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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: POL SCI 1100 or consent of instructor. This course will examine the role of governmental decision-making processes in regulatory policy, including congressional politics, presidential initiatives, administrative rulemaking, and society wide constraints. The impact of government regulation and alternative means for accomplishing regulatory goals (e.g., mandatory standards or incentive systems) will also be considered. Bureaucratic incentives and the role of the courts will be emphasized. Selected areas of regulation which may be covered include: equal employment policies, occupational health and safety policies, environmental policies, employment policies, and urban policies.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: POL SCI 1100, or 2400, or consent of instructor.? A study of personnel practices in the public sector, including recruitment, job development, labor relations, and administration of equal employment/affirmative action programs.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. This course will focus on the roles and challenges of union leadership in a changing environment. Topics will include the union leader's roles as representative, organizer and educator as well as administrative responsibilities within the union and the relationship with enterprise management in both adversarial and participatory situations. Options for leadership style and organizational models will be discussed and explored in both theory and practice. Leaders will develop their skills of motivation, speaking, strategic planning and managing complex campaigns and diverse organizations.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Selected topics in policy formation. May be repeated.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: POL SCI 1100 or consent of instructor. Budgeting is the study of "who gets what" and who pays for it. This course examines the administration and politics of federal, state, and local government budgets. Students gain experience in interpreting budget documents and making budget choices, using electronic and other resources.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: POL SCI 1100 or consent of instructor. Study of administrative machinery and practices of metropolitan government, how metropolitan areas organize themselves to provide services, how urban policies are made and implemented, how budgeting and personnel recruitment processes operate, and how these relate to urban policies.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: POL SCI 1100 or consent of instructor. An examination of the structure of income inequality in the U.S. and public policies designed to redistribute wealth and to treat poverty. The history of welfare programs, the growth of the welfare state, and attempts to cut social spending are closely examined.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. This course involves a study of collective bargaining processes including contract negotiations, contract administration, and methods for the resolution of bargaining disputes. Both theoretical and applied issues in collective bargaining will be addressed. Specific topics include the economic determination of bargaining power, legal constraints on the bargaining process, negotiations strategies and techniques, and the use of mediation and arbitration in the resolution of bargaining disputes.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: POL SCI 1100 or consent of instructor. This course examines the process of environmental policy-making and key environmental issues. Topics include national and international policies toward air and water pollution, energy use, solid and toxic waste disposal, global warming, overpopulation, and wilderness and wildlife conservation.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: POL SCI 1100, or 2400, or consent of instructor. Selected topics in public administration. May be repeated.
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