Field work, team consultation, and seminars. Usually the entire planning process is covered, from data collection to client contacts. The planning process. This course provides a focused summary of the planning curriculum, explores selected urban issues in some depth, and offers a bridge to practice for graduating students. A seminar format, with invited guests as appropriate, is employed to probe important questions in contemporary urbanization, where professional planners have a role to play.
Topics change each year and are determined jointly prior to each term.
Planning A4208 Quantitative techniques. 3 pts Mr. Ifcher. An introduction to quantitative research methods used in urban planning and policy analysis. The course concentrates on basic statistical concepts, data organization, measurement of central tendencies, and statistical techniques. The software package SPSS is the working tool of the class , and there is a lab hour.