Planning entails regular use of qualitative and quantitative data. Planetizen Courses offer instruction on everything from working with Census data to urban informatics and crowdsourcing. Broaden your research skills and learn how to collect and analyze publicly available and original data to make informed, equitable, and effective policy decisions.
All Research Methods Courses
Property Cash Flow Analysis for Planners
Instructor: Menka Sethi
This course will introduce planners to property cash flow analysis, which provides the foundation for real estate pro forma analysis.
Time Value of Money for Planners
Instructor: Menka Sethi
This course will introduce planners to the concept of time value of money that will provide the foundation for real estate pro forma analysis.
Educational Space Programming for a New or Renovated Facility
Instructor: Carolyn Staskiewicz
This course shows how to develop a building program for an education facility. A program, sometimes referred to as educational specifications, documents the vision, goals, activities, square footage needs, and spatial relationships for new or newly renovated facility before the design process begins.