90-855 Leadership/Management Seminar: How Washington Works

3 units, Carnegie Mellon University

If you want to get something accomplished in Washington you need to know how it works. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the important institutions in Washington, the context of why they are important and how they interact with each other. Regardless of whether you are a policy or management analyst in the public or private sector in Washington, understanding how Washington works will help you produce higher quality products and more impactful analysis. Understanding the bigger picture will help you ask better questions and be more thorough. Over the course of a Mini-semester, the students will learn about these organizations and functions through readings and lectures, and hear directly from leaders in these organizations and functions.

Prerequisites: none listed

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