Introduction to Public Administration (3) The rise, significance, and role of public administration. Problems of executive leadership, administrative organization, personnel and management, administrative decision-making and adjustment. Three hours of lecture per week.

College/School: The School of Public Affairs

Department: Dept of Political Sci & Pub Af

Research Methods in Public Administration (3) Introduction to applied research methods in public administration with emphasis on descriptive statistical methods as a tool for assisting public managers in decision making. Computer applications included. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: MATH 133.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 133

College/School: The School of Public Affairs

Department: Dept of Political Sci & Pub Af

Quantitative Methods in Public Administration (3) Continuation of PA 301 introducing probability and inferential statistics as analytical tools useful to public administrators. Students are expected to gain knowledge and experience in the use of packaged statistical software in data analysis. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: PA 301.

Prerequisite(s): PA 301

College/School: The School of Public Affairs

Department: Dept of Political Sci & Pub Af

Introduction to Public Sector Planning (3) Introduction to the principles, methods, and techniques of public sector planning. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: PA 271.

Prerequisite(s): PA 271

College/School: The School of Public Affairs

Department: Dept of Political Sci & Pub Af

Public Budgeting (3) Introduction to the method and nature of government financing, including a study of public revenues, expenditures, debts, fiscal policies, and certain problems related to government fiscal systems. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: PA 271.

Prerequisite(s): PA 271

College/School: The School of Public Affairs

Department: Dept of Political Sci & Pub Af

Organization Behavior and Management (3) Analysis of various theories of human behavior in organizational settings from the disciplines of Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, and Public Administration. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: PA 271.

Prerequisite(s): PA 271

College/School: The School of Public Affairs

Department: Dept of Political Sci & Pub Af

Personnel Administration (3) Principles, theories, and methods of human resource management. Particular attention given to personnel policy, procedures, and collective bargaining. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: PA 313.

Prerequisite(s): PA 313

College/School: The School of Public Affairs

Department: Dept of Political Sci & Pub Af

Prerequisite(s): (PA 301 and PA 302)

College/School: The School of Public Affairs

Department: Dept of Political Sci & Pub Af

Policy Process (3) Examines the role, influence, and interaction of legislatures, executives, bureaucracies, courts, and interest groups. Focuses on policy processes: problem definition, agenda setting, budgeting, authorization, implementation, and oversight. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: PA 271.

Prerequisite(s): PA 271

College/School: The School of Public Affairs

Department: Dept of Political Sci & Pub Af

Seminar in Public Affairs (3) Special topics seminar that provides for the examination of selected public affairs problems and issues. Specific content varies from semester to semester. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor.

College/School: The School of Public Affairs

Department: Dept of Political Sci & Pub Af

Supervised work experience with various public, private, and governmental agencies. Intern will be jointly supervised by the agency head and appropriate academic advisor. Eighteen hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: Senior standing and consent of the appropriate faculty advisor or Faculty Chair.

College/School: The School of Public Affairs

Department: Dept of Political Sci & Pub Af

Supervised Independent Study (6) Designed to allow students to conduct a scientific inquiry into a problem and present the research finding in a scholarly manner. Prerequisites: Senior standing, overall GPA of 3.30 or better, recommendation from appropriate faculty members and faculty advisor, and approval of the Faculty Chair.

College/School: The School of Public Affairs

Department: Dept of Political Sci & Pub Af