2003-2005 - Special Collections - University of Baltimore

PUAD 626 Information Resources
Management (3) The role ofcomputers in
developing and managing information necessary
for decision making in public organizations.
Includes consideration of
computer applications, specifically: the
development and management ofdatabases;
and the use ofsoftware applications
to decision making in both individual and
distributed computing contexts. Also considers
implications of computer technology,
such as privacy, control, and security.
Working knowledge ofspreadsheets and
data base software is required. Prerequisite:
Successfulpassage ofthe computer competency
exam or demonstrated computer competency.
PUAD 627 Legal and Ethical Environment
of Public Administration (3) The
legal and ethical dimensions of the democratic
policy process as this process has
evolved in the U.S. Attention on the manner
in which historical antecedents, as well
as contemporary, socio-political patterns of
governance, have shaped the notions of law
and ethics that are to provide public
administrators with the benchmarks of
democratic accountability, responsibility,
and responsiveness.
PUAD 628 Statistical Applications in
Public Administration (3) Quantitative
analysis for public administrators. Topics
include statistical analysis, the computer in
processing data, and the presentation of
findings.
PUAD 629 Public Program Evaluation
(3) The systematic application ofquantitative
and qualitative research methods to the
assessment ofpublic policy interventions.
Covers topics within formative and summative
evaluation contexts, including needs
assessments, impact evaluation, and process
evaluation. Prerequisite: PUAD 628.
PUAD 630 Analytical Techniques in
Public Administration (3) Review ofanalytical
techniques conventionally used in
the planning, formulation and implementation
of public policy. Topics include forecasting
techniques, cost-benefit analysis,
PERT, and other commonly used techniques.
Prerequisite: PUAD 628.
PUAD 701 Public Administration and
Public Finance (3) Analysis of revenue
forecasting, revenue strategy, impact of
inflation, taxation, "back-door" spending,
pension funding, user fees and other
aspects ofgovernmental finance. Emphasis
on the special characteristics of public
finance in communities operating with
fragmented and multi-layered governmental
structures.
PUAD 702 Public Financial
Management (3) Topics include: municipal
expenditure patterns and revenue
sources; taxation at the local level; fiscal
and economic aspects of federalism and
federal-state-local fiscal coordination; the
role of budget in the determination of policy,
in administrative integration, and in
influencing government operations.
Emphasis on the foregoing as they pertain
to the Baltimore metropolitan area.
PUAD 703 Urban Management (3)
Topics include: municipal governmental
and administrative structures, and their
inter-relationship in a regional context; the
interfacing and management of public services;
examination of governmental programs
in municipal areas; municipal
administrative problems and the attendant
role of the public administrator. Emphasis
on the foregoing as they pertain to the
Baltimore metropolitan area.
PUAD 705 Special Topics in Public
Administration (3) Coverage ofselected
topics ofcurrent interest to students or of
interest to a special segment of students.
Registration is by permission only.
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