PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
UNDERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

PUAD 201 Introduction to Public Administration
3 Credits
This course introduces the concepts, theories and principles of public administration. It examines public administration with particular emphasis on the democratic, legal, political and economic environments in the U.S.A. 
Prerequisites: GOVT 102

PUAD 203 Political Aspects of Public Administration                
3 Credits
The focus of this course is the political arenas of public management; students will examine the framework of political systems and their impact on the environment of public administration.  Prerequisites: GOVT 102

PUAD 204 Public Management  
3 Credits
The course examines the fundamental theories in the field of Public Management, the historical and contemporary and the practical significance of such theories.
Prerequisites: PUAD 201 

PUAD 205 Public Policy Process            
3 Credits (formerly PUBL 325)
This course examines the methods for identifying and structuring public policy problems and lessons, formulating and recommending policy actions for decision making.
Prerequisites: PUAD 201

PUAD 301 Accounting for Public Administrators
3 Credits
This course introduces the standards and practices of accounting for public and nonprofit administrations.  Fund accounting and other appropriate techniques to ensure proper execution of fiduciary responsibility are taught.  Linkages between budget, financing and accounting are made.  Analysis of the technical aspects of accounting, posting journal entries and preparing accounting reports are introduced.
Prerequisites: PUAD 201 

PUAD 303 Legal and Ethical Issues in Public Administration            3 Credits
This course examines ethics in administrative procedures, procedural due process and regulatory processes.
Prerequisites: PUAD 201

PUAD 309 Human Resources in Public Administration           
3 Credits
Analysis of techniques and tools used in human resources management including the merit system, classification, compensation, evaluation, recruitment and labor relations is taught.  Emphasis is placed on current legal and policy issues in personnel administration such as diversity and privatization.
Prerequisites: PUAD 201

PUAD 311 Public Budgeting           
3 Credits
This course examines the institutions and techniques of modern financial administration in federal, state and local governments. The terminology, the process of budgeting; analyzing budgets and solutions for budgets are explained.
Prerequisites: PUAD 201

PUAD 321 Quantitative and Qualitative Analyses I           
3 Credits
This course introduces types and techniques of research; research literature; library and internet research; examples of qualitative and quantitative methods will be introduced.
Prerequisites: PUAD 201; PUAD 205 

PUAD 323 Quantitative and Qualitative  Analyses II             
3 Credits
This course examines all major areas of survey research methodology including sampling, design, data collection methods, questionnaire design, data analysis; and data processing.
Prerequisites: PUAD 321  

PUAD 401 Financial Management           
3 Credits (formerly PUAD 471)
This course examines the various techniques of financial management in the public and nonprofit sectors.  Elements and concepts of financial planning and decision making in the areas of budgeting, taxes, borrowing, accounts payables, receivables and investments are introduced.
Prerequisites: PUAD321

PUAD 403 Leadership in Public Administration
3 Credits
This course examines leadership theories for effective management of the public and nonprofit sectors.
Prerequisites: PUAD 201

PUAD 470 Special Topics in Public Administration                  
3 Credits
This seminar provides instruction in contemporary issues in public administration.
Prerequisite:  PUAD 323 

PUAD 471 Leadership Theory            
3 Credits
This course presents the theory and  foundations for effective leadership in the public and nonprofit sector.
Prerequisite:  PUAD 323 

PUAD 479 Internship                 
3 Credits
Student will be place in the work place to apply the classroom knowledge to the work world.
Prerequisite:  PUAD 323 

PUAD 480 Directed Research             
3 Credits
This course presents an overview of types and techniques of research.  Students explore sources of research, literature reviews; and perform library and internet searches for appropriate materials for their own studies.
Prerequisites: PUAD 323