2009-2010 Course Listing

The course listing is an online catalog, offering course descriptions, information on the faculty, syllabi (if posted by the faculty), as well as course meeting times and locations. Note that course offerings vary from year to year, and those marked with an asterisk are not currently on offer. You can search courses by subject area, semester or keyword.

Changes in Course Numbers: Courses previously numbered  "STM " ("Strategic Management  of Public Organizations"  or "PAL" ("Political Advocacy and Leadership")  have been renumbered to either :

MLD: Management, Leadership and Decision Sciences; or
DPI: Democracy, Politics and Institutions

In addition some courses previously in API (Analysis of Policies and Institutions) and NPS ( Non Profit Sector)  have also been renumbered to one of the above areas. Please see the Course Number Conversion Chart.

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Course Title Number Semester Faculty
Native Americans in the 21st Century: Nation Building II
Schedule: T 4:00 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-502 Spring Dennis Norman
Native Americans in the 21st Century: Nation Building I
Schedule: M/T/W/R 10:00 AM
Credits: 0.5
 PED-501M January Joseph Kalt
Case Workshop in International Development II
Schedule: Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-402Y Year Dani Rodrik
Applications and Cases in International Development I
Schedule: M/Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-401Y Year Lant Pritchett
The Informal Economy: Links with Poverty, Growth, and Economic Crises
Schedule: M/W 10:10 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-375 Fall Martha Chen
The Design of Development Policy: From Research to Practice
Schedule: W 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-330 Spring Rohini Pande, Sendhil Mullainathan
The Microeconomics of Competitiveness: Firms, Clusters & Economic Development
Schedule: M/T 4:15 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-329 Spring Michael Porter
Microfinance in Theory and Practice
Schedule: T/Th 10:10 AM
Credits: 0.5
 PED-328M Fall Mod1 Guy Stuart
Development Economics II: Macroeconomic and Institutional Issues
Schedule: M/W 1:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-319 Spring Michael Kremer, Rohini Pande
The Economics of Health and Development
Schedule: T/Th 1:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-318 Spring Amitabh Chandra
The Politics of Development Policy
Credits: 1.0
 PED-313 Not Offered Merilee Grindle
The Political Economy of Transition in China
Schedule: T/Th 10:10 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-312 Spring Anthony Saich
Development Policy Strategy
Schedule: M/W 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-309 Fall Ricardo Hausmann
Second-Year Policy Analysis Seminar
Schedule: Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-250Y-C Year Michael Walton
Second-Year Policy Analysis Seminar
Schedule: Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-250Y-B Year Rema Hanna
Second-Year Policy Analysis Seminar
Schedule: Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-250Y-A Year Lant Pritchett
Public Finance in Theory and Practice
Schedule: T/Th 1:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-210 Fall Jay Rosengard
Challenges in Policy Making for Developing Countries
Schedule: M/W 1:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-207 Spring Daniel Schydlowsky
Firms and Finance in Developing Countries
Schedule: T/Th 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-206 Spring Asim Khwaja
Beyond the Basics of Public Financial Management
Schedule: T/Th 11:40 AM
Credits: 0.5
 PED-205M Spr Mod4 Stephen Peterson
The Basics of Public Financial Management
Schedule: T/Th 11:40 AM
Credits: 0.5
 PED-203M Spr Mod3 Stephen Peterson
Foreign Aid and the Management of Development Assistance Projects
Schedule: T/Th 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-202 Fall Stephen Peterson
Technological Innovation and Development Policy
Schedule: T/Th 2:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-153 Fall Calestous Juma
Seminar: Political and Economic Development
Schedule: Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-150Y Year Stephen Peterson
Why Are So Many Countries Poor, Volatile, and Unequal?
Schedule: M/W 8:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-130 Fall Ricardo Hausmann
Economic Development: Theory, Policy, and Evidence
Schedule: M/W 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-101 Spring Dani Rodrik, Rohini Pande
Seminar: The Non-profit Sector
Schedule: Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 NPS-150Y Year Mary Ruggie
Doctoral Seminar on Public Management and Leadership
Credits: 1.0
 MLD-900 Not Offered Hannah Riley Bowles
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Private and Social Sectors
Schedule: M 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 MLD-830-B Spring Dick Cavanagh
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Private and Social Sectors
Schedule: M 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 MLD-830-A Fall Dick Cavanagh
Strategic Marketing Plans for Nonprofit and Public Organizations
Credits: 0.5
 MLD-825M Not Offered Marla Felcher
Marketing for Nonprofits and Public Organizations
Schedule: T/Th 1:10 PM
Credits: 0.5
 MLD-820M Spr Mod3 Marla Felcher
Financial Strategy and Leadership in High-Performing Nonprofits
Schedule: T/Th 11:40 AM
Credits: 0.5
 MLD-810M Spr Mod4 Luther Ragin
Leading and Governing High Performing Nonprofit Organizations
Schedule: M/T/W 1:30 PM
Credits: 1.0
 MLD-802 Spring Alnoor Ebrahim
Strategic Management of Nonprofit and Nongovernmental Organizations
Credits: 1.0
 MLD-801 Not Offered TBA
Intensive Writing for Politics and Policy
Schedule: M/W 11:40 AM
Credits: 0.5
 MLD-718M-D Spr Mod4 Joshua Rothman
Intensive Writing for Politics and Policy
Schedule: M/W 11:40 AM
Credits: 0.5
 MLD-718M-C Spr Mod3 Luciana Herman
Intensive Writing for Politics and Policy
Schedule: M/W 1:10 PM
Credits: 0.5
 MLD-718M-B Fall Mod2 Joshua Rothman
Intensive Writing for Politics and Policy
Schedule: T/Th 1:10 PM
Credits: 0.5
 MLD-718M-A Fall Mod1 Greg Harris
The Arts of Communication
Schedule: T/Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 0.5
 MLD-717M-B Spr Mod3 Timothy McCarthy
The Arts of Communication
Schedule: M/T/W/R/F 9:00 AM
Credits: 0.5
 MLD-717M-A January Holly Weeks
The Arts of Communication
Schedule: M/W 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 MLD-717-C Spring Marie Danziger
The Arts of Communication
Schedule: T/Th 6:00 PM
Credits: 1.0
 MLD-717-B Fall Timothy McCarthy
The Arts of Communication
Schedule: M/W 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 MLD-717-A Fall Marie Danziger
Managing Bureaucracy: Creating the Passion-Driven Organization
Credits: 1.0
 MLD-642 Not Offered Harry Spence
Effective Implementation: Learning from Effective Implementers
Schedule: T/Th 11:40 AM
Credits: 0.5
 MLD-617M Spr Mod4 Francis Hartmann
Controlling Corruption
Schedule: M/T/W/R/F 9:00 AM
Credits: 0.5
 MLD-615M January Malcolm Sparrow
Performance Leadership: Producing Results in Public and Nonprofit Agencies
Schedule: M/W 10:10 AM
Credits: 1.0
 MLD-604 Spring Robert Behn
Operations Management
Schedule: T/Th 8:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 MLD-601 Fall Guy Stuart, Mark Fagan
Social Psychology for Managers and Policy Analysts
Schedule: T/Th 2:40 PM
Credits: 0.5
 MLD-517M Fall Mod1 Yoel Inbar
Managing Across Cultures and Nations
Credits: 0.5
 MLD-503M Not Offered Celia Maria Gonzalez
Managing People: Self, Relationships, and Teams
Schedule: M/W 1:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 MLD-502 Spring Celia Maria Gonzalez
Group and Team Dynamics
Credits: 0.5
 MLD-501M Not Offered Celia Maria Gonzalez
Information and Knowledge Management
Schedule: T/Th 2:40 PM
Credits: 0.5
 MLD-484M Spr Mod4 Stephen Peterson
Leadership for a Networked World
Schedule: M/W 2:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 MLD-480 Spring Jerry Mechling
Managing Financial Resources in Non Profit Organizations
Schedule: T/Th 8:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 MLD-427 Spring James Honan
Complex Budgeting and Financial Management
Schedule: T/Th 2:40 PM
Credits: 0.5
 MLD-417M Spr Mod3 Linda Bilmes
Advanced Applied Budgeting
Schedule: M 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 MLD-412 Spring Linda Bilmes
Budgeting and Financial Management
Schedule: T/Th 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 MLD-411 Fall Linda Bilmes
State and Local Public Finance
Schedule: F 1:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 MLD-410 Spring Shelby Chodos

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