Course Descriptions CED 851 Seminar in CED (3 credits) This course involves the development and presentation of students’ papers and the quality of discussions in the classroom setting. Occasionally, visitors and faculty will also present papers for discussion. CED 858 Policy Analysis and CED (3 credits) Policy Analysis and CED addresses linkages among public, social and economic policies constituting the policy environment of CED. A review of theoretical approaches to policy analysis is covered. Case studies of environmental, health, educational, urban and poverty policies are presented. The government’s role in the main domains of social programs, social regulation in consumer protection and protection of civil rights will be analyzed, as will the influence of grassroots politics, social movements and organizations on the policymaking process and policy outcomes. CED 859 Advanced Policy Analysis and CED (3 credits) This is the second of a two-part sequence on policy analysis. This sequence aims to provide a solid theoretical foundation for policy analysis from a CED perspective at national and international levels, and an applied foundation based on the skills for conducting policy analysis and sharpening the analysis of policy choices. It will present a framework that locates policy design within the larger study of politics, policy making and democracy. Students will analyze the role that social constructions have in determining the characteristics of policy designs. Students will also examine rationales for public policy, including market failure, and complementary analysis of government failure. Methods for identifying policy problems, establishing evaluation criteria, and selecting policy alternatives will be advanced. Prerequisite: CED 858. CED 860 Transformation of Development Organizations (3 credits) This is a foundations course in nonprofit planning for experienced nonprofit managers. This course provides the underpinnings of nonprofit strategic planning and strategic management. It addresses the theory and practice of strategic planning, planned change, and strategic management in the organizational development of nonprofit development organizations, with a particular focus on community-based development organizations (CBOs) in the United States and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the international arena. The connections between political and managerial approaches to organizational development and planned change will be considered. Participants are expected to engage in a strategic planning or planned change program in their work organizations or to support such work in other development organizations. CED 861 Nonprofit Management (3 credits) This is a foundations course in nonprofit management for experienced nonprofit managers. It approaches nonprofit management from the perspective of what effective community-based development organizations (CBOs, CDCs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) should do well. The course is designed as an integrative experience for advanced graduate students to enhance both theoretical and practical knowledge. It presumes familiarity with nonprofit manage-
ment, public administration, program planning, the role of volunteer boards, staff and community stakeholders. Prerequisites: M.S. students need CED 707A & B or its equivalent, and permission of the instructor. CED 862 Organizational Analysis for CED (3 credits) This is an advanced skills-based course in quantitative organizational analysis for experienced nonprofit managers. It presumes familiarity with nonprofit management or public administration, and approaches nonprofit management from the perspective of what effective community-based development organizations (CBOs, CDCs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) do well in core functions: organizational mission and governance; corporate structure and management practices; revenue performance and sustainability; and contributions to CED. Student teams will use a survey instrument to query a client; develop an organizational analysis; prepare a professional report outlining action recommendations, and present it to the client. This is an advanced course in the nonprofit management specialization, and acts as an elective in the doctoral methods sequence. Prerequisite: CED 861. CED 863 Civil Society, Social Capital and Participation (3 credits) This course focuses on the theme of “civil society” and how it relates to social capital and participation in the CED policy and practice arena. The purpose is to locate the concept of civil society in Smith, Marx and Weber, and make extended incursions into their respective studies of civil society. Armed with a familiarity with their original writings, students will be able to evaluate these references as well as draw their own. The course also seeks to historize the concept of civil society to further the analysis of its current conceptualizations and practice. CED 864 Advanced Financial Analysis for CED (3 credits) This is an advanced skills-based course in nonprofit management for experienced nonprofit managers. It approaches nonprofit management from the perspective of what effective community-based organizations (CBOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) do well in core financial functions. It includes financial analysis techniques to assess revenue performance, operational stability and long-term sustainability. This course is part of the nonprofit management specialization. Prerequisite: CED 861. CED 865 Advanced Nonprofit Management (3 credits) This is a course in strategic management and planned change management. It covers managerial principles and tools used in the development, implementation, and review of strategy for organizations, and the role of organizational leadership in managing continuous and planned change. Topics in strategic management include internal and external environmental analysis; value, competition, and strategic choice; strategic positioning; and implementation and control issues. Topics in planned change management include models and theories of leadership, leading organizational culture, effective leadership models, theories and applications of change management, and leading and sustaining change. Prerequisite: CED 861.
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