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What is the course about?
This course is designed to help community indicator researchers and those who are stepping into this position enhance their professional knowledge of the subject matter.
The course contains ten modules.
The first module is essentially an introduction to the course.
The second module discusses the theoretical foundations of community indicators research. Five theoretical concepts are described guiding the formulation of community indicator projects.
The third module provides an example of a community indicators project as an illustration of the entire process without delving too much into details.
The fourth and fifth modules describe the planning process: how to identify sponsors, secure funding, develop an organizational structure, select a quality-of-life model, select indicators, and so on.
The sixth and seventh modules focus on data collection and data analysis. Two types of data collection are described: secondary and primary data collection. The process of these two data collections is described in some detail.
Finally, the eighth, ninth, and tenth modules describe the last stage of the project, namely dissemination, promotion, and follow-up. Specifically, these modules describe how public and research reports are developed and distributed, and how they are promoted.
Course content
Chapter
1
Introduction
Chapter
1
Introduction
Welcome Video
15 min
Learning Objectives Module 1
3 min
Community
10 min
Community Indicators
10 min
Community Indicators Projects
10 min
Bibliography
Chapter
2
Theoretical Foundations
Chapter
2
Theoretical Foundations
Learning Objectives Module 2
5 min
The Concept of Personal Utility
15 min
The Concept of Opulence
15 min
The Concept of the Just Society
15 min
The Concept of Human Need Satisfaction
15 min
The Concept of Sustainability
15 min
Bibliography
Chapter
3
An Example
Chapter
3
An Example
Learning Objectives
15 min
Initiating an Indicators Project
5 min
Forming an Indicators Project Committee
5 min
Developing an Initial Set of Indicators
10 min
Refining the Initial Set of Indicators and Collecting Data
10 min
Validating Objective Indicators with Subjective Ones
10 min
Translating System Indicators into Program and Policy Indicators
10 min
Disseminating the Indicators' Findings
5 min
Bibliography
Chapter
4
Organizing
Chapter
4
Organizing
Learning Objectives
5 min
Holding a Feasibility Meeting
10 min
Developing an Organizational Structure
10 min
Visioning
10 min
Finding an Organization that Will Conduct the Process
10 min
Securing Funding
10 min
Developing and Sustaining a Budget
Bibliography
Chapter
5
Making Decisions about Indicators
Chapter
5
Making Decisions about Indicators
Learning Objectives
5 min
Deciding on the Geographic Boundaries and Units Within
10 min
Selecting the Quality-of-Life Dimensions
10 min
Selecting the Quality-of-Life Indicators
10 min
Putting things Together (Secondary Data)
10 min
Considering Subjective Indicators (Primary Data)
10 min
Bibliography
Chapter
6
Data Collection
Chapter
6
Data Collection
Learning Objectives
10 min
Secondary Data
10 min
Primary Data
10 min
Bibliography
Chapter
7
Data Analysis
Chapter
7
Data Analysis
Learning Objectives
10 min
Data Variables and Measurement Scales
15 min
Statistical Analysis
15 min
Developing a Composite Index
15 min
Data Mining
10 min
Bibliography
Chapter
8
Data Reporting
Chapter
8
Data Reporting
Learning Objectives
10 min
The Public Report
15 min
The Research Report
15 min
Translating Outcome Indicators into Action Indicators
10 min
Bibliography
Chapter
9
Promotion
Chapter
9
Promotion
Learning Objectives
10 min
Printing and Distributing the Reports
10 min
Launching a Public Relations Campaign
10 min
Conducting E-Marketing
10 min
Other Forms of Promotion
10 min
Stimulating Community Action
10 min
Bibliography
Chapter
10
Follow-Up
Chapter
10
Follow-Up
Learning Objectives
10 min
Annual Reviews
10 min
Measuring the Impact of Indicators Reports
15 min
Bibliography
What will you learn?
Students taking this course will gain:
• a theoretical foundation to guide the development of community indicators projects
• knowledge of how to plan a community indicators project
• knowledge of how to collect and validate data and insight into how to best utilize primary and secondary data
• knowledge of how to prepare, promote, and disseminate community indicators reports
• knowledge of how to stimulate community action and measure the subsequent impact of the community indicators project.
What is the target audience?
- Community planners
- Researchers working in nonprofit organizations
- Consultants who want to specialize in community indicators research
- Researchers in local government agencies who wish to receive additional training in developing indicator systems related to a particular domain such as public health, the environment, etc.
- Academic researchers who are interested in developing research and/or teaching expertise in this area
What prior knowledge is required?
A college degree with a major in any of the social, behavioral, administrative, and policy sciences could help the student easily navigate through this course
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