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Ohio State Master Schedule of Classes/Course Offerings Bulletin

Undergraduate Summer 2012 Course Offerings List

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2110 Introduction to Public Affairs (3 credits)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
6873	TR	1:50-4:30pm	Page Hall, Rm. 40	Wagner, C.

Outlines the public affairs profession and discusses how policy decisions are formulated, implemented, and evaluated.

Textbook: (1) Government: A Public Administration Perspective, by Jos Raadschelders. ISBN#765611260. (Required? Yes)
(2) Public Policy, 3rd edition, by Michael E. Kraft and Scott R. Furlong. ISBN#872899713.
(Required? Yes)

Syllabus: 2110 Syllabus SU12

 

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2120 Public Service and Civic Engagment (3 credits)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
6874	MWF	10:05-11:55am	Page Hall, Rm. 40	Howe, S.

Explores how students learn to be engaged citizens, concepts related to citizenship and leadership, and how to incorporate these concepts into their lives and the lives of others with whom they interact.

Textbook: (1) America, the Owner's Manual: Making Government Work For You, 2009, by Bob Grahm and Chris Hand. ISBN# 978-1-604426-476-0. (Required? Yes)
(2) Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, 2001, by Robert Putnam. ISBN#978-0-7432-0304-3. (Required? Yes)
(3) A New Engagement: Political Participation, Civic Life, and the Changing American Citizen, 2006, by Chris Zukin, Scott Keeter, Molly Adolina, Krista Jenkins and Michael Delli Carpini. ISBN#978-0-19-518317-17. (Required? Yes.)

Syllabus: 2120 Syllabus SU12

 

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4020 Public Affairs Decision Making: DC (3 credits)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
14058	TBA	TBA	TBA	Kolson, K.

Capstone course designed to integrate knowledge of how analysts and managers in the public sector can make decisions and pursue strategies to achieve important public goals, identifying places where positive progress can be effectuated.
Prereq: Jr standing or permission of Associate Director of Academic Studies. Concur: 4191 and 4021. Not open to students with credit for 4010 (678.01), 678.02 or 4011 (679.01).

 

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4021Poplicy Analysis: DC  (3 credits)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
14059	TBA	TBA	TBA	Kolson, K.

Capstone course to write an analytic policy research paper that examines an important policy or management challenge in the public sector.
Prereq: Jr standing or permission of Associate Director of Academic Studies. Concur: 4020 and 4191. Not open to students with credit for 4011 (679.01) or 679.02.

 

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4191.02 Public Affairs Internship: DC (3 credits)

Class Number	Days	Time	Building/Room	Instructor
14060	TBA	TBA	TBA	Kolson, K.

Washington D.C. Academic Internship Program offered through the John Glenn School of Public Affairs. Students from any discipline at the university may apply. Interns explore public policy issues and link experience to theoretical foundations. Students must be accepted to program in order to participate.
Concur: 4011 and 4021. Not open to students with credit for 589. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 cr hrs or 3 completions

 

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