Public Administration (PADM)Human Ecology
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Classes
PADM 5000
Course Description
This course is for students wishing to do independent study with a PADM faculty member. view course details
PADM 5010
Course Description
Practitioners in the field of public affairs/administration/policy discuss current, cross-cutting issues affecting scholarship and practice. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA Human Ecology in NYC
Instructors
O'Toole, T
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Additional Information
Taught in NYC.
Department Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA Washington, DC
Instructors
O'Toole, T
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Additional Information
Taught in Washington, DC. This is part of the Cornell in Washington program.
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PADM 5012
Course Description
This course prepares MPA students to enter the job market with the expertise and experience to launch a successful career as well as obtain professional skills necessary to be leaders in the field of public ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1.5 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- R Warren Hall B25
Instructors
Kirchner Malone, K
O'Toole, T
PADM 5051
Course Description
This course covers the academic interactions of international students in CIPA inside and outside of the classroom. It also explores cultural considerations relative to academics at Cornell and CIPA. The ... view course details
Seven Week - Second.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1.5 Credits S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Uris Hall 254
- Mar 11 - May 7, 2019
Instructors
Foley, E
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Additional Information
Department Consent Required (Add)
PADM 5053
Course Description
This course for non-native English speakers focuses on developing core academic writing skills in a policy context. The course starts with focused on two overarching patterns in academic writing: the movement ... view course details
Seven Week - First.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1.5 Credits S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Malott Hall 230
- Jan 22 - Mar 9, 2019
Instructors
Foley, E
PADM 5055
Course Description
This course is designed to develop a variety of skills needed to develop effective academic presentations. This includes the examination of organizational strategies relative to major speech types, enhancing ... view course details
Seven Week - First.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1.5 Credits S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Uris Hall 254
- Jan 22 - Mar 9, 2019
Instructors
Foley, E
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Additional Information
Department Consent Required (Add)
Seven Week - Second.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1.5 Credits S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Rockefeller Hall 128
- Mar 11 - May 7, 2019
Instructors
Foley, E
PADM 5110
Course Description
This course prepares students to work within government departments and agencies, state and local authorities, and nonprofit public benefit corporations; and with private firms working in the public interest ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall 303
Instructors
Lamb, D
PADM 5114
Course Description
This course will provide MPA students with a graduate-level overview of key principles and techniques in applying systems thinking to organizational leadership, change and design in public and nonprofit ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- F Plant Science Building 143
Instructors
Cabrera, L
PADM 5310
Course Description
This class is an applied introduction to multivariate statistical inference that is aimed at graduate students with little prior statistical experience, and satisfies the Quantitative Methods and Analytics ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one laboratory.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- MW M Van Rensselaer Hall G73
Instructors
Miller, D
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Meeting Pattern
- W Mann Library B30A
Instructors
Miller, D
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Mann Library B30A
Instructors
Miller, D
PADM 5345
Course Description
This course examines results-based management of the programs and projects of international organizations, with an emphasis on evaluation. The course covers how results-based management concepts can be ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Savage Hall 100
Instructors
Mathiason, J
PADM 5380
Course Description
This course will explore the principles and current state of the field known as translational research. In short, translational research is concerned with the application of research-based knowledge or ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HD 6580
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Statler Hall 351
Instructors
Whitlock, J
PADM 5382
Course Description
The overarching goal of this course is to offer students the chance to engage in bridging research and state policy, with a particular focus on two-generation (2gen) approaches to supporting family and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Uris Hall 438
Instructors
Tach, L
PADM 5418
Course Description
This graduate-level survey course addresses the key concepts and tools of stakeholder identification, mapping, analysis and engagement strategies in working toward sustainable, positive development. With ... view course details
Seven Week - Second.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1.5 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Warren Hall 173
- Mar 11 - May 7, 2019
Instructors
Darling, R
- S Warren Hall 173
- Mar 23, 2019
Instructors
Darling, R
- S Warren Hall 173
- Apr 20, 2019
Instructors
Darling, R
PADM 5431
Course Description
This course is designed for graduate students considering a career in the non-profit sector. It will provide an overview of philanthropy, specific giving vehicles (annual fund, major gifts, capital gifts, ... view course details
Seven Week - First.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Ives Hall 219
- Jan 22 - Mar 9, 2019
Instructors
Grasso, J
PADM 5472
Course Description
Information and communications technologies are fundamentally transforming public and nonprofit sectors. This course combines 1) managerial topics: technology acquisition, outsourcing, project management, ... view course details
Seven Week - Second.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1.5 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- F Plant Science Building G37
- Mar 11 - May 7, 2019
Instructors
Su, N
PADM 5579
Course Description
This engaged learning course will allow students to work as a team on one of the leading questions in the area of environmental finance and impact investing today, while developing skills in external client ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- M Plant Science Building 141
Instructors
Tobin, J
PADM 5612
Course Description
Public and private sector professionals interacting with government agencies need a working understanding of the jurisdictional boundaries of government, the interplay between federal, state, and local ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- WF Uris Hall 438
Instructors
Lamb, D
PADM 5634
Course Description
This interdisciplinary graduate-level survey course addresses issues related to the nature and extent of corruption and fraud, waste, and abuse in the public sector, and in private/nonprofit ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- W Warren Hall 173
Instructors
Ahmad, R
PADM 5655
Course Description
This course combines the analysis and application of important planning and management concepts with a participatory orientation, with the analysis and evaluation of case-study experiences from Asia, Africa ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: IARD 5655
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- M M Van Rensselaer Hall 153
Instructors
Uphoff, N
PADM 5656
Course Description
Several developing countries have been grappling with the challenge to restructure public bureaucracies to make them responsive to citizen needs as well as instruments of regulation for dynamic markets. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- T Warren Hall 150
Instructors
Ahmad, R
PADM 5730
Course Description
This course focuses on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Clean Air Act (CAA), and the Clean Water Act (CWA) as a foundation for US environmental policy. We will explore these major environmental ... view course details
Seven Week - First.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1.5 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Warren Hall 137
- Jan 22 - Mar 9, 2019
Instructors
Brenner, R
PADM 5755
Course Description
This course is designed for graduate students considering a career in the public sector in budgeting and debt management, a career in planning, implementing and operating public infrastructure (including ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Savage Hall 200
Instructors
Foote, J
PADM 5757
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Seven Week - First. Choose one seminar and one field studies.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1.5 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Warren Hall 138
- Jan 22 - Mar 9, 2019
Instructors
Foote, J
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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Meeting Pattern
- MTWRF Other International
- Jan 14 - Jan 18, 2019
Instructors
Foote, J
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Additional Information
Taught in Puerto Rico. Travel dates are January 13 and January 20
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PADM 5855
Course Description
The course looks at the origins and operation of the international human rights system developed primarily through the United Nations. It looks at the history of the way in which human rights are defined, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Statler Hall 453
Instructors
Mathiason, J
PADM 5900
Course Description
This class teaches practical skills that will enable students to work with clients in the local community, learn about organizational structure and culture, and gain real-world experience as they complete ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Academic Surge A 109
Instructors
Brenner, R
PADM 5910
Course Description
Provides 2nd year MPA students with opportunities to practice skills they've learned in their coursework and professional experiences to address policy or management problems for real-world clients in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: Environmental Finance and Impact Investors Fellows
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Savage Hall 200
Instructors
Miller, L
PADM 5920
Course Description
Combines a professional public affairs externship in a metropolitan area with academic study to provide experience and understanding of the planner's role in formulating and implementing plans and policies. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-8 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA Human Ecology in NYC
Instructors
O'Toole, T
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Additional Information
Taught in NYC.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
PADM 5930
Course Description
This 7 week seminar course will focus on writing for policy and professional audiences in public affairs. This course is particularly directed at first year students in the MPA program who plan to complete ... view course details
Seven Week - Second.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1.5 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Savage Hall 200
- Mar 11 - May 7, 2019
Instructors
Miller, L
PADM 5950
Course Description
Provides 2nd year MPA students with opportunities to practice skills they've learned in their coursework and professional experiences to address policy or management problems for real-world clients in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Plant Science Building 404
Instructors
Miller, L