SCOMC 513 - Tools for Sustainable Development

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This course introduces students to skills needed for effective community leadership including tools, strategies, and skills needed when overseeing the creation and maintenance of sustainable communities. Students explore the fundamentals of strong leadership when building the capacity for community adjustments; assessing community needs, resources, and problems; constructing a community vision based in overall health; encouraging constituent interest and involvement; and implementing practices that improve sustainability in communities. Sustainability theories and models are presented in the course and used in the overall analysis of community development.