General survey of the field of public sector management and administration. Addresses administrative theory, policy, decisionmaking, and the concepts and practices of organizational management.

The techniques of decision analysis and methodology for making decisions. Focus on risk and uncertainty in the choice among policy alternatives.

Concepts and methods employed in administrative research and analysis with emphasis on methodological assumptions; problems and issues in research design.

Modeling course introducing classical deterministic optimization models. Topics include linear programming, probabilistic, and statistical models.

An applied course in regression analysis, hypothesis testing, estimation, and time series analysis. Strong emphasis will be placed on forecasting techniques. Uses mini-taps, SAS, and SPSS. (Prerequisite PAD 503)

Analysis of alternative designs for evaluating the performance of programs. Emphasis on designing an evaluation study through application principles and problems encountered in evaluation research. (Prerequisites PAD 502, 503)

An exploration of the various relationships between organization and management in both the public and private spheres.Utilization of live-case method.

Administrative Regulations (3) hrs. Focus on the statutory, regulatory, and adjudicative functions of public agencies and the legal context. Reviews interpretation of administrative orders, rules, regulations, contracts and documents.

Focuses on current practices for data gathering and analysis with the use of computers.

An examination of the process by which policy is formulated and implemented, emphasis on relationships between the political process and policy outcomes in illustrative policy areas.

Implications of social science research for social policy. Experimental and research designs useful for deciding which program features to examine systematically.

An examination of the impact of science and technology upon governmental policy in the United States.

Application of theories and techniques of policy analysis to current public problems. Focus on design and execution of policy research.

Addresses range of issues, including employment, health care, housing, income security, and social services. Also addresses social security and Medicare programs.

An introduction to capital budgeting, financial decision-making and valuation. Discussion of financing problems and sources associated with public projects.

The design and use of planning, budgeting, and other information systems in the control and evaluation of programs. Multi project valuation techniques will be emphasized.

Decision making models involving the major components of financial management. Emphasis is placed upon the application of analytical methods to portfolio management.

Fundamentals in personnel employment and placement, staff and evaluation, wage and salary administration, employment benefits and services, and labor relations.

Involves critical analysis related to personnel and organizational structure and function. Emphasizes research, planning, staffing and budget preparation.

The rise of labor unions in the public sector. Reviews the collective bargaining process and the legal framework of collective bargaining.

Provides a comprehensive introduction to employee benefits in relations to Human Resources in government and compares public and private sector benefits.

Examines relationships and cooperative functions in federal, state, and local governmental units. Emphasis on the urban administrator’s role in changing patterns of cooperation and coordination.

An overview of the position of cities in the American governmental system, highlighting relationships between administrative, political, social, and economic features of urban life.

A focus on the various approaches to planning, delivery and administration of human services through public, private, and nonprofit organizations.

Theories of development, roles of international institutions in resource exchanges, foreign investment and trade, and development of modernization.

Selected topics emphasizing issues with respect to comparing roles of international institutions.

Looks at the role of the administrative process of political development. An emphasis upon bureaucracy and political change in emerging nations.

Analysis of traditional and transitional societies; theories and practices of developmental change; role bureaucracy in development, institutional buildings, public enterprises, technology assessment and transfer.

A supervised program in regularly scheduled work and independent research in a public or governmental agency under the direction of an agency supervisor, and internship coordinator. Students who have had three or more years of experience in the public sector, or who are currently in the public sector, may be permitted to substitute six (6) credit hours of course work for the internship requirement. (Prerequisite 24 credit hours)

Independent study is a course conducted by graduate students under direct supervision of individual faculty members or the Program Director. Students’ work is evaluated based on reports, papers, and exams. The independent study course provides an opportunity for students to “design your own course.”

Selected topics emphasizing contemporary issues in the public sector and public policy. Elective courses may be taken in business administration, urban planning and environmental policy, law, transportation management or any approved area related to public administration.

Focus on the statutory, regulatory, and adjudicative functions of public agencies and the legal context. Reviews interpretation of administrative orders, rules, regulations, contracts and documents.

Practical experience and research (independent and group) that bridges academic and professional experience, to include presentations, field experience, and an applied policy or research project.