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• PLS 490: Selected Topics in Political Science

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Opportunity to offer courses in areas of departmental major interest not covered by the regular courses. This class is available for graduate credit.
  SharePLS 490 - Selected Topics in Political Science

• PLS 491: Selected Topics in Political Science

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Opportunity to offer courses in areas of departmental major interest not covered by the regular courses. This class is available for graduate credit.
  SharePLS 491 - Selected Topics in Political Science

• PLS 492: Selected Topics in Political Science

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Opportunity to offer courses in areas of departmental major interest not covered by the regular courses. This class is available for graduate credit.
  SharePLS 492 - Selected Topics in Political Science

• PLS 501: Organizational Theory and Behavior

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Examines organization theory relevant to the administration and leadership in complex organizations. Focus is on topics of bureaucracy and development of administrative thought; human behavior in organizations including individual motivation, group and interpersonal dynamics, and leadership modes; organization structure, process, and dynamics; organizational development and change; and emerging perspectives in the field.
  SharePLS 501 - Organizational Theory and Behavior

• PLS 502: Human Resources Management

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Case study course reviewing personnel administration integratively as an administrative, behavioral, and technical area. Role of the line manager in personnel administration is covered, as well as the technical roles of central personnel agency and the operating personnel office.
  SharePLS 502 - Human Resources Management

• PLS 503: Public Budgeting and Financial Management

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Provides the knowledge base required to understand and interpret public sector budgets and the principles underlying public sector budgeting and decision making. Budget processes, influences, and tensions are explored as well as various budgeting approaches, formats, and historical developments. Emphasis is placed on developing analytical skills to interpret and design budgets and their processes and understanding the expanding role that budgets play in public sector management.
  SharePLS 503 - Public Budgeting and Financial Management

• PLS 504: Ethics for Public Service Managers

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Examines specific contemporary ethical concerns in the public sector and the ethical conduct required by statutes and codes of conduct. Appropriate case studies discussed, emphasizing the constantly changing standards in the public sector.
  SharePLS 504 - Ethics for Public Service Managers

• PLS 522: Advocacy in Public Administration

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Advocacy and lobbying are two of the core activities in the relationship between citizens and the government. This course demonstrates the strong relationship between these activities and governmental outcomes. Students will examine reasons for doing advocacy and lobbying, advocacy and lobbying techniques and the effect of lobbying and advocacy on policy outcomes.
  SharePLS 522 - Advocacy in Public Administration

• PLS 531: Nonprofit Management and Leadership

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This class provides an introduction to nonprofit management in the United States. The purpose of this course is to provide a foundation for understanding the unique functions and characteristics of nonprofit organizations. The course examines the legal, political, economic, and social environment in which nonprofit organizations operate. This course will introduce students to various aspects on nonprofit management, including the role of boards of directors, human resource management, grants administration, fundraising, and financial management.
  SharePLS 531 - Nonprofit Management and Leadership

• PLS 601: Research Methods

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Survey of the research process including preparation of a research design, use of theoretical framework, and testing of hypothesis by gathering and analyzing data. Recommend the student complete this course as early in the graduate program as possible.
  SharePLS 601 - Research Methods