90-750 Civic Engagement As A Community Process

6 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course will examine Civic Engagement from the perspective of community and neighborhood issues which are often unstated but form the basis for community tension and lack of trust in the participatory process. Students will learn why the engagement process is valued in a democratic society, practiced locally, and how it is currently transforming to be more effective. While there are no right answers to effective civic engagement, the content and participatory roleplaying will introduce students to the complexity of engagement issues, responsibilities, and handson facilitation experience to achieve better outcomes for citizens, communities, and practices for community decision and policymaking. New topics will be introduced on a weekly basis through studentled presentations and facilitated discussions. All students will be responsible for weekly reading and annotation assignments, selecting and leading at least one topic presentation and discussion, and submitting indepth research and analysis based on their presentation topic as an endofterm final paper. Assessment of individual performance will be based on weekly reading and annotation assignments, class participation, topic presentation and discussion facilitation, and the final paper. There will be no final exam.

Prerequisites: none listed

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