Evening Master's Program (EMP) - Incoming Students

EMP students will be taking 2 courses per quarter and one Saturday per quarter for four quarters. During your first quarter in the program you will take the following: 

  • PPHA 58050 | Leadership, Negotiations, and Management 
  • PPHA 58001 | Data Analytics I: Quantitative Analysis 
  • PPHA 59100 | Current Topics in Public Policy I

In the EMP there is only one version of each course available, and you may not petition to waive any of the courses.

For an expected academic plan and full degree requirement details see the EMP degree program page.

You can see the 2019-20 syllabi for all courses on the Harris courses page.

How the autumn quarter core courses will be offered:

PPHA 58050 | Leadership, Negotiations, and Management 

Instructor(s):

The spring 2020 Syllabus can be found on the Harris courses page. The content of this course will be largely the same, but the delivery methods may be different.

Delivery Method:

This course will use a fully synchronous format – there will be no pre-recorded lectures. That said, all sessions will be recorded and made available, after the fact, to students, who miss some or all of the live class session. By teaching this class entirely live via Zoom, it most closely mimics the experience of taking the class in person. 

Each class session includes a mix of pedagogical approaches. Each class starts with a lecture, but one that is highly interactive. Students are then sent off to virtual breakout rooms in Zoom to conduct some kind of negotiation or other management-related group exercise. Class sessions then conclude with a facilitated discussion about how the hands-on exercise went. In that facilitated discussion, we explore a number of topics, jointly exploring what was surprising, what went well for some students, what didn’t go so well for other students, etc. By so doing, we connect the dots between theory and practice.

PPHA 58001 | Data Analytics I: Quantitative Analysis 

Instructor(s):

The spring 2020 Syllabus can be found on the Harris courses page. The content of this course will be largely the same, but the delivery methods may be different.

Delivery Method:

This course will use a “flipped classroom” model. Each week, students will be asked to watch and engage with a pre-recorded lecture (about one hour). These lectures will include a written transcript and will allow students to re-watch material that they are uncertain about as many times as they need. The lectures will also be integrated with exercises that will let students self-assess how well they understand the material and pre-feed questions into the live sections.

In addition to the pre-recorded lectures, each student will participate in a weekly 90-minute live section with the instructor (6pm to 7:30pm). These live sections will allow for interaction between students and instructor. The pre-recorded materials will cover somewhat easier topics, which we will then build on during the live sessions. Students will also have access to live TA Stata sessions each week on Saturday morning, as well as instructor and TA office hours to get specific help. All instructor-led live sessions will be recorded and made available to students who miss all or a portion of the class meeting. 

PPHA 59100 | Current Topics in Public Policy I

Instructor(s):

Delivery Method:

This course will use a “flipped classroom” model. Students will be asked to watch and engage with a pre-recorded lecture (60 to 90 minutes) for necessary context for the course. These lectures will include a written transcript and will allow students to re-watch material that they are uncertain about as many times as they need. The lectures will also be integrated with exercises that will let students self-assess how well they understand the material and pre-feed questions into the live sections.

In addition to the pre-recorded lecture, students will participate in a live session that will run between 3-4 hours on a Saturday during the quarter. The live session will allow for further review of the research material as well as an opportunity for small group break-out sessions. Each small group will be responsible for presenting their findings and conclusions at the end of the session. All instructor-led live sessions will be recorded and made available to students who miss all or a portion of the class meeting.