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| PAFG619 WPPP: Contemporary American Public Policy Issues | C Kelleher | Jan 31 - May 24 | W-1-052
Wheatley Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 052
| Th | 6:00 - 8:30pm | 3 | 4609 | $1550 | |
Description for PAFG619:
Seminar in Program for Women in Politics and Public Policy. This course provides an overview of the policy-making process and electoral politics, then examines several central public policy issues of contemporary concern, including homelessness and poverty, health, and environmental issues. Readings from the disciplines of sociology and political science analyze how public policy is shaped both by internal processes of government and by interest-group dynamics.
Corequisite: PAF G 622 and 626. Students in Women and Politics Program or department permission.
Academic Information:
Credits: 3 |
| PAFG624 WPPP: Spring Internship | E Stone | Feb 6, Mar 6, Apr 3, May 1 | W-1-056
Wheatley Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 056
| W | 6:00 - 8:30pm | 3 | 2447 | $1550 | |
Description for PAFG624:
The internship placement begun in the fall is completed and evaluated. Students in the WPPP Certificate Program prepare and present a paper integrating the theoretical knowledge and practical skills based on their internship.
Prerequisite: PAF G 619, 622 and 626. Co-req = PAF G 623 and 627.
Academic Information:
Credits: 3 |
| PAFG627 WPPP: Case Study Seminar | M Berardino | Jan 29 - May 24 | W-1-052
Wheatley Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 052
| Tu | 6:00 - 8:30pm | 3 | 2448 | $1550 | |
Description for PAFG627:
The case study provides an opportunity for students in the WPPP Certificate Program to design and complete a substantial research paper, analyzing in detail one example of public sector decision-making, and integrating theoretical perspectives from the seminars. In close consultation with the instructor, student teams choose a controversial policy decision/area in which they wish to develop expertise-often these topics are related to the student’s internship placement. Students will make oral presentations from the case studies.
Prerequisite: PAF G 619, 622 and 626. Co-req = PAF G 623 and 624.
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Credits: 3 |
| PAFG632 Contemporary Issues in World Politics | P Vannicelli | Feb 4 - May 10 | Online | - | - | 3 | 12175 | $1425 | |
Description for PAFG632:
This seminar focuses on current, major issues with an international dimension and/or global impact and with salience for the emerging patterns of world politics. While engaging in critical analysis of current issues, it examines the broader conceptual context and analytic framework which explain interactions among nations. Weekly reports based on assigned readings as well as a major research paper pursue distinct goals: the critical utilization of concepts; the refinement of analytic tools; the examination of different perspectives (national, international, global community); policy analysis.
Prerequisite: Graduate degree student in Public Affairs or Dispute Resolution. Advanced undergraduates and graduate students in other programs may also be admitted with permission by the instructor.
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Credits: 3 |
| PAFG642 Public Policy Analysis of Women’s Issues: A Global Perspective | B Scola | Feb 4 - May 10 | Online | - | - | 3 | 12899 | $1425 | |
Description for PAFG642:
This course is designed to develop an understanding of the importance of research in policy development. Women will learn fundamental research concepts and principles and will become acquainted with significant case studies about policies affecting women. The course introduces women to the general methods used in formulating and analyzing policy and then gives them the opportunity to design and conduct independent research on a policy issues relevant to their home country. Topics in this course cover the history of policy analysis, theories of the policy process, the role of social construction, institutions, interests and values in policy, organizational theory and leadership, the determination of policy goals and objectives, and various analytical and empirical frameworks for analyzing policy and its implementation worldwide. We will use international case studies extensively in order to give student exposure the real-world policy issues. Case studies produce in-depth knowledge of a policy within a narrowly defined framework.
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Credits: 3 |
| PAFG643 Gender & Dispute Resolution Around the World | S McEvoy | Feb 4 - May 10 | Online | - | - | 3 | 12900 | $1425 | |
Description for PAFG643:
This course engages women in a systematic examination of conflict resolution theories, drawing from a broad range of academic disciplines, including economics, law social psychology, and anthropology, as well as dispute resolution. Throughout the course, the students will be challenged to apply the material to real-world situations. The students will also practice how to use the information to deal with conflict between men and women in political arenas. The course will consider conflict in a variety of organizational settings including formal, voluntary, and community organizations and focuses on the emergence, manifestation, and resolution of disputes.
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Credits: 3 |
