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1/29/2013 Proposed Curriculum Revisions, Public Administration Program- Approved by CRAC 2012

ublic Administration Curriculum Revision Proposal

IntroductionThe Public Administration Program / School of Public Affairs and Civic

Engagement is proposing significant revisions of its current curriculum; the program is situated within the College of Health and Social Sciences. Dr. Sheldon Gen ([email protected] ), Program Director, and Dr. Genie Stowers ([email protected] )are the individuals to contact about these revisions.

There are currently 6 faculty teaching in the Public Administration Program, which offers the Master’s of Public Administration (MPA) degree. In Fall 2012, there are 116 students taking courses and 156 official MPA majors. We have no undergraduate students although we do offer a few undergraduate courses. Table 1 provides the number of graduates for the MPA program over the past five years. Although Spring 2012 had to be estimated, based upon this data, the average number of graduates per year is 35.

Table 1: MPA Graduates, 2007-2008 / 2011-2012

Academic Year

Summer Fall Spring Total

2007-2008 1 16 19 362008-2009 5 15 15 352009-2010 0 9 17 262010-2011 4 13 22 392011-2012 3 18 18* 39*

* Estimated number of graduates; not currently available online.

Nature of the Request and RationalesThis curriculum revision process began in 2010-2011 as the faculty

consulted with our Community Advisory Board on the changes occurring in the public and nonprofit sectors. To a person (representing state, local and federal public managers as well as nonprofit leaders), they all said that the public and nonprofit sectors as we knew them were gone—and the task now was to get used to that idea and make adjustments. When asked how to prepare our students for the future, they said we needed to ensure they had excellent critical thinking skills and were prepared in areas like collaborative management, performance management and strategic planning, contracting and alternative methods of service delivery. The faculty moved on by starting from the very beginning, assuming nothing, and developed a completely new list of necessary student learning outcomes

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for our MPA students. We then reviewed this list with the Community Advisory Board and received their support of the list. Based upon the new list of any of desired outcomes, the faculty “rebuilt” the curriculum from the ground up. We then made hard decisions about what to prioritize, what needed to be required and what would have to be given up as no longer required for all. The result is this proposed curriculum, which has also been in its current state by our students and alumni. It will also be presented to our Community Advisory Board for their input. Finally, we consulted with the Department of Geography and Human Environmental Studies about our proposed joint Environmental Administration elective emphasis.

The Public Administration faculty engaged in this process for a variety of reasons, including the following, to:

Update our curriculum to incorporate important new theories and perspectives, based upon critical input from our Community Advisory Board;

Seek to achieve our goal of continuing to provide an innovative, cutting edge curriculum to our students;

Take advantage of the synergies now present in our new School of Public Affairs and Civic Engagement by incorporating the curriculum of our new colleagues into two new elective emphases;

Meet new accreditation standards; and, Accommodate the interests of our new faculty hires.

To accomplish these myriad goals, we needed to delete old courses, reorganize categories of curricula, and ask students to choose courses instead of requiring them to take all eight of the core courses.

Overall, we propose to:1. Reduce the number of courses in the core; 2. Reorganize and add critical new material to the curriculum by

creating a new category of curriculum in which students may choose courses;

3. Add two new elective emphases (Criminal Justice Administration and Environmental Administration [to be provided jointly with the Department of Geography and Human Environmental Studies];

4. Reorganize two existing elective emphases;5. Add new courses to incorporate content new in the field; 6. Add a series of new 1 unit courses for existing students and alums,

focusing upon specific skills and new trends, to be offered during Winter and Summer semesters;

7. Delete some existing courses; and, 8. Update existing course names (through a separate process).

Figure 1 presents this overall view of the proposed new curriculum.

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Figure 1: Overview of Proposed New Curriculum

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Number of units in the degreeUnder this proposal, the number of units for the degree (39 units)

does not change except for those few students who take an internship; for

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those students, the number of units in the degree drops by 1 unit, from 43 to 42 units. Students may waive the internship requirement if they already have significant work experience in the public or nonprofit sectors; only approximately 5 percent of our students take the internship. Therefore, most students will be receiving a degree with 39 units.

Revisions to the curriculumCurriculum core. Four courses of the old 8 courses in the core are

removed from the core; students are still required to take the remaining 4 courses. These courses have all been renamed and will have some different content (collaborative management will be added to PA 700 and methods of civic engagement will be part of the Policy course). While we remain convinced of the courses that are important for all students to take, the field has developed to the point where other knowledge is also critical. After considerable discussion, the faculty decided the only way to accommodate new content, identified with the assistance of our Community Advisory Board, is to move four of the eight courses into a new category of Management Perspectives. As will be seen further below, those four courses will be joined by two others with new content and students will be given a choice of courses—to take 4 out of those 6 courses of Management Perspectives.

Proposed Core Courses—All are required (12 units) PA 700: Foundations of Governance and Management, 3 PA 705: Design and Consumption of Research, 3 PA 706: Applied Data Analysis, 3 PA 715: Policy Process and Civic Engagement, 3

Policy elective emphasis. The Policy Making and Decision Making elective emphasis is being renamed the Public Policy elective emphasis. The emphasis would consist of the Policy Analysis course (PA 770), the Program Evaluation course (PA 775) and two policy content courses from anywhere in the University (upon advisement) instead of just one. These changes are being proposed because of the difficulty of finding appropriate methodology courses for our students to take and due to the large number of new policy content courses available on our campus. These actions simplify the emphasis; the faculty believes students will benefit from additional policy content and that these changes will enhance the emphasis.

Nonprofit Administration emphasis. The Nonprofit Administration emphasis will also be somewhat reorganized. Two courses, PA 747: Developing Nonprofit Resources and PA 749: Managing NGOs in an International Context, will be deleted and their content added elsewhere (747 to a newly named course, PA 745: Perspectives on Nonprofit Administration and 749 to go into a new, broader course also incorporating the public sector PA 754: Comparative Perspectives). A new course, PA 746:

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Organizational Learning and Nonprofit Management, 3 will be created to house the Community Service Learning content originally developed and housed in the old PA 745 course. The PA 744: Nonprofits, Public Policy and Society course will remain. The PA 744, PA 745 and PA 746 courses will be joined by other electives from Public Administration and Museum Studies as options for students.

Internship requirement. Recall from above that MPA students may waive the internship requirement if they have significant work experience. Beyond that, the internship requirement is shaped by our accreditation requirements. In the past it was based upon the undergraduate internship course structure used by the Department of Political Science and the Urban Studies and Planning Program, which our students took until 7 years ago. We wanted to change this earlier but since it changed the number of units in the degree (by reducing it for students taking the internship), we waited until there was a substantive curricular proposal. Thus, the current PA 803: Internship Course, 3 units and PA 804: Internship Seminar, 1 unit would now be changed to be PA 803: Internship, 3 units. The seminar would be folded into the existing internship course, which is what students are already doing. This reflects current practice and course content and reflects Public Administration students’ need for the internship (rather than the need of undergraduate programs to have an accompanying face to face seminar). Further, it is critical for students’ tuition requirements to eliminate the unnecessary 1 unit course so students do not have to pay additional fees.

Internship (3 units) PA 803: Internship, 3 units

New portions of the curriculumCategory of curriculum where students must choose 4 of 6 courses. A

new category of curriculum, Management Perspectives, is created and 4 courses from the existing core are moved into it, supplemented by two additional courses; students select at least 4 of the subsequent 6 courses in this category. These courses are all renamed. This was done to accommodate new material into the curriculum; in order to keep the number of units in the degree the same, the only way the new material could be included was to offer students a choice of a variety of courses.

Management Perspectives—choose 4 of 6 (12 units) PA 720: Organization Design and Change Management, 3 (from

old core) PA 722: Performance Management and Planning, 3

(renumbered and renamed course—was PA 742) PA 724: Economic Perspectives, 3 (from old core but further

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PA 725: Managing Human Capital, 3 (from old core) PA 727: Program and Service Delivery, 3 (new course) PA 730: Resource Allocation and Management, 3 (from old

core)

As proposed, the Management Perspectives group will incorporate organizational design and change management (a critical skill), performance measurement and planning (piecing together parts of two current electives), economic perspectives (incorporating both macro- and microeconomics as opposed to our current course, which just incorporates microeconomics), allocating and managing resources (budgeting and some financial management), a course focused upon human resources and volunteer management), and program planning and delivery. This last course will incorporate sections on contracting, alternative methods of service delivery, and project management.

Elective emphases. Two new elective emphases are being proposed in order to take advantage of the joint curricula being offered by our new colleagues in Criminal Justice Studies and Environmental Studies as well as our colleagues in Geography and Human Environmental Studies. Since the beginning of our program, we have had an elective emphasis in Urban Administration, utilizing a combination of our courses and upper level courses from Urban Studies and Planning, and that emphasis will continue. Our two other emphases in Public Service Management and Nonprofit Administration will also continue to be offered.

We now would like to add the same kind of emphasis for our students so that they may take advantage of our new connections to Criminal Justice Studies and Environmental Studies. For a new emphasis in Criminal Justice Administration, we propose a new course (to be taught by Criminal Justice Studies faculty member Jeff Snipes) in Criminal Justice Administration; this course would be accompanied by a selection of MPA electives and upper level electives in Criminal Justice Studies. Each student would take the core course and then select 3 courses from the list of options.

The same model would be followed to create a new elective emphasis in Environmental Studies, with some exceptions as this new emphasis will be jointly offered by Public Administration and Geography and Human Environmental Studies. Public Administration already has a graduate level course in Environmental Policy; this would serve as the core course in the Environmental Studies emphasis. Students would take one additional Public Administration course and two Geography courses from a list of possible course options.

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1 unit courses. A series of 1 unit courses will be added over time. These will be for existing students, of course, but will also be focused to appeal to alums as a way to update their knowledge and skills. They will be offered during Winter and Summer semesters. Examples of these courses could be Negotiating and Conflict Management, Open Data and Data Visualization, Grant Management, The Interview Method, Pension Administration or Emergency Management.

Description of the ChangesWe list here tables of our existing compared to our proposed

Curriculum. Appendix II contains a full summary list of all courses and how or if they are being changed.

Core Courses

Existing Curriculum- 24 units Proposed Curriculum- 12 unitsCore Courses (All Required) Foundation Courses (All Required)P A 700: Introduction to Public Administration & Public Policy, 3

PA 700: Foundations of Governance and Management, 3

PA 705: Research Methods and Data Analysis I, 3

PA 705: Design and Consumption of Research, 3

PA 706: Research Methods and Data Analysis II, 3

PA 706: Applied Data Analysis, 3

PA 710: Microeconomic Analysis for Public Administration, 3

Moved below to Mgt Perspectives, new name and new content (macroeconomics)

PA 715: Policy-Making and Implementation, 3

PA 715: Policy Process and Civic Engagement, 3

PA 720: Managing Organizational Behavior, 3

Moved below to Mgt Perspectives, new name

PA 725: Managing Human Resources, 3


PA 730: Managing Budgets in the Public Sector, 3


Management Perspectives- 12 units

Existing Curriculum- did not exist

Proposed Curriculum- 12 units

(4 of 6 Required)

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Change Management, 3PA 722: Performance Management and Planning, 3 (includes performance measures and strategic planning) (was PA 742 elective)

From old core PA 724: Economic Perspectives, 3 (includes overview of macro and micro concepts) was PA 710

From old core PA 725: Managing Human Capital, 3New course PA 727: Program and Service Delivery, 3 (includes project management, contracting, alternative service delivery

From old core PA 730: Resource Allocation and Management, 3

Culminating Experience- 3 units

Existing Curriculum- 3 units Proposed Curriculum- 3 unitsPA 800: Capstone Course, 3PA 898: Thesis, 3

PA 800: Capstone Course, 3PA 898: Thesis, 3

Internship Requirement- 3 units

Existing Curriculum- 4 units Proposed Curriculum- 3 unitsInternship Course—4 units Internship Course—3 unitsPA 803: Internship, 3PA 804: Internship Seminar, 1

PA 803: Internship, 3

Electives- 12 units

Electives in the MPA program are taught once every three semesters, not every year as with most programs. This enables us to offer additional electives with the same number of faculty.

Existing Curriculum- 12 units Proposed Curriculum- 12 units (* Revised Name Only /** Content Changed / ***New Course)

General ElectivesPA 735: New Trends in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors

PA 741: Emerging Trends in Public Service, 3* number changed

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PA 742: Strategic Public and Nonprofit Management

Banked and content incorporated into PA 722: Performance Management and Planning, 3* in Management Perspectives

PA 750: Financial Management in the Public Sector

PA 750: Financial Management in Public Service, 3*

PA 752: Public Administration and the Law

PA 752: Public Affairs and the Law, 3*

New course PA 753: Decision Making in Public Service, 3***New course PA 754: Comparative Perspectives in Public Service, 3***

PA 755: Managing Information in the 21th Century

PA 755: Information and Knowledge in the Public Service, 3*

PA 757: E-government PA 757: Moving the Public Service Online, 3*

PA 760: Diversity in Public Organizations

Deleted (banked)

PA 762: Leadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations

PA 762: Leading Change Across Sectors, 3*

Public Management and Nonprofit Administration-Specific Electives

PA 740: Public Sector Management PA 740: Public Service Management, 3*PA 744: Nonprofits, Public Policy and Society

PA 744: Nonprofits, Public Policy and Society, 3*,**

PA 745: Administration of Nonprofit Organizations

PA 745: Perspectives on Nonprofit Management, 3*, **

PA 747: Developing Nonprofit Resources

Deleted- content moved to Perspectives on Nonprofit Management and supplemented with 1-unit courses

PA 749: Managing NGOs in an International Context

Deleted—content divided, with some incorporated into Perspectives on Nonprofit Management and some included in Nonprofits, Public Policy and Society. Other content broadened into New course PA 746: Organizational Learning and Nonprofit Management, 3*, ** Note: some of the content previously included in PA 745 and PA 747 will be covered in this course, including

Public Policy-Specific ElectivesPA 770: Policy Analysis PA 770: Policy Analysis, 3PA 775: Program Evaluation PA 775: Program Evaluation, 3PA 776: Environmental Policy PA 776: Environmental Policy, 3

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New course PA 777: Criminal Justice Administration, 3*** taught by CJS

Urban Administration- Specific ElectivesPA 780: Urban Administration PA 780: Urban Administration, 3

New course PA 781: Sustainable Development in Cities, 3*** taught by USPNew course PA 783: Urban Housing Policy, 3*** taught by USP

PA 784: Intergovernmental Relations PA 784: Intergovernmental Relations, 3PA 782: Community and Economic Development

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PA 791-794, 796-799: Reserved for 1 unit courses

Miscellaneous ElectivesPA 790: Special Topics PA 790: Special Topics, 3PA 795: Applied Field Experiencre PA 795: Applied Field Experience, 1-3

Elective EmphasesThe faculty proposes to retain the Public Management, Nonprofit

Administration, and Urban Administration elective emphases. We propose to make changes in the Policy Making and Analysis elective emphasis and to create two additional elective emphases, Environmental Administration and Criminal Justice Administration. In addition, students are always able to create their own, self-designed emphasis upon advisement and consultation. The emphases, with changes, are listed below; they are listed in order of the existing curriculum so that the changes to the existing can be followed. The rationales for these changes were discussed above.

Existing: Nonprofit Administration- 12 units Proposed: Nonprofit Administration- 12 units

Existing Curriculum Proposed Curriculum (* Revised Name Only /** Content Changed / ***New Course)

PA 744 Nonprofits, Public Policy, and Society, 3

PA 744: Nonprofits, Public Policy and Society, 3*,**

And units selected from the following: 9 units

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PA 745 Administration of Nonprofit Organizations

PA 745: Perspectives on Nonprofit Management, 3*, **

PA 747 Developing Nonprofit Resources

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PA 749 Management of NGOs in an International Context

Deleted; some content seen here but broadened to include public administration across countries as well

PA 754: Comparative Perspectives in Public Service, 3***PA 746: Organizational Learning and Nonprofit Management, 3*,** now CSL course

PA 742 Strategic Public and Nonprofit Management


PA 750 Financial Management in the Public Sector


PA 755 Information and Knowledge Management for the 21st Century


PA 760 Diversity in Public Organizations

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PA 762 Leadership for the Public and Nonprofit Sectors


PA 770 Policy Analysis Removed from the listPA 775 Program Evaluation PA 775: Program Evaluation, 3

PA 751: Emerging Trends in Public Service, 3*PA 753: Decision Making in Public Service, 3***PA 754: Comparative Perspectives in Public Service, 3***PA 752: Public Affairs and the Law, 3*PA 757: Moving the Public Service Online, 3*PA 740: Public Service Management, 3*

MS 800 Museum Management, Law, and Ethics

MS 800 Museum Management, Law, and Ethics

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Total for emphasis: 12 units

Existing: Policy Making and Analysis- 21 units Proposed: Public Policy- 12 units


PA 770 Policy Analysis, 3 PA 770 Policy Analysis, 3PA 775 Program Evaluation, 3

And units selected from the following:

9 units 6 units of public policy content courses


PA 775 Program Evaluation Policy courses such as PA 776: Environmental Policy, 3

ECON 505 / ECON 805 Applied Public Finance

Or PA 777: Criminal Justice Administration, 3*** taught by CJS

ECON 630 Econometric Theory

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PA 740 Public Sector Management, 3 PA 740: Public Service Management, 3*

Units selected from the following: 9 units


PA 742 Strategic Public and Nonprofit Management


PA 750 Financial Management in the Public Sector


PA 752 Public Administration and the Law


PA 755 Information and Knowledge Management for the 21st Century


PA 757 E-Government PA 757: Moving the Public Service Online, 3*

PA 760 Diversity in Public Organizations

Banked

PA 762 Leadership for the Public and Nonprofit Sectors


PA 770 Policy Analysis PA 770 Policy Analysis, 3PA 775 Program Evaluation PA 775 Program Evaluation, 3PA 776 Environmental Policy Removed from listECON 601 Applied Microeconomics Removed from listPLSI 731 Ethics and Politics (4) Removed from list

PA 741: Emerging Trends in Public Service, 3*PA 753: Decision Making in Public Service, 3***PA 754: Comparative Perspectives in Public Service, 3***

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Existing: Urban Administration- 12 units Proposed: Urban Administration- 12 units


PA 780: Urban Administration, 3 PA 780: Urban Administration, 3



PA 782 Community and Economic Development

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PA 784 Intergovernmental Relations

PA 784: Intergovernmental Relations, 3PA 781: Sustainable Development in Cities, 3*** taught by USPPA 783: Urban Housing Policy, 3*** taught by USP

ECON 535/ USP 535: Urban Economics

ECON 535/ USP 535: Urban Economics

GEOG 433 / USP 433: Urban Transportation (4)

GEOG 433 / USP 433: Urban Transportation (4)GEOG 666: Geography of Garbage: Recycling and Waste ReductionGEOG 667: Environmental Justice: Race, Poverty and the Environment, 4GEOG 668: Politics, Law and the Urban Environment, 4

GEOG 858/PA 858: Seminar in Environmental and Land Use Planning

GEOG 858/PA 858: Seminar in Environmental and Land Use PlanningPA 750: Financial Management in Public Service, 3*

PA 752: Public Administration and the Law


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Online, 3*PA 760: Diversity in Public Organizations

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PA 762: Leadership for the Public and Nonprofit Sectors


PA 770 Policy Analysis PA 770 Policy Analysis, 3PA 775 Program Evaluation PA 775 Program Evaluation, 3PA 776 Environmental Policy Removed from listUSP 560 Urban Poverty and Policy (4)

USP 560 Urban Poverty and Policy (4)

USP 565 Social Policy and Family Systems (4)

Deleted—due to be banked

USP 570 Urban Health Policy USP 570 Urban Health PolicyUSP 580 Urban Housing USP 580 Urban HousingUSP 582 Homelessness and Public Policy

Deleted-- banked

PA 741: Emerging Trends in Public Service, 3*PA 753: Decision Making in Public Service, 3***PA 754: Comparative Perspectives in Public Service, 3***


The Environmental Administration emphasis will be offered jointly with the Department of Geography and Human Environmental Studies.

Existing: Does Not Currently Exist Proposed: Environmental Administration- 12 units

Existing Curriculum Proposed Curriculum (* Revised Name Only /** Content Changed / ***New Course)PA 762: Environmental Policy, 3



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Take two courses from this list of Geography and Human Environmental Studies courses:GEOG 433: Geography of Transportation, 4GEOG 435: Geography of Global Transportation, 4GEOG 600: Environmental ProblemsGEOG 647: Geography of Water Resources, 4GEOG 658: Land Use Planning, 4GEOG 651: Bay Area Environmental Issues, 4GEOG 652: Environmental Impact Analysis, 4GEOG 751: Environmental ManagementGEOG 820: Seminar in Human GeographyGEOG 858 / PA 858: Land Use Planning

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Existing: Does Not Exist Currently Proposed: Criminal Justice Administration- 12 units

Existing Curriculum Proposed Curriculum (* Revised Name Only /** Content Changed / ***New Course)PA 763: Criminal Justice Administration, 3*** taught by CJS


Existing Curriculum Proposed Curriculum (* Revised Name Only /** Content Changed / ***New Course)CJ 501 Criminal LawCJ 505 International Criminal Law (4) [GE]CJ 515 Extremism as Crime (3)CJ 520 Construction of Crime and Justice (3)CJ 530 Geographies of Social Control and Urban Diversity (3)CJ 550 School Violence and Discipline (3)CJ 600 Youth Gangs in Community Context (3)

PA 741: Emerging Trends in Public Service, 3*PA 753: Decision Making in Public Service, 3***PA 754: Comparative Perspectives in Public Service, 3***PA 762: Leading Change Across Sectors, 3*PA 750: Financial Management in Public Service, 3*PA 752: Public Affairs and the Law, 3*PA 755: Information and Knowledge in the Public Service, 3*

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How the proposed curricular changes address the:Mission of the University

Among the other changes being made right now in our program is the revision of our mission statement to incorporate public service values. Together with that, the proposed curricular changes address the mission of the University through our focus on improving the management of the public and nonprofit sectors, both critical in an urban environment, through enhancing civic engagement and social justice, and through the continuation of a creative, rigorous and diverse professional graduate program. The MPA program has been a majority minority program for years now and incorporates a wide variety of different kind of students; in addition, the faculty is one of the most diverse in the country (83.3 percent female and 50 percent faculty of color). These curricular changes ensure our students will have the most up to date, innovative curriculum possible.

Mission of Public AdministrationAmong the components of the mission of the Public Administration

Program is to be innovative, constantly improving, provide a rigorous, cutting edge curriculum. After the curriculum is approved, we are confident that it will provide our students a unique opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve their goals and to enhance the working of the public and nonprofit sectors.

Serve the interests of studentsThe faculty is convinced that the new curriculum will serve the

interests of our students by providing a sound core of critical courses, choices of another set of important management perspectives and the option to develop additional expertise in a subfield of public administration through elective emphases developed either by us or self-designed by the students themselves. To ensure students can move through the curriculum in an efficient manner, the curriculum has an appropriate balance of required courses and requirements involving a wide choice of courses offered on a regular, predictable basis.

Finally, the interests of students are very well served by the process through which the faculty determined the newest and most critical theories and skills appropriate to being able to negotiate and succeed in the public and nonprofit sector of the future.

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Help meet our student learning objectivesThe proposed curriculum was developed with our student learning

outcomes in mind; they are all fully incorporated into this proposal.

Ensure the curriculum is rigorousThe proposed curriculum contains two required semesters of research

methods and statistical analysis among other rigorous requirements, incorporates a wide variety of new management perspectives, and incorporates critical thinking, writing, oral presentations and team projects in all classes. All classes engage students and are taught in a rigorous manner; we are known as a rigorous program by employers, alumni and lecturers (who teach at other programs in the area) alike.

Ensure there are no bottlenecks to graduationThe new curriculum has been designed to ensure there are no

bottlenecks. Currently, we have 13 classes in the program and the typical student takes two classes per semester; the median number of semesters to graduation is 6 or 7, which is exactly what it should be. Rather than continuing to have 8 core courses, the faculty incorporated areas of choice throughout the curriculum so that we could be certain that we had the resources to teach the program. There are no bottlenecks.

Reflect the latest trends in our disciplineThe latest trends in our discipline include understanding flattened

organizations, collaborative management, the use of technology to provide services, new means of information and knowledge management, ever-more fuzzy boundaries between sectors and organizations, constantly changing series of new skills and means of providing services and increasingly needing to engage citizens using transparent and interactive methods. This proposed curriculum includes these trends—and provides the flexibility to incorporate more trends as they occur.

Position students to be ready for changes in our discipline and society

The basis and initial rationale for the development of this new curriculum was to help our students navigate the challenging public and nonprofit sector of today and tomorrow. The challenges facing them are new to any generation—they must be ready to accept constant change as the norm and to be able to create new means of delivering services, while at the same time ensuring standards of ethics, accountability, transparency, social justice and effectiveness. We believe that this proposal has achieved that.

Unity in the Program Over Changes

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Our program operates by consensus, not by vote, and we work on issues until we achieve consensus. Any differences of opinion over these proposed changes were incorporated into the curriculum itself as we went along until every concern was addressed. For instance, everyone was concerned about moving from an 8 course core to 4 courses but recognized the only way to incorporate new material without increasing the number of units in the degree was to do just that; everyone subsequently agreed to this organization of the curriculum. The proposal was unanimously supported by the faculty.

Use of Student Learning Outcomes Assessment in Development of Proposal

The Public Administration Program has an ongoing assessment program of our student learning outcomes; each time we assess, we make some changes in our Program. From assessment results, we realized that we needed to continue to include critical thinking, writing, oral presentation and team work across the curriculum. It also made us consider how to address students’ continued belief that we did not enhance their computer skills to a large extent. This is partly due to the fact that most students today come in with highly trained computer skills. Nevertheless, for this and other reasons, we decided to also institute a series of one unit very specific courses that could incorporate computer and other skills; these could also be marketed to our alumni as a way to update their knowledge and skills.

Relationship of Proposed Changes to Last Program ReviewThe Program’s last program review was practically 6 years ago, at the

very beginning of the 6th Cycle of Review (due to the timing of our accreditation visit, we were the very first unit to undergo program review). The three recommendations from that review have already been implemented and these proposed changes have no relationship to that program review.

Mix of CoursesWe have only a graduate program with a few undergraduate courses

so the mix of courses is not relevant.

Relationship to General Education RequirementsThe Public Administration Program is a graduate only program; these

proposed changes only affect our graduate MPA degree curriculum. While we have a few undergraduate courses, no changes are proposed to them.

Resources RequiredThe faculty believes that this proposal will be revenue-neutral. Our

courses have never been offered each and every semester with faculty teaching the same courses each year; we have been able to have as many

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courses (core and electives) as we do because we stagger their offerings. Core courses are offered one or two times each year, depending on the course and electives are offered once every three semesters but on a predictable schedule (posted on our website, the schedule is kept up to date and presents at least three years of scheduling in advance).

With the proposed curriculum, we propose to offer the core courses two times each year, the 6 Management Perspective courses once per year and electives once every three semesters. As seen in Table 2 below, this means we will offer 7 Core and Management Perspective courses each semester and 5-6 electives, which is precisely how many courses we offer right now. In addition, we have eliminated elective courses and added just a few; the additions of what Public Administration faculty would teach and those electives we are eliminating balance each other out. Therefore, we believe we can delivery this curriculum with our six faculty.

We have one faculty member retiring in December 2012; we will be relying upon lecturer dollars to replace her courses until she can be replaced. She teaches in the area of human resource management.

Table 2: Rotation of Public Administration Courses

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PA 724: Economic Perspectives, 3 X X XPA 725: Managing Human Capital, 3 X X XPA 727: Program Planning and Delivery, 3 X X XPA 730: Resource Allocation and Management, 3 X X X

Consultations The Program consulted with the following entities:

The Public Administration Librarian, Mira Foster, was consulted and indicated approval; the email is seen below.

The Economics Department was consulted on the shift of the microeconomics course into a broader Economic Perspectives course; they had no concerns (see attached email).

The Museum Studies Program was consulted about continuing to use their courses as options for the Nonprofit Administration elective emphasis; they approved and the email to that effect is in the Appendix.

The Environmental Studies Program was consulted about the creation of the new emphasis; they approved (see email).

The Urban Studies and Planning Program was consulted about the courses used in the Urban Administration elective emphasis; they approved (email seen below).

The Criminal Justice Studies Program was consulted about the proposed new elective emphasis in Criminal Justice Administration; they also approved (email coming).

The departments of Political Science and International Relations are both being consulted, primarily about a cross-listed course with IR (PA 749 Management of NGOs in an International Context) which is being broadened to include government administration in a comparative perspective, as well (PA 738: Comparative Perspectives in Public Service, 3***). Response are listed in the Appendix; both are supportive.

The Department of Geography and Human Environmental Studies was consulted about the new elective emphasis in Environmental Policy. As a result of this consultation, we jointly decided to offer the proposed emphasis in Environmental Administration together, an exciting opportunity for both of our units.

Provisions for Program AssessmentThe Program’s current assessment plan will be continued; our student

learning goals can still be assessed using the existing plan.

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Plan for TransitionThe transition should not be a difficult one. We would hope the new

curriculum could be implemented in Fall 2013. New students would take the new curriculum; existing students would take the existing core (4 in the new core and 4 in Management Perspectives) with different names and, in some cases, slightly different content. Students will be advised with online advertising and face to face meetings of the proposed changes.

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Proposed Bulletin Copy (Changes in Red)

Public Administration

College of Health and Social Sciences

Dean: Don Taylor

School of Public Affairs and Civic Engagement

Director: Gerald Eisman

Public Administration Program

Downtown Campus, Suite 678-679Phone: 415-817-4455Website: http://bss.sfsu.edu/~mpa/

Graduate Coordinator: Genie StowersSheldon Gen

Faculty:

Professors: Naff, StowersAssociate Professor: GenAssistant Professors: Joaquin, Shea, Wang

ProgramMaster of Public Administration

Program Scope

The goal of the degree program is to prepare people for responsible positions in the public and nonprofit sectors. This includes positions in government but also in such entities as community development corporations, nonprofit social service agencies, planning and consulting organizations, and activities of private firms in public affairs and public policy areas. Applications are welcome from those with experience who wish to strengthen their capabilities

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or prepare themselves for new opportunities. Those without any work experience are advised to work in either the public or nonprofit sectors before applying for admission.

The Master of Public Administration is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA).

The program is based on the premise that policy and administration must be understood in relation to each other, and the core of the program seeks to develop knowledge, skills, and understanding in both public policy and public administration. The common core of the program is heavily focused on essential knowledge and skills for public and nonprofit management. Beyond the core, the program offers four areas of emphasis as an opportunity for specialization. They are nonprofit administration, policy making and analysis, public management, and urban administration. The requirements for the M.P.A., in general, and the specialty emphases, in particular, are shown in detail on the following pages. Taking an emphasis for specialization is optional. Those who choose not to pursue an emphasis may take appropriate electives to satisfy their professional needs, and students may opt to design their own emphasis. Students may choose courses relevant to their professional interests offered by other departments and programs throughout the university.

Career Outlook

Graduates from the M.P.A. program pursue their professional careers in various government agencies at federal, state, and local levels, such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Government Accounting Office, city management, and state offices. In addition, those interested in the nonprofit field find careers in the numerous varieties of nonprofit organizations. Those in both areas may also go to work for consulting and research firms. Some go on to the Ph.D. in Public Administration at other universities to enter into a career in higher education.

Master of Public Administration

Graduate Advisers: Gen, Joaquin, Naff, Shea, Stowers, Wang

Admission to Program

After submitting the application for post-baccalaureate study to the university graduate admissions office, applicants should:

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Write a Letter of Application to SF State MPA Program. All applicants to the San Francisco State University Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree program need to submit a Letter Of Application containing the following information (in no more four pages, double spaced):

1. Life experiences that have led you to an interest in public service (public or nonprofit)2. Background in the public service, including any work or volunteer experience you might

have in public or nonprofit agencies3. Areas of specific interests in the public service, including what has led you to these

specific interests4. Career and professional goals and aspiration5. Describe how the MPA degree will be helpful and consistent with your career goals and

aspirations6. Describe why this is the right time in your career to come into a MPA program and seek

the degree7. Describe why the SF State MPA degree program is a good fit for you and your career /

professional goals Send two letters of recommendation to the MPA program from persons familiar with the

applicant’s academic or professional ability and who could speak to the candidate’s potential for succeeding in graduate school.

Send one set of transcripts of prior academic work directly to the MPA program. Another set is required by the graduate admissions office.

Candidates are required to have a GPA of at least 3.0 in the last 60 units. Due to limited space in the degree program, this requirement is only a minimum.

Non-native English speakers must submit scores of at least 550 from the paper-based TOEFL, a 213 for the computer-based test, or 80 for the Internet-based test to the graduate admissions office. Scores from the IELTS test will also be considered.

Applicants must meet all university admission requirements to be accepted into the MPA program. Applicants are judged on a competitive basis.

Potential applicants who are still completing their undergraduate work should strengthen their preparation for the program with courses in public administration, economics, politics, public policy, and research techniques as well as experience working in either the public or nonprofit sectors.

Written English Proficiency Requirement

Level One: Satisfactory performance on the Public Administration Applicant Essay should be achieved in order to gain admission to the degree program.Level Two: Master’s thesis or strategic assessment memo from P A 800 must be written at a level commensurate with professional standards in the field.

Advancement to Candidacy

Approval of a student’s proposed course of study (the Advancement to Candidacy) advances a student to candidacy. Completion of the Advancement to Candidacy requirements qualifies the student to apply for the award of the master’s degree. Besides meeting university requirements for advancement to candidacy, students are required to:

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Complete prerequisites and any other conditions specified by the program. Complete at least 6 units of work in graduate courses. Maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA in all course work and in courses specified in the Advancement

to Candidacy. Consult regularly with a program adviser.

Upon advisement, upper division and graduate courses in other disciplines may be accepted if they contribute to a coherent program related to the student’s educational objectives.

Courses that are required for the major must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and a grade of B- or better.

Courses are 3 units unless otherwise indicated. On-line course descriptions are available.

Core Requirements

Foundation Courses (All are Required)—12 unitsPA 700: Foundations of Governance and Management, 3PA 705: Design and Consumption of Research, 3PA 706: Applied Data Analysis, 3PA 715: Policy Process and Civic Engagement, 3

Management Perspectives

Select 4 of these 6 courses for 12 unitsPA 720: Organization Design and Change Management, 3PA 722: Performance Management and Planning, 3PA 724: Economic Perspectives, 3PA 725: Managing Human Capital, 3PA 727: Program and Service Delivery, 3PA 730: Resource Allocation and Management, 3

Internship Requirement 1

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Course Title Units

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P A 898

Capstone Course Master’s Thesis

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Emphasis or Electives on advisement: 12 units

Minimum total: 39 - 42 units

Emphases

Existing: Nonprofit Administration Proposed: Nonprofit Administration

Take This CoursePA 744: Nonprofits, Public Policy and Society, 3

And units selected from the following: 9 units

Selection of Courses—3 from the following:PA 745: Perspectives on Nonprofit Management, 3PA 746: Organizational Learning and Nonprofit Management, 3PA 740: Public Service Management, 3PA 741: Emerging Trends in Public Service, 3PA 750: Financial Management in Public Service, 3PA 752: Public Affairs and the Law, 3PA 753: Decision Making in Public Service, 3PA 754: Comparative Perspectives in Public Service, 3PA 755: Information and Knowledge in the Public Service, 3PA 757: Moving the Public Service Online, 3PA 762: Leadership in the Public Service, 3PA 775: Program Evaluation, 3MS 800 Museum Management, Law, and Ethics

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Existing: Policy Making and Analysis Proposed: Public Policy

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6 units 6 units of public policy content courses

Select Two Policy Content CoursesPolicy courses such as PA 776: Environmental Policy, 3Or PA 777: Criminal Justice Administration, 3


Existing: Public Management Proposed: Public Management

Take This CoursePA 740: Public Service Management, 3


Selection of Courses—3 from the following:PA 741: Emerging Trends in Public Service, 3

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Urban Administration

Take This CoursePA 780: Urban Administration, 3


Selection of Courses—3 from the following:PA 781: Sustainable Management in Cities, 3PA 783: Urban Housing Policy, 3PA 784: Intergovernmental Relations, 3ECON 535/ USP 535: Urban EconomicsGEOG 433 / USP 433: Urban Transportation (4)GEOG 666: Geography of Garbage: Recycling and Waste ReductionGEOG 667: Environmental Justice: Race, Poverty and the Environment, 4GEOG 668: Politics, Law and the Urban Environment, 4GEOG 858/PA 858: Seminar in Environmental and Land Use PlanningPA 741: Emerging Trends in Public Service, 3PA 750: Financial Management in Public Service, 3PA 752: Public Affairs and the Law, 3PA 753: Decision Making in Public Service, 3

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Environmental Administration

The elective emphasis in Environmental Administration is offered jointly by the Public Administration Program (School of Public Affairs and Civic Engagement) and the Department of Geography and Human Environmental Studies. Students should take PA 762, one other course from the list of MPA courses below, and two courses from the list of Geography courses below.

Take This CoursePA 762: Environmental Policy, 3


Selection of CoursesTake one course from this list of Public Administration courses:PA 781: Sustainable Development in Cities, 3PA 741: Emerging Trends in Public Service, 3PA 750: Financial Management in Public Service, 3PA 752: Public Affairs and the Law, 3PA 753: Decision Making in Public Service, 3PA 754: Comparative Perspectives in Public Service, 3PA 755: Information and Knowledge in the Public Service, 3PA 757: Moving the Public Service Online, 3PA 762: Leadership in the Public Service, 3

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Criminal Justice Administration

Take This CoursePA 763: Criminal Justice Administration, 3


Selection of Courses—3 from the following:CJ 500 Criminal LawCJ 505 International Criminal Law (4) [GE]CJ 515 Extremism as Crime (3)CJ 520 Construction of Crime and Justice (3)CJ 525 Global Restorative Justice and Corrections (3)CJ 530 Geographies of Social Control and Urban Diversity (3)CJ 550 School Violence and Discipline (3)CJ 600 Youth Gangs in Community Context (3)PA 741: Emerging Trends in Public Service, 3PA 750: Financial Management in Public Service, 3PA 752: Public Affairs and the Law, 3PA 753: Decision Making in Public Service, 3

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Culminating Experience Requirement

Students in the public administration program can choose between two options for their culminating experience:

Students may choose to take a capstone course (P A 800) and to complete a written comprehensive examination, the Strategic Assessment Memorandum (SAM). The capstone course focuses upon synthesizing the knowledge, skills, and abilities learned during the course of each student’s program through the analysis of case studies of policy and organizational issues from the field. Students complete their e-portfolio, analyze selected case studies, and present their strategic assessment of what managers operating in those cases should do to take the issue "to the next step"—to resolve it. The strategic assessment memo is the written presentation of each student’s analysis and plan for that case.

Students may also choose to undertake a traditional social science research project in the guise of the Master’s Thesis (P A 898) option. Working with a faculty committee, students write a prospectus, have it approved the semester before undertaking the research, and write the thesis. After initiating this option, students must enroll each additional semester in P A 897, Research in Public Administration, until the thesis is completed.

Public Administration Program Eportfolio

San Francisco State University public administration students graduate with a portfolio of work products and evaluations of student work designed to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities acquired in the public administration program. The required components of the portfolio have been chosen based upon a careful assessment of the skills that are crucial for the success of the public administrator in the new millennium. Students publish selected program work along with explanations of their accomplishments in the degree program on websites as eportfolios available to potential and current employers.

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Eugene I. Pearl Memorial Scholarship

Students specializing in urban administration are eligible, on a competitive basis, for the Eugene I. Pearl Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship reimburses students for the cost of their textbooks; can be renewed each semester, also on a competitive basis.

Cho Public Service Scholarships

SF State Cho Public Service Scholarships are available on a competitive basis for incoming and continuing students. Students are selected on the basis of outstanding academic achievement, outstanding community service, and potential for excellence in the public and nonprofit sectors.

Please contact the program office for information and applications.

Footnote

1. Internship requirement may be waived upon evidence and approval of previous or concurrent educationally appropriate work experience in public policy or administration or may be met with equivalent courses in related programs. Back to internship requirement

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APPENDIX I: CONSULTATIONS

Environmental Studies Program

Gerald S EismanFri 10/19/2012 2:36 PM

Dear Sheldon and Genie,

As the Director of the School of Public Affairs and Civic Engagement (PACE), I serve as the program director for Environmental Studies. I am writing in that capacity to fully endorse the PA curriculum revision proposal. I have consulted with ENVS faculty who are in concurrence. In addition to supporting the full proposal we specifically endorse the Environmental Policy option. The MPA program serves as the graduate program for PACE, and we strongly support it.

Best,Jerry

**********************************************Gerald EismanDirector, School of Public Affairs and Civic Engagement San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave.San Francisco, CA 94132-4027 Phone: (415) 338-6419 Fax: (415) 338-0587 email: [email protected]: HSS 209

_____________________________________________________________________________________Department of Economics

[email protected]; on behalf of; Sudip Chattopadhyay [[email protected]]Mon 10/8/2012 2:19 PM

Genie:

On behalf of the Economics Department, I would like to say that we fully support inclusion of macroeconomics in the applied economics course. Macroeconomics has an important role in understanding business cycle, upswing and downswing of the economy at the national and the global level that we have seen in recent times. Inclusion of macro in the curriculum will significantly benefit students in Public Administration. Please let me know if you need any more elaboration. Thanks. Sudip

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Museum Studies Program

Edward M Luby

Fri 10/19/2012 2:27 PM

Hi Genie,

Thank you for your sharing your very thoughtful curriculum revisions with MS, and for asking for input.

I've reviewed the proposal, and don't have any suggestions. I'm glad that PA would like to continue to include MS courses as options for your students. One area that might be worth thinking about, however, is that your PA 745/736 course can be used to meet an important Area requirement for MS students, in Museum Management. In changing the title of 745 "Administration of Nonprofit Organizations" to 736/"Strategic Management in Public Service," MS students might view the course differently. I will need to remind MS students that the content for 736 is actually the same as 745, and that the course remains a valuable one for a stream of MS students.

Though I haven't expressed it you yet, I very much value the relationship between MS and PA. We have had several very fine PA students over the years, and MS students have benefited a great deal from their experiences in PA courses. My only excuse in not outlining this sooner to you is that MS student experiences in your program have always been so positive-- so it has been an area that has not required attention. That doesn't mean the relationship is not appreciated.

Thank you, and congratulations on moving your revisions ahead.

Ed

*********************************** Edward M. Luby Professor of Museum StudiesDirector, Museum Studies ProgramSan Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave.

San Francisco, CA 94132 (415) 338-3163 http://www.sfsu.edu/~museumst/ ***********************************

Urban Studies and Planning Program

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From: Raquel Pinderhughes, Chair, Urban Studies and Planning Program

Re: MPA’s Curriculum Revision Proposal

After careful review of the MPA’s proposal for curriculum revision, I am writing, in my capacity as Chair of the Urban Studies and Planning Program, to support the proposed revisions.

The immediate impact of the proposed changes in the MPA curriculum for our program is that two new graduate courses taught by USP faculty will be offered as electives in the Urban Administration emphases. Our faculty will benefit from the opportunity to regularly teach graduate courses in the MPA program; a development that is long overdue since we have a 20 year+ history of having MPA students in several of our undergraduate USP courses. As importantly, the proposed changes to the MPA curriculum will directly benefit USP majors, many of whom transition from our undergraduate urban planning and policy program to the MPA degree program. Finally, as members of the new PACE school, we view the proposed MPA curriculum changes, which integrate USP, CJ, and ENVS into the degree, as evidence of the kind of ongoing collaborations that we hope to nurture as members of PACE.

Library

[email protected]; on behalf of; Mira Foster [[email protected]]

Thu 11/1/2012 11:35 AM

Dear Dr. Stowers and MPA Program Faculty,

As the Leonard library's subject liaison for the Public Administration program, I support the proposed curriculum changes to the Masters in Public Administration (MPA) program. I look forward to offering support for the new curriculum through research assistance, course integrated library instruction, and library acquisitions.

With your new curriculum you have emphasized the strengths of your teaching faculty with course additions and redesigns, and you have empowered students with diverse interests by offering fewer requirements and more choices. More importantly, you have addressed the changing needs in the field by emphasizing public service holistically rather than distinguishing between public and nonprofit sectors in your course names. Your changes reflect a flexibility for addressing student needs now and in the future.

Library collection acquisitions address student and faculty research interests, and also developments in the field. Therefore, I estimate that the curriculum change will be revenue neutral for the library's budget. However, I urge the department faculty to advise me on what collection areas need additional attention and what subscriptions and purchases we should discontinue.

Under the current curriculum I have provided course integrated instruction for PA 700 and occasionally for PA 705. Those continue to be core courses, and I will adjust library education

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based on the changes in these syllabi. As you continue to develop the specifics of the curriculum and create course syllabi, I welcome changes and suggestions for librarian involvement. It is a pleasure to be a part of the teaching and learning process for SF State's Public Administration program.

Best regards, -- Mira FosterSenior Assistant LibrarianSan Francisco State UniversityTel: (415) 405-2590email: [email protected]

Department of Political Science

Re: proposed MPA curriculum revision

[email protected]

Sounds good to me too. James

-----Original Message-----Date: Saturday, November 03, 2012 2:47:34 pmTo: "Genie Stowers" <[email protected]>Cc: James Martel <[email protected]>From: "Sanjoy Banerjee" <[email protected]>Subject: Re: proposed MPA curriculum revisionAttachments: image001.jpg (4 KB)

Hi Genie, It's good to hear from you. I support your changes. Our students can take IR 738 if they wish, and other PA courses as well. Sanjoy

Department of International Relations

Re: proposed MPA curriculum [email protected]; on behalf of; Sanjoy Banerjee [email protected]

Hi Genie,

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Department of Geography and Human Environmental Studies

Date: 13 November 2012

From: Jerry Davis, Chair, Department of Geography & Human Environmental Studies

To: Jerry Eisman, Director, School of Public Affairs & Civic Engagement

Cc: Genie Stowers & Sheldon Gen, PA

Re: Proposed MPA Program Revision

We are supportive of the proposed changes in the MPA Program, and would like to find ways to help to make it a successful program that also benefits students in our graduate programs. The proposed PA program emphasis in Environmental Administration draws on PA’s strengths (faculty and courses) in the field of Administration, and may prove suitable for students wanting to move into administrative careers in public agencies and NGOs.

We are however concerned about the potential for confusion with our M.A. Geography Concentration in Resource Management & Environmental Planning (RMEP) program. Therefore, we expect PA/PACE to take care to clarify the MPA program's goals, particularly in the Environmental Administration emphasis, and to continue to distinguish it from the environmental management and policy aspects of our graduate program. Specific language in web pages and the Bulletin can be used to guide students to the appropriate program. We're happy to work with PA on this.

We would like to be involved in future developments in this program, and ask to be consulted at least once a semester on its continued development and for course scheduling. This could most reasonably take place during the early phase of schedule building, although curricular planning and ongoing administration may also bring up issues to discuss. We will need to know how many PA students to expect in our environmental courses and will do our best to accommodate the demand. Collaboration seems the most productive policy as we move forward.

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APPENDIX II: Summary of Course Changes

Courses with Name Changed (17 courses) New Courses (4 PA, 3 Other)PA 700: Foundations of Governance and Management, 3 PA 727: Program and Service Delivery, 3

PA 705: Design and Consumption of Research, 3PA 746: Organizational Learning and Nonprofit Management, 3

PA 706: Applied Data Analysis, 3 PA 753: Decision Making in Public Service, 3PA 715: Policy Process and Civic Engagement, 3 PA 754: Comparative Perspectives in Public Service, 3PA 720: Organization Design and Change Management, 3PA 722: Performance Management and Planning, 3 PA 777: Criminal Justice Administration, 3PA 724: Economic Perspectives, 3 PA 781: Sustainable Development in Cities, 3PA 725: Managing Human Capital, 3 PA 783: Urban Housing Policy, 3PA 730: Resource Allocation and Management, 3PA 740: Public Service Management, 3PA 742: Strategic Management in Public Service, 3 No Changes (12)PA 745: Perspectives on Nonprofit Management, 3

PA 741: Emerging Trends in Public Service, 3renumbered

PA 750: Financial Management in Public Service, 3 PA 744: Nonprofits, Public Policy and Society, 3PA 752: Public Affairs and the Law, 3 PA 770: Policy Analysis, 3PA 755: Information and Knowledge in the Public Service, 3

PA 775: Program Evaluation, 3

PA 757: Moving the Public Service Online, 3 PA 776: Environmental Policy, 3PA 762: Leading Change Across Sectors, 3 PA 780: Urban Administration, 3

PA 784: Intergovernmental Relations, 3PA 790: Special Topics, 3PA 795: Applied Field Experience, 1-3PA 800: Capstone, 3

Deleted (3) PA 803: Internship, 3PA 747: Developing Nonprofit Resources PA 898: Thesis, 3PA 749: Managing NGOs in an International ContextPA 803: Internship Seminar Banked (2)

PA 760: Diversity in Public OrganizationsPA 782: Community and Economic Development

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