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Syracuse University Part-Time Instructor - Section Instructor for Executive MPA Online Program - Data-Driven Government in Syracuse, New York
Part-time Instructor to be a section instructor for PAI 730 – Data-Driven Government (online course – 3 credits).
Course Description: This course explores how cities have used data and technology to inform policy. Students will gain an understanding of the different kinds of data that maybe available or collected to inform decision making and policy. Coursework and live class discussions will focus on how to effectively use these data to drive decision making, as well as consider questions of data ethics. Topics in this course explore U.S. Census Bureau data sets and interactive mapping platform; how local governments collect data; ways data can be de-identified, aggregated, and combined; and working with crowdsourcing as a primary data source. Students will learn about the importance of metadata (data dictionaries), and they will be asked to perform simple analyses with data sets. Case studies will explore new apps and tools that allow citizens to more easily report real-time problems, such as sewer and water main breaks, potholes, and blight (e.g., blexting). During hands-on activities, students will examine the data quality of currently available apps and explore the ways in which citizens can be incentivized to act as sensors.
Executive MPA online program section instructors will conduct a 90 minute synchronous or live section with approximately 15 students at the same time each week for 10 weeks. Course is typically offered every quarter-term with terms starting in January, April, July and October.
The live session dates for the July 2024 quarter-term are as follows: Wednesday, July 3, 2024 through Tuesday, September 10, 2024, with exam week running through Tuesday, September 17, 2024. Live sessions are scheduled during exam week.
Full-time residence in Syracuse, NY is not required.