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Economics
SIPA U4001x Math Lab for Economics: Level 1 Math lab is intended to supplement the core economics requirement. Math lab placement will be determined by student performance on the math assessment test given during orientation. Registration of math lab will be determined at this time. Attendance is mandatory. SIPA: MIA- Economics. SIPA: MPA- Economics. SIPA: Short Courses.
SIPA U4002x Math Lab for Economics: Level 2 Math lab is intended to supplement the core economics requirement. Math lab placement will be determined by student performance on the math assessment test given during orientation. Registration of math lab will be determined at this time. Attendance is mandatory. SIPA: MIA- Economics. SIPA: MPA- Economics. SIPA: Short Courses.
SIPA U4003x Math Lab for Economics: Level 3 Math lab is intended to supplement the core economics requirement. Math lab placement will be determined by student performance on the math assessment test given during orientation. Registration of math lab will be determined at this time. Attendance is mandatory. SIPA: MIA- Economics. SIPA: MPA- Economics. SIPA: Short Courses.
SIPA U4200x Economics for International & Public Affairs I 3 pts. This course is the first part of a one-year sequence and focuses on microeconomics. The objectives of the course are (i) to provide you with the analytical tools that are needed to understand how economists think and (ii) to help you to develop an open-minded and critical way to think about economic issues. At the end of the course you will be able to understand the concepts that underlie microeconomics models and the jargon that is used in the economic profession. To facilitate your understanding of the concepts that will be discussed in the class, this course will provide you with numerous applications. SIPA: MIA- Economics. SIPA: MPA- Economics.
SIPA U4201y Economics for International & Public Affairs II 3 pts. This course continues the one-year sequence initiated with U4200 and focuses on macroeconomics. The goal of this course is to provide you with the analytical framework to examine and interpret observed economic events in the global economy. We will first familiarize with the measurement of the macroeconomic variables that are used to evaluate the well-being of nations. Next, we will build from microeconomic principles to clarify the causal links between macroeconomic aggregates. The subject matter will always refer to concrete situations with a particular focus on the causes and effects of the current global financial crisis. The controversial nature of macroeconomic policies will be central.
SIPA: MIA- Economics. SIPA: MPA- Economics.SIPA U6400x Economic Analysis for International & Public Affairs I 3 pts. The objective of this course is to provide the students with the analytical tools used in economics. This course is the first part of a one-year sequence and focuses on microeconomic theory. At the end of the semester you will be able to understand the basic conceptual foundation of microeconomics and how microeconomic analysis can be used to examine public policy issues. The approach of the course is analytical, but you will also be required to discuss concrete applications. Finally one objective of the course is to serve as an introduction for more advanced or specialized economic classes. SIPA: MIA- Economics. SIPA: MPA- Economics. SIPA: Development Practice.
SIPA U6401y Economic Analysis for International & Public Affairs II 3 pts. This course continues the one-year sequence initiated with U6400 and focuses on macroeconomics. The goal of this course is to provide students with the analytical framework to examine and interpret observed economic events in the global economy. The causal relationships between macroeconomic aggregates is based upon microeconomic principles. The subject matter always refers to concrete situations with a particular focus on the causes and effects of the current global financial crisis. The controversial nature of macroeconomic policies is central. SIPA: MIA- Economics. SIPA: MPA- Economics. SIPA: Development Practice.
Quantitative Analysis
SIPA U6500x and y Quantitative Analysis for International & Public Affairs 3 pts. This survey course introduces students to the fundamentals of statistical analysis. We will examine the principles and basic methods for analyzing quantitative data, with a focus on applications to problems in public policy, management, and the social sciences. We will begin with simple statistical techniques for describing and summarizing data and build toward the use of more sophisticated techniques for drawing inferences from data and making predictions about the social world. The course will assume that students have little mathematical background beyond high school algebra. Students will be trained on STATA. This powerful statistical package is frequently used to manage and analyze quantitative data in many organizational/institutional contexts. Because each faculty member takes a somewhat different approach to teaching this course, students should examine each professor's syllabus to understand the differences. SIPA: MIA- Quantitative Analysis. SIPA: MPA- Quantitative Analysis. SIPA: Development Practice.
Politics of Policymaking
PUAF U6110x Politics of Policymaking 4 pts. This course is an introduction to practical political analysis for public-sector and non-profit managers and analysts. Professionals in these sectors operate within a political environment. This is an inescapable fact about the nature of public affairs; it is intrinsic to the enterprise. Managers and analysts who understand the political environment within which they operate and who can integrate political, managerial, and policy analysis are likely to prove far more effective than those who do not and cannot. This is not primarily a course in American politics, and we do not presume any particular knowledge of the American political system. SIPA: MPA- Politics of Policymaking.
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PUAF U6113x Politics of Policymaking-Discussion This course is an introduction to practical political analysis for public-sector and non-profit managers and analysts. Professionals in these sectors operate within a political environment. This is an inescapable fact about the nature of public affairs; it is intrinsic to the enterprise. Managers and analysts who understand the political environment within which they operate and who can integrate political, managerial, and policy analysis are likely to prove far more effective than those who do not and cannot. SIPA: MPA- Politics of Policymaking.
Management
SIPA U6002x Governance and Public Management in Developing Countries: A Practice Perspective 3 pts. Government institutions shape the formulation and implementation of public policies. How these institutions are organized and managed and, crucially, how they interact with their broader governance environment can determine policy outcomes. A canon of public management approaches to improve organizational effectiveness has evolved in advanced industrialized countries. How well do these universal principles and techniques fit with institutional problems confronted by developing countries? This course will explore public management in less developed -- both middle income and fragile, low-capacity - environments. It will ground the discussion in theoretical thinking about organizations, economics and politics but will emphasize practice, providing students with a perspective on tackling problems under real-world conditions. Where appropriate, the course will reflect on the experience of international development assistance agencies in promoting institutional development. The developing country focus notwithstanding, the course will deconstruct the global public management revolution that has swept the developed world, as this has been the template for much of the advice offered to poor countries over the last several decades. The course will employ lectures, case studies, as well as team simulation and role-playing exercises that provide students with the opportunity to walk in the shoes of on-the-ground public management practitioners and policy makers. The aim is to expose students to the wide range of institutional development issues which occupy a broad swath of multi- and bi-lateral as well as non-profit development assistance organizations in poor and middle income countries. While students will frequently be required to think and behave as though they were operating in the real world of applied development, they should not expect to be trained in specific management skills or to learn the intricacies of how to manage. SIPA: MIA- Management. SIPA: MPA- Management.
SIPA U6003x Analysis of Public Sector Organizations 3 pts. This course develops a framework for understanding organizational performance, with a focus on public sector managerial settings. Topics covered include decision-making, the design of tasks and careers, the evolution of modern bureaucracies, public versus private ownership, and agency reform. The analytical approaches include game theory, behavioral economics, and the theory of incentives and contracts. Some examples will be drawn from American political institutions, but the goal is for students to acquire analytical skills that will be broadly applicable. While the course would be appropriate for all MIA and MPA students, it will likely be of particular interest to students with academic backgrounds in political science or economics. SIPA: MIA- Management. SIPA: MPA- Management. SIPA: USP- Urban Policy Track.
SIPA U6005x Effective Management in the Public Service 3 pts. This course serves as an introduction to management in government and in the non-profit and private organizations that contract with and/or partner with government to provide public services. Lectures, cases, discussions and group projects focus on an array of management tools that help managers implement public policy and deliver critical services. While many examples come from the instructor's experience in New York City and US state and federal agencies, numerous comparative cases and projects from Asia, Latin America and Europe are used to discover best practices, common challenges and the impact of culture on organization behavior. The course will be valuable to those expecting a career in large, complex organizations, either as a manager or a policy advisor. A laboratory section focuses on assigned readings and case studies, provides more opportunities for student discussions and brings in prominent guest speakers from all three sectors. SIPA: MIA- Management. SIPA: MPA- Management.
SIPA U6006x and y Strategic Thinking and Planning for General Managers 3 pts.Not offered in 2012-2013. This course has two primary objectives: (1) to introduce and apply analytic frameworks used in formulating and implementing strategies at the general manager level, and (2) to integrate managerial skills acquired in other courses and through personal job experiences. Specifically, as a result of the course, participants should be able to: analyze complex industry and organizational situations from an executive or general management point of view, utilizing a comprehensive strategic framework;develop and/or identify potential alternative strategies for pursuing organizational mission and vision;assess the implications of strategic options, including potential for achieving competitive advantage and for effective implementation;prepare plans for executing strategies successfully within realistic economic, market, and temporal parameters, andmake, support analytically, and communicate clearly strategic decisions from an executive leadership perspective. Over the semester, the course considers questions of Mission and Vision (What areas, activities, or business[es] should we be in?) and questions of Strategy and Operations (How can we perform or compete effectively in this area?). It covers both strategy formulation (What should our strategy be?) as well as strategy implementation (What do we need to do to make this strategy work?). The course also addresses several additional issues that are critical to the strategic management process (e.g., designing planning systems, managing contention). The course emphasizes the multiple, related requirements of the leader/manager's job: analysis, creativity, and action, and will utilize cases from for-profit, not-for-profit, and government/NGO sectors in both US and international contexts. Students should have familiarity with financial accounting (reading basic financial statements and understanding financial terminology) and basic corporate finance (cash flow, time value of money, payback, IRR, etc.). SIPA: MIA- Management. SIPA: MPA- Management.
SIPA U6008y Fostering Innovation & Driving Improvement in the Public & Non-Profit Sectors This course is designed to introduce students to the field of public sector and non-profit management and to provide students with tools, frameworks, and approaches that are effective in promoting performance improvement. Continued downward budgetary pressure coupled with increasing public expectations of service quality has created a constraint-ridden operating environment for the public and non-profit sectors. In spite of such challenges, opportunities for fostering innovation and driving improvement abound. The key is in understanding where to look for opportunities, how to leverage assets and resources already in-place, and indentifying what skills and abilities are required of leaders (and staff) to be effective agents of change and improvement in their organizations. The course will cover subject matter critical for all students considering careers in the public and non-profit sectors as well as those interested in effecting organizational, strategic, and operational change. SIPA: MIA- Management. SIPA: MPA- Management. SIPA: USP- Urban Policy Track.
SIPA U6010y Enterprise Strategy for Leaders This course trains managers or analysts to look outward to the environment and inward to the enterprise's resources and capabilities and operating policies. As such, we describe aenterprise's strategy as the formulation of "competitive strategy", "corporate strategy" and "organizational strategy". Competitive strategy involves identifying structurally attractive industries and developing the most attractive position within that industry, where attractiveness is driven by absolute conditions combined with the resources and capabilities the firm brings to that position. Businesses create value by operating in positions within industries that, by virtue of the characteristics of industry, the position and the firm, are defensible from the encroachment of competitors and deterioration of the environment as a whole. Corporate strategy focuses on the management and understanding of multi-product, multi-location and multi-business firms. Although we devote limited time to the topic, organizational strategy involves developing policies within each functional area of the business unit that are integrative and consistent with the firm's plan for creating value The main orientation of the course is on for profit firms. Understanding the perspective of business is critical for allocentric policy making. The concepts will be translated to a non for profit setting as opportunities for connections arise and we will cover a non for profit case near the end of the term. Also, the concepts presented in the course carry over well to the social enterprise space. SIPA: MIA- Management. SIPA: MPA- Management. SIPA: Management.
Financial Management
INAF U6022y Economics of Finance 3 pts. Finance deals with the theory of how households and firms use capital markets to allocate resources over time. The course will equip you with a solid theoretical foundation you can use to evaluate projects, investments and funding decisions. It will further acquaint you with the details of debt, equity and derivatives markets so you can apply your knowledge to practical problems SIPA: MIA- Financial Management. SIPA: MPA- Financial Management. SIPA: APEA. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: IFEP- Finance. SIPA: IFEP- Economic Policy. SIPA: Management.
SIPA U6200x and y Accounting for International & Public Affairs 3 pts. The purpose of this course is to enable you to become an informed user of financial information. To be properly informed you need to understand financial statements, the note disclosures and the language of accounting and financial reporting. We will focus on the three major financial statements, (balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows), which companies prepare for use by management and external parties. We will examine the underlying concepts that go into the preparation of these financial statements as well as specific accounting rules that apply when preparing financial statements. As we gain an understanding of the financial information, we will look at approaches to analyze the financial strength and operations of an entity. We will use actual financial statements to understand how financial information is presented. In each area, we will contrast U.S. accounting rules (GAAP) with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). SIPA: MIA- Financial Management. SIPA: MPA- Financial Management. SIPA: IFEP- Finance. SIPA: IFEP- Economic Policy.
SIPA U6310x Nonprofit Financial Management 3 pts. There are more than one million nonprofit organizations in the United States and hundreds of thousands more internationally and the number is growing. The nonprofit sector includes an enormous diversity of organizations, ranging from complex health care systems, to education and arts institutions, to small community-based human service organizations. This course will provide students with a comprehensive understanding of how to conduct the financial management of a nonprofit entity. Through the use of readings, case studies, a class project and lecture, we will study financial statements, financial analysis, and accounting for non-profit organizations and international NGOs. We will examine how the principles of financial management assist the nonprofit and NGO manager in making operating, budgeting, capital, and long-term financial planning decisions. We will also explore contemporary ethical, accountability, and mission issues facing national and international organizations. SIPA: MIA- Financial Management. SIPA: MPA- Financial Management.
SIPA U6320y Budgeting and Financial Management for Government 3 pts. Public sector budgeting in the US (and arguably at a global level) has become an increasingly contentious issue since the 2008 crisis and subsequent recession. This course will introduce students to the field of budgeting and fiscal management in the public sector. We will look at the special challenges of developing a budget within a political environment and the techniques used for management control. Additional topics may include taxes and other revenues, expenditure control, debt management, audits and productivity enhancement. Lectures will also discuss current events related to public sector budgeting on the local and state level. The course seeks to provide students with practical knowledge on budgetary decision-making. Drawing from both theory and case studies, students will acquire practical skills to help them design, implement and assess public sector budgets. The practical nature of the subject requires active participation from students, meaning they will engage in hands-on assignments such as periodical debates, case analyses and a budget cycle simulation. By the end of the semester, students are expected to a) conduct in-depth budgetary analyses, and b) formulate policy recommendations. SIPA: MIA- Financial Management. SIPA: MPA- Financial Management. SIPA: Management. SIPA: USP- Urban Policy Track.
Capstone Workshops
SIPA U9000x and y Capstone Workshop 3 pts. Capstone workshops allow students to apply the practical skills and analytical knowledge learned at SIPA to real-world issues. Students in the final semester of the MIA and MPA are organized into small consulting teams and assigned a substantive, policy-oriented project with an external client. Clients include public agencies (from the local to national level), international NGOs and multi-national organizations, and major firms in the private sector. Student teams, working under the supervision of a faculty expert, answer a carefully defined problem posed by the client. Each team produces an actionable report that is designed to translate into real change on the ground. Essentially, capstone workshops give students not only a chance to further refine their skills and knowledge, but to make a positive contribution to the world around them. SIPA: MPA- Capstone Workshops.
Professional Development
SIPA U4040x or y Professional Development - Career Conference 0.5 pt. Professional Development is a half-credit course that is mandatory for all MIA and MPA students. The course is offered by the Office of Career Services (OCS) and teaches skills needed to compete effectively in the international and public affairs job markets. Topics such as résumés, cover letters, job search tactics, LinkedIn, successful interviewing, networking, and salary negotiation are covered. Professional business attire required. (GENERAL INTEREST - focused on public/nonprofit sectors) Spring 2013 Course Dates: Sec. 1: February 8 & 15, 2013; Sec. 2: February 8 & 15, 2013; Sec. 3: February 22 & March 1, 2013; Sec. 4: Sec. 3: February 22 & March 1, 2013 SIPA: MIA- Professional Development. SIPA: MPA- Professional Development.
Internship
SIPA U9013x and y Internship 1.5-3 pts.SIPA: MIA- Internship. SIPA: MPA- Internship.
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G. Turner |
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