| Course ID: | PADP 8560. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. |
| Course Title: | Special Topics in Urban Administration |
Course
Description: | 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. |
| Oasis Title: | SPEC TOPICS URB ADM |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 7560 |
Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | This course will cover special topics which are not covered in other courses
available in local government administration. Possible topics would include urban
development policy, law enforcement, personnel systems, local government finance
(to include revenue collection and fiscal crises), and planning and zoning.
Depending on the topic in question, the student will be able to develop a more
focused expertise which will enable him/her to develop knowledge of urban systems
in the United States more extensively. |
| Topical Outline: | The topical outline would necessarily vary depending upon the special topic which is
offered but a possible outline for a course entitled "The Urban Fiscal Crisis"
would be as follows.
I. Introduction to the course: the urban fiscal crisis
II. The problem of revenue generation
III. Taxing alternatives
IV. Developing the infrastructure
V. Making services more efficient
VI. The urban poor
VII. Managing the budget
VIII. Incremental or decremental budgeting?
IX. Reforming urban governments and fiscal structures
X. The future of financing urban governments |