Learning Objectives:
1. Overview the basic theories and goals re: urban economic development
2. Knowledge about the major sectors of urban economic development
3. Exposure to current policy issues surrounding urban economic development


This course meets the following General Education Abilities by accomplishing the
specific learning objectives listed below:

Communicate effectively through writing.  This is met by a series of writing 
assignments associated with supplemental reading and data analysis.
 
Communicate effectively through speech.  This is met by oral presentations, 
discussion leading, and classroom participation.

Computer Literacy is addressed through course administration, student-faculty 
electronic interaction, and data analysis activities and assignments.

Critical Thinking is central to the learning objectives of this class, and is 
developed through homework assignments, lecture, classroom discussion, and inquiry-
based learning efforts.

Moral Reasoning (Ethics) is an important element of this course, as it explores 
linkages among urban/economic development, globalization discourses, and issues of 
affluence and poverty:  e.g., inner-city underclasses, global-scale North/South 
inequalities.  Moral reasoning is developed through lectures, writing assignments, 
classroom discussion, and inquiry-based learning activities.

Introduction: What is Economic Development?
Innovation Clusters
Infrastructure Development & Economic Development
Commercial Real Estate 1: Economic principles
Commercial Real Estate 2: Governmental objectives
Commercial Real Estate 3: Developers Goals
Universities & Economic Development
Cultural Institutions & Economic Development
Urban Manufacturing
Social-Objective Development
Inner-city Economic Development