在线公共管理硕士学位

This course applies the tools available to UOPX graduate students and the competencies of successful managers to understand the functions of public administration. Students will understand the relationship between the political system and public administration in the creation and implementation of public policy. 在州和地方层面的其他主题包括行政 & 政府立法部门, 公共行政的演变, 政府间关系, and fiscal sources & uses.

本推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜培养学生与多个利益相关者沟通, 民选官员和公众在政治环境中的关系. Students will apply communication concepts to create messages that are sensitive to the opinions and positions of disparate groups. Other topics, 在州和地方一级, 包括公共部门通信的独特性, public involvement, and internal & external communications.

本推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜培养学生将法律概念应用于公共管理. Students will analyze legislative and judicial processes in the administration of state and local governments. Other topics, 在州和地方一级, include enabling laws, regulatory review, 开放会议/阳光规定, adjudication, 以及行政程序法.

This course prepares students to apply human capital development concepts in public administration. 学生将制定管理公共行政人力资本的计划. 招聘、开发应用 & retention of employees, compensation, motivation, performance evaluation, 雇员和雇主的关系, personnel policies & politics, public service ethics, collective bargaining, 雇员/雇主关系适用于政府内部 & 非营利性实体将被分析.

本推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜培养学生领导公共管理领域的变革. Students will apply leadership change theories congruent to the unique role of shared decision-making between officials in public and non-profit environments. 其他主题包括公共部门的文化, power, group behavior, 经济动机和非经济动机, and workplace conflict.

This course prepares students to analyze information and present it appropriately to diverse stakeholder groups. Students will collect and analyze primary and secondary data to measure effectiveness and efficiency in the delivery of public sector goods and services. Other topics, 在州和地方一级, include pre-testing, post-testing, correlation, and forecasting.

This course prepares students to apply techniques to evaluate public sector programs. 学生将使用分析工具评估公共部门的项目. Other topics, at the state, county and local level, 包括有效性的衡量标准, benchmarks, baselines, performance standards, 定制利益相关者的沟通和协作.

This course prepares students to leverage technology in support of effective and efficient administration of government and non-profit entities. Students will apply technology concepts to enhance self-service tools and social media for citizens while providing data security and respecting privacy concerns. 其他主题包括可访问性, mobility, database interconnectivity, Internet, intranet and extranet, 以及数据的维护和检索.

In this course students learn the accounting and budgeting tools and theories used in public administration. 学生将分析公共政策和预算过程之间的关系. 其他主题包括预算决策, 政府和非营利性财政管理基础, reporting, 资本及营运开支, and inter-period equity.

This course prepares students to apply the principles of economics to public administration. Students will create a plan for a public-private partnership to deliver a public good or service. 其他主题包括分析收入来源, income redistribution, 多级政府融资, bond issuance, role of nonprofits, 以及基本的微观和宏观变量.

本推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜培养学生追踪公共政策的发展. For a selected policy, students will analyze the policy- making process and the challenges that accompany each stage. Other topics, 在州和地方一级, 包括公共政策规划, 政策选择评估, and stakeholder conflicts.

Students will utilize knowledge learned in the entire MPA program to develop a comprehensive applied public sector policy and implementation plan. It is highly encouraged that students develop a current project in partnership with an actual public sector leader in their organization.