The Micro in the Classroom

Brail, Richard K.

doi:10.1177/0739456x8400400108

Journal of Planning Education and Research

1984

DOI: 10.1177/0739456x8400400108

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The Micro in the Classroom

Richard K. Brail

Abstract: Microcomputers are becoming essential tools in urban planning This paper outlines a set of topics which are important to the understanding of the role of the micro in planning and which can be introduced into the classroom. These topics include electronic spreadsheets, programming languages, and data base management systems The topics are discussed in terms of class use and student response

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“…Some of the earliest articles described the types of applications for which spreadsheets might be used in planning and discussed their use in teaching planning methods (Brail 1984;Ottensmann 1984;Page and Sawicki 1984;Sawicki 1985). Some of the earliest articles described the types of applications for which spreadsheets might be used in planning and discussed their use in teaching planning methods (Brail 1984;Ottensmann 1984;Page and Sawicki 1984;Sawicki 1985).…”

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“…employed very early in planning education. Some of the earliest articles described the types of applications for which spreadsheets might be used in planning and discussed their use in teaching planning methods (Brail 1984;Ottensmann 1984;Page and Sawicki 1984;Sawicki 1985). Planners began describing in more detail how specific methods, such as shift-share analysis and population forecasting, could be implemented in spreadsheets (Landis 1985;Levine 1985).…”

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Applications of Spreadsheet Optimization Capabilities in Teaching Planning Methods

Ottensmann

2000

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E lectronic spreadsheets were among the first personal computer programs used in planning and are widely used in planning education and practice. Several widely used books present spreadsheet models for a variety of planning applications (e.g., see Klosterman, Brail, and Bossard 1993). Nevertheless, few planners realize the tremendous potential of modern spreadsheets for conducting sophisticated analyses-such as the fitting of spatial interaction models-applications that until recently could be carried out only with customized programs or complicated spreadsheet models.Modern electronic spreadsheets include powerful optimizing capabilities, such as the Solver in Excel, that extend the capabilities of spreadsheets to perform new types of analysis. Planning models that previously could have been implemented only with more complex programming can now be implemented within the familiar environment of the spreadsheet.This article illustrates the use of these optimization capabilities of spreadsheets to implement facility location and spatial interaction models. The article describes the use of these spreadsheet models in the teaching of planning methods, using the models as a part of an integrated project involving the determination of the location of a new public facility. While the example being used involves the location of a new public library, the spreadsheet models have broader applicability to a wide range of planning problems involving the location of many different types of public facilities, from social service centers to public safety facilities. The example provides new ideas for the use of spreadsheets in the teaching of planning methods. In addition, the example demonstrates the potential that spreadsheets provide for planning educators, students, and practitioners to develop their own sophisticated spreadsheet models. ᭤ Spreadsheets in Planning, Optimization in SpreadsheetsPlanners recognized very early the great potential of electronic spreadsheets for carrying out the analyses required as a part of the planning process, and spreadsheets were AbstractThe powerful optimization capabilities included in modern electronic spreadsheets, such as the Solver in Excel, provide opportunities for implementing facility location and spatial interaction models in the spreadsheet environment. Such models are used as part of an integrated public facility location assignment in the teaching of planning methods. These spreadsheet applications provide students with the tools for applying the models to realistic planning problems and illustrate the potential for using electronic spreadsheets for implementing sophisticated planning methods.

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Applications of Spreadsheet Optimization Capabilities in Teaching Planning Methods

Ottensmann

2000

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Planning Methods: An Analysis of Supply and Demand

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Forkenbrock²

1986

Journal of Planning Education and Research

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The authors thank the numerous respondents, both educators and practitioners, who gave their time and thoughts The contributions of several graduate assistants who conducted the telephone interviews is acknowledged Abstract This article examines evolving changes in the demand for analytic methods among planning practitioners and the supply of these methods by graduate planning schools in the United States Two surveys were conducted, one involving directors of planning agencies and the other involving planning schools Of the 28 analytic techniques included on the questionnaires, an average of 22 are taught in the responding academic programs Microcomputers now are almost ubiquitous in both the agencies and schools represented, and interest appears to have become quite great in possible applications of them on the part of both groups. Overall, it can be concluded that the demand for analytic techniques by planning practitioners has grown and the demand for and supply of these techniques within the field of planning have converged Perry, C 1976 Planners in Transition

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Evolving Views of Computer-Aided Planning

Klosterman

1992

Journal of Planning Literature

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This article reviews the planning profession's changing views of the role of computer technology in planning practice, research, and education. It begins by reviewing the literature reflecting the enthusiasm that greeted the introduction of computers in the 1960s and the harsh lessons that were learned in the 1970s. It then examines the current literature focusing on practical issues of applying microcomputer technology to professional practice and the political characteristics of public sector computing. The article concludes by evaluatingfuture prospects for computer-aided planning and suggesting useful directions for the future.

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The Micro in the Classroom

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Applications of Spreadsheet Optimization Capabilities in Teaching Planning Methods

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