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 opportunity for a semester of research and information gathering in the policy field of the student's external client.

The course will examine ethical & legal issues related to reproduction. While some historical coverage will take place, primary emphasis will be on current topics, such as abortion regulation, coerced medical interventions, conscientous provider accommodations, state ultrasound legislation, prenatal genetic testing, the pregnant woman in research, & regulation of the fertility industry.

The Applied Policy Project (APP) is the capstone event of the MPP program, an independent analytical project for each student. During APP II, students produce a final report of approximately 50 single-spaced, professionally bound pages. The report is presented to both the faculty member and to the client.

Focuses on critical elements of school law to include due process, search and seizure, church/state conflicts, curriculum control & the expression of controversial views, school authority to make rules and policy governing student and teacher conduct, and liability for student injury. Additionally, issues of equal opportunity such as bilingual education, sexual discrimination and harassment, affirmative active, and special educ will be examined

Transition into principal investigators and generators of data science-based knowledge. Develop practical skills necessary to conduct high quality data science research, advance development into producers and critical consumers of research, and further development into professional data scientists broadly defined. Research based career topics covered: time management, research products, types of research positions, and grant writing.

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, change process, and motivation are included.

The focus of this course is the development and design of curriculum, and the delivery of instruction to ensure academic success. The course provides key principles of effective supervision, and asks students to apply concepts involved in teaching diverse populations, developing standards-based curricula, and assessment of instructional objectives. The ISLLC Standards for School Leaders are used as framework for inquiry and decision making.

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 educational goals and objectives will be explored. Current challenges influencing the optimization of human capital in schools will be studied and students will apply the concepts to their own settings.

This course will examine the principles, processes, and responsibilities of financing public education with a focus on the leadership provided at the school level in finance. The course will have a special emphasis on budgeting procedures and accounting systems critical to the management of finances at the building level.

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 the elementary, middle, and high schools levels as well as at central office and at community out-reach sites. Students will be mentored on site by licensed school administrators during their 320-hour internship.