Distance Education Off-Campus Course Offerings . . . . . Spring 2008

COURSE TITLE:	Community & Regional Economic Analysis
COURSE:	C Dev 506
COURSE DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to concepts of communities and regions, theories of economic growth, drivers of economic growth, the economic base of a community, sources of growth or decline in the community, roles of local government and institutions, and analytical tools. Strategies for local economic development will also be explored.
PREREQUISITES:	Graduate classification; Offered through the Great Plains IDEA consortium, students will need to contact Carrie Brus for registration information and enrollment; cbrus@iastate.edu
CREDITS:	3 graduate credits
COMPUTER REQUIREMENT:	See College of Agriculture Computer Requirements
DATES:	January 8-March 27, 2008
DELIVERY METHOD:	Web, taught by North Dakota State University
TUITION:	$415 per credit
OFF-CAMPUS PROGRAM:	Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies, Community Development specialization Master of Agriculture
INSTRUCTOR:	F. Larry Leistritz, f.leistritz@ndsu.edu
REGISTRATION DEADLINE:	January 2, 2008
TEXT:	Shaffer, Deller, and Marcouiller. 2004. Community Economics: Linking Theory & Practice. Blackwell Publishing.