Spring 2027

Public Leadership

Explores leadership in public settings using research from public management, psychology, and organization studies to understand goal-setting, stakeholder engagement, and ethical decision-making.

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Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.33 GPA, 62.1% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.83 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.76 GPA, 91.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate understanding of how leadership matters in current and past public policy debates

  • Demonstrate application of methodological tools utilized in the public policy arena (e.g., policy memo writing,).

  • Demonstrate understanding and application of knowledge regarding the leadership, but being able to apply basic concepts of leadership research to practical cases drawn from the real-world.

  • Are able to reflect upon their own leadership skills, including areas to improve.

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Prerequisites

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PUBAFFR 278

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.33 GPA, 62.1% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.83 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.76 GPA, 91.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Goal-setting, motivation, stakeholder engagement and negotiation, managing change, decision-making, and ethical behavior.
  • Research from public management, psychology, and organization studies applied to the public sector.
  • Leadership's role in current and past public policy debates.
  • Methodological tools in the public policy arena, including policy memo writing.

Skills

  • Setting goals, motivating others, engaging and negotiating with stakeholders, managing change, making decisions, and exhibiting ethical behavior.
  • Understanding how leadership matters in current and past public policy debates.
  • Applying methodological tools such as policy memo writing.
  • Reflecting on personal leadership skills and identifying areas for improvement.

Grades

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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