| Course Code | Name | Course Description |
| PUB7000-8 | Public Administration | This doctoral course provides the Learner an opportunity to examine major ideas, developments, and figures in the field of American public administration. The course utilizes a historical approach to understanding the contextual influences of thinkers and movements related to public administration. Doctoral Learners will compare and contrast historical and current trends, and analyze the development of modern public administration and conditions affecting social, political, and applied management theories. |
| PUB7002-8 | Administrative Law | This doctoral course is a survey in administrative law, with the principal focus being on state and federal laws. Course objectives include the synthesis and evaluation of administrative due process, adjudication, judicial review actions, and the Freedom of Information Act. Learners will be assessed on demonstrated proficiency shown through PowerPoint presentations and research papers. |
| PUB7005-8 | Public Budgeting and Finance | Budgets and financial resources are integral components of management decisions, especially within governmental entities. This Doctoral level course will examine budget formulation, implementation and execution systems, including governmental financial statements, use of modern financial management technology, and analysis and recommendation for improvements in governmental financial management. Budgeting and finance at the federal level differ from processes at the state, county, and local levels. Learners will evaluate both managerial practices and politics that form budgeting and finance at the federal, state, and local levels of government. |
| PUB7007-8 | Public Personnel Administration | Public personnel administration is a dynamic, rapidly evolving field. This Doctoral level course provides a foundation of personnel concepts and practical issues facing contemporary public administrators. Learners will examine the political environment, historical events, and reform movements in which public and nonprofit organizations operate. Keep in mind that there is generally a distinct difference between the federal personnel system and state and local systems. In the former, recruiting and hiring are separate from discipline. |
| PUB7012-8 | Technology in Public Administration | This doctoral course explores the impact of information technology on public administration. The role of technology and the Internet in improving government operations and service delivery are the focus of the course. Learners will analyze and examine key benefits, including access to government information and transactions, citizen participation, homeland and national security missions, inter and intra-agency communications, and intergovernmental communications. Learners will also examine technology compliance issues regarding federal laws. |
| PUB8010CAGS-8 | Public Administration | The Learner will create a comprehensive research project that seeks to create a unique solution to a stated, real or hypothetical defined topic approved by the Mentor. Research scope and definitions must be declared before the specific approved project can commence. Learners will be assessed on demonstrated proficiency in designed assignments, which will culminate into a final research project. |
