56:824:701
Theory and History of Community Development (3)
This seminar course will examine and synthesize the theories from many disciplines that contribute to the field of community development in both United States domestic and international contexts.
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56:824:702
Quantitative Methods I (3)
Covers probability, descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics.
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56:824:703
Logic of Social Inquiry (3)
This class explores critically the philosophy, epistemology, and alternative approaches to organizing and executing social science inquiry.
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56:824:704
Alternative Development Strategies for Distressed Cities (3)
This course offers a critical examination of "third sector" and "new economy" community development strategies
emerging within global civil society, and assesses their potential
for revitalizing impoverished U.S. cities.
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56:824:705
Regional and Economic Development (3)
An examination of the relationship between city and suburb from the perspective of regional development, and dynamics of economic change due to sprawl and deindustrialization.
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56:824:706
Practicum in Community Development (3)
A field experience course to apply public affairs at the community
development level in the Delaware Valley region. Students work
individually on their projects.
Maximum two semesters of earned credit.
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56:824:707
Legal and Regulatory Environment of Community Development (3)
An examination of the legal perspective and practices that affect community development, with a focus on the regulatory environment and social justice concerns that are present in practice in this field.
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56:824:708
Categorical and Limited Dependent Variables (3)
This course examines advanced regression models for binary, multinomial, ordinal, censored, and truncated dependent variables, as well as models for count data and event history analysis.
Prerequisites: 56:824:702 and 709.
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56:824:709
Quantitative Methods II (3)
The course examines bivariate and multiple regression models, with an emphasis on constructing regression models to test social and economic hypothesis.
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56:824:710
Planning, Markets, and Community Development (3)
Examines the key theories and frameworks in the areas of strategic management and entrepreneurship, and the major theoretical trends in the areas where business and public affairs intersect.
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56:824:711
Politics of Commmunity Development (3)
Examines the scholarly theoretical and empirical community
development literature and leading debates in the field, and develops and
integrates a critical, political perspective on that literature in order
to promote an emerging analytical infrastructure and innovative policy
development.
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56:824:713
Research Design (3)
This class explores alternative
methods for organizing, conducting, and analyzing social scientific
studies to facilitate the drawing of valid causal inferences.
Prerequisites: 56:824:702, 703, and 709.
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