Course:  Community Planning 262/Education 191g: Y-PLAN

Department:  Community Planning and Graduate School of Education

Program name(s):  Y-PLAN (Youth-Plan, Learn, Act, Now)

Instructor(s):  Dr. Deborah McKoy

Participants (based on 2004-05 data):

• Approximately 2 undergraduates and 6 graduate students per academic year

Course Description:

• Explore how communities operate and the fundamentals of planning and design and familiarity with a range of technology from weblogs to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping tools.
• An elective in City Planning Community Development specialization and n the Graduate School of Education’s education minor.

Fieldwork:

• Work with high school students to teach them the fundamentals of planning and design by engaging in real world planning projects.

Evaluation Strategies: 

• Pre- and post-test of undergraduate knowledge of course content
• Examination of undergraduate fieldnotes to measure understanding of theory and practice related to course content
• Survey of undergraduate interest in pursuing graduate or professional school studies

Sample Course Syllabus