PADM 5951

Systems Thinking, Mapping, and Leadership Practicum II

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

This course is a real-world immersion experience into the kind of work Fellows will undertake. Dealing with wicked and non-trivial problems in large and complex systems where the "client" may or may not be ambiguous, the work may or may not be "contracted" and the product may or may not be "welcomed." Deliverables for the course include a single, team-based Professional Report and a Professional Presentation. These products will summarize the results of the STML Fellows research and propose a framework for clients to understand and act upon the problem using systems thinking and leadership methods. The report relies heavily on a review of the literature on the topic, Fellows' discussions and interviews with experts in the field, and their own original analysis.

When Offered Spring.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to Master of Public Administration (MPA) students participating in the Systems Thinking, Modeling, and Leadership (STML) Fellows Program.  

Distribution Category (KCM-HE, SBA-HE)

• Students will apply quantitative and qualitative mixed research methods to an on-the-ground experience utilizing the Knowledge Methods Matrix (KMM); students will apply systems thinking (ST-DSRP) concepts to observing, understanding, and analyzing a complex systemic problem set; students will apply systems mapping (SM) process to observing, understanding, and analyzing a complex systemic problem set.
• Students will apply systems leadership (VMCL) functions to observing, understanding, and analyzing a complex systemic problem set, as well as to increase functionality of the group workflows and dynamics.
• Students will work with a team to develop a new analytical tool for policy makers (clients); and work with a team to deliver a professional conference presentation (recorded) and publish the results of fieldwork in a journal.

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