Schedule of Classes

Institutions, legal context, and processes of public policy and management. Contemporary theories of public policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation. Public managerial challenges and reforms.

Gateway to B.S., Public Policy, Management and Planning and minor in Planning and Development. City building and development process; who plans; politics of planning and development; major topics include land use, fiscal policy, transportation, sustainability, and economic development.

Gateway to the minor in Health Policy and Management and the Health Care Policy and Management track of the B.S., Public Policy and Management. Institutions and processes affecting health care policy and the management of health care delivery in the United States; historical and philosophical roots; access and quality issues; responsiveness to public needs.

Review of legal and ethical traditions of citizenship with emphasis on the latter; consideration of implications for current practice of public policy-making and management.

The urban context for planning and policy decisions. Socioeconomi, physical, and spatial structure of cities: and the underlying demographic, economic, and social processes that drive their ongoing transformation.

Gateway to the B.S., Planning and Development. The transition from traditional to modern cities in the developing world. Primacy and dualism; comparative urbanism as an expression of cultural variation; contrast in Western cities.

Introduction to graphic design, photodocumentation, and geographic information systems as employed in planning, policy, and development. Visual explanations. Computer and by-hand applications.

Basic accounting principles and concepts necessary for the preparation and understanding of financial statements; accounting for the service organizations in the public/nonprofit sector; fund accounting.

Understanding human behavior in public organization: motivation, roles, communication; group behavior and decision-making in public context; managing conflict; leadership and change in public complex organizational systems.

Concepts and determinants of health and illness; health care delivery organizations and programs; the role of the administrator; issues in health care financing and access; quality evaluation; future trends.

Interrelated roles of business and public institutions; effects of public policies and laws on business sector; incorporates public and business perspectives.

Basic concepts; how planners intervene and affect the market; focus on land use zoning, congestion, housing, public goods, fiscal impacts, entitlements, and cost-benefit analysis.

Current transportation planning and policy critiques. Transportation planning: the relationship to urban structure; conventional and para-transit modes; analysis of local plans.

Urban markets, government role and influences; capital markets and financing environment; mortgage instruments and analytic tools for decision-making.

Theories of the voluntary nonprofit sector in society and its relationship to government and business; public policies toward the sector.

Definitions and measurements of development; impact of globalization; concept and practice of international development administration and planning at local, national, and global governance levels.

Seminar to accompany required internship related to public policy, management, and planning. Application of management and organizational concepts to workplace: reflection on experiences. Graded CR/NC.

Contemporary management theory; the nature of complex organizations' organizational and intergovernmental arrangements; roles and responsibilities of managers; managerial and organizational effectiveness; organizational structure and dynamics.

Fundamentals of probability; basic statistical techniques; sampling; framing statistical questions; inference; hypothesis and significance tests; correlation analysis; regression analysis; identifying, evaluating, and managing data. Recommended preparation: MATH 108 or MATH 116

Time value of money, risk, government bonds and tax-exempt financing, cost of capital, budgeting, financial statement analysis, and working capitol management.

Theory and practice; role of governing bodies, medical staffs and quality review committees; current trends; community responsibility; regulatory and oversight agencies.

Historical evolution of planning and development. How changing modes of planning and development have shaped the built landscape throughout the century.

Theories and concepts of livable communities and good city form; case studies of historical and current best practices; field visits; collaborative design project.

Macro- and micro-analysis of urban property markets (residential, commercial, and industrial) with regard to their location and dynamics. Recommended preparation: PPD 362

Advanced real estate principles. The nature, operation, and role of U.S. mortgage markets. Mortgage financing of residential and income-producing property types.

Social controls and delivery of justice administration services; comparative systems; organization theory and justice administration; system adaptation and change; system performance measurement: economy, efficiency, effectiveness.

Police and society; the structure and organization of American policing, current managerial problems; police research and development; future planning; administration of police juvenile programs.

Effective interface among juvenile justice subsystems (police and social service agencies, schools, courts); legal/jurisdictional parameters, resource constraints; strategies for joint intervention and problem resolution.

Strategies for coordinated mobilization of diverse juvenile justice agencies; resolution of conflicting agency objectives (e.g., enforcement vs. rehabilitation). Information and resource needs; organizational skills, techniques.

Planning as shaped by sustainability theories; sustainability indicators; topics include water resources, air quality, land use regulations, environmental design, carrying capacity, ecological footprint analysis.

Application of intercultural communication theories and negotiation theories in the preparation and execution of global negotiations; strategies for creating mutual gains and sustained partnerships

Analytic methods for policy and planning, problem definition, stakeholder analysis, modeling and evaluation techniques. Cost benefit analysis, decision analysis, graphics and problem modeling using computer.

Administrative relationships to the policy processes; influence of political and economic pressures on administrative policy determination; political behavior by administrators; case analysis.

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit. Departmental approval.

Advanced study and discussions in planning and development.

Roles of public, private, nonprofit, and civil society sectors in policy, planning, and development. Leadership skills in negotiation, conflict resolution, institutional design, problem solving.

Microeconomic theory as applied to policy, planning, and development; concepts of efficiency; macroeconomic issues. (Duplicates credit in former PPD 501)

Microeconomic analysis and modeling to incorporate market failure and issues of uncertainty and information failure; organization models; policy instruments; policy and planning applications. (Duplicates credit in former PPD 501.)

Comprehensive study of Six Sigma and Lean metrics, methods, and systems with emphasis on their application to health care services.

Principles of epidemiology; disease trends, treatment efficacy, influences on utilization; health promotion, disease prevention and health protection; intergovernmental relationships; management of public health programs.

a: Accounting principles, financial reports, managerial finance, financial planning, capital investments, working capital analysis; elements of budgeting and reimbursement; performance standards; reporting; developing a management system. Recommended preparation: PPD 404x or competence in statistics.

a: Accounting principles, financial reports, managerial finance, financial planning, capital investments, working capital analysis; elements of budgeting and reimbursement; performance standards; reporting; developing a management system. b: Changing practices, emerging issues, strategies and innovations in financial planning, management, and regulation; federal and state policies and requirements.

Conceptual framework for database development; relational data management; use of health statistics; health indicators; confidentiality, security, privacy. Recommended preparation: PPD 404x or competence in statistics and PPD 516 or competence in accounting.

Rights of consumers; health-related powers of governments; rights and responsibilities of health care providers; interrelationships of rights, powers, and responsibilities. Recommended preparation: PPD 509 or substantial prior work experience in health care organizations.

Relationships between economic characteristics and health status; impact of economy on health services industry; demand and resources for health services; utilization, prices, costs, health insurance.

Application of principles of health administration in several practice settings. Decision-making; strategic management; organizational performance; communication; provider comparisons. Recommended preparation: PPD 509, PPD 511, PPD 513, PPD 514, PPD 557.

Accounting as a management tool; accounting systems; basic concepts; budgets; statements. Designed for nonaccounting administrative personnel. Not available for credit to MHA students.

Introduction to comparative international development with a focus on regional growth and urban development.

Examination of the formation of the modern urban environment with its consumer culture, social classes, and racial and ethnic diversity.

Application of methods in planning, programming, research, and evaluation in a professional context; data collection and analysis; case studies; practical applications.

Administrative concepts, institutions, legal systems, and practices; values; facilitation of responsibilities and rights; professional applications for personal, private sector, and public achievement.

Financial management applied to public and nonprofit organizations; financial valuation, financial markets, budgeting, tax administration, debt financing, cost-benefit analysis and financial analysis.

Methods and models for policy and program evaluation; methods for collecting and analyzing evaluation data; processes for linking evaluation to policy formulation and program management.

Supervised study of management, analytical, or other professional activities in government; integration of theory, practice and relevant literature.

Behavior in organizations; focus on personal, interpersonal, and group level factors that influence such behavior.

Constitutionally accountable and ethical practice, individually and organizationally; applications of core competencies; practical inquiry, analysis, systems; comparative frameworks; citizenship and public service.

Political and organizational perspectives on policy making process; agenda setting, policy design, adoption, implementation, evaluation, modification or termination. Policy leadership skills: negotiation and strategic mapping. (Duplicates credit in PPD 554 AND PPD 559.)

Management science methods that support decision making in policy, management, and planning settings. Includes linear programming, queuing theory, decision analysis, and forecasting.

Applied multivariate statistics in support of policy, management, and planning problem solving. Includes regression analysis, logit models, and an introduction to time-series models and multi-equation estimation.

Methods used in the analysis of policy methods, including cost benefit analysis, decision and risk analysis, and applied social science methods.

Application and integration of the knowledge and techniques of analytic, quantitative, managerial, political, and ethical analyses to specific public policy problems.

Enables students to integrate theory, research and practice into an applied project of their own choosing. The output of this course is a professional report in a selected public policy or management area.

An introduction to the concepts and methods of public policy analysis and management. Highlights some of the constraints of the policy process. Includes examples from the United States but also presents comparative views of the contours of public policy in both developed and developing nations. The course applies public policy and management frameworks to selected areas of social policy.

Current international public policy on issues such as governmental reform, regulation, social welfare, poverty alleviation and international aid. Policy framework and in-depth analysis of specific topics of relevance to government agencies and international organizations.

Concepts of risk analysis, risk in engineered systems, environmental risk, security risks; fault trees, event trees, risk simulations; risks and decision-making. Recommended preparation: MATH 108 or MATH 116

Federal and state statutory and regulatory requirements affecting California transportation systems, including transportation planning and funding law; and government contracting, environmental, and civil rights requirements.

Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of thesis.

Credit on acceptance of thesis.

Selected topics in Public Policy, Management and Planning.

Managed care arrangements, interorganizational relations, management practices and controls, medical staff relations, strategic planning, marketing, utilization review, quality assurance, outcomes measures. Recommended preparation: PPD 516x, PPD 510a or HMGT 565.

Emphasis on current or emergent issues in the health care industry. Focus on impact of recent health legislation and/or health care system responsiveness.

Public health policy and analysis methods; evaluation of the public health system and safety net programs.

A forum for leading executives and policymakers to address ways they or their organizations improve healthcare financing, delivery and management, in the US and internationally.

Overview of policy issues in planning and development professions in the U.S. and abroad. Special attention to collective decision making, role of institutions, and ethics.

Research methods for intensive practical field research and evaluation; policy, management and planning practice in intercultural contexts; preparation for professional-level consulting abroad.

Theory and policy regarding population change in urban areas: housing; cohort analysis; immigration; ethnicity; employment; education. Methods of graphic representation; census data manipulation, interpretation, forecasting.

Determinants and analytical models of land use; interaction of land uses with environmental quality and natural resources, land use policy instruments; regulation, taxation, public services.

Assessment of a recently adopted general plan, analysis of the general plan process, and detailed review of each major element and issues.

Central city housing and renewal problems and policies. Site selection, organization; land valuation, acquisition, disposition; relocation and management; reuse; site planning and development; politics; financing.

Urban form and emerging community design practices; design project development; evaluation and assessment of site planning in cities and local communities.

Fundamentals for economic development professionals and policy makers including feasibility analysis and the financing of facilities, social services, and community-based enterprises.

Case studies of planning and public/private and mixed enterprises; public production of private goods; privatization of public services; public/private partnerships; mixed enterprises.

Urban planning and social work: theory, values, techniques of inquiry, and problem- solving methods appropriate to urban planning and social work.

Introduction to GIS systems and usage in the public sector; spatial data; understanding software and the application of technology; analysis of data using GIS.

Survey of infrastructure issues that relates principles from multiple disciplines to the provision of vital services and encourages critical thinking within a systems context.

Theories of community and economic development and a contextual understanding of the forces that change the development and community life of urban areas.

Strategic analysis; strategic planning; leadership; performance measurement and management; control systems; organizational structure and networks; organizational culture; organizational learning and change. Open only to Executive Master in Leadership students.

Introduction to the theories and concepts and good city form. Explores the options for designing more livable and sustainable urban communities.

Sources of government revenue, intergovernmental financial relations, budgeting, public goods theory. Theoretical and applied skills in analysis of equity and efficiency issues.

Application of computer and information technology in government; e-government; information technology architecture; systems project management.

Concepts and skills for public executives and senior managers; understanding the dynamics of governmental institutions and policy processes; organizational and personal assessment skills.

Role of state government in intergovernmental relations, emphasis on California experience; financial aspects of intergovernmental system.

Contract management techniques in the public and private sectors; micro and macro management; compliance and negotiation; conflicts of interest and ethical issues.

Theory and methods for study of administrative effectiveness: problem solving, performance measurement, administrative and organizational research, quality improvement, and change implementation.

Issues in nonprofit management and leadership including: the role of boards; strategic planning; marketing and fundraising; financial management; and volunteer and human resource management.

Methodologies, theories and models of comparison; administrative systems; role and functions of the public sector; administrative cultures.

Definition and history of terrorism, counterterrorism, domestic policy and public sector management; intelligence/information sharing and analysis; emergency perparedness planning, response and recovery.

An overview of leadership concepts, frameworks and skills; application of leadership in complex or intersectoral settings.

Strategic management of nonprofit organizations, social entrepreneurship, and management practice.

The business-government relationship; effects of selected public policies (antitrust, economic, and social regulation, industrial policies, legal policy) on firm and industry behavior.

Theory and methods of conflict analysis, negotiation, facilitation and mediation in the public sector.

Analysis of benefits and costs of urban transportation; concepts of social costs; benefits and externalities; environmental costs; social justice issues; policy and planning alternatives for sustainable transportation.

Exploring the complex relationships that exist among policies, policymakers, and the media; analyzing the role of journalists and policy analysts in the public policy process.

Coastal management issues in the context of public and private users competing for land resources, the costs and benefits of seaports, comparison of coastal development models.

Provides an understanding of what social factors contribute to racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and gender disparities in health and the culturally proficient provision of health care.

Pedagogy: learning objectives, curriculum design, teaching methods, evaluation. Open only to Ph.D. and D.P.A. students. Graded CR/NC.

Critical analysis of the epistemological and research traditions in the social sciences; issues of modernity, justice, power, and discourse in shaping social action.

Examination of US contemporary public sphere; fundamental constitutional principles, theories of the public sector, and governance relationships over time.

Formulation of research questions and design; specification of models, hypotheses, variables, measures; alternative research methods; independent student-faculty research.

Positive and normative attitudes of public plans, policies, programs, organizational and institutional settings; policy analysis; modeling of social choices; evaluation; applied welfare analysis; performance assessment.

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.