College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

Distance Education....Fall 2008

Sustainable Communities
C Dev 512X
Credit Hours 3 non-major graduate or 3 graduate
Dates August 25-December 19, 2008
Registration Deadline August 1, 2008
Off-Campus Program Community Development Online Master's Program
Instructor: Jan Flora
E-mail: floraj@iastate.edu
Phone: 515-294-4295
FAX: 515-294-0592
Course Audio Clip
Course Syllabus
Tuition/Fees $415 per credit/ Other fees that will be assessed
Prerequisites Interested students must contact Carrie Brus, cbrus@iastate.edu, to register since this course is part of the Community Development program through the Great Plains IDEA consortium.
Course Description Students will learn the conceptual relationships among Community and Sustainable Development and Sustainable Communities and examine the social, environmental, and economic aspects of sustainable communities. The course includes analysis of public policy impacts on community sustainability, practical actions for enhancing sustainability, and changing power dynamics and reward structures involved in incorporating sustainability into Community Development.

Course Website

http://www.celt.iastate.edu/webct/
** Access to the website may be restricted to registered students or not available until the start of the course.

Delivery Format Web CT
Technology Requirements Email - Computer/Software Requirements
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Students must contact Carrie Brus to register for this course, email is the preferred method of contact, cbrus@iastate.edu. Please specify whether or not this course will be applying to the Online Master's Degree in Community Development or if it will be applied to another graduate program at ISU.

Brenton Center for Agricultural Instruction & Technology Transfer, 004 Curtiss Hall, Ames, Iowa 50011.
Voice: 515-294-1862 / FAX: 515-294-1924.
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