PADP 4620. Public Administration and Democracy. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PUB ADMIN AND DEMOC.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 4620.
Prerequisite: POLS 1101.
Major issues of administration and public agencies, such as personnel, finance, administrative law, and the growth and significance of governmental bureaucracy.
Offered every year.
PADP 4630. Government Budgeting and Finance. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GOVT BUDGETING FIN.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 4630.
Prerequisite: POLS 1101.
Public revenue and expenditure policies, financial administration, and politics of the budgetary process.
Offered every year.
PADP 4690. Bureaucracy and the Law. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BUREAUCRACY AND LAW.
Basic introduction to administrative law and the role of regulatory and other administrative agencies in the governing process. The primary focus will be on United States administrative law, but systems in other countries will be discussed as well.
PADP 4980H. Directed Readings and/or Projects (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DIR READINGS PROJ H.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 4960 or POLS 4960H.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Individual study, reading, or projects, under the supervision of a project director.
Non-traditional format: Student works independently and meets with project director several times during the semester to monitor progress and discuss requirements for written paper.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
PADP(POLS) 6490. Administrative Law. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW.
The legal principles and practical doctrines involved in the work of administrative agencies, vested with quasi-legislative or quasi-judicial powers.
Offered every year.
PADP 6910. Public Administration and Democracy. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PUB ADMIN/DEMOCRACY.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 6910.
Administrative organization, relations, and controls facing the contemporary public management in the United States. The institutional, political, and normative environment of the public manager in democratic society. Among the questions considered is the problem of reconciling bureaucratic government and democratic principles.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
PADP 6920. Public Personnel Administration. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PUBLIC PERSON ADMIN.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 6920.
Procedures and problems of governmental personnel administration. Included in the topics are classification, performance appraisal, hiring practices, affirmative action, and pay equity. Studies of governmental agencies are employed to give the students first-hand knowledge of governmental personnel administration.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
PADP 6930. Public Financial Administration. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PUBLIC FIN ADMIN.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 6930.
Activities involved in the collection, custody and expenditure of public revenue, such as the assessment and collection of taxes, public borrowing and debt administration, the preparation and enactment of the budget, financial accountability and the audit. In addition, the course covers politics of the budgetary process.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
PADP 6950. Foundations of Policy Analysis. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: FOUND POLICY ANALYS.
Introduction to the basic tools and analytical techniques needed for the analysis of public policies. Emphasis is placed on the application of principles of microeconomic theory as applied to policy analysis.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
PADP 6960. Organizational Theory. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ORG THEORY.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 6960.
Major concepts and theories associated with the modern public organization. Organizational environments, goals and effectiveness, strategy and decision-making, structure and design, communication, leadership, individual work behaviors, and other topics. The implications of the public sector context and political environments for these topics.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
PADP 6980. Socialization Seminar in Public Administration. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: SOCIALIZATION SEM.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 6980.
An introduction to the profession of public administration for incoming MPA students, with emphasis on law, ethics, communications, professionalism, service learning, and cohort building.
Offered fall semester every year.
PADP 6990. Communication Skills for Public Managers. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: COMM PUBLIC MANAGER.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 6990.
The importance of interpersonal and group skills in public sector management. Students will use the public sector assessment center to assess their communication skills, both oral and written.
Offered spring semester every year.
PADP 7000. Master's Research. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 27 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTERS RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
PADP 7005. Graduate Student Seminar. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit.
Oasis Title: GRAD STUDENT SEM.
Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of study.
Non-traditional format: Seminar.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
PADP 7110. Research Methods in Public Administration. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: RSCH MTHDS PUB ADMN.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 7110.
Basic research methods and their use in public administration from the standpoint of both public policy and public management. Topics covered include the scientific method, experimental and quasi-experimental designs, sampling, interviewing, and questionnaire construction.
Offered fall semester every year.
PADP 7120. Data Applications in Public Administration. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DATA APP PUB ADM.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 7120.
Applications of data analysis techniques to problems in public management and policy. Special attention is devoted to instilling familiarity with software packages to solve public sector problems. Topics include measures of central tendency and dispersion, cross-tabulation, difference of means testing, and regression analysis.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
PADP 7130. Information Management in the Public Sector. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INFO MGMT PUB SEC.
Introduction to issues surrounding the use of information technology in public sector organizations, including contemporary issues surrounding the design and implementation of IT systems within traditionally bureaucratic organizations and possible changes in organizational operations that may result. The course will cover both theoretical and practical aspects of database management systems.
Offered every year.
PADP 7150. Policy Capstone. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: POLICY CAPSTONE.
This course provides students the opportunity to do supervised group research on a policy or management issue and to prepare a formal report for an agency. The report must contribute to understanding a policy/management issue and utilize the analytic skills gained in the MPA curriculum.
Non-traditional format: Students taking this course should be in the last semester of coursework in the MPA program.
PADP 7160. Survey Research Methods. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SURVEY RSCH METH.
A doctoral-level examination of methods and techniques associated with social science survey research.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
PADP 7210. Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector: Theory and Practice. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO TO NONPROFIT.
Introduction to the theory, trends, and policies that shape the nonprofit sector in the United States and abroad. A brief history of the nonprofit sector in the United States followed by an overview of nonprofit theory and classification systems for nonprofit organizations.
Offered fall semester every year.
PADP 7220. Nonprofit Governance and Management. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: NONPROFIT MGT..
Organizational structures and decision-making processes in nonprofits. Topics include nonprofit legal forms and regulations, nonprofit administrative structures, nonprofit ethics and structures for nonprofit accountability, nonprofit goals, human resource strategies for nonprofits, and the role of stakeholders in service distribution.
Offered fall semester every year.
PADP 7230. Funding Nonprofit Organizations. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: FUNDING NONPROFITS.
An overview of funding strategies in nonprofit organizations and discussion of the factors that influence the generation of nonprofit revenue, including sections on philanthropy and major donors, charitable giving, special event fundraising, memberships, payment for services, and for-profit arms.
Offered spring semester every year.
PADP 7240. Nonprofit Advocacy and Social Change: Lobbying, Advocacy and Influence in the Nonprofit Sector. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: NONPROFIT ADVOCACY.
Introduction to avenues for policy influence available to nonprofit organizations. Discussion of the current laws that govern lobbying and legislative influence for nonprofit organizations as well as the strategies available for nonprofits to link to policy. Methods of lobbying, the promotion of awareness in general, and the relationship of a social change nonprofit to the community at large will also be covered.
Offered every year.
PADP 7350. Internship in Government. 3-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: INTERN IN GOVT.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 7350.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Integrates government employment experience into the curriculum of the Master of Public Administration degree program.
Non-traditional format: Student works independently and meets with project director several times during the semester to monitor progress and discuss requirements for written paper.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
PADP 7360. Managing Government Performance. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MANAGING GOVT PERF.
History of the performance improvement movement and government performance literature. Exploration of the definitions of performance and the role of administrative/program performance in the context of democratic governance; introduction of theoretical, conceptual, and empirical issues in defining/measuring performance; and review of recent attempts to model performance improvement in the public sector.
Offered fall semester every year.
PADP 7380. Ethics in Public Administration. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ETHICS IN PUB ADM.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 7380.
Leading ethical issues that arise in public administration practice and consideration of the sources to which the public administrator can look for guidance in dealing with these issues.
Not offered on a regular basis.
PADP 7500. Local Government Management. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: LOCAL GOVT MANAGEMT.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 7500.
Description and analysis of the practice of local government management. Key issues in several functional areas of local government service are highlighted.
PADP 7520. Urban Policy. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: URBAN POLICY.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 7520.
Major trends and policies affecting American communities, alternative explanations for these patterns, and possible responses. Topics include service delivery, land use, economic development, and intergovernmental cooperation.
Offered every year.
PADP 7540. Productivity Improvement in Local Government. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: LOC GOVT PRODUCTVTY.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 7540.
The concept of productivity, its importance in the public sector, principal techniques used to improve productivity in local government, and barriers to productivity improvement initiatives.
Not offered on a regular basis.
PADP 7840. Budget Practicum. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BUDGET PRACTICUM.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 7840.
The development of practical budgeting skills, with a special emphasis on budget development at the local level of government. Practical computer-based exercises enable the student to learn the logic of budget format and techniques of budget analysis.
PADP 7900. Managing Volunteers in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MANAGING VOLUNTEERS.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 7900.
Involvement of volunteers in government and nonprofit organizations, especially in relation to delivering services and maintaining the organization. Covers size, scope, significance, and challenges of the voluntary sector, and functions of volunteer administration, including recruitment, screening, placement, recognition, and evaluation.
Offered every year.
PADP 7920. Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Diversity in the Public Sector. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: EEO AND DIVERSITY.
An overview of the challenges and opportunities associated with managing public organizations in our increasingly diverse society. The history of efforts to combat employment discrimination will be discussed along with the emergence of affirmative action programs and the important role of the courts in adjudicating disputes that arise in this area of concern. The development and impact of diversity management programs in the 1990s will also be reviewed.
PADP 7930. Human Services Administration in Government. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HUMAN SERVICES ADM.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 7930.
Special problems and processes involved in administering government and human service programs in health, welfare, disability, social security, and other service areas. Privatization of services will be considered as an alternative service-delivery mechanism.
Not offered on a regular basis.
PADP 8110. The Logic of Social Inquiry. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: LOGIC OF SOCIAL INQ.
A doctoral-level advanced examination of the philosophy of science, the logic of inquiry, and theory construction.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
PADP 8120. Data Analysis and Statistical Inference. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DATA ANLSYS & STAT.
A doctoral-level advanced discussion of inductive statistics and associated methods of data analysis.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
PADP 8130. Linear Models and Associated Techniques. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: LINEAR MODS & TECH.
Prerequisite: PADP 8120.
A doctoral-level advanced examination of linear regression and related techniques under ideal and non-ideal conditions.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
PADP 8140. Advanced Topics in Statistical Modeling. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: ADV TOPIC STAT MOD.
Prerequisite: PADP 8120 and PADP 8130.
A doctoral-level examination of selected advanced topics in multivariate estimation and modeling. Specific topics covered vary.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
PADP 8210. Public and Private Provision: Civil Society, Nonprofits, and Government. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PUB/PRIV PROVISION.
Investigation of how voluntary organizations have informed social policy and how the federal government has shaped the formation of the nonprofit sector. Topics include nonprofit law, its development and its effects on nonprofit provision, advocacy and lobbies and their effect on social policy, civic behavior and its role in the nonprofit sector, and the influence of political structures in nonprofit communities.
Offered every year.
PADP 8220. Selected Topics in Nonprofit Management. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: TOPICS NONPROFIT.
Topics in the area of nonprofit management. The focus of the course will shift depending on the interest of the instructor and may include such topics as nonprofit theory, government funding, philanthropy, and nonprofits in the arts.
PADP 8230. The Market and Civic Responsibility: Corporate-Nonprofit Cooperation and Competition. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MARKET/CIVIC RESP.
The role of the not-for-profit organizations in a market economy and the increasing linkage between nonprofit organizations and for-profit organizations. Introduction to the avenues of nonprofit-corporate collaboration such as nonprofit ventures, corporate sponsorship, and cause related marketing. For profit options available to nonprofit organizations will also be explored.
Offered every year.
PADP 8240. Nonprofit Organization in an International Perspective: INGOs and Globalization. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: NONPROF/INGO/GLOBAL.
Focus on the international nonprofit sector and investigation of the role of nonprofits in cross-national and international provision of public goods. Students will become familiar with the scope of INGO engagement, the influence of globalization on nonprofit organization and development, accountability structures for international organizations, and international laws affecting their function. Special issues of ethics and culture that pertain to international nonprofit practice will also be considered.
Offered every year.
PADP 8420. Leadership in Public Service. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: LEADERSHIP PUB SERV.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 7720.
The role of leadership in the development of effective public management. Topics include leadership styles, motivation of personnel, and the impact of effective leadership in the public service.
Offered every year.
PADP 8430. Public Financial Management. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PUB FIN MANAGEMENT.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 7830.
Principal aspects of public financial management, including accounting, budgeting, capital budgeting, revenue forecasting, risk management, pension management, and auditing. The focus of the course is on state and local finance.
Offered every year.
PADP 8460. Organizational Behavior. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ORG BEHAVIOR.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 7960.
Prerequisite: PADP 6960.
Focuses on four arenas or levels of management which must be integrated in the pursuit of public-sector excellence. These arenas involve individuals, pairs of individuals, supervisor/subordinates, and small groups. Institutional, behavioral, and psychological factors will be emphasized.
Not offered on a regular basis.
PADP 8520. Administration of Local Government: Growth and Development Policy. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADM LOC GOVT GROWTH.
The first of a two-course sequence designed to broaden understanding of local government administrative roles and responsibilities in terms of growth and development policy. Establishes local government's responsibility for planning, economic development, and regional cooperation as integral to the support of human and economic vitality.
Offered every year.
PADP 8540. Administration of Local Government: Human Vitality and Quality of Life. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADM LOC GOVT Q LIFE.
The second of a two-course sequence on local government administrative roles and responsibilities. Examination of the role in the community, and social transactions that affect the capacity of individuals to live, work, and prosper. The study of the influence of class, race, civic participation, poverty, housing, and employment on community and policy.
Offered every year.
PADP 8560. Special Topics in Urban Administration. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SPEC TOPICS URB ADM.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 7560.
Topics in the area of urban policy and administration. The focus of the course will shift depending on the interest of the instructor and may include such topics as land use policy and regulation, urban service delivery, and local government reform.
Not offered on a regular basis.
PADP 8580. Local Government Practicum. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: LOC GOVT PRACTICUM.
Research/policy analysis on a problem experienced by a local government. Projects chosen by instructor and Georgia Municipal Association. Seminar involves four weeks of research design; following approval, students conduct research, with occasional progress reports. The final product is formally presented to Georgia Municipal Association and local government recipients.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
PADP 8610. Economics of Health Policy. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ECON HEALTH POLICY.
This course uses an economic framework and draws upon real- world examples to understand the health care system and evaluate current policy debates. Although the vast majority of this course covers health policy in the United States context, some topics of international concern are also examined.
Offered every year.
PADP 8620. Policy Process. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: POLICY PROCESS.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 7620.
Key concepts in the study of public policy. Among the topics covered are description of policy process to include agenda setting, policy formulation, and policy adoption.
Offered every year.
PADP 8630. Policy Implementation. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: POLICY IMPLEMENT.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 7630.
Public policy implementation literature with emphasis given to the major substantive and methodological issues driving this emerging field of public policy analysis. Bureaucracy's role in policy process, implementation analysis, and theories and methods for studying policy implementation.
Offered every year.
PADP 8640. Program Evaluation. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PROGRAM EVALUATION.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 7640.
The theoretical perspectives associated with program evaluation; design and measurement procedures; types of evaluative research; and the management of political and ethical problems associated with performing and utilizing evaluation research.
Offered every year.
PADP 8650. Public Policy Seminar. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: PUBLIC POLICY SEM.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 7650.
Research seminar on the major analytical techniques and theoretical approaches to decision-making in substantive public policy areas (e.g., environmental protection, health care, natural resources.)
PADP 8670. Policy Analysis I. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: POLICY ANALYSIS I.
This course covers microeconomic policy analysis. It explains how economic analysis is an important tool in analyzing public policies. Students learn the strengths and weaknesses of economic analysis in making public policy choices. Finally, students will access and comprehend what economists can contribute to the public sector.
Offered every year.
PADP 8680. Policy Analysis II. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: POLICY ANALYSIS II.
Prerequisite: PADP 8670.
The application of the concepts of microeconomic analysis to subjective public policy questions. The chief focus will be an explanation and application of cost-benefit analysis to major issues of public policy.
Offered every year.
PADP 8710. Ideas and Issues in Public Administration. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: IDEAS/ISSUES IN PA.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 8710.
Perennial and emerging research issues, perspectives, and controversies in the field of public administration.
Offered every year.
PADP 8720. Seminar in Selected Problems in Public Personnel Administration. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEL PROB PUB PER AD.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 8720.
Special topics, such as public sector labor relations and collective bargaining; issues related to job analysis, evaluation, and compensation; or civil service reform.
Offered every year.
PADP 8730. Doctoral Research Seminar in Public Administration. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DOC RSCH IN PUB ADM.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 8730.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
The seminar focuses on current research frontiers in the field of public administration. Sessions are organized around research papers, presentations, and focused discussion. Seminar discussions explore methodological and theoretical approaches to key questions in the field.
Non-traditional format: Three hours lecture and discussion every other week for two semesters.
PADP 8740. Frontiers of Public Management Research. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: FRONTIERS PUB RSCH.
A doctoral-level examination of current issues and problems in public management research.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
PADP 8830. Seminar in Public Budgeting. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PUBLIC BUDGETING.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 8830.
A doctoral seminar which considers the works of the major scholars in the field of public budgeting and finance.
PADP 8840. Metropolitan Fiscal Problems. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: METRO FISCAL PROB.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 8840.
Public economy of metropolitan areas and selected special metropolitan fiscal problems in the areas of public expenditures, revenues, and fiscal administration.
Offered every year.
PADP 8850. Quantitative Analysis for Public Decision-Making. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: QUANT PUB DEC-MKG.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 8850.
Quantitative analysis and techniques used in public sector decision-making.
PADP 8940. Seminar in Comparative Administration. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SEM COMP ADMIN.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 8940.
Administrative systems other than the United States. Among the topics covered will be personnel administration, public finance, organizational analysis, and public policy problems.
Not offered on a regular basis.
PADP 8960. Organization Development and Change. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ORGAN-DEVEL & CHNG.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 8960.
Intellectual and theoretical perspectives on a complex area of inquiry and application--organizational development and change. The course illustrates various ways in which significant theoretical issues can be approached in practical ways, and in which central practical issues can be approached in theoretically-rich ways.
Offered spring semester every year.
PADP 9000. Doctoral Research. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 50 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCTORAL RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
PADP 9005. Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOC GRAD STU SEM.
Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of study.
Non-traditional format: Seminar.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
PADP 9200. Independent Study in Public Administration. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: INDP STUDY PA.
Research in specialized areas of Public Administration. For students with advanced graduate standing.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
PADP 9300. Doctoral Dissertation. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 30 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCT DISSERTATION.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.