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2021 Spring Course Info
Foundations of Community DevelopmentCommunity Analysis: Introduction to MethodsCommunity and Natural Resource ManagementEvaluation of Organizations and ProgramsHousing and Development Programs
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Spring 2021 Course Information
Community Analysis: Introduction to Methods
Course Description
This course introduces research methods relevant to community development and gives attention to research ethics and inclusiveness. Course topics include how to formulate and begin research, how to collect data, and how conceptual frameworks are used to develop research questions and analyze data. The course emphasis is on strategies for reporting findings, applying findings in community action, and methods of evaluating the entire research process.
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Instructor

Meredith Redlin
Office: 605-688-4084
meredith.redlin@sdstate.edu

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Textbooks

Practical Research: Planning and Design. 2010. Boston, MA. ISBN 11: 0-13-715242-6 (additional ISBN)
Leedy, Paul D. and Jeanne Ellis Ormrod
Edition: 9th Edition
ISBN: 139780137152421
Publisher: Pearson Publications

The Community in Urban Society. 2012. ISBN 10: 1-57766-741-7 (alternate ISBN)
Lyon, Larry and Robyn Driskell
Edition: 2nd Edition
ISBN: 139781577667414
Publisher: Waveland Press

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Synchronous Components

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