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An examination of the theories, practices and issues central to contemporary human resource management in public service and nonprofit organizations. This course focuses on leadership issues in public service HRM.
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This course includes an analysis and practice of the budgetary
processes typically employed at the federal, state, and local levels
of government. The course contains practical, as well as theoretical
exposure to the techniques and various formats of public budgeting.
This is a doctoral level course focused on the economics of public
sector and the politics of public budgeting and finance. The course
identifies and investigates intergovernmental fiscal relations, including
an analysis of the budgetary practices and relations at the federal,
state, and local levels of government
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Examines government contracting policies and procedures from preaward evaluation and negotiation to post-award contract administration activities and contract close-out. Includes cost-price analysis needed to prepare or evaluate and analyze cost proposals and costs incurred
in federal government contracts, and methods utilized by the federal government to establish estimates of fair and competitive prices for goods and services.
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Examination of government contract law and ethics including major
provisions of the federal Procurement Integrity Act and general
federal acquisition contract principles. Authority of contracting officers,
delegation of contracting officer authority, and impact of delegation.
Procedures for formation of government contracts and contract protest,
government property fundamentals, government contract funding and
fiscal matters, labor, social, economic, environmental concerns and
fraud are explored. Legal aspects of inspection, acceptance, delivery,
warranties, changes, terminations and contract disputes are also
examined.
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Examines public administration theory and practice. Considers the
role of administrators in government and the nonprofit sector, in
increasingly complex political, social and economic contexts, through a
survey of foundational texts in public administration. Topics include the
theoretical framework and trends in public administration.
Course
A fully online course focusing on the economics of public sector and politics of public budgeting and finance. The course identifies and investigates intergovernmental fiscal relations, including an analysis of the budgetary practices and relations at the federal, state, and local levels of government. The course provides a review of sources of government revenues; probes market failures, public expenditure theory, public goods, publicly provided private goods, sources of inefficiencies in the public sector; differentiates between externalities and the environment, introducing the concept sustainable budgeting and triple bottom line; and evaluates public expenditures.