16 courses with the subject GMPA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
An introductory course to the field of public administration. This is designed for students who have no background, who are accelerated students, or undergraduates interested in learning about the field who meet the qualifications for taking a graduate course.
The course introduces the current uses of information technologies (IT) in public administration (both in government and the nonprofit sector). This course is designed for the administrator who will manage or oversee some form of technology application directly or indirectly through policy. The expectations and goals for using technology in government and non-profit organizations vary throughout each enterprise. This course will cover various types of technology practices, opportunities, and obstacles encountered with the use of IT. Upon completion, students should better appreciate how the use of technology applications, "electronic government" and other web-based technologies can transform government and be able to help governments develop and manage programs and services that are more responsive and effective.
Administrative Law explores the environment and legal framework of public administration in the context of academic scholarship and practice. Principles of constitutional law, the federal judiciary, constraints and flexibility in rulemaking and administrative discretion, human resources law, as well as values and ethics will be examined.
This course theme is application: understanding and interpretation, and comprehension with respect to when particular techniques are appropriate. The goal is to assist criminal justice administrators in their decision making process. GMPA1213 will emphasize the practical role of statistics in criminal justice administration and decision making; portraying data; calculating, reading, and interpreting basic statistics from group differences through basic prediction models; and sampling and error.
This course focuses on various aspects of public sector administration and management including: the environment of government and non-profit organizations, organizational structure and culture, performance measurement and management; and internal management processes. It also looks at several areas of budgeting including: rules of public finance, budget cycle expenditures; taxation and revenue; and quantitative budgeting.Pre or co- requisite: GMPA 1101.
An elective covering all areas of law relevant to the public and private sector including (but not limited to) employment and unemployment law, disability law, labor unions.
Working with local communities is an important strategy for those who could imagine running national or local advocacy organizations that make change happen or anyone who wants to understand the art of community organizing. It will provide an overview of and training in contemporary community organizing practice in the United States, with some time spent on international organizing. This includes defining community organizing and identifying its value base; exploring the strategies, tactics, and activities of organizing; and thinking about marketing, language, and evaluation. We also will examine the transformations of civic engagement and voluntary associations in the United States and the impact of these transformations on the ways Americans organize and advocate for change. In today’s volatile world, not only in the United States but across the globe, organizing can be an effective vehicle for change – and for expressing commitment and passion to issues you most care about.
Evaluation and Evidence-based Research introduces criminal justice administrators to the scientific methodology involved in assessing a program’s effectiveness. Topics to be covered include planning for evaluation, needs assessments, process analysis, outcome evaluations, cost- benefit analysis, the relationship between administrator, evaluator, and stakeholders, and using evaluation results in decision-making. No prerequisites but having an undergraduate course in research methods would be helpful.
Policy, Planning and Analysis is a required course that considers how sound policies and programs can be identified, planned for, evaluated, and implemented in the public realm where there are diverse stakeholders. Public administration occurs within an ever-changing political and social context, and is increasingly becoming evidence-based: overall, this course should enable administrators and policy makers to use the evidence to plan for, implement, and monitor policies and programs that are responsive to contemporary issues.
This course explores the nature of leadership, and the requirement for ethical behavior, in the field of criminal justice administration. The constraints, challenges, issues, and dilemmas of ethical leadership in contemporary society is emphasized.
This course is designed to equip professionals in the public sector with the essential skills and knowledge required for effective communication within government organizations. Through a comprehensive exploration of various communication strategies, tools, and practices, students will enhance their ability to convey complex information, engage stakeholders, and navigate communication challenges in the ever-evolving public sector landscape.
Writing and Research for Public Administration is a prerequisite for GMPA 1550: Capstone Seminar. Students will prepare for their capstone project by developing a policy proposal agreed
Students will expand upon the policy proposal developed in GMPA 1510 as a basis for a thesis project. At the conclusion of GMPA 1520 students will orally present and defend their completed projects to a group of graduate students and faculty.
The MPA internship aims to provide pre-career students with administrative experience in public or non-profit organizations. These experiences are significant for students who need a public service employment track record. The internship requires 168 hours (minimum) of work in a government or nonprofit organization.
Source: St. Thomas Aquinas College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
