| PA 5990 ENGAGING THE PUBLIC IN POLICY AND PLANNING
New course at the
Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
PA 5990, section 3: Engaging the Public in Policy and Planning
Time:
Fall Semester 2009
Tuesdays, 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Blegen Hall, room 235
Professer:
Greg Lindsey, Associate Dean, Humphrey Institute
Assocdeanhhh@umn.edu
Students will work with their neighbors in Cedar-Riverside to bring the public into policy and planning. The class is designed to provide students with an opportunity for praxis by connecting thought to action and theory to practice.
The course is a year-long endeavor, divided into fall and spring semesters. Students are expected to complete the fall semester in order to take the spring semester capstone. The fall semester lays out a body of knowledge and a skill set revolving around the process of involving the public into policy and planning. During the spring semester students will apply the fall semester body of knowledge to a community-student determined capstone project. The projects will be done by small groups and will integrate policy areas such as transportation, housing, immigration, the arts, education, economic development, and the environment. |
