Fall 2020  |  PA 5512 Section 001: Workforce and Economic Development (33183)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Enrollment Requirements:
Graduate Student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020
Tue 06:00PM - 08:45PM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:
Open (5 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Economic and workforce development examined from a U.S. context, exploring how rural and urban regional economies grow, why industries/employers locate where they do, and how workers decide where to live and work. Government and economic development practices related to businesses and innovation will also be addressed. prereq: Grad or instructor consent
Class Notes:
PA 5512 will be offered REMOTELY. Class will meet synchronously-online during Fall 2020, Tuesdays, 6:00 - 8:45. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?youn0336+PA5512+Fall2020
Class Description:

This course examines community, economic, and workforce development from a regional U.S. perspective. It is organized around three broad segments: Theories of regional development, Economic development practice, and Workforce development practice.. See more detail in the syllabus link below.

Grading:
20% Regional Economic Analysis
25% Economic Development Policy Project
45% Exercises (e-mail, talking points, presentation slides, memos)
10% Attendance and Participation
Class Format:
Lecture, discussion, guest speakers.
Workload:
50-100 pages per week.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33183/1209
Syllabus:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/youn0336_PA5512_Fall2020.pdf
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/youn0336_PA5512_Fall2018.pdf (Fall 2018)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/youn0336_PA5512_Fall2016.doc (Fall 2016)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
21 August 2020

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