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3.00 Credits
6400. Seminar in Public Financial Policy and Management. 3 hours. The course examines issues pertaining to the administration of financial resources in the public sector. As is appropriate to a course in public administration, the student will study the issues from the perspectives of different disciplines such as: economics, political science, business administration, planning and, of course, public administration. Prerequisite(s): PADM 5400 and PADM 5420 or equivalents.
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PADM 6410. 3 hours- This course examines the history and development of budgeting and the processes used to manage finacial resources at the local, state, and federal levels of government in the United States. The course topics also include the effects of government fiscal affiars, primarily at the federal level, on the economy, and the problems associated with intergovernmental financial management. The course includes an empasis on conducting research in the area of financial management.
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3.00 Credits
PADM 6500. 3 hours-Emphasizes public-sector applications of decision analysis, queuing theory, projection techniques, mathematical programming, economic base analysis, and simulation.
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3.00 Credits
6610. Emergency Management Theory and Practice. 3 hours. Explores the central conceptual and theoretical topics and debates that inform the discipline and practice of emergency management. Focus centers on the nature of disaster, common misperceptions about human behavior under conditions of stress, and the important literature pertaining to disasters and emergency management. By taking an interdisciplinary approach, the seminar will enable students to think critically about the epistemological assumptions of alternative theoretical viewpoints and divergent policy proposals.
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3.00 Credits
6615. Environmental Planning and Hazards. 3 hours. Explores the natural disasters and strategies public officials can apply to cope with their impacts on the built environment. Natural disasters of geologic, atmospheric, hydrologic, and biologic origin will be considered. An environmental planning focus will be taken where an emphasis will be placed on human-environment interactions as they are related to environmental extremes. Alternative public policy strategies for coping with natural hazards will considered from the perspective of preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation activities.
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3.00 Credits
6620. Challenges of Disaster Response. 3 hours. Focuses on a variety of problems that arise before, during, and after emergencies and disasters. Such challenges include warnings and evacuations, the convergence of people and material toward the disaster site, and working with the media, among others. The objective is to develop sufficient familiarity with these subjects to be able to address them with authority in professional settings. As a consequence, the course will emphasize analysis and critical consideration of emergency management challenges and the related literature.
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3.00 Credits
6630. Technological Hazards. 3 hours. Focuses on hazards arising from the development and use of technological systems in transportation, manufacturing, energy production and distribution, and other areas of activity. The course will examine the philosophy of technology, the development of technology in social and political contexts, and theories and debates about the creation of hazards, effective management systems, and the causes of accidents.
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3.00 Credits
6635. Disaster Research Methods. 3 hours. Provides an examination of methods that can be applied in the study of disasters. The course will focus on qualitative methods, with specific attention given to social-scientific methods which can be applied to the study of events in the pre-disaster, during-disaster, and post-disaster time frame. This seminar will take an interdisciplinary approach to explore the challenges and opportunities of qualitative disaster research with an emphasis on skills that can be applied to disaster field research. The course will enable students to understand the scope of qualitative methods available and to consider the range of activities necessary to perform disaster field research.
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3.00 Credits
PADM 6700-3 hours. Specialized study on research in public administration. Students will learn how to review and critique the relevant literature, how to present work at conferences, and how to write for journal publication.
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3.00 Credits
6710. Seminar in Public Administration and Management. 3 hours. Concepts, problems, and processes of public administration. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Prerequisite(s) : Consent of the department.
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