POLS 4050: Nonprofit Management
Undergraduate
Credit-Bearing |
This course introduces studentes to the world of nonprofit management. It covers a braod spectrum of issues including creating a nonprofit, fundraising, recruitment and management of volunteers, the basic principles of program evaluation, and the proper role of a board. Prerequsite(s): POLS 1101, grade of C or better. |
POLS 4051: Financial Management for Nonprofits
Undergraduate
Credit-Bearing |
An overview of the financial issues, challenges and opportunities facing nonprofits managers. The course includes instruction in budgeting and financial management strategies appropriate fof the nonprofit sector. Prerequisites(s): POLS 1101, grade of C or better. |
PADM 6000: Survey of Public Administration
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
This course is designed to introduce the MPA student to the intellectual tradition of the field of public administration. It will focus on theories, concepts and methods which have become associated with the discipline of public administration. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the MPA Director. |
PADM 6050: Constitutional and Administrative Law
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
The course explores the scope, nature and function of administrative law as it relates to the substantive, procedural and equal protection rights; as well as that law which a reasonably competent public official should know. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the MPA Director. |
PADM 6100: Public Organization Theory and Behavior
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
Offers conceptual and practical perspectives for understanding and managing organizations. A spectrum of theories of organization will be examined. The concepts and issues to be discussed include mechanical and organismic aspects of organizations, organizational culture and politics, organizational psychodynamics, and recent theories of organizing including the use of networks and privatization. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the MPA Director. |
PADM 6200: Management of Human Resources
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
Introduces the student to personnel processes used in the public and nonprofit sector and the legal, political, social, and ethical issues affecting the management of human resources. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the MPA Director. |
PADM 6300: Public Budgeting
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
This course examines the institutions and techniques of modern financial administration in federal, state, and local government. The course introduces the terminology and processes of budgeting as well as teaches competence in analyzing budgetary problems and proposing solutions. The role of the budget as a tool in expressing priorities in policy choices is emphasized. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the MPA Director. |
PADM 6600: Analytical Tools for Decision Makers
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
Introduces students to the common analytical methods used in public and nonprofit organizations for decision-making, policy analysis, and program evaluation. |
PADM 6650: Public Policy Analysis
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
Introduces students to the economic, political, and social forces that shape pubic policy along with methods of analyzing policy alternatives. |
PADM 6750: Program Evaluation
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
Focuses on the design and implementation of program evaluation and performance monitoring systems for in-house and privatized public programs and services. Prerequisite(s): PADM 6650 and PADM 6600 and permission of the MPA Director. |
PADM 6301: Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
An overview of the financial issues, challenges and opportunities facing nonprofit managers. The course includes instruction in budgeting and financial management strategies appropriate for the nonprofit sector. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the MPA Director. |
PADM 6302: Nonprofit Management
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
This course introduces students to the world of nonprofit management. It covers a broad spectrum of issues including creating a nonprofit, fundraising, recruitment and management of volunteers, the role of program evaluation, and the proper role of a board. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the MPA Director. |
PADM 6500: Research Methods in Public Administration
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
Introduces the student to the principles of designing research, defining and measuring variables and sampling, and the use of SPSS to analyze data. During this course, students will develop their capstone proposal. Prerequisite(s): PADM 6600 and Permission of the MPA Director. |
