PA 5512 is also offered in Fall 2024
PA 5512 is also offered in Fall 2022
Fall 2024 | PA 5512 Section 001: Planning for Jobs (30924)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Graduate Student
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 15
- Enrollment Status:
Open (6 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This seminar explores the changing nature of the American job and the transformative forces - from corporate power and labor union decline to the rise of the 'gig' economy and even climate change - that have influenced this shift in recent decades and have added to growing economic insecurity. We will consider local and regional strategies for helping today's workers withstand changing economic and environmental pressures, including: shoring up labor laws and wage protections; coordinating economic and workforce development initiatives; advancing forms of labor and community organizing that promote economic and environmental justice; using novel employer engagement tools to promote strong, safe, and opportunity-rich workplaces. This seminar will not only help you think through the policy and planning implications of U.S. labor market restructuring, but also consider how the forces behind this restructuring potentially affect your own career prospects. prereq: Grad or instructor consent
- Class Description:
- This course examines community, economic, and workforce development from a regional U.S. perspective. It is organized around four broad segments: Theories of regional development, Community development practice, Economic development practice, and Workforce development practice. This class will also engage the City of Rosemount in the creation of a holistic strategic asset-based plan for development.
- Grading:
- 25% Economic Base Analysis
25% Economic Development Plan for the City of Rosemount
15% Readings and Commentary and Discussion (RMD) Topical Literature Review and Class Discussion
25% Final Exam
10% Attendance and Participation
- Class Format:
- Lecture, student presentations, discussion included.
- Workload:
- For the theoretical segment of the course (weeks 2-6), approximately 50-75 pages of reading assigned per session. For the remaining weeks, a single set of readings will be assigned on Tuesdays. Student presentations and discussion will also follow.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/30924/1249
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 10 August 2016
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