2001-2002 Undergraduate Calendar
	2001-2002 UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR: COURSES
	Carleton University

Public Affairs and Policy Management Courses
Not all of the following courses are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for 2001-2002, please consult the Registration Instructions and Class Schedule booklet published in the summer.

Public Affairs and Policy Management 58.100
Introduction to Public Affairs and Policy Management
The theoretical, philosophical and ethical foundations for the study of public affairs and policy management. Drawing from classic and contemporary texts in political philosophy and theory, students will consider issues relating to the nature of democracy, civic society and social organizations, the public, public affairs and public interest.
Prerequisite: Registration in the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management Program.
Lecture and discussion three hours a week.

Public Affairs and Policy Management 58.200
Policy: Analysis, Implementation and Evaluation
The institutions and processes of policy-making, implementation and evaluation. Students will examine forces that shape policy deliberations and consider alternative tools for managing policy action and policy evaluation. The course will include various theoretical approaches to understand the origins of policy, and methods by which programs are designed and assessed.
Prerequisite: Public Affairs and Policy Management 58.100 and good standing in the Bachelor of Public Affairs an Policy Management program.
Lecture and discussion three hours a week.

Public Affairs and Policy Management 58.300*
Policy Research
An examination of the research strategies and techniques relevant to policy analysis and evaluation. Using the case study method, the role of research and research organizations in the policy process is discussed. The issue of ethical dilemmas in policy research is also considered.
Prerequisite: Political Science 47.270 or, Mass Communication 27.201,or Economics 43.220 and good standing in the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management program.
Lecture and discussion three hours a week.

Public Affairs and Policy Management 58.310*
Co-operative Work Term
Prerequisite: Registration in the B.P.A.P.M. Co-operative Option and permission of the Arthur Kroeger College.

Public Affairs and Policy Management 58.311*
Co-operative Work Term
Prerequisite: Registration in the B.P.A.P.M Co-operative Option and permission of the Arthur Kroeger College.

Public Affairs and Policy Management 58.312*
Co-operative Work Term
Prerequisite: Registration in the B.P.A.P.M. Co-operative Option and permission of the Arthur Kroeger College.

Public Affairs and Policy Management 58.400*
Capstone Seminar in Public Affairs and Policy Management
A policy workshop focusing on the application of public affairs analysis to develop problem solving and research skills. The seminar will be policy-focused and organized by area of Specialization in the program. Students, working in small groups, will examine concrete policy problems, actual or simulated, in specific institutional contexts.
Prerequisite: Public Affairs and Policy Management 58.300* and good standing in the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management program.
Seminar three hours a week.

Public Affairs and Policy Management 58.498
Honours Research Essay
The Honours essay, which represents a major research paper in the student's Area of Specialization, is carried out under the direction of a faculty supervisor who is either selected by the candidate or assigned early in the year. The Honours essay is evaluated by both the supervisor and an appointed reader. For Faculty regulations regarding the Honours Research Essay, see p.67.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing in the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management program.

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2001-2002 Undergraduate Calendar
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