“Teachers open the door, but you must enter yourself.”

-Ancient Chinese Proverb

PAF 101Module 1, Lecture 1

Class Agenda• No CELL PHONES or TEXTING• Announcements • About Coplin• Course Goals• It’s the Skills • Public Policy Definition• About this Course• Assignment & Next Class

Community Service Requirement Opportunity

What are you interested in?•Environment•Health•Education•Housing•Poverty•Crime•Economic Development

WE USE BLACKBOARD ONLY FOR GRADES•Use PAF 101 website-

•https://paf101.expressions.syr.edu/

Need Advice•Make an appointment with me through email using the times available on my syllabus.

•wdcoplin@maxwell.syr.edu

Bill Coplin• Director and Professor of Public Affairs• Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence

• http://billcoplin.org/

•Twitter: @TheHappyProf, #thehappyprofessor

Research• Published more than 115 books and articles in fields of:• International Relations • Political Risk Analysis• Public Policy • College and High School Education• Doing Good• Contributor to USA-Today

Pragmatist for the Public Good•Reform not revolution •Working for all and not special interest and identity groups

• I want to fix problems over which I have some capacity

•Most concerned with social mobility at SU and in Onondaga County

Call Me Coplin •Not Professor• I rant for your enjoyment and to stimulate thinking but it’s just speculation

• I am your coach to help you become a career professional and effective citizen and you are my apprentices

COACHES WANT YOU TO IMPROVE

•Sometimes they are nice:

Dino Babers

• Sometimes they are not nice:

Boeheim LEARN TO LIVE WITH IT!!!

Intro to Policy Studies Major

• Undergraduates Building Professional Skills Through Jobs, Internships, Community Engagement and Independent Studies http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/paf.aspx?id=540

• Policy Studies Majors are Winners in Careers and Citizenship

• Check out the PAF website prospective student link testimonialshttps://www.maxwell.syr.edu/testimonials/

Mission of PAF 101 and the Policy Studies Major •Skills to Do Well and Do Good •Key Concepts Used as Tools•Develop a sense and commitment to the Public Good

Doing Good •Working to improve and maintain society through service, meeting civic responsibilities and shaping public policy.

•Many paths in business, nonprofits and government

Meet Do-Gooders Class Speakers Policy Studies Alumni who HAVE JOBS & DO GOOD• Deka Dancil. Syracuse Boys and Girls Club • Frank Lazarski, Former Executive Director the United Way • Renee Captor, Retired Defense Lawyer• Tori Perez, Chief Development Officer, Rescue Mission

Alliance• Stephanie Pasquale, Syracuse City Government • John Mandyck, Chief Executive Officer, Urban Green Council

Genuine Do-Gooders•People who work to improve the world rather than talk about and pretend to improve the world.

•Have skills, integrity and a grasp of reality.

Do Well•Skills•Career Exploration •Character•PAF 101 will launch you

PAF 101 Introduces You to the Skills Employers Want

1. Taking Responsibility•Motivate Yourself•Be Ethical •Manage Your Time •Manage Your Money

2. Developing Physical Skills•Stay Well•Look Good•Type 35 WPM Error Free•Take Usable Notes

3. Communicating Verbally•Converse One-on-One•Present to Groups•Use Visual Displays

4. Communicating in Writing

•Write Well •Edit and Proof •Use Word-Processing Tools •Communicate Electronically

5. Working Directly with People•Build Good Relationships•Work in Teams •Teach Others

6. Influencing People•Manage Efficiently•Sell Successfully •Politick Wisely•Lead Effectively

7. Gathering Information•Use Library Holdings •Use Commercial Databases •Search the Web •Conduct Interviews•Use Surveys•Keep and Use Records

8. Using Quantitative Data•Use Numbers•Use Graphs and Tables•Use Spreadsheet Programs

9. Asking & Answering the Right Questions

•Detect Nonsense•Pay Attention to Detail•Apply Knowledge•Evaluate Actions and Policies

10. Solving Problems• Identify Problems•Develop Solutions•Launch Solutions

What is Public Policy?

•http://www.rightthisminute.com/video/rtmtv-student-got-caught-fake-id-or-did-she

More on the Incident

-Mashable.com

-DailyMail UK

-Twitter

-Barstool Cuse

The Public Interest •Hard to agree on what is or is not in the public interest

•Even harder to form policies that promote it

•Execution is the most difficult

Basic Diagram –First 3 Concepts

Players

Public

Policy

Societal

Problems

A B

C

What is the Purpose of this Course?

Public Policy Analysis 38 Skills Employers Want Do Good

Philosophy of PAF101

To hear is to forget

To see is to remember

To do is to learn-Ancient Chinese Proverb

Learn by DoingTo learn by doing, you will be playing three roles:• Doing Papers (Modules) • PAF 101 as society & government• Member of Syracuse Community

Don’t Take Notes

• Sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride

• Apply ideas to your own experience

• Except when there are homework assignments

And Most Important of all

Develop the 10 skill sets that guarantee success in whatever you do!

PAF is Like Boot Camp • It’s hell

• If you survive and grow, success will be yours

•Pain is to be embraced; not avoided

Course Materials on Website

• Website contains vital information for course

• Printouts are mandatory for modules and daily

class participation

• Newsletters are useful and also recommended

• Power Points from Lecture are on the Site

Take the Pre-Test • Go to the link below, or go to the Module 1 tab and click the Pre- Test• When it asks “select your teacher”, click a random teacher/school and press

continue.• Fill out the form with your information.• Screenshot the filled in form as your “receipt” of completing the pre-test

and bring to class or LOSE 5 POINTS• How to screenshot on a Mac: "Command + Shift + 4" and fix the screenshot

picture.

https://pass.supa.syr.edu/ies/survey.php?survey=ODA2MDk%3D

Books Required

• Public Policy: Skills in Action: A Pragmatic Introduction

• My royalties for these books are assigned to the Public Affairs Program to hire students for community activities

• Recommended but not required: • 10 Things Employers Want You to Learn in College • Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People

Deep Questions Raised by the Course

• What is the difference between knowledge and know-how?

• What is the proper balance between self-interest and the public interest?

• What is the source of the societal problems we face? • How should freedom, order and equality be balanced?

• How do you balance realism and idealism?• Why is PRAGMATISM the only way and why do so many reject it?

Policy Areas Introduced in the Course•Education –High School and College•Poverty •Sustainability and the Environment •The Criminal Justice System•Local Policies in Syracuse •Housing •SU Policies

Institutions Shaping Policy•Government •Business •Nonprofits

Good News About PAF 101 • Fun and crazy class meetings

• Path to success in college and careers

• More than 70% of Students who finished the course got an A or B last semester

• Exercises and Guest Lecturers from the Real World

Best News of ALL•No Tests•No Exams •No Final

For Next Class

• Read Syllabus • Do the pre-test and print it. Hand in to your TA on

Friday, January 18th in class or lose 5 points. Take a screenshot on your computer of the pre-test before clicking submit and PRINT.

• Go to the Module One link on the 101 website and print Module 1 exercises for next class (1/16)

• Read Chapter 1 in the Policy in Action book• Scan newspapers, print or online, to find discussions

of public policies

Honors Section•Meets from 1:50-2:35 in room across from auditorium on Mondays, room 105.