The Atlas as a Resource for MPP Students, 7 September 2016

Presentation at SPPG Orientation

1 – The Atlas of Public Management

• About
• The Atlas Team
• How to Find the Atlas

2 – Documenting what MPP students are expected to know by the time they graduate – based on syllabi from leading Programs

• Subjects
• Topics
• Concepts and Terms (e.g., Public Policy, which includes Cappe’s presentation)

3 – Using the Atlas for reviewing concepts

Alignment with SPPG first-year courses

SPPG Course	Atlas Subject
PPG1000 Governance and Institutions	Governance and Institutions
PPG1001 Policy Process	Policy Analysis and Process
PPG1002 Microeconomics	Economic Analysis
PPG1003 Macroeconomics	Macroeconomic Policy
PPG1004 Quantitative Methods	Quantitative Methods
PPG1005 Social Context of Policy-Making	Socioeconomic and Political Context
PPG1007 Strategic Implementation	Implementation and Delivery
PPG1008 Program Evaluation	Evaluation and Performance Measurement

4 – Using the Atlas for professional development

• Career Advice
• Atlas topics with a strong professional development orientation

5 – Other Atlas Resources (selection)

• Courses
  • Specimen Courses: e.g., Harvard MLD110 Strategic Management for Public Purposes
  • Atlas Courses (see vision for Atlas U): e.g., Atlas109 Leadership and Communication
• Competencies
  • e.g., OECD Core Competencies
• Advice
  • e.g., Lobbying
• Think Tanks and Commentators
• Khilola & Friends Must Reads
• Atlas Presentations

6 – The Atlas is a work in progress

• Please send ideas, corrections, comments to any member of The Atlas Team

 

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