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PPOL E272 - Introduction to Environmental Sciences
Application of principles from the life and physical sciences to the understanding and management of the environment. Emphases will be placed on (1) the physical and biological restraints on resource availability and use, and (2) the technological and scientific options to solving environmental problems.
Preparation for Course
P: a statistics course.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL E400 - Topics in Environmental Studies
An interdisciplinary consideration of specific environmental topics. May be repeated for credit.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL E272 or SPEA E272.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL H120 - Contemporary Health Issues
An examination of current public health, environmental health, and health service delivery issues in the United States. Topics include the organization and costs of health systems, access to care, and the interrelationships between risk factors and health; also environmental challenges facing our society and their impact on health.
Cr. 1-3.
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PPOL H316 - Environmental Health Science
A study of human interaction with the environment and potential impacts of environmental agents on health and safety. Hazards from natural sources and human activities that contaminate our air, land, water, food, homes, neighborhoods, and workplaces are examined. Environmental control activities, including pollution control technology and policy, are also examined.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL H320 - Health Systems Administration
An overview of the U.S. healthcare delivery system. Examines the organization, function, and role of the system; current system problems; and alternative systems or solutions.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL H322 - Principles of Epidemiology
A basic overview of epidemiologic methodology and techniques. Both communicable and chronic disease risk factors will be discussed, along with data acquisition, analysis techniques, and current published epidemiological studies.
Preparation for Course
P: MA 15300 or equivalent course.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL H352 - Healthcare Finance I
First of a two-course sequence on the financial management of healthcare organizations; introduces financial environment of providers and concepts of financial accounting critical to decision-making. Topics include financial statement analysis (specific emphasis on unique features of healthcare financial statements), accounting and managerial control of cash, accounts receivable, inventory, and budgeting.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL H371 - Human Resource Management in Healthcare Facilities
This course covers the function of management, which is concerned with the acquisition, development, and use of human resources in the field of healthcare delivery. Labor relations relating to healthcare delivery are also included.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL H402 - Hospital Administration
The study of organization, structure, function, and fiscal operations within hospitals. The role of the hospital in the community, relationship to official and voluntary health agencies, coordination of hospital departments and managerial involvement will be examined.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL H320 or SPEA H320.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL H411 - Chronic and Long-Term Care Administration
Administering programs across the continuum of care including nursing homes, hospice, home health, and assisted living; Medicare and Medicaid financing; quality improvement; care management; and needs of special populations, particularly, vulnerable elders.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL H416 - Environmental Health Policy
Study of professional requirements and duties of the environmental health functions within health agencies; consideration of applicable laws and standards in each environmental health function; environmental evaluation, implementation, and personnel responsibilities.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL H422 - The Social Epidemics: AIDS, Violence, and Substance Abuse
This course examines HIV/AIDS, violence, and substance abuse in the context of racial, gender, sexual orientation, and class dynamics that may underlie the way these pathologies affect certain populations. Emphasized is the recognition that how we define disease and causation can influence how we attempt to find a cure.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL H441 - Legal Aspects of Healthcare Administration
An overview of the liability and legal responsibility, as well as legal recourse healthcare facilities may exercise. This course will discuss policies and standards relating to health facility administration. Also included is a discussion of financial aspects unique to the hospital/healthcare facility environment, such as third-party payments and federal assistance.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL H455 - Topics in Public Health
Extensive discussion of selected topics in public health. The topic may change from semester to semester with resource availability and student demand. May be repeated for credit.
Cr. 1-3.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
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PPOL H456 - Managed Care
Course examines the organizational structures of managed care as used in the health industry. The strengths and weaknesses of managed care organizations are examined as well as the performance of both public and private managed care organizations. Course also examines and discusses current issues surrounding managed care.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL H474 - Health Administration Ethics Seminar
This course will examine current issues in public health and governmental and private initiatives to resolve those issues.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL H320 or SPEA H320 and senior class standing.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL J101 - The American Criminal Justice System
Introduction to the criminal justice system of the United States and its function in contemporary society.
Cr. 3.
Notes
The American Criminal Justice System (J101) is a prerequisite for all other criminal justice courses.
Indiana Core Transfer Library course.
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PPOL J201 - Theoretical Foundations of Criminal Justice Policies
This course examines the impact of sociological, biological, and economic theories of crime and the practice of criminal justice. Focus is upon the nature and importance of theory, context of theoretical developments, methods for the critical analysis of theoretical developments, and policy implications of the varying perspectives considered.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J101 or SPEA J101.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL J202 - Criminal Justice Data, Methods, and Resources
Course examines basic concepts of criminal justice. Students become familiar with research techniques necessary for systematic analysis of the criminal justice system, offender behavior, crime trends, and program effectiveness. Students will learn to critically evaluate existing research. Students will become familiar with existing sources of criminal justice data and will learn to assess the quality of that data.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J101 or SPEA J101.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL J260 - Topics in Criminal Justice
Study of selected issues in criminal justice. Topics vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J101 or SPEA J101.
Cr. 1-3.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
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PPOL J301 - Substantive Criminal Law
The development, limitations, and application of substantive criminal law utilizing the casestudy method.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J101 or SPEA J101; R: PPOL J201 and J202 or SPEA J201 and J202.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL J302 - Procedural Criminal Law
Criminal law application and procedure from the initiation of police activity through the correctional process utilizing the case-study method.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J101 or SPEA J101.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL J303 - Evidence
The rule of law governing proof at trial of disputed issues of fact; burden of proof; presumptions and judicial notice; examination, impeachment, competency, and privileges of witnesses; hearsay rule and exceptions; all related as nearly as possible to criminal, as opposed to civil, process.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J101 or SPEA J101.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL J304 - Correctional Law
Legal problems from conviction to release; pre-sentence investigations, sentencing, probation, and parole, incarceration; loss and restoration of civil rights.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J101 or SPEA J101.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL J305 - Juvenile Justice
This course is designed to provide an overview of the justice system’s response to abused, neglected, and dependent children; juvenile misconduct; and delinquent behavior. An extensive review of the development of recent legal changes to the court, options for prevention, treatment of juvenile offenders, and possible system reforms.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J101 or SPEA J101.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL J306 - The Criminal Courts
An analysis of the criminal justice process from prosecution through appeal. The organization and operation of felony and misdemeanor courts are examined. Topics include prosecutorial decision-making; plea-bargaining; judicial selection; and the conduct of trials, sentencing, and appeal.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J101 or SPEA J101; R: PPOL J201 and J202 or SPEA J201 and J202.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL J310 - Introduction to Administrative Processes
Introduction to principles of management and system theory for the administration of criminal justice agencies. Credit not given for J310 and V270.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J101 or SPEA J101.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL J320 - Criminal Investigation
Theory of investigation, crime-scene procedures, interviews, interrogations, surveillances, and sources of information; collection and preservation of physical evidence; investigative techniques in specific crimes.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J101 or SPEA J101.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL J321 - American Policing
This course will examine the history, evolution, and organization of policing in the United States. Emphasis is placed on such major contemporary issues as the police role, discretion, use of force, corruption, accountability, and community policing.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J101 or SPEA J101; R: PPOL J201 and J202 or SPEA J201, J202.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL J322 - Introduction to Criminalistics
The broad range of physical evidence developed through the investigative process, and methods of identifying and establishing validity and relevance through forensic laboratory techniques.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J101 or SPEA J101; R: PPOL J301 or SPEA J301.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL J331 - Corrections
This course examines the historical development of the American correctional system; the study of administration of local, state, and federal corrections programs, including jail, probation, community corrections, and prisons. Includes the study of punishment rationales, current correctional policies, and possibilities for reform.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J101 or SPEA J101; R: PPOL J201 and J202, or SPEA J201 and J202.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL J370 - Seminar in Criminal Justice
Selected contemporary topics in criminal justice. May be repeated for credit.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J101 or SPEA J101.
Cr. 3.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
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PPOL J376 - Principles of Public Safety
Examination of threats to public safety and of governmental response at various levels to those threats. Treatments of such areas as transportation and highway threats, occupational safety and health, criminal threats, emergency and disaster planning, consumer protection, and fire control and suppression. Discussion of techniques to identify and measure risk, the acceptability of risk, and governmental attempts to control risk.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J101 or SPEA J101.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL J380 - Internship in Criminal Justice
Open to interested students who qualify upon approval of the faculty. Students may be placed with various criminal justice agencies for assignment to a defined task relevant to their educational interests. Tasks may involve staff work or research. Full-time participants may earn up to 6 credit hours.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J1001 or SPEA J101; permission of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Notes
May be repeated for credit. Course is graded S/U (satisfactory/ unsatisfactory).
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PPOL J433 - Institutional Corrections
The history and development of the jail, penitentiary, prison, and reformatory. Analysis and evaluation of contemporary imprisonment.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J101 or SPEA J101.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL J439 - Crime and Public Policy
A detailed examination of the major efforts designed to control or reduce crime. A review of existing knowledge is followed by an investigation of current crime control theories, proposals, and programs.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J101 or SPEA J101; senior standing or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL J440 - Corrections in the Community
A detailed analysis of correctional alternatives to incarceration that focus on the reintegration of the offender while remaining in the community. Because of their extensive use, considerable attention is given to probation and parole. Other topics include diversion, community residential programs, restitution, halfway houses, and home detention.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J101 or SPEA J101.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL J445 - Trends in Corrections
Analysis and evaluation of contemporary correctional systems. Discussion of recent research concerning the correctional institution and the various field services.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J101 or SPEA J101.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL J460 - Police in the Community
In-depth examination of crime as an urban policy problem, focusing on the role of police and victims in defining crime as a policy problem, and their role in seeking to reduce the incidence of crime.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J101 or SPEA J101.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL J470 - Seminar in Criminal Justice
Emphasizes current developments in legal, administrative, and operational aspects of the criminal justice system.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J101 or SPEA J101 and senior standing.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL J480 - Research in Criminal Justice
Individual research under guidance of faculty member.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL J101 or SPEA J101 and junior standing and consent of instructor.
Cr. 1-6.
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PPOL K300 - Statistical Techniques
An introduction to statistics. Nature of statistical data. Ordering and manipulation of data. Measures of central tendency and dispersion. Elementary probability. Concepts of statistical inference decision. Estimation and hypothesis testing. Special topics discussed may include regression and correlation, analysis of variance, nonparametric methods. Credit given for only one of the following: K300, ECON E270, SOC S351, POLS Y395, PSY 201, STAT 301.
Preparation for Course
P: MA 15300 or equivalent.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V170 - Introduction to Public Affairs
Broad coverage of public affairs through critical and analytical inquiry into policy-making at all levels of government. Particular emphasis on intergovernmental relations as they affect policy in the federal system.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V260 - Topics in Public Affairs
Study of selected issues in public affairs. Topics may vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit.
Cr. 1-3.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
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PPOL V263 - Public Management
This course is an examination of the management process in public organizations in the United States. Special attention will be given to external influences on public managers, the effects of the intergovernmental environment, and in particular, problems of management in a democratic, limited government system.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V264 - Urban Structure and Policy
An introduction to urban government and public policy issues. Topics include urban government structure and policy making, the economic foundations and development of cities, demography of cities and suburbs, land-use planning, and other selected urban policy problems.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V270 - Survey of Administrative Techniques
Introduction to principles of management and systems theory for the administration of public agencies. Credit not given for both V270 and J310.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V275 - Introduction to Emergency Management
An examination of the background and nature of the profession, the central theoretical debates concerning natural and human-induced disasters, mitigating and reacting to these catastrophic events, and the major roles and responsibilities of emergency managers. Current practical problems and future directions will be explored.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V340 - Urban Government Administration
Structure of local government in the United States, federalism and intergovernmental relations, policy problems faced by local officials, and the implications of these problems for local government administrators.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V348 - Management Science
Introduction to management-science models and methods for policy analysis and public management. Methods include decision analysis, linear programming queuing analysis, and simulation. Computer-based applications are included.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL K300 or SPEA K300, MA 15300 or MA 21300. Prior familiarization with computers is recommended, though not required.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V365 - Urban Development and Planning
This course identifies the major problems associated with urban development in the United States and investigates the potential of public planning strategies and tools to deal with these problems. An emphasis is placed on the application of analytical approaches to problem definition and solution.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL V264 and K300, or SPEA V264 and K300.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V366 - Managing Behavior in Public Organizations
This course provides an introduction to the management of people in public organizations. Focus is on behavioral science in management and related analytical and experiential applications.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V368 - Managing Government Operations
Application of analytical techniques to operating decisions in the public-management sector. Cases are used extensively to illustrate the application of techniques (such as charting, capacity and demand analysis, forecasting, performance measurement, decision analysis, queuing/simulation, Markov modeling, and cost-effective analysis) to design, scheduling, inventory assignment, transportation, and replacement decisions.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL V348 or SPEA V348.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V370 - Research Methods and Statistical Modeling
This course will introduce the student to the basic methods, issues, analytical techniques, and ethical considerations of evaluation research.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL K300 or SPEA K300 (or equivalent).
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V371 - Financing Public Affairs
A survey of economic and political theories of market failures, public expenditure evaluation, economic stabilization, systems of redistribution and fiscal federalism. Examples and applications to contemporary government decisions.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL V170 or SPEA V170, ECON E201, E202.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V372 - Government Finance and Budgets
Study of fiscal management in public agencies, including revenue administration, debt management, and public budgeting.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V373 - Human Resources Management in the Public Sector
The organization and operation of public personnel-management systems, with emphasis on concepts and techniques of job analysis, position classification, training, affirmative action, and motivation.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V376 - Law and Public Policy
The purpose of this course is to provide a basic understanding of the origins, process, and impact of law in the making and implementing of public policy. The course’s major objective is to provide students with the substantive concepts necessary to understand the judicial system and law in its various forms.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V377 - Legal Process and Contemporary Issues in America
An introduction to the American legal system, including the Constitution, courts system, and administrative law in federal and state agencies. Readings and discussion center around current issues affected by the legal process.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL V376 or SPEA V376.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V380 - Internship - Public Affairs
Open to interested students upon approval of the faculty. Students are placed with public agencies or governmental units for assignment to a defined task relevant to their educational interests in public affairs. Tasks may involve staff work or research. Full-time participants may earn up to 6 credits.
Preparation for Course
P: permission of instructor.
Cr. 1-6.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
Notes
May be repeated for credit. Course is graded S/U (satisfactory/unsatisfactory).
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PPOL V381 - Professional Experience
Students will be required to fulfill a minimum of 120 hours of professional relevant work.
Cr. 1-6.
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PPOL V387 - Public Administration and Emergency Management
An examination of the American federal system and how it affects policy making and emergency management. Topics include government programs, participation of agencies and actors from all three levels of government, the nonprofit sector, and the private sector. Administrative processes in managing major hazards and disasters will be presented.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V389 - Risk and Hazard Mitigation
An examination of the principles and practice of risk and hazard mitigation at all levels of government and private industry. The tools, techniques, resources, programs, intergovernmental relationships, public-private partnerships, and the broader social context involved in planning for organizational and business continuity and implementing risk reduction strategies are covered.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V390 - Readings in Public Affairs
Independent readings and research related to a topic of special interest to the student. Written report required. May be repeated for credit.
Preparation for Course
P: permission of instructor.
Cr. 1-3.
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PPOL V405 - Public Law and the Legislative Process
This course focuses on Congress as a policy-making body in the U.S. public law system. It covers the constitutional framework for congressional operations as well as technical aspects of the legislative process such as bill drafting and analysis, the role of leadership, and the prerogatives of individual members.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V406 - Public Law and the Electoral Process
The purpose of this course is to facilitate understanding of the interaction of electoral politics and policy. It covers the legal framework of the evolution of the “right” to vote, the impact of the judiciary on the structure of elections, limitations on campaign practices, and the importance of legislative districting and its control.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V407 - Public Law and Government Relations
The purpose of this course is to build understanding of government relations work as applied to careers in the field. It covers the historical evolution of the constitutional right to petition the government with an understanding of the limitations imposed on the process. The interaction of public and private sectors is included.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V421 - Metropolitan Development
Discussion of the process of development in metropolitan regions. Includes topics such as economic development, land use evolution, and demographic change. Consideration of relevant policy issues.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V432 - Labor Relations in the Public Sector
An introductory overview of labor relations in the public sector. Course includes the development, practice, and extent of the collective bargaining process and administration of the labor agreement by state and local governments.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V441 - Topics in Financial Management and Policy
Various topics on financial management and policy are examined in a state and local setting. Course may be repeated for credit under different topics.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL V372 or SPEA V372.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V444 - Public Administrative Organization
A review of research findings and analysis of the operation of public agencies and their performance.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V447 - Federal Budget Policy
Examination of the institutions and processes involved in putting together the annual federal budget, with emphasis on the role of the Appropriations and Budget committees in Congress and the White House and the Office of Management and Budget in the executive branch. Selected major policy areas will be considered.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V449 - Policy Senior Seminar
Discussion of the role of policy analysts in government. Applications of analytical tools to substantive policy areas such as transportation, community development, education, poverty, manpower, and health.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL V348 or SPEA V348.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V450 - Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs
Extensive analysis of selected contemporary issues in public affairs. Topics vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit.
Cr. 1-3.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
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PPOL V450 - Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (Honors Course)
Extensive analysis of selected contemporary issues in public affairs. Topics vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit under different topics.
Preparation for Course
P: honors eligibility or consent of instructor, and one or more of the following courses are recommended: HIST H105, HIST H106, SOC S161, POLS Y103, and/or SPEA V170.
Cr. 1-3.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
Notes
Honors equivalent of PPOL V450 or SPEA V450.
To register in an honors course, students must have Honors Program eligibility or instructor’s permission.
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PPOL V456 - Topics in Public Law
Extensive analysis of selected contemporary issues in public law. Topics vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V457 - Management Science in the Public Sector
An intermediate treatment of management science methods with primary application to public managerial decision support. Topics include network analysis, queuing, simulation, and others. Computer-based analysis is emphasized.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL K300, V348 or SPEA K300, V348, ETCS 10600.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V465 - Geographic Information Systems for Public and Environmental Affairs
Students will learn the concepts, methodologies, and perspectives essential for using geographic information systems (GIS) to address critical public affairs issues. Through course projects, students will learn how to use desktop and Internet-based GIS applications and will develop complementary skills related to designing and implementing GIS applications for public-sector organizations.
Preparation for Course
P: ETCS 10600.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V471 - Urban Management Systems
This course is designed to extend the students’ skill in applying a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods to the problems of urban government planning and management.
Preparation for Course
P: PPOL V348 or SPEA V348 and senior class standing.
Cr. 3.
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PPOL V490 - Directed Research in Public and Environmental Affairs
To be arranged with the individual instructor and approved by the chairperson of the undergraduate program. May be repeated for credit up to 9 credit hours.
Preparation for Course
P: Instructor permission required.
Cr. 1-3.
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PSY 12000 - Elementary Psychology
Introduction to the fundamental principles of psychology, covering particularly the topics of personality, intelligence, emotion, abnormal behavior, attention, perception, learning, memory, and thinking.
Cr. 3.
Notes
Indiana Core Transfer Library course.
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PSY 14000 - Critical Foundations for Psychology
A comprehensive introduction to psychology as a science and as a profession; methods of inquiry used in the science of psychology, critical thinking, information literacy, and basic written communication as applied to the discipline; survey of career opportunities in psychology, focusing on developing short-term and long-term academic/professional goals and effective strategies for pursuing them.
Preparation for Course
P: PSY 12000 with a grade of C- or higher. Restricted to psychology majors.
Cr. 3.
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PSY 20100 - Introduction to Statistics in Psychology
An introduction to the development and application of statistical, quantitative, and measurement techniques pertinent to the psychological sciences. Fundamental concepts of numerical assignment, sampling theory, distribution functions, experimental design, inferential procedures, and statistical control.
Preparation for Course
P: PSY 12000 (or equivalent) and either STAT 12500, MA 15300 or MA 16800 with a grade of C- or better or placement at a higher level of mathematics.
Cr. 3.
Hours
Class 2, Lab. 2.
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PSY 20300 - Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
The use of scientific method in psychology. Lecture covers principles of collecting and interpreting data, using examples of research from many areas of psychology. In the laboratory portion, the student uses many different techniques from various areas of psychology.
Preparation for Course
P: PSY 10000 or 14000, PSY 12000 and 20100 with grades of C- or better; R: ENG W233.
Cr. 3.
Hours
Class 2, Lab. 2.
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PSY 20500 - Testing and Measurement
Fundamental concepts of test theory, introduction to applied psychological testing, the scale of data, and the interpretation of test results.
Preparation for Course
P: PSY 20100; R: ENG W233.
Cr. 3.
Hours
Class 2, Lab. 2.
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PSY 23500 - Child Psychology
General principles of children’s behavior and development from conception to adolescence, including sensory and motor development, and the basic psychological processes such as learning, motivation, and socialization. Credit not given for both PSY 23500 and PSY 36900.
Preparation for Course
P: PSY 12000 (or equivalent).
Cr. 3.
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PSY 23500 - Child Psychology - Honors
Honors equivalent of PSY 23500. General principles of children’s behavior and development from conception to adolescence, including sensory and motor development, and the basic psychological processes such as learning, motivation, and socialization. Credit not given for both PSY 23500 and PSY 36900.
Preparation for Course
P: PSY 12000 (or equivalent).
Cr. 3.
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PSY 24000 - Introduction to Social Psychology
A broad survey of current knowledge about human social behavior. Topics covered include aggression, attraction and love, social influence, attitudes and attitude change, nonverbal communication, leadership, prejudice and discrimination, and application of social psychology to law, medicine, and other fields.
Preparation for Course
R: PSY 12000 (or equivalent).
Cr. 3.
Notes
Indiana Core Transfer Library course.
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PSY 25100 - Health Psychology
Health Psychology is concerned with the interaction between behavior and health and illness. It includes the psychological study of the relationship between health and lifestyle, stress and coping, and health-injurious behaviors.
Preparation for Course
P: PSY 12000 (or equivalent).
Cr. 3.
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PSY 27200 - Introduction to Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Survey of psychological principles and research methods relevant to organizations and industry. Topics covered include research methodology, individual differences, personnel selection, performance measurement, training, motivation, job satisfaction, emotions, work stress, and leadership.
Preparation for Course
P: PSY 12000 (or equivalent).
Cr. 3.
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PSY 31000 - Sensory and Perceptual Processes
Theory, problems, and research in sensation and perception, including physiological bases and measurement techniques.
Preparation for Course
P: PSY 12000 (or equivalent).
Cr. 3.
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PSY 31100 - Human Memory
A survey of theories and research about how humans remember information and why they often forget. Topics include research on amnesia, forgetting, and sensory memory systems as well as on practical issues such as how to improve memory.
Preparation for Course
P: PSY 12000 and 6 additional credits in psychology.
Cr. 3.
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PSY 31400 - Introduction to Learning
This course attempts to make clear the theoretical and practical implications of learning principles and findings. Various theories of learning are examined and the implications of theories, and the learning approach generally, for a variety of practical problems are emphasized.
Preparation for Course
P: PSY 12000 (or equivalent) or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Hours
Class 3.
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PSY 31700 - Addictions: Biology, Psychology and Society
It is an interdisciplinary, introductory course taught by a team from the biology and psychology departments. The course will focus on using the processes of addiction to alcohol, marijuana, nicotine, and psychomotor stimulants to teach the basics of biological and psychological science. Example topic areas include neurological/brain function, biochemistry, genetics, immunology, emotion and motivation, learning and memory, physiology and pharmacology, and the psychosocial aspects of addictions.
Preparation for Course
P: PSY 12000 (or equivalent).
Cr. 3.
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PSY 32900 - Psychobiology II: Principles of Psychobiological Psychology
The relationship of physiology and basic anatomy, with special emphasis on the central nervous system, to variables fundamental to the study of psychology.
Preparation for Course
P: PSY 12000 and 20300 with grades of C- or better; R: ENG W233.
Cr. 3.
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PSY 33300 - Motivation
An examination of current research and theory. Current theories of motivation and data relevant to these theories are reviewed. The effects of both unlearned motives and rewards and learned motives and rewards on behavior are covered.
Preparation for Course
P: PSY 12000 (or equivalent).
Cr. 3.
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PSY 33400 - Cross Cultural Psychology
Examination and restructuring of the major psychological principles from a cultural perspective. A study of the diversity of development of the individual across Asian, African American, Latino/a, and American Indian/Alaskan Native cultures will be presented. The experience of self, role of the family and community, and the psychology of prejudice will be emphasized. Issues related to the workplace, religion, sexual orientation, ability status, and gender will also be discussed. It will be assumed that the student already has some familiarity with major psychological theories and terminology.
Preparation for Course
R: PSY 12000 (or equivalent).
Cr. 3.
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PSY 33500 - Stereotyping and Prejudice
This course examines the topics of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination from a social psychological perspective. Relying on empirical findings and relevant theoretical approaches, the course moves beyond lay opinions to explore the social psychological foundations and forms of stereotyping and prejudice, and to examine various strategies for reducing intergroup biases.
Cr. 3.
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