The Evans School of Public Policy and Governance has space available in some of their winter elective courses, and they wanted to make sure students in other departments knew they are welcome to take these courses. Students can contact my colleague Julianne Slate, Academic Services Program Coordinator, at evansreg@uw.edu with any registration questions.
In particular, I thought the following courses might be of interest to your students:
PUBPOL 509 A: MANAGING PEOPLE IN PUBLIC & NONPROFIT AGENCIES
Wednesdays, 5:30pm – 8:20pm (SLN 19591)
Explore the fundamentals of managing people in this course which examines techniques, policies, and procedures useful for managing people—ourselves, our colleagues, our direct reports, and our supervisors. Specific emphasis is placed on managing people in nonprofit and public agencies.
PUBPOL 540 B: ADVANCED POLICY ANALYSIS
Mondays & Wednesdays, 2:30pm – 3:50pm (SLN 22175)
Students in this class will do a deep-dive in evaluating the Universal Basic Income policy proposal, evaluating the efficiency and equity consequences of such a policy by drawing on recent research as well as creating our own simulations. A second deep-dive into evaluating proposals by many democratic presidential candidates to eliminate tuition at community colleges, public 4-year colleges, and/or limit student loan repayment to a fixed percentage of income will also be completed. Please contact Professor Mark Long (marklong@uw.edu) to request permission to take this course.
PUBPOL 555 A: FUNDING THE SOCIAL SECTOR
Mondays, 2:30pm – 5:20pm (SLN 19625)
This course will explore innovative approaches to fund social impact work. The class will be a combination of lectures by faculty and practitioners, and case studies of innovative examples of financial instruments and the societal impact of the projects they support.
PUBPOL 578 A: ASSET BUILDING FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES
Thursdays, 2:30pm – 5:20pm (SLN 19633)
A new generation of social policy analysts and practitioners argue that building assets rather than income is the key to helping low income families prosper economically and socially. This course will explore assets and finances for low income families primarily in the US. We will identify programs and policies targeted toward asset building and look at evidence of their efficacy. Using a multi-disciplinary perspective, we will examine the economic, social, and political contexts for these policies.
PUBPOL 598 B: WORKING WITH TEAMS: COMMUNICATING & COLLABORATING SKILLFULLY FOR EQUITY & INCLUSION
Wednesdays, 11:30am – 2:20pm (SLN 19639)
Today’s organizations require employees to work collaboratively on teams in order to accomplish a variety of processes and tasks. Yet, there are many challenges to effective collaboration, including differences among team members such as communication styles, work habits, and cultural diversity—all of which can result in conflict, misunderstandings, and lead to ineffective behaviors that hinder workplace outcomes. This course will address concepts and skills for addressing ineffective team behaviors and strategies to co-create a positive, collaborative team environment.
