Class Dates

08/22/2023 to 12/08/2023

Units

3.0

Delivered By

Online Asynchronous

Instructor(s)

Huston Gibson
(hgibson@ksu.edu)

Meeting Times

Meets by Appt

Meeting Location

Distance Education

Description:

This interdisciplinary course analyzes principles and practices of community change and development, beginning with definitions of community and the role of communities in social and economic change. Using case studies and the students communities of reference, the course will relate Community Development approaches to conceptual models from diverse disciplines. Conceptual models include conflict, neo-classical economic growth, participatory democracy, and others. Students will be exposed to professional practice principles and will leave the course having constructed their personal framework for the practice of community development.

• The GP IDEA priority enrollment deadline for this course is July 21, 2023. This course is taught by NDSU and is reserved for students admitted to the Great Plains IDEA Community Development Master's Degree or Certificate Program. All other students or if it’s after the priority enrollment deadline, please contact gpideacc@ksu.edu for permission to enroll.

Permissions:

• Instructor Huston Gibson's permission is required after 08/23/2023.

Student Requirements:

• Computer meeting recommended requirements.

• Internet access

• The GP IDEA priority enrollment deadline for this course is July 21, 2023. This course is taught by NDSU and is reserved for students admitted to the Great Plains IDEA Community Development Master's Degree or Certificate Program. All other students or if it’s after the priority enrollment deadline, please contact gpideacc@ksu.edu for permission to enroll.