This course introduces concepts of effective leadership for public service programs in the governmental and public sectors. Students will have the opportunity to become acquainted with public administration and policy as fields of study, such as the nature of bureaucracy, public policy, allocation of resources and public budgeting, leadership, supervision, and organization of civil servants.

This course will focus on human resources in public sector practices. The history and changing role of public sector human resource strategies will be explored by students to develop an understanding of how individuals from diverse backgrounds, interests, and skill sets can work together and contribute towards an organization's mission. Students will have the opportunity to build capacity to influence people both inside and outside of an organization, optimize the structure and culture of their organization, make effective decisions, resolve conflicts, and drive change for higher organizational performance. Further, students will be given the opportunity to develop and enhance their supervisory and leadership skills so they can manage and lead high-performing, successful organizations.

This course builds on the foundation of MGMT 626 by introducing coverage of advanced topics in project scheduling, risk and quality management, and cost control as well as providing comprehensive knowledge of scheduling and other project management tools. The course also addresses the appropriate use and application of Agile Project Management.

This is a survey course introducing project management as a profession and an academic field of study. It provides the foundation for more advanced project management courses. It is a prerequisite to other courses in the degree program unless permission is granted. The student is introduced to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK Guide), as well as other international standards. Students will examine key tools and methodologies in use to manage large, complex projects and explore how these tools and techniques can be used to assess the project's overall status, its variance from the project plan and evaluate alternative recovery scenarios. Students will be introduced to the roles of project and program managers in today's enterprise and the tradeoffs they make among triple constraints of scope, time and cost.