VOC ED 803CE - COMMUNITY ORGANIZING FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

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    0 UNITS Prerequisite: None | Lecture: 3 hours This course introduces students to the strategies and tactics used by advocates in the role of a community organizer to increase civic engagement and participation. Community orga- nizing is a process that coordinates cooperative efforts into problem-solving campaigns that educate stakeholders and build power to affect change for community enhancement. Students will learn theoretical principles and how to apply them. VOCED804CETOOLSFORDELIBERATIVEDIALOGUE�0UNITS Prerequisite: None | Lecture: 3 hours In this course, students will examine the process of delibera- tion, along with associated concepts of advocacy and civic engagement, and will practice making and evaluating cogent arguments through class dialogues. Students will examine how different cultures have adapted principles of deliberate dialogue to enable people and their government to allocate limited resources, meet societal needs, and achieve common goals for community enhancement. Students will explore core facilitation skills that support diverse community members to effectively think together.