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Nonprofit organizations serve social missions rather than distributing profits. Strategic leadership and values are central to serving those missions effectively while ensuring survival. This course will allow you to create a nonprofit and learn about the theoretical and strategic issues and the ethical dilemmas associated with leading for social change.

Students will learn about the distribution of political power and legal authority in the U.S. (and the relationship between the individual and government) through the lens of constitutional and administrative law. We will examine the architecture of government at the federal, state, and local level; and explore the principles and practices of federalism and the separation of powers, including the gaps between principles and practices.

Although we negotiate all the time, both in our professional and personal lives, most of us have not systematically learned and practiced effective negotiation strategies. Negotiating is a skill that can be learned and improved. But, like playing tennis or chess, it requires know-how and practice. Learning to become an effective negotiator is not predominantly a matter of listening to lectures, but of actively participating in negotiation simulations that give you a chance to experience and experiment with different negotiation strategies and tools.

Through skill development and contact with professionals, this course prepares students for successful careers in public policy and administration. Students gain an understanding of their strengths and develop career goals.

Theories of policy-formation are applied to several timely issues of US and global policy. Issues are grouped around a broad theme, such as environmental policy or security. Relevant experts/policymakers will help students complete policy simulations on our issues.

This course introduces the politics of policy-making in explicit cross-national focus. It satisfies a core requirement for SPP MPP/MPPA students. Focus is on how values, institutions, and choices shape outcome.

Introduction to methodologies for analyzing, implementing, and evaluating public policy. Topics include research methods, participant observation survey research and questionnaire construction, research design, measurement theory and practice, and framing categories.