Spring 2013 Course Highlights Template.docx - NYU Wagner

PADM-GP 4143 – Research Tools and Methods for Public Service (2 credits)
Instructors: Shankar Prasad and Judy Polyne
Day/Time: Wednesdays, 4:55 pm - 6:35 pm (meets in the second seven weeks of the semester)
Prerequisite: CORE-GP 1011
Quantitative and qualitative methods are essential for effective policymaking. In addition to helping us identify social
problems, we can use research to help determine causes of these problems, suggest potential solutions and
evaluate effectiveness of existing programs. Most policy-relevant research questions can be addressed in many
different ways, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. In this course, students will learn the formal principles
of research design as they apply to both qualitative and quantitative methods. Students will also learn about the
comparative advantages and disadvantages of different data collection methods. The primary goal of this course is to
learn how to identify and evaluate alternative research designs and data collection strategies. These conceptual tools
will help students become more sophisticated consumers and producers of research. A secondary goal is to provide
a hands-on introduction to observing phenomena, conducting interviews, running focus groups and writing effective
surveys.
PADM-GP 4619 – Arts, the Artist, and Public Art in Urban Revitalization (2 credits)
Instructor: Tim Tompkins and Sherry Dobbin (see bio below)
Day/Time: Tuesdays, 6:45 pm - 8:25 pm (meets in the first seven weeks of the semester)
Prerequisite: CORE-GP 1022
This seven-week course addresses the role of arts institutions, artists and public art in revitalizing cities, with an
emphasis on comparative domestic and international examples of distinctive interventions and the larger lessons
that can be drawn from them. We examine how the economic, geographic and social context shapes both art and its
role with respect to public policy goals. Students will refine their ability to analyze existing projects and programs
and plan creative interventions as tools for revitalizing cities. In the process, we will also examine and broaden the
definition of public art. The class is appropriate for those interested in both public policy, planning and
administration as well as arts-based practice and theory.
Instructor Bio:
Sherry Dobbin, Director of Public Art for Times Square Arts, the public art program of the Times Square Alliance. She
brings over 20 years international experience across performance and visual arts, and art in the public realm, where
she has worked as producer, administrator, consultant and curator. Prior to Times Square, she was the Director of
Robert Wilson's The Watermill Center and a Project Director of arts-led regeneration throughout London and Eastern
UK. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (UK), and holds a Masters with Distinction from University of London,
Birkbeck College in Cross-disciplinary Arts History and a BFA in Theater Studies from Boston University College of Fine
Arts.
~ application-only courses in spring 2013 ~
(these courses are not in the weighted pre-registration lottery)
PADM-GP 2129 – Race, Identity and Diversity in Organizations (4 credits)
Instructor: Erica Foldy
Day/Time: Wednesdays, 6:45 pm - 8:25 pm
Prerequisites: CORE-GP 1020
Note: This is an application-only course separate from Wagner’s Weighted Pre-Registration Lottery. In order to
request registration, please fill out the form here. Applications should be no more than about a page. Applications
will be accepted from now until Monday, October 29th. Students will be notified about registration results on
November 8th. If you have questions, please contact Ann Lin at ann.lin@nyu.edu.
As of 10/24/12