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Mark Milstein
Clinical Professor of Management & Director of Center
Cornell University
Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy
142 Sage Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
United States
mm462@cornell.edu, dre2@cornell.edu
https://publicpolicy.cornell.edu/studying-at-brooks/masters-programs/cipa/

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PAM 2040 - Economics of the Public Sector Credit-Bearing Graduate	The public sector now spends nearly two out of every five dollars generated as income in the U.S. economy. A thorough knowledge and understanding of this important sector is an essential part of training in policy analysis and management. This course provides an overview of the public sector of the U.S. economy, the major categories of public expenditures, and the main methods used to finance these expenditures. The principles of tax analysis and cost-benefit analysis are presented with a focus on the role of public policy in improving economic efficiency, promoting the goals of equity and social justice, and improving equity by altering the distribution of wealth and income. Outcome 1: Explain and identify conditions justifying government intervention in markets, and describe the theoretical impact of possible interventions using indifference curves, budget constraints, and supply and demand functions. Outcome 2: Learn the framework for major US government programs, including social insurance and tax policy. Outcome 3: Apply the theoretical tool of economic analysis to evaluate the substantive impact of existing US policies.
PAM 2250 - Social Problems in the United States Credit-Bearing Graduate	This course introduces the causes, consequences, and possible solutions of major issues facing U.S. society today. Students learn how social problems are defined and contested in the public sphere, and how various perspectives reflect underlying debates about social norms and values. Through readings, lectures, in-class discussion, and writing assignments, students explore a range of social problems in depth, such as: childhood poverty, racial segregation and discrimination, crime, job insecurity, family instability, discrimination by sexual identity, unequal pay for women’s work, and gender imbalances in family life. Students study the historical and social roots of these various issues, bringing into focus how individual experiences and choices are embedded within a broader social structure. Outcome 1: Understand historical, social, and policy contexts shaping several U.S. social problems, including childhood poverty, racial segregation, gender inequality, sexual discrimination, and economic insecurity. Outcome 2: Identify social norms and values that shape competing perspectives on various social problems and their potential policy solutions. Outcome 3: Recognize when, how, and why claims about social problems form in the public sphere.
PADM 5110 - Public Administration Credit-Bearing Graduate	This course prepares students to work within government departments and agencies, state and local authorities, and nonprofit public benefit corporations; and with private firms working in the public interest at the interface with governments and public benefit corporations. While the emphasis is on local and mid-size organizations, some material will address international and domestic national level organizations. As a first-year graduate program course it prepares students to conduct research on public organizations leadership and management and to be effective in public careers. It also prepares upper-level undergraduate students for internships and entry into public-sector careers.
PADM 5114 - Organizational Design, Change, and Leadership Credit-Bearing Graduate	This course will provide MPA students with a graduate-level overview of key principles and techniques in applying systems thinking to organizational leadership, change and design in public and nonprofit contexts. CIPA is a graduate program that prepares students for leadership positions in public and nonprofit service; although CIPA’s learning outcomes are still in progress, we expect mastery in three foundation areas (management/administration, economic analysis, quantitative techniques) followed by specialization in one of eight concentrations. This course, as it is structured, provides students with a range of applied methodologies and tools that are relevant across all MPA degree concentrations. Of particular note is the opportunity for students to present their original research at a public symposium/conference at the end of the semester. Outcome 1: Practice the four functions of Systems Leadership (VMCL) and use them to design an adaptive learning organization. Outcome 2: Practice the four functions of Systems Leadership (VMCL) and use them to design an adaptive learning organization. Outcome 3: Multidiscipline, comprehend, direct, innovate, think, work group, communicate, scholarship, research.
PADM 5345 - Evaluation of International Programs and Projects Credit-Bearing Graduate	This course examines results-based management of the programs and projects of international organizations, with an emphasis on evaluation. The course covers how results-based management concepts can be applied at the international level, the process of planning an evaluation, the main analytical techniques that are usually employed and, as a final step, undertakes evaluations of specific projects and programs made by the main organizations at the international level.
PADM 5410 - Nonprofit Management and Finance Credit-Bearing Graduate	This course provides students with a practitioner’s focus on financial and managerial issues in the nonprofit sector, including universities, hospitals, government agencies, and foundations. The course includes an overview of nonprofit financial statements, debt issuance, endowment management, credit analysis, organizational governance issues, strategic planning, industry trends, executive compensation, and philanthropy. Outcome 1: Students will apply tools for evaluating financial statements in the nonprofit sector. Outcome 2: Students will evaluate debt financing as a financial management strategy, including how debt financing impacts financial flexibility, financing techniques, bond ratings, and coverage ratios. Outcome 3: Students will apply tools for evaluating alternative investments (particularly in the context of endowments). Outcome 4: Students will evaluate frameworks for nonprofit management, including frameworks for risk management, auditing, conflict of interest, organizational governance, and partnership/alliance-building. Outcome 5: Students will analyze Form 990s, and evaluate how these documents inform nonprofit tax and compliance issues. Outcome 6: Students will draft three short, analytical papers on interpreting financial ratios for a college, analyzing a budget for a hospital, and recommending a merger of several nonprofits.
PADM 5419 - Exercising Leadership in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors Credit-Bearing Graduate	This course provides students with an understanding of the role and function of authority, and how it can be used to promote more effective problem solving, build bridges, and motivate staff in the public and nonprofit sectors. Designed for graduate students pursuing leadership positions across sectoral, cultural, and national boundaries. Outcome 1: Students will describe various theories of public and nonprofit leadership and be able to distinguish the relevance and applicability of these theories in practice. Outcome 2: students will analyze their own strengths and weaknesses as a leader and develop practical strategies for future leadership development. Outcome 3: Students will draft original cases of public and nonprofit sector leadership.
PADM 5425 - Accounting for Corporate, Governmental, and Nonprofit Organizations Credit-Bearing Graduate	This course is designed for students who have no previous training or experience in accounting. It consists of 5 modules: Fundamental Accounting Issues, Financial Accounting Issues, Managerial Accounting Issues, Nonprofit Accounting Issues, and Governmental Accounting Issues. In each module, where appropriate, financial statement analysis/ratio analysis will be incorporated to facilitate a deeper understanding of the material. Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the material in three ways: exams, case studies, and participation/article discussions. Outcome 1: Identify the differences between financial accounting, managerial accounting, nonprofit accounting, and governmental accounting. Outcome 2: Read, interpret, and analyze corporate, nonprofit, and governmental financial statements. Outcome 3: Participate in budgeting activities and budget analysis. Outcome 4: Demonstrate a basic knowledge of Federal taxation and how it applies to different business entities.
PADM 5431 - Fundraising Credit-Bearing Graduate	This course is designed for graduate students considering a career in the non-profit sector. It will provide an overview of philanthropy, specific giving vehicles (annual fund, major gifts, capital gifts, deferred gifts, etc.), capital campaigns, grant writing, working with private foundations and community foundations, and crowdfunding techniques. At the completion of the course students will have a strong working knowledge of key principles and techniques of fundraising and a familiarity with gift vehicles and instruments. Outcome 1: Knowledge of the philanthropic field. Outcome 2: Understanding of key fundraising instruments and how to apply them in different situations. Outcome 3: How to structure and mount a comprehensive capital campaign. Outcome 4: Knowledge of basic principles and techniques used in grant writing. Outcome 5: Familiarity with the workings of private foundations.
PADM 5450 - International Public and NGO Management Credit-Bearing Graduate	This course develops from a general discussion of the differences between management of international public and NGO organizations and similar organizations at the national level or below, through an examination of the management process in the context of results-based management, which is the dominant approach taken in both public and non-governmental organizations. It then examines the application of analysis methods to specific organizations. The goal is to provide students with the tools to be intelligent consumers of international services, effective participants in their governance and, at an introductory level, how to evaluate them.
PADM 5472 - Leveraging Information Technology for Public and Nonprofit Management Credit-Bearing Graduate	Cornell University Registrar A.D. White Library Select a Courses of Study Courses of Study 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG] Add to My Favorites (opens a new window) Print (opens a new window) Help (opens a new window) [ARCHIVED CATALOG] Course Descriptions Course Filter Filter this list of courses using course prefix, course code, keywords or any combination. Prefix: Code or Number: Type Keyword or Phrase: All prefixes… PADM—Public Administration Find whole word or phrase only. PADM—Public Administration • PADM 1734 - Disasters • PADM 5000 - Special Studies • PADM 5010 - CIPA Public Affairs Colloquium • PADM 5023 - Policy Writing for Public Affairs • PADM 5051 - Effective Academic Interactions • PADM 5052 - Professional Writing • PADM 5053 - Academic Writing • PADM 5054 - Research Paper Writing • PADM 5055 - Presentation Skills • PADM 5110 - Public Administration • PADM 5114 - Organizational Design, Change, and Leadership • PADM 5118 - Leadership in Public Affairs • PADM 5130 - Legal Aspects of Public Agency Decision-Making • PADM 5220 - Public Finance: Economics of the Public Sector • PADM 5320 - Public Systems Modeling • PADM 5340 - Introduction to Evaluation • PADM 5341 - [Outcome Evaluation] • PADM 5345 - Evaluation of International Programs and Projects • PADM 5380 - Translation of Research into Policy and Practice • PADM 5410 - Nonprofit Management and Finance • PADM 5418 - Strategic Stakeholder Engagement • PADM 5419 - Exercising Leadership in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors • PADM 5420 - Public Budgeting • PADM 5425 - [Accounting for Corporate, Governmental, and Nonprofit Organizations] • PADM 5431 - [Fundraising] • PADM 5436 - Health Care and Services Marketing • PADM 5449 - Systems Thinking and Modeling in Public Affairs • PADM 5450 - International Public and NGO Management • PADM 5455 - Comparative Public Administration: The Case of Seoul Korea PADM 5472 - Leveraging Information Technology for Public and Nonprofit Management Add to My Favorites (opens a new window) Print (opens a new window) PADM 5472 - Leveraging Information Technology for Public and Nonprofit Management Spring. 1.5 credits. Letter grades only. N. Su. Information and communications technologies are fundamentally transforming public and nonprofit sectors. This course combines 1) managerial topics: technology acquisition, outsourcing, project management, risk governance, digital strategies; 2) emerging technologies: social media, artificial intelligence, cloud, analytics, big data; 3) real-life cases from global markets; 4) analytical and problem-solving frameworks. This course doesn’t require technical background. Outcome 1: Articulate the key elements of information systems and their development and governance process. Outcome 2: Analyze and manage the value and risk of a diverse portfolio of technology projects and programs. Outcome 3: Apply analytical frameworks in the course to develop solutions and strategies for real-life cases. Outcome 4: Assess emerging technologies and use them to transform global public and nonprofit sectors.

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Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy
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Degree/ Level	Title/ English Correspondence	Subject	Credit Hours	Working Language	History
Master of Public Administration Graduate	MPA	Public and Nonprofit Management		English	The Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy offers students the opportunity to study public policy and program management from a cross-disciplinary perspective. Students gain an understanding of the political processes through which issues, problems, and policies are formulated; the economic basis for government action in a market economy; and the comparative and historical contexts of governmental programs. Students study public budgets, finance, and regulatory processes, as well as the behavior of both public and private organizations and their management. Students also gain competence in the qualitative and quantitative methods needed to analyze programs and policies, and develop sensitivity to the moral and ethical dimensions of policy issues. M.P.A. Program The two-year Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) program consists of sixteen courses; students typically take four courses per term for four semesters. The M.P.A. program offers a basic structure for study, however, each M.P.A. student designs an individualized program based on the student's specific area of interest. Elective courses and research opportunities may be taken through the program in relevant departments or colleges at the university. Students have eight areas they may concentrate their studies in: Environmental Policy Economic and Financial Policy Government, Politics, and Policy Studies Human Rights and Social Justice International Development Studies Public and Non-Profit Management Science, Technology and Infrastructure Policy Social Policy M.P.A. students are expected to engage in public affairs work related to their respective areas of concentration during the summer between their first and second years of study. As a culmination of studies in the M.P.A. program, all students are required to develop and complete a professional writing project. This professional writing requirement may be fulfilled by writing a research thesis, a professional report based on work done during the summer internship, or by completing the MPA Capstone.
Master of Business Administration Graduate	MBA	Custom		English	Two-Year MBA Program: Immersive. Innovative. Intentional. There’s no other full-time MBA program quite like the Johnson School’s. Led by a world-class faculty, supported by industry-leading practitioners, and packed with immersion opportunities, our one-of-a-kind approach to graduate business education will empower you to make an impact.

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