2023-2024 College Catalog 
    
    May 02, 2024  
2023-2024 College Catalog [***ATTENTION: THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG***]

POS 140 - Introduction to Public Administration


Credits: 3
Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

Political context of American public administration, alternative frameworks for the analysis of the policy process in government agencies, the budgetary process, accountability and responsibility in government, bureaucratic politics, and administrative reform and reorganization.
Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
  1. basic missions of agencies – how well defined – what specific limitations;
  2. major policy issues a. posture of clientele groups b. response of agency to conflicting demands;
  3. significant changes in missions in response to environment;
  4. character of service supplied a. routine or unique b. service, regulation, extractive or income contribution;
  5. extent and effectiveness of planning–evidence for it;
  6. recent budgetary trends–upward, downwards and within budget categories;
  7. evaluations of performance;
  8. relationships vertically and horizontally within the agency relationship with the executive branch;
  9. character of the public service;
  10. principal agencies with which they must deal–dependencies and interdependencies;
  11. relationships with the legislature and its committees;
  12. major clientele groups with which it interacts and their character;
  13. relationships with public;
  14. extent of public attention–highly political or not.