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    Apr 16, 2024  
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EMERG 182 - Public Administration



3.0 Credits
Provides an overview in the structure and issues of public service. Course will examine the context of public administration: the political system, the role of federalism, bureaucratic politics and power, and the various theories of administration that guide public managers today. Course components include public administration, personnel, budgeting, decision-making, organizational behavior, leadership, and policy implementation.
Prerequisite EMERG 102.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Explore historical developments in public administration and relate them to current trends and practices in America.
  2. Explain the basic concepts, theories, and principles in the field of public administration.
  3. Analyze the political, legal, and social environment of public administration.
  4. Identify and apply competing models of public administration to emergency management.
  5. Examine policy and the decision making process in public administration.
  6. Analyze how the changing global society and multicultural environment impacts the management of the public sector.
  7. Examine and apply the budget process and planning.
  8. Discuss the function and operation of human resource personnel.
  9. Examine the impact and influence of government regulation and administrative law over public affairs.



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