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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 domestic (United States) and international contexts.
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56:824:702
Quantitative Methods I (3)
Covers probability and descriptive and inferential statistics.
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56:824:703
Logic of Social Inquiry (3)
A critical examination of the philosophy and epistemology of social science, and alternative approaches to organizing and executing social science inquiry.
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56:824:704
The Solidarity Economy (3)
A critical examination of alternative community and economic development
strategies for distressed cities. Special attention will be paid to
the following: the conflict between older strategies that emerged from
deindustrialization and more democratic forms of community development;
the problem of scale; market-conforming "pragmatic" approaches to
solving problems of poverty versus efforts aimed at a broader political
transformation in values; and cooperation versus competition in
structuring incentives.
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56:824:705
Regional Economic Development (3)
An examination of the relationship between city and suburb from the perspective of regional development in the United States, and dynamics of economic change due to sprawl and deindustrialization.
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56:824:706
Practicum in Community Development (3)
The practicum is an applied research field experience course at the community
development level in the Delaware Valley region or beyond. Students may work with a community-based client (for example, a nonprofit organization or municipal government agency), in teams or individually, or conduct an independent project under the supervision of a faculty member.
Prerequisite: 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)
Examines advanced regression models for binary, multinomial, ordinal, censored, and truncated dependent variables, as well as models for count data and event history analysis.
Prerequisite: 56:824:709.
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56:824:709
Quantitative Methods II (3)
Examines bivariate and multiple regression models, with an emphasis on constructing regression models to test social and economic hypothesis.
Prerequisite: 56:824:702.
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56:824:710
Planning, Markets, and Community Development (3)
Examines key theories and frameworks in the areas of social and urban planning, capitalist economic development and markets, and the major theoretical trends in the areas where business, government, and community development intersect.
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56:824:711
Politics of Commmunity Development (3)
Community development as a professional field of practice and a subject of scholarly inquiry neglects the role of power and politics in shaping development outcomes. Contestation over belonging, home, neighborhood, work, culture, and health provides focal points for analyzing the politics of community development.
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56:824:712
Special Problems in Public Affairs (3)
A reading-intensive seminar on varying themes and problems in community development.
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56:824:713
Research Design (3)
The use of evidence to generate and test hypotheses; explores alternative
methods for organizing, conducting, and analyzing social scientific research to facilitate the drawing of valid causal inferences.
Prerequisites: 56:824:703 and 709.
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56:824:714
Qualitative Research Methods (3)
Covers the "nuts and bolts" of qualitative research: gathering data through interviews, focus groups, observation, and archival research methods.
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56:824:715
Poverty Alleviation Strategies (3)
Evaluation of
various strategies for poverty alleviation at the community level in
the United States and developing countries. Assesses the
fundamental causes of poverty and the tools the poor possess for
survival, as well as a number of income-generating strategies
from encouraging entrepreneurship (microfinance, skills training) to
participation in the global economy through manufacturing work.
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56:824:716
International Negotiations (3)
Examines the substance and process of international negotiations, principally negotiations between or among governments. Topics include arms control, trade, peace and conflict, and environmental negotiations.
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56:824:717
International Economic Development (3)
Investigates what is meant by "development" and explores competing ideas about how to understand, measure, and address international poverty. Topics include micro-lending, the role of NGOs, debates about the efficacy of aid, and approaches used to address urbanization and environmental change.
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56:824:718
Data Management (3)
Covers the principles and practical techniques of data cleaning, data organization, quality control, and automation of research tasks. Topics include data types, useful text and math functions, labeling, recoding, data documentation, and programming structures such as macros, loops, and branching.
Prerequisite: 56:824:709.
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56:824:719
Directed Study (3)
An independent research project supervised by a faculty member.
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56:824:720
Dissertation Development (3)
This course guides students in formulating a research question, developing a dissertation proposal, research design, chapter outlines, and research timeline for the dissertation. May be taken during the semester the student takes the qualifying examination.
Prerequisites: 56:824:709 and 713.
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56:824:721
Happiness and Place (3)
This course focuses on the geographic distribution of happiness and the importance of community and social capital in addressing social problems such poverty and inequality; engages students in a data-driven inquiry into the determinants of subjective well-being, paying special attention to the role of place.
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56:824:722
Public and Nonprofit Management (3)
This course examines contemporary management approaches, techniques, and skills for managing various kinds of public organizations. Decision-making, administrative leadership, planning, implementation, evaluation, and ethics are key topics.
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56:824:723
Ethics in the Public and Nonprofit Sector (3)
Study of the federal, state, and local laws governing the conduct of public officials and of ethical standards beyond the boundaries of law. Relates professional standards of public administration to ethical problems in government.
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56:824:724
Labor-Management Relations in the Private and Public Sectors (3)
Analysis of the structure and development of labor-management relationships in the United States and abroad, focusing on both private industry and governmental organizations. Explores history and the surrounding law while focusing on the negotiation and administration of collective bargaining agreements, related micro- and macroeconomic problems, and issues that accompany the growth of the nonunion sector in both private and public sectors.
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56:824:725
Geographic Information Systems in the Public Sector (3)
A introductory geographic information systems (GIS) course, with an emphasis on application; training primarily uses open-source GIS software. Students will be able to produce maps and conduct basic research using geographical data in any discipline that uses such data, e.g., public policy and administration, sociology, criminology, and public health/epidemiology.
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56:824:726
Inequality and Segregation (3)
This course examines the dimensions of inequality, including economic inequality and poverty, residential segregation by race and class, and the concentration of poverty. The focus is primarily on the United States, but comparisons with other industrialized nations will also be discussed. The course will address questions of definition and measurement, historical and current trends, causes and consequences, and policy responses. Students will be expected to work with official data to calculate measures of poverty, inequality, and segregation; to understand the main theoretical and empirical debates; and to understand the role of public policy in addressing or exacerbating these problems.
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56:824:790
Doctoral Dissertation (BA)
For students who have completed all coursework and passed the comprehensive exam, including the oral defense of a dissertation proposal. Registration for doctoral dissertation credits is by arrangement with the candidate's dissertation adviser.
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56:824:800
Matriculation Continued (0)
Students who must interrupt their studies may, with the approval of the public affairs program graduate director, register for Matriculation Continued for a maximum of two consecutive semesters. Matriculation Continued also is the proper registration when there is no other appropriate registration category for a student. There is no tuition fee for this registration, although a student fee is charged.
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56:001:897
Full-Time Certification (0)
Certifies as full-time for visa requirements, loan deferral and eligibility, and access to university health insurance and services. Available for students who have completed all required coursework and qualifying exams, and who have fewer than 9 credits of required dissertation research hours to complete. To qualify, students must be devoting a preponderance of effort to the completion of the doctoral program, including departmental assistantship duties; and must not be employed for more than 20 hours in other nondegree-related activities. Meets continuous registration requirements for graduation.
Use for students living in university housing.
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56:001:898
Full-Time Certification (0)
Certifies
as full-time for visa requirements, loan deferral and eligibility, and
access to university health insurance and services. Available for
students who have completed all required coursework and qualifying
exams, and who have fewer than 9 credits of required dissertation
research hours to complete. To qualify, students must be devoting a
preponderance of effort to the completion of the doctoral program,
including departmental assistantship duties; and must not be employed
for more than 20 hours in other nondegree-related activities. Meets
continuous registration requirements for graduation.
Use for students NOT living in university housing.
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56:001:899
Full-Time Certification (0)
Certifies as full-time for visa requirements and loan deferral (and NOT for loan eligibility and
access to university health insurance and services). Available for
students who have completed all required coursework and qualifying
exams, and who have fewer than 9 credits of required dissertation
research hours to complete. To qualify, students must be devoting a
preponderance of effort to the completion of the doctoral program,
including departmental assistantship duties; and must not be employed
for more than 20 hours in other nondegree-related activities. Meets
continuous registration requirements for graduation.
Use for students away from campus for the semester.
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