COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND CHANGE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing or ( SOC 181 , SOC/C&E SOC 140 , 210 , or 211 ) Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2021 Learning Outcomes: 1. Situate oneself, individually, as an agent and (re)actor of change Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe how the study of community organization development and change has evolved into a behavioral science over time, in a variety of settings and with multiple, equally valid approaches Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Assess community need and readiness for change Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Evaluate key change interventions and their efficacy for achieving intended outcomes Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Discuss leadership and community organization with current professionals in the field Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Construct a theory of change that demonstrates and articulates how a planned change effort is diagnosed, facilitated, implemented and evaluated Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Synthesize and evaluate current academic literature to explore a current issue related to community organization and change Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Situate oneself, individually, as an agent and (re)actor of change Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe how the study of community organization development and change has evolved into a behavioral science over time, in a variety of settings and with multiple, equally valid approaches Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Assess community need and readiness for change Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Evaluate key change interventions and their efficacy for achieving intended outcomes Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Discuss leadership and community organization with current professionals in the field Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Construct a theory of change that demonstrates and articulates how a planned change effort is diagnosed, facilitated, implemented and evaluated Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Synthesize and evaluate current academic literature to explore a current issue related to community organization and change Audience: Graduate