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(NS) Natural and Applied SciencesNU – Nursing (continued)NU 450Nursing ResearchPrerequisites: MA 120 and NU 350Nursing research is essential to the developmentand refinement of nursing practice. This coursewill focus on Nursing’s development of itsown unique body of knowledge as a practicediscipline. 3:0:3NU 455Integrative Practice in NursingPrerequisites: NU 300, NU 310, NU 320,NU 350, NU 400, NU 410 and NU 420A capstone course to integrate the theoreticaland practical application of nursing asa profession. This seminar course assiststhe student in focusing on professionaldevelopment and life-long learning. 3:0:3Hauptmann School of Public AffairsPA – Public AdministrationPA 250Special Topics in Fire Service ManagementThis course is designed specifically for theBachelor or Public Administration/Fire ServicesManagement program and includes suchtopics as: fire investigation, fire administration,fire inspection, building and fire codes,environmental laws, regulations, andenvironmental management, marketing andpublic relations, applied environmental lawsand regulations, and hazardous materialsmanagement and planning. May be repeatedup to a total of 12 hours (permission ofdepartment chair required). 3:0:3PA 330Public AdministrationPrinciples and problems of publicadministration in America. Special attentionis given to the problems of democratic controland the development of basic concepts of thefield. 3:0:3PA 331Public OrganizationsA study dealing with public organization designand the impact public organizations have uponthose who work in them or deal with them.Topics include: public organization informationand control systems, decision making in publicorganizations, the environment of publicorganizations, organizational behavior andinnovation in public organizations. 3:0:3PA 333Public Management and LeadershipThe study of managerial functions, processes,ethics, and practices in public organizations.Topics may include goals, objectives, policies,organizational structures, and decision-makingtheory and practice in public organizations.3:0:3PA 334Public Personnel AdministrationAnalysis of the various functions of publicpersonnel administration including:recruitment, placement, training, salary,evaluation, retirement, personnel problems,labor relations, collective bargaining, ethics,merit systems, and EEO programs. 3:0:3PA 342Administrative PoliticsExamines the skills involved in interacting withthe public, private groups, legislative bodies,advisory committees, political appointees,other administrative agencies, and other levelsof government. The ethical problems of suchrelationships are also considered. 3:0:3PA 345The Media and Public AdministrationAn analysis of the relationship betweenpublic administrators and the media from thestandpoint of (a) the public relations effortsof administrators, and (b) the reporting of themedia. 3:0:3326