MPS 490 WRITING SKILLS/PS PROFESSIONAL
This course focuses on developing writing skills (and therefore thinking skills) to meet or exceed MPS Program, professional, academic or management standards. Students receive intensive feedback and coaching on structure, organizing and style. The course is a blend of classroom and individual, online coaching sessions.  

MPS 498 PUBLIC SERVICE IMMERSION
This is a blended course-a mixture of learning methods including experiential, classroom and on-line (Blackboard) methods. Students are immersed in nonprofit or government organizations as volunteers for 200 hours with supervision and reflection exercises during the term. This course is required for students admitted into the Program without (relevant) work experience in public service organizations and students from foreign countries. It is recommended for students using the Public Service Program to change careers.  

MPS 499 PRESENTATION SKILLS/PUB SERV
This course introduces students to the tangible skills that take spoken delivery to the next level. These are the professional skills that convey intangible qualities that make communication interesting, convincing, credible, sincere and assertive. (Required of all MPS students taking MPS 500)  

MPS 500 INTRO PUBLIC SERVICE MGMT
Introduces students to organizational theories and practices useful to public service managers. Teaches how to use structural, human resource, political and symbolic perspectives to rethink public service organizations. Provides an introduction to managerial  issues including workforce diversity, decision making and leadership; stresses critical thinking and writing skills. Requisite: Active student in a School of Public Service program or consent of SPS Director.  

MPS 501 CROSS-SECTOR ANALYSIS
Covers the examination of the size, scope, capacity, and limitations of the nonprofit, government, and business sectors, in the domestic and international context. Students will be introduced to research and become familiar with print and electronic resources and databases. They will learn to develop meaningful research questions, write literature reviews, and analyze the interrelationships between the three sectors.  

MPS 502 ETHICAL LEADERSHIP
Examines ethical dimensions of decisions faced by managers in domestic and international public service organizations.  

MPS 508 WRITNG IN THE PROFESSIONS
Improves writing skills useful in semi- and nontechnical professions; emphasis on style, tone, awareness of purpose and audience.  Cross-listed with WRD 522.  

MPS 511 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT & NGOS
This course examines available research on the results of aid programs to third world countries and the implications of these findings for models of development.  It considers the role assumed by first world countries, international organizations such as the European Union or the International Monetary Fund, and non-profit organizations in third world developemnt.  Finally, it includes a critical assessment of the funding and policy decisions made by these actors and the effects they have on the global distribution of resources and the status of global equity and justice.  

MPS 513 VOLUNTARISM/AMER SOCIETY
Analysis of volunteerism in American society, including its historical development, contemporary trends, social significance and organizational implications.  

MPS 514 GOVT FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION
This course introduces students to the basic tools used to evaluate the financial performance of governmental organizations. Students will learn about the basic financial reports generated by governments and will undertake a comprehensive analysis of financial performance of a government based upon its financial reports. PREREQUISITE: MPS 500  

MPS 515 NONPROFIT FINANCIAL ADMIN
This course introduces students to the basic tools of financial administration: budgeting, capital budgeting, cash flow analysis, variance analysis, and portfolio management.  Students will also learn how to read and use financial statements to identify financial problems.  

MPS 516 MANAGMNT OF INFO TECHNLGY
This course focuses on the management and use of information technology (IT).  As the use of IT in society grows, particularly in business, graduates are likely to manage technology resources and participate in IT planning and development projects as founders, sponsors, team members, managers of development, or end-user developers.  Students should become effective users of information, IT, and information services.  The course explores a number of IT-related topics, such as the strategic role of IT, IT planning and architecture, building the telecommunications highway system, management issues on system development, the expanding universe of computing, group support systems, intelligent systems, electronic document management and managing the human side of systems.  

MPS 518 PROPOSAL WRITING
(Formerly MPS 586) (2 quarter hours)  Grant writing is a fundamental component of most nonprofits' fundraising strategy.  This course provides practical guidance on how to plan and structure effective proposals for external funding, research funding courses, and follow-up with potential donors.  

MPS 519 FUNDRAISNG/DEVEL:NON-PROF
(Formerly MPS 589) (2 quarter hours) All nonprofits need resources to carry out their mission.  This class explains how to construct an appropriate, manageable fundraising plan to assist an agency in achieving its goals.  Techniques for implementing annual giving, capital campaigns and special appeals are reviewed, including consideration of who among nonprofit stakeholders should be involved in the process.  

MPS 520 VALUES-CENTERED LEADERSHIP
This interdisciplinary course explores service leadership through the lenses of Robert K. Greenleaf, The de Paul Leadership Project, Margaret J. Wheatley and other theorists and practitioners within the leadership field. The course expands our thinking on leadership to include modules dedicated to four topics: Service Leadership, Leadership and Diversity, International Leadership and Ethical Leadership. Students will assess their own leadership practices, develop a leadership action plan and participate in coaching, as coach and client. Student grading will be based on participation in self-reflection, course participation, project teams and a final project.  

MPS 521 LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
This course focuses on key factors which affect employee behavior and the nature and purposes of leader and managerial roles. In addition, it addresses recent research in leadership and management and the legal environment of personnel management,  In depth analysis of psychological systems, interpersonal relations and the relationship of rewards to performance are addressed through case studies, role playing and readings.  

MPS 522 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMNT
This course explores human resource issues facing employees with supervisory responsibilities in public service organizations, including those working in the volunteer, non-profit, religious, government, and education sectors.  The course considers human resource planning, employee recruiting and selection, and the motivation and evaluation of staff personnel and managers both individually and in teams.  Topics include recruiting and selecting employees and managers, fostering team development, managing employee stress, preventing workplace violence, and handling issues pertaining to termination, training, and development.  The course also explores progressive discipline, improving performance management of employees and volunteers, and supervising "difficult" people. PREREQUISITE(S): MPS 500  

MPS 524 MARKETNG SERVICE ORGNZTNS
Explores the objectives, strategies, techniques and contraints of government and non-profit services. 4 quarter hours.  

MPS 525 WORKNG WTH EXTERNAL BOARD
This course examines the legal and philosophical reasons that nonprofit organizations are governed by an external board of directors.  Membership, structure and process for this body are examined, as well as the relationship of employees to the individual board members and the policies established by this group.  

MPS 526 LOCAL GOVT ADMINISTRATION
Analyzes decision-making processes used in local units of government from the perspective of the chief executive officer (e.g., city manager, township supervisor, special district administrator and park superintendent); covers daily operational aspects of municipal administration including the impact of intergovernmental relations on local government, the role of the local government professional administrator in policy implementation and regional governance of the delivery of services that cross political boundaries.  The interaction of the chief executive officer, elected board members and the community will be discussed.  

MPS 527 ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT
Examines membership associations as a special type of public service organization, with emphasis on managing both the external policy roles of associations and internal roles related to directly serving constituent members and organizations.  

MPS 528 FOUNDATION MANAGEMENT
Examines private and corporate foundations as a special type of public service organization. Emphasizes managing mission and resources for the public good.  

MPS 529 STRATEGIC PLANNING
Students will learn how to apply strategic planning concepts and tools to public and non-profit organizations to help achieve "corporate" goals and objectives in meeting service delivery missions. The course focuses on analyzing the dynamic interaction of trends, market forces, stakeholders, and core competencies in developing a vision with strategies to handle organizational alternative scenarios. Examples are taken from government, social service agencies, park districts, suburban municipalities, health care organizations, and metropolitan development groups.  

MPS 530 ANALYSIS/NONPROFIT/ORGANIZ
The purpose of this course is to explore both the science and art of nonprofit management. The primary goals are to become acquainted with the legal and economic constraints on nonprofits and to understand why some nonprofits succeed, while others fail.  

MPS 531 HEALTH CARE FIN & COSTING
This course examines the major sources of financing as well as the major methods of measuring costs for inpatient, outpatient and long-term health care.  It examines Medicare and Medicaid payment principles in detail and introduces cost accounting as applied to health care.  

MPS 534 MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY
Overview of social systems of health care in the United States, including the health-seeking behavior of patients, relationships among health care providers and organizational settings in which services are delivered.  Cross-listed with SOC 431.  

MPS 535 ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE
(Formerly MPS 560)  Analyzes who promotes, provides, consumes, and pays for health care in the United States. Special attention is given to the relationships between governments, health care institutions, and community-based organizations.  

MPS 537 HEALTH CARE DELIVRY SYSTM
Overview of the structure of the U.S. health systems followed by a selective international comparison of other health delivery systems including their relationships to social policies and economic factors. 4 quarter hours. Cross-listed with SOC 437.  

MPS 539 MACROECONOMICS
Topics covered include: determinants of output, employment, price levels, income distribution, international trade, exchange rates, and how government policies affect these variables. Related topics receiving attention are: globalization, development and international philanthropy.  

MPS 541 ECONOMIC FNDTNS/PUBLC SVC
Introduces students to financial and microeconomic issues affecting the governmental and nonprofit sectors.  Explores principles of public finance. Specific applications to local government and nonprofit organizations are considered.  

MPS 542 POLICY DESIGN & ANALYSIS
Focuses on processes and techniques of analyzing and designing public policies. Students are introduced to an analytical way of thinking that includes: defining and modeling policy problems; designing policy alternatives; evaluating policy alternatives using ethical, legal, economic, organizational, and political criteria; and anticipating problems of policy implementation. Prerequisite(s): MPS 501 and MPS 514 or MPS 515 or MPS 541.  

MPS 542 POLICY DESIGN & ANALYSIS
Focuses on processes and techniques of analyzing and designing public policies. Students are introduced to an analytical way of thinking that includes: defining and modeling policy problems; designing policy alternatives; evaluating policy alternatives using ethical, legal, economic, organizational, and political criteria; and anticipating problems of policy implementation. Prerequisite(s): MPS 501 and MPS 514 or MPS 515 or MPS 541.  

MPS 543 POLICY IMPL/BUREAU/CONTEXT
This course discusses reasons why well-intended government programs or policies so often go astray. It emphasizes how policies change when managers and analysts try to implement them in a bureaucratic or political environment. Prerequisite(s): MPS 542  

MPS 544 LAW ENFORCE POLICY ISSUES
Theory, application, and impact of law enforcement policies on police, corrections and the courts.  Cross-listed with SOC 446.  

MPS 545 POLICY ANALYS ALTRNATIVES
Most public policy programs focus on the economic approach to policy analysis, but that approach has been receiving increasingly critical attention.  The course will review the critiques of the economic approach, including ethical and civic issues,  It also introduces students to alternative approaches, such as policy analysis as argumentation and critical policy analysis.  Students will consider the effects that these different approaches may have on issues of social justice and equity as embodied in public policy decisions. Prerequisite (s): MPS 542  

MPS 546 ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING
Explores the roles of individuals and organizations in the public policy process, particularly as power arrangements facilitate or impede consensus building. Examines how legislation is written and how administrative rules are formed in government agencies. Special attention is paid to advocacy techniques such as lobbying, public education, and litigation. PREREQUISITE[S] : MPS 542  

MPS 550 PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS
This course employs analytical techniques to explore policy problems faced by nonprofit  organizations as well as federal, state and local units of government.  It considers practical methods to use economic and public policy tools to address contemporary societal and governmental issues.  Two credit hours PREREQUISTE(S):MPS 541 and MPS 542 or consent of instructor.  

MPS 553 MGT CONTROL/NONPROFITS/GOVT
This course combines the basic tools of finance covered in 514 and 515 with more advanced techniques and applies them through case studies to monitoring organizational performance and exerting control in both the short- and long-run.  Prerequisite(s):  MPS 514 or MPS 515 or MPS 541.  

MPS 559 ENTREPRNEURSHP/VENTUR MGT
Entrepreneurship And New Venture  Management  

MPS 560 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Examines how legislation and administrative procedures direct and constrain the exercise of administrative discretion by public officials, while ensuring accountability and fair treatment of the public.  Discusses judicial review of administrative acts through the use of cases and other materials.  Covers liability and authority of officials and how these affect citizens' rights and compliance with federal and state mandates.  

MPS 561 LAW/NONPROFIT ORGANIZATNS
Introduces laws and regulations governing nonprofit organizations, including procedures for incorporation, maintenance of tax-exempt status, and compliance with relevant labor laws. No legal background is assumed.  

MPS 562 INTRODUCTN TO HEALTH LAW
Introduces students from nonlegal backgrounds to the legal system. Examines legal materials, including statutes, judicial opinion, and administrative regulations. Basic legal research and writing skills are taught.  

MPS 563 LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY
Provides an overview of the legal process, developing a basic understanding of legal principles, terms, and court systems.  Applies legal analysis to policy issues in the three sectors.  Examines the sources of law and explores methods of legal research within the context of public policy analysis.  

MPS 569 ADVANCED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(Cross-listed with Psychology 430)  Advanced study of social psychological methodology, ethics and deception, attitudes, altruism, aggression and interpersonal processes and attraction.  

MPS 570 RESEARCH METH/PUBLIC SERVICE
This course develops the skills necessary for conducting surveys, interviews, focus groups, and archival data analysis.  Focus is placed on quasi-experimental designs.  Sampling strategies and data preparation in SPSS format are also included as preparation for MPS 580 and the student's capstone project. PREREQUISITE: MPS 542  

MPS 571 METROPOLITAN PLANNING
Analyzes issues, decision-making processes, and resources that affect planning across a metropolitan area, including urban-suburban relations and the complexities of zoning and community development.  

MPS 572 URBAN POVERTY SEMINAR
(Formerly MPS 554)  Readings, case studies, and student projects which explore the causes and conditions of urban poverty, together with a selective analysis of how public policy and service agencies address human need.  

MPS 573 URBAN & COMMUNTY ANALYSIS
Discussion of urban issues, including social area analysis, neighborhood change, land use, and other selected topics.  Cross-listed with SOC 422.  

MPS 574 POLICIES/URBAN DEVELOPMENT
(Formerly MPS 545)  Examines community organizations as problem-solving bodies that interact with government agencies in affecting urban development and the formation of urban public policy.  Cross-listed as SOC 426.  

MPS 580 QUANT/METHODS/PUBLIC SERVICE
Prepares students to use and produce quantitative analyses for policy studies and administrative decision making; focuses on descriptive and beginning-level inferential statistics; introduces students to statistical software.  PREREQUISITE(S): MPS 570.  

MPS 581 ADV QUANTITATIVE METHODS
Explores statistical tools for public service research, including the binomial distribution, multiple regression analysis, and non-parametric tests. Involves use of statistical software. PREREQUISTE(S): Permission of instructor  

MPS 585 THESIS DESIGN
(2 credit hours)  Prepares students to undertake a capstone project.  Students will be introduced to a variety of data sets and invited to explore issues in which they are interested by reviewing the relevant literature and applying the analytical tools acquired during their coursework to these data.  Students with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher will have the option of collecting their own data.  Students electing this option are required to find a faculty advisor with the approval of the Director.  PREREQUISITE(S): MPS students or department consent.  

MPS 590 PUBLIC SERV/ASSESS/EVALUATION
Explains the purpose of needs assessments and the various methods used to assess levels of need as these are focused on shaping social policy or designing management systems.  Areas covered include discrepancy, marketing, and social indicator analysis. PREREQUISITE(S): MPS 542 and MPS 570  

MPS 591 APPLD RESEARCH/PROGRAM EVAL
Explores the various methods utilized in evaluating program results.  Outcome assessment is discussed as this research strategy can be applied in assessing the impact of policy or management change. PREREQUISITE: MPS 542 and MPS 570.  

MPS 592 APP RES: ORGANIZ EFFECTIVENESS
Profiles the various methodologies, which are useful in evaluating the effectiveness of organizations in implementing policies and programs.  The emphasis is on the development of process measures.  PREREQUISITE(S): MPS 542 and MPS 570.  

MPS 593 INTEGRATIVE SEMINAR
This capstone course provides the opportunity for students to complete a demonstration project integrating applied research, theoretical frameworks, and professional practice.  It allows students some flexibility, drawing from one of the applied research competencies in either a policy or management area of focus. PREREQUISITE(S): MPS 580 and 590 or 591 or 592  

MPS 597 PUBLIC SERVICE FELLOWS SEMINAR
Elective, 4-credit hour course available to students with MPS CGPA of 3.75 or greater. For MPS Fellows taking MPS 593, Integrated Seminar, or MPS 598, Thesis Research I, during the academic year, meets roughly every other week during winter and spring terms. Seminar includes distinguished academic and professional guest lectures and presentations of research by Fellows.  

MPS 598 THESIS
Students carry out a theoretically-based research project designed in MPS 585. The final product of this course is a master's thesis.   Binding fee PREREQUISTE(S):MPS 585 and consent of program director and instructor.  

MPS 599 THESIS RESEARCH II
Continuation course for students whose research projects extend significantly beyond what they can finish in MPS 598. PREREQUISTE(S):MPS 598 and consent of program director and instructor.  

MPS 600 INDEPENDENT STUDY
Individually supervised learning experience, usually involving extensive library research and writing.  Variable credit. PREREQUISITE(S): consent of program director and instructor.  

MPS 601 INTERNSHIP
Variable credit. Supervised work experience during one or more quarters, usually involving application of administrative skills in an organizational setting new to the student.  Variable credit. PREREQUISTE(S):consent of program director or internship supervisor.  

MPS 602 CANDIDACY CONTINUATION
Required of students who are not registered for regular courses during an academic quarter while completing course requirements or research. (0 credit) $40.00 per quarter.  

MPS 604 SPECIAL TOPICS
Topics vary each term. (May be taken more than once).  Variable credit.  

MPS 605 SEMINAR IN ADMINISTRATION
In-depth examination of selected issues in public service administration. Topics vary each term.   May be taken more than once.  

MPS 606 SEMINAR:HIGHER EDUC ADMIN
In-depth examination of selected issues in higher education administration. Topics vary each term.  May be taken more than once.  

MPS 609 STRUCTURED PROFESSIONAL EXP
Work experience involving close interaction with a project supervisor in an international or cross-cultural setting focusing on a research-oriented or policy project under the supervision of an MPS faculty member. This interaction may be remotely facilitated through information technology such as online communications. Permission of the selected faculty member and Program Director is required.  

MPS 610 INTERNAT/INTERCULT/INTERSHIP
Supervised work experience under the guidance of a site supervisor in an international or cross-cultural organization during one or more terms and involving the application of administrative skills in an organization new to the student. Students may take this internship abroad or domestically. Permission of the Internship Coordinator and the Program Director is required.  

MPS 611 MGT OF INTERNATIONAL NGOs
This course examines how management of international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) differs from national and private management. INGOs are examined from a management perspective through specific case studies of organizations working for human rights, peace and disarmament, environmental justice, women's rights and international development. The course will examine internal and external organizational challenges faced by INGOs, including the maintenance of relationships with local/regional and international communities, governments, donors and other organizational actors.  

MPS 612 INT POLITICAL ECONOMY
Provides students writing theses in the area of international political economy with opportunities to read contemporary works in the field, including growth theories, capital and labor flows, and transformation of regimes. Students develop analytical skills that can be applied to their projects  

MPS 613 COMPARATIVE PUBLIC POLICY
This course is an introduction to cross-national social policy research and to the fascinating and challenging issues of comparative research. Students will learn about comparative welfare state research and reflect on major theoretical and methodological aspects of social policy. North American public policy approaches will be compared with European, Asian and Latin American case studies on education, health care, housing, social security, labor market and other policy fields.  

MPS 614 GLOBAL/CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZ
This course introduces students to study the global trends in economics, politics, technology and culture and their effects on nongovernmental organizations. The growing number and activities of civil society organizations is analyzed in relation to the Internet, transnational networks and actions across borders. The role of the emerging global civil society along with the intensification of the local/global inter-organizational networks is considered both as result and reaction to globalization. The purpose of the course is to examine the challenges and opportunities that globalization offers for socially organized activities.  

MPS 615 INTERCULTURAL CMN/ORGANIZATION
As many organizations are moving from being mono-cultural to multi-cultural, their managers and leaders need to develop effective cross-cultural competency. This course provides the necessary conceptual foundation and practical awareness to build and maintain positive inter-personal and inter-organizational communication across cultures. Students will focus on similarities and differences in communication behaviors including nonverbal communication, thinking modes, and values. The purpose of the course is to learn about the crucial role that intercultural communication has for builiding inclusive organizations and respectful human relations.  

MPS 616 INTNATL RELATIONS/CONFLICT MGT
This course offers reflective practices and concrete directions for creating constructive solutions to interpersonal, inter-group, and international conflict. The course is a valuable opportunity to students interested to learn about interpersonal, intercultural and intergovernmental conflict prevention, management and resolution. The large field of international relations is explored through the role of governmental and non-governmental approaches to conflict management. The course focuses on theoretical foundations and practical implications connected to the use of diplomacy, negotiation, mediation, peacekeeping, peacemaking and peace-building to solve and prevent international conflicts. The purpose of the course is to analyze contextual and management variables correlated to the success or failure of conciliatory missions and preventive efforts. The escalation of global terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass-destruction, and various post-WWII conflicts will be used as case studies to explore the role of international organizations, multilateral coalitions, and international dialogue to deescalate violence, enhance security and promote peace. The course includes presentations from experts in the local and international arena of conflict management.