PADM 601 – Introduction to Public
Administration
This introductory course gives an overview of the field of
public administration and develops the analytical skills necessary for graduate
studies. Emphasis is on understanding the underlying issues such as power,
decision-making, ways of knowing, measurement, organizational structure,
accountability, and learning to use the theoretical models in actual
situations. (Fall & Spring)
PADM 602 – Seminar in Public
Management
This is a hands-on class in which students design projects
relevant to their work, which demonstrate their achievement of 11 learning
objectives for time management; identifying personal management styles and
values; developing personal work performance measures; creating management
charts; interpersonal and group skills; and oral presentations. (Spring)
PADM 603 – Management Analysis
The class will introduce organizational and systems theory,
information systems, procedure analysis, management planning, and management
problem solving. (Fall)
PADM 604 – Research Methods in
Administration
This class covers empirical methods and techniques necessary
for administrators to understand complex research on public issues. Emphasis is
on design of research, data collection and analysis methods, survey sampling,
and statistical analysis including use of computers in data analysis. (Spring)
PADM 606 – The Policymaking Process
After developing a general framework, this class focuses on
specific aspects of policymaking. These include the process of setting the
policy agenda; the impact of the various stakeholders in the policymaking
process; the relationship between policy sciences and democracy; and finally,
the role of citizens in the policymaking process. (Fall)
PADM 610 – Organizational Theory and
Behavior
This course reviews the evolution of organization theories
from the classical models to current discussions of post-modern organizations.
The focus is on how managers can use the metaphors and theories of
organizations to develop better management in their organizations.
PADM 618 – Public Accountability,
Ethics & Law
The challenges of maintaining a responsive bureaucracy
subject to democratic controls; implications of ethical standards and
administrative due process of law; and selected case studies in government and
non-profit administration. (Offered as demand warrants)
PADM 620 – Internship in Administration/Policy
Applied work experience in public administration or policy
analysis. The course consists of the equivalent of three months of full-time work
in an approved state, federal, local, or private agency, under the supervision
of a senior agency employee in cooperation with a faculty advisor. An
internship journal and a final internship report are required. (Offered as
demand warrants)
PADM 624 – Human Resources Administration
This is an intensive class format, meeting for three full
days on two different months after a short introduction class. The class
develops skills in techniques of personnel administration and considers issues
of human resources development in public organizations. In addition, it
examines recruitment, selection, training, motivation, performance evaluation,
and career development. (Fall)
PADM 628 – Administration of
Financial Resources
Five general topics are covered in this class: budgeting,
policy making, accounting, financing, and managing. Specific topics covered include
types of budgets and stages in the budgetary process; the relationship of
economics to public budgets; the different types of government funds and financial
accounting systems; and different types of revenue sources for public agencies
and non-profits. Cases will help managers deal with the technical and political
challenges inherent in managing budgets in the public sector. (Spring)
PADM 632 – Policy Analysis
Quick methods for policy analysis, emphasizing analytic
thinking to narrow and focus the decision problem, and quantitative and
qualitative techniques to generate insight from information. Covers basic steps
in the analytic process, and methods including legal research, decision
analysis, and interpreting regressions. Exercises are from contemporary Alaska
policy issues. (Offered as demand warrants)
PADM 640 – Alternative Dispute
Resolution
This intensive format class reviews the literature and principles
of alternative dispute resolution. This class will also focus on negotiation
and mediation as ways to resolve individual conflicts, group conflicts, and
public disputes. This class can be taken as individual modules for one credit
each, or as one, three-credit class. (Offered as demand warrants)
PADM 659 – Public Administration
Capstone
Capstone course for master of public administration program.
Includes in-depth discussions of case studies illustrating problems of
organizational change, decision-making, problem solving, and the interrelated
processes of policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation. Emphasis is on
student participation, including presentation of a major policy or
administrative report. (Offered as demand warrants)
PADM 671 – Selected Topics in Public
Administration
Analysis of selected public administration issues. Topics
are announced in the published class schedule.
ECON 625 – Economics and Public
Policy
Examines economics both as a determinant of public policy
and as a tool of public administration. Topics include how markets allocate
resources; role of government in a market economy; market failures and
responses to them; problems of efficiency vs. equity; and application of
microeconomic tools to analysis of Alaska and national policy issues. (Fall)
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