11.201 | Fall 2002 | Graduate

Gateway: Planning Action

Course Description

This class introduces first semester MCP students to the persistent themes and challenges facing planners. The goals of this class are:

  • to excite students about their chosen profession;
  • to offer a theoretical framework for thinking about the kinds of interventions that planners are expected to take;
  • to …

This class introduces first semester MCP students to the persistent themes and challenges facing planners. The goals of this class are:

  • to excite students about their chosen profession;
  • to offer a theoretical framework for thinking about the kinds of interventions that planners are expected to take;
  • to introduce students to some of the most interesting and challenging theoretical debates in the planning field; and
  • to press students to think about the best way of using their time to ensure their own personal professional development.
Learning Resource Types
Lecture Notes
Projects with Examples
Presentation Assignments
A multi-color diagram showing a seven step process.
A Seven Step Model of Planning Practice. (Image courtesy of Lawrence Susskind.)