Development Practice

Courses

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DEVP 220 Climate Change and Energy 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Prior to 2007
The first segment of the course provides an overview of the conceptual science of climate change. The second segment of the course will review energy management concepts. The third segment will present economic and policy perspectives to assess evolution of energy policies and to analyze the political economy of climate change policies and their implications.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Graduate student standing or consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Development Practice/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Instructors: Baldocchi, Nazaroff, Traeger, Rhew, Chiang, Roland-Holst, Kammen, Fisher, Rajagopal

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DEVP 221 Climate, Energy and Development 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Not yet offered
Graduate seminar examining the role of energy science, technology, and policy in

international development. The course will look at how changes in the theory and practice

of energy systems and of international development have co-evolved over the past half-

century, and what opportunities exist going forward.



A focus will be on rural and decentralized energy use, and the issues of technology, culture,

and politics that are raised by both current trajectories, and potential alternative energy

choices. We will explore the frequently divergent ideas about energy and development that

have emerged from civil society, academia, multinational development agencies, and the

private and industrial sector.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Graduate student standing or consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Development Practice/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Instructor: Roland-Holst

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DEVP C221 Climate, Energy and Development 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
Graduate seminar examining the role of energy science, technology, and policy in
international development. The course will look at how changes in the theory and practice
of energy systems and of international development have co-evolved over the past half-
century, and what opportunities exist going forward.

A focus will be on rural and decentralized energy use, and the issues of technology, culture,
and politics that are raised by both current trajectories, and potential alternative energy
choices. We will explore the frequently divergent ideas about energy and development that
have emerged from civil society, academia, multinational development agencies, and the
private and industrial sector.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Graduate student standing or consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Development Practice/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Instructor: Kammen

Also listed as: ENE,RES C221/PUB POL C221

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DEVP 222 Economics of Sustainable Resource Development 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
This course will introduce the basic concepts including economic welfare, externality, public good, global commons, policy approaches for dealing with externality, and techniques for quality analysis. It will include case studies where groups will design economic incentives and policy solutions to major problems. It will have sections on particular problems including climate change, water and air quality, animal waste, toxic contamination, forestry and fishery policy.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Graduate student standing or consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Development Practice/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Instructors: Zilberman, Sunding, Roland-Holst, Norgaard

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DEVP 225 Innovation, Product Development, and Marketing 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017
This course will introduce the basic concepts of innovation, product development, and marketing in developing countries. Students will analyze alternative knowledge and innovation systems, and the role of public and private sector interactions. The course will also introduce models of technology transfers, adoption, and diffusion of technology, as well as introduce students to basic principles of marketing, assessment of consumer choices, and the challenge of bringing to market efficient solutions to meet customer needs.
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Prerequisites: Graduate student standing or consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Development Practice/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Instructor: Villas-Boas

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DEVP 227 Principles of Natural Resource Management 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017
This course will introduce concepts in natural resource management. Segment 1 will cover basic modeling, techniques, and methodology in natural resource mamangement and sustainability. Segment 2 will address genetic resources and agriculture. Segment 3 will cover principles of natural resource management, namely water and air, in the development context. Segment 4 profides an overview of major concepts in the conservation of biodiversity. Students are expected to present research reports based on case studies.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Graduate student standing or consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Development Practice/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Instructors: Resh, Kremmen, Feldman, Lemaux

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DEVP 228 Strategic Planning and Project Management 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
A pragmatic, interdisciplinary introduction to strategic planning and project management, introducing students to a portfolio of models, tools, and techniques drawn from the private, nonprofit, and public sectors. It will offer an opportunity through case studies, simulations and class projects to apply those approaches in settings relevant to the development field.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Graduate student standing or consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Development Practice/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Instructors: Horvath, Agogino, Danner, Scharffenberger

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DEVP 229 Quantitative Methods and Impact Evaluation 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2013, Fall 2012
This course is designed to introduce students to the basic concepts of estimation, prediction, and hypothesis testing. The course will focus on impact evaluation theory and methods and will explore the variety of tools available for rigorously measuring the impact of development programs on poverty.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Graduate student standing or consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Development Practice/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Instructors: Auffhammer, Miguel

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DEVP 232 Foundations of Public Health 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Not yet offered
The seminar will introduce core disciplines and concepts in public health, using a case-based, integrated approach. Examples of cases discussed include: respiratory disease and air pollution; tobacco control and prevention of smoking-related conditions; disease elimination or eradication via childhood immunization; environmental control and prevention of schistosomiasis; behavior change and prevention of HIV/AIDS; and novel economic approaches to improving healthcare delivery to impoverished groups.
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Rules & Requirements

Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for DEVP 232 after completing PB HLTH W200. A deficient grade in DEVP 232 may be removed by taking PB HLTH W200.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Development Practice/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Instructor: Reingold

Formerly known as: Development Practice C232/Public Health C253

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DEVP 233 Law, Politics, and Policymaking 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017
Law, Politics, and Policymaking will introduce students to principles of law, the mechanisms of politics, political economy, and policymaking delving into fundamentals of business, as well as environmental, international, and human rights law in the context of development. This course will provide students with insights into real-world contexts in which sustainable development practice takes place. It will consist of case studies of political economic and legal analysis.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Graduate student standing or consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Development Practice/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Instructors: Farber, Rausser

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DEVP 235 Economic Development and Policy 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Prior to 2007
Learn to apply the tools of economic analysis to problems of growth, poverty, and environmental sustainability in developing countries and to understand what can be done to promote development through policies and investment projects, and learn to analyze the economic, social, and environmental impacts of specific initiatives. This course will teach students to use data to conduct development analyses and learn to prepare the corresponding reports for international development agencies and policymakers.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Microeconomics and econometrics at the undergraduate upper-division or Master's level

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Development Practice/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Instructors: de Janvry, Roland-Holst, Raphael

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DEVP 237 Leadership, Conflict Resolution, and Community Development 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017
This three-segment course starts with critical evaluation of literature and methods for communal natural resource management, followed by a segment that emphasizes leadership skills and conflict resolution approaches for development. The third segment will address issues of conflict and policymaking in a global context and provide the institutional perspective of development organizations and strategies.
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Prerequisites: Graduate student standing or consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Development Practice/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Instructors: Ray, Carpenter, Barclay

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DEVP 239 Interactive/Multidisciplinary Seminar 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018
This course provides an opportunity for Master of Development Practice students to interact with a diverse group of invited guest speakers, including academics and practitioners. It will also provide opportunities for group discussion of basic questions, and it will provide opportunities to present ideas and discuss research and internship plans and experiences.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Graduate student standing or consent of instructor

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Development Practice/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Instructors: Zilberman, Scharffenberger

Formerly known as: Development Practice 300

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DEVP 246 Transboundary Water Conflict Resolution: The Israeli/Arab Case 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2016, Spring 2015