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Public Administration (PUBA)
College of Social Sciences
PUBA 399 Directed Reading and Research in Public
Administration (V) Independent research and reading on topics in
public administration, public service, and community development. Pre:
consent.
PUBA 500 Master’s Plan B/C Studies (1) Enrollment
for degree completion. Pre: master’s Plan B or C candidate and
consent.
PUBA 600 Political and Economic System Processes
(7) Interprets the American political economy and its public
institutions and links these to companion economic institutions.
Includes communication processes in organizational settings and
information resources relevant to public service work.
PUBA 601 Policy and Organizational Processes (7) Examines
origins of policies in social issues; their implementation and
evaluation; normal public organizations and the prospects for change;
ethical dilemmas in public setting; and the importance of cultural
differences in Hawai‘i. Pre: 600.
PUBA 612 Ethics and the Public Interest (1) Examination
of the relevance of an ethical code for individuals working in public
institutions; problems presented by unethical practices; ethical
dilemmas faced by individuals. Pre: 600 and 601.
PUBA 613 Cultural Perspectives (1) Aimed at
sensitizing students to the significance of culture in public service.
The focus is on the cultural differences that individuals bring to
settings, as well as culture of organizations. Pre: 600 and 601.
PUBA 620 Reforming Public Organizations (3) Explores
the possibilities for reducing the most difficult aspects of the
bureaucratic form in public organizations while increasing effectiveness
and accountability.
PUBA 622 Strategies of Change (3) Examines
the assumptions of the different theories of change; TQM, action
research, and organizational culture. Examines different techniques of
organizational diagnosis and explores specific interventions.
PUBA 660 (Alpha) Topics in Public Issues (3) In-depth
analysis of significant contemporary issues related to public service
work in Hawai‘i and the Pacific: (B) public policy theory and
analysis; (C) budgetary processes and reform. Repeatable.
PUBA 661 Collaboration Between Sectors (3) Examines
theories and practices of multisector collaboration (public, private,
nonprofit). The use of collaboration as an alternative way of solving
public problems.
PUBA 662 Applied Policy Analysis (3) Explores
significant contemporary policy issues relating to public administration
practice. Develops analytic techniques and models of public
policy-making processes, and looks at how social forces and political
and economic pressures influence policy orientations. Pre: graduate
standing and consent.
PUBA 690 Practicum (3) Placement of students in
public, private, and nonprofit organizations where they can observe and
analyze organizational functions and processes while undertaking
projects of use to the host agency. Pre: 600 and 601.
PUBA 699 Directed Reading (V)
PUBA 700 Thesis Research (V)
PUBA 709 Capstone Planning Seminar (1) Develops
topics, methods, objective, and resources to guide work of capstone
seminar. Pre: 600 and 601.
PUBA 710 Capstone Seminar (3) Integrates public
administration core courses by incorporating theoretical, analytical,
and practicum observations into examination of public issue of
importance to Hawai‘i and the Pacific. Pre: 600 and 601.
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