Dr. Kevin Stolarick
kevin.stolarick@rotman.utoronto.ca

INI336H1F

Creative Cities

Fall, 2011

PREREQUISITES:

Prerequisite: GGR124Y1, INI235Y1
Exclusion: INI336Y1
Recommended Preparation: GGR220Y1

DESCRIPTION:

A prominent thesis in the fields of planning and economic geography is that the concentration of creative occupations in a city correlates positively with the overall health of urban regions.  This course will investigate the nature of this link from theoretical and empirical perspectives and examine its potential usefulness in a planning/policy context.

ORGANIZATION:

1 two-hour lecture per week.  Thursdays, 3:10 – 5:10 p.m.

GRADE DETERMINATION:

REQUIRED READING:

The Rise of the Creative Class, Richard Florida, 2003, Basic Books, paperback edition (TRCC)

• Purchase via Amazon, or copies are available at University of Toronto Libraries, call # HD53 .F62 2002

We will supplement readings from TRCC with scholarly journal articles (see the Reading List).  Note that hard copies of these articles will not be made available. You will be able to access all of the required readings  through the “LibGuide” created for this course.  (need to add detail about accessing the LibGuide.)   You are not expected to completely absorb the all details of an analytical technique used in these papers but rather focus on the author(s) key questions/findings/noted issues.  I will never test on the specific research methodology or statistical technique used by an author but will expect you to understand the basic approach taken and strengths and weaknesses of that approach.

PENALTY FOR LATE WORK:

All assignments are due at the beginning of class on the day specified. Assignments not submitted when due will be subject to the following penalties:

· 10% turned in by the end of the day (11:59pm).

· 25% turned in by the end of the next day.

· Up to 50% credit may be given, at the instructors’ discretion, for assignments submitted after the second day.

· All deductions will be made from the total number of points possible for that assignment.

A NOTE ON ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

Students are reminded that there is a Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters. You can read about ‘The Code’ by following the previous link OR in hard or digital copies of the Faculty of Arts and Science Calendar for 2011-2012.  Students are expected to abide by this code.

ABOUT DOCTORS NOTES:

Circumstances always arise which cause some people to legitimately miss a deadline. If you do become ill [or are otherwise incapacitated] you must submit a completed official UofT medical form with your assignment (note it must be filled in and signed by the attending physician).

SUBMITTING YOUR ESSAYS USING TURNITIN.COM:

Normally, students will be required to submit their course essays to Turnitin.com for a review of textual similarity and detection of possible plagiarism. In doing so, students will allow their essays to be included as source documents in the Turnitin.com reference database, where they will be used solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism. The terms that apply to the University's use of the Turnitin.com service are described on the Turnitin.com web site.