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PLSC 678 - Quantitative Methods in Public Administration

Provides a comprehensive treatment of a range of quantitative techniques for public and nonprofit administration, including a rigorous examination of multiple regression analysis. This course helps students develop competencies for designing their own quantitative research and for analyzing quantitative work done by others. Part two of a two-course sequence.

PLSC 510 - Public Administration Concepts 

This course introduces students to the intellectual origins of modern public administration and the concepts and theories of organization.

PLSC 515 - Public and Nonprofit Personnel Administration

Examines contemporary administration practices in managing personnel in the public and nonprofit sectors, particularly as related to the local level of government. Areas of emphasis include the collective bargaining process, discipline practices, grievance handling and arbitration preparation, affirmative action requirement, and validation of evaluation and promoting practices.

PLSC 540 - Public and Nonprofit Budgeting

This course examines varying approaches to public and nonprofit sector budgeting, the organizational and political contexts of budgeting decisions, and critical steps in preparing public and nonprofit budgets

PLSC 578 - Research Methods in Public Administration

Introduces research in the context of public and nonprofit administration. Focuses on research design - identifying questions, finding and citing sources, writing literature reviews, sampling, collecting data, hypothesis testing, statistical tests and statistical significance. Part one of a two-course sequence.

PLSC 630 - Public Policy Analysis and Formulation

Focuses on the role of bureaucrats in public policy making. Examines both national and local policy making, and follows the process from agenda setting through evaluation.

PLSC 635 - Strategic Management in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors

An advanced graduate-level course dealing with strategic management, strategic, planning, decision-making and resource allocation techniques, and impact analysis and program evaluation.

PLSC 695 - Capstone Seminar in Public Administration

Capstone class in public administration, requiring students to work in teams to use the skills developed in the program to solve problems included in several case studies.