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. Behavior A study of mass political attitudes and their expression in various forms of political activity. Students will study the social, economic, human, and environmental impact of technological development. The role of scientists and technologists in selected policy choices will be examined. The course deals with the evolution, process, and impact of public budgeting.
Special attention is given to the purpose, models, reforms and key factors involved.
Budgeting is viewed from the federal, state and local levels. An introduction to the foundation and methods of policy analysis. Statistical and economical methods are presented with case studies. An in-depth treatment of the growth and development of this area of Political Science and its relevance to the field. The approach considers ancient medieval thought as a unit and modern political thought as a separate unit.