Introduction to Public Administration

Public Administration is the study and implementation of public policy and programs, the structure and activities of public sector organizations, and the field of public sector management and leadership. This course is a ten-week program designed to provide an overview of the United States administrative state; the political context of public administration; intergovernmental relations, public sector ethics; policy and program planning, design, implementation, management, and evaluation; public budgeting and financial management; public human resource management; leadership and management skills in public organizations; administrative reform and technology; as well as the future of public service.

The textbook intended to go along with this course is Public Administration: An Action Orientation, Sixth Edition by Robert and Janet Denhardt. Quizzes and the examinations will include content from the textbook that may not have been covered in the PowerPoint presentations.