Certificate in Public Management
The Certificate in Public Management is designed for those interested in increasing their knowledge and skills in the public management field but do not currently have the time to pursue a MPA degree with a specialization in Public Management.
The program is intended as a 2 to 4 semester program
(for those attending part-time)
during which the student will:
- Take at least 3 of the 7 courses below:
PA 539 Local Government Management and Public Safety - This course examines the governmental structure in which public safety administrators work and studies the interrelationship of public safety administrators with the rest of the organization. The leadership and management roles of public safety officials, finances and budgeting in local government, and ethics in the profession will be examined.
PA 560 Information Technology in Public Administration - The course examines the general management challenges that the use of information technology presents for governments and enables students to apply best practices to the management of computer hardware, software, networking, and other technologies in government along with gaining an appreciation of how the use of "electronic government" technology can transform government and be able to help governments develop and manage effective programs of e-government use.
PA 508 Seminar in Public Management - Students attend lectures and make site visits to state and local agencies and governments, learning about special problems encountered by leadership for each agency and the solutions that the agencies have devised. Course offers students and opportunity to interact with a group of agency directors, public officials and staff about their experience and solutions to common management problems. Students compare experience of local leaders with theorectical public administration material.
PA 513 Public Policy Analysis and Evaluation - Explores techniques of policy analysis and program evaluation having practical application in such fields as transportation, education, housing, criminal justice, and environmental quality. Includes those research and analytical methods most frequently applied in governmental decision-making.
PA 533 Advanced Financial Management - An advanced course focusing on the application of techniques used by financial managers to evaluate government financial condition and performance. Students conduct case studies in which they apply tools such as performance measurement, budget analysis, priority-setting and financial indicator analysis to evaluate core public financial documents including budgets, capital improvement plans and audited financial statements.
PA 556 Tools of Goverment - In the United States, an increasing proportion of the goods and services traditionally provided by governmental employees in the context of a governmental bureaucracy are now provided by outside contractors or through indirect means such as social, economic regulation, tax policy, loan guarantees, vouchers, and manipulation of incentives for the private sector. This course is intended to provide students with an understanding of various tools used by governments throughout the West as the traditional rule based bureaucracy is replaced by other types of institutions and other means to provide goods and services traditionally provided by government.
PA 562 Urban and Metropolitan Government - Analyzes the decision-making process in urban and metropolitan governments. Emphasizes the role of elected and appointed officials, business, organized labor, community organizations, and the electorate. Also focuses on the major problems of city-suburban realtions.
Recommended is PA 502 Complex Organizations.
With permission from the Academic Director the student may take another course of the student's choosing.
MPA Students specializing in Public Safety and Crisis Management and Certificate students may have an opportunity to participate in public safety management research, which may focus on service delivery or policy as it relates to the intersection between emergency management and other public and private sectors.
Faculty
The MPA program has faculty with considerable experience in public management.
Among them are:
Karl Nollenberger , MPA Program Academic Director, has worked in local government management for 35 years.
Scott Peters, J.D., Senior Lecturer, has worked with governments and governmental agencies.
Roland Calia, Visiting Professor, has extensive experience in governmental budgeting and financial management working with association management studying governments.
Rick Kuner, Adjunct Faculty , has experience in planning analysis and policy analysis.
IIT also offers a MPA degree with a specialization in Public Management.
Both programs are offered at the IIT Downtown Chicago Campus at 565 W. Adams.
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