Capstone Workshop in Development Practic

Capstone Workshop-Dev Practice

The Capstone Workshop in Development Practice is one of most exciting opportunities within the EPD concentration, and is also open to a limited number of students in other concentrations. Officially, it is a spring-semester course for second-year masters degree students, but workshop activities begin in the fall semester through the course on Methods for Development Practice. Through the workshop, students gain practical experience by engaging in on-going cutting-edge development efforts, often involving country fieldwork. Working in teams with a faculty supervisor, students assist a variety of clients on a wide array of assignments in international development. Students take a multidisciplinary approach to their work and learn extensively from each other as well as from the hands-on tasks of the workshop itself. Another key strength of the workshop is that it allows students to explore the intersection of development concerns with human rights, corporate social responsibility, humanitarian affairs, public health and environmental policy. Reflecting the utility of workshop assignments, a number of workshop reports are available on client websites and have been published. Past clients have included UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF and UNIFEM; the World Bank; national and local governments; NGOs such as Catholic Relief Services, Endeavor, FilmAid International, International Institute for Rural Reconstruction, International Rescue Committee, Seva Mandir, Trickle Up, WaterAid, and Womens Refugee Commission; and development advisors such as DAI and Technoserve. The precise scope of the workshop project and outputs that the students will deliver are negotiated with each client.

• F 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Savita Bailur
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• Instructor: Ragini P Dalal
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• 3 points

Capstone Workshop in Development Practic

Capstone Workshop-Dev Practice

The Capstone Workshop in Development Practice is one of most exciting opportunities within the EPD concentration, and is also open to a limited number of students in other concentrations. Officially, it is a spring-semester course for second-year masters degree students, but workshop activities begin in the fall semester through the course on Methods for Development Practice. Through the workshop, students gain practical experience by engaging in on-going cutting-edge development efforts, often involving country fieldwork. Working in teams with a faculty supervisor, students assist a variety of clients on a wide array of assignments in international development. Students take a multidisciplinary approach to their work and learn extensively from each other as well as from the hands-on tasks of the workshop itself. Another key strength of the workshop is that it allows students to explore the intersection of development concerns with human rights, corporate social responsibility, humanitarian affairs, public health and environmental policy. Reflecting the utility of workshop assignments, a number of workshop reports are available on client websites and have been published. Past clients have included UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF and UNIFEM; the World Bank; national and local governments; NGOs such as Catholic Relief Services, Endeavor, FilmAid International, International Institute for Rural Reconstruction, International Rescue Committee, Seva Mandir, Trickle Up, WaterAid, and Womens Refugee Commission; and development advisors such as DAI and Technoserve. The precise scope of the workshop project and outputs that the students will deliver are negotiated with each client.

• M 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Fernando Fabre
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• Instructor: Debra A Jones
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• Instructor: Kristy Kelly
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• Instructor: John Lawrence
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• 3 points

Internship

Internship 1.5-points

Internships are an integral part of the student experience at SIPA. Students in the MPA, MIA, MPA-DP, and PEPM degree programs are required to register for and conduct an internship as part of their academic coursework, but all students are encouraged to explore internships as part of their education and career development. Students have the option of registering for a maximum of three internship credits towards their degree. Students who want to earn internship credit for non-research internships will register for SIPA U9013 in the fall or spring semester; SIPA does not have summer internship registration. Students can register for either 1.5 (minimum of 120 internship hours) or 3 (minimum of 240 internship hours) internship credits.

• 1.5 points

Internship

Internship 3-points

Internships are an integral part of the student experience at SIPA. Students in the MPA, MIA, MPA-DP, and PEPM degree programs are required to register for and conduct an internship as part of their academic coursework, but all students are encouraged to explore internships as part of their education and career development. Students have the option of registering for a maximum of three internship credits towards their degree. Students who want to earn internship credit for non-research internships will register for SIPA U9013 in the fall or spring semester; SIPA does not have summer internship registration. Students can register for either 1.5 (minimum of 120 internship hours) or 3 (minimum of 240 internship hours) internship credits.

• 3 points

Internship

Internship 0-points

Internships are an integral part of the student experience at SIPA. Students in the MPA, MIA, MPA-DP, and PEPM degree programs are required to register for and conduct an internship as part of their academic coursework, but all students are encouraged to explore internships as part of their education and career development. Students have the option of registering for a maximum of three internship credits towards their degree. Students who want to earn internship credit for non-research internships will register for SIPA U9013 in the fall or spring semester; SIPA does not have summer internship registration. Students can register for either 1.5 (minimum of 120 internship hours) or 3 (minimum of 240 internship hours) internship credits.

• 0 points

MPA-DP: Field Study

Field Study 1.5-points

Students are required to register a total of 3-points during their second year. This can be achieved by either registering two sections of 1.5-points over both fall and spring semesters or by registering one section of 3-points. Section 001: 1.5 points, Section 002: 3 points

• Instructor: Glenn Denning
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• 1.5 points

MPA-DP: Field Study

Field Study 3-points

Students are required to register a total of 3-points during their second year. This can be achieved by either registering two sections of 1.5-points over both fall and spring semesters or by registering one section of 3-points. Section 001: 1.5 points, Section 002: 3 points

• Instructor: Glenn Denning
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• 3 points

Individual Research Course

• Instructor: Sara Tjossem
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• Instructor: Steven Cohen
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• 1.5-3 points

Capstone Workshop in Applied Earth Syste

Capstone Wks-Applied Earth Sys

In the spring semester, new groups are formed to undertake analytic projects for real-world clients in government and nonprofit agencies. These teams, working under the supervision of faculty members, write a report analyzing an actual environmental policy or management problem faced by their clients. Again, projects selected will be relevant to the cohorts two earth systems problem themes.

• W 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Sara Tjossem
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• Instructor: Louise A Rosen
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• Instructor: Eileen McGinnis
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• Instructor: Anne L Degnan
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• Instructor: Adrian R Hill
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• 5 points

Capstone Workshop in Applied Earth Syste

Capstone Wks-Applied Earth Sys

In the spring semester, new groups are formed to undertake analytic projects for real-world clients in government and nonprofit agencies. These teams, working under the supervision of faculty members, write a report analyzing an actual environmental policy or management problem faced by their clients. Again, projects selected will be relevant to the cohorts two earth systems problem themes.

• W 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• F 9 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
• F 10 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• F 11 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• F noon-12:50 p.m.
• F 1 p.m.-1:50 p.m.
• 0 points

Portfolio Presentation Workshop

Portfolio Presentation Workshp

This is a course during which the mid-career executives who are enrolled as students in the Executive MPA program exhibit and share professional work they have managed or directly created during their first year in the program. Materials are presented to the faculty and students for criticism, analysis, and potential improvement.

• S 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Kweli E Washington
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• Instructor: William B Eimicke
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• 3 points