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1.00 Credits
Explores the linkages between land use planning and the provision of transportation infrastructure. Discussions include guest speakers who are recognized practitioners in the fields of land use and transportation planning. Land development techniques and patterns which influence transportation needs are covered. Shows how the interplay between land use patterns and transportation infrastructure influences travel and development characteristics.
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3.00 Credits
Increases knowledge of tools, techniques, and definitions for performance management, and program evaluation. Introduces indicators used by government and nonprofits and their use for accountability and improved effectiveness; furthers competence in areas of strategic planning, benchmark indicators, performance measurement, and evaluation; and explores linkages and alignments of systems for improved efficiency and effectiveness.
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3.00 Credits
Students' opportunity to synthesize and apply the skills they have developed in the MPA program, and to demonstrate their mastery of the knowledge and skills that are expected of an MPA graduate. Working individually or in teams, students will act as consultants and complete a real-world project for a client in the public or not-for-profit sector.
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on roles and functions of United States state government. Topics include legislative policy making and operations, executive branch organization and functions, structure and role of state courts, and the role of the governor and the states in intergovernmental policy making. State government in the mid-atlantic region will receive special attention.
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3.00 Credits
Considers the role of technology in the planning and administration of public and nonprofit organizations. Topics include technology planning and budgeting, data processing and analysis, databases, change strategy, policy issues with current and emerging technology tools for planning and management.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the field through the scope and evolution of public administration; the institutional, structural and political contexts of policy making; the role of nonprofit organizations in public service; the relationships and values of the public and nonprofit sectors.
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3.00 Credits
Study of basic research design and data analysis techniques stressing applications in the public and nonprofit sectors. Includes research design, data acquisition, measurement, descriptive statistics, data collection, probability, exploratory data analysis, hypothesis testing, simple and multiple regression, correlation, and graphical procedures.
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3.00 Credits
Examines citizens' beliefs and values, voluntary environmental groups and the ways in which individuals and groups affect environmental policy. Shows how research in areas such as environmental sociology and ecological anthropology can inform policy.
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3.00 Credits
Develops microeconomics concepts and applies them to public issues, policies, and programs. Applications deal with a wide variety of topics, including health care, education, transportation, housing, community development, energy, and the environment. Emphasizes how microeconomic analysis can enhance decision making.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to practical tools and concepts of financial management for public and nonprofit organizations. Topics include budgeting, capital budgeting, cost analysis, financial planning, investment decisions, debt management, financial reporting, financial statement analysis, and financial condition analysis.
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