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Policy, Planning and Development - Expanded (PPDE)
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in RGL-102; Phone: (213) 740-1460.
- D class assignments for graduate students available in RGL-102; Phone: (213) 740-1460.
- To access and submit the D-clearance request form for PPD courses, please visit priceschool.usc.edu/students/registration/
Evidence-based argumentation, written reporting and communication in public administration; research skills for effective stakeholder engagement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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50907D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Thursday | 13 of 20 | Laura Wittcoff | RGL209 | PDF (184157 KB) | |
50914D | 061 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Tuesday | 20 of 20 | Tara Blanc | ONLINE | ||
50991D | 530 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 13 of 28 | Tara Blanc | SACRAMENTO | ||
51051D | 790 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 18 of 20 | Tara Blanc | OFFICE & ONLINE |
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: Online MPA Professional Residency. Synchronous online meeting on Saturday, January 6th.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51072D | 596 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 12 of 25 | Dora Kingsley Vertenten | ONLINE |
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 |
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50900R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 5 of 32 | Christine Beckman | RGL304 | PDF (375770 KB) |
Principles and concepts of population health management; application of key principles that drive health and well being of populations; development and evaluation of strategies in management of disease and prevention of illness.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51053R | 791 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | Canceled | Ellen Rudy | TBA |
Integrates data, analytics and operational management concepts through cross-functional case studies and in-depth analysis principles and tools.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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50918D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Monday | 48 of 60 | Julia Orozco, Jason Doctor | RGL101 |
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 |
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51052R | 790 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | Canceled | Trent Lim | TBA |
Methodology, assessment and planning methods for urban sustainability and land use planning; how the choice and use of theory and methods impact the planning process; systems and spatial analysis
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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50901R | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Monday | 16 of 35 | Craig Reiter | DMC210 | PDF (469803 KB) |
Interdisciplinary approach to conceptualize urban land and property rights; property rights strategies; design and policy interventions; the struggle for rights to space in the city
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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50903R | 001 | Lecture | 8:30-11:50am | Wednesday | 12 of 12 | Annette Kim | RGL103 |
Fundamentals of urban mass transit planning. Topics include the fiscal context of mass transit planning, fares and farebox recovery, ridership forecasts, land development near transit, and transit operations, scheduling, and network design.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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50924D | 060 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Wednesday | 11 of 32 | Lisa Schweitzer | ONLINE |
Role of art in modern society with a particular emphasis on the urban context including public spaces, the process of gentrification, and redevelopment; theoretical and research approaches.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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50916R | 001 | Lecture | 8:30-11:50am | Monday | Canceled |
Advanced professional and research skills in urban analytics and data science, including Python for spatial analysis, network analysis, machine learning, APIs and web scraping
- Prerequisite: PPD 534
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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50922R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Wednesday | 9 of 12 | Geoff Boeing | RGL103 |
Key concepts in planning for resilience and risks. Unequal distributions of risks, including social vulnerabilities and equity considerations. Topical issues in resilience planning.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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50921R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Tuesday | 16 of 32 | Santina Contreras | RGL219 |
Key theories of land use - transportation interactions; understanding of land markets and derived-demand approach; use of evidence for information; travel data collection methods; application of land use
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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50904R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Monday | 9 of 30 | Hasan Ikhrata | RGL219 |
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 |
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50902R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 17 of 26 | Rachel Reed | RGL219 & ONLINE | PDF (477098 KB) |
Roles of citizens, civic associations, nonprofit organizations, government and business in democratic governance; Civil Society as the interface among these entities; techniques, purposes and contexts of civic engagement
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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50915D | 790 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 15 of 32 | Mindy Romero | OFFICE & ONLINE |
Techniques to measure inequality and segregation. Policy evaluation using techniques for casual inference. Prerequisites: PPD 558.
- Prerequisite: PPD 558
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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50906D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Tuesday | 13 of 32 | Jorge Garcia | RGL209 | PDF (430988 KB) |
Major theories of social justice in the US and globally; how theories of social justice influence policy, urban planning, and public administration; how to bridge theories about justice for professional practice.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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50905R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 27 of 32 | Alisa Orduna | RGL209 | PDF (997403 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 |
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50910D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Wednesday | 23 of 32 | T.J. Mccarthy | RGL100 |
Introduction to the intelligence community with an emphasis on public policy and open source intelligence (OSINT); analysis of US and foreign intelligence communities and sources, collection methods and analysis techniques; policy considerations.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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50923R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Monday | 24 of 32 | Michael Orosz | DMC201 | PDF (570789 KB) |
Introduction to environmental policy; the evolution of regulatory institutions - local, state, federal and global; use of economic analysis and empirical methods; practical applications in the field
- Prerequisite: PPD 503
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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50911D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Monday | 22 of 32 | Antonio Bento | RGL209 |
Governance of nonprofit organizations; responsibilities and expectations of boards; board effectiveness; and changes in governance as a result of recent federal and state legislation.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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50912R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Wednesday | 18 of 26 | Claire Peeps | VPDLL101 | PDF (277741 KB) |
Key aspects of the fundraising process for nonprofit organizations; theoretical foundations and general fundraising principles; techniques sources of donations; key aspects of managing the process
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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50913R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Monday | 17 of 26 | Lorri Grubaugh | DMC209 |