Course # 33660 Section Number 1 Day(s) Th Time(s) 3:30pm-6:20pm Term Fall 2023 Specialization Markets & Regulation Syllabus Syllabus 9/22/23 This course surveys the role and function of inspection and oversight in the public sector (and related private contractor and not-for-profit sectors). It introduces the democratic theories of government accountability functions – investigative, audit, and evaluations/inspections. It also introduces techniques of investigation, policy oversight, and operational auditing, as well as fraud vulnerability and prevention and the performance auditor-agency relationship. It will examine historically evolving roles and functions of inspectors general at all levels of government -- federal, state and local -- in the identification and prevention of fraud, (including public corruption), waste, and inefficiencies. The efficacy of the inspector general public findings and recommendations modality in the promotion of economy, effectiveness, efficiency and integrity in public administration, and related impacts to the making of policy and regulation will also be explored. Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Fall 2023 Government Program Oversight Joe Ferguson Thursday 3:30pm-6:20pm Syllabus Recent News More news Alumni Profile: Alexandria Porter, PAC'23 Thu., May 16, 2024 10 Years at BIP Lab: Co-Founder Ariel Kalil on a Decade of Behavioral Insights and What Comes Next Tue., May 14, 2024 Cynthia Ma, MPP Class of 2025 Tue., May 14, 2024 Upcoming Events More events PKU-UChicago Summer School General Webinar with Alumni Perspectives Tue., May 21, 2024 | 8:30 PM Harris Evening Master's Program - Virtual Class with John Burrows Wed., May 22, 2024 | 5:00 PM Ask Admissions: SDG Challenge Program for High School Students Mon., May 27, 2024 | 8:30 PM
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