KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE PROGRAM/CONCENTRATION PROPOSAL
FORM 02/25/04
PROGRAM OR CONCENTRATION NAME: MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM
DEPARTMENT: POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PROPOSED
EFFECTIVE DATE: FALL 2012
Check One or More of the Following and Complete the Appropriate Sections
_____New Program Proposal**
_X __Change in Program/Concentration/Degree Requirements
_____New Concentration Proposal
Sections to be Completed
All
III – VII, XII
I – VII, XII
**A new course proposal is required for each new course that is part of the new program
Submitted by:
Andrew I. E. Ewoh_____________________________12/02/11
Faculty Member
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Charity Butcher_______________________________12/02/11
Department Curriculum Committee
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Robert W. Smith_______________________________12/03/11
Department Chair
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_X__ Approved ___ Not Approved
Bryan McGovern_______________________________01/23/12
College Curriculum Committee
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Richard Vengroff______________________________01/24/12
College Dean
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GPCC Chair
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Dean, Graduate College
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Vice President for Academic Affairs
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President
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UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
CHANGE IN PROGRAM PROPOSAL
MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM
Kennesaw State University
October 7, 2011
Department of Political Science & International Affairs
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
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I.
Program Description
Unique Aspects of Program
The Master of Public Administration is already an existing Program. Its mission is to prepare
students for administrative and leadership positions in governmental agencies and nonprofit
organizations.
Institutional Importance of the Program
N/A
KSU's Strategic Plan
N/A
System and State of Georgia Goals
N/A
Staffing, Facilities and Enrollment
N/A
II Objectives of the Program
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III Justification and Need for the Program
A course is being moved from Information Systems Administration concentration section to
the Master of Public Administration (MPA) core curriculum section in compliance with the
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) mandate.
NASPAA requires that every national accredited program must have an information technology
course for all students. As a result, the MPA faculty members agreed to use IS 8200 Legal and
Ethical Issues in Information Systems Administration concentration section to fulfill that
mandate. To maintain a 36 semester-hour program, we are proposing to increase the core
requirements from 21 semester credit hours to 24, and reduce concentration requirements of 12
semester credit hours to 9.
IV Procedures Used to Develop the Program
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V Curriculum: Degree Program Requirements
The new core requirements will consist of the following 24 credit hours:
PAD 6200 Fundamentals of Public Administration and Public Service
PAD 6250 Research Methods and Computer Applications
PAD 6300 Public Organization Theory
PAD 6350 Public Service Budgeting
PAD 6450 Governmental Relations
PAD 6700 Human Resource Management in Public Service
PAD 6500 Policy Analysis (or PAD 6600 Program Evaluation)
IS 8200 Legal and Ethical Issues in Information Systems
The concentrations will be:
Governmental Administration (9 semester credit hours)
Required:
PAD 7455 Administrative Law
Students will select two from the following:
CM 7100 Introduction to Conflict Management
PAD 7120 Health Policy
PAD 7130 Regional Politics and Policy
PAD 7150 Contemporary Public Issues
PAD 7230 Local Government and City Management
PAD 7250 Leadership and Ethics in Public Service
MGT 8970 Ethics in Managerial Decision Making
PAD 7390 Public Financial Management
PAD 7430 Regional and Local Planning
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Nonprofit Administration (9 semester credit hours)
Required:
PAD 7100 Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector
PAD 7180 Nonprofit Governance and Administration
Students will select one of the following:
PAD 7120 Health Policy
PAD 7130 Regional Politics and Policy
PAD 7150 Contemporary Public Issues
PAD 7250 Leadership and Ethics in Public Service
MGT 8970 Ethics in Managerial Decision Making
CM 7100 Introduction to Conflict Management
Information Systems Administration (9 semester credit hours)
Required:
IS 8100 Advanced IT Project Management Methods
IS 8700 Information Systems Policy & Strategy
Students will select one other graduate IS or MPA course, or other graduate course approved by
the Program Director.
MPA Professional Exercises (3 semester credit hours)
Students are required to select one of the following with the consent of the Program Director:
PAD 7985 Internship in Public Service
PAD 7995 Public Service Practicum
Program Admission Requirements:
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Course Offering Schedule and Plan-of-Study
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Growth and Flexibility
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Course Descriptions
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VI INVENTORY OF FACULTY DIRECTLY INVOLVED
Attached you will see a letter from Dr. Amy B. Woszczynski, Master of Science in
Information Systems’ Program Director.
VII Outstanding programs of this nature at other institutions
The Master of Public Administration at Rutgers School of Public Affairs and
Administration has incorporated information technology in its core curriculum.
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VIII Inventory of pertinent library resources
No new library resources are required.
IX Facilities
No new facilities are required.
X Administration
No new administrative resources are required.
XI Assessment
No new assessment tools are required.
XII Accreditation
The inclusion of IS 8200 Legal and Ethical Issues in Information Systems was designed to
meet the Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation’s mandate. COPRA is a unit of the
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA).
Business Content Audit:
Referencing the Business Content Worksheet, does this program or concentration, incorporating
the information proposed herein, have “traditional business subject” content delivered by faculty
or programs administered by the Coles College of Business? *
_____ Yes
If “yes,” complete a Business Content Worksheet and obtain necessary
approvals as indicated.
_____ No
__X__ Exempt Graduate programs administered by the Coles College are exempt.
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*
All graduate programs exceeding 50% business content are automatically required to meet AACSB
International business accreditation standards. The purpose of the audit is to prevent the unintended,
undesirable compulsory inclusion of programs subject to AACSB standards.
XIII Affirmative Action Impact
Because this proposal does not include any needs for new faculty, staff or administration, it has
no Affirmative Action impact.
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XIV Degree Inscription
N/A
XV Fiscal and Enrollment Impact, and Estimated Budget
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1. ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS
2. COSTS
A. Personnel -- reassigned or existing positions
B. Personnel -- new positions
C. One-Time Startup costs
D. Operating Costs
3. REVENUE SOURCES
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