Civic Engagement and Social Capital Class
USP 410-510, Urban Planning, Portland State University
Fall, 2011
Steven Reed Johnson, Ph.D
Wednesday, October 26
Bowling Alone in America, #14
Salzer, Mark. Narrative approach to assessing interactions. (*on instructor's www site).
Monday, October 31
Bowling Alone in America, #15, #16
Tauxe, Caroline. Marginalizing Public participation, APA journal, Vol. 61, #4, autumn, p. 471-481.
Wednesday, November 2
Bowling Alone in America, #17, #18
Innes, Judith. Information in communicative planning process. APA journal, winter 1998, p. 52-63.
Monday, November 7
Bowling Alone in America, #19, #20
Wednesday, November 9
Bowling Alone in America, #21
Monday, November 14
Bowling Alone in America, #22, #23
Wednesday, November 16
Group meeting/field day-no class
Monday, November 21
Bowling Alone in America, #24, Scan Appendix
Wednesday, November 23
Monday, November 28
Class presentations
Student Journals due,
Wednesday, November 30
Class presentations
Finals Week, December 5
Class presentations if needed
Textbooks:
Putnam, Robert. Bowling Alone: the collapse and revival of American community. Simon Schuster. 2001.
Selected articles on reserve in library or on instructor's www site.
Requirements
Class attendance is required. Attendance will be taken. For unexcused absence 20 points will be deducted up to 100 points. Please communicator with instructor if you have unavoidable scheduling conflicts.
Grading:
Grading:
Points 0 .6 .64 .67 .70 .74 .77 .80 .84 .87 .90 .95
Grade FD- D D+ C- C C+ B-B B+ A- A
All assignments are due when indicated. Late assignments will result in a loss of 10% per class session.
Civic Engagement and Social Capital
Steven Reed Johnson, Ph.D.
USP 410/510
Fall 2011
503-654-7948
Mon. & Wed., 12:00--1:30pm
Office hours by appointment
The purpose of this class is to provide a framework for understanding the important role of community participation, and civic policies that enhance social capital for creating healthy, vibrant, equitable, and environmentally sound, and resilient communities.
This class emphasizes discussion and brief lectures, supplemented by classroom exercises, videos, and a term-long community-based project. Your participation is indispensable.
Students will work in groups on term long projects in the new evolving ecodistrict around the PSU campus, analyzing or developing social cohesion strategies for the new green neighborhood.
instructor www site: www.stevenreedjohnson.com
Class Schedule
Monday, Sept. 26
Introduction.
Wednesday, Sept. 28
Bowling Alone in America, #1, #2, #3
Choose groups and projects
Monday, October 3
Bowling Alone in America, #4, #5
Wednesday, October 5
Group meeting/field day-no class
Surowiecki, James. Wisdom of crowds. chapter 2 and chapter 12.
Monday, October 10
Bowling Alone in America, #6
Better Together, Putnam, Portland, chapter 12
Wednesday, October 12
Bowling Alone in America, #7, #8, #9
DeTocqueville, Alex. Democracy in America, Book II, chapters 27-29, 192-202
Monday, October 17
Bowling Alone in America, #10, #11, #12
Wednesday, October 19
Group meeting/field day-no class
Bowling Alone in America, #13
Monday, October 24
Bowling Alone in America, #13
Students turn in journals for review
syllabus
