MPA 615: SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC ADMIN

This course introduces students to selective topics central to an administrator’s role in a government, private or nonprofit agency. Students will explore grant writing, strategic planning, local government administration, economic development and intergovernmental relations/management. The theoretical concerns and problems facing administrators as well as practical case studies representing current solutions are analyzed with each topic. Additionally, students will learn the process of grant writing by reviewing grants, prospect research and proposal writing, and they will examine advanced strategies employed by public sector officials to address planning and management issues. Students, also, will develop policy strategies and a professional portfolio.