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Courses in Cmty Dev & Apld Econ

CDAE 001 - Drafting and Design Drawing: Basic drafting methods and procedures of architectural, three-view, oblique, isometric, and perspective drawings. Creating freehand pictorial presentation drawings.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 002 - D2: World Food,Pop & Develop: Agricultural development emphasizing natural and economic phenomena and the effect of food supplies on population trends and policies.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 006 - Energy Alternatives: 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.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 014 - Visual Communication Lab: Lab component for CDAE 15, Visual Communication (Introduction and analysis of aesthetics and function of design in the context of communications and marketing, the built environment and community development). Pre/co-requisites: CDAE 015, PCOM only.; Credits: 1.
CDAE 015 - Visual Communication: Introduction and analysis of aesthetics and function of design in the context of communications and marketing, the built environment and community development.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 016 - Digital Illustration: 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 15 or equiv.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 024 - Fund of Public Communication: This course provides students with the foundation for understanding communication components, processes, contexts, and applications and introduces research and theory through critique and case study.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 030 - Applied Design Studio: Wood: Common methods, processes, materials, and equipment employed in transforming wood into useful products. Includes green building principles.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 061 - Principles of Comm Development: Introduction to principles of microeconomics and their application to food and agricultural markets, resource management, and community development.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 091 - Introductory Special Topics: Credits: 1-3.
CDAE 095 - Special Topics: Credits: 1-3.
CDAE 101 - Computer Aided Drafting&Design: Using a computer to create, manipulate, and record drafting and design concepts, symbols, and conventions to prepare technical and/or presentation drawings. Prerequisite: 1 or instruc-tor's permission.; Credits: 1-3.
CDAE 102 - Sustainable Community Dev: Introduction to perspectives and methods used to develop healthy communities that are economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable with rural and urban, U.S. and international examples. Prerequisites: CDAE 61 or equivalent, CDAE majors/minors only; or instructor's permission; Credits: 3.
CDAE 106 - Renewable Energy Workshop: Students learn principles of small-scale renewable energy including solar, wind, hydro, biofuels, and efficiency, then engage in installation workshops in a developing country or Vermont. Pre/co-requisites: CDAE 006 or permission.; Credits: 4.
CDAE 117 - History of Costume: (See Theatre 41.) Prerequisite: Art 6 or Theatre 1. Fall; Credits: 3.
CDAE 118 - Visual Presentation Techniques: Development of sketching, perspective drawing, graphic techniques, color rendering, and observation skills for community, landscape, and ecological design students. Final portfolio required. Pre/co-requisites: Sophomore standing.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 120 - Strategic Writing for PCOM: Students learn to write standard messages and documents including e-mail, memos, letters to the editor, fundraising letters, news releases, brochures, and feature stories. Pre/co-requisites: CDAE 024, ENGS 001, PCOM majors and minors only.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 124 - Public Communication Media: 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. Pre/co-requisites: PCOM majors and minors only.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 127 - Consumer,Markets&Public Policy: Analysis of consumer choices through the examination of consumer behavior theories, current marketplace issues and public policy. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 128 - The Consumer & Advertising: Examination of advertising strategy and how it impacts consumers and the economy. Extensive application of critical analysis to actual advertising campaigns from development through evaluation. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Fall.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 129 - Communication Law: Legal aspects of the mass media, including: freedom of speech; libel; privacy; obscenity; copyright and trademark; advertising. Pre/co-requisites: PCOM majors/minors; Junior standing; Credits: 3.
CDAE 131 - Appl Des Studio: Lt Frame Bldg: Site planning, building planning, material selection. Functional and structural considerations including heating, ventilating, and insulation. Consideration of environmental relationships. Prerequisite: 6 or Math. 9 or 10.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 137 - Landscape Design Fundamentals: Studio course to evaluate landscape designs, develop graphic communication skills including CADD for representing the landscape, and apply principles of sustainable design to a landscape. Pre/co-requisites: At least one course in design or mapping or consent of instructor. Cross-listings: ENVS 137, NR 137, PSS 137.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 157 - Consumer Law and Policy: Law as an expression of public policy to protect consumers in the marketplace. Emphasis on laws prohibiting deceptive advertising and marketing practices. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 158 - Personal and Family Finance: An examination of personal and family financial management concepts and topics within various income levels and stages in the life cycle. Prerequisites: Economics 11 or equivalent. Fall.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 159 - Consumer Assistance Program: Jointly sponsored by UVM and Vermont Attorney General. Under supervision of an attorney, students respond to phone and mail requests for consumer information and handle consumer complaints. Prerequisite: Sophmore standing. Three to six hours.; Credits: 3-6.
CDAE 166 - Intro to Comm Entrepreneurship: Introduction to the theory and practice of developing and operating an entrepreneurial activity based on specific business. Emphasis on business development, operation, financing, marketing, and social responsibility. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 167 - Fin Mgmt: Comm Entrepreneurs: Understanding and creating business and personal financial records for entrepreneurs including applications common to entrepreneurial business practices using contemporary financial software. Prerequisites: CDAE 166 or permission.; Credits: 4.
CDAE 168 - Marketing: Comm Entrepreneurs: Marketing concepts and methods and their applications for community entrepreneurs. Focus on development of marketing plan and its use in guiding business operations. Prerequisites: CDAE 61, 166.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 169 - Data Management & Analysis: Using technology to accomplish tasks specific to entrepreneurs. May include spreadsheets, databases, presentations, mapping, markets, WWW, and project management. Prerequisites: 85 or equivalent. Prerequisites: 85 or equivalent. One to six hours.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 170 - Solar Strategies Bldg Constrct: Passive, active, and hybrid heating; photovoltaic electric systems. Physical principles, site evaluation, component and system analysis, materials selection, and design of low-cost systems. Prerequisite: Math 10 or permission.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 171 - Community&Int'l Econ Transform: Models of economic development, including constraints to economic transformation and policy approaches and strategies for promoting social welfare and sustainable development. Prerequisites: 2, 61 or equivalent.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 175 - Farm Credit Fellowshp Prac/Sem: Acquaints students who have a strong interest in farm management and farm finance with financial intermediaries serving agriculture. Prerequisites: 167.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 191 - Special Problems: Independent projects under direction of a faculty member. Includes undergraduate teaching assistance. 291 number for juniors and seniors only. Prerequisites: Permission. One to six hours (maximum).; Credits: 1-12.
CDAE 195 - Special Topics: Lectures or readings on contemporary issues in Community Development and Applied Economics. Enrollment may be more than once, up to 12 hours.; Credits: 0-12.
CDAE 196 - Field Experience/Practicum: Professionally-oriented field experience under joint supervision by faculty and business or community representative. Total credit toward graduation in 196 and 296 cannot exceed 15 hours. Prerequisites: Permission. One to 15 hours.; Credits: 1-15.
CDAE 205 - Rural Comm in Modern Society: The changing structure and dynamics of rural social organization in context of modernization and urbanization. Emphasis on rural communities in the U.S. Prerequisite: Six hours of sociology.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 207 - Markets, Food & Consumers: Learn how producers, processors, wholesalers, cooperatives, retailers, consumers, and governments affect the movement of food and fiber products through the production-marketing chain. Prerequisite: 61 or equivalent.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 208 - Agricultural Policy and Ethics: An examination of American agriculture and policies from various perspectives - historical, political, ecological, technological, social, economic, and ethical. Emphasis on contemporary issues, policy options, and future development. Prerequisites: 61 or equivalent, permission. Fall.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 218 - Community Org & Development: 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 112, or permission.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 231 - Applied Computer Graphics: Directed research, planning, design, technical experimentation, production and evaluation for computer-generated design application. Prerequisite: 15 or permission.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 237 - Economics of Sustainability: Economic analysis that integrates natural resource and community planning for sustainable development at local, national and international levels. Examples include land use, sustainable agriculture and green business. Prerequisites: 61 or equivalent, or permission.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 238 - Ecological Landscape Design: Studio course synthesizing work from fields of landscape ecology and landscape design, exploring ecological design alternatives at multiple scales, and developing multifunctional landscape solutions. Pre/co-requisites: Minimum junior standing, at least design course, at least one course in ecology, or permission. Cross-listings: CDAE 238, ENVS 238, NR 238.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 250 - Applied Research Methods: 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: Statistics 141 or permission.; Credits: 4.
CDAE 251 - Contemp Policy Iss:Comm Devel: In-depth study of contemporary community development policy issues such as affordable housing, land use and sprawl, alternative energy, environmental sustainability, effective community planning, social and environmentally responsible business. Prerequisites: CDAE 102 or permission.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 253 - Macroeconomics for Appl Econ: Explore macroeconomic principles and concepts as they affect individuals and businesses in local, regional, national, and global economics. Prerequisites: Economics 11, and CDAE 61 or equivalent.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 254 - Microeconomics for Appl Econ: 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: 61 or equivalent. Math 19, or permission.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 255 - Applied Consumption Economics: Analysis and application of micro-economic principles as they relate to consumers, including consumption and saving, investments in human capital, market work, household production, and leisure choices. Prerequisites: ECON 172.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 258 - Consumer Policy:Iss & Analysis: Examination and analysis of contemporary issues underlying a variety of consumer policies such as health care, income inequality, and consumer protection. Prerequisites: 254 or permission, Political Science 21 or similar course. Spring.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 266 - Dec Making:Comm Entrepreneurs: Quantitative decision-making methods and applications for community entrepreneurs. Major topics include linear programming, risk and uncertainty, inventory decisions, and e-commerce. Prerequisites: CDAE 166, Math 19, and AGRI 85 or CS 2.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 267 - Strat Plan:Comm Entrepreneurs: Applications of marketing, finance, and management strategies. Drafting a simulated business plan for community entrepreneurs and economic development. Prerequisites: CENT majors or minors, or permission, senior standing.; Credits: 4.
CDAE 272 - Int'l Economic Development: International trade, finance, investment and development theories and policies for community development. Prerequisites: Jr standing, CDAE 102 or instructor's permission. with 273.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 273 - Project Development & Planning: National, community and private sector project development. Focus on planning methods and policy instruments, sectoral linkages, and contributions to the economy as a whole. Prerequisite: 171 or instructor's permission.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 287 - Spatial Analysis: Credits: 3.
CDAE 291 - Special Problems: Independent projects under the direction of a faculty member. Includes undergraduate teaching assistance. Prerequisite: Departmental permission. Students may enroll more than once for a maximum of 12 hours. One to six hours.; Credits: 1-6.
CDAE 292 - Seminar: Reports, discussions, and investigations in selected fields. May enroll more than once up to six hours. One to three hours.; Credits: 1-3.
CDAE 295 - Special Topics: Lectures or readings on contemporary issues in Community Development and Applied Economics. Enrollment may be more than once, up to 12 hours.; Credits: 0-12.
CDAE 296 - Field Experience/Practicum: Professionally-oriented field experience under joint supervision by faculty and business or community representative. Total credit toward graduation in 196 and 296 cannot exceed 15 credits.; Credits: 1-15.
CDAE 297 - Undergraduate Research: Work on a research problem under direction of a staff member. Findings submitted in written form as prescribed by the department. Prerequisite: Senior standing.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 298 - Undergraduate Research: Work on a research problem under direction of a staff member. Findings submitted in written form as prescribed by the department. Prerequisite: Senior standing.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 326 - Community Economic Development: Examines how rural and urban communities address poverty, unemployment and other economic problems through job creation and retention, workforce training and support, and other development strategies. Cross-listed with PA 326.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 351 - Research Methods: Developing research projects with the scientific methods; evaluating alternative literature review, sampling, surveying, and analytic methods; and reporting the results. Prerequisite: Three hours of statistics.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 354 - Advanced Microeconomics: Principles and applications of advanced microeconomics: consumer and market demand, firm and market supply, perfect and imperfect markets, partial and general equilibrium, and policy analysis. Prerequisites: 254 or equivalent.; Credits: 3.
CDAE 377 - Practicum in Extension Educ: Credits: 1-12.
CDAE 391 - Master's Thesis Research: Credits: 1-18.
CDAE 392 - Graduate Seminars: Report and discuss research projects and findings of graduate students and faculty, and offer workshops on selected topics in community development and applied economics. May enroll more than once for up to Prerequisite: Graduate standing.; Credits: 1.
CDAE 395 - Special Topics: Lectures or readings on contemporary issues in Community Development and Applied Economics at the graduate level. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.; Credits: 3.