Public Administration

School of Public Affairs & Administration
Hill Hall, Room 701
Phone: 973/353-5093
Fax:     973/353-5907
http://spaa.newark.rutgers.edu

INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (3 cr.)
20:834:501:B6:82896
EVE: 5/27-7/3
MW 5:30-9:00
KIM            HILL 216

Concepts and methods for analyzing significant factors and relationships in governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations as they function in their environments. Students identify and diagnose the principal types of problems encountered at levels of high administrative responsibility in government and the nonprofit sector.

TOPICS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (3 cr.)
20:834:503:H6:84590
EVE: 7/7-8/13
TTh 5:30-9:00
RUFFIN/GROSSMAN      CONKLIN 455

COURSE DESCRIPTION COMING SOON.

LEADERSHIP & DIVERSITY (3 cr.)
20:834:507:B6:84221
EVE: 5/27-7/3
MW 5:30-9:00
STAFF            HILL 203

This course considers leadership as distinct from management. It examines leadership qualities and characteristics, leadership skills such as conflict management and team building, leadership tasks including vision, agenda setting, and mobilizing resources; leadership in organizational and political settings; the role of followership; and the impact of diversity upon leaders and leadership.

PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS (3 cr.)
20:834:522:H6:84222
EVE: 7/7-8/13
MW 5:30-9:00
BROMBERG           HILL 201

Theories of organizational behavior and performance as applied to public and nonprofit sector agencies; includes organizational authority systems, relationships between public and private organizations, development and fulfillment of organizational mandates in the public sector, and use of resources within organizations.

MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES (3 cr.)
20:834:525:H6:84223
EVE: 7/7-8/13
MW 5:30-9:00
SCHATTEMAN           HILL 208

Problem-solving techniques that focus on effective managerial performance. Productivity and management improvement assessment techniques, including networking, queuing, simulations, linear programming quality-control approaches, focus groups, and the delphi technique.

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT (3 cr.)
20:834:529:H6:84230
EVE: 7/7-8/13
TTh 5:30-9:00
STAFF            HILL 203

Assessment of organizational performance, with particular attention to concepts of efficiency, effectiveness, outputs and outcomes. Examines evaluation design, data collection procedures, data analyses, and citizen involvement.

CITIZEN-DRIVEN PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT—AN INTRODUCTION (3 cr.)  
20:834:537:B5:84231 (CANCELLED)
5/27-7/3
ONLINE COURSE
STAFF

Improving government performance and facilitating citizen participation are two recurrent themes in the administration of government.  However, the link between performance measurement and citizen participation has not been fully emphasized. As a result, citizens' role in measurement has been occasionally realized but not systematically investigated.  The consequence is that performance measurement may fall prey to political manupulation and managerial arrogance. In other words, performance measurement without citizen input, understanding, and acceptance will not fulfill its objective - to improve democratic accountability.

STRATEGIC PLANNING, BUDGETING, & CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT (3 cr.)
20:834:538:B5:84229
5/27-7/3
ONLINE COURSE
KIM

This online course focuses on the intellectual concept of governmental transparency.  Using Blackboard, students will explore key policies in support of transparency as well as critically evaluate e-governance practices to identify some of the limitations and dangers involved with the rapidly changing role of information and information technology in today's society.

POLITICAL ECONOMY & PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (3 cr.)
20:834:541:B6:84488
EVE: 5/27-7/3
MW 5:30-9:00
PRICE            HILL 201

COURSE DESCRIPTION COMING SOON.

GOVERNMENT BUDGETING SYSTEMS (3 cr.)
20::834:542:T5:84489
5/27-7/31 (PLEASE NOTE SESSION DATES)
ONLINE SECTION
CAPRIO

20:834:542:B6:84228
EVE: 5/27-7/3
TTh 5:30-9:00
SMITH, D.            CONKLIN 447

Budget concepts and processes used by the american governments and their administrative units. Provides essential skills and experience in budgetary analysis and management applicable to nonprofit as well as public sector agencies.

URBAN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP & COMMUNICATIONS (3 cr.)
20:834:557:H6:82243
EVE: 7/7-8/13
MW 5:30-9:00
BENNETT, M    CONKLIN 447

Through an examination of school administration, leadership, and supervision literature and its application to urban districts, prospective school administrators analyze the complexities of urban school problems and improvement.

CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP & ASSESSMENT IN URBAN SCHOOLS (3 cr.)
20:834:558:B6:82242
EVE: 5/27-7/3
TTh 5:30-9:00
PEARCE         HILL 203

Explores recent policies and practices in curriculum, instruction, and assessment, including recent debates about national and state curriculum and learning standards and how to assess them. Special attention focuses on the New Jersey State Core Curriculum standards, various instructional strategies to teach these, and their assessment.

RESEARCH DESIGN (3 cr.)
20:834:562:H6:82718
EVE: 7/7-8/13
TTh 5:30-9:00
CEESAY            CONKLIN 447

Comprehensive literature review, methodology, and data collection strategies. Students develop full research proposal including research question; those who are writing a paper as their capstone requirement use this proposal as the basis for their paper.

CAPSTONE (3 cr.)
20:834:563:T1:84227
5/27-8/13
MEETING TIME BY ARRANGEMENT
KIRCHHOFF

Final required course in which students develop and write a policy, problem-solving, or implementation study under the guidance of a faculty member. Students who prefer to take the comprehensive exam will take an additional specialization course in lieu of the capstone course. Must be taken in the final semester of the student's program.

THEORY & PRACTICE OF NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT (3 cr.)
20:834:570:B6:81056
EVE: 5/27-7/3
MW 5:30-9:00
SCHATTEMAN           HILL 209

Introduces theory, history, structure and management of nonprofit organizations. Emphasis is given to critical functions such as fundraising and grantsmanship, financial management and budgeting, marketing and communications, leadership styles, and monitoring and evaluation.

NONPROFIT BUDGETING (3 cr.)
20:834:571:H6:81057
EVE: 7/7-8/13
TTh 5:30-9:00
PEDEN            SMITH 240

Introduces budget concepts and processes used by nonprofits; provides essential skills, and experience in budgetary analysis and management for nonprofit agencies and organizations.

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (3 cr.)
20:834:576:H6:84226
EVE: 7/7-8/13
MW 5:30-9:00
DEHAAN            HILL 202

Emphasizes best practices and provides practical applications in methods nonprofits use to ensure objectives are financed by means other than grants. The study of fund-raising encompasses strategic planning for annual giving, major gifts, and planned giving. Attention given to specific fund-raising techniques: stewardship training, case statements, direct mail, telephone solicitation, special events, lapsed donors, taxation and bequests, and capital campaigns.

NONPROFIT HUMAN RESOURCES (3 cr.)
20:834:577:B6:81562
EVE: 5/27-7/3
TTh 5:30-9:00
DEHAAN           HILL 208

Explores concepts, practices, and strategies of human resource planning; staff development, compensation, and evaluation. Emphasizes volunteer management, staff-board and trustee relationships.

INTERNSHIP (3 cr.)
20:834:590:T1:84225
5/27-8/13
MEETING TIME BY ARRANGEMENT
KIRCHHOFF

Participation in activities of an agency or institution under supervision of a faculty member and supervisor in the agency; requires performance reports and analyses of activities.

INDEPENDENT STUDY IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (3 cr.)
20:834:598:T1:81979
5/27-8/13
MEETING TIME BY ARRANGEMENT

Available as an elective for students who opt to explore a specific topic or issue under the guidance of a faculty member. The independent study must be approved in advance by the director of the M.P.A. program prior to the student`s enrollment in the course.

SELECTED TOPICS (DOCTORAL): PRIVATIZATION & PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS (3 cr.)
26:834:665:B1:82315
EVE: 5/27-7/3
TTh 2:00-5:30
PRICE             HILL 701

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) involve private sector supply of infrastructure, assets, and services that have traditionally been provided by the government. This course examines the role privatization has played or not played in restructuring the state.

INDEPENDENT STUDY IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (3 cr.)
26:834:698:T1:80776
5/27-8/13
MEETING TIME BY ARRANGEMENT
RICCUCCI

Independent research on a topic related to public administration under the guidance of an advisor.

DISSERTATION RESEARCH IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (3 cr.)
26:834:701:T1:80886
5/27-8/13
MEETING TIME BY ARRANGEMENT
RICCUCCI

Develop and complete a Ph.D. dissertation in public administration.