Research Issues and Methods in Planning and Design:

Creating Sustainable Communities

Fall Semester 1996 Calendar

WEEKS AND DATES TUESDAYS THURSDAYS
SEMINARS / WORKSHOPS LABORATORIES / OFFICE
1.

August 27, 29

Course Organization / Introduction

Hands On / Small Project

Introduction to Laboratories
Overview - games and simulations
Hands On - making a game

Research Project Assignment

2.

September 3, 5

Introductory Concepts
  • Research / Theory / Problems
Introductory Concepts
  • Planning / Decision Making
  • Small Projects
3.

September 10, 12

Introductory Concepts
  • The Environment
Proposals Due / Discussion
4.

September 17, 19

Introductory Concepts
  • Who Plays? The CC
Tools
  • Participation and Participatory Tools
  • Students Small Project
5.

September 24, 26

Tools
  • L3D Research Examples
Tools
  • Designing Tools
  • Students Small Project
6.

October 1, 3

Approaches
  • Intensity of Preferences
Approaches
  • Locational Analysis
  • Students Small Project
7.

October 8, 10

Tools
  • Participation and Participatory Tools
  • The research Projects - 2
Approaches
  • Neighborhood Change
  • Students Small Project
8.

October 15, 17

Approaches
  • Sustainability
  • The research Projects - 2
Research Project Tools Due
  • Presentations
9.

October 22, 24

Research Project Tools
  • Presentations
Approaches
  • Gathering Information - 3
  • Students Small Project
10.

October 29, 31

Approaches
  • Gathering Data
Playing the Games - Tests

Instruments Due

11.

November 5, 7

Playing the Games

Gathering Data at New Vista

Playing the Games

Gathering Data at New Vista

12.

November 12, 14

Approaches
  • Data Analysis - Statistics
THANKSGIVING !!!!
13.

November 19, 21

Approaches
  • Data Analysis - Statistics
Approaches
  • Data Analysis - Statistics
14.

November 26, 28

Report Report
15.

December 3, 5

Presentation at Boulder County Healthy Communities Initiative Forum Report
16.

December 10

FINAL PRESENTATIONS - 5 **
** NOTE: Final Report due at beginning of exam time


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