YEAR I

  • Overview of Community Development
  • Community Assessments
  • Diversity & Intercultural Communications
  • Introduction to Economic Development
  • Global Economy/Business Trends
  • How Local Economies Work
  • Developing Community Profiles
  • Land Use Planning & Property Management
  • Information & Human Resources Planning Ethics
  • Community Development Simulation
  • Human Resource Management
  • Resource Availability
  • Leadership & Team Building

YEAR II

  • Trends & Issues in Community Developmen
  • Attracting Technology Talent to Your Community
  • Community Asset Mapping and Surveys
  • New Economy
  • Regional Planning Simulation
  • Grants & Fiscal Resources
  • Increasing Your Grant Writing Success
  • Impact Analysis
  • Regional Planning Simulation
  • Business Retention, Expansion, & Recruitment
  • Tourism Development/Main Street Programs
  • Using the Internet as a Learning Tool, Section 1
  • Financial Resources
  • Workforce Development
  • Community Development Challenges: Environment, Education, & Social Services

YEAR III

  • Systems Thinking: Learning Communities
  • Economic Modeling
  • Benchmarking Best Practices
  • Global Business Environment
  • Spatial Information Systems
  • Survey Analysis
  • Housing Options
  • Using the Internet as a Learning Tool, Section 2
  • Certified Cities: A Holistic Approach Personal Leadership Styles
  • Lobbying/Working the Political Arena
  • Community Development Challenges: Healthcare, Self-Esteem, & Leadership

ADVANCED YEAR OPTION

  • For CDI graduates, an individualized sequence of sessions will be offered to provide a review of the latest trends in community development. Advanced year participants may take advantage of the graduate credit option for the MSCED program.