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3.00 Credits
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the theory and practice of public service delivery by urban government within the context of budgetary constraints and the politicization of issues relating to public services. New York City¿s practices are compared with public service delivery in other political jurisdictions in the United States and other countries.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine labor-management relations in the contemporary U.S., considering both the internal dynamics of management, and the structure, governance, and goals of labor unions. Particular emphasis will be given to comparing and contrasting labor relations in unionized and non-unionized workplaces, and in different sectors of the economy (manufacturing, services, and government). Topics to be covered include: the development of management's industrial relations policies, the impact of the changing international economy on labor, the dynamics of collective bargaining, decision-making processes within unions, and problems of union democracy.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines contemporary government budgeting practices within the context of urban politics, public administration, collective bargaining, and federal and state impacts on local budgeting. The emphasis is on the budgeting process in New York City, beginning with the role of the fiscal crisis of 1974¿75 in reforming City government budgeting.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines personnel management, including the legal issues associated with the day-to-day employment related decisions and actions of managers. The Human Resources function is divided into major areas of Personnel, Labor Relations, Equal Employment Opportunity, and discipline. Students will openly discuss topics associated in the context of problems that most typically arise in the work place. The framework for studying the topics will be reading Federal, State, and Local Laws, along with reviewing the government policies and Court decisions.
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Analysis of the structure and organization of urban communities and how community resources can be mobilized to solve social and economic problems.
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This course provides an overview of urban transportation policy in the United States. Course topics include the historical relationships between transportation innovations and urban development; the evolution of federal transportation policy; the impact of the Interstate highway system on U.S. metropolitan areas; the decline and revival of mass transit in U.S. cities; policies for combating traffic congestion, metropolitan sprawl and air pollution; the impact of current transportation policies on women, the elderly and the poor; and recent efforts to encourage the development of pedestrian-friendly cities.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the principles of employment law. Students are introduced to the principal theories, policies and literature concerning federal and state regulations in the private and public sectors, in the context of problems that typically arise in the work place. Students will be exposed to statutes and substantive case law using a case study approach. The statutes and case law examined encompass employment discrimination, New York State employment law statutes and regulations, sexual orientation, Fair Labor Standards Act, American with Disabilities Act, and Family and Medical Leave Act. Lastly, this course will also address issues such as termination-at-will, negligent hiring and retention, wrongful discharge, privacy and drug-free workplace.
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3.00 Credits
May be repeated for credit if topic changes.¿¿
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3.00 Credits
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