Course Description

Public revenue and expenditure policies, financial administration, and politics of the budgetary process.

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Athena Title

Politics and Budgeting Process

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Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in PADP 4630

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Non-Traditional Format

This course will be taught 95% or more online.

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Prerequisite

POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Student Learning Outcomes

• Students will understand the political, economic, and managerial foundations of public budgeting.
• Students will understand the budget process and the unique characteristics of budgeting at the federal, state, and local levels.
• Students will be able to conduct basic budget analysis and professional communicate results.

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Topical Outline

• Introduction to public budgeting and budget analysis
• Budget analysis - revenue forecasting
• Budgetary decision-making
• Federal Budget Process Reform
• State and performance budgeting
• Local budgeting
• Fiscal Health
• Capital Budgeting

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Institutional Competencies

Analytical Thinking

The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.

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