2005-2006 CATALOG
PADM 4300 The Dynamics of the Administration of Large
Cities: A Case Study Approach 3 cr.
Prerequisite: POLI 4210. This introductory course is to familiarize students with the basic components and dynamics of large municipal governments. Topics to be covered include: governmental structural forms, transitions between administrations, personnel selection, and budgeting, program development, master planning program implementation, city services, industrial development, and media considerations. These topics are offered so that students may understand how they are interrelated in a synergistic way as government operates.
PADM 4800 Studies in Special Urban Problems 3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of school. This course is a study of urbanization and population the city as a social and cultural environment and social problems of cities.
PADM 4810 Environmental Justice in Urban Environments 3 cr.
Prerequisites: URBN 4030 or URBN 4140 or consent of college. This course examines the treatment of all groups in the US with respect to benefits and burdens from the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and processes. Particular emphasis is given to the problems of the disproportionate siting of hazardous waste treatment, storage, disposal, and recycling facilities in poor and minority neighborhoods.
PADM 4900 Independent Study 3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of school. Independent research under the direction of a designated member of the faculty. May be repeated once. Maximum of six credit hours allowed. Not for graduate credit.
PADM 6010 The Profession of Public Administration 3 cr.
This course is a graduate-level introduction to the study of public administration. Public administration involves the “core activities” of government that are usually performed by highly trained professionals in specialized organizations. The course employs lecture, readings, case studies, discussion, and practical exercises to provide an overview of the profession of public administration, including its historical development, values, and issues.
PADM 6020 Bureaucracy and Democracy 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PADM 6010 The Profession of Public Administration. This course focuses on the relationship of the bureaucracy to its broader political environment and the many important questions related to the place of bureaucracy in a democratic society. It emphasizes the role of professional administrators in the policy process from the passage of laws to interpretation, rule making, implementation, accountability, and revision.
PADM 6110 Public Budgeting 3 cr.
The course will provide an overview of public budgeting in the United States. The course will combine both theory and practice. The course format will be primarily lecture/discussion, but all students will participate online as well. In addition to weekly readings in the text, various budget exercises and Blackboard discussion board assignments, students enrolled for graduate credit will prepare one brief research paper and act as team leaders for budget simulation exercises.
PADM 6150 Administration of Urban Public
Service Organizations 3 cr.
Prerequisite: POLI 6110 or the equivalent. This course covers the administration of public service delivery organizations in a complex urban environment. Topics to be covered include use of budget information systems, monitoring of organizational performance, and problems of implementation. Case studies will be used extensively.
PADM 6160 Law and Ethics of Public Administration 3 cr.
This course will examine the legal and ethical context of administrative practice in the United States, including the legal and ethical constraints on the exercise of administrative discretion in the public sector and the relationship between professional and personal values and its consequences for public management.
PADM 6180 Human Resources Administration in the
Public Sector 3 cr.
This is a course for administrators who want a broad understanding of the function of human resources management in program and policy implementation. This course provides an overview of human resources management in public organizations (government and nonprofit) and introduces students to elements of personnel policies and practices that can be applied in a broad range of organizational settings.
PADM 6201 Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation 3 cr.
Prerequisite: URBN 6001 - Research Methods. An examination of techniques, procedures, and limitations of policy analysis and program evaluation. Topics covered include policy analysis, the planning and organizing of project evaluations, the writing of evaluation designs, evaluation methodologies, data collection and verification, analysis and interpretation of findings. The theme of the course is the necessity of accountability in public programs.
PADM 6300 Managing Change Public Organizations 3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. A seminar on the ways in which public organizations approach and resist change. The theme is how planning, budgeting, and evaluation are used by administrators to bring about change.
PADM 6401 Administrative Behavior 3 cr.
A primary goal of public administrators should be assuring that the technical and ethical performance of public employees and the emerging service delivery are highly effective. This course is designed to help prepare public administrators accomplish this goal. It approaches public administration and management as a challenging enterprise that requires practitioners to demonstrate effective leadership, solve problems, motivate and monitor employee performance, resolve conflicts, and enhance interpersonal and organizational communication.
PADM 6410 Technology in Public Organizations 3 cr.
This course is a graduate-level introduction to the use and impact of technological systems in public and nonprofit organizations. It is designed to provide administrators with an understanding of the basic practical and normative issues raised by innovations in information technology. The course covers the major concepts and theories explaining the role of computers and related technologies in public and nonprofit organizations.
PADM 6900 Independent Study 3 cr.
Offered each semester. Independent research in the graduate student’s area of specialization under the direction of a designated member of the graduate faculty. May be repeated for credit.
PADM 6901 MPA Capstone I 3 cr.
Prerequisite: 24 hours of work toward the MPA degree including URBN 6001, Research Methods, and PADM 6201, Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation. Students who do not have significant public service experience should take this course in conjunction with their internship. This course is the first part of a two-semester sequence for students who are nearing the completion of their MPA degree and who choose a project instead of a thesis. The class is organized as a seminar in which students share their experiences and critique and help each other work on projects. In Capstone I each student will produce a research design for the capstone project, including a thorough review and analysis of relevant literature.
PADM 6902 MPA Capstone II 3 cr.
Prerequisite: 24 hours of work toward the MPA degree including URBN 6001, Research Methods, PADM 6201, Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation, and PADM 6901, Capstone I. This course is the second part of a two-semester sequence for students who are nearing the completion of their MPA degree and who choose a project instead of a thesis. The class is organized as a seminar in which students share their experiences and critique and help each other work on projects. Each student will complete and defend a project report before a committee of graduate faculty and at least one practitioner having substantial professional experience with the subject matter of the project.
PADM 7000 Thesis Research 1-9 cr.
Offered each semester. To be repeated for credit until thesis is accepted. Section number will correspond with credit to be earned.
PADM 7040 Examination or Thesis Only No credit 0 cr.
Open to students in a thesis program who have only (other than application for degree) the final typing and acceptance by the Graduate School of their thesis or dissertation or to students in a non-thesis program who have only (other than application for degree) to pass the final examination to complete graduation requirements.
