NGO Education Survey

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 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 Quantitative Methods in Public Administration

Provides a comprehensive treatment of research design as well as a range of quantitative techniquess 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 analysing quantitative work done by others.

PLSC 630 Public Analysis and Formulatin

Focuses on the role of bureaucrats in public polcy 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

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 studiees.

PLSC  515 Public and Nonprofit Personnel Administration

Examines contemporary administraton practices in managing pesronnel in the public and nonprofit sectors, paricularly 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.