11.001J | 11.002 | 11.007J | 11.011 | 11.012 | 11.013J | 11.014J | 11.015J | 11.018 | 11.020 | 11.021J | 11.022J | 11.100 | 11.102J | 11.122 | 11.123J | 11.124 | 11.125 | 11.165
11.001J Introduction to Urban Design and Development
11.002 Introduction to Public Policy Analysis and Government Action
Presents major analytic techniques of public policy analysis: deterministic and probabilistic models, cost-benefit analysis, decision analysis, linear programming. Class sessions organized in order of main tasks of policy analyst: identifying alternatives, implementation, evaluation. Compares alternative approaches to public policy analysis.
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11.007J Controversies in Public Policy
Introduction to political aspects of public policy. Considers philosophical rationales for government action and the evolution of public policy in America; the policy-making process; basic strategies of public policy, including markets, government regulation, mass persuasion; and ways of analyzing the impacts of public policies-social indicators, cost/benefit analysis, evaluation of distributive equity, and unintended consequences.
L. E. Susskind
11.011 The Art and Science of Negotiation
11.012 Boston: The Evolving City
11.013J American Urban History I
11.014J American Urban History II
Seminar on the history of selected features of the physical environment of urban America. Among the features considered are parks, cemeteries, tenements, suburbs, zoos, skyscrapers, department stores, supermarkets, and amusement parks. Focuses on readings and discussions.
R. M. Fogelson
11.015J Riots, Strikes, and Conspiracies in American History
11.018 Solving the Infrastructure Crisis
Examines the influence of infrastructure planning and development on cities and regions. Identifies the political, physical, and economic forces that influence the construction (and maintenance) of roads, bridges, water and sewer lines, etc. Considers different strategies for repairing crumbling infrastructure, including privatization.
P. Levy
11.020 Poverty, Public Policy, and Controversy
11.021J Planned Communities: Ideals and Realities
11.022J American Living Standards and Income Inequality
Provides students with an integrated overview of the contemporary US economy, including trends in living standards and income inequality, productivity within the manufacturing and service sectors, savings and investment, the federal budget deficit, and the changing nature of the poverty population. Applies recent economic research and economic data sources to the study of current economic problems. Meets with graduate subject 11.450, but assignments differ.
F. S. Levy
11.100 Introduction to Technology and Environmental Analysis
11.102J Theories of Economic Development
11.122 Environmental Policy and Regulation
Evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of different ways in which the government can act to protect the environment: pollution standards, marketable rights, taxes, and citizen empowerment. Emphasis on economic analysis, but also compares other policy perspectives including law and politics.
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11.123J Big Plans
11.124 Introduction to Teaching and Learning
11.125 Observation and Analysis of Classroom Settings
Five hours of observation in math and science classrooms grades 612. Includes interpretation development, observation skills, log-keeping, analysis and critiques of student observations. High school teachers consult on classroom management, discipline, learning styles, administration, diverse communities. Subject instructors, MIT Teaching Fellows, and high school teachers meet with students to critique logs and help design curriculum units for classroom testing. Satisfies 75 hours of supervised classroom observation required for Mass. teacher's certification.
J. Bamberger, S. Carey
11.165 Courts and American Society
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