Public Administration Department

Course Descriptions for Summer 2009 Course Offerings

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PAD/EPS 612 Negotiation and Conflict Management (A). Examines a variety of workplace and social dilemmas facing today's public manager. Objectives include helping managers learn how to effectively prepare for negotiation and conflict; enhance their power for troublesome situations; and develop appropriate negations and conflict management styles to deal with multiple parties, navigate social dilemmas, and negotiate across cultures. 3 Cr.

THIS COURSE HAS BEEN CANCELLED, 5-13-09: PAD 622 Legal Aspects of Public Administration (A). Provides students with exposure to legal issues frequently encountered by managers of public and non-profit agencies. Provides students with insight into principles of legal analysis, and conducts an in-depth review of employment issues. Covers discrimination, informed consent issues and the regulatory powers of government agencies. 3 Cr.

PAD 640 Financial Management (A). Must have taken prior to PAD 619. Geared to enable non-financial managers to understand financial management in government, health and not-for profit organizations. Examines financial management and how to make use of the financial information such as budgets, forecasts, strategic plans and financial statements. 3 Cr.

PAD/EPS 641 Foundations of Public Administration (B). Provides MPA students with the intellectual foundation that they will need for subsequent study in subfields of public administration. Emphasis is placed on the study of the ideas, value systems, theoretical frameworks, and historical events that have merged to form the field of public administration. 3 Cr.

PAD/EPS 643 Information Management in Public Administration (B). Provides current and future managers with knowledge of key information technology issues faced within modern public and nonprofit organizations. The course will equip the student with the capability to plan, implement, and evaluate IT projects. An emphasis is also placed on the organizational and social impacts of information technology initiatives. 3 Cr.

PAD 653 Ethics in Administration (A). Enables students to gain a conceptual and practical understanding of ethics and of the principal ethical theories. Teaches students to appreciate how ethics are applied to decisions and behavior in professional life, whether in the public or nonprofit sectors. Examines the relationship between being ethical and leadership and excellence in management. 3 Cr.

PAD/EPS 694 PA Internship Experience (3-6 credits) (B). Prerequisite: Completion of 21 credits toward the MPA. Students must have completed at least 21 credits toward the MPA in order to enroll.  This is an elective course for matriculated MPA students interested in completing a site internship.  A guided work experience; provides students an opportunity to learn the practical application of theories, concepts and techniques taught in the Public Administration program. Through employment in a public sector, health care, nonprofit or public safety organization, teaches students practical administrative or policy practices and how to integrate theoretical issues with those found in the workplace.

PAD/EPS 696 Project Paper/Portfolio Seminar (B). Prerequisite: Completion of at least 30 credits of MPA course work in order to enroll, including completion of PAD/EPS 687. Students complete either a project paper, or a portfolio of accomplishments in ten knowledge and skill areas.   Administrative, policy and operational issues are acceptable as topics for the project paper. 3 Cr.

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