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Community Development Graduate Programs

Graduate Certificate Course Information

Organizing for Community Change

University:
South Dakota State University South Dakota State University logo
Course Number:
CD 601
Credit Hours:
3 credit hours - $610 per credit
Start/End Dates:
May 27, 2025 - August 01, 2025

Overview

Course Description

Students examine the role of civil society in community planning efforts and study the comparative approach to planning theories and approaches. Course content focuses on change within communities and the roles of government, planners, and citizens in reacting to or shaping change. Students explore current issues concerning planning and dealing with change by considering controversial practices such as covenants and land trusts, and students look at community responses to change. Students also study structure and implications of power, connections between social relationships and economic activity, and coalition building.

Contacts

Instructor

Abby Tobias-Lauerman
abigail.tobiaslauerman@sdstate.edu

Campus Coordinator

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Disability Support Services

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Textbooks

TBD

Course Access

 
Approximately 2-3 weeks before the first day of class, the SDSU campus coordinator, Sarah (Heewon) Kim, will email course access information to visiting students. 
 
Your username and password for D2L will be the same when you first log in. For example, if your name is MaryJo McCullough, then your username will be MaryJo.McCullough and your password will be MaryJo.McCullough. Usernames and passwords are case sensitive and you will be required to change your password once you have logged in.
 
If you have trouble completing any of the steps above, forget your password, or have any questions, please contact Sarah at idea.sdsuprograms@sdstate.edu or 605-688-6988 for assistance.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

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