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New Student Orientation 2013 MPSA Academic Program Session Prof. William F. West

New Student Orientation 2013 MPSA Academic Program Session Professor William F. West, Acting Program Director Ms. Kimberly Reeves, Assistant to the MPSA Director Ms. Stephanie Bustos, MPSA Administrative Assistant.

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New Student Orientation 2013 MPSA Academic Program Session Prof. William F. West

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  1. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProfessor William F. West, Acting Program DirectorMs. Kimberly Reeves, Assistant to the MPSA DirectorMs. Stephanie Bustos, MPSA Administrative Assistant

  2. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West First-Year Courses Fall Semester PSAA 601: Foundations of Public Service (common core course) PSAA 621: Economic Analysis (common core course) BUSH 631: Quantitative Methods in Public Mgmt. I (common core course) One approved elective Spring Semester PSAA 611: Public Policy Formation (common core course) Quantitative Methods II requirement (core course requirement) PPA Track BUSH 635: Quant. Methods II: Policy Analysis Emphasis PM Track BUSH 636: Quant. Methods II: Game Theory Emphasis or PSAA 630: Program Evaluation Track Requirement: PSAA 622: Public Finance (PPA core course) PSAA 634: Public Management (PM core course) One elective chosen in consultation with advisor

  3. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West Summer Professional Internship (Required for students without two years of recent professional-level public service experience related to their degree and career goals.)

  4. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West Second-Year Courses Fall Semester • PSAA 675: MPSA Capstone Seminar I (common core course) • Track requirement: • PSAA 615: Policy Analysis (PPA core course) • PSAA 623: Budgeting in Public Service (PM core course) • Two electives chosen in consultation with advisor Spring Semester • PSAA 676: MPSA Capstone Seminar II (common core course) • Three electives chosen in consultation with advisor

  5. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West You will officially declare your track and concentration by submitting the MPSA Degree Plan Worksheet to Kimberly Reeves by Friday, October 25, 2013.

  6. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West Public ManagementTrack Two required courses - PSAA 634: Public Management & PSAA 623: Public Budgeting Two or more additional courses from a menu of electives, including • PSAA 602 Tools for Advancement and Leadership • PSAA 604 Emergency Management and Homeland Security • PSAA 616 Public Organization in a Pluralistic Society • PSAA 630 Program Evaluation in Public and Nonprofit Organizations • PSAA 636 Grant and Contract Management • PSAA 637 Decision Making in Government and Administration • PSAA 641 Organizational Theory for the Public Sector • PSAA 642 Ethics and Public Policy • PSAA 644 Management and Leadership of Nonprofit Organizations • PSAA 646 Bureaucracy in a Democracy • PSAA 648 Performance Management • PSAA 661 Public Personnel Administration • PSAA 666 Advanced Public Management

  7. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Introductory SessionProf. William F. West Public Policy Analysis Track Two required courses – PSAA 622: Public Finance and PSAA 615: Policy Analysis Two or more courses from a menu of electives, including • PSAA 605 Homeland Security Polices, Strategies, and Operations • PSAA 606 Environmental Policy and Management • PSAA 616 Public Organizations in a Pluralistic Society • PSAA 617 State and Local Government: Institutions and Policy • PSAA 618 Education Policy • PSAA 635 Social Welfare and Health Policy • PSAA 637 Decision Making in Government and Administration • PSAA 638 Health Economics and Public Policy • PSAA 640 Energy and Security Policy • PSAA 643 Foundations of the Nonprofit Sector • PSAA 647 Risk and Public Policy or PLAN 616 • PSAA 664 Business and Public Policy • PSAA 671 Science and Technology Policy • INTA 625 International Trade Policy • INTA 651 National Security Policy

  8. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program Session SessionProf. William F. West Schematic Overview of Curriculum

  9. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West Optional Concentrations Concentrations will be declared on the Degree Plan Worksheet. • Nonprofit Management • State and Local Policy and Management • Energy, Environment, and Technology Policy and Management • Security Policy and Management • Health Policy and Management • Other concentrations developed in consultation with the program director and advisor

  10. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West Nonprofit Management Concentration Associated Faculty Members • Will Brown - Concentration Coordinator • KhaldounAbouAssi • Domonic Bearfield • Deborah Kerr • Laurie Paarlberg • Gina Reinhardt

  11. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West Nonprofit Management Concentration Students must take one nonprofit core course and at least two nonprofit electives. Nonprofit Core Course (select one) • Foundations of the Nonprofit Sector (PSAA 643) • Management and Leadership of Nonprofit Organizations (PSAA 644) Nonprofit Electives (select two) • Either core NPM courses not already taken as the core course (PSAA 643 or 644) • International Nongovernmental Organizations (PSAA 603) • Program Evaluation in Public and Nonprofit Organizations (PSAA 630) (if not taken o satisfy Quant. Methods II requirement) • Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations (PSAA 631) • Strategic Fiscal Management in Nonprofit Organizations (PSAA 632) • Philanthropy: Fundraising in Nonprofit Organizations (PSAA 633) • Grant and Contract Management for the Public and Nonprofit Sector (PSAA 636) • Networks & Inter-Organizational Collaborations (PSAA 645) • Performance Management in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors (PSAA 648) • Volunteer & Human Resource Management (PSAA 649) • Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship (PSAA 650) • Legal Environment of Nonprofit Management (PSAA 669)

  12. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West State and Local Policy and Management Concentration Associated Faculty Members • Domonic A. Bearfield - Concentration Coordinator • Ann Bowman • Leonard Bright • Kalena Cortes • Cole Blease Graham, Jr. • Deborah Kerr • Joanna Lahey • Lori Taylor

  13. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Introductory SessionProf. William F. West State and Local Policy and Management Concentration Students must take two state and local core courses and at least one state and local elective. Required of All Students - State and Local Core Course • State and Local Government and Policy (PSAA 617) Required of Management Track Students (choose one) • Public Personnel Administration (PSAA 661 • Organization Theory for the Public Sector (PSAA 641) Required of Policy Analysis Track Students (choose one) • Performance Management in Public and Nonprofit Sectors (PSAA 648) • Program Evaluation in Public and Nonprofit Organizations (PSAA 630)

  14. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West State and Local Policy and Management Concentration State and Local Concentration Electives (choose one) • PSAA 616: Public Organizations in Pluralistic Societies • PSAA 618: Education Policy • PSAA 635: Social Welfare and Health Policy • PSAA 636: Contract and Grant Management • PSAA 642: Ethics and Public Policy • PSAA 646: Bureaucracy in Democracy • PSAA 666: Advanced Public Management • EDAD 620: Educational Program Evaluation • EDAD 652: Politics of Education • LDEV 671: Sustainable Development • MGMT 658: Managing Projects • PLAN 610: Structure and Function of Urban Settlements • PLAN 612: Transportation in City Planning • PLAN 633: Planning for Healthy Communities • PLAN 656: Housing and Community • RPTS 604: Principles of Community and Community Development

  15. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West Energy, Environment and Technology Policy and Management Concentration Associated Faculty Members • Ann O’M. Bowman - Concentration Coordinator • JimGriffin • Arnold Vedlitz

  16. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West Energy, Environment& Technology Policy & Management Concentration Students must take two core EETPM courses at least one EETPM elective. EETPM Core Courses (choose two) • PSAA 606: Environmental Policy and Management • PSAA 640: Energy and Security Policy • PSAA 671: Science and Technology Policy EETM Electives (choose one) • PSAA 636: Grant and Contract Management • PSAA 640: Energy and Security Policy • PSAA 647: Risk and Public Policy • PSAA 663: Natural Resource Economics (cross-listed with AGEC 604) • PSAA 671: Science and Technology Policy • LDEV 661: Development and the Environment • LDEV 671: Sustainable Development • MGMT 602: Markets and Public Policy • MGMT 632: Technology Commercialization • OCNG 676: Marine Environmental Policy • WFSC 604: Ecology and Natural Resource Management

  17. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West Security Policy and Management Concentration Associated Faculty Members • William F. West - Concentration Coordinator • James M. Griffin

  18. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West Security Policy and Management Concentration Students must take two security policy and management core courses and one security policy and management elective. Security Policy and Management Core Courses (must take both) • Homeland Security Policies, Strategies, and Operations (PSAA 605) • Emergency Management and Homeland Security (PSAA 604) Security Policy and Management Electives (choose one) • Grant and Contract Management (PSAA 636) • Energy and Security Policy (PSAA 640) • Risk and Public Policy (PSAA647) or Analyzing Risk/Hazard and Public Policy (PLAN 616) • Organizational and Community Response to Crisis and Disasters (PLAN 649) • Disaster Response Planning (PLAN 650)

  19. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West Health Policy and Management Concentration Associated Faculty Members • Joanna Lahey - Concentration Coordinator • Laura Dague

  20. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West Health Policy and Management Concentration Students must take one health policy and management core course and at least two health policy and management electives. Health Policy and Management Core Course (choose one) • PSAA 635: Social Welfare and Health Policy • PSAA 638: Health Economics and Public Policy Health Policy and Management Electives (choose two) • PSAA 630: Program Evaluation (if not used for Quant. Methods II requirement) • PSAA 636: Grant and Contract Management • COMM 669: Research in Public Health Communication • HLTH 611: Organization and Administration of Health • HLTH 630: Health Program Planning • PHPM 601: Rural Public Health Systems • PHPM 605: Introduction to Health Policy and Management • PHPM 618: Program Evaluation in Health Care Management • PHPM 640: Health Policy and Politics • PHPM 641: Health Policy Analysis and Policy Formation • PHPM 647: Long-term Care Policy and Management • PHPM 670: Health Policy Evaluation • PLAN 631: Health Systems Planning

  21. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West Degree Plan Worksheet Must be approved and signed by your advisor and returned to Kimberly by Friday, October 25!

  22. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West Goals of the Curriculum • Generally applicable skills and knowledge • Knowing how to think clearly and critically • Knowing how to write • Specializing in a particular area

  23. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West Degree Plans and Advising • Temporary and permanent advisors • Choosing electives and areas of concentration • Finding an internship • Writing portfolio • Waiving program requirements

  24. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West Where to Get Help • Administrative issues • Academic problems • Career guidance • Personal problems • Complaints

  25. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West Advising Issues (choosing courses, tracks, concentrations) Advisor, Assistant to the Director, or Program Director Academic Problems Advisor or Program Director Concerns about professor and courses (course content, grading, professionalism) Program Director Executive Associate Dean Dean Personal Issues Advisor/other faculty , Program Director, Assistant to Director

  26. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West Student Behavior Program Director Executive Associate Dean Dean Administrative Issues (registration, adds/drops, forms, degree plan, curriculum and program questions, appointments with Program Director) Assistant to the Director Reserving classrooms/meeting rooms, student travel, student reimbursements MPSA Administrative Assistant

  27. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West Second-Year Funding • Criteria for continued support of scholarships • Avoid probation • GPA of at least 3.25 • Assistantships • $1,500/month ($13,500 for 9 months) • 9-hour tuition payment each semester • In-state tuition rates • Eligibility for health insurance

  28. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionProf. William F. West Keys to a Successful First Year • Use only good study habits • Budget your time • Ask for help • Put things in perspective • Have a life

  29. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionMs. Kimberly Reeves Administrative Issues • Registration issues • Forces • Adds • Drops (Q-drops, withdrawals) • Forms and procedures • Individually Designed Concentration Request Form • Course Planning Worksheet • Change of Advisor Form • 685 (Directed Studies) Form • Petition for Degree Requirement Exception or Waiver • Degree Plan and Petition Forms • 4-semester schedule • See Bush School student web page for resources such as forms, deadlines, schedules, and syllabi: http://bush.tamu.edu/students/ • Appointments with Dr. West

  30. New Student Orientation 2013MPSA Academic Program SessionMs. Stephanie Bustos Administrative Issues • Student travel grant applications • Student travel arrangements and required forms • Student travel and expense reimbursements • Classroom/conference room reservations and key check-out • Check-out of camcorder or tape recorder • Lost and Found

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