Creating pictorial presentation and 3D model drawings using computer software. Basic methods and procedures of architectural, three-view, oblique, isometric, and perspective computer-aided drawings.
Agricultural development emphasizing natural and economic phenomena and the effect of food supplies on population trends and policies.
Provides an introduction to gender, race, class, and ethnicity with particular emphasis on food, population, economic, and ecological issues in sustainable agriculture, food systems, and community development. The geographical focus emphasizes the United States.
Expands understanding of the fashion production processes through an environmental and social lens. Students will apply innovation theories to critically explore transdisciplinary sustainable practices, on all levels of the fashion industry. Through local and global economies, a vast perspective will create deeper sustainable fashion innovation.
Concepts of energy, work, and power. Energy conversion, utilization, and conservation. Alternatives to fossil fuels including solar, wind, biomass, etc. Energy systems for rural areas.
Introduction and analysis of aesthetics and function of design in the context of communications and marketing, the built environment, and community development.
Directed projects which explore the elements and principles of communication design. Design research, process, experimentation, and production in hand-based and computer-generated design application for multi-modal presentations. Prerequisite: Community Development & Applied Economics major or minor; or Instructor permission.
Digital illustration introduces methods of conceptualizing and executing illustrations to solve communication problems, using a range of techniques within vector and raster-based software applications. Prerequisite: CDAE 1150 or ARTS 1400; Community Development & Applied Economics major or minor; or Instructor permission.
Introduces emergency management concepts, including its history, legal foundations, hazard assessment, and the four phases: preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery. Covers planning and public service approaches for disaster management, with a focus on communication and incident management systems. As weather-related disasters increase, provides a foundation for community support. Includes in-person lectures, discussions, and activities, featuring guest lecturers from local, state, and federal emergency management sectors.
Provides the foundation for understanding communication components, processes, contexts, and applications and introduces research and theory through critique and case study.
An introduction to small group communication theories, research, and skills. Discussion and group activities focus on communication that fosters effective, creative, inclusive, and transdisciplinary teaming in a variety of practical situations and community-based contexts.
Design is essential to creating innovative, useful, and effective solutions to meet complex real-world needs. Design Innovation I offers an introduction to design theories and processes, understanding historic and contemporary contributions, and exploring applications across various fields of practice.
Introduction to principles of microeconomics and their application to food and agricultural markets, resource management, and community development.
For students curious about entrepreneurship. Examines the entrepreneurial mindset - characteristics and competencies of entrepreneurs; explores entrepreneurship in all types of organizations and how the entrepreneurial mindset can support the success of any venture.
Introduction to perspectives and methods used to develop healthy communities that are economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable with rural and urban, US and international examples. Prerequisites: CDAE 1020, ENVS 1510, or Instructor permission. Cross-listed with: ENVS 2470.
Interdisciplinary seminar that explores the social, cultural, and ethical dimensions of Artificial Intelligence and examines AI's impact on such topics as health, the environment, work/economy, and relationships- highlighting both its benefits and harms. Through discussion and debate, students consider tensions between technological progress and human well-being. Also investigates AI's digital infrastructure, corporate influence, and community-driven design, encouraging critical reflection on agency, values, and the role of technology in shaping society. Prerequisites: CALS 1010, CALS 1020, CDAE 1020, CDAE 1240, or Instructor permission.
Explores social media from theoretical and professional practical perspectives, immersing students in the complex and multifaceted world of social media communication. Prerequisites: CDAE 1240, CDAE 1150, CALS 1020, or CALS 1850.
Students research and produce multimedia news stories that promote a social justice cause of their choice. Using traditional journalistic approaches and new digital media tools, students will investigate, publish, and distribute stories with a local, national, and global impact. Prerequisites: CDAE 1240 or ENVS 1500 or ENGL 1001 or FWIL Course or TAP Course; minimum Sophomore standing.
Explores visual communication through advanced projects in design research, planning, iteration, technical and software experimentation, and production for multi-modal design applications. Prerequisite: CDAE 1160.
Students learn to write standard messages and documents including e-mail, memos, letters to the editor, fundraising letters, news releases, brochures, and feature stories. Prerequisites: CDAE 1240, ENGL 1001, or ENGL 1740; Public Communication majors/minors only.
Students learn to report and write news for print, online, and broadcast formats through practical application of media literacy skills and study of current events. Prerequisite: ENGL 1001 or ENGL 1740.
Examines the connections between media, public policy, and policy outcomes. Provides hands-on learning (action) experiences in news reporting and policy-making through the lens of the Vermont Legislature and Vermont's policy and media culture. Prerequisites: Any of the following: ENGL 1001, ENGL 1740, POLS 1300, CDAE 1020, CDAE 1150, CDAE 1240.
Students gain insight into mass media and contemporary issues, social marketing with local Service Learning agency partners, social polling, and the interaction of media, governance, law, and ethics. Prerequisite: CDAE 1240.
Legal issues in mass media, including: freedom of speech, libel, invasion of privacy, obscenity and indecency, copyright and trademark. Prerequisite: CDAE 1240.
Study of leadership theory and how it informs the practice of leadership. Focus on applying leadership theory to personal practice learning how leadership affects the changes that organizations face. Prerequisite: CDAE 1240.
A hands-on video production class broken into three sections: sporting event coverage working with CATAMOUNT TV, sports journalism collaborating with The Vermont Cynic, and contributions scaffolding into a sports documentary with ESPN's 30 - FOR - 30 as a model. Prerequisites: ENGL 1001, CDAE 1240, or EDPE 3200.
A hands-on media-based class in which students work collaboratively, producing one long-form documentary or many short-form videos about a local community member, issue, or campaign. Students produce media for entertainment, social media, and informational purposes and learn what community media is and how it can develop community. Prerequisite: CDAE 1240.
Focuses on strategic development of multipage composition for print and digital formats, creation and selection of imagery and the effective organization of content and visual style to make information accessible, visually engaging, and readable for the intended audience. Prerequisites: CDAE 1150, CDAE 1170 or CDAE 1160, Public Communication major or Applied Design Minor.
Law as an expression of public policy to protect consumers in the marketplace. Emphasis on laws prohibiting deceptive advertising and marketing practices. Prerequisites: ENGL 1001, ENGL 1210, CDAE 1240, or CDAE 1610; Sophomore standing.
Under supervision of an attorney, students respond to real-world phone, online, and mail requests for consumer information and handle consumer complaints to connect consumers with appropriate and effective resources, professionals, and protections. Sponsored with the Vermont Attorney General's Office. Prerequisite: CDAE 2570 or Instructor permission.
Emphasizes the human-processes for successful design innovation across myriad real-world contexts rather than design innovation within any one context area. Broad range of design applications/interests will include but not be limited to: Universal Design, Communication Design, Landscape/Architectural Design, Ecological/Environmental Design, and Community Planning, Urban+Rural Design. Prerequisite: CDAE 1600.
Understanding and creating business and personal financial records for entrepreneurs including applications common to entrepreneurial business practices using contemporary financial software. Prerequisite: CDAE 2660 or Instructor permission.
Marketing concepts and methods and their applications for community entrepreneurs. Focus on development of marketing plan and its use in guiding business operations. Prerequisite: CDAE 1610 or permission.
A general introduction to problems of sustainable development on small island developing states utilizing a case study of St. Lucia, West Indies. Prerequisites: CDAE 1020 or CDAE 1610; Instructor permission.
Lectures or readings on contemporary issues in Community Development and Applied Economics. Enrollment may be more than once, up to twelve hours.
A course which is tailored to fit the interests of a specific student, which occurs outside the traditional classroom/laboratory setting under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Undergraduate student service as a teaching assistant, usually in an introductory-level course in the discipline, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
The roles of forms of community capital, civic engagement, leadership, social and political institutions, and communities of place and interest in a community development context. Pre/co-requisites: Junior standing; CDAE 2020 or Instructor permission.
Directed research, planning, design, technical experimentation, production, and evaluation for computer-generated design application. Prerequisites: CDAE 2160, CDAE 2600, or Instructor permission.
Methods used in the collection and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data. Critical review of literature, and data collection, analysis, and interpretation for descriptive, inferential, and evaluation research. Prerequisites: One of the following: STAT 1410, STAT 1110, or equivalent course. Must register for CDAE 3500 lab.
The study of economic choices of individuals and firms, and the analysis of competitive and noncompetitive markets. Emphasis on application of intermediate microeconomic theory. Prerequisites: CDAE 2020 or equivalent.
Practicum providing experience working as an advanced consumer advocate in the Consumer Assistance Program office. Builds on CDAE 2590 experience with students addressing more complex consumer complaints and inquiries as well as leading student teams. Jointly sponsored with the Vermont Attorney General's Office. Prerequisites: CDAE 2590 and Instructor permission.
This course is an advanced course in problems of sustainable development on small island developing states utilizing a case study of St. Lucia, West Indies. Prerequisites: CDAE 2860 and Instructor permission required.
On-site supervised work experience combined with a structured academic learning plan directed by a faculty member or a faculty-staff team in which a faculty member is the instructor of record, for which academic credit is awarded. Total credit toward graduation in CDAE 2991 and CDAE 3991 cannot exceed 15 credits. Offered at department discretion.
A course which is tailored to fit the interests of a specific student, which occurs outside the traditional classroom/laboratory setting under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion. Prerequisite: Department permission.
Undergraduate student work on individual or small team research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion. Prerequisite: Senior standing.
Students work with non-profit and municipal community partners to develop professional level communications strategies and materials. Students complete their professional public communication portfolios and resumes. Prerequisites: Senior standing; CDAE 1240, CDAE 1150, and CDAE 2210 or CDAE 2200.
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Research for the Master's Thesis.
Conceptualization, collection and analysis of primary and secondary data; interpretation, and communication of results of applied research and/or evaluation studies for decision makers. Separate lab required. Prerequisite: Three hours of Statistics. Cross-listed with: PA 6030.
A course which is tailored to fit the interests of a specific student, which occurs outside the traditional classroom/laboratory setting under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
Focus will rotate among three main themes: project resource development skills and techniques (e.g. grant writing and management); stakeholder engagement; and dissertation proposal preparation. Prerequisite: Sustainable Development Policy, Economics, & Governance Doctoral student.
Research for the Doctoral Dissertation.
History, evolution and foundations of sustainable development policy at multiple levels of governance, ranging from the United Nations to local communities/cities. Learn about analyzing/evaluating wide range of sustainable development policies. Emphasis on understanding complex system dynamics modeling and adaptive management approaches to address sustainable development challenges.
On-site supervised work experience combined with a structured academic learning plan directed by a faculty member or a faculty-staff team in which a faculty member is the instructor of record, for which academic credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.