This course will provide a solid foundation of insights into how Congress works, essential for aspiring public policy advocates. Topics investigated include historical precedents for policymaking, the process of Congressional …
What are the most pressing policy problems facing Virginia and how can they be addressed? Students will learn how the broad historical forces of Virginia's past, her current political institutions, …
Students register for this course to complement an industry work experience. Topics focus on the application of engineering principles, analysis, methods and best practices in an industrial setting. A final …
A colloquium on computational biology methods and results. Each week, students will attend a seminar, and read and discuss a computational biology paper, focusing on computational approaches and biological conclusions. …
A colloquium on computational biology methods and results. Each week, students will attend a seminar, and read and discuss a computational biology paper, focusing on computational approaches and biological conclusions. …
A colloquium on computational biology methods and results. Each week, students will attend a seminar, and read and discuss a computational biology paper, focusing on computational approaches and biological conclusions. …
Course shapes public leaders to recognize & respond to competing value propositions & implement value objectives in specific public context. Course goes beyond concrete incentive systems & aims to shape …
Course investigates practical challenges policy researchers face conducting impact evaluations. Develop capacity to replicate prominent empirical research using experimental & quasi-experimental methods & present results in compelling, accessible formats.Course primarily …
Graduate-level poetry writing workshop for advanced writing students. A weekly 2.5 hour workshop discussion of student poems. For more details, visit our program website at creativewriting.virginia.edu.
Leading in the public context requires an understanding of one's own & others' thoughts, feelings, & motivations; & tools for working toward mutually valued outcomes. Course uses behavioral science to …
The Applied Policy Project (APP) is the capstone event of the MPP program, an independent analytical project for each student. Divided over two semesters, APP I provides students with the …
Content for this course includes the purposes and nature of theory in educational administration and the application of organization theory to education. Theories of leadership, organizations, decision-making, communication, climate, conflict, …
This course examines and promotes prospective administrators, intrapersonal understanding, interpersonal ability, and potential for effectiveness as leaders. Theory and practice relative to the staffing of schools for effective realization of …
This course is designed to prepare individuals for positions of education leadership by exposing them to hands-on administrators. Students will be engaged in a significant number of administrative activities at …
This course provides students with the necessary blend of theory, best practice, and authentic problems of practice in leadership. The course provides a bridge between their thought in other courses …
Research Ethics/Responsible Conduct of Research fulfills both the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Mandate. The course is case-based and practical. The goal …
This course guides graduate students to communicate their research to non-technical audiences such as the public, the media, scholars in other fields, and policymakers. Topics include audience analysis, message design, …
This is the required course for the graduate Certificate in Digital Humanities. It entails participation in colloquia, sixty hours of experience participating in a research project uniting computation and humanities, …
Where do our educational practices come from? This seminar invites graduate students to explore theories and philosophies of education in order to guide their own professional development and practices as …
Students will learn algorithms and applications of computational methods for analysis of experimental data from genome, epigenome, and transcriptome sequencing experiments. The course will cover various biological data types (whole …