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3.00 Credits
Managers in the public sector must operate under special constraints that are different from those in the private sector. This course examines the management process in public organizations in the United States. Special attention will be given to external influences on public managers, the effects of the intergovernmental environment, and peculiar problems of management in a democratic, limited government system. (Fall)
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to urban government and public policy issues. Topics include urban government structure, intergovernmental relations, social and demographic trends in urban patterns, urban economic structure, selected urban problems, and policy alternatives. (Fall, Spring, Summer I, Summer II)
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to principles of supervisory management and systems theory for the administration of public agencies. Credit not given for both SPEA V270 and SPEA 1310. (Fall)
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3.00 Credits
Structure of local government in the United States, federalism and intergovernmental relations, policy problems faced by local officials, and the implications of those problems for local government and administrators. (Occasionally)
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3.00 Credits
P: BUS A201 or consent of instructor. No previous knowledge of accounting is assumed. An introduction to government accounting, including comparison with accounting for the private sector, intended as background for use of financial administrators. The course deals primarily with municipal accounting. It also includes accounting by and for the federal government, auditing practices, and financial reporting. (Summer I)
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3.00 Credits
P: MATH M118 or MATH M125, SPEA K300. Introduction to management science models and methods for policy analysis and public management. Methods include decision analysis, linear programming, queuing analysis, and simulation. Computer-based applications are included. Prior familiarization with computers (e.g., CSCI C201) is recommended, though not required. (Fall)
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1.00 Credits
P: junior standing. Investigation of careers, the world of work, and the career planning process. The focal point is the student and his/her goals. Provides assistance in developing practical, meaningful, and realistic insight into the nature of making a public-career choice in today's world. Course is graded S/F (satisfactory / fail). (Occasionally)
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3.00 Credits
P: SPEA K300 and SPEA V264. This course identifies the major problems associated with urban development in the United States and investigates the potential of public planning strategies and tools to deal with those problems. An emphasis is placed on the application of analytical approaches to problem definition and solution. (Spring, Summer I)
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to the management of people in public organizations. Focus is on behavioral science in management and related analytical and experiential applications. (Spring, Summer I)
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3.00 Credits
P: SPEA V348. Application of analytical techniques to operating decisions in public sector management. Cases are used extensively to illustrate the application of techniques such as charting, capacity and demand analysis, forecasting, performance measurement, decision analysis, queuing/simulation, Markov modeling, and cost- effective analysis to design, scheduling, inventory, assignment, transportation, and replacement decisions. (Occasionally)
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