Teaching
CRP 5074: Economic and Community Development Workshop
Economic and Community Development workshop courses focus on the economics of neighborhoods, cities, and regions with the intent of producing more informed and effective economic development policy. Topics of study include, among others, the application of analytical tools needed to produce first-rate economic development plans, the special needs of excluded, poor and segregated communities, use of quantitative and qualitative methods to address social inequalities, the politics of planning, relationships between economic development and community development..
CRP 4120/6120: Devolution and Privatization: Challenges for Urban Public Management
Local governments across the world must address the twin challenges of devolution and privatization. Scholarly research debates whether these market approaches promote efficiency, regional equity, local economic growth and citizen voice. Students will review the theoretical bases for these claims and the empirical evidence from around the world. Students will write theory papers as well as engage in group work on practical policy questions facing cities.
CRP 7201: Research Design
This course will help Ph.D. students select appropriate research design and field methods for dissertation research. The course provides a comprehensive review of the research design process and will result in each student developing his/her dissertation proposal. The course focuses on articulating research objectives, managing the research process, ethics, funding and professional development as a scholar. The course also explores how to select the appropriate data collection strategy: case studies, interviews, focus groups, surveys and archival data as well as a review of major approaches to quantitative or qualitative analysis.