6 courses with the subject PAD, 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.
PAD 151Introduction to Public Administration3
This course includes an overview of the role of the public administrator in government and an examination of the development and implementation of public policy. Topics include public personnel administration and management decision making public affairs ethics organizational theories budgetary functions within governmental agencies and other governmental issues. Upon completion students should be able to explain the functions of government in society and in the lives of people composing that society.
This course introduces the ethical issues and problems within the public administration field. Emphasis is placed on building analytical skills stimulating moral imagination and recognizing the discretionary power of the administrator's role. Upon completion students should be able to understand the moral dimensions of public administrative decision making.
This course provides an overview of the public finance and budgeting processes used in the allocation of public resources to meet differing public interests. Topics include the political environment government expenditures revenues taxation budgetary process theories and techniques and the relation of government finance to the economy. Upon completion students should be able to recognize impacts of government revenue and expenditure policies and understand the role of budgeting in executing governmental policy.
This course is a study of methods and techniques used to determine the effectiveness of public programs. Emphasis is placed on the concept of ecology and environmental impact informal groups and information networks and the relationship between public and private sectors. Upon completion students should be able to analyze case studies with the use of political analysis techniques.
This course includes an analysis of current urban problems and the forces responsible for urban and regional growth. Topics include historical perspectives on the planning approach to urban phenomena and the evaluation of current proposals dealing with aspects of the urban situation. Upon completion students should be able to evaluate urban and regional growth problems through case study analysis.
This course covers the basic techniques of successful grant writing. Topics include concept development funding sources research and writing skills relevant to the grants process. Upon completion students should be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of the grants process.
