Major concepts of public administration, including organizational structure, processes, behavior, relation to political system and policy, and ethics.

Personnel/human resources processes and policy, including selection, compensation, performance appraisal, employee rights, EEO and other legal requirements.

Budget cycle (preparation, approval, implementation, audit) and revenue in the public sector.

Research methods, procedures, designs, and the application of findings for public administrators. The primary focus of the course will be survey research, and a survey research project will be required.

Major aspects of work organization, including structure, communication, control, decision making, leadership, and motivation. This course is designed to examine situations unique to the public sector in terms of social responsibility and accountability as it pertains to leadership approaches and decision making styles.

Constitutional and statute law relevant to administrative actions; emphasis on due process.

This required outcome assessment course uses case analyses that emphasize the application of analytical skills and knowledge gained from curriculum courses to administrative, organizational, and policy problems. The capstone course integrates coursework, knowledge, skills and experiential learning to enable the student to demonstrate proficiency in five main areas: the ability to lead and manage in public governance, to participate in and contribute to the public policy process, to analyze, synthesize, think critically, solve problems and make decisions, to articulate and apply a public service perspective, and to communicate and interact productively with a diverse and changing workforce and citizenry.

Prerequisite(s): MPAC 7106 with a minimum grade of C and MPAC 7116 with a minimum grade of C and MPAC 7126 with a minimum grade of C and MPAC 7136 with a minimum grade of C and MPAC 7156 with a minimum grade of C