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Autumn 2012 Course Offerings List

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6000 Public Policy Formulation & Implementation (4 credits)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
16209	TR	9:30-11:20am	Page Hall, Rm. 40	Raadschelders, J.

16210

9:30-11:20am

Page Hall, Rm. 40

Raadschelders, J.

16211

7:30-9:20pm

Page Hall, Rm. 40

Gugiu, M.

16212

5:30-9:20pm

Page Hall, Rm. 20

Yi, H.

Overview of the public policy process and the historical and contemporary context in which policy making and implementation are carried out in the United States at the federal, state and local levels.

Textbook: *All three sections will be using the same textbook*
(1.) American Public Policy: Promise and Performance, By B. Guy Peters. ISBN#978-1604264593. (Required)

Syllabus:
Raadschelders - Syllabus (M,W) AU12
Raadschelders - Syllabus (T,R) AU12
Gigiu - Syllabus - AU12
Yi - Syllabus - AU12

6030 Public Sector Economics (4 credits)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
16222	W	5:30-9:20pm	Page Hall, Rm. 60	Greenbaum, R.

16223

3:00-4:50pm

Page Hall, Rm. 40

Seligman, J.

16224

12:30-2:20pm

Central Classroom, Rm. 212

Hooker, N.

Economic analysis in the public sector. Application of economic analytical techniques to identify and frame public policy problems; analysis of policy solution trade-offs; efficiency; market failure; public choice.

Textbook: *All three sections will be using the same textbook*
(1.) Economics: The Basics, by Cleaver. ISBN#9780415571098. (Required)
(2.) Microeconomics, 8th edition, by Pindyck. ISBN#9780132870436. (Required)

Syllabus:
Greenbaum - Syllabus AU12
Hooker - Syllabus AU12
Seligman - Syllabus AU12

6050 Managing Public Sector Organizations (4 credits)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
16237	R	6:00-9:30pm	Page Hall, Rm. 60	Moulton, S.

Learn to manage public sector organizations with a focus on the external environment: context of public sector organizations, their structure, how they operate; managing organizational performance, innovation, and change.

Textbook: None
Syllabus: Moulton - Syllabus AU12

6070 Public Affairs Statistics (4 credits)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
16245	TR	12:30-2:20pm	Page Hall, Rm. 40	Yi, H.

16246

12:30-2:20pm

Page Hall, Rm. 40

Hassan, R.

16247

5:30-7:20pm

Page Hall, Rm. 40

Hassan, R.

16248

5:30-9:20pm

Page Hall, Rm. 40

Desai, A.

Provides students with analytical knowledge and tools necessary to acquire, manage and analyze data. Students learn probability and statistics to conduct analysis and evaluation and evaluate the quality of analyses conducted by others.

Textbook: *All four sections will be using the same textbook*
(1.) Mind on Statistics, 4th edition, by Utts. ISBN#9780538733489. (Required)

Syllabus:
Hassan - Syllabus AU12
Desai - Syllabus AU12
Yi - Syllabus AU12

6500 Written and Oral Communications (2 credits)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
16256	W	12:30-2:20pm	Page Hall, Rm. 110B	Dueber, K.

16257

3:00-4:50pm

Page Hall, Rm. 240

Glaros, C.

16258

5:30-7:20pm

Page Hall, Rm. 240

Ratcliff, Kim

16259

7:30-9:10pm

Page Hall, Rm. 240

Swan, Melinda

Being an effective communicator can determine the reach and impact of policy, as well as the ability of a public manager to influence change. Course information includes becoming a better writer and speaker on a topic of public policy - including communicating to diverse audiences with differing information demands.

Textbook: *All four sections will be using the same textbooks*
(1.) Public Communication Campaigns, 4th edition, by Rice & Atkin. ISBN# 978-1-4129-8770-7. (Required)
(2.) A Practical Guide to Communicating in the Policy-Making Process, 2nd edition, by Catherine F. Smith. ISBN#978-0-1953-7982-2. (Required)

Syllabus:
Ratcliff - Syllabus AU12
Glaros - Syllabus AU12
Deuber - Syllabus AU12
Swan - Syllabus AU12

6505 Skills Course: Government Accounting (1 credit) (8/22/12 - 10/11/12 - 7 weeks)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
16279	R	5:30-7:20pm	Page Hall, Rm. 20	Armstrong, C.

Textbook: Introduction to Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting, by Ives, Johnson, Razek and Hosch. ISBN#978-0-13-236635-9. (Required)

Syllabus: Armstrong - Syllabus AU12

6890 Special Topic: Contract Management (1 credit) (10/16/12 - 12/04/12 - 2nd half)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
30391	R	5;30-7:20pm	Page Hall, Rm. 240	Johnson, B.

This course provides students with a perspective on the need and methods for managing contract relationships and outsourced services in the public sector. The course is designed to enable students to both diagnose problems and opportunities facing public sector organizations and to begin to identify and develop strategies for improving organizational performance. As such, the course may appeal to students interested in managing organizations that deliver goods and services in a variety of sectors (e.g., the arts, health services, environmental services, science and technology) and those students who have an interest in managing contracts and vendors in government or not-for-profit organizations.

Textbook:
Syllabus:

6890 Special Topic: Grant Management (1 credit - 10/16/12 - 12/04/12 - 2nd half)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
20740	T	12:-00-1:50pm	Page Hall, Rm. 110B	Bohlmann, M.

This course focuses on the skills and structure needed by recipient agencies to manage most federal and state grants. These include underlying principles, mining the grant application, budgeting, accounting, establishing necessary policies and procedures, gathering required data, responding to the grantee, meeting ethical standards, assessing results and creating a portfolio of “past performance” for use in renewal or subsequent grant applications.

Textbook: Grant Management: Funding for Public and Nonprofit Programs, by Jeremy L. Hall, ISBN#9780763755270. (Required)

Syllabus: Bohlmann - Syllabus AU12

7501 Grant Writing (Cross-listed with CRPLAN 6610) (3 credits)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
30857	W	6:00-8:55pm	Knowlton Hall, Rm 0259	Wade. A.

Public officials rely on grants to help fund their grand plans. Planners find grants, prepare proposals, and manage grants to effectively support public projects.
(Cross-listed with CRPLAN 6610)

Textbook: (1.)The Complete Idot’s Guide to Grant Writing, 3rd Edition, by Thompson. ISBN#978-1-61564-097-3. (Required)
(2.) How to Write a Grant Proposal, by New & Quick. ISBN#9780471212201. (Required)

Syllabi: Wade Syllabus - AU12

5591 Lobbying & Government Relations (3 credits)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
9881	M	5:30-8:10pm	Hagerty Hall, Rm. 46	Toman, M.

Designed to provide an introduction to lobbying government affairs and at the local, state and federal levels of government.

Textbook: (1.) The Third House, Lobbyists and Lobbying in the States, 2nd edition, by Alan Rosenthal. ISBN#978-1568024387. (Required)
(2.) Guide to State Legislative Lobbying, by Robert L. Guyer. ISBN#9780967724218. (Required)

Syllabus: Toman Syllabus - AU12

5800 Energy and Environmental Policy (3 credits)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
9882	TR	2:30-3:40pm	Scott Lab, Rm. N050	Dormady, N.

Will prepare students to think critically about environmental policy in contemporary developed society. Students will be introduced to theories and concepts that will help them to develop a strong understanding of the economic, political/regulatory, social, legal and ecological foundations of environmental policy. The course will guide students from a variety of disciplines to develop tools to analyze and interpret issues and discourse in environmental policy. It will provide a foundation on the relevant actors and institutions at the national, sub-national and international levels. The course will cover a variety of topics of public policy relevance, including energy and climate change, sustainable development, transportation, and housing. Students will develop a strong understanding of the policy tools available to meet the growing environmental challenges of the 21st century, including both regulatory and market-based approaches.

Textbook: (1.) Environmental Politics and Policy, 8th edition, by Walter A. Rosenbaum. ISBN# 978-1-60426-607-8. (Required)
(2.) Environmental Policy: New Directions for the 21st Century, 8th edition, by Norman Vig and Michael Kraft. ISBN# 978-1-4522-0330-0. (Required)
(3.) Choosing Environmental Policy: Comparing Instruments and Outcomes in the United States and Europe, by Winston Harrington, Richard Morgenstern and Thomas Sterner. ISBN#1-891853-88-0. (Required)
(4.) EmissionsTrading: Principles and Practice, 2nd edition, by Thomas Tietenberg. ISBN#1-933115-31-9. (Required)

Syllabus: Dormady Syllabus - AU12

7531 Economic Development Policy (3 credits)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
16327	T	5:30-8:10pm	Page Hall, Rm. 110B	Robinson, D.

The class will address a range of topics including economic development strategic planning, a detailed legal and policy discussion about preparing sites and communities for development by addressing issues such as crime, code enforcement, zoning, eminent domain, infrastructure development, smart growth and annexation, what communities are doing to reduce the cost of doing business through education reform, workforce training, tax incentives, the development of workforce housing and funding through federal government programs, what advanced economic development strategies are in play for sustainable development, technology based economic development and globalism models for economic growth, and, finally, the class will examine future trends in state and local economic development.

Textbook: Economic Development from the State & Local Perspective by David J. Robinson
Syllabus: Robinson - Syllabus AU12

7553 Nonprofit Management & Governance(3 credits)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
21810	W	5:30-8:10pm	Page Hall, Rm. 110B	Girth, A.

Advanced survey course on nonprofit management and governance, with a concentrated focus on evaluating and managing nonprofit capacity to achieve organizational performance and system impact.

Textbook: Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition, by Michael Worth. ISBN#978-1412994453. (Required)
Syllabus: Girth - Syllabus AU12

7557 Strategy for Public Organizations (3 credits)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
16321	T	5:30-8:10pm	Page Hall, Rm. 60	Brown, T.

Provides students with a strategic perspective on the management and leadership of public sector organizations.

Textbook: None
Syllabus: Brown - Syllabus AU12

7570 Public Management Information Systems (3 credits)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
16326	TR	5:30-6:40pm	Page 040 (T); Page130 (R).	Landsbergen, D.

Critical study of the design and administration of management information systems for the public and nonprofit sectors.

Textbook: Microsoft Access 2010: Step by Step, by Joyce Cox and Joan Lambert. ISBN#978-0-7356-2692-8. (Required)

Syllabus: Landsbergen - Syllabus AU12

7900 Capstone: Research Paper in Public Affairs (3 credits)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
16309	W	5:30-8:10pm	Hagerty Hall, Rm. 62	Boardman, C.

This course is designed to improve student’s understanding of the components of leadership and enhance student leadership skills. The course proceeds along two tracks—inquiry and action. Half of each class is dedicated to reviewing and analyzing existing research on the role of leadership in public, private and nonprofit organizations. The other half of each class is devoted to developing and applying leadership skills, such as motivation, prioritization, and strategy.

Textbook: None

Syllabus: Boardman - Syllabus AU12

7910 Capstone: Innovation, Development and Policy (3 credits)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
16315	M	5:30-8:10pm	Hagerty Hall, Rm. 62	Wagner, C.

This class will explore in depth three underlying forces behind innovation for economic development in a real-world context: 1) the theory and practice of knowledge creation in technology development as it relates to innovation; 2) the role of culture and institutions in developing and managing innovative activity and capacity; and 3) methods of measuring the contribution of innovation to economic growth and the usefulness of these measures for policymaking. *This course is open to graduate students in other departments with instructor approval. Please email GlennApply@osu.edu to request permission to add the course.

Textbook: (1.) New Invisible College, by Caroline Wagner. ISBN#9780815792130. (Required)

Syllabus: Wagner - Syllabus AU12

7194 Qualitative Methods for Public Affairs (3 credits)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
29069	M	1:30-4:30pm	Page Hall, 110B	Gugiu, M.

This course is designed to introduce students to a variety of strategies for research design, data collection, and data analysis which are empirical in nature but do not require quantification beyond the coding of data. The course has two main goals. First, to provide students with a working knowledge of various strategies employed in conducting qualitative research. Second, to provide students with the basic skills and techniques researchers use to gather and analyze qualitative data. Furthermore, students will learn to apply these skills and techniques to design and conduct their own qualitative studies. This course is open to PhD, MPA, and MA students in the John Glenn School.

Textbook: (1.) Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches, 2nd edition, by John W. Creswell. ISBN#978-1-4129-1606-6. (Required)
(2.) Qualitative Research From Start to Finish, by Robert K. Yin. ISBN#978-1-60623-701-4. (Required)
(3.) Reliability and Validity in Qualitative Researchers, by Jerome Kirk and Marc Miller. ISBN#0-8039-2560-3. (Required)
(4.) The Coding Manual for Qualitative Research, 2nd edition, by Johnny Saldana. ISBN#978-1-84787-548-8. (Required)
(5.) Case Study Research: Designs and Methods, 4th edition, by Robert K. Yin. ISBN# 978-1-4129-6099-1. (Recommended)
(6.) Focus Groups as Qualitative Research, 2nd edition, by David L. Morgan. ISBN#0-7619-0342-9. (Recommended)
(7.) Quantitative Narrative Analysis, by Roberto E. Franzosi. ISBN#978-1-4129-2525-9. (Recommended)

Syllabus: Gugiu - Syllabus AU12

8000 Public Policy & Management: Foundations & Approaches (3 credits)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
16371	W	1:30-4:30pm	Page Hall, Rm. 240	Wise, C.

In-depth introduction to research and theory of public administration intended to familiarize students with major research streams in the field and issues and debates involved therein. Assists students in planning research directions.

Textbook:(1.) Mastering Public Administration, by Brian R. Fry, Jos C.N. Raadschelders. ISBN#193311682X. (Required)
(2.) The Public Administration Theory Primer, by Kevin B. Smith and H. George Frederickson. ISBN#813398045. (Required)
(3.) The Public Policy Theory Primer, by Kevin B. Smith and Christopher Larimer. ISBN#081334381X. (Required)

Syllabus: Wise - Syllabus AU12

8782 Seminar in Policy Modeling (3 credits)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
20741	R	1:30-4:30pm	Page Hall, Rm. 110B	Desai, A.

Analyzes conceptual frameworks underlying scholarly products to help students plan a doctoral dissertation or a paper publishable in an academic journal.

Textbook: Practical Statistics, by Kremelberg. ISBN#9781412974943. (Required)

Syllabus: Desai - Syllabus AU12

8890.01 1st Year Doctoral Seminar I (1 credit)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
16388	W	11:30-1:00pm	Page Hall, Rm. 340	Greenbaum, R.

First in a sequential series of three, develops skills and capacities for first-year Glenn School doctoral students to succeed and thrive as scholars.

Textbook: None

Syllabus: Greenbaum Syllabus - AU12

8890.03 2nd Year Doctoral Seminar (1 credit)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
16391	W	11:30-1:00pm	Page Hall, Rm. 340	Greenbaum, R.

Last of three in a sequential series, develops skills and capacities for second-year Glenn School doctoral students to advance in the field as scholars and prepare for academic and non-academic careers.

Textbook: None

Syllabus: Greenbaum Syllabus - AU12

8193 Individual Studies

Class Number	Days	Time
8339 Boardman, C. 8348 Brown, T. 31441 Greenbaum, R. 8349 Cowley, J. 8350 Desai, A 8351 Girth, A. 8353 Hallihan, K. 8354 Hassan, R. 8355 Hawley, J. 8356 Kirschner, C. 8357 Landsbergen, D. 8359 Moulton, S. 8360 Raadschelders, J. 8361 Schuelke-Leech, B. 8362 Seligman, J. 8364 Shkurti, W. 8365 Wagner, C. 8367 Wise, C. 29674 Lavertu, S. 29675 Clark, J. 29676 Dormady, N. 29677 Hooker, N. 29678 Yi, H.	TBA-	TBA-

Advanced individual studies in public policy and management. This course is graded S/U. All students must complete an Independent Study Form and submit it to 110 Page Hall.

8999 Research in Public Administration: Dissertation

Class Number	Days	Time
20330 Wise, C. 20342 Wagner, C. 20344 Raadschelders, J. 20331 Seligman, J. 20332 Moulton, S. 20333 Landsbergen, D. 20334 Hassan, R. 20335 Greenbaum, R. 20336 Desai, A. 20337 Brown, T. 20340 Boardman, C.	TBA-	TBA-

Research for dissertation purposes only. This course is graded S/U.