| 200 |
Cross-Sectoral Governance in the U.S. Federal System (1) |
Harmon, Kee |
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Introduction to the roles and responsibilities of the public, nonprofit, and for-profit sectors in the delivery of public goods and services. (Fall) |
| 201 |
Introduction to Public Service and Administration (3) |
Brinkerhoff |
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Introduction to the discipline of public administration. The intellectual traditions and theoretical frames of reference that inform public administration as a field of professional practice and study. Current and continuing challenges and controversies. (Fall) |
| 202 |
Research Methods and Applied Statistics (3) |
Adams, Newcomer, Conger, Davidson |
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Same as PPol 202. |
| 203 |
Economics for Public Decision Making (3) |
Cellini |
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The basic tools and concepts in microeconomic analysis; how these tools can be useful in public decision making. (Fall and spring) |
| 204 |
Leadership in Public Administration and Public Policy (3) |
Kee |
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Organizational dynamics, management approaches, and workplace relationships that affect behavior in public organizations. Prerequisite: PAd 201. (Spring) |
| 205 |
Public Budgeting, Revenue, and Expenditure Analysis (3) |
Joyce, Cordes |
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Survey course that focuses on the institutions and analytical tools associated with raising revenue and allocating/managing resources at all levels of government. Hands-on budgeting skills and communication of analysis to decision makers. Prerequisite: PAd 203. (Spring) |
| 207 |
Policy Analysis (3) |
Infeld, Conger |
| |
Same as PPol 206. |
| 209 |
Capstone Seminar (3) |
Brainard |
| |
Review of concepts and issues; analysis and integration of ethical, political, economic, managerial, and personal values and issues in the field. Open only to M.P.A. degree candidates in their final semester of study. (Spring) |
| 212 |
Legislative Management and Congress (3) |
Brainard |
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Analysis of Congress as a management system; examination of its internal administration and its role in formulating policy through legislation. Staffing practices, leadership, rules and procedures, oversight functions, and coalition building. (Fall) |
| 214 |
U.S. Competitiveness in the Global Economy— Trade and Investment Policy (3) |
StafF |
| |
Analysis of U.S. competitiveness in the postindustrial era focusing on the political economy of the U.S. in comparison with Western Europe and Japan. Emphasis on technology transfer, trade and investment policies, the state of the manufacturing sector, fiscal and monetary policy, and the role of government. (Spring) |
| 215 |
Law and the Public Administrator (3) |
Kasle |
| |
Exploration and analysis of the functions of law in a democratic society. Emphasis is placed upon the procedural, historical, and jurisprudential dimensions of American law. This broad perspective seeks to convey understanding of the law as a legal and moral force guiding and constraining public decision making. (Spring and summer) |
| 216 |
Federal Government Regulation of Society (3) |
Brainard |
| |
Analysis of the federal regulatory process as it affects the public and private sectors. The regulatory process from legal, economic, administrative, and political perspectives. (Spring) |
| 217 |
International Development Administration (3) |
Brinkerhoff |
| |
An institutional and policy context for work in the international development industry. Mainstream policies, reform efforts, and alternative approaches. Major actors, selected policy areas, and regional and comparative perspectives. (Fall) |
| 218 |
International Development NGO Management (3) |
Brinkerhoff |
| |
Provides an understanding of the primary implementers of international development assistance. Overview of NGO management, highlighting those features that are particular to NGOs active in international development, including NGO relations with government and donors. (Spring) |
| 219 |
International Development Management Processes and Tools (3) |
Brinkerhoff |
| |
Training in development management tools and processes; application of international development approaches specific to the development management profession. Key theories and perspectives of community development and development management. |
| 224 |
Leadership in Complex Organizations (3) |
Kee |
| |
What the manager must know and do to provide leadership and guidance in large, complex organizations. An exploration of leadership theories and the factors and processes that condition effective leadership. (Spring) |
| 225 |
Ethics and Public Values (3) |
Harmon |
| |
Ethical dimensions of personal and professional judgments of public officials. Cases are used to consider the ethos of public organizations and the moral foundations of public policy. (Fall) |
| 231 |
Governing and Managing Nonprofit Organizations (3) |
Worth |
| |
Historical, legal, and social foundations of the nonprofit sector. Developing organizational strategy and capacity; managing staff, boards, and volunteers; financial management; fund raising, marketing, public advocacy, and other external relations; partnerships and entrepreneurial activities; measuring performance; and policy issues. |
| 232 |
Managing Fund Raising and Philanthropy (3) |
Worth |
| |
Fund-raising for nonprofit organizations and the management of relationships between donors and recipient organizations. Positioning the organization for fund raising; roles of staff and volunteers; principal techniques for identifying, cultivating, and soliciting donors; ethical principles; emerging trends; and relevant policy issues. |
| 233 |
Nonprofit Enterprise (3) |
Worth |
| |
The use of business methods by nonprofit organizations, commercialization in the nonprofit sector, and the relationship between nonprofit and for-profit entities in pursuing social purposes. Case studies. |
| 242 |
Managing State and Local Governments (3) |
Staff |
| |
Examination of state and local governmental structures and functions, their place within the federal system, their revenue sources, their limitations, and the alternatives available to encourage more effective administration to meet public and private demands. (Fall) |
| 243 |
Land Use Planning and Community Development (3) |
Staff |
| |
Theory and practice of land use planning. Issues of competing land uses in an era of increased sprawl, population pressure, and environmental threat. Growth management techniques and practices in states and localities; the use of various regulatory controls and economic incentives to achieve desired outcomes. The idea of "sustainable community." (Spring) |
| 248 |
Financing State and Local Government (3) |
Staff |
| |
Analysis of the theory and practice of public finance in state and local governments. Includes the financing of services through municipal taxation, intergovernmental funds, debt instruments, and other revenue sources. Review of expenditures as well as financial management practices. (Spring) |
| 249 |
Urban and Regional Policy Analysis (3) |
Cropp |
| |
Examination of selected national policies and their effects on urban areas and governments. Emphasis on policy dimensions of urban systems and their relationship to the social, political, and economic context. Against the background of urban politics and administration, areas of health, education, welfare, manpower, transportation, and housing are addressed. (Spring) |
| 251 |
Governmental Budgeting (3) |
Joyce |
| |
Survey of the actors, institutions, and processes in the federal budgeting system. Executive budget preparation/execution, legislative review and approval of budget requirements, and independent audit of government spending. (Fall) |
| 253 |
Financial Management in the Public Sector (3) |
Staff |
| |
Intensive analysis, using the case study approach, of concepts and principles used in the not-for-profit sector for financial management purposes. Disciplines of accounting, budgeting, operations control, management, and auditing are integrated into comprehensive management control systems and include issues of system design and implementation. (Spring) |
| 254 |
Public Budget and Tax Policy (3) |
Staff |
| |
Policy tools available to pursue social objectives, including grants, loans, contracting out, regulation, tax credits, and tax expenditures. Focus on criteria such as effectiveness, efficiency, equity, legitimacy, and administrative ease. (Summer) |
| 255 |
Contracting Out and Public–Private Partnerships (3) |
Staff |
| |
Contracting out and public–private partnerships as methods of delivering government goods and services. Policy and implementation issues, including when and how contracting out may provide a more efficient and effective method of delivering government goods and services. |
| 260 |
Policy Formulation and Administration (3) |
Staff |
| |
Impact of economic and political factors on public policy formulation and implementation; intensive analysis of the analytical, normative, and decision-making models of the policy process with special emphasis on their relationship to current policy problems. (Summer) |
| 264 |
Public and Nonprofit Program Evaluation (3) |
Newcomer |
| |
Theory and practice of program evaluation and evaluative research. Exploration of scope and limitations of current practice in evaluation, considering eco- nomic, political, social, and administrative factors. Examination of method- ological considerations for design, data collection, analysis, and dissemination. Prerequisite: PPol 202/PAd 202 or equivalent. (Spring) |
| 266 |
Environmental Policy (3) |
Staff |
| |
Current issues in environmental policy: biodiversity, land use including wilderness protection, climate change, environmental justice, economic growth, and ecological sustainability. |
| 267 |
Current Topics in Public Policy (1 to 3) |
Staff |
| |
Critical analysis of topical issues in public policy, using a case-study approach. Specific issues covered will vary. (Fall, spring, and summer) |
| 290 |
Special Topics (3) |
Staff |
| |
Experimental course; new course topics and teaching methods. May be repeated once for credit. |
| 297 |
Practicum in Public Policy and Public Administration (0) |
|
| 298 |
Directed Readings and Research (3) |
Staff |
| |
Supervised reading in selected fields within public administration. Admission by permission of instructor. May be repeated once for credit. |
| 299 |
Thesis Seminar (3) |
Staff |
| 300 |
Thesis Research (3) |
Staff |
| 311 |
Seminar: Public–Private Sector Institutions and Relationships (3) |
Staff |
| |
Same as SMPP 311. |
| 323 |
Seminar: The Policy Organization (3) |
Staff |
| |
Unique problems of complex organizations: public, private, and mixed. Emerging concepts and theories. Selected issues. |
| 373 |
Seminar: Public Administration and American Political and Social Institutions (3) |
Staff |
| |
Contemporary and historical literature in the institutional and intellectual development of public administration. (Spring) |
| 374 |
Seminar: Public Organization Theory (3) |
Harmon |
| |
Survey of contemporary normative and epistemological issues in public organization theory and practice. Analysis of the past and present influence of logical positivism, behaviorism, pragmatism, humanism, existentialism, phenomenology, and postmodernism. (Fall) |
| 377 |
Seminar: Foundations of Environmental Policy and Management (3) |
Staff |
| |
Interdisciplinary approach to current issues in environmental policy and management. (Spring) |
| 393 |
Current Topics and Research (1) |
Staff |
| |
Current scholarship discussed in a seminar setting. The conduct of research and presentation of research findings. May be repeated for credit. |
| 395 |
Research Methods (3) |
Adams, Newcomer |
| |
Doctoral seminar on theory and practice in research methodology. Data sources and gathering, research models and designs. Critical evaluation of research studies. Emphasis on application of research methods to policy questions. (Spring) |
| 397 |
Doctoral Seminar (1 to 3) |
Staff |
| 398 |
Advanced Reading and Research (arr.) |
Staff |
| |
Limited to doctoral candidates preparing for the general examination. May be repeated for credit. |
| 399 |
Dissertation Research (arr.) |
Staff |
| |
Limited to doctoral candidates. May be repeated for credit. |
