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. Topics include spreadsheet applications, statistical applications, and the role of computers in capital and human resource management. A survey of techniques in public speaking and information technology with application to political and administrative proposals.
Emphasis is placed upon delineation of alternatives and ethical issues.
A systematic survey of the theories, basic concepts and approaches associated with empirical analysis of public policies. Topics include problems and uses of analysis, with reliance on case studies. An in-depth analysis of current issues of public policy. Emphasis is placed on the managerial implications of one or more public policies under consideration at the local, state or federal level. Emphasis is on modern developments in the generation, storage, classification and transmission of information vital to the management of public organizations.