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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Introduces the principles and techniques of directing and controlling resources for a fixed-term project established for the accomplishment of specific goals and objectives, including issues pertaining to engineering, construction, and large-systems development projects. Topics covered are the manager's responsibility, use of systems analysis, scheduling and control of project operations, planning, programming, budgeting and staffing; the manager's role in leadership, motivation, communication, conflict resolution and time management. The class material will be integrated with the information in the Project Management Institute's Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
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3.00 Credits
Presents comprehensive and effective feasibility and risk analysis, and operating plans and control systems that entail administering the critical constraints in the project management environment: scope, time, resources (human, materials, equipment, and financial), contract administration and external constraints. Explores the latest techniques for feasibility and risk analysis, scheduling, selecting appropriate work methods, estimating and budgeting, monitoring and controlling, analyzing and reporting progress compared with established plans and budgets. Applications using computer-based software packages and case studies are drawn from various industries to illustrate the feasibility analysis, planning and control activities common to project management. The class material will be integrated with the information in the Project Management Institute's Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Prerequisites: OP 340.
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3.00 Credits
Explores the three critical human aspects of successful project management (administration, leadership and team dynamics) in the context of each stage of the project process. Content includes organizing and supporting human effort, positioning the project across organizational boundaries, internal and external roles and relationships of projects, politics of projects, indispensable leadership actions, influencing and supporting change, project communications, negotiation and managing conflict, and effective team building and leadership. Your participation is focused on case studies, problem solving and creation of innovative approaches to dealing with the human side of projects. The class material will be integrated with the information in the Project Management Institute's Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Address significant, topical and practical problems, issues and theories in operations management. Topics are compiled and selected by the department chair. This course may be taken more than once, provided the same topic is not repeated. Prerequisites will vary based on topic.
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3.00 Credits
Offers you the opportunity to receive graduate-level work experience in operations management. You are responsible for your own placement in an internship approved by the department chair. A written internship proposal is required before consideration for this course. A written report is required upon completion of the internship. Prerequisite: Approval of the department chair or program director.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Provides an opportunity for the advanced student with a specific project in mind to do reading in a focused area and to prepare a substantial paper under the direction of a faculty member. Only one directed study course may be taken for credit toward a master's degree. Prerequisite: completion of six graduate seminars in the Advanced Program and consent of the department.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces the theory and practice of public policy and administration; focuses on the administrative enforcement including relations between governmental branches; a history of administration; theories of administrative organization; the management of public organizations including leadership, personnel and budgetary concepts, planning and evaluating; public policy questions; and current and future issues. Recommended as the first course in the BBA Public administration concentration and UG certificate in Public Administration.
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of the course is to provide an introduction to policy making, policy analysis, and policy evaluation. The course focuses on the theories of policymaking and the public process. It also introduces students to some techniques and practical examples of public policy analysis.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the growing trends and experiences toward market-based public service delivery systems. Public administrators in many levels of government are being challenged to become more entrepreneurial in their management of pubic enterprises. Additionally, contracting with private firms and adapting e-Commerce processes to provide public services is becoming the norm, rather than the exception.
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3.00 Credits
Provides an exploration and analysis of the budgetary process typically employed at the federal, state and local levels of the government. You will study the practical as well as theoretical exposure to the techniques and various formats of public budgeting.
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