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Continuing Education

LCE 101
Foundational Priniciples and Practices in Community Engagement

Total Units :
3.0
Course Outlines
This course provides co-learners with a broad overview of community engagement philosophies, practices, and skills. Offered to working professionals in the urban setting of the City of Hamilton, this course prepares co-learners to begin incorporating community engagement approaches and values into their own work in diverse urban settings. Through focus on the history and development of community engagement approaches; exploration of themes including working across difference, multi-sectoral group work, relationships, communication, conflict resolution, and project management; and consideration of the role of technology and media in community engagement, this course provides a strong foundation for the Leadership in Community Engagement Certificate. By taking a multi-sectoral lens to both course structure and activities, co-learners are encouraged to network, build relationships, and incorporate aspects of their professional experience into the weekly sessions. In addition to experiencing talks, workshops, and activities with a community engagement focus within the City of Hamilton, co learners will have opportunities to reflect on their learning through individual assignments and group discussion. Co-learners will practice their emerging community engagement skills by planning and troubleshooting a community initiative with a small, multi-sectoral group of their co learners.

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