Fall 2019  |  PA 5053 Section 001: Policy Analysis in Public Affairs (23932)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
2 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019
UMTC, West Bank
Enrollment Status:
Open (27 of 55 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Process of public policy and program analysis, including problem formulation, program design and implementation. Opportunity to draw upon published research and conduct field-based research to understand implementation conditions. Professional communications, including writing of memos, requests for proposals, and implementation briefs, are stressed. prereq: Major in public affairs (cohort) or public affairs certificate (cohort); 5053-5054 must be taken in same academic yr
Class Notes:
Students should register for PA 5051, 5053, and 5055. PA 5051, 5053, and 5055 will meet in person: Aug 21-24 (8:30 -4:30), plus Fridays 10:00-5:00 (9/20, 10/25, 11/22) and Saturdays 8:30-4:30 (9/21, 10/26, 11/23, 12/7). http://classinfo.umn.edu/?ksgerdes+PA5051+Fall2019, http://classinfo.umn.edu/?ksquick+PA5051+Fall2019, http://classinfo.umn.edu/?arfertig+PA5051+Fall2019
Class Description:

The Public Affairs Leadership Cohort is a unique offering at the Humphrey School that is designed for mid-career professionals that integrates adult learning methodologies in a schedule that accommodates working adults. Three core (required) courses are offered in an integrated format and students can either apply the cohort experience to a U of Mn Regent's approved graduate certificate in Public Affairs Leadership (PAL) or towards the Masters in Public Affairs (MPA) degree. The three courses integrated into the MPA cohort are: 1) Cohort Leadership I & II, 2) Cohort Policy and Program Analysis I & II, and 3) Cohort Research Methods & Analysis I & II.


The cohort program focuses on developing a range of skills essential in public affairs through an intensive learning community. A theoretical framework emphasizing transformational leadership guides us and creates awareness that leadership is demonstrated through acts undertaken by many people, not just by those in formal authority positions. Leaders must have skills to address both technical and adaptive challenges and the content of these courses highlights those most critical to public policy and public affairs.


Grading:
Graded on course assignments. (Look at syllabus.)
Exam Format:
No Final Exam
Workload:
Assignments are listed on syllabus. (Look at syllabus for more information about work load within course.)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/23932/1199
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/sandf002_ksgerdes_PA5053_Fall2015.pdf (Fall 2015)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
7 June 2016

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