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Contemporary Issues in Leadership and Public Policy
202
PUAF
Open only to students in the Rawlings Undergraduate Leadership Fellows Program. Sophomore standing. Students will examine public policy and social justice issues in the community and state. Students hear from local elected officials, leaders of non-profit organizations, members of state and county agencies, and faculty from the School of Public Policy.
Leadership: Philosophy, Policy, and Praxis
302
PUAF
Open only to students in the Rawlings Undergraduate Leadership Fellows Program. This course explores leadership as a search for meaning, identity and purpose. It introduces major philosophical traditions, from the ancient world to the modern one, and encourages students to ground their leadership interests and aspirations in a disciplined process of self-reflection, critical thinking and inquiry.
Academic Seminar for Interns: State and Local
348
PUAF
The primary task of this class is to provide students with an opportunity to learn through experience how groups function, how we exercise leadership in groups, and how we might be more effective as leaders within the organizations in which we live and work. Students will reflect on what is learned and connect the learning to the internship experience.
Internship in Political Institutions: State and Local
349
PUAF
Contemporary Issues in Political Leadership and Participation: Media in American Politics
359A
PUAF
American Politics is designed to enhance students’ knowledge of the political process through a close examination of the relationship between candidates, voters and the media. The course focuses on the ever-changing methods of communications and information processing, and how that is changing the face of modern politics.
Contemporary Issues in Political Leadership and Participation: Community-Based Leadership and Social Change
359B
PUAF
This course focuses on engaging and empowering youth in community building through entrepreneurship. In the beginning of the course, students will be introduced some foundational theory and teach basic skills in the areas of community organizing, decision-making, negotiation, self-governance, and conflict resolution. The heart of the course will be action learning where the students work directly with middle school and high school students Prince George’s County.
Contemporary Issues in Political Leadership and Participation: Advocacy in the American Political System
359C
PUAF
This course will introduce students to the law and the legislative process with a special focus on the Maryland General Assembly. While tracking legislative issues of importance, we will identify specific legislative initiatives worthy of our interest and advocacy. Such interest may take the form of meeting with legislators, testifying before legislative committees, organizing grass roots campaigns, assisting organizations, or meeting with members of the press.
Contemporary Issues in Political Leadership and Participation: Leading to Get Results
359J
PUAF
This course provides an opportunity for students to use a collaborative leadership, results-oriented framework to take actions that will make a measurable difference on an issue impacting the university community. An important objective of the course will be to give students hands-on leadership experience to help them understand how to lead and work collaboratively in multi-sector, diverse communities.
Contemporary Issues in Political Leadership and Participation: Art, Policy, and Leadership
359L
PUAF
The art of leadership requires imagination; empathy; an understanding of culture, motives, and possibilities; and an awareness of the complex and dynamic relations between leaders and followers. Coursework combines readings in leadership studies and philosophy, as well as stories, poetry, and drama; attendance at plays, operas, and gallery exhibits; conversations with artists and others; reflective writing; and creative activities.
Contemporary Issues in Political Leadership and Participation: Women and Politics
359W
PUAF
This course examines the role of women in the political process including the participation of women as activists, voters, advocates, public leaders as agents of change through various avenues including, among others, public service (elected and appointed), the media, community service, political organizations, and the nonprofit sector. Students will explore the unique perspectives and approaches women bring to politics and public policy as well as the changes they have made in setting public policy priorities.
Contemporary Issues in Political Leadership and Participation: Political and Civic Leadership
359P
PUAF
Despite its importance, political leadership remains a relatively neglected area of leadership studies with more attention given to the for-profit sectors of civil society. This seminar is part of an effort to give political leadership, including some aspects of non-profit sector leadership, more attention. In addition to an introduction to the major studies of political and civic leadership, this seminar will provide participants the opportunity to develop one or more key topics related to these forms of leadership. Participants’ work will be formative of the forthcoming publication of the Political and Civic Leadership Research Handbook that SAGE will publish in 2010.
Special Topics in Public Policy
388
PUAF
Fellowship Program in Political Leadership
396
PUAF
Prerequisite: permission of department and acceptance of full-time fellowship program.
Selected Topics Public Policy: Leading and Motivating People
699L
PUAF
The objectives of the class are to gain a greater clarity about leadership identity, purpose, and values, while enhancing clarity of thinking, cognitive complexity and decision-making skills. The class will provide students with a greater understanding of team and organizational culture and dynamics, and will increase the student’s capacity to inspire and motivate positive change in groups and organizations, enabling them to lead in a variety of contexts.
Public Management and Leadership
711
PUAF
Reviews the managerial, political, and ethical problems faced by public sector managers and leaders, including setting an organization's goals, obtaining and protecting a program mandate, designing a service delivery system and implementing a new program.
Managing Differences: Resolving Conflict and Negotiating Agreements
752
PUAF
Enhances the student's negotiation and leadership skills for managing differences between individuals and groups. Students study the nature of conflict, learn how to handle two and multiparty conflicts, exerting leadership where there are no hierarchy leaders, and explore the impact of facilitators and mediators on the negotiating process. Blends skill building exercises and theory discussions about the behavior of groups and individuals in groups to understand negotiation dynamics.
Leadership Principles and Practices
692
PUAF
Provides a multi-sector (public, private and not-for-profit), multi-disciplinary, and comparative overview of leadership. At every turn, theory is tied to practice -- to the exploration and development of those skills, tactics, and strategies most commonly associated with effective leadership and management. Employs lectures, case analyses, readings, films and structured exercises.
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