This course is designed primarily to facilitate the development of a frame of reference which will make it possible for students to organize and interpret political phenomena involving Black people living in the United States. Special emphasis is placed on understanding the Black predicament in this country, causes, and changes. This course is designed to provide the student with basic knowledge of public policy. Students will survey the approaches and methods of policy studies, contemporary policy issues, and future considerations of policies. Comparative Politics A survey of the politics and governmenmts of selected political systems highlighting their commonalities and particularities.
Special consideration is given to aspects of political development.
I Introduces students to fundamental methods and procedures in the collecting and analyzing of political data. Research on a specific political subject is required. A continuation of Political Research Methodoly I, focussing on data analysis, interpretation, and computer utilization. Public Administration Emphasis is devoted to basic principles of organization, location of authority, fiscal management, personnel management, forms of administrative action in the public service, technological and managerial advancements. This course focuses on the theory and practice of public personnel administration with emphasis on public personnel selection, training, classification, compensation, promotion, and human relations.