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PUAD 601 CONCEPTS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Former course number 501
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
A survey of the fundamentals of public administration, management strategies
and management techniques at the national, state, and local levels.

PUAD 603 PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS
Former course number 530
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
Focus is on the analysis of costs and benefits in the selection of public policy
choices. Students analyze public policy alternatives, factors, and processes
involved in policy development, including the rulemaking that occurs after
legislative enactment of public programs.

PUAD 605 MANAGER IN A TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Former course number 505
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
This course examines the relationship between the manager and technology in
a rapidly changing world. The focus is on the new management paradigm with
respect to organizations of the future and the changing nature of work. The
emphasis is on new organizational forms, networks, leadership and globalization

PUAD 612 STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR PUBLIC AND NON PROFIT
Prerequisites: All background courses
Credits: 3
Students will learn the process of adapting the organization to a rapidly changing
environment by applying vision-based diagnosis and strategic planning to
reposition organizations in the public and non-profit environment so that they
can survive and prosper. Topics covered include re-engineering through
organizational transformation, situation analysis, organizational invention and
innovation.

PUAD 613 SEMINAR IN MEDIATION AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE
Prerequisites: MGMT 511 and MGMT 571
Credits: 3
Students will learn the basic fundamentals of mediation in the workplace.
Simulated games and case studies are used to operationalize the theories and
concepts of mediation and alternative dispute resolution. They will review laws,

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