Fall 2016  |  PA 5990 Section 002: Topics: Public Affairs - General Topics -- Global/Int'l Dev Policy Capstone Workshop Prep (34700)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Grading Basis:
No Grade Associated
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2016 - 12/14/2016
UMTC, West Bank
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
General topics in public policy.
Class Notes:
This course is a required, zero-credit preparation course for PA 8081 Capstone in Global Public Policy that will be offered in Spring 2017 semester. Students who wish to fulfill their professional paper requirement through a capstone, team-based project working for a public or nonprofit organization on a global policy issue in Spring 2017 must register for this course. Capstone projects will be available for student team formation in September 2016 and teams will be formed in October-November 2016 in preparation for the spring semester. The course meets jointly with the MDP capstone section. Some classes, team meetings, and capstone client meetings will be held fall semester and organized around students' schedules. Contact Mary Curtin, Sherry Gray, or David Wilsey or Robert Kudrle for more information. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?mtcurtin+PA5990+Fall2016, http://classinfo.umn.edu/?grayx260+PA5990+Fall2016, http://classinfo.umn.edu/?dwilsey+PA5990+Fall2016, http://classinfo.umn.edu/?kudrle+PA5990+Fall2016
Class Description:
This zero-credit capstone preparatory workshop is designed for any MPP, MPA, or MHR student who is interested in or intends to complete a global or development-oriented Capstone project in the Spring 2017 semester. This zero-credit Fall semester preparatory workshop will allow students to learn about all Global and MDP projects that will be available for the Spring 2017 term through the 3-credit PA 8081 Section 8 and 9 Capstone Workshop in Global Public Policy or through the MDP Capstone class. In this Fall workshop, students and faculty advisors will meet to discuss available projects, assess skills and interests, and form teams for the projects. Students will begin to work with clients, including negotiating detailed terms of reference and a final Memorandum of Understanding for the project. This capstone may include some projects that would allow or require students who choose the project to travel in the US or abroad at their own expense, but no student will be required to join a travel-oriented project team. Depending upon project structure, students may begin preliminary Capstone work for the client in latter half of 2016. Generally, the bulk of the work is done during the Spring semester, with students presenting their final product in a formal presentation to the client in April or May. A capstone course is a culminating experience - a course designed to provide opportunities for students to integrate knowledge from their core, concentration, and elective courses, to gain insight into the meanings of professionalism and professional practice, and to reflect on the norms of a discipline or profession. At the Humphrey School, capstones have been designed to give students exposure to the policy process through projects and other assignments with emphases on integrating aspects of research or analysis, policy-making, management, science and technology. Students learn by practicing skills learned in this and other courses, through feedback from clients or partners, and from reflection on their experiences. This course is designed to help students learn in five domains of professional work: Empirical, methodological, theoretical, interpersonal, and ethical. You will gain empirical knowledge and perhaps new facts about the challenges of international and/or institutional development. Students will practice different methodologies to produce policy relevant information. The fall capstone workshop mostly will be self-taught in that students will learn by listening, doing (action), practice and reflection. The professor will provide guidance and serve as an advisor or coach. The client also will provide useful feedback and constructive criticism. Students will be provided some reading materials that may help them with certain tasks. As a team we will review and critique written work and practice presentations. In addition to scheduled class sessions, students will meet independently in teams to discuss work assignments and to collaborate on tasks.
Grading:
100% Special Projects Other Grading Information: This Fall workshop is a zero credit course. Grades for this work will be given in spring 2016 at project culmination, PA 8081 Capstone in Global Public Policy (3 credits)
Class Format:
100% Small Group Activities Please note that fall 2016 is meant for students to organize teams and negotiate client agreements (MOA or MOU and scope of work).
Workload:
1 Special Project(s) due at the end of the Spring 2017 term.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34700/1169
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/dwilsey_grayx260_mtcurtin_kudrle_PA5990_Fall2015.pdf (Fall 2015)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
16 August 2016

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