Course catalog

International Trade Policy

Description:

This course covers descriptive statistics, probability theory, probability distributions (normal, binomial, Poisson, exponential), sampling distributions, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing...

PUBPOL 541

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

31971

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Alan Deardorff

Course Section:

001

Days:

Tu, Th

Time:

8:30am - 10:00am

Details

Microeconomics B: Economic Decision-Making in depth

Description:

This course examines the policy issues of international trade, including trade in both goods and services and also international flows of direct investment and migration. It builds on microeconomic...

PUBPOL 556

Macroeconomics

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

18530

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

John Leahy

Course Section:

001

Days:

M, W

Time:

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Details

Description:

This course teaches students the basic tools of macroeconomics and how to apply them to real world economic policy. The goals of the course are for students to (a) understand how to evaluate...

PUBPOL 558

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

25971

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Kevin Stange

Course Section:

003

Days:

M, W

Time:

10:00am - 11:30am

Details

Description:

This course aims to teach students how to use and conduct benefit-cost analysis. To do this, students must possess the ability to model economic behavior in the real world. We will focus on general...

PUBPOL 558

Microeconomics B: Economic Decision-Making

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

16821

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Course Section:

001

Days:

M, W

Time:

10:00am - 11:30am

Details

Description:

Taught by David Johnson , Research Professor, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research A continuation of PubPol 555, this course focuses on microeconomic concepts relevant to policy...

PUBPOL 575

Tax Policy&Business

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

31254

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Course Section:

001

Days:

M, W

Time:

8:30am - 10:00am

Details

Description:

PUBPOL 580

Values, Ethics, and Public Policy

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

11552

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

John Ciorciari

Course Section:

001

Days:

Tu, Th

Time:

8:30am - 10:00am

Details

Description:

This course seeks to make students sensitive to and articulate about the ways in which moral and political values come into play in the American policy process, particularly as they affect non-...

Public Management: Working in Diverse Organizations

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

27994

Credit Hours:

1.5

Instructor:

Kaitlin Raimi

Course Section:

203

Days:

Tu, Th

Time:

8:30am - 10:00am

Details

Description:

The workforce of the 21st century is increasingly diverse. Productive managers cannot afford to ignore this diversity, and can benefit greatly from it. Yet we are often nervous about discussing and...

Public Management: Fundraising Strategies for Nonprofits

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

27995

Credit Hours:

1.5

Instructor:

Course Section:

202

Days:

M, W

Time:

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Details

Description:

Understand how to develop a fundraising strategy that will provide an organization with the resources needed to fulfill its mission and address a pressing social issue.

Public Management: Survey Design for Organizations

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

27996

Credit Hours:

1.5

Instructor:

Kaitlin Raimi

Course Section:

201

Days:

Tu, Th

Time:

2:30pm - 4:00pm

Details

Description:

Part of successful management is knowing how employees, managers, citizens, and other stakeholders think and feel about organizations in general, about particular policies, and about new initiatives...

Public Management: Performance Management

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

29421

Credit Hours:

1.5

Instructor:

Barry Rabe

Course Section:

102

Days:

M, W

Time:

10:00am - 11:30am

Details

Description:

All sections of public management emphasize common themes such as performance management, strategic planning, and inter-institutional network development. But they will offer distinct differences in...

Public Management: Performance Management

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

11553

Credit Hours:

1.5

Instructor:

Barry Rabe

Course Section:

101

Days:

M, W

Time:

8:30am - 10:00am

Details

Description:

Public Management: Leadership in Diversity Initiatives at Public Universities

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

31976

Credit Hours:

1.5

Instructor:

Paula Lantz

Course Section:

205

Days:

Time:

4:00pm - 7:00pm

Details

Description:

The focus of this graduate seminar in public management is leadership and policy issues related to diversity and inclusion efforts in higher education, with a particular focus on public universities...

Public Management: Policy & Management in the Non-Profit Sector

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

31974

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Neel Hajra

Course Section:

204

Days:

Time:

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Details

Description:

The nonprofit sector has emerged as one of the cornerstones of American society, and yet remains very much a work in progress. The "third sector" faces unique and evolving pressures in areas such as...

PUBPOL 621

Peacebuilding: Law, Diplomacy, and the Transition from Conflict

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

31977

Credit Hours:

1.5

Instructor:

John Ciorciari

Course Section:

001

Days:

Tu, Th

Time:

10:00am - 11:30am

Details

Description:

This course will examine how the U.S. and other international actors seek to help pacify, stabilize, and rebuild societies embroiled or emerging from war. We will review some major problems faced by...

PUBPOL 626

The History and Future of Detroit

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

21361

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Walter Reynolds Farley

Course Section:

001

Days:

M, W

Time:

8:30am - 10:00am

Details

Description:

No metropolis played a greater role in shaping the Twentieth Century world than did Detroit. This course focuses upon the history and future of Detroit emphasizing the private and governmental...

PUBPOL 633

Qualitative Methods

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

24366

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Shobita Parthasarathy

Course Section:

001

Days:

Time:

8:30am - 11:30am

Details

Description:

This course serves as an introduction to qualitative methods for MPP/MPA students. While we will examine a range of qualitative methodological approaches, the course's core focus will be on the case...

PUBPOL 638

Integrated Policy Exercise

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

11554

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Elisabeth Gerber

Course Section:

001

Days:

Time:

1:00am - 1:00am

Details

Description:

The Integrated Policy Exercise provides students with a week long opportunity to work intensively on a policy issue. The course is held the first week in January. All students participate as part of...

PUBPOL 639

Quantitative Methods of Program Evaluation

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

20429

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Silvia Robles

Course Section:

001

Days:

M, W

Time:

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Details

Data Analysis Using Excel I

Description:

This introduction to program evaluation and multiple regression analysis trains students to critically consume empirical studies and conduct their own empirical research. We use education data and...

PUBPOL 647

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

32860

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Daniel Raimi

Course Section:

001

Days:

Time:

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Details

Description:

This course will provide students with a practical hands-on introduction to data analysis using Microsoft Excel. Given the widespread usage of Microsoft Excel in the workplace, the aim of the course...

PUBPOL 650

Introduction to Science and Technology Policy Analysis

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

19908

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Joy Rohde

Course Section:

001

Days:

Time:

8:30am - 11:30am

Details

Description:

Drawing on an interdisciplinary social science literature, this course introduces theories and methodologies for science and technology policy analysis and familiarizes students with the landscape of...

PUBPOL 674

Economic and Social Policies in a Selected Emerging Market Economy

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

15566

Credit Hours:

1.5

Instructor:

Shobita Parthasarathy

Course Section:

002

Days:

Time:

1:00am - 1:00am

Details

Description:

This course developed from an initiative of the International Policy Students Association (IPSA) at the Ford School of Public Policy. It will be in two parts. Section 1: Traditional Class Format (1.5...

PUBPOL 674

Economic and Social Policies in a Selected Emerging Market Economy

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

15565

Credit Hours:

1.5

Instructor:

Shobita Parthasarathy

Course Section:

001

Days:

Time:

4:00pm - 7:00pm

Details

Description:

PUBPOL 676

International Politics of Poverty

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

31978

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Susan Waltz

Course Section:

001

Days:

Tu, Th

Time:

2:30pm - 4:00pm

Details

Description:

This course examines alternative approaches to the study of poverty and development. Attention is directed primarily to problems confronted in the global South, with some comparative perspective on...

PUBPOL 677

Immigration Policy

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

31980

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Ann Lin

Course Section:

001

Days:

M, W

Time:

2:30pm - 4:00pm

Details

Description:

Immigration is a phenomenon that touches upon every aspect of American society, from economic growth to neighborhood institutions to national culture. This seminar provides an overview of the effects...

PUBPOL 687

Negotiations

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

23418

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Course Section:

001

Days:

Time:

2:30pm - 5:30pm

Details

Description:

This course examines negotiation and social influence strategies for policy makers in the public, non-profit, and for-profit sectors. The main goal is to teach negotiation skills and concepts to...

PUBPOL 713

Causal Inference in Education Policy Research: Postsecondary

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

28011

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Susan Dynarski

Course Section:

001

Days:

M, W

Time:

10:00am - 11:30am

Details

Budgeting & Financial Planning

Description:

This course focuses on rigorous evaluation of policies and interventions related to postsecondary education. Evaluations will be discussed in the context of the current and historical landscape...

PUBPOL 715

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

25908

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Stephanie Leiser

Course Section:

001

Days:

Tu, Th

Time:

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Details

Description:

Budgeting and financial planning impact nearly all aspects of organizational life in the public service arena. Indeed, few politicians and administrators are ever successful in accomplishing their...

PUBPOL 716

Intro Chinese Policy

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

21367

Credit Hours:

1.5

Instructor:

Ann Lin

Course Section:

002

Days:

Time:

1:00am - 1:00am

Details

Description:

PUBPOL 716

Introduction to Chinese Policy

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

21366

Credit Hours:

1.5

Instructor:

Ann Lin

Course Section:

001

Days:

Time:

2:30pm - 5:30pm

Details

Description:

This first portion of the course, held in Ann Arbor, will introduce students to China and its policy and economic environments. Drawing on the expertise of Ford School faculty and outside guests,...

PUBPOL 732

Public Policy Pse

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

25334

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Course Section:

001

Days:

Time:

1:00pm - 4:00pm

Details

Description:

PUBPOL 735

Professional Development

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

18531

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Surry Scheerer

Course Section:

001

Days:

Time:

8:30am - 2:30pm

Details

Description:

Researchers who study successful people agree on the following: Your IQ and cognitive intelligence are at best moderate predictors of your success in life. In other words, they are necessary but...

PUBPOL 741

Principles of Finance & Global Financial Markets

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

31987

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Joshua Hausman

Course Section:

001

Days:

M, W

Time:

2:30pm - 4:00pm

Details

Description:

Finance is fundamental to many public policy questions. When the financial sector works well, it transfers resources from savers to borrowers, allowing individuals to save and businesses to invest...

Topics: Health Insurance Reform in the U.S.

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

31991

Credit Hours:

1.5

Instructor:

Course Section:

509

Days:

Time:

4:00pm - 7:00pm

Details

Description:

Taught by Marianne Udow-Phillips, the Executive Director of the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT) at the University of Michigan. This course will explore the history,...

Topics: From the "Great Depression" to the "Great Recession"

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

28024

Credit Hours:

1.5

Instructor:

Joshua Hausman

Course Section:

507

Days:

Tu, Th

Time:

10:00am - 11:30am

Details

Description:

Since the 2008 financial crisis, developed countries have suffered high unemployment and slow growth. What are options for policymakers in this environment? This course will analyze central issues in...

Topics: Storytelling in Policy Writing: People & Numbers

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

28025

Credit Hours:

1.5

Instructor:

Alex Ralph

Course Section:

505

Days:

Tu, Th

Time:

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Details

Description:

This new half-semester course takes its inspiration from Ta-Nehisi Coates' "The Case for Reparations." In his essay, Coates employs a mix of writing modes–the statistical and the anecdotal, as well...

Topics: Facilitating Dialogue Across Faultline: Race, Identity and Socio-Cultural Difference

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

24416

Credit Hours:

1.5

Instructor:

Yazier Henry

Course Section:

503

Days:

Time:

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Details

Description:

This is a short introductory course module in facilitating complex and difficult dialogic moments of engagement in the social, professional and institutional spheres of the public arena. Its purpose...

Topics: Public Policy Approaches to Social Disparities in Health

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

24568

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Paula Lantz

Course Section:

306

Days:

M, W

Time:

8:30am - 10:00am

Details

Description:

The primary purpose of this seminar course is to develop the tools needed to assess the feasibility, potential impact, unintended consequences and legal/ethical ramifications of novel policies...