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Fall 2011 Course Information

IDEV 1010-01 Introduction to International Development (3)

Murphy, L. and Samarasinghe, S.
M/W/F 11:30 - 12:20 p.m.
Weinmann Hall 110

Students will be required to have a Turning Point clicker.

Synopsis (.doc)
Textbooks:
  • Collier, Paul. 2008.The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It. Oxford University Press
  • Malloch-Brown, Mark, 2011, The Unfinished Global Revolution,  The Pursuit of a New International Politics, New York, Penguin Press
  • Kristof, Nicholas and Sheryl WuDunn, 2010, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. Vintage
  • Kenny, Charles , 2011, Getting Better

IDEV 1890-11 Service Learning for IDEV 101 (20 hours)

Monhartova, A.

IDEV 1890-20 Service Learning for IDEV 101 (40 hours)

Monhartova, A.

IDEV 3200-01 Approaches to Sustainable Development (3)

w/Mandatory Service Learning, must also register
for IDEV 3890-11 or IDEV 3890-20
Monhartova, A.
M/W 8:30 - 9:45 a.m.
Textbooks:
  • Margoluis, Richard, Salafsky, Nick Measures of Success: Designing, Managing, and Monitoring Conservation and Development Projects. Island Press: Washington, D.C. 1998. (ISBN: 1559636122)
  • Roger C. Riddell (2008). Does Foreign Aid Really Work? Oxford University Press

IDEV 3200-02 Approaches to Sustainable Development (3)

deBuhr, E. M/W 12:00 - 1:15 P.M.
Syllabus (.doc)
Textbooks:
  • Margoluis, Richard, Salafsky, Nick Measures of Success: Designing, Managing, and Monitoring Conservation and Development Projects. Island Press: Washington, D.C. 1998. (ISBN: 1559636122)
  • Roger C. Riddell (2008). Does Foreign Aid Really Work? Oxford University Press

IDEV 3890-11 Service Learning for IDEV 320 (20 hours)

Monhartova, A.

IDEV 3890-20 Service Learning for IDEV 320 (40 hours)

Monhartova, A.

IDEV 4100-01 Information Technology and International Development (3)

Ports, J.
W 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Prerequisites: INDV 101 and INDV 320

Textbook

IDEV 4560-01 Internship (3)

Monhartova, A.
(Must also be registered for SRVC 4890-0)
Departmental Approval Required

IDEV 4910-00 Independent Study:

Check with Department for Registration

IDEV 4950 Special Topics:

01 - Environment and Development (3)
Englande, A.
T 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
(Open to Undergraduate Seniors Only)
(Course to be held in Uptown Square, Ste. 105)
02 - Women, Gender and Development (3)
Dudley, M.
M/W/F - 11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
03 - Space, Places and International Development (3)
Hernandez, J.
(Open to Juniors and Seniors Only)
M/W/F 10:00 - 10:50 a.m.
04 - Climate Change and Development (3)
Meffert, D. and Yoachim, A.
T/TH 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
05 - Food Security, Sustainable Development And Social Organization
Bertrand, W.
T/TH 8:00 - 9:15 a.m.
06 - Social Entrepreneurship and Development w/ Service Learning Component
Monhartova, A.
M/W 3:00 - 4:15 p.m.
07 - Sustainable Development in French (3)
Sloan, D.
T/TH 3:45 - 5:00 p.m.
(Open to Undergraduate Juniors and Seniors)
(Pre-requisites: IDEV 1010 and French 3150)
Syllabus (.doc)
No Textbooks

SRVC 4809-08  Social Entrepreneurs:  Creating Social Change Through Innovation (0)

Monhartova, A.
M 2:00 - 2:50 p.m.
(Must be registered for IDEV 4560-01)
(Departmental Approval Required)

IDEV 6100-01 Introduction to Economic Analysis (3)

Samarasinghe, S.
(Technology Assisted Course)
(Open to Graduate Students Only)

Textbook:

  • Case, Karl E., Fair, Ray C., and Oster, Sharon M.; Principles of Economics, 10th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall.

IDEV 6100-02 Introduction to Economic Analysis (3)

Mendoza, M.
TH  2:30 - 5:00 p.m.
(Open to Graduate Students Only)

 Textbook

  • Case, Karl E., Fair, Ray C., and Oster, Sharon M.; Principles of Economics, 10th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall.

IDEV 6110-01 Intro to Quant Analysis (3)

Gleckler, E.
F 12:30 - 3:00 pm
(Open to Graduate Students Only)

No textbooks — readings provided by instructor.

IDEV 6110-02 Intro to Quant Analysis (3)

Sarr. Y.
(Technology Assisted Course)
(Open to Graduate Students Only)
Notes: Students are required to have an SPSS Software Package. 

Options for SPSS access include:
- Purchase the SPSS 16 Graduate Pack at the Campus Computer Center or other location, or
- 6-12 month rental.

Syllabus (.pdf)

Textbooks:

  • Franckfort- Nachmias, C.; Social statistics for a diverse society, 6th ed., 2011
  • Wagner, Using IBM SPSS statistics for Social Statistics and research methods, 3rd ed.
  • Case, Fair and Oster (2012) Principles of Economics (10th edition), Pearson Education Inc. 

IDEV 6130-01 Intermediate Quant Analysis (3)

Sarr. Y.
TH 12:30 - 3:00 p.m.
(Open to Graduate Students Only)
Course to be held in Uptown Square, Ste. 105

Syllabus (.pdf)

Textbooks:

  • Meyers, Applied Multivariate Research: Design and interpretation, 2006
  • Wagner, Using IBM SPSS statistics for Social Statistics and research methods, 3rd ed.

IDEV 6240-01 Monitoring and Evaluation (3)

Bertrand, W. and deBuhr, E
W 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
(Open to Graduate Students Only)
Course to be held in Uptown Square, Ste. 105
Syllabus (.doc)
Textbooks:
  • Gorgens, M., Kusek, J.Z. (2009). Making Monitoring and Evaluation Systems Work. The World Bank
  • Rossi, P.H., Lipsey, M.W., Freeman, H.W.(2003). Evaluation: A Systematic Approach. Sage: Thousand Oaks.

IDEV 6600-02 Information and Communications Technology for International Development (3)

Toro, G.
(Technology Assisted Course)
(Open to Graduate Students Only)

IDEV 6610-01 Environment and Development (3)

Englande, A.
T 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
(Open to Graduate Students Only)
(Course to be held in Uptown Square, Ste. 105)

Textbook:

  • Principles of Environmental Science; Inquiry & Applications, McGraw-Hill (5th Edition) by the Cunninghams
    ISBN:978-0077330934.

 

IDEV 6640-01 Sustainable Human Development I/II (3)

(Technology Assisted Course)
Samarasinghe, S.
(Open to Graduate Students Only)
(Pre-requisite - IDEV 6100, Intro to Econ)

Textbook:

  • Todaro, Michael P., and Smith, Stephen C., 2011, Economic Development, 11th Edition, Addison Wesley.

 

IDEV 6640-02 Sustainable Human Development I/II (3)

Meffert, D.
M/W 3:00 - 4:15 p.m.
(Open to Graduate Students Only)
(Pre-requisite - IDEV 6100, Intro to Econ)

IDEV 6670-01 International Political and Economic Relations (3)

T 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Mendoza, M.
Weinmann Hall, 304
(Suggested pre-requisite, IDEV 610, Intro to Econ)
Textbooks:
  • Theodore H. Cohn, Global Political Economy: Theory and Practice, 6th Edition, NY: Longman, 2012.

IDEV 6670-02 International Political and Economic Relations (3)

(Technology Assisted Course)
Sloan, D.
(Open to Graduate Students Only)
(Suggested pre-requisite, IDEV 610, Intro to Econ)

Syllabus (.doc)

Textbooks:
  • Theodore H. Cohn, Global Political Economy: Theory and Practice, 6th Edition, NY: Longman, 2012.

IDEV 6900 Special Topics:

01 - Sustainable Development in French (3)
Sloan, D.
T/TH 3:45 - 5:00 p.m.
(Open to Graduate Students Only)
(Pre-requisite: French 3150 or equivalent)
Syllabus (.doc)
No Textbooks

02 - Education and Development (3)
Svenson, N.
(Technology Assisted Course)
(Open to Graduate Students Only)
Syllabus Ed&ID 2011 (.doc)
Textbook:
  • Arnove Robert F. and Carlos Alberto Torres, eds.. 2007. Comparative Education: The Dialectic of the Global and the Local. Boulder, CO: Rowman & Littlefield.


04 - Catastrophic Crises: leadership and strategic challenges in complex crisis response (3)
Luu, Ky
Technology Assisted Course

The first night the class will be held at Uptown Square in Ste 105. (Students will have the option of meeting there in person each week to listen to the live video lecture. But the 1st night it will be mandatory that they go to Ste 105.)

(Note:  Mandatory participation in phone conference/web chat weekly on Thursdays at 5:00 pm)
(Open to Graduate Students Only)

No  textbook assigned for this course.  Readings will likely be made available online and professor will advise during the first class discussion.

 

IDEV 7980 Independent Studies:

TBA
Note: Register for Course in Department
Open to Graduate Students Only

IDEV 9980-01 Master's Research (0)

 Non-Graded  (Tuition = $300)

IDEV 9990-01 Master's Research (0)

  Non-Graded  (Tuition = $300)

DRLS 6010-01 Psychosocial and Behavioral Leadership Science (3)

Figley, C.
M 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
(Open to Graduate Students Only)
(Course to be held in Uptown Square, Ste. 105)
No textbook assigned for this course.  All readings will be available online.

DRLS 6020-01 Disaster Operations Leadership Policy and Management (3)

Luu, K.
Uptown Square in Ste 105 on M 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Textbooks:
  • Shaping the Humanitarian World by Peter Walker and Daniel Maxwell
  • Disaster Law and Policy 2nd edition by Daniel Farber, Jim Chen, Robert R.M. Verchick, and Lisa Grow Sun