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For this assignment option, you will interview 2 individuals who work in a sector of public administration in a way that they influence community economic development. It would be wise to interview someone from the same location as your case study project. This will give you a first-person perspective on some of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats faced by community development in this area. Before you begin interviewing the candidate make sure that you have 10-15 questions planned out that you want to ask. Each interview should take approx 30 min. Sample Questions:
– How does the local planning process impact economic development?
– What are the strategic approaches you use to economic development?
– How do businesses impact the economic development of this community?
– How do the human resources in this community impact economic development?
– Once you have a strategic development plan, what are the steps for implementation?
– What are the challenges facing leaders of economic development?
– What are the economic strengths of your city/town/etc.?
– What are some of the weaknesses of your economic development plan in your city/town?
– What are the opportunities for economic development within your city/town?
– What threatens the potential for economic development within your city/town?
– What leadership traits are important for someone wanting to go into public administration/economic development?
The interview can be done in person or through videoconfroncing or (skype). All interviews must be audio and be enbedded in the PowerPoint Online. Include a brief bio of each interviewee as well as the summary of the logistics for each interview (time, place, location, and anything else that will help the reader understand the setting). Note you are to interview an individual directly related with the city management and/or economic development. (This should be done in a male voice.)
