| PADM 6550 | Social Agencies and Services (3-0-3) | |||
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| This course is an in-depth consideration of human service agencies and organizations: staff, clients, structure, service delivery, and administration. A strong emphasis is given to developing knowledge and practice skills for interfacing with local regional agencies and resources. | ||||
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| PADM 6600 | Quantitative Methods in Public Administration (3-0-3) | |||
| This course is an introduction to the methods of data analysis used in public administration. Topics include: descriptive statistics, standard scores, variability, correlation analysis, chi-squared tests, analysis of variance, simple and multiple regression, and an introduction to other multi-variate and non-parametric statistics. Prerequisite: PA 6500 | ||||
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| PADM 6650 | Public Policy Analysis (3-0-3) | |||
| This course is systematic study of how public policy is developed, implemented, and evaluated. Analysis may be as simple as a listing of the likely advantages and disadvantages of various alternatives. Or, it may be as complex as a cost-benefit analysis or an environmental impact study. The course describes the structured approach which analysts use in defining problems and evaluating solutions. | ||||
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| PADM 6700 | Urban Government Administration and policy Analysis (3-0-3) | |||
| This course focuses on providing a comprehensive understanding of the origin, development, and growth of urban government. Emphasis will be on alternative forms of urban governments, policymaking and implementation, budgeting and delivery of services. Case studies will be incorporated. | ||||
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| PADM 6750 | Public Program Evaluation (3-0-3) | |||
| This course focuses on the design and implementation of program evaluation research and on performance monitoring systems. Attention is devoted to the conceptualization and design of an evaluation as well as to methods of measuring performance. Prerequisites: PADM 6650 and PADM 6600 | ||||
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| PADM 6800 | State Government Administration and Policy Analysis (3-0-3) | |||
| This course is designed to familiarize the student with the operation of state governments throughout the United States. There is an emphasis on the forms of organization, the functions, and the political environment of state government. | ||||
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| PADM 6850 | Intergovernmental Relations (3-0-3) | |||
| This course is a study of constitutional, political, economic and institutional relationships among federal, state and local governments in the United States. Attention is given to fiscal federalism through a study of the mechanisms of categorical grants, block grants, and to other forms of revenue distribution. | ||||
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| PADM 6950 | Selected Topics in Public Administration (3-0-3) | |||
| This course title will be utilized as needed to create seminars around specialized topics as these issues become prominent on the current public policy agenda. | ||||
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| Augusta State University Catalog | 343 | |||
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