Autumn 2018 Graduate Courses

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Course# Class# Course Title Day Time Room Instructor 6000 28271 Public Policy Formulation and Implementation TR 9:05-10:55am Mendenhall Lab 191 J. Raadschelders 6000 28272 Public Policy Formulation and Implementation (Hybrid Section) R 7:40-9:30 pm Mendenhall Lab 125 J. Clark

Overview of the public policy process and the historical and contemporary context in which policy making and implementation are carried out in the United States at the federal, state and local levels.

*** Hybrid courses consist of a combination of online and in-class course delivery. Roughly half of the formalized instruction will be offered online. ***

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
6030	28274	Public Sector Economics	MW	3:00-4:50 pm	Page Hall 40	N. Hooker
6030	28273	Public Sector Economics (Hybrid Section)	W	6:00-7:50 pm	Page Hall 60	T. Lou

Economic analysis in the public sector. Application of economic analytical techniques to identify and frame public policy problems; analysis of policy solution trade-offs; efficiency; market failure; public choice. 

*** Hybrid courses consist of a combination of online and in-class course delivery. Roughly half of the formalized instruction will be offered online. ***

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
6040	34543	Public Budgeting and Finance (Hybrid Section)	R	5:30-7:20 pm	Mendenhall Lab 125	J. Landers

Survey/analysis of government fiscal activities; taxation principles, intergovernmental relations, fiscal problems; public sector budgeting; budgets as mechanism for planning/allocating/controlling resources; tools for program and results evaluation. 
Prereq: 6030, or permission on instructor.

*** Hybrid courses consist of a combination of online and in-class course delivery. Roughly half of the formalized instruction will be offered online. ***

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
6050	28275	Managing Public Sector Organizations (Hybrid Section)	T	6:00-7:50 pm	Mendenhall Lab 131	A. Taylor
6050	28301	Managing Public Sector Organizations (Hybrid Section)	T	11:05-12:55 pm	Page Hall 40	R. Hightower

Learn to manage public sector organizations with a focus on the external environment: context of public sector organizations, their structure, how they operate; managing organizational performance, innovation, and change. 

*** Hybrid courses consist of a combination of online and in-class course delivery. Roughly half of the formalized instruction will be offered online. ***

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
6060	28379	Managerial Leadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations (Hybrid Section)	W	5:45-7:35 pm	Mendenhall Lab 191	M. LePere-Schloop

Management of public sector organizations with focus on internal operations, processes, and resources; human resource management, information technology; other aspects of internal capacity.

*** Hybrid courses consist of a combination of online and in-class course delivery. Roughly half of the formalized instruction will be offered online. ***

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
6070	28276	Public Affairs Statistics (Hybrid)	R	1:00-2:50 pm	Page Hall 40	A. Elliot
6070	28325	Public Affairs Statistics (Hybrid Section)	R	5:45-7:35 pm	Page Hall 40	A. Elliot

Provides students with analytical knowledge and tools necessary to acquire, manage and analyze data. Students learn probability and statistics to conduct analysis and evaluation and evaluate the quality of analyses conducted by others.

*** Hybrid courses consist of a combination of online and in-class course delivery. Roughly half of the formalized instruction will be offered online. ***

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
5030	28334	Local Government	MW	9:35-10:55 am	Page Hall 60	L. Long

Designed to provide a basic introduction to local governments and their relationship to state government. The course will cover organization, structure, responsibilities, management, and financing of local governments.

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
5240	28356	Race and Public Policy in the United States	TR	11:10-12:30 pm	Mendenhall Lab 185	M. Martinez

This course explores race and public policy in the United States from Reconstruction to the present. In particular, the class is designed to look at the long history of "hot topics" in the current policy landscape, including policing, housing, wealth gap, immigration, voting, political representation, and others. Prereq: Jr, Sr, or Grad standing; or permission of instructor.

Cross-listed with AFAMAST 5240.

 

 

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
5610	28346	Innovation, Policy, and the Global Economy	TR	3:55-5:15 pm	Mendenhall Lab 115	C. Wagner

The course examines frameworks and theories of public administration, governance, and policy for science and engineering at the international level. It will critique existing theories of global knowledge development and transfer, governance, and trade through the lens of science and engineering. Prereq Junior, Senior, or Grad standing.

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
7501	28298	Grant Writing	W	6:00-8:45 pm	Knowlton Hall 175	G. Hammond

An introduction to the public sector process of grant writing including techniques and structure.

Cross-listed with CRP 6610.

 

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
7553	28315	Nonprofit Management and Governance	TR	1:50-3:10 pm	Mendenhall Lab 175	M. Tschirhart

Focuses on financial management in nonprofit organizations which may rely primarily on donor support through pledges, grants and endowments or on revenues generated through the provision of services.

 

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
7571	28330	Multivariate Regression Analysis	TR	3:55-5:15 pm	Page Hall 40	R. Greenbaum

Provides an understanding of regression techniques, both from a "producer's" and a "consumer's" perspective. Regression, a statistical method used to study the relationships between variables, is used in public policy analysis. Prereq: PUBAFRS 6070 or equivalent grad level introductory statistics course.

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
7900	35694	Capstone: Public Management	M	5:45-8:30 pm	Page Hall 240	R. Greenbaum

Students integrate the knowledge and skills gained throughout the MA/MPA program by applying theory to practice through an in-depth policy or management analysis of a defined topic or a specific organization.

 

Prereq: PUBAFRS 6000, 6050, 6060, 6070, 6080, or permission of instructor.

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
7940	28329	Capstone: Public Management	M	5:45-8:30 pm	Page Hall 110B	A. Girth

Students integrate the knowledge and skills gained throughout the MA/MPA program by applying theory to practice through an in-depth Public Management analysis of a defined topic or a specific organization.

Prereq: PUBAFRS 6000, 6050, 6060, 6070, 6080, or permission of instructor.

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
6500	28278	Written & Oral Communications	W	12:45-2:35 pm	Page Hall 40	C. Glaros
6500	28277	Written & Oral Communications	M	5:45-7:35 pm	Page Hall 40	K. Ratcliff

Being an effective communicator can determine the reach and impact of policy, as well as the ability of a public manager to influence change. Course information includes becoming a better writer and speaker on a topic of public policy - including communicating to diverse audiences with differing information demands. 

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
6510	5318	Skills Class: Conveying Quantitative Data in Public Affairs (2nd 7-week session)	M	1:00-2:50	Page Hall 40	D. Norris

Provides students with an understanding of how to convey complex information visually using software tools (Tableau) so as to facilitate, frame, and inform debates around issues in public policy and public finance.

 

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
6513	28360	Skills Class: Excel 1 - Basic (1st 7-week session)	W	5:45-7:35	Page Hall 40	K. Young

This first of two Excel courses focuses on how to use Microsoft Excel from basic data entry, formatting, filtering and sorting, basic functions and formulas, basic nest formulas, and basic charts and graphs. A variety of techniques and data management concepts are presented and discussed. Real world examples are used to provide context.

 

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
6514	28361	Skills Class: Excel 2- Advanced (2nd 7-week session)	W	5:45-7:35	Page Hall 40	K. Young

Excel Advanced Skills focuses on how to use intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel functionality from nested formulas to data analysis through the use of pivot tables and creating interactive worksheets. A variety of techniques and data management concepts are presented and discussed. Real world examples are used to provide context.

Pubafrs 6513: Excel 1 - Basic, is not required but recommended for beginners.

 

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
6890	28341	Skills Special Topics: Service Delivery (1st 7-week session)	M	1:00-2:50	Page Hall 40	R. Griffiths

Skills course providing insights into improving service quality and creating a customer-centric experience by working through the internal and external dynamics and pressures facing public and nonprofit organizations.

 

 

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
8000	28279	Public Policy amd Management: Foundations and Approaches	R	9:30-12:15 pm	Page Hall 240	D. Landsbergen

In-depth introduction to research and theory of public administration intended to familiarize students with major research streams in the field and issues and debates involved therein. Assists students in planning research directions.  Prereq: John Glenn College Doctoral students or permission of instructor.

 

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
8040	na	CANCELLED - will be offered in SP19	na	na	na	na

Survey of the major perspectives in organizational theory and their  application to public management.  Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 880.06.

 

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
8890.01	28280	1st Year Doctoral Seminar	M	1:30-2:50 pm	Page 240	S. Moulton

First in a sequential series of three, develops skills and capacities for first-year Glenn College doctoral students to succeed and thrive as scholars.

 

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
8890.03	28281	2nd Year Doctoral Seminar	M	1:30-2:50 pm	TBA	S. Moulton

Last of three in a sequential series, develops skills and capacities for second-year Glenn College doctoral students to advance in the field as scholars and prepare for academic and non-academic careers.

 

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
8998	28367	Graduate Research Non-Dissertation	TBA	TBA	TBA	S. Moulton

This course is designed to provide reading and research hours for students preparing for candidacy exams. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 16 cr hrs or 4 completions.

8193 Individual Studies
Instructor	Days	Time
Beaton, E. Bielicki, J. Brown, T. Clark, J. Desai. A. Dormady, N. Girth, A. Greenbaum. R. Hallihan, K. Hassan, R. Hawley, J. Hill, E. Hooker, N. Landsbergen, D. Lavertu, S. LePere-Schloop, M. Moulton, S. Raadschelders, J. Tschirhart, M. Vinopal, K. Wagner, C. Yi, H.	ARR	ARR

Advanced individual studies in public policy and management. This course is graded S/U. All students must complete an Independent Study Form and submit it to 110 Page Hall.

8999 Research in Public Administration: Dissertation
Instructor	Days	Time
Beaton, E. Brown, T. Clark, J. Desai, A. Dormady, N. Girth, A. Greenbaum, R. Hassan, R. Hawley, J. Hill, E. Hooker, N. Landsbergen, D. Lavertu, S. LePere-Schloop, M. Moulton, S. Raadschelders, J. Tschirhart, M. Vinopal, K. Wagner, C. Yi, H.	ARR	ARR

Research for dissertation purposes only. This course is graded S/U.