391A(4911) Management Issues in Nonprofit Organizations: Staff Management  Issues (1)
Prerequisite: Junior Standing.  (Same as Pol Sci 391A (4911) and Soc Wk 391A  (4911).  This course addresses issues involved in managing staff in nonprofit  organizations.  The course will cover the following topics: fundamentals of staff supervision; balancing supervisory processes with counseling and coaching;  selecting, hiring, evaluating, and terminating staff; legal issues that affect these processes.

391B(4912) Management Issues in Nonprofit Organizations: Legal Issues in  Governing and Managing Nonprofit Organizations (1)
(Same as Pol Sci 391B(4812) and Soc Wk 391B(4912).  This course addresses legal  issues involved in managing and governing nonprofit organizations.  The course will cover the following topics: The Board as steward of the organization; Director and officer liability; tax laws concerning charitable giving; legal issues in managing staff and volunteers (e.g., hiring, evaluating, and terminating employees);  Missouri nonprofit law.

391C(4913) Management Issues in Nonprofit Organizations: Financial Issues  (1)
(Same as Pol Sci 391C(4913) and Soc Wk 391C(4913).  This course addresses financial issues involved in governing and managing nonprofit organizations.  The course will cover the following topics: Cash flow analysis; budgeting; fund accounting;  cost accounting (determining costs for programs and services); understanding and using standard financial statements, including balance sheets, cash flow statements, statements of activity, and operating and capital budgets.

394(4940) Leadership and Management in Nonprofit Organizations (3)
Prerequisite: Junior standing. (Same as Pol Sci 394(4940), Soc Wk 394(4840), and Soc 308(4940).  Addresses the role and scope of the independent sector in the United States, as well as the leadership and management of nonprofit organizations  within that sector. Topics include the economic and political scope of the independent sector, the role of volunteerism in a democratic society, and the role and scope of philanthropy. Topics in voluntary organization management and leadership include the dynamics, functions and membership structure of NPOs, especially staff-board and other volunteer relations; governance and management of NPOs; resource mobilization; and program development management and evaluation.

396(4960) American Philanthropy and Nonprofit Resources Development (3)
Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.  (Same as Pol Sci 396(4960)  and Soc Wk 396(4960).  This course addresses the history, philosophy, roles and scope of philanthropy in the United States, including its role in the nonprofit,  voluntary sector.  It further examines the contemporary forces which impact  philanthropy and charitable giving, both by institutions and individuals.  The course examines the effective planning and management of development programs (e.g., annual giving), fund raising vehicles (e.g., mail solicitations) and the fund raising process, form planning through donor relations.

401(6010) Introduction to Policy Research (3)
(Same as Pol Sci 401(6401).  Procedures for testing explanations, including research design, principles of measurement, probability sampling, methods of data collection, and techniques for analyzing data.

408(6080) Microeconomics for Policy Analysis (3)
Prerequisites: Graduate student standing. (Same as Econ 408(5010). This course  introduces microeconomic analysis of consumers, firms, and government, with  an emphasis on policy applications.  It assumes no prior training in economics and is appropriate for graduate students in public policy administration, nonprofit  management, political science, gerontology, criminology and criminal justice, and other related fields.

410(6100) Introduction to Policy Analysis (3)
(Same as Pol Sci 410(6410).  Systematic development of a critical/analytic base for dealing with public policy.

415(6150) Directed Reading and Research in Public Policy (1-10)
(Same as Pol Sci 415(6415).  Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor.  Independent  study through readings, reports, research projects, and conferences.  May be  repeated for credit, provided the subject matter is different.

417(6417) Income and Pension Policy for the Aged (3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.  (Same as Pol Sci  417(6417), Ger 417, and Soc Wk 417(6417).  (MSW students normally take the social  policy foundation course prior to enrolling in this course).  Examination of  federal, state, and local policies that affect the economic well being of the elderly. The development of social security programs and pension programs is explored within a historical context.  Emphasis is placed on the analysis of  current policy problems and proposed solutions.

418(6180) Governmental Budgeting and Financial Control (3)
Prerequisite: BA 440.  (Same as BA 418(5450).  A study of municipal and federal  financial control and budgeting procedures with emphasis on public policy.  The  impact of financial control on top management decisions and the effect of budget  strategies on the allocations of public funds.

419(6190) Cases in Public Policy Analysis (3)
(Same as Pol Sci 419(6419).  Intensive analysis of several public policy cases.  Cases will be problem solving exercises in areas such as personnel management,  program financing, budget preparation, and planning.

421(6210) Public Sector Microeconomics (3)
Prerequisites: Econ 251(3001), or BA 410(5001), or PPA 408(6080). (Same as Econ  421(6500).  Application of tools of intermediate microeconomics to address  public sector issues.  Special emphasis is placed on critically analyzing current public policy debates using the models developed. Topics covered include: cases in which competitive market fails to allocate resources efficiently (e.g., externalities and public goods), importance of property rights, incentive effects of the tax and transfer system, and the fundamentals of cost benefit analysis.

434(6340) Seminar in City Administration (3)
This course provides an overview of the working environment of a city administrator  and is jointly sponsored by the local city managers association.  Professional city personnel make presentations to the students on six major topics: political  structure, organizational structure, service delivery, finance, personnel policies and practices, and leadership. The course provides direct observation of city council meetings, visits to various city facilities, exposure to different philosophies and styles of city management, and provides students a chance to assemble facts,  evaluate options, and present policy recommendations for real problems that local administrators face.

435 Issues in Urban Management (3)
Designed to evaluate management issues that confront managers in local government from a political perspective. The format will include an intense review and discussion of original case studies from actual local government situations.  The specific focus of this course will vary.  Course may be repeated

440(6400) Proseminar in Public Administration (3)
(Same as Pol Sci 440(6440). Examination of major approaches to analyzing public  policies and their administration.  Emphasis is on the effects of administrative  organization and procedures on policy decisions and their impacts.  Specific topics may include administrative accountability, intergovernmental relations, public private interaction, implementation processes, bureaucratic expertise, the legal environment of public policy administration, and public service and merit issues.

443(6430) Health Care Policy (3)
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor. (Same as Pol Sci  443(6443), Ger 443, and Soc Wk 443(6443).  (MSW students will normally take the social policy foundation course prior to enrolling in this course).  Survey course examining current issues in health policy that face the nation.  Policies are placed in a historical context to show how issues have been influenced by different political and economic conditions.  Secondary consequences and limitations of current trends in health policy are explored.

444(6440) Seminar in Public Policy and Aging (3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.  (Same as Ger 444 and Pol Sci 444(6444).  The study of specialized issues and methods related to federal, state, and local policies that affect the elderly.  Potential policy areas to be covered include housing, taxation, mental health, transportation, etc.  May be repeated for credit, provided the subject matter is different.

446(6460) Selected Topics in Health Care Policy (3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.  (Same as Pol Sci 446(6446) and Soc 446(6446).  The study of specialized issues and methods relating to health care policy.  May be repeated for credit, provided the subject matter is different.

449(6490) Human Resources in the Public Sector (3)
Prerequisite: PPA 460(6600) or consent of instructor.  (Same as Pol Sci 449(6449)  and Soc Wk 469(6449).  Presents an overview of personnel and labor relations in the public sector.  Particular emphasis placed on issues which are unique to the public sector, such as the merit system, the questions of representative bureaucracy and the constraints of personnel in the nonprofit sector. The topics include personnel reforms in the federal sector, equal employment and affirmative action policies, testing, selection, hiring, comparable worth, job evaluation, and labor relations including grievance arbitration and collective bargaining.

451(6510) Urban and Regional Planning and Public Policy (3)
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.  Focuses on the interdependent processes of urbanization and public policy.  Students will acquire an understanding of urban planning and public policy in North America.

455(6550) Strategic and Program Planning for Nonprofit Organizations (3)
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.  (Same as Pol Sci  491(6490) and Soc Wk 455(6491).  Strategic and program planning enable an organization to concentrate on efforts and set priorities guided by a mission, vision, and an understanding of its environment.  Focus is on preparing a strategic plan and a program plan for a nonprofit organization and analyzing an organization's ability to deliver goods and/or services to its constituents in today's economic, social and political climate.

460(6600) Organizational Behavior and Administrative Processes (3)
(Same as MGMT 460(5600). The theoretical and research contribution of the behavioral sciences to management and administration are examined and applied to selected organizational situations.  Areas to be considered from the standpoint of both individual and organizational performance are communication, motivation, conflict, decision making, goal setting, leadership, organizational design, climate, development, and control.  Utilizing a systems perspective, the course attempts to develop in each student an ability to analyze and solve organizational problems.

468(6680) Negotiating Workplace Conflict (3)
Prerequisites:  PPA/MGMT 460(5600), and Graduate Standing.  (Same as MGMT 419(5612) and Soc 468(5451).  Examines conflict and cooperation between individuals, groups, and organizations over the control of work.  A central theme is how this conflict is expressed, controlled, and resolved.  Students will participate in exercises to learn the basics of two-party negotiations.

475(6750) Introduction to Evaluation Research Methods (3)
Prerequisites: At least one course in Research Design and Statistics at the graduate level.  (Same as Psych 475(5475), Soc 475(5475), and CCJ 475(5475).   A comparative study of research strategies with regard to data sources, data  collection, and modes of analysis that are appropriate for program evaluation  research.  Attention is given to observational, survey, and quasi experimental  designs.

480(6800) Management Information Systems (3)
Prerequisite: Econ 301(3150). (Same as MS/IS 480(6800). An overview of management information systems is presented, including various information systems concepts and technologies.  Students are introduced to a mainframe operating system, a microcomputer-based operating system, and a programming language.  Students are also exposed to several common microcomputer-based software applications.

495 Internship (3)
Independent study involving work with an appropriate public, private, or nonprofit  agency.