This course examines the processes of personnel administration and relates them to the human resource needs of organizations. An analysis of labor relations in public organizations. Topics include labor management interaction, dispute resolution, and wage and non-wage impacts of public employee organizations. An exploration of the elements of public sector planning, including data validation, forecasting and projection techniques, and decision making. A seminar focusing on areas of special interest to the instructor and of contemporary interest to students.
Emphasis is on revenue strategies, structure and control.
An overview of the administrative legal processes, focusing on the formation and execution of public policy. Special emphasis is placed upon protecting the rights of all parties in the complex processes of administrative law, policy formation, and implementation. The application of quantitative methods to problems faced by public administration practitioners. Topics include regression analysis and the use of probability theory as they apply to decision making in public management. The application of computers in public management.