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Policy, Planning and Development - Expanded (PPDE)
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in RGL102; Phone: (213) 740-1460.
- D class assignments for graduate students available in RGL102; Phone: (213) 740-1460.
- To access and submit the D-clearance request form for PPD courses, please visit priceschool.usc.edu/students/registration/
Skills in written reporting, professional briefings and social media for public administrators; effective engagement for stakeholders and constituencies; research, analysis and reporting on current policy or management cases
- Note: MPA Online Only. New student residency dates (in Los Angeles): September 6, 7, 8
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51075D | 063 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 16 of 80 | Dr. Dora Kingsley Vertenten | OFFICE |   |
Strategies and processes of social innovation in the context of economics, institutional, and innovation theory. How social innovation materializes across all sectors, including the government, nonprofit, and for-profit spheres. Critical thinking and practical application development to solve social problems.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50915R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 10 of 30 | Christine Beckman | RGL304 | PDF (278485 KB) | |
The application of decision analysis principles necessary for determining priorities for uses of strategic human, facility and financial resources in healthcare organizations; analytic and consulting skills; case studies.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50902R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-8:20pm | Thursday | 19 of 25 | Philip Dalton | VPD110 | |
Performance improvement methods and principles in health care; how Lean, Six-Sigma, and Human Centered Design (HCD) methodologies are applied to health care organizations to improve quality and efficiency.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50900R | 061 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 24 of 25 | Kevin Kaldjian | TBA | |
Alternatives within the healthcare delivery system beyond the acute hospital; how social, medical and financial determinants provide alternatives to acute care and impact a patient's disposition; Hospital Readmission Penalty Program; effect of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 on patient care.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50901R | 061 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 7 of 25 | Michael Nichol | TBA | |
Theories and methods of how to develop original data about, analyze, and produce visualizations of urban space; conventional conceptualization and representations of cities and urban spatial data. Recommended preparation: PPD 631 or other GIS coursework.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50907R | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-12:20pm | Tuesday | 18 of 20 | Annette Kim | OFFICE | |
Comprehensive introduction to the dynamics of the housing sector, problems, programs, and policies. Attention to both publically assisted and market rate housing, recent trends and current debates.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51073R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 10 of 30 | Dowell Myers | RGL215 | |
Fundamentals of environmental planning and policy from an urban planning perspective; role of markets and market failures; environmental risks; policy approaches; modeling tools for environmental impact assessment and forecasts
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51074R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Monday | 8 of 30 | Terry Hayes | VKC200 | |
Accounting and financial management principles and practices in nonprofit organizations: budgeting financial analysis, internal controls, financial policies, grant making and financial reporting. Duplicates credit in PPD 541.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50908R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Wednesday | 19 of 25 | Linda Sanner | VKC201 | Word (42965 KB) | |
Grant making process and proposal development; philanthropic foundations; strategies for funding; budgeting, logic models, and evaluation; peer review
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50905R | 061 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 14 of 25 | Kimberly Tso | TBA | PDF (132507 KB) | |
Application of econometric methods for causal inference. Production and evaluation of empirical estimates of causal relationships to inform evidence-based policy decisions.
- Prerequisite: PPD 558
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50912D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 32 of 32 | T J McCarthy | VPD116 | |
The role of public policy in education; application of theoretical frameworks to analyze policy design, implementation and impact; key concepts of policy analysis and key issues in education policy.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50913R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Thursday | 17 of 20 | Julie Marsh | RGL215 | |