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Ohio State Master Schedule of Classes/Course Offerings Bulletin

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Autumn 2011 Course Offerings List


801 Public Policy Formulation and Implementation 05 
Class Number Days Time Building/Room Instructor
17184 MoWe 3:30-4:48PM Page Hall 0040 Raadschelders, J.
17185 Mo 5:30-8:18PM Page Hall 0020 DeMaria, P.
17186 We 5:30-8:18PM Page Hall 0020 Lavertu, S.

Provides in-depth understanding of the public policy making processes, the U.S. federal system of inter-governmental relations, the dynamics of public organization, and the legislative and implementation history of one particular contemporary public law.

Textbook:
Paolo DeMaria , Stephane Lavertu
An Introduction to the Policy Process. Theories, Concepts and Models of Public Policy Making, by Thomas A Birkland. ISBN 0765625326
American Public Policy: Promise and Performance, 8th Edition, by Guy Peters ISBN 1604264594.

Syllabus:
Raadschelders 801 Syllabus Fall 2011

PA 801 - SL -092211- Final_ Lavertu
DeMaria 801Syllabus Fall 2011

802 Legal Environment of Public Organizations 04  
Class Number Days Time Building/Room Instructor
17187 TuTh 1:30 - 2:48PM Page Hall 0040 Landsbergen, D.
17188 TuTh 5:30 - 8:18PM Page Hall 0010 Landsbergen, D.
23198 Th 5:30-8:18PM Page Hall 0040 Culley, C.

An examination and analysis of the constraints imposed upon public administrative processes by the legal environment including judicial policy-making and the evolving legal order.

Textbook:The Legal Foundations of Public Administration, 3rd Edition, by Donald Barry and Howard Whitcomb. ISBN 0742543803

Syllabus:
Syllabus802Autumn2011_Landsbergen
Culley 802 Syllabus Fall 2011

808 Policy Problem Seminar I 05   
Class Number Days Time Building/Room Instructor
17189 Tu 5:30-8:18PM Page Hall 0130 (LEC) Boardman, C.
        Greenbaum, R.
        Kirschner, C.
Builds on the core curriculum students have completed in their first year.  This is an opportunity for students to integrate the knowledge and skills gained in the MPA program by applying theory to practice on a topic of each student’s choice.  It serves as an important bridge between the classroom and the world of professional practice. Prerequisites: PPM 730,801,802,804,810,811,820,821,822,830,and 834, or permission of the instructor.

Textbook: Research Methods in Public Administration and Nonprofit Management, 2nd Edition by David Mcnabb. ISBN 0765617676.

Syllabus: 808 Syllabus AU11

812 Strategy for Public Organizations 04
Class Number Days Time Building/Room Instructor
27265 Tu 1:30-4:18PM Page Hall 0110B Girth, A.
17190 We 5:30-8:18PM Mendenhall Lab 0115 Girth, A.
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.   Prerequisite: PPM 810 or equivalent.

Textbook:

Syllabus:

Girth 812 Syllabus T 27265 Fall 2011
Girth 812 Syllabus W 17190 Fall 2011

820
 Data Analysis for Public Policy and Management 04 
Class Number Days Time Building/Room Instructor
17191 MoWe 1:30-2:48PM Page Hall 0040 Petras, T.
17192 We 5:30-8:18pm Page Hall 0040 Hassan, R.
23199 Mo 5:30-8:18PM Page Hall 0040 Hassan, R.

Introduction to types of problems encountered in public policy and management; problem formulation and basic research methods tools required to tackle them.

Textbook: Understandable Statistics, 10th Edition by Charles Brase and Corrinne Brase. ISBN 9780840048387

Syllabus:
Petras 820 Syllabus Fall 2011
Hassan 820 Syllabus Fall 2011

830 Economics of Public and Non-Profit Management 04 
Class Number Days Time Building/Room Instructor
17193 TuTh 3:30-4:48PM Page Hall 0040 Schuelke-Leech, B.
17194cancelled due to low enrollment TuTh 7:00-8:18PM Mendenhall Lab 0191 Kirschner, C.
22458 Tu 5:30-8:18PM Mendenhall Lab 0115 Rose, K.

Economic analysis applied to problems of public policy selection and government management operations; efficiency criteria, market failure, and public choice applied to administrative decision-making.

Textbook:
Beth-Anne Schuelke-Leech
Microeconomics, 7th Edition by Robert Pindyck and Daniel Rubinfeld.

Ken Rose
Microeconomics, 7th Edition by Robert Pindyck and Daniel Rubinfeld.

Syllabus:
Schuelke-Leech_PA_830_Fall_2011

Rose 830 Syllabus Fall 2011

880.05 Ph.D. Policy Modeling Seminar 05 
Class Number Days Time Building/Room Instructor
21446 Mo 9:30AM-12:18PM Page Hall 0240 Desai, A.

The purpose of this seminar is to make progress on the conceptual framework underlying a scholarly product such as a doctoral dissertation or a paper publishable in an academic journal. Students are expected to develop a formal theoretical framework that forms the basis of the proposed research.

Textbook:

Syllabus:
Desai 880.05 Syllabus Fall 2011

880.05 Managing Government Contracts 05
Class Number Days Time Building/Room Instructor
24333 Th 5:30-8:18PM Page Hall 0130 (LEC) Wirick, D.

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: 880.05 Syllabus AU11

880.06 Lobbying and Government Relations 05
Class Number Days Time Building/Room Instructor
27268 Mo 5:30-8:18PM Page Hall 130 (LC) Toman, M.
TBA
Textbook: Uniprint Course Packet.
The Third House, Lobbyists and Lobbying in the States by Alan Rosenthal.
Guide to State Legislative Lobbying by Robert Guyer.


Syllabus: 880.06 Syllabus AU11

880.06 Education Policy for Public Leaders 05

Class Number Days Time Building/Room Instructor
24330 Th 5:30-8:18PM 1st five weeks of the quarter, class
will be in the Page Hall computer
lab 030 and the last 5 weeks
will be in Cunz Hall 0140
Hawley, J.
This course is designed to give students an orientation to the field of education (broadly defined) and workforce policy. The course will use both key texts and case studies to provide grounding in the issues education systems are facing in the current environment. We will pay keen attention to the practical issues by using both case studies and experiences from the instructor and guest speakers. 

Textbook:

Winning Hearts and Minds: Reforming the Providence School District by S. Rosegrant.
Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy by Ladd and Fiske. ISBN 0805861459.
Note on U.S. Public Education Finanace (a): Revenues by Leschly and Childress.
Note on U.S. Public Education Finance (b): Expenditures by Leschly and Childress.
Note on Organized Labor in U.S. Public Education. By Leschly.

Syllabus: Hawley 880.06 Syllabus Fall 2011

880.06 History of Public Administration Thought & Current Directions 05
Class Number Days Time Building/Room Instructor
17195 Tu 2:30-5:18PM Page Hall 0240 Wise, C.

Provides Ph.D. candidates in PPM an appreciation of the historical evolution of the discipline. Develops an understanding for contemporary work in PPM. Also provides a basis for Ph.D. methodology and research methods courses and develops a list of potential dissertation topics. Permission of instructor needed.

Textbook: Mastering Public Administration by Bryan Fry
The Public Administration Theory Primer by Kevin Smith and George Frederickson
The Public Policy Theory Primer by Kevin Smith and Christopher Larimer.

Syllabus: Wise 880.06 Syllabus Fall 2011

893 Individual Studies 01-06
Class Number Days Time

21447, Boardman
17197, Brown
17198, Cowley
17199, Desai
17200, Ford
28543 Girth
17201, Greenbaum
21318, Hallihan
28522 Hassan
17202, Haurin
17203, Hawley
23202, Jasper
28540 Kirschner
17204, Koontz
17205, Landsbergen
17206, Malecki
17207, Mangum
17208, Merritt
21390, Moulton
17209, Peterson
28544 Raadschelders
28541 Schuelke-Leech
17210, Seligman
17211, Shane
24431, Shkurti
27300, Sui
17212, Tanenbaum
28542 Wagner
17214, Weinberg
21887, Wirick
17215, Wise
17216, Wyszomirski

ARR- ARR-
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.

999 Research in Public Administration: Dissertation 01-15
Class Number Days Time

22593, Boardman
17218, Brown
17219, Desai
17220, Greenbaum
27401, Hassan
17221, Landsbergen
27402, Luby
22594, Moulton
22595, Seligman
17222, Wise

ARR- ARR-
Research for dissertation purposes only. Repeatable to a maximum of 45 credit hours. This course is graded S/U.