PADM 5455

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PADM 5455
Comparative Public Administration

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

The purpose of this seminar is to provide graduate students with an introduction to the scholarly development of comparative public administration, as well as criteria for comparison in public leadership, accountability/transparency, political participation, and the interaction of culture, politics, and public management.

When Offered Fall.

Fees Field trip fee: $2000
Permission Note Enrollment limited to: Master of Public Administration (MPA) students.

Outcomes
  • Students will describe criteria for comparison in public administration and apply global benchmarking frameworks for evaluating public administration and urban policy.
  • Students will discuss problems with engaging in comparative field research on public administration (case selection, cultural factors, etc.), and apply remedies in their own research designs.
  • Students will develop an original scholarly analysis of one or more aspects of urban policy agenda.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one field studies. Combined with: PADM 5458

  • 2 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 11198 PADM 5455   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid-Online and In Person
    This course has a required field trek to San Jose, Costa Rica, October 22 - 27, 2023.

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  • 12093 PADM 5455   FLD 801

    • MTWRFSu TBA
    • Oct 22 - Oct 27, 2023

    • O'Toole, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This course has a required field trek to San Jose, Costa Rica, November 13-18, 2022.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)