Spring 2018 Graduate Courses

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Ohio State Master Schedule of Classes/Course Offerings Bulletin

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Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
6000	5601	Public Policy Formulation and Implementation (Hybrid Section)	W	7:50- 9:40pm	Page Hall 040	H. Yi

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
6010	5602	Legal Environment of Public Organizations	TR	9:35-11:25am	Page Hall 040	D. Landsbergen
6010	5723	Legal Environment of Public Organizations (Hybrid Section)	W	5:45-7:35pm	Page Hall 010	A. Schira, C. Culley

Provides students an understanding of the legal foundations of public affairs.  Students use legal reasoning to examine and analyze the constraints imposed on public policy making and program management and implementation by the legal environment.

*** 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	5714	Public Budgeting and Finance	ONLINE	ONLINE	N/A	J. Landers
6040	5604	Public Budgeting and Finance	TR	1:50-3:40pm	Ramseyer Hall 115	K. Young

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 of instructor.

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
6060	5605	Managing Human Resources in Public Organizations	MW	11:30am-1:20pm	Page Hall 040	M. LePere-Schloop
6060	5718	Managing Human Resources in Public Organizations (Hybrid Section)	W	5:45-7:35pm	Mendenhall 129	D. Stenta

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	5649	Public Affairs Statistics (Hybrid Section)	T	5:45-7:35pm	Page Hall 040	K. Vinopal

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
6080	5606	Public Affairs Program Evaluation	MW	3:00-4:50pm	Page Hall 040	N. Hooker
6080	5607	Public Affairs Program Evaluation (Hybrid Section)	R	5:45-7:35pm	Page Hall 040	H. Yi

Equips students with knowledge and skills to evaluate public policies and programs. Students learn about different types of evaluations and research designs for conducting evaluations. Exposure to ethical considerations in conducting evaluations.

Prereq: 6070, 6070.01, 6070.02, or permission of 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
5400	5644	Planning for Housing	WF	12:45-2:05pm	140 W 19th 205	R. Kleit

Housing - including its uses, meaning, design, and role. The creation of a range of housing to support growth and revitalization of cities and regions.

Prereq: Not open to students with credit for CRPlan 5400. Cross-listed in CRPlan.

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
5590	34858	Fundraising and Philanthropy for Nonprofit Organizations	R	5:45-8:30pm	Mendenhall Lab 175	L. Overmyer

Designed for students interested in careers and/or volunteer roles in nonprofit administration and current professionals in this area; basic skills, theories, and applied methods of generating funding and creating development plans.

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
5600	5670	Science, Engineering, and Public Policy	TR	3:55-5:15pm	Bolz Hall 436	J. Bielicki

The class will present a history of the interactions between science, engineering, and public policy in the United States and in the context of global concerns (e.g. climate change, competitiveness), inquire into the various ways the federal government, universities, and corporations conduct and fund science and engineering. and explore how public sector interests and processes influence, and are influenced by, science, engineering, and public policy.

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
5700	5697	Rebuilding Failed and Weak States	TR	9:35-10:55am	Dreese Lab 305	R. Hightower

Tackles the question of how to design policies and programs to rebuild failed and weak states into functioning, if not vibrant, democracies.
Prereq: Soph standing or higher or permission of instructor. Cross-listed in IntStds.

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
5750	5690	The Business Government Relationship	ONLINE	ONLINE	n/a	P. Sastry

Business tools and strategy for influencing government; evolution and direction of public policy toward business.

Distance Learning Course. 100% of course material is covered online.

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
5900	32881	Food System Planning and Economy	TR	3:55-5:15pm	Page Hall 060	J. Clark

Examines the social, environmental and economic costs and benefits of our food production, distribution, and consumption. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for AEDEcon 5900 or CRPlan 5900. Cross-listed in AEDEcon and CRPlan.

 

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
6460	5703	Real Estate Finance for Planners	WF	9:35-10:55am	Knowlton Hall 175	J. Russell

Realize plans by understanding the financial mechanisms to fund projects. Explore how public-private partnerships create opportunities for affordable housing, downtown revitalization, and neighborhood improvement.

Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Cross-listed in City and Regional Planning.

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
6515	35799	Database Management (Session 2)	W	6:00-7:50pm	Page Hall 040	D. Norris

Addresses the efficient and effective use of the database environment as a resource for the support of decision making at tactical, strategic and policy levels within the public sector.

Prereq: Grad standing or permission of instructor.

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
6520	5733	Balanced Scorecards and Dashboards (Session 1)	W	6:00-7:50pm	Page Hall 040	C. Woolard

Skills course that covers the development and display of performance information for decision making.

Prereq: Grad standing or permission of instructor

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
6890	5691	Skills in Public Affairs: Negotiation (Session 1)	R	11:30am-1:10pm	Page Hall 240	M. Lewis

Negotiation skills have been identified as critical for effective, successful public management and leadership. This course explores the major concepts and theories of negotiation to improve negotiation skills.   Through readings, role play exercises and class discussion, students develop an understanding of individual negotiation styles, core approaches to negotiation and dispute resolution, how to negotiate with multiple parties and to increase confidence in individual negotiation skills.

Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 8 cr hrs.

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
7535	5701	Regulation and Deregulation: Mandates or Markets?	W	2:30-5:15pm	Page Hall 240	D. Jones

Examines the strengths and limitations of economic and social regulation, the occasion for and evolution of their policy development, and the prospects for regulation, deregulation, and reregulation in the U.S. economy.

Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor.

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
7555	5609	Project Management	M	5:30-8:10pm	Mendenhall 185	J. Morris

Introduction to international standards and methods for project management (PM); the application of tools, the basic, ancillary, and "soft" skills for successful PM; public sector challenges; and strengths/limitations in a complex organic environment.

Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 880.05 or CRPlan 6620 (880). Cross-listed in CRPlan 6620.

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
7900	5608	Capstone: Research Paper	T	5:45-8:30pm	TBD	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: 6000 (801), 6070 (820 & 822), 6080 (804); or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs.

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
7910	35057	Capstone: Policy Issues	R	5:45-8:30pm	Page 240	R. Hightower

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: 6000 (801), 6070 (820 & 822), 6080 (804); or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs.

 

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
7930	34728	Capstone: Public Budgeting and Finance	M	5:45-8:30pm	Page Hall 110B	B. Shkurti

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

Prereq: 6000 (801), 6010 (802), 6070 (820 & 822), 6080 (804); or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs.

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
7950	5719	Capstone: Nonprofit Topics	M	5:45-8:30pm	Page Hall 240	M. Tschirhart

Students integrate the knowledge and skills gained throughout the MA/MPA program by applying an in-depth nonprofit management anaysis of a defined topic or a specific organization.

Prereq: 6000 (801), 6010 (802), 6070 (820 & 822), 6080 (804); or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs.

 

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
8050	5693	Seminar in Public Sector Economics	M	9:00am-12:00pm	Page Hall 240	N. Hill

The applications of rational choice modeling to public policy analysis and organizational decision making.

Prereq: 6030 or Econ 4001 or permission of instructor.

 

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
8890.03	35032	Second Year Doctoral Seminar	M	1:30-2:45pm	Page Hall 240	R. Hassan

Third in a series of three, 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.

Prereq: 8890.01 and 8890.02 or permission of instructor.

Course#	Class#	Course Title	Day	Time	Room	Instructor
8890.04	35031	College Teaching in Public AffairsI	W	9:05-10:55am	Page Hall 110B	K. Hallihan

This interactive seminar assists advanced graduate students developing the necessary skills for college level teaching in public affairs; pedagogical strategies; theoretical and interdisciplinary practices; instructor professional development.

Prereq: Grad Standing and permission of instructor.

8193 Individual Studies
Class Number	Days	Time
5611 Greenbaum, R. 5612 Brown, T. 5613 Tschirhart, M. 5614 Desai. A. 5615 Girth, A. 5617 Hassan, R. 5618 Hallihan, K. 5619 Hawley, J. 5621 Landsbergen, D. 5622 Moulton, S. 5623 Raadschelders, J. 5624 Hill, N 5625 Wagner, C. 5626 Lavertu, S. 5627 Clark, J. 5628 Dormady, N. 5630 Yi, H. 5650 Bielicki, J.	TBA-	TBA-

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.

8998 Graduate Research: Non-Dissertation
Class Number	Days	Time
5727 Hassan, R. Full Academic Term) 5728 Hassan R. (Session 1) 5729 Hassan, R. (Session 2)	TBA-	TBA-

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.

 

8999 Research in Public Affairs: Dissertation
Class Number	Days	Time
5632 Brown, T. 5633 Desai, A. 5634 Greenbaum, R. 5635 Hassan, R. 5636 Landsbergen, D. 5637 Moulton, S. 5638 Hill, N. 5639 Hawley, J. 5640 Raadschelders, J. 5641 Wagner, C 5651 Bielicki, J. 5652 Clark, J. 5653 Dormady, N. 5654 Girth, A. 5655 Hooker, N. 5658 Lavertu, S. 5659 Yi, H.	TBA-	TBA-

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