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OPTM 4490 - Organizational Skills for Project Management 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Through a team experience, students learn both theoryand practice of teamwork, with an emphasis on negotiation and mediation. Students learn how to adapt communication media to achieve management goals both inside and outside the team. Additionally, the course emphasizes the need to develop human resources as capital and intellectual assets to effectively manage projects within a dynamic organization.Prer., OPTM 3390.
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OPTM 4590 - Project Estimation and Risk Management 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Management of successful projects includes estimation and proactive risk management in areas of project scope, cost, resource allocation, schedule, and financial planning. Uncertainty is reduced when project risks, both technical and non-technical, are identified, quantified, and mitigation strategies implemented. Included will be tools, techniques, and methodologies commonly used by successful project managers. Prer., OPTM 3390.
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OPTM 4690 - Bridging Strategy and Tactics in Project Management 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Managers of project managers operate in the broad context of a business, unlike project managers who generally need to complete a project on time, within budget and within quality constraints. This course covers a broad range of topics including managing multiple projects, motivating project managers, make-vs.-buy decisions, outsourcing, project assessment, portfolio management, running project offices, maturity monitoring, and communication. Prer., OPTM 3390.
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OPTM 6000 - Operations: Competing Through Capabilities 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Operations management focuses on the strategies and processes involved in providing goods and services to customers. This course will provide students with the ability to evaluate key factors in the design of an effective operations system and to align an operations system with an organization’s business strategy.The course provides the tools to effectively design, analyze, and manage operations systems in manufacturing, service, and public entities. Prer., ACCT 5500 and QUAN 5500.
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OPTM 6090 - Operations: Competing Through Capabilities 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Operations management focuses on the strategies and processes involved in providing goods and services to customers. This course will provide students with the ability to evaluate key factors in the design of an effective operations system and to align an operations system with an organization’s business strategy. The course provides the tools to effectively design, analyze, and manage operations systems in manufacturing, service, and public entities. Distance MBA course. Tuition schedule differs from on-campus courses. Prer., ACCT 5590 and QUAN 5590.
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OPTM 6100 - Customer Focused Processes: Quality Management and Metrics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Customer satisfaction provides the critical link of operations to the marketplace. This course examines service and manufacturing processes and their impact on quality. Students are provided with tools to document processes, diagnose problems, develop innovative process improvement solutions, and design metrics for process analysis. Through strategic quality management programs and techniques, students will develop an understanding of the critical link between productive systems and success in the marketplace. Prer., OPTM 6000.
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OPTM 6200 - Managing Supply Chains 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
As companies seek to provide their products and services to customers faster, cheaper, and better than the competition, the need for cooperation between suppliers, manufacturers, and markets becomes increasingly important. Addresses the strategic implications of an integrated supply chain and the management of functional activities required to make a supply chain successful. Develops the integration of functional activities within the company and between supply chain partners with the help of textbooks, cases, and selected readings. Prer., OPTM 6000.
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OPTM 6300 - Managing Projects for Competitive Advantage 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Covers the fundamental project management topics necessary for implementation of and excellence in project management. Emphasis will be from a management perspective that addresses the basic nature of managing projects for business, information systems and the public. Students will deal with the problems of selecting projects, initiating them, operating them and controlling them. Also covered are the issues associated with terminating a project and with conducting a project that involves what project managers like to call the ‘real world’. Prer., ACCT 5500 and QUAN 5500.
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OPTM 6390 - Managing Projects for Competitive Advantage 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Covers the fundamental project management topics necessary for implementation of and excellence in project management. Emphasis will be from a management perspective that addresses the basic nature of managing projects for business, information systems and the public. Students will deal with the problems of selecting projects and initiating them and operating and controlling them. Also covered are the issues associated with terminating a project and with conducting a project that involves what project managers like to call the ‘real world’. Distance MBA course. Tuition schedule differs from on-campus courses. Prer., ACCT 5590 and QUAN 5590.
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OPTM 6490 - Organizational Skills for Project Management 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Covers both theory and practice of virtual teamwork and how to adapt communication media to achieve management goals inside and outside the team. Also emphasizes the need to develop human resources as capital and intellectual assets to effectively manage projects in a dynamic organization. Distance MBA course. Tuition schedule differs from on-campus courses. Prer., OPTM 6390, or any 6000 level MBA course, or instructor’s approval.
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OPTM 6590 - Project Estimation and Risk Management 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Management of successful projects includes estimation and proactive risk management in areas of project scope, cost, resource allocation, schedule, and financial planning. Uncertainty is reduced when project risks, both technical and non-technical, are identified, quantified, and mitigation strategies implemented. Included will be tools, techniques, and methodologies commonly used by successful project managers. Distance MBA course. Tuition schedule differs from on-campus courses. Prer., FNCE 6090 and OPTM 6390.
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OPTM 6690 - Bridging Strategy and Tactics in Project Management 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Managers of project managers operate in the broad context of a business, unlike project managers who need to complete a project on time, within budget, and within quality constraints. Topics include strategic projects, multiple projects, motivating project managers, project assessment, portfolio management, project offices, and maturity monitoring. Distance MBA course. Tuition schedule differs from on-campus courses. Prer., OPTM 6390.
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OPTM 6960 - Internship in Operations 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Graduate Internship for Business Students in operations. Prer., Admitted MBA students only. Instructor and Dean Approval.
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OPTM 9500 - Independent Study in Operations and Technology Management 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
With the consent of both the instructor who directs the study and the dean. Prer., Instructor consent.
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PAD 3210 - Contemporary Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice Policy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A survey of contemporary issues in American crime policy, designed to introduce students to the process by which criminal law and criminal justice policies are crafted and implemented in the American political process. Covers basic concepts about public policymaking across local, state, and national governments. Examines a variety of areas of crime policy and criminal punishment, including but not limited to guns, violent crime, drugs, family violence, and hate crimes. Students will learn the complex nature of the policy process as well as the unique challenges, financial implications, and wider consequences of developing effective crime control policies. Also considers the relative efficacy of different policy approaches to controlling crime from the perspective of social scientific as well as empirical evidence.
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PAD 3268 - Contemporary Issues in Social and Public Policy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines a number of social policy issues and the social, economic, and political factors that influence policymaking and implementation. Provides an overview of the American system of social and public policy with emphasis on social welfare policy including health, education, welfare (income security policy), and criminal justice. Provides theoretically based models for analysis and presentation of social policy in legislative, administrative, and agency arenas.
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PAD 3400 - Public Administration and Homeland Security 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the role of administration in government, general trends in American public administration, problems in organization, and techniques in management. Emphasis will be on homeland security, including the importance of homeland defense and U.S. Northern Command, its mission, and other government organizations with which it interacts. Participants will gain an understanding of homeland security and homeland defense from the perspective of the primary national-level players: Department of Defense, U.S. Northern Command and the Department of Homeland Security. Prer., Engl 1310 and Engl 1410 or equivalents.
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PAD 4400 - Understanding Terrorism 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Understanding the sources of terrorism can help in dealing with terrorists and others who could threaten our homeland. Attendees will be provided with an understanding of the source of threats that may help them in developing effective methods of deterring, preventing, and defeating those threats. Topics may include the history of terrorism, psychology of terrorists, terrorist organizations and support, counter-terrorism organizations, weapons of mass destruction, and asymmetric threats.
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PAD 4401 - Introduction to First Responder Organizations 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Students will analyze the policies and practices of agencies commonly referred to as local “First responders,” including emergency management, fire and emergency medical, and police organizations. Emphasis will be on homeland security, including the formal and informal relationships between first responder agencies and the manner in which local first responders interact with the state and federal agencies involved in homeland security. Topics may include historical evolution of these agencies; current and future challenges in the fields; services and operations.
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PAD 4498 - Special Topics in Public Administration 1 to 3 Credits (Minimum)
Covers a variety of special topics relevant to public or nonprofit administration.
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PAD 4600 - Special Topics in Public Administration 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Covers a variety of special topics relevant to public or nonprofit administration. Course may be taken for credit more than once, provided subject matter is not repeated.
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PAD 5001 - Introduction to Public Administration and Public Service 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
It is a time of rapid change, resource limitations, and questioning of the roles of public service organizations and professionals in American society. In such a time, it is essential for practitioners and citizens to understand the history, nature, and scope of public service. This course explores the creation of American public and nonprofit institutions, the ways organizations are structured and managed,and the role of the public service practitioner in the challenging contemporary setting.
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PAD 5002 - Organizational Management and Change 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Covers topics such as organization theory and design, managing human capital, group development and performance, inter- and intra-group communication, information management, and ethical decision making. Topics are presented within the framework of how to organize people to enhance the delivery of public services.
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PAD 5003 - Research and Analytic Methods 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course examines research methods used to answer questions and test hypotheses in public and non-profit settings. Methods covered include identifying and reviewing scholarly literature; formulating research questions; selecting appropriate design, data collection, and sampling strategies; and analyzing data. Topics include causal and descriptive designs, interviews and surveys, and statistics such as t-test, chi square, regression, and the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Meets with CJ 5321.
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PAD 5004 - Economics and Public Finance 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Uses economics to explore public and private sector roles, and the allocation of resources in the public sector. Introduces the concepts of public goods, market failure, and externalities. The effects of taxation and subsidies on consumer and firm behavior are analyzed. Also covers cost benefit analysis and national, state, and local budgeting methods.
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PAD 5005 - The Policy Process and Democracy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introduction to theoretical and applied studies of the policy process. This process includes the manner in which 1) issues are conceptualized and brought to the government as problems needing action; 2) policies are designed and selected; and 3) the enacted policies are implemented, monitored, evaluated, and revised. The policy process also includes the study of politics, especially how government and non-government actors interact and exercise power in allocating societal benefits and burdens.
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PAD 5006 - Ethics and Leadership 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines theories of leadership applied to the publicand nonprofit sectors and the skills and processes employed by effective leaders. Also considers ethical theories as applied to problems in the public and nonprofit sectors; emphasizes critical thinking to address value conflicts, notably in the context of a pluralistic society; and teaches moral reasoning as a practical professional skill.
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PAD 5007 - Qualitative Research Methods 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This seminar focuses on qualitative research methods that incorporate field work techniques such as observation, interviews and content analysis. The main objective is to discover practicalities and limitations of ethnographic methods with a comparative methodology perspective. Students are required to conduct a research project. Prer., PAD 5003.
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PAD 5110 - Seminar in Nonprofit Management 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course provides students with an overview of the principles and concepts that are unique to nonprofit management. Topics include funding diversity, human resource management, program planning and evaluation, marketing, volunteer management, and ethics. Students are also given an introduction to the history and the importance of the nonprofit sector.
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PAD 5120 - Nonprofits and Public Policy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the intersection of public policy and the nonprofit world and the ways in which each affects the other. Looks at current policy issues that relate to the nonprofit sector such as conversion of nonprofit to for-profit status, regulation of the nonprofit sector, issues of financial management, the roll of nonprofits to devolution and privatization of government services, tax exemptions, “Charitable choice,” donor control and governance, and the future of the sector. Also investigates the ways nonprofits have affected the policy process and public policies by exploring the factors that shape social movements, nonprofit advocacy, strategies of influence, and the role of nonprofits in social movements such as Civil Rights and the environment.
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PAD 5125 - Civil Society and Nongovernmental Organizations 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Designed for students interested in the international nonprofit sector. Compares non-Western forms of civil society with the American tradition of civil society. Students will learn about the efforts of Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) working in Third World countries to influence democracy, free association and/or increased political and societal pluralism. Additionally, the course will focus on NGO management and governance issues in countries where there are strict controls and limits on the activities of NGOs.
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PAD 5130 - Collaboration across Sectors 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The blurring of the three economic sectors, government, business and nonprofits, continues to increase as more partnerships are developed across sectors. Focuses on collaboration and partnerships involving public, nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Students are expected to gain an understanding of the issues and policies associated with the bidding, contracting, program delivery and reporting processes when nonprofit organizations are contracted to achieve public sector goals and/or private sector objectives.
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PAD 5140 - Nonprofit Financial Management 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Financial management is one of the core competencies of effective nonprofit managers. Every nonprofit organization needs money to sustain or advance its mission. This course provides a grounding in financial management for the “Non-accountant” by focusing on an array of knowledge and management skill areas necessary for allocating and controlling resources, and for analyzing, reporting and protecting the fiscal health of the organization. Topics include key accounting principles, understanding and using financial statements, the budget development process, cash flow analysis, banking relationships,using the audit report, maximizing investment policy and strategy, and understanding the boundaries of tax exemption.
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PAD 5150 - Understanding and Achieving Funding Diversity 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This class is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the range of funding sources available to nonprofit organizations (e.g. foundation and governmental grants, individual and corporate donations, entrepreneurial sources of revenue, events, etc.), as well as detailed information on how to secure support of the various sources presented. Additionally, students are expected to gain both theoretical and practical knowledge relevant to fundraising and why it is important to diversify an organization’s revenue streams.
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PAD 5160 - Nonprofit Boards and Executive Leadership 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The important roles and responsibilities of a voluntary board of directors and the process of governing are often misunderstood. This course explores the special powers of a nonprofit board of directors as framed by and responsive to public policy. From the perspective of organizational behavior and theory, the course examines the leadership role and interplay between board members and the executive director. The examination includes a comparative analysis of different governing models and explores fundamental questions of board composition, the role of advisory boards, achieving effective board meetings, the realm of liability, using committees, and the board’s role in fundraising, among other special subject matter.
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PAD 5170 - Strategic Management for Nonprofit and Public Managers 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This survey course is designed to train public and nonprofit managers in the effective use of strategic management tools and techniques. Strategic management tools and skills, although traditionally used by business, should not be seen as the exclusive domain of the private sector. The course teaches students how to adapt traditional strategic management capabilities to the particular conditions of public and nonprofit organizations.
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PAD 5180 - Social Entrepreneurship 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Designed to introduce students to the concept of social entrepreneurship. Using nonprofit (and public) organizational examples, students gain an understanding of what it means to be an innovative manager in the course of building viable social enterprises. Students study techniques designed to advance an organization’s mission and increase organizational effectiveness, accountability and efficiency through the use of for-profit techniques within a nonprofit context.
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PAD 5220 - Managing People in Public and Nonprofit Organizations 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Study and practice of human resource management to build effective organizations. Reviews the process of staffing, motivating and managing employees from the initial steps of describing a position and determining compensation to recruiting qualified and diverse applicants; screening and selecting good employees; hiring, training, motivating, developing and providing feedback to employees; and layoffs and promotions. Contemporary issues concerning managerial flexibility and merit pay will be reviewed.
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PAD 5250 - Intergovernmental Management 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Surveys the basic literature of intergovernmental management and examines the interactive role of managers at federal, state, and local levels of government. Emphasis is on current intergovernmental issues. Prer., Graduate students or students with bachelor’s degree.
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PAD 5260 - Managing in a Multicultural Society 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Using a systems approach, diversity within organizations is examined through the construction and review of theories in private, public and nonprofit organizations. Existing modes of managing diversity are examined and analyzed.
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PAD 5262 - Leadership Workshop 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This skill building workshop focuses on issues of effective leadership in the organizational setting and enables participants to examine their own leadership style(s) and how those styles influence others. Models of effective leadership are examined and applied to the specific work settings of those participating, with distinctions between leadership and management being developed.
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PAD 5265 - Group Dynamics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Explores small group processes and the theories that strive to explain them, with particular attention focused on workplace teams. The course provides an introduction to theories, studies, and empirical findings pertaining to groups and teams, with an emphasis on managerial and organizational implications and applications. Topics include stages of group development, team processes, conflict, power and influence in groups, decision-making, leadership, diversity, problem-solving, virtual teams, and the impact of organizational culture.
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PAD 5268 - Presentation, Training, and Teaching in Public Administration and Criminal Justice 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Develops public speaking skills in professional settings and facilitation skills in the workplace, and introduces the teaching of public administration, public policy, and criminal justice. Students will make presentations, use technology, lecture, lead discussions, use the case method, and learn how to motivate others through training or educational experiences. Individual teaching philosophies and styles are developed. Students will lecture to an undergraduate class in the School of Public Affairs. Meets with C J 5268.
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PAD 5270 - Management Development 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
With a focus on the balance between one’s personal and professional life, this course seeks to identify and apply principles out of which public managers can increase their effectiveness. Considering such issues as stress management, creative problem solving, time management, cooperative work strategies, effective listening, decision-making, and mechanisms for increasing power, this course has a strong focus on enabling students to personally apply the concepts considered.
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PAD 5271 - Managing Conflict and Change 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Explores the process of change in organizations, communities and society and the conflicts that arise within those organizations. Through the use of relevant case studies and role playing exercises, students are provided a practical framework for looking at change and managing conflict associated with change.
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PAD 5310 - Public Policy Formulation and Implementation 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Building on PAD 5005, students learn how policy is developed and implemented in several levels of government - local, state, federal - and within organizations themselves. Case studies are used to explore the intricacies of developing and implementing policy and the political, economic, and institutional contexts that affect these two stages of policy development. Students also consider different criteria that can be used to judge the effectiveness of programs and policies. Prer., PAD 5005.
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PAD 5320 - Public Policy Analysis 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Provides training in the systematic analysis of policy and program initiatives. The course also covers benefit cost analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis and present values. Prer., ECON 101 or PAD 5004.
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PAD 5350 - Program Evaluation 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Describes the theory and methodology for the design of social research and demonstration projects and the application of analytic and statistical methods for evaluating public programs. Focus is on the application of evaluation methods and techniques of data interpretation. Report preparation is emphasized.
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PAD 5361 - Advanced Seminar in Public Policy and Management 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Students demonstrate their mastery of the knowledge and skills acquired in their coursework through conducting a client-based project. Students also make a juried oral presentation of the professional paper that reports project findings. This is the opportunity to apply concepts, theories, and research skills gained in the program to professional practice.Course is taken in the final semester of student’s program. Meets with C J 5361.
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PAD 5370 - Media and Public Policy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Explores the conventions and practices of the print and electronic media in the United States. Students will better understand the place of the media in society, the way the media look at themselves, and how journalists confront conflicting values in the performance of their roles.
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PAD 5380 - Citizen Participation: Theory and Practice 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Tackles the issues of citizen participation and community involvement in theory and practice. Students will work in class on understanding the theoretical foundations that are relevant to citizen participation. Students will also engage in significant out-of-class projects to ground them in the practice of public involvement.
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PAD 5390 - Rethinking Social Policy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Focuses on United States social welfare policy. Designed to provide students with an overview of social welfare policies and programs beginning with the New Deal and progressing to study of major social welfare issues, the political and social contexts in which social policies and programs are developed and implemented, and the conflicts and reform efforts that arise.
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PAD 5410 - Administrative Law 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course examines the legal aspects of policy implementation, particularly the relationship between courts and administrative agencies. Students will cover standards of judicial review and agency action; administrative procedure and due process; selected special topics such as rights, liabilities, and immunities of public employees; and administrative discretion and scientific uncertainty.
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PAD 5440 - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Focuses on the concepts and skills necessary to negotiate policy and management decisions and manage internal conflicts. It is designed to help students understand the dynamics that affect negotiations and to apply the principles and strategies of negotiations in a variety of decision-making and dispute resolution contexts.
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PAD 5460 - Political Advocacy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course is designed to address advocacy and lobbying issues for graduate students, in the general area of public policy issues and government problems. Special attention is given to how the advocacy process works in the public sector and policy-making bodies and how lobbying techniques and processes can be understood. The general focus of the class is on practical applications at all levels of government with primary attention given to state and local government. It is anticipated that guest speakers will be invited to attend some of the classes and will have the opportunity to utilize their own academic and professional backgrounds and experiences.
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PAD 5502 - Public Financial Management and Policy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The use of financial resources is at the heart of governing; policy decisions are meaningful only when resources are provided to implement them. This course examines American public sector finance in relation to other nations; the national government and fiscal well-being; types of budgeting systems and their uses; creation of the national budget; structure of the local government budget; and selected topics such as debt and cash management, accounting for resource use, and forecasting financial condition.
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PAD 5540 - Organization Development 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A study of the dynamics involved in managing and facilitating change in organizations by application of behavioral science knowledge. Emphasis is placed on both cognitive and experiential learning. A background in organization theory and administrative behavior is recommended.
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PAD 5615 - Health Policy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Health is one of the more important policy issues facing America today. This course examines the nature of health policy and how it is impacted by politics, with a focus on the federal government’s major programs for purchasing health care, Medicare and Medicaid, and their evolution over time. The course also reviews the impact of socio-cultural context and federalism on program structure, the effects of managed care on the health care system and the state’s role in providing health care. Attention is also given to health care issues in Colorado.
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PAD 5625 - Local Government Management 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Relates the systems, processes, and principles of public management to the local government environment. Public management concepts such as strategic planning, bureaucracy, formal and informal organizational structures, human resource planning, management control, systems theory, and administrative behavior are explored within thecontext of local government.
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PAD 5626 - Local Government Politics and Policy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The perspective of politics and public policy making is essential to understanding local governance. This course focuses on local government political structures, policy analysis and formulation, political forces in administrative decision making, and relationships between professional administrations and elected officials.
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PAD 5628 - Urban Social Problems 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines local government from the perspective of sociology and group dynamics. Could include some or all of the following subjects: neighborhoods and community groups, class and race relations, community crime, social service issues, immigration, the underclass in American society, and related urban social problems.
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PAD 5650 - Disaster and Emergency Management 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines policies for the management of hazards, emergencies and disasters. Focuses on a series of case studies concerning major disasters and on management principles drawn from those cases. Examines the role of institution processes, government organizations and nongovernmental organizations in emergency management.
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PAD 5710 - Public Sector Technology 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduces participants to innovative and cutting-edge technology in the public sector. Emphasizes current information technology concepts, issues and practices, systems, self-service kiosks, groupware, simulations, imaging systems, data warehousing, and the Internet/World Wide Web.
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PAD 5930 - Battered Women and the Legal System 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Provides a practical understanding of how the following relate to battered women and their children: a) major developments in federal, state, tribal, administrative, statutory, and case law; b) the role and responses of law enforcement, judges, attorneys, victim assistance providers, and other legal system agents; and c) the role and process of victim advocacy. Meets with CJ 5930.
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PAD 5950 - Introduction to Homeland Defense 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course provides an overview of homeland security, with an emphasis on homeland defense and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), its mission, the other government organizations it interfaces with, and constraints on those relationships. Course participants will gain an understanding of homeland security and homeland defense from the perspectives of the primary national-level players: the Department of Defense, USNORTHCOM, and the Department of Homeland Security. Major topics that will be explored in depth include the national strategy for homeland security, strategic and military force approaches to countering the terrorist threat, civilian and military roles, military-civil relationships based on Posse Comitatus, the National Guard, and USNORTHCOM and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) roles and missions. Experience and/or academic work in civil government or military-related areas preferred.
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PAD 5951 - Interagency Relationships in Homeland Security and Homeland Defense 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An in-depth study of the relationships between and among the many agencies involved in homeland security and homeland defense ranging from Federal departments to individual state agencies to local first responders is provided in this course. Particular emphasis will be placed on understanding the roles, missions, capabilities, and significant issues of those agencies the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) primarily interfaces with. Major topics will include the homeland security policy making process, organization theory and public management dimensions forhomeland security agencies, intergovernmental and interagency relationships, consequence and disaster management, legal issues, and information sharing. Prer., PAD 5950 or consent of instructor.
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PAD 5952 - Protection of Critical Infrastructure 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduces the set of critical infrastructures, with emphasis on threats, vulnerabilities, and information infrastructures. The principles of systems engineering with emphasis on risk-based decision making and systems thinking will be presented. A term project is required.
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PAD 5953 - National Security Intelligence 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduces intelligence history, the theoretical framework behind intelligence, U.S. intelligence organizations, basic intelligence concepts and functions, and intelligence for national, military, homeland security, and infrastructure policy makers. Designed for students interested in or already working in government, law enforcement, and/or private sector security.
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PAD 5954 - Democracy, Policy, and Security 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the intelligence-policy dynamic, policy-practitioner relationships, oversight mechanisms in the United States and elsewhere, and issues related to intelligence failures. Examines contextual factors influencing the development of national and homeland security strategies, and the role intelligence plays in doctrine, technology, and international relations.
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PAD 5955 - Counterterrorism Intelligence 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines how intelligence supports the diverse roles, structures, missions, and capabilities of the agencies in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Also examines the role intelligence plays in protecting critical infrastructure, the relationship between national intelligence agencies and local law enforcement, and emerging concepts in intelligence such as state fusion centers and intelligence-led policing. Prer., PAD 5953.
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PAD 5956 - Analytical Intelligence Methodologies 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Capstone course of the intelligence curriculum. Examines analytic intelligence techniques and methodologies. Provides students increased analytic capacity and fosters critical thinking. Reviews epistemology; inductive, deductive, and abductive reasoning; multivariate analysis; cognitive bias; alternative competing hyptheses; and denial and deception. Includes a complex analytic team project on contemporary intelligence issues. Prer., PAD 5953, PAD 5954, and PAD 5955.
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PAD 6115 - Grant Writing 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to perform one of the most critical functions for any public or nonprofit sector agency today: gaining funds through proposals. Students learn how to find a funding source among various public and private sources and how to plan and write a proposal.
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PAD 6600 - Special Topics in Public Administration 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Courses with this number cover a variety of special topics relevant to public or nonprofit administration. Course may be taken for credit more than once, provided subject matter is not repeated.
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PAD 6910 - Field Study in Public Administration 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
For students who have not had substantial professional experience in public or nonprofit organizations. Prer., Completion of the core courses and relevant electives.
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PAD 6950 - Master’s Thesis 3 Credits (Minimum) 6 Credits (Maximum)
The master’s thesis is available in lieu of P AD 5361 for MPA students who have achieved an exceptional academic record and who wish to pursue in-depth independent research of a theoretical nature. The thesis may be undertaken in lieu of up to 6 credits of elective coursework by students who meet eligibility requirements outlined in the MPA thesis option guidelines.
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PAD 9500 - Independent Study 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Independent study in Public Administration. Prer., Consent of Instructor.
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PAD 9990 - Candidate for Degree 0 Credits (Minimum) 0 Credits (Maximum)
Students who will be defending a thesis or taking qualifying exams during a given semester should enroll for this course if they are not registered for any other class. Consent of dean or faculty advisor required.
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PES 1000 - Physics in Everyday Life 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A non-mathematical overview of physics and how it affects our everyday life. Topics to be included are balancing and equilibrium, tornadoes, weather patterns, circus balancing acts, air conditioners,musical instruments and other interesting applications of physics. Recommended for students with no science or mathematics background. Approved for LAS Natural Science area requirement.
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PES 1010 - Physics for Life Science I 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
General physics with an emphasis on applications to life sciences and health professions. Prer., Two years of high school algebra or equivalent.
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PES 1020 - Physics For Life Science II 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
General physics with an emphasis on applications to life sciences and health professions. Prer., PES 1010.
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PES 1040 - Physics in Science Fiction 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A study of the physics that exists in commonly occurring science fiction themes. Topics include a general discussion of conditions for life on other planets, orbital motion, Einstein’s theory of relativity, and electromagnetic phenomena. Approved for LAS Natural Science area requirement.
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PES 1050 - General Astronomy I 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The methods and results of modern astronomy (solar systems and stars) at an elementary level. Approved for LAS Natural Science area requirement. GT-SC1.
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PES 1060 - General Astronomy II 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The methods and results of modern astronomy (solar systems, stars, galaxies, black holes, quasars, cosmology) at an elementary level. Approved for LAS Natural Science area requirement. GT-SC1.
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PES 1080 - Science on the Nanoscale 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Explores nanoscale science and applications to technology on the scale of sub-atomic particles, atoms and molecules where concepts of quantum theory are important. After an introduction to concepts of quantum physics, applications to physics, biology and engineering will be examined.
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PES 1090 - General Astronomy Laboratory I 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
GT-SC1. A mixture of evening viewing and indoor exercises, weather dependent. Covering such topics as constellations and telescope observations, lunar geology, distance measurements, and earth seasons. Approved for LAS Natural Science area requirement.
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PES 1100 - General Astronomy Laboratory II 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
GT-SC1. A mixture of evening viewing and indoor exercises, weather dependent. Covering such topics as constellations and telescope observations, nebula and galaxy classification, distance measurements and spectroscopy. Approved for LAS Natural Science area requirement.
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PES 1110 - General Physics I - Calculus Based 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Rigorous calculus-level course in classical physics for science and engineering students. Includes measurements, vectors, motion in one dimension, motion in three dimensions, particle dynamics, work and energy, linear and angular momentum, rotation of rigid bodies, static equilibrium, oscillation, and gravity. Coreq., MATH 1350.
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PES 1120 - General Physics II 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Topics covered include electrostatics, the electric field, Gauss’s law, electric potential, capacitors and dielectrics, current and resistance, the magnetic field, Ampere’s law, Faraday’s law, inductance, oscillations, and electromagnetic waves. Prer., PES 1110, Coreq., MATH 1360.
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PES 1140 - Introduction to Physics Laboratory 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Experiments designed to qualitatively verify conceptsin mechanics, light, and optics. To be taken concurrently with PES 1000 only. This lab is not required but must be taken if the student wishes credit for a natural science lab course in the natural science requirements. Open only to PES 1000 students. Approved for LAS Natural Science area requirement.
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PES 1150 - General Physics Lab I Algebra Based 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Designed to be taken with PES 1010. Experiments on mechanics and graphical analysis of results. PES 1110 and PES 1710 students are to take lab PES 1160.
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PES 1160 - Advanced Physics Lab I 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Advanced calculus-based labs covering all of the major topics in mechanics ranging from projectile motion to Newton’s Laws to Conservation of Energy to Rotational Motion. Designed to be taken concurrently with PES 1110 or PES 1710.
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PES 1170 - Advanced Physics Lab I Honors Section 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Advanced calculus-based labs covering all of the major topics in mechanics ranging from projectile motion to Newton’s Laws to Conservation of Energy to Rotational Motion. To be taken concurrently with PES 1710 Honors Physics. Students will be encouraged to use individual approach, under guidance of faculty instructor. Open to PES 1710 students only.
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PES 1210 - Introduction to Physical Science 3 Credits (Minimum)
An integrated presentation of the basic concepts of physics and chemistry for non-science majors. Topics include motion, heat, sound, light, atomic and molecular structure, chemical reactions, acids and bases, and radioactivity.
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PES 1240 - Physical Science Laboratory 1 Credits (Minimum)
A laboratory to accompany CHEM/PES 121. Includes experiments on mechanics, heat, sound, light, electricity, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, acid-base chemistry, and reaction kinetics.
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PES 1310 - A Lab of Her Own: Science and Women 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduction to natural science and its methods for non-science majors. It focuses on women’s participation in both the formation of scientific concepts and the development of methodology. Modern concepts of science and mathematics with an emphasis on women’s contributions to these fields will be presented. This course will also offer a feminist critique of the traditional methods of science. Approved for LAS Natural Science area requirement. Meets with PHIL 1310 and WEST 1310.
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PES 1500 - Introduction to Energy Science I 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Brief history of human energy use; rudimentary energy concepts and fundamental dimensions; fossil fuels; magnetism and electricity; power plants; and environmental effects of energy production and use. Meets with ENSC 1500.
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PES 1510 - Introduction to Energy Science II 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Brief history of human energy use; rudimentary energy concepts and fundamental dimensions; automobiles; solar energy; wind energy; other alternative energy approaches; environmental effects of energy production and use; and solid waste management. Meets with ENSC 1510.
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PES 1600 - Introductory Solar Energy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Brief history of human solar energy use; rudimentary energy concepts and fundamental dimensions; basic operation of the sun; fundamentals of thermal energy transfer and storage; economics and application of solar principles to construction; frequent computer simulation and web activities. Approved for LAS Natural Science area requirement. Meets with ENSC 1600.
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PES 1620 - Solar Energy Laboratory 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Hands-on lab class emphasizing experimental techniques and the scientific method applied to solar phenomena(position and intensity) and both passive and active solar energy systems. Approved for LAS Natural Science area requirement. Prer., or Coreq., PES 1600. Meets with ENSC 1620.
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PES 1710 - Honors Physics I 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Designed for physics majors or students seriously interested in physics. Topics covered include classical mechanics and special relativity. It is arigorous calculus-level course. The attendance of recitation class associated with lectures is obligatory. Approved for LAS Natural Science area requirement.
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