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GAFL 532: Big City Politics:How to Pass Municipal Legislation
3.00 Credits
University of Pennsylvania
Kenney and Hawkins. This class explores how city administrators and legislatures have addressed the critical issues facing urban America today, including fighting urban blight and transforming neighborhoods, public school funding, public financing of sports stadiums, reducing the tax burden, public health issues like smoking bans, legislative redistricting, crime and safety issues, campaign finance finance reform, economic development issues like tax increment financing, race relations, welfare reform, public transportation, and how to reverse job and population losses. The goal is to place in context the various ways that elected officials approach complex issues, towards a more realistic understanding of how to influence a proposal as it works its way through the process towards implementation.
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GAFL 560: Women Leaders and Emerging Democracies
3.00 Credits
University of Pennsylvania
Margolies. In this course you will explore ways to provide women with practical, 'real world' skills--political and community organizing, communications, fundraising, advocacy and media experience--that will enable them to achieve meaningful political, economic, and civic participation in the life of their countries. Students may also be involved with an international trip with Women's Campaign International. The course is designed to give the theoretical background and tools to put together an insightful international training to politically empower women.
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GAFL 561: Dealing with the Media
3.00 Credits
University of Pennsylvania
Margolies. This course explores the role of media in politics and discusses strategies for using media resources for greatest effect. The design of the course allows for a flexible workshop format and includes guest lectures by media personalities and politicians as well as a trip to meet with media professionals in Washington. The course also provides regular opportunities for students to implement what they have learned through in-class media trainings, mock editorial board interviews, governing strategy scenarios, campaign strategy scenarios, and political advertisement assessments.
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GAFL 569: The Politics of Housing and Urban Development
3.00 Credits
University of Pennsylvania
Kromer. An exploration of how legislative action, government policymaking, and citizen advocacy influence plans for the investment of public capital in distressed urban neighborhoods. The scope and results of City of Philadelphia policies and programs of the past decade, including Mayor John Street's Neighborhood Transformation Initiative, will be evaluated.
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GAFL 569 - The Politics of Housing and Urban Development
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GAFL 589: Policy Development
3.00 Credits
University of Pennsylvania
Kettl/Pearson. This course examines the policy development process including: the interaction of branches of government; policy analysis; information; constituencies; and management of a policy development office. The objective of this course is to provide an understanding of the development of government policy, both at the macro level and from the viewpoint of persons who are in supporting roles to the major actors in the process. The formula employed to achieve this objective consists of a combination of readings, lectures, discussions, and activities that are designed to blend conceptual and practical skills.
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GAFL 621: Economic Analysis in the Public Sector
3.00 Credits
University of Pennsylvania
Madden/Perrins. This course provides students with the knowledge required to understand government operations in relation to the market economy. In theory of supply and demand, students explore the pricing mechanism, price elasticity, and the effects of price controls on markets. Efficiency is examined in connection with competition and again in connection with equity, and market failure is considered as a reason for government intervention. Cost-benefit analysis is examined in the context of selecting among public investment alternatives. The course also assists students in addressing issues connected with local public goods and economic development.
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GAFL 626: Developing,Managing,and Leading Talent for Nonprofit and Government Organizations
3.00 Credits
University of Pennsylvania
Nunery. This course will take a holistic approach in exploring the critical issues that impact how your organization recruits, hires, develops, and assesses its pool of talent. Students will examine a range of economic, legal, social, technological, and political factors that affect the management of today's workforce, with attention paid to the particular challenges facing public and nonprofit sector leaders. There will be special focus on organizing volunteers, working with unions, providing effective professional development opportunities, and other human resource strategies that drive better results.
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GAFL 631: Politics,Policy,and Public Service
3.00 Credits
University of Pennsylvania
Mulhern. This course is designed to orient students to the constraints that characterize leadership and management in the public service. The course traces the origins of these constraints, illustrates their durability, and suggests ways in which public agents may deal with them more effectively. Key historical documents and recent classics are examined for their bearing on contemporary views on topics such as public goods, the role of science in governing, individualism and the theory of rights, factions and interest groups. The main areas of inquiry are the environment of public service, policy analysis, politics, and political realism.
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GAFL 652: Auditing Government Performance
3.00 Credits
University of Pennsylvania
Maurer. Topics covered include auditing principles, performance audits, and financial audits. Guest lecturers from the PA Department of the Auditor General visited the fall 2007 class.
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GAFL 703: Statistics for Public Leadership
3.00 Credits
University of Pennsylvania
Pearson/Perrins. This course will present students with the tools to use statistical information to analyze and measure the performance of public programs.
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