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An analysis of the formation and implementations of policies at the local level. Municipal management concerns with human and financial resources, city and town planning and service delivery. In-depth cases are utilized throughout. Prerequisite: PAA 233 or PAA 200. Cr. 3.Covers police administrative practices including leadership, organization, management and human resources. Controversies and issues such as under-enforcement, brutality, impact of technology, training, hiring and performance assessment, liability, community policing, crime and domestic violence. Best practices in municipal, county and state settings. Cr. 3.Develops writing skills applied to public, nonprofit and health organizations. Students write memos, new releases, reports and position papers (multiple submissions required). Features communication skills to convey results and ideas. Covers use of references. Prerequisite: PAA 200 or permission. Cr. 3.An examination of basic issues in public administration. Case studies in such areas as public policy implementation and public management at the international, national, state, sub-state, and local levels in public and non-profit organizations. Prerequisite: PAA 200 or permission. Cr. 3.
Introduces students to the legal/constitutional issues arising from the relationship between public administrative agencies, legislative bodies and the courts. Through a review of significant court cases the course explores issues concerning the separation of powers and delegation, sovereign immunity and the scope and limits of administrative discretion in administrative rule making. Prerequisite: PAA 200. Cr. 3.Financial accounting for not-for-profit and government entities and hospitals, voluntary health and welfare organizations. Includes fund accounting. GASB statements. (This course is identical to BUA 409. Students cannot receive credit for both PAA 409 and BUA 409.) Prerequisites: BUA 201 and junior standing. CR 3.Fundamentals of law relating to local government, viewed from the perspective of the public administrator. Prerequisite: PAA 200. Cr. 3Health care is a constantly changing field. Examines the development of the public/nonprofit/for-profit health care delivery system in the United States. Examines current administrative practices in areas such as governance and organization, planning and marketing, human resources, facility management in mental health and hospital administration and ethics. Prerequisite: PAA 200 or permission. Cr. 3.

How do public service organizational become more efficient, effective and innovative to meet customer and citizen needs? Examine improvement methods such as flattening the organizational structure, teamwork, quality management, performance management, budgeting, and re-engineering. Covers the role of leadership in transforming the culture to create high performance organizations. Cr. 3.Examines policy and management aspects of nonprofit organizations. Includes nonprofit environment, organizational roles and processes, interagency relationships, problems of change, leadership, strategic planning, board-staff relationships, fundraising, human resources and volunteer development. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing or permission. Cr. 3.
Professional experience in state government, non-profit agency, healthcare agency, etc. Some opportunities exist through the Maine State Government Internship Program. Open to selected students. Reports and readings required. No more than six credits of internship or field experience may be taken during a semester. No more than six credits may be used toward the departmental major and no more than 12 credits may be used toward graduation. Cr. Ar.Professional experience in local government. Reports and readings required. Major within the department may not receive more than a total of 12 credit hours toward graduation for any combination of internships and field experiences and not more than 6 credit hours may be used toward the departmental major. Cr. Ar.
Enables a student to participate in a political or governmental organization. Readings and reports required. Six credit hour maximum for any single field experience registration. Major within the department may not receive more than a total of 12 credit hours toward graduation for any combination of internships and field experience, and not more than 6 credit hours may be used toward the department major. Prerequisites: Jr. or Sr. Cr. Ar.