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Public Administration (PUB-ADM)

PUB-ADM 310      Introduction To Public Administration View Details
Introductory analysis of the theory and practice of public administration and its special role in society. General examination of newer approaches to planning, programming, budgeting, and system analysis in the responsible-responsive administration context. The political role of the public administrator in public policy formulation and his/her general strategies.
Credits: 3 hours
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PUB-ADM 410      Research Methods In Public Administration View Details
This introductory course focuses on quantitative empirical research design and statistical analyses in relation to public administration issues and concerns.
Credits: 3 hours
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PUB-ADM 415      Issues In Urban Administration View Details
This course is designed for students in urban affairs, urban planning, business administration, political science, sociology, geosciences, economics and related fields. It provides an overview of major issues and trends in urban administration. Issues include taxes, urban sprawl, race/ethnicity, education, poverty, affordable housing, environment, crime, and land use. Particular focus will be paid to public policy, comparing policies and leadership to construct an interdisciplinary, comparative understanding of how cities address these problems, issues and trends.
Credits: 3 hours
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PUB-ADM 448      Leadership For Public Service View Details
The two core purposes of this course are for students to learn about effective and ethical leadership, and for students to understand and develop their own capacity for leadership. The course is organized around three general themes: 1) leadership as relations with subordinates, including issues of work motivation; 2) leadership as lateral relations, including organizational politics and conflict management and resolution; and 3) leadership as influence in the organization's environment.
Credits: 3 hours
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PUB-ADM 455      Non-Profit Leadership Issues View Details
Focusing on leadership issues in nonprofits, this course will explore issues in an intensive seminar format (fifteen class hours). Topics include building and renewing nonprofit boards, and the power of diversity in nonprofit organizations. Recommended for nonprofit management students.
Credits: 1 hours
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PUB-ADM 455B      Non-Profit Leadership Issues: Board-Staff Relations View Details
Credits: 1 hours
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PUB-ADM 455C      Non-Profit Leadership Issues:A Vital Resource In A Changing World View Details
Credits: 1 hours
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PUB-ADM 495      Voluntarism, Philanthropy & The Non-Profit Sector In The U.S. View Details
This course provides a survey of the origins, development and contemporary functioning of the private, nonprofit sector in the U.S. The course explores theories and concepts that describe the social, political, legal and economic meaning of voluntarism, philanthropy and the nonprofit sector.
Credits: 3 hours
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PUB-ADM 497      Special Topics In Public Administration View Details
Study and research in areas of special interest under individual faculty direction.
Credits: 1-3 hours
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PUB-ADM 497B      Special Topics In Public Administration View Details
Credits: 1-3 hours
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