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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Graduate Courses Click here for undergraduate level courses HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION COURSES (HEAS) The Health Services Administration Program provides students the opportunity to prepare for careers in the management of health organizations, including hospitals, local and federal agencies, long term care facilities, health maintenance organizations, ambulatory care facilities, managed care corporations, mental health facilities, and other related health organizations. The program combines public health, long term care, planning, program evaluations and policy analysis. Students are given the critical thinking and analysis skills needed to pursue advanced degrees in health administration, conduct research or become effective managers.
HEAS 530 Health Services Administration This course will examine theories and concepts of health services administration and the major challenges to health care delivery systems. HEAS 532 Health Policy Issues This course examines the policy issues in health services administration, such as the responsibilities of government in providing health care, the regulation of healthcare professionals, and facilities. Prerequisites: HEAS 530 HEAS 533 Long Term Care Administration and Planning This course deals with issues of long term care including, ideal systems for long term care, nursing care, assisted living, hospital-based long term care, home care, hospice, special care, financing options, quality of life issues, and the impact of managed care on elderly care. Prerequisites: HEAS 530 HEAS 534 Financial Aspects of Health Service Administration This course addresses issues surrounding financial administration of health services organizations. By comparing and contrasting other segments of the American economy to healthcare students will develop an appreciation for the unique characteristics and financial incentives found in today’s healthcare market. Prerequisites: HEAS 530 HEAS 535 Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Services Administration This course presents a philosophical investigation into the problems of making ethical and legal decisions, focusing on issues which confront the health and medical professionals. Prerequisites: HEAS 530 HEAS 536 Health Care Information Systems This course provides an examination of information systems, networks and computer software systems used in health services settings. Prerequisites: HEAS 530; 534 HEAS 538 Community Public Health Administration This course examines the problems of public health services available to the community and organizations of local, state and national health agencies. Prerequisites: HEAS 530 HEAS 539 Program Evaluations in Health Services Administration This course explores the major concepts, issues, and methodologies concerning the evaluations of health services delivery systems. Included are designing, analyzing, reporting and utilization of findings. Prerequisites: HEAS 530; 534 HEAS 540 Special Topics in Health Services Administration Contemporary issues in health services administration are discussed. Prerequisites: HEAS 530 HEAS 543 Accounting for Health Service Administration This course examines the basic concepts, methods and application of cost and accrual accounting, finance and budgeting techniques and methods applied to health services and health organizations with computer applications and analysis. Prerequisites: HEAS 530 HEAS 544 International Health Service Systems This course deals with the major health care systems around the world. The course provides an international perspective on health care systems, health care reforms and the needs of the people. Prerequisites: HEAS 530 HEAS 545 Children’s Health Services Administration This course focuses on issues pertaining to children’s health, including survival, nutrition, diseases, injury, domestic and street violence, substance abuse, teen pregnancies, mental health, sports injuries, HIV/AID and child labor and health education. Prerequisite: HEAS 530 HEAS 547 Quantitative Analysis for Health Services Administration The course examines the various research techniques it allows students to apply that knowledge to designing and implementing their own research projects; concepts addressed in this course include preparation of a literature review, qualitative and quantitative approaches, triangulation methods, research design, sampling techniques, data collection methods, and ethical considerations. Prerequisites: HEAS 530; 536 NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT COURSES (NPMP) The Nonprofit Management Program is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to manage, lead and effect organizational change in the not-for-profit sector. The program provides a broad scope of the social, economic, and political roles, program design and evaluation, marketing and the functions of nonprofit organizations and their interdependent relationships with business and governments; managing financial and human resources; and the governance roles and responsibilities of boards of trustees. The program is designed to provide students with the essential management knowledge and skills to pursue or advance careers in the nonprofit sector. NPMP 540 Introduction to Nonprofit Management This course will provide the historical development of the nonprofit, the emerging issues, the challenges and management issues unique to nonprofits. Knowledge of structure, missions, taxing, fundraising and management styles will be explored. NPMP 541 Nonprofit Human Resources This course will provide an overview of the human resources function of nonprofit organizations. It will explore the challenges of recruitment, retention, compensation and personnel policies. This course will include strategic human resources management, board development and volunteers. Prerequisites: NPMP 540 NPMP 544 Legal and Ethical Issues of Nonprofits This course examines the legal history and framework of nonprofits. Students will examine the laws relating to incorporation, tax exempt status, human resources, legal decisions, executive orders and other legislation and the rule making which impacts the management of nonprofits. The case study approach will be used to explore ethical issues and decisions of nonprofits. Prerequisites: NPMP 540 NPMP 545 Financial Management for Nonprofits This course will provide knowledge of nonprofit corporate and project budgeting and financial management. The course will focus on the formulation of agency budgets, operating, financing, unrestricted fund administration and general cash flow management and the budget of special projects funded by individual grants and other restricted funds. Prerequisites: NPMP 540 NPMP 546 Strategic Planning and Decision Making This course will offer ways to use the key elements of the strategic planning process, including meaningful mission statements, environmental scanning, identification of issues critical to the nonprofit, formulation of strategies and long range goals and performance evaluations; including assessment plans and operational plans. Prerequisites: NPMP 540 NPMP 547 Leadership Management This course examines leadership theory, the skills of effective leaders; board members; nonprofit administrators and the governance role of the boards of trustees. Prerequisites: NPMP 540 NPMP 548 Resources and Fund Development This course will examine the strategies for diversifying resources and building short and long term development plans. It will cover capital campaigns, earned income opportunities, membership development, planned giving campaigns and other fundraising initiatives. Prerequisites: NPMP 540; 545 NPMP 549 Volunteer Management Concepts and Applications The course will focus on volunteer program management and recruiting, training and recognizing volunteer workforces. It will teach students to analyze and review the day-to-day application of management principles in the administration and operation of contemporary volunteer programs in the nonprofit sectors. Prerequisites: NPMP 540; 545 NPMP 570 Capstone Seminar: Grant Writing and Proposal Development This course is a culmination of the nonprofit programs; students will write an effective grant proposal to secure opportunities for publications, positions, travel, faculty appointments and/or to convince people that their ideas are worth funding. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION COURSES (PUAD) The Public Administration Program provides students with managerial knowledge, skills and expertise needed for positions in all levels of government and public service. The focus is split between political science, government management, program design, evaluation, process and the practical application of theory in public administration. Public Administration students learn to think critically and analytically; they will understand the dynamics of domestic politics and how to be better citizens and public employees. PUAD 500 Public Sector Administration This course explores the theoretical and political aspects of public administration including administration principles, decision making, communication, leadership, organizational models and the social, economic, legal and political milieu of administration. PUAD 501 Public Policy Analysis This course examines the various methods of identifying and structuring public policy issues; formulating, analyzing, and recommending actions for decision making. PUAD 502 Government Agencies and the Political Process This course examines the relationship between governmental institutions and the process of US politics and the administrative agencies of the government. (Replaced Contemporary Public Administration) Prerequisites: PUAD 500 PUAD 503 Quantitative Analysis for Public Administration This course offers an overview of quantitative research methods used in decision making by public administrators. It includes research design, management techniques and computer applications. Prerequisites: PUAD 500 PUAD 504 Public Program Planning and Evaluation This course examines approaches to strategic planning, practical experience in design and the conduct of policy analysis and evaluation. Theoretical, organizational, political and ethical foundations of program evaluation as well as practical research design and methodologies, both quantitative and qualitative are explored. Prerequisites: PUAD 500 PUAD 507 Ethical and Legal Issues in Public Administration This course focuses on ethical, moral and legal issues in public administration and public policy. It covers ethics and legal issues within the context of our constitutional democracy. Prerequisites: PUAD 500 PUAD 508 Management of HumanResources in the Public Sector This course provides an analysis and evaluation of major human resource issues in government: management; and the integration of human resource elements through the development of feedback systems; positive; and negative impacts analysis; and personnel policy development; and implementation. Prerequisites: PUAD 500 PUAD 509 Public Policy Implementation This course focuses on the analysis of complex, real world administrative or policy problems, requiring analysis of legal, financial, personnel, organizational and political aspects of the problem, followed by the preparation of a thoroughly written oral report, including recommendations for action. Prerequisites: PUAD 501 PUAD 525 Public Budgeting and Fiscal Management This course examines public fiscal management, practical budget building, operational financial issues and factors, accounting principles and approaches, and integrates these disparate segments of public finance. Prerequisites: PUAD 500 PUAD 526 Politics and Economics of Public Policy (formerly Public Sector Fiscal This course examines the political and economic institutions and concepts as they affect and are affected by the practice of public administration. Prerequisites: PUAD 500 PUAD 571 Leadership in Public Administration Intensive study of roles and models of successful performance in the public and private sectors. Leadership is defined and explained. Leadership functions such as establishing goals and policies, outlining strategies, and increasing employee motivation to achieve objectives are introduced. PUAD 587 Comparative PublicAdministration (formerly International Government Management) 3 Credits This course examines theories, models, methodologies used in a comparative approach to public administration, functional processes of administration in selected developing and developed countries, and the role of bureaucracies in development and nation building. Prerequisites: PUAD 500 PUAD 590 Directed Research This course provides the student with an opportunity to identify, develop, and complete a research project on a topic related to career goals and interests. Format and content of the project must be approved by the course instructor. PUAD 592 Public Administration Thesis Students prepare a faculty approved thesis. The thesis must demonstrate mastery of a body of knowledge and a unique contribution to the field of study that conforms to the University standards. Prerequisites: PUAD 500; 501; 503; 525 PUAD 594 Graduate Seminars inPublic Administration This course integrates public management and administrative theory and practice: goal setting for professional growth and approaches to life long continuing self-development; integration of theory, models, knowledge, skills, behaviors, valves, ethics, and philosophy of public administration and management. Prerequisites: PUAD 500; 501; 503; 525
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