) and proposals for community development. Students are expected to have an in-class active participation, both in the individual and the group assignments.