Sustainable Community Development
M. E. Swisher
Associate Professor
Family, Youth & Community Sciences
Spring Semester 2008
FYC 6302

Syllabus: Course goals and objectives, expectations, grading scale and other key information. Read this!

How to Prepare the Summaries for Class

Assessment of CBOs

Group Project

I reserve the right to refuse late submissions. Late submissions will suffer a 5% reduction in grade per day late.

WEEK
DATE
TOPIC
DUE
1

Jan. 8

Introductions, Course Organization

Jan. 10 Key Moments in History
2

Jan. 15

Origins of Sustainable Development Seminal Thinkers
Definitions of Sustainable Development Group Project Part 1
3
Jan. 22 Sustainable Community Development Group Project Part 2
4
Jan. 29 Asset Based Approaches to Community Development
5
Feb. 5 Environmental Assets Group Project Part 3
6
Feb. 12 Human & Cultural Assets
7
Feb. 19 Social & Political Assets
8
Feb. 26 Physical Assets Group Project Part 4
9
Mar. 4 Economic & Financial Assets Group Project Part 5
Mar. 11-13 Spring Break -- Class Dismissed
10
Mar. 18 The Community Development Process
11
Mar. 25 Work on Group Project
12
Apr. 1 Planning for Sustainability Group Project Part 6
13
Apr. 8 The Role of COBs in Community Development: Focus United States
14
Apr. 15 CBOs Internationally Group Project Part 7
15
Apr. 22 Presentations & Final Thoughts Group Project Part 8

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