This course exposes students to a number of analytical techniques, decision-making methods and ethical practices that are at the core of planning scholarship and professional practices, as well as applicable to the broader fields of policy analysis and social research. The course covers a number of data collection techniques and analysis methods that can be used to address contemporary problems in planning, including research design, survey methods, evaluation, and participation methods useful for the purpose of analysis and planning. It situates these methods within the context of planning practice, by examining who carries out planning and the situations in which decisions are made. The course advances the mission of the planning program by providing students with an interdisciplinary, engaged approach to planning that bridges theory and practice, and emphasizes social equity, sustainability and just city building.