MPA Syllabi

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Fall 2019

PADM 544 Public Finance and Budgeting (Leon-Moreta) draft

PADM 570 Pro-Seminar in Public Policy (Varma)

PADM 596 Research Methods II: Data Analysis (Leon-Moreta) draft

PADM 597 Program Evaluation (Perlman)

PADM 590 Health Quality Management (Aldrich)

Summer 2019

PADM 523 Administration of State and Local Government (Leon-Moreta)

PADM 590 Healthcare Ethics (Aldrich)

PADM 590 Emergency Mgmt in the US: Policy and Practice for Public Mgmt & Public Health (Cahill)

PADM 590 Leadership in the Public Sector (Meilleur)

Spring 2019

PADM 500 Introduction to Public Management and Policy (Cahill)

PADM 521 Institutional Development and Behavior (Huang)

PADM 525 Human Resources Management (Reeves) 

PADM 526 Diversity in the Public Sector (Varma)

PADM 529 Administrative Law (Van Vleck)

PADM 544 Public Budgeting (Leon-Moreta)

PADM 553 Professional Paper Course (Meilleur)

PADM 590 Financial Management for Non-Profit Organizations (Leon-Moreta)

PADM 590 Managing Human Behavior (Peng)

PADM 595 Research Methods I: Data Collection (Smith)

PADM 597 Program Evaluation (Peng)

PADM 640 Hospital and Clinic Administration (Aldrich)

Fall 2018

PADM 521 Institutional Development and Behavior (Smith)

PADM 527 Employment Relations in the Public Sector (Reeves)

PADM 538 Non-Profit Management (Peng)

PADM 544 Public Finance and Budgeting (Leon-Moreta)

PADM 553 Professional Paper Course (Huang)

PADM 570 Pro-Seminar: Public Policy (Varma)

PADM 590 Health Quality Management (Aldrich)

PADM 595 Research Methods I: Data Collection (Smith)

PADM 596 Research Methods II: Data Analysis (Leon-Moreta) 

Summer 2018

PADM 525 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (Pendergast)

PADM 590 Healthcare Exceptional Leadership Qualities (Aldrich)

PADM 590 Disability, Public Health and Public Policy (Cahill)

PADM 596 Research Methods II: Data Analysis (Leon-Moreta)

Spring 2018

PADM 521 Institutional Development and Behavior (Meilleur)

PADM 522 Program Evaluation (Peng)

PADM 525 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (Reeves)

PADM 526 Diversity in the Public Sector (Varma)

PADM 529 Administrative Law (Van Vleck)

PADM 544 Public Finance and Budgeting (Leon-Moreta) 

PADM 553 Professional Paper Course (Meilleur)

PADM 574 Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management (Day)

PADM 590 Financial Management for Non-Profit Organizations (Leon-Moreta) 

PADM 590 Health Administration and Public Health (Sanchez-Youngman)

PADM 596 Research Methods for Public Managers (Day)

Fall 2017

PADM 500 Public Management and Policy (Cahill)

PADM 521 Institutional Development and Behavior (Huang)

PADM 522 Program Evaluation ONL (Perlman)

PADM 525 Human Resources Management (Reeves)

PADM 538 Nonprofit Management (Peng)

PADM 544 Public Budgeting (Leon-Moreta)

PADM 553 Professional Paper Course (Rivera)

PADM 570 Pro-Seminar in Public Policy (Day)

PADM 577 The Practice of Policy Development (Varma) Draft

PADM 590 Healthcare Quality Management (Aldrich)

PADM 590 Social Networks Analysis of Public, Non-Profit, and Healthcare Organizations (Huang)

PADM 590 Development and Sustainability in the Americas (Leon-Moreta)

PADM 590 Leadership Theory and Practice (Meilleur)

PADM 590 Managing Human Behavior (Peng)

PADM 596 Research Methods for Public Managers (Day)

Summer 2017

PADM 521 Institutional Development and Behavior (Rivera)

PADM 522 Program Evaluation (Rivera)

PADM 590 Healthcare Ethics (Aldrich)

PADM 590 Emergency Mgmt in the US: Policy and Practice for Public Mgmt & Public Health (Cahill)

PADM 590 Healthcare Payment Systems and Other Benefit Issues (Pendergast)

Spring 2017

PADM 500 Public Management and Policy (Cahill)

PADM 522 Program Evaluation (Peng)

PADM 524 Intergovernmental Admin Problems (Day)

PADM 525 HRM in the Public Sector (Meilleur)

PADM 526 Diversity in the Public Sector (Varma)

PADM 528 Employment Dispute Resolution (Reeves)

PADM 535 Comparative Public Administration (Perlman)

PADM 538 Nonprofit Management (Peng)

PADM 544 Public Budgeting (Leon-Moreta)

PADM 552 Designing Applied Research (Smith)

PADM 553 Professional Paper Course (Rivera)

PADM 561 Strategic Management of HealthCare Systems (Desai)

PADM 590 Critical Decision Making for Public Managers (Perlman)

PADM 596 Research Methods for Public Managers (Day)

PADM 640 Hospital and Clinic Administration (Aldrich)

Fall 2016

PADM 500 Public Management and Policy (Cahill)

PADM 521 Institutional Development and Behavior (Desai)

PADM 522 Program Evaluation (Peng)

PADM 522 Program Evaluation ONL (Perlman)

PADM 523 Administration of State and Local Government (Perlman)

PADM 525 Human Resources Management (Reeves)

PADM 544 Public Budgeting (Jimenez)

PADM 546 Public Financial Administration (Leon-Moreta)

PADM 552 Designing Applied Research (Desai)

PADM 553 Professional Paper Course (Rivera)

PADM 561 Health Policy and Management (Huang)

PADM 590 Affordable Care Act (Aldrich)

PADM 590 Healthcare Exceptional Leadership Competencies (Aldrich)

PADM 590 Native American Policy and Administration (Day)

PADM 590 Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations (Leon-Moreta)

PADM 590 Leadership Theory and Practice (Meilleur)

PADM 590 Managing Human Behavior (Peng)

PADM 590 Ethics in Public Administration (Van Vleck)

PADM 596 Research Methods for Public Managers (Day)

PADM 596 Analytical Research Methods for Public Managers (Varma)

Summer 2016

PADM 522 Program Evaluation (Rivera)

PADM 553 Professional Paper Course (Rivera)

PADM 590 Role of the Legislature in Public Administration (Jimenez)

PADM 590 Strategic Policy Analysis and Implementation (Soherr-Hadwiger)

PADM 590 Health Related Dispute Resolution (Pendergast)

PADM 590 Disability, Public Health and Public Policy (Cahill)

PADM 590 Health Analytics (Edwardson)

PADM 590 Healthcare Quality Management (Aldrich)

Spring 2016

PADM 500 Public Management and Policy (Cahill)

PADM 521 Institutional Development and Behavior (Smith)

PADM 522 Program Evaluation (Peng)

PADM 525 Human Resource Management (Reeves)

PADM 526 Diversity in the Public Sector (Varma)

PADM 528 Employment Dispute Resolution (Meilleur)

PADM 537 Seminar in Public Management (Desai)

PADM 544 Public Budgeting SATURDAY (Leon-Moreta)

PADM 544 Public Budgeting THURSDAY (Leon-Moreta)

PADM 551 Investigating Issues in Human Resource Management (Reeves)

PADM 552 Designing Applied Research (Desai)

PADM 570 Pro-Seminar in Public Policy (Day)

PADM 588/CRP 485/585 Negotiation and Public Dispute Resolution (Richardson and Karpoff)

PADM 590 Hospital & Clinic Administration (Aldrich)

PADM 590 Healthcare Management Ethics (Cole)

PADM 590 Behavior Health Need and Policy (Sandoval)

PADM 596 Research Methods for Public Managers (Day)

Fall 2015

PADM 521 Institutional Development and Behavior (Smith)

PADM 522 Program Evaluation (Peng)

PADM 522 Program Evaluation (Perlman)

PADM 525 Human Resource Management (Reeves)

PADM 528 Employment Dispute Resolution (Meilleur)

PADM 538 Nonprofit Management (Peng)

PADM 544 Public Budgeting (Jimenez)

PADM 546 Public Financial Administration (Leon-Moreta)

PADM 551 Investigating Issues in Human Resource Management (Reeves)

PADM 552 Designing Applied Research (Desai)

PADM 553 Professional Paper Course (Rivera)

PADM 561 Health Policy and Management (Huang)

PADM 563 Health Care Finance (Aldrich)

PADM 590 Organizational Change and Improvement Strategies (Meilleur) 

PADM 596 Research Methods for Public Managers (Day)

PADM 596 Analytical Research Methods for Public Managers (Varma)

PADM 522 Program Evaluation (Rivera)

PADM 525 Human Resource Management (Meilleur)

PADM 544 Public Budgeting (Jimenez)

PADM 553 Professional Paper Course (Rivera)

PADM 564 Healthcare Policy and Evaluation (Gemeinhardt)

PADM 590 Healthcare Quality Management (Aldrich)

PADM 590 Disability, Public Health and Public Policy (Cahill)

Spring 2015

PADM 500 Public Management and Policy (Cahill)

PADM 521 Institutional Development & Behavior (Desai)

PADM 525 Human Resource Management in the Public Sector (Reeves)

PADM 529 Administrative Law (Van Vleck)

PADM 535 Comparative Public Administration (Day)

PADM 537 Seminar in Public Management (Desai)

PADM 538 Nonprofit Management (Meilleur)

PADM 544 Public Finance and Budgeting (Leon-Moreta)

PADM 552 Designing Applied Research (Smith)

PADM 553 Professional Paper Course (Meilleur)

PADM 562 Health Governance in Global Perspective (Smith)

PADM 588 Negotiation and Public Dispute Resolution (Richardson)

PADM 590 Hospital & Clinic Administration (Aldrich)

PADM 590 Native American Policy and Administration (Day)

PADM 590 Health Analytics (Edwardson)

PADM 590 The Role of the Legislature in Public Administration (Jimenez)

PADM 590 Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations (Leon-Moreta)

PADM 590 Nonprofit Governance, Leadership and Strategy (Meilleur)

PADM 596 Analytical Research Methods for Public Managers (Varma)

Fall 2014

PADM 500 Public Management and Policy (Meilleur)

PADM 521 Institutional Development and Behavior (Desai)

PADM 522 Program Evaluation (Rivera)

PADM 525 Human Resource Management in the Public Sector (Meilleur)

PADM 544 Public Finance and Budgeting (Leon-Moreta)

PADM 552 Designing Applied Research (Smith)

PADM 553 Professional Paper Course (Huang)

PADM 561 Health Policy and Management (Huang)

PADM 577 The Practice of Policy Development (Varma)

PADM 590 Fact Finding and Arbitration (Reeves)

 PADM 590 Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management (Day)

PADM 596 Research Methods for Public Managers (Leon-Moreta)

PADM 596 Research Methods for Public Managers (Day)

PADM 611 Healthcare Information Technology (Edwardson)

PADM 612 Healthcare Payment Systems (Kuehn)

Summer 2014

PADM 525 Human Resource Management in the Public Sector (Meilleur) 

PADM 544 Public Budgeting (Jimenez)

PADM 553 Professional Paper Course (Rivera, Instructor-led course)

PADM 590 Health Care Quality Management (Aldrich) 

PADM 590 Strategic Policy Analysis and Implementation (Soherr-Hadwiger)

Spring 2014

PADM 525 Human Resource Management in the Public Sector (Meilleur)  

PADM 526 Diversity in the Public Sector (Hsieh)

PADM 528 Employment Dispute Resolution (Reeves)

PADM 535 Comparative Public Administration (Rivera)  

PADM 538 Non-Profit Management (Meilleur)   

PADM 544 Public Budgeting (Leon-Moreta)  

PADM 553 Professional Paper Course (Rivera)  

PADM 570 Pro-Seminar in Public Policy (Day)

PADM 590 Hospital and Clinic Administration (Aldrich)   

PADM 590 Native American Economic Development (Cherino)

PADM 596 Research Methods for Public Managers (Day)

PADM 596 Research Methods for Public Managers (Leon-Moreta)  

Fall 2013

PADM 500 Public Management (Cahill)

PADM 500 Public Management (Day)

PADM 500 Public Management (Smith)

PADM 521 Institutional Development and Behavior (Huang)

PADM 521 Institutional Development and Behavior (Smith)

PADM 522 Program Evaluation ONL (Perlman) 

PADM 525 Human Resource Management in the Public Sector (Meilleur)

PADM 544 Public Budgeting (Leon-Moreta)

PADM 552 Designing Applied Research (Perlman)

PADM 553 Professional Paper Course (Rivera)

PADM 561 Health Policy and Management (Huang)

PADM 590 Native American Policy & Administration (Day)

PADM 590 Emotion Management in Human Services (Hsieh)

PADM 590 Fact Finding and Arbitration (Reeves)

PADM 590 Ethics in Public Administration (Van Vleck)

PADM 596 Research Methods (Hsieh)

PADM 596 Analytical Research Methods for Public Managers (Leon-Moreta)

Summer 2013

PADM 522 Program Evaluation (Rivera)

PADM 524 Intergovernmental Administrative Problems (Rivera)

PADM 525 Human Resource Management in the Public Sector (Meilleur)

PADM 590 Healthcare Quality Management (Aldrich)

PADM 590 Disability, Public Health, and Public Policy (Cahill)

PADM 590 Strategic Policy Analysis and Implementation (Soherr-Hadwiger)

PADM 596 Research Methods For Public Managers (Soherr-Hadwiger)