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MasterofPublicAdministrationDegree

DepartmentofPoliticalScienceKansasStateUniversity

StudentGuideRevisedMay2017

NationallyAccredited2004-2018by

NetworkofSchoolsofPublicPolicy,AffairsandAdministration(NASPAA)

101DCalvinHallManhattan,KS66506

(785)[email protected]

http://www.ksu.edu/polsci

MPAStudentGuide Page2RevisedMay,2017

TABLEOFCONTENTSMASTEROFPUBLICADMINISTRATION......................................................................................................................3DEGREEREQUIREMENTS..................................................................................................................................................4ADMISSIONPROCEDURE...................................................................................................................................................6ADMISSIONREQUIREMENTS...........................................................................................................................................7STUDENTRESPONSIBILITY..............................................................................................................................................8MPAPROGRAMCALENDAR..............................................................................................................................................8ADVISINGFORMPASTUDENTS......................................................................................................................................8STUDENTADVISORYCOMMITTEE................................................................................................................................8PROGRAMOFSTUDY...........................................................................................................................................................9MPACOMPREHENSIVEEXAMINATION......................................................................................................................9POLICYONCOMPENTENCYREVALIDATION............................................................................................................9RECEIPTOFDEGREE...........................................................................................................................................................9PLACEMENT............................................................................................................................................................................9FINANCIALASSISTANCE.................................................................................................................................................10MPASTAKEHOLDERSCOMMITTEE...........................................................................................................................10KANSASASPA.......................................................................................................................................................................10PIALPHAALPHA................................................................................................................................................................11FORADDITIONALINFORMATIONPLEASECONTACT.......................................................................................11

APPENDIXA:MPAFACULTY…………………………………………………………………………………………………12

APPENDIXB:PUBLICADMINISTRATIONCOURSES………………………………………………………………13PUBLICADMINISTRATIONCORECOURSES.........................................................................................................................13PUBLICADMINISTRATIONELECTIVECOURSES.................................................................................................................14

APPENDIXC:FORMS…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….15K-STATEGRADUATESCHOOLFORMS

PROGRAMOFSTUDY:MASTER'S..............................................................................................................................16APPROVALTOSCHEDULEFINALEXAMINATION....................................................................................................18

MPAPROGRAMFORMDEPARTMENTOFPOLITICALSCIENCEAPPLICATIONFORGRADUATEFINANCIALASSISTANCE..................19

APPENDIXD:COMPREHENSIVEEXAMINATION……………………………………………………………………21

APPENDIXE:FINANCIALASSISTANCE………………………………………………………………………………….23GRADUATEASSISTANTSHIPS.................................................................................................................................................23GRADUATESCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS........................................................................................................................24

APPENDIXF:MPAINTERNSHIP……………………………………………………………………………………………25PRE-SERVICESTUDENTS........................................................................................................................................................25

MPAINTERNSHIPGUIDELINES--STUDENT..........................................................................................................26MPAINTERNSHIPGUIDELINES--AGENCY............................................................................................................28MPASTUDENTINTERNSKILLSANDKNOWLEDGE…..........................................................................................29MPAINTERNSHIPRESPONSIBILITIES…..................................................................................................................32MPAINTERNSHIPEVALUATIONFORM--INTERN…............................................................................................33MPAINTERNSHIPEVALUATIONFORM--SUPERVISOR…....................................................................................37

IN-SERVICESTUDENTS...........................................................................................................................................................40MPAINTERNSHIPWAIVERREQUESTFORM….....................................................................................................41


MASTEROFPUBLICADMINISTRATIONMission:TheMasterofPublicAdministration(MPA)degreeatKansasStateUniversitypreparesbothinandpre-servicestudentstoservethepublicinterestandestablishthemselvesascivicleaders.Theprogramemphasizesatheoreticallyinformedandresearchdrivenskillsbasedapproachtolearningdesignedtoensurethatourstudentsdevelopspecificcompetencies,whichpreparethemforthechallengesofworkinthepublicandnon-profitsectorsimmediatelyupongraduation.Ourfaculty’sapproachtoeducationbeginswithabroadexposuretopolicysystems,politicalenvironments,administrativeprincipalsandresearchmethods.Additionally,ourstudentsarerequiredtothinkcritically,applyknowledgeandseekpracticalsolutionstorealworldproblems.Ourlowfacultytostudentratiocontributestoastudent-centeredlearningenvironmentinwhichweareabletoinstillinourstudentstheethicsofpublicserviceandprofessionalmanagementthatarecriticaltothediverseandchangingmodernworkplace.TheK-StateMPAdegreeprogramisaflexibleprofessionaldegreedesignedforthosewhowishtoholdadministrativepositionsinawiderangeofadministrativeenvironmentsinthepublicsector.Graduatesaretrainedforemploymentwithgovernmentagenciesatthefederal,state,orlocallevel,andwithregionalorsub-stateorganizations.Opportunitiesarealsoavailableforgraduatesoftheprogramwithnonprofitorganizations,publicinterestgroupsorcommissions,privatecorporationsthatworkwithgovernmentagencies,andinternationalorganizations.TheK-StateMPAprogramservesbothpreandin-servicestudents.Pre-servicestudentswithoutprioradministrativeexperiencehaveenjoyedgreatsuccessinobtainingbothvaluableinternshipswhilepursuingtheirdegree,andchallengingemploymentupongraduation.Forin-servicestudentstheprogramhasbeenvaluableintheirpresentadministrativepositionsaswellasincareeradvancement.TheK-StateMPAdegreeisespeciallyattractivetoin-servicestudentsbyvirtueofouronlineandeveningofferings.Throughcarefulscheduling,allofourcorecoursesandmanyofourelectivecoursesmaybecompletedintheeveningoronline.TheK-StateMPAprogramisaccreditedbytheNetworkofSchoolsofPublicPolicy,AffairsandAdministration(NASPAA).


DEGREEREQUIREMENTSTheMPAdegreerequires39credithoursforin-servicestudentsand40credithoursforpre-servicestudents,distributedassummarizedbelow.

CoreCurriculum 24credithoursElectives 9credithoursAreaofEmphasis 6creditInternshipReport 1semesterhour[pre-servicestudentsonly]Total 40semesterhours[39forin-servicestudents]

Theprogramusuallytakesfoursemestersoffull-timestudyplusonesummercoursetocomplete.Studentsstudyingparttimearestronglyadvisedtocompletetheprograminsixyears.Allcoreandelectivecourses,andmostareaofemphasiscourses,aretaughtonaregularbasis–onceperacademicyearoreveryotheracademicyear.Atanytimestudentscanobtainaprojectionofcoursestobeofferedoverthecourseoftheirprogramofstudybyaccessingthe“projectionofcourses”linkontheprogramwebsite[http://www.k-state.edu/polsci/programs/master-public-administration/degree-requirements/index.html].CoreCourses(24credithours):Thecorecurriculumiscomposedofeightrequiredcourses,whichfocusuponsubjectmatterthatanyadministratorneedstomasteranduse.StudentsareadvisedtotakeallcorecoursesexceptPOLSC831earlyintheirdegreeprogram.Pleasenotethatcorecoursesareonlyofferedonceperacademicyear.SeeappendixAformoredetailedcoursedescriptions.• POLSC700:ResearchMethodsinPoliticalScience FallSemester• POLSC702:PublicAdministrationandSociety FallSemester• POLSC708:PublicPersonnelAdministration FallSemester• POLSC738:PublicFinance FallSemester• POLSC710:PolicyAnalysisandEvaluation SpringSemester• POLSC735:PublicOrganizationTheory SpringSemester• POLSC737:PublicBudgeting SpringSemester• POLSC831:CapstoneSeminarinPublicAdministration SpringSemester


PublicAdministrationElectiveCourses(9credithours):Thesecoursesdealwithspecializedskillssetsneededby21stcenturyadministrators.Chooseanythreeofthefollowingsixcourses:• POLSC607:AdministrativeLaw• POLSC610:LocalGovernmentLaw• POLSC711:AdministrativeEthics• POLSC736:StrategicManagementofPublicOrganizations• POLSC739:IntergovernmentalRelations• POLSC740:NonprofitFinancialManagement• POLSC799:Pro-seminar:ExecutiveLeadershipProblemsTheAreaofEmphasis(6credithours):Eachstudentmustdevelopaparticularemphasis.Detailedbelowaretheareasofemphasis,whichwehighlyrecommendtoourstudents.Studentswishingtoproposeotheremphasesmaydosowiththeadviceandconsentofthedirectorofgraduatestudies.• PublicBudgetingandFinance

o MANGT596:Business,Government&Societyo POLSC610:LocalGovernmentLawo ECON633:PublicFinanceo POLSC739:IntergovernmentalRelationso POLSC740:Non-ProfitFinancialManagement

• Planning

o PLAN720:InfrastructurePlanImplementationo PLAN730:PlanningAdministrationo PLAN815:PlanningTheory,EthicsandPracticeo POLSC618:UrbanPolitics

• SecurityStudies

o POLSC812:FundamentalsofSecurityo POLSC813:InternationalSecurityo POLSC814:TransnationalSecurity

• StateandLocalGovernment

o POLSC618:UrbanPoliticso POLSC620:StateandLocalGovernmento POLSC739:IntergovernmentalRelationso POLSC799:Pro-seminar:ExecutiveLeadershipProblems


Internship(1credithour):Pre-servicestudentsarerequiredtocompleteaninternshipineitherthepublicornonprofitsector.In-servicestudentswithsignificantemploymentexperiencemayhavetheinternshiprequirementwaived.SeeAppendixFforadetaileddiscussionoftheinternshiprequirements.• POLSC897:MPAInternshipResidencyandOtherRequirements:MPAstudentsshouldobservethefollowinggeneralcoursehourguidelines.• Aminimumofa3.0GPAincoursesincludedontheProgramofStudy.• Aminimumof18hoursofcoursesinresidence.• Aminimumof18hoursofcoursesintheDepartmentofPoliticalScience[designated

“POLSC”].• Aminimumof18hoursofcoursesnumbered700orabove.• Amaximumofthreehoursof"non-class"seminarsorcourses(e.g.,readings,problems,

internships).• Inunusualsituations,coursesnumberedbelow600canbeappliedtotheMPAdegreebut

thesecannotbecoursesinpoliticalscienceandthemaximumnumberofthesecoursehoursissix.

• Studentsmustbeenrolledforaminimumofonecredithourthesemestertheyexpecttoreceivetheirdegrees.

ADMISSIONPROCEDURETheapplicationprocessiscompletedonlineviatheGraduateSchool’swebsite[http://www.k-state.edu/grad/admissions/application-process/].Inadditiontoanapplicationfee,youwillbepromptedtosupplythefollowingsupportingmaterials:

• Undergraduatetranscriptsfromallundergraduateinstitutions.• StatementofyourcareerobjectivesrelativetopursuingtheMPAdegree.• Threelettersofrecommendationparticulartothisapplication.

Internationalstudentsalsowillbeaskedtoprovide:

• Anaffidavitoffinancialsupport• AnEnglishlanguageproficiencyscore.


ADMISSIONREQUIREMENTSTobeeligible foradmission,astudentmusthaveaBachelor'sdegreewithaminimumof3.0GPA(onafourpointscale).Otherswithatleasta2.8GPAmaybeadmittedonprobation.AdditionalRequirementsforInternationalStudents

• EnglishLanguageProficiency:TheGraduateSchoolrequireseachinternationalapplicantwhosenativelanguageisnotEnglishtodemonstratecompetenceintheEnglishlanguagebymakingasatisfactoryscoreontheTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage(TOEFL),theInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem(IELTS)andPearsonTestofEnglish(PTE).TheTOEFL,IELTSorPTEisrequiredtoensurethatlanguagebarriersdonotjeopardizethestudent’sprogresstowardadegree.AnapplicantwhohasreceivedadegreeinthelasttwoyearsfromaUnitedStatescollegeoruniversityisexemptfromthisrequirement.However,individualprogramsmayrequiredemonstrationofEnglishlanguageproficiency.

o TherearetwotypesofTOEFLscores:paper-basedTOEFLandTOEFLIBT

(internet-basedTOEFLtakeninrealtime).Thetestdateshouldbenoolderthaneighteenmonthsfromtheapplicationdeadline.

o TheIELTSAcademictestassessesEnglishlanguageproficiencyintheareasof

listening,reading,writingandspeaking.Thelistening,readingandwritingcomponentsoftheIELTStestarecompletedonthesameday,withnobreaksinbetweenthem.Thespeakingcomponent,however,canbecompleteduptoaweekbeforeoraftertheothertests.IELTSscoresarevalidfortwoyearsfromtheinitialtestdate.

o PTEAcademicisacomputer-basedacademicEnglishlanguageproficiencytest

designedtomeasurereading,writing,listeningandspeakingskills,astheyareusedinanacademicsetting.Theentirethree-hourtestistakeninonesitting.KansasStateUniversityrequiresaminimumscoreof58onPTEAcademicanda58forallsubscores(listening,reading,writing,andspeaking).

o Scorerequirements

Test MinimumScoreIBTTOEFL(internetbased) 79TOEFL(PBT) 550IELTS 6.5PearsonTestofEnglish(PTE) 58


• AffidavitofFinancialSupport:U.S.ImmigrationregulationsrequireKansasState

Universitytoverifythatinternationalstudentshavethefinancialresourcestopayforalleducational,living,andotherexpenses.ThisformisavailableontheGraduateSchool’swebsite.

STUDENTRESPONSIBILITYAccordingtotheKansasStateUniversityGraduateSchool,graduatestudentsareheldresponsibleforknowingtheacademicpoliciesanddegreerequirementssetforthintheBulletin(GeneralCatalog).Theyarelikewiseheldresponsibleforknowingtheregulationsconcerningthedegreetheyplantotakeandanyspecialrequirementswithinthedepartmentoracademicunit.Inaddition,itisthestudent'sresponsibilitytobeinformedregardingtheUniversity'spoliciesastothestandardofworkrequiredforcontinuedenrollmentintheGraduateSchool.TheGraduateSchoolshouldbeconsultedifadditionalinformationisneeded.Graduatestudents,uponregistration,acknowledgethejurisdictionoftheK-StateHonorandIntegritySystem.ThepoliciesandproceduresoftheHonorandIntegritySystemapplytoallgraduatecourseson-campus,aswellasonline.

MPAPROGRAMCALENDARTheMPAProgramCalendarcontainsthedatesofprogramdeadlinesandvariouspertinentevents.Thecalendarisavailableontheprogramwebsite[http://www.k-state.edu/polsci/programs/master-public-administration/MPAStudentCalendarS2017.pdf].

ADVISINGFORMPASTUDENTSUponadmissiontotheMPAProgramstudentswillbeassignedtoaMPAfacultyadvisor.PresentlytheseadvisorsincludeDr.Heidbreder,Dr.BernickandDr.Franke.Duringthepre-registrationprocessinsubsequentsemestersstudentsshouldagainmeetwiththeiradvisortodeterminecoursesfortheupcomingsemester.

STUDENTADVISORYCOMMITTEEUponcompletingninehoursofcourseworkstudentsshouldmeetwiththeiradvisorandidentifyamajorprofessorandsupervisorycommittee.Thiscommitteeshallbecomposedofatleastthreemembers.Typicallythereareatleasttwopublicadministrationfacultyonthecommittee.


PROGRAMOFSTUDYEachstudentmustfileaProgramofStudywiththeGraduateSchoolaftercompletingninehoursofcoursework.Thisdocumentformalizesthemembershipofthestudent’ssupervisorycommitteeandsummarizesthecourseworkcompletedandprojected.TheProgramofStudyformisavailableunderthe“FormFinder”linkontheGraduateSchool’swebsite[www.k-ktate.edu/grad/].Itshouldbecompletedinconsultationwiththestudent’ssupervisorycommittee.

MPACOMPREHENSIVEEXAMINATIONStudentsarerequiredtosuccessfullycompleteawrittencomprehensiveexamination.SeeAppendixBforadetaileddiscussionofthisexamination.

POLICYONCOMPENTENCYREVALIDATIONIfastudent’sprogramofstudyincludesanycoursecreditsmorethansixyearsoldatthetimethestudentisabouttocompletealldegreerequirements,aplantorevalidatethosecoursesmustbepreparedbythedirectorofgraduatestudiesinconsultationwiththeGraduateSchool.

RECEIPTOFDEGREEStudentsareremindedthattheymustcompletetheirinternships,reports,andrelatedcourserequirementsbeforetheyareeligibletoreceivetheirdegrees.Also,studentsmustbeenrolledforaminimumofonecredithourthesemestertheyexpecttoreceivetheirdegrees.StudentswhoplantograduateduringaparticularsemestershouldobtainaGraduationScheduleandfileaGraduationCheckSheetfromtheGraduateSchool,FairchildHall.Thescheduleannouncesalltheimportantdatesanddeadlineswhichastudentneedstoknowforgraduation,andthechecksheetwillinstructtheGraduateSchooltoconfirmthestudent'sdegreestatus.

PLACEMENTK-State'sCareerCenterisavailableforhelpingstudentsintheirjobsearch.TheMPAprogrammaintainscontactswithseveralgovernmentagenciesandisoftenaskedbypotentialemployerstobringjobopeningstotheattentionofrecentMPAgraduates.Thedirectorofgraduatestudiesandthestudent'sgraduateadvisorycommitteewillworkcloselywithMPAgraduatestohelplocatepublicornonprofitsectoremploymentopportunities.


FINANCIALASSISTANCETheDepartmentofPoliticalScienceofferstwotypesoffinancialassistancetosupportgraduatestudy.Theseincludegraduatescholarships/fellowshipsandgraduateassistantships.Thosewhowishtobeconsideredforgraduatefinancialassistanceshouldsubmitanapplicationalongwithacoverletterbythedepartmentdeadlinelistedontheprogramwebsiteunderthe“FinancialAssistance”link.SeeAppendixEfordetails.Scholarships/Fellowships:EachyeartheDepartmentofPoliticalScienceawardsvariousscholarships/fellowshipstostudentswhohavedemonstratedoutstandingpotentialandstrongacademicperformance.TheseincludetheprestigiousJohnCarlinScholarshipinPublicAdministration,whichismadeavailablethroughthegenerosityoftheformerGovernorofKansas,JohnCarlin;andtheTummalaFellowship,whichisendowedbytheMPAProgram’slongtimeformerdirector,Dr.KrishnaTummala.Assistantships:Graduateassistantshipsincludeastipendandatuitionwaiver.TheyarecompetitivelyawardedbytheDepartmentofPoliticalScienceinexchangeforassistancetofacultywiththeirteaching,research,oradministrativeresponsibilities.Specificassignmentstoteachingorresearchdependontheneedsandabilitiesofthegraduateassistant,andtheneedsofthedepartment.Assistantshipsmustbeappliedforonayearlybasis.

MPASTAKEHOLDERSCOMMITTEETheMPAStakeholdersCommitteeisanorganizationoftheMPAprogramcomprisedofthreefirstandthreesecondyearstudentsservingone-yearterms.Thecommitteeprovidesastudentperspectiveondecisionspertainingtoprogramquality,policies,andopportunities.ThecommitteeactivelyworkstoaidfellowstudentsintheirprofessionaldevelopmentbycoordinatingwiththeK-StateCareerCenterandprogramadvisorstoensurestudentsarepreparedforinternshipandjobapplicationopportunities.Thecommitteemeetsroutinelywiththeprogramdirectorseveraltimeseachsemester.ThroughtheircollaborativeeffortsthecommitteeseekstobuildasenseofcommunitywithfellowMPAstudentsandfaculty.

KANSASASPATheAmericanSocietyforPublicAdministration(ASPA)istheprofessionalassociationofpublicadministrators.ThisorganizationhasaChapterinourarea.Occasionalmeetingsconsistofadinnerandapresentationbyaprominentadministrator.Graduatestudentsareencouragedtojointhisassociationandtoattendthemeetings.


PIALPHAALPHAEachyearthelocalchapterofPiAlphaAlpha,thenationalPublicAffairsandAdministrationhonorsociety,willinducteligiblestudentswhodemonstrateoutstandingscholarship(3.7orhigherGPAinthecorecourses)andthequalitiesindicativeofpublicservicecareers.Interestedstudentsshouldcontactthedirectorofgraduatestudies.

FORADDITIONALINFORMATIONPLEASECONTACTDirectorofGraduateStudiesKSUDepartmentofPoliticalScience101DCalvinHallManhattan,KS66506Tel:(785)[email protected]


AppendixA

MPAFacultyEthanBernick,Ph.D.,FloridaStateUniversity.PolicyAnalysisandEvaluation,PublicAdministrationandSociety.NateBirkhead,AssistantProfessor,Ph.D.,IndianaUniversity,StateandLocalPolitics.JohnFliter,Ph.D.UniversityofMaryland.PublicLaw,AdministrativeLaw.JimL.Franke,Ph.D.,NorthernIllinoisUniversity.ResearchMethodology(DirectorofGraduateStudies).BrianneHeidbreder,Ph.D.,UniversityofWisconsin,Milwaukee.PublicPersonnelAdministration,UrbanPolitics.LaurieJohnson,Professor,Ph.D.,NorthernIllinoisUniversity,AdministrativeEthics.JosephineSchafer,Ph.D.,UniversityofNevadaatLasVegas.PublicOrganizationTheory,CapstoneExperience,ExecutiveLeadershipProblems,StrategicManagementinPublicOrganizations.ZhiweiZhang,Ph.D.,UniversityofKentucky.PublicFinance,PublicBudgeting,NonprofitFinancialManagement.


AppendixB

PublicAdministrationCourses

PublicAdministrationCoreCoursesPOLSC700,ResearchMethodsinPoliticalScience:Principlesofscientificinquiry,researchdesign,samplingandthemeasurementandanalysisofsocialphenomenaareaddressed.

POLSC702,PublicAdministrationandSociety:Anintroductiontothedisciplineandprofessionofpublicadministration,whichmayincludethecultural,constitutional,institutional,organizational,andethicalcontextofpublicadministration.Studentsarealsointroducedtocentralissuesfacingpublicadministrators,usingtherelatedperspectivesofmanagement,politics,andlaw.POLSC708,PublicPersonnelAdministration:Personnelaspectsofadministrationatalllevelsofgovernment,includingrecruitment,selection,discriminationlaw,pay,andmotivationareexamined.Specificattentionisgiventopersonnelissuesuniquetothepublicsectorsuchasrightsofpublicemployees,civilservicesystems,publicunions,andpublicsectorethicslaw.POLSC710,PolicyAnalysisandEvaluation:Methodsofpolicyanalysisandevaluation.Includesadiscussionoftherelationshipbetweenpublicpolicyandthedistributionofvaluesinsociety.Studentsanalyzepoliciesinanareaoftheirchoice;e.g.,agriculture,business,health,income,trade. POLSC735,PublicOrganizationTheory:Theoriesofthestructure,management,andcultureofpublicorganizations.Explorestheuseofanalyticalquestioningofvarioustheories,tosolveorganizationalproblems.POLSC737,PublicBudgeting:Budgetingasapartofourpoliticalsystemandasafiscalprocessassistsinallocatingscarceresources.Overviewofthebudgetarydecision-makingprocessandthevariousbudgetaryapproaches.

POLSC738,PublicFinance:Economicsofthepublicsector,addressingthefundamentalissueoftheappropriateroleofgovernmentactivityinamarketeconomy.Coursealsoexaminesthebehavioralconsequencesofgovernmentpolicyandmodelconstructiontoexplainrealworldgovernmentpolicymaking.


POLSC831,PublicAdministrationCapstone:Studentsintegratepreviousclassroomlearningwithpracticalexperience.Topicsincludetheoperationofagovernmentagencyonaday-to-daybasisandthemeaningofpublicserviceandcommunicationinthepublicsector.

PublicAdministrationElectiveCoursesPOLSC607,AdministrativeLaw:Legalanalysisoftherule-making,adjudicatory,andenforcementfunctionsofadministrativeagencies,withemphasisonconstitutionalframework,judicialreview,requirementsofproceduralfairness,andrightsofpublicemployees.POLSC610,LocalGovernmentLaw:Thiscourseexploresthedynamicrelationshipbetweenstatesandcities.Majorissuesmayincludebudgetshortfalls,socialissues,andsprawl.Focusisuponthelegalframeworkofstateandcitypowers,includingtheformsofgovernment,statepreemption,andhomeruletheoryandpractice.POLSC711,AdministrativeEthics:Thiscoursefocusesupontheethicalissues,approaches,andstrategiesinpublicservice.POLSC736,StrategicManagementofPublicOrganizations:Strategicmanagementinthepublicsectorofdemocraticsocieties.Thiscourseprovidesasetoftoolsandresearchskillstofocusthinking,judgmentanddecisionmakinginordertoactstrategically.POLSC739,IntergovernmentalRelations:EvolutionoftheintergovernmentalsystemintheUnitedStatesandinternationally.Thiscourseplacesemphasisonfederal,state,andlocalinterrelationships.POLSC740,NonprofitFinancialManagement:Anintroductiontothemajorissuesinnonprofitmanagement.Coursehighlightsincludetheuniquenatureofthenonprofitsectorwithgovernment(public)andbusiness(for-profit)sectors.Issuesmayincludegovernancerolesandresponsibilities,ethicsandriskmanagement,financialmanagementandresourcegeneration,managingstaffandvolunteers,performancemeasurements,andtheemergingtrendsthatthreatennonprofits’tax-exemptstatus.POLSC799,ExecutiveLeadershipinPublicandNonprofitAgencies:Explorestheenablingandconstrainingfactorsofpoliticsandthepublicinterestthatshapetheworkofbeingaleaderinapublicornon-profitagency.


AppendixC

Forms

K-StateGraduateSchoolFormsProgramofStudy:The“ProgramofStudy”formmustbefiledwiththeGraduateSchoolaftercompletingninehoursofcoursework.ApprovaltoScheduleFinalExamination:The“ApprovaltoScheduleFinalExamination”formmustbefiledwiththeGraduateSchoolinordertoschedulethecomprehensiveexamination.

MPAProgramFormApplicationforGraduateFinancialAssistance:The“ApplicationforGraduateFinancialAssistance”formisforstudentswhowanttobeconsideredforfinancialassistance.

Name:

K-State eID:

Master’s Thesis Student Number

(WID):

Master’s Report

Degree Program:

Non Thesis/Report

College: AG AR AS BA ED EN HE TC VM

Course Number

Example: AGRON101 Course Title

Example: Basic Introduction Credit Hours

Example: 3 Semester Taken

Example: S05 Review instructions on page 2 prior to completing.

Total KSU credits

____________________________________________________________________________________

Transfer Credit(s) - Indicate where/when transfer courses and/or degree work was/will be completed. Official transcript required.

Total transfer credits

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Supervisory Committee The signatures below signify agreement between the student and the Supervisory Committee for composition of the program of study, approval by the graduate program, and approval by the Dean of the Graduate School.

Names & Depts (printed)

Signatures

Student Dept. Student

Major Professor Dept. Major Professor

Supervisory Committee Member Dept. Supervisory Committee Member




Dept Head / Graduate Program Director Dept. Dept Head / Graduate Program Director

Dean of the Graduate School (Signature): Dean of the Graduate School Date

Typed copies of the program signed by the student, major professor, committee members, and the department head or group chairperson are forwarded to the Dean of the Graduate School, 103 Fairchild Hall. (Department head or graduate program director signs twice if also a committee member.)

RESEARCH APPROVAL Review and approval by a federally mandated Compliance Committee is required for all research activities that involve the use of subjects or materials as listed below. Please indicate if your research involves any of these and the Compliance Committee’s approval number. If you have not yet received approval, you must do so before beginning any research activities. The Compliance Office is located in Room 203 Fairchild Hall. Information is available at http://www.k-state.edu/research/comply/. Does your program involve: Yes No Human Subjects. (Institutional Review Board) IRB#

Yes No Radioactive Materials. (Radiation Safety Committee) Yes No Live vertebrates. (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee) IACUC#

Yes No Biohazards including recombinant DNA and infectious Agents (Institutional Biosafety Committee) IBC#

INSTRUCTIONS A full-time student must file a program before the end of the second semester of graduate study, and part-time students must do so upon completion of 9 credit hours. If courses have already been taken, department codes, course numbers, course names, credits earned, and the semesters taken should be listed on the program of study as they appear on the transcript(s). Master’s research hours should be listed on one line with the total sum of credits. Do not include course work earned more than six years prior to the semester this program is submitted. SUBMISSION Form to be submitted to the Dean of the Graduate School, 103 Fairchild Hal

A committee member's signature on this form indicates that the student named above is approved to take a final examination. Information regarding final examinations and graduation is available on the Graduate School website at http://www.k-state.edu/grad/students/graduation/. Return this form at least two weeks in advance of the examination to 103 Fairchild Hall when the date, time, and place of the final examination have been approved by all committee members. (If preparing a thesis or report, also bring a copy of the abstract and thesis/report title page).

Major Advisor (print name) Signature Department Date K-State Email Signature Date

Supervisory Committee Member (print name) Signature Department Date

K-State Email Signature Date







Dept Head / Grad Program Director (print name)


Upon receipt of the “Approval to Schedule Final Examination” form, your records will be checked to see if all requirements have been met so that you may receive your degree this semester. The Graduate School will send a message to your email address either that your materials are in order or that you have specific problems that must be resolved prior to graduation. If you do not have access to email, please indicate a postal address for sending a letter.

Name:

Examination to be taken: K-State eID:

Oral Exam Written Exam

Student Number

(WID):

Date:

Degree Program:

Time:

College: AG AR AS BA ED EN HE TC VM Place:

APPROVAL TO SCHEDULE FINAL EXAMINATION: MASTER’S

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

APPLICATION FOR GRADUATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

PROGRAM

{ Master in Political Science { Master in Public Administration { Master in Security Studies

{ PhD in Security Studies

{ Full Time Student (6+ hours per semester) { Part Time Student (<6 hours per semester)

TYPE OF ASSISTANCE

{ GTA { Scholarships { Both

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Last Name: ____________________ First Name: ____________________ Email Address: _____________________

EXPERIENCE Please submit résumé indicating any teaching and/or research experience as well as other recent and relevant employment.

FINANCIAL

Do you anticipate obtaining financial assistance from sources outside of the political science department? If so, please explain below.

__________________________________________________________________________________________ SIGNATURE DATE


AppendixD

ComprehensiveExamination

AllMasterofPublicAdministrationdegreecandidatesmustsuccessfullycompleteawrittencomprehensiveexamination.Theresponsibilityforinitiatingtheprocessrestswiththestudentinconsultationwithhis/heradvisorycommittee.Thisexamisnormallytakenlateinthestudent’sfinalsemester.Requesttotakethecomprehensiveexam:Eachsemesterthedirectorofgraduatestudieswillpostdatesassociatedwiththeexaminationprocess.Thefirstofthesewillrequirestudentstakingtheexamtostatetheirintentioninwritingtothedirectorofgraduatestudies.

PreparationfortheExamination

• MeetingwiththeMPAFaculty:Ataboutthemid-pointinthesemester,studentstaking

theexamwillmeetwiththeentireMPAfacultytodiscusstheprocessandtheexpectations.Toensurethatthecommitteeandthecandidateareonthesamepageatthecompletionofthismeetingthecandidateshouldcommunicatehis/herunderstandingoftheissuesaddressedatthemeetinginwrittenformtothedirectorofgraduatestudies.

• ApprovaltoScheduleFinalExaminationForm:Inordertoscheduletheexamination

withtheGraduateSchool,an“ApprovaltoScheduleFinalExamination”formmustbeobtainedfromandreturnedtotheGraduateSchool.Theformisavailableunderthe“FormFinder”linkontheGraduateSchool’swebsite[www.k-ktate.edu/grad/].Allmembersofthestudent’sgraduatesupervisorycommitteemustsignthisform.

• ReviewQuestions:Threeweeksbeforetheexamreviewquestionswillbedistributed.

Thecorecoursereviewquestionswillbedividedintofivesectionsreflectingourcoreareasofpublicadministration–researchmethods,policyanalysis,publicpersonnelmanagement,organizationandpublicadministrationtheory,publicbudgetingandfinance.Eachsectionwillcontaintwoorthreereviewquestions.TheywillbepreparedbytheMPAfacultymemberresponsibleforeachcorecourse.

• ReviewQuestionsandExamQuestions:Thequestionsappearingontheactualexams

willbetakendirectlyfromthesereviewquestions.


• ConsultationwithIndividualFaculty:Typicallythestudentwillfollow-upindividually

andindetailwitheachmemberoftheMPAfacultywhoisresponsibleforanyofthecorecoursequestions.

ComprehensiveExaminationStructure:Thecomprehensiveexaminationistypicallydividedintofivesectionscorrespondingtothecorepublicadministrationareasaddressedinourprogram.Aresponsewillberequiredtoonequestion,takendirectlyfromthereviewquestions,ineachofthesectionsforatotaloffivequestions.Studentswillhave48hourstocompletetheexamandtosubmititelectronically.Studentswillberequiredtosignanaffidavitattestingtothefactthattheworkontheactualexamistheirsonly.

• Organizationandpublicadministrationtheory/issues:ThequestioninthissectionwilldealwithmaterialcoveredinPublicAdministrationandSociety[POLSC702]andPublicOrganizationTheory[POLSC735]

• ResearchMethods:ThequestioninthissectionwilldealwithmaterialcoveredinResearchMethods[POLSC700].

• PolicyAnalysis:ThequestioninthissectionwilldealwithmaterialcoveredinPolicyAnalysisandEvaluation[POLSC710]

• PublicPersonnelManagement:ThequestioninthissectionwilldealwithmaterialcoveredinPublicPersonnelAdministration[POLSC708]

• PublicBudgetingandFinance:ThequestioninthissectionwilldealwithmaterialcoveredinPublicBudgeting[POLSC737]andinPublicFinance[POLSC738]

GradingtheExamination:AblindevaluationofthecomprehensiveexamwillbeconductedbytheentireMPAfaculty.Eachquestionwillbegradedas“fail”,“pass”or“passwithdistinction”.Ifastudentfailsonequestion,animmediateretakeofthequestionareafailedisallowed.Thisretakecaninvolveeitheranothertakehomeexerciseoranoralexamination.Ifthestudentfailsmorethanonequestion,thestudentfailstheentireexam,mustretaketheexam,andtheGraduateSchool’srulesforretakescomeintoplay.Specifically,theGraduateSchoolallowsonlyoneretake.Thestudentmustwaitatleasttwomonthsbutnomorethanfifteenmonthstotaketheretake.AccordingtotherulesestablishedbytheGraduateSchool,athirdexaminationisnotpermitted.NotifyingtheStudent:Studentsshallreceiveevaluationoftheirperformanceviaemailwithalettertofollowwithintwoweeksaftertheexamination.


AppendixE

FinancialAssistance

TheDepartmentofPoliticalSciencehas twotypesof financialassistanceavailable tosupportgraduatestudyincludinggraduateassistantshipsandgraduatescholarshipsorfellowships.Theapplicationdeadlineforalldepartmentfinancialassistanceislistedontheprogramwebsite

underthe“FinancialAssistance”link.

GraduateAssistantships

TheDepartmentofPoliticalScienceprovidesfinancialaidtostudentsintheformofagraduateassistantshiponacompetitivebasisinexchangeforassistancetofacultywiththeirteaching,orresearch,orboth.SelectionCriteria:Awardsreflectthefollowingcriteria:

• Academicperformance,promise,andintellectualability.• Pastperformanceasadepartmentalassistant,ifapplicable.• Teachingandresearchneedsofthedepartmentfaculty.• Financialneed.

ConditionsofAssistantship:Graduateassistantsmustenrollinaminimumofsixcredithourspersemesterandmakereasonabledegreeprogressasreflectedbyatleasta3.5GPA.Duringtheperiodofappointmentassistantsmaynotholdanotherpaidfulltimepositionofanykind.Thedepartmentreservestherighttowithdrawsupportatanytimeifacademicperformancefallsbelowthe3.5GPAorifjobperformanceisnotsatisfactory.

AmountofAssistance:Graduateassistantshipsinvolveastipend,atuitionwaiverforupto10credithourspersemesterandfeereductions.Thesearenine-monthappointments,whichnormallydonotincludeanysummersession.Theamountofthestipendchangesfromyear-to-yearandmaybeobtainedbycontactingthedirectorofgraduatestudies.Duties:Graduateassistantsarerequiredtoworkamaximumof20hoursperweekinsupportoftheresearch,teaching,andadministrationofdepartmentalfacultyandstaff.Bothfacultyandgraduateassistantsareresponsiblefordocumentingthehoursworked.Supervision:Eachassistantisassignedtooneortwofacultymembers,dependingonthedepartment'sneedsandthestudent'spreference.Graduateassistantsmaybeaskedtohelp


anyothermemberofthedepartmentfaculty,subjecttoclearancewiththestudent'sprincipaladviser.RenewalofAssistantship:Theassistantshipisawardedforthefallandspringsemestersofoneacademicyear,assumingallconditionsaremet.Areapplicationisrequiredforeachadditionalyearofsupport.

GraduateScholarships/Fellowships

TheDepartmentofPoliticalSciencealsooffersanumberofscholarships.Thesevaryintermsoftheamountofassistanceandtheexactrequirementsofeach.ThosespecificallytargetedforMPAstudentsaretheJohnCarlinScholarshipinPublicAdministrationandtheTummalaFellowship.HowtoApply

BesidesthematerialsdiscussedaboveforadmissiontotheMPAProgram,applicantsshouldsubmitthefollowingtothedirectorofgraduatestudies.• Onecopyofanapplicationform,whichisavailableonthedepartment’swebsite.• Aformalcoveringletterofapplication.Thislettermayalsobeusedtoexpandonitemsin

theapplicationform.

AwardAnnouncement

Allapplicantswillbenotifiedofthedepartment'sdecisions,andawardrecipientswillbeaskedtoacknowledgeacceptanceformally.AwardsareannouncedonoraboutApril15.Ordinarily,therearenosummertermgraduateassistantships.


AppendixF

MPAInternship

Pre-servicestudents

Pre-servicestudentsarerequiredtocompleteaninternship(POLSC897).Thisentailsservinginafull-timeadministrativepositionforaperiodofatleast10weeks(400hours)inthepublicsector,orinanonprofitagency.InternshippositionsarecoordinatedbytheDirectorofGraduateStudies.Ideally,theinternshipshouldoccurafterthesecondsemesteroffulltimecoursework.Allinternshipsarecompetitiveinnatureandareavailableonaregularbasiswithstate,county,andlocalgovernments.Astudent'sprogressintheinternshipismonitoredbythestudent'simmediatesupervisorandbythedirectorofgraduatestudies.Thefollowingformsarerequiredtocompleteaprogram-approvedinternship.InternshipGuidelines--Student:The“MPAInternshipGuidelines--Student”formdetailstheguidelinesstudentsmustfollowinordertocompleteaprogram-approvedinternship.InternshipGuidelines--Agency:The“MPAInternshipGuidelines--Agency”formdetailstherequirementsandexpectationsofagencyprovidingstudentinternship.

InternSkillsandKnowledge:The“MPAStudentInternSkillsandKnowledge”formdetailsthespecificcompetenciesstudentsdevelopfromeachofthecoursesofferedintheprogram.

InternshipResponsibilities:The“MPAInternshipResponsibilities”formisthesignedagreementbetweentheagency,student,andMPAprogram.

InternshipEvaluationForm--Intern:The“Intern’sEvaluation”formistobecompletedbythestudent attheendoftheinternshipperiod.

InternshipEvaluationForm--Supervisor:The“Supervisor'sEvaluation”formistobecompletedbytheintern’ssupervisorattheendoftheinternshipperiod.

MPAInternshipGuidelines--StudentDepartmentofPoliticalScienceKansasStateUniversityRevisedJune,2016

• In-servicestudentswithsignificantemploymentexperiencemayhavetheinternshiprequirementwaived.Studentswhowishaninternshipwaivershouldcompletethe

InternshipWaiverRequestandsubmitittotheDirectorofGraduateStudies.

• Pre-servicestudentsarerequiredtocompleteaninternshipandtoenrollinonecredithourofPOLSC897.Enrollmentmayormaynotcoincidewiththeactualtimeofthe

internship.

• Allinternshipsarecompetitiveinnatureandareavailableonaregularbasiswithstate,

county,andlocalgovernmentsaswellaswithnot-for-profitagencies.

• AlthoughinternshippositionsarecoordinatedbytheDirectorofGraduateStudies,the

initiativeforsecuringaninternshiprestswiththestudent.

• Theinternshipshouldinvolveservinginanadministrativepositionforaperiodofatleast400hoursinthepublicsector,orinanonprofitagency.Full-timepositionsarepreferred.However,undersuitableconditions,part-timearrangementsareacceptable.

• Inadditiontoaletterofapplication,resume,portfolioartifact[ifavailable],theintern

shouldsubmittotheagency:

o TheagencyversionoftheInternshipGuidelines.o StudentInternSkillsandKnowledgedocument.

• Priortoacceptinganinternship,theintern’ssupervisorshouldprepareandtheintern

shouldsigntheInternshipResponsibilitiesformandsubmitittotheDirectorofGraduateStudies.

• Onthefirstdayofemployment,theinternshouldreturntotheagencysupervisorthe:

o InternshipResponsibilitiesformwhichhasbeensignedbytheDirectorofGraduateStudies.

o InternEvaluationForm.

• Astudent'sprogressintheinternshipismonitoredbythestudent'simmediate

supervisorandbytheDirectorofGraduateStudies.Thiswillinvolve:

o Ifpractical,theDirectorwillvisittheplaceofemploymentmeetwiththeintern

andtheintern’ssupervisor.

o Attheendoftheinternshipperiod,thesupervisorwillprepareawritten

evaluationoftheintern’sperformancebycompletingtheInternEvaluationform.

• Attheendoftheinternshipperiod,theinternwillcompleteawrittenevaluationofthe

internshipexperiencebycompletingtheInternshipEvaluationform.Thisformwillbeavailabletotheinternatthebeginningoftheinternshipperiod.

MPAInternshipGuidelines--AgencyDepartmentofPoliticalScienceKansasStateUniversityRevisedJune,2016

• Pre-servicestudentsarerequiredtocompleteaninternshipinvolvingactivitiesofanadministrativenatureinapublicornonprofitagency.

• Theinternshipshouldinvolveservinginacompensatedadministrativepositionfora

periodofatleast400hoursinthepublicsector,orinanonprofitagency.Full-time

positionsarepreferred.However,undersuitableconditions,part-timearrangements

areacceptable.

• Inadditiontoaletterofapplication,resume,portfolioartifact[ifavailable],theintern

shouldsubmittotheagency:

o TheagencyversionoftheInternshipGuidelines–thisdocument.o StudentInternSkillsandKnowledgedocument.

• Priortoacceptinganinternship,theintern’ssupervisorshouldprepareandtheintern

shouldsigntheInternshipResponsibilitiesformandsubmitittotheDirectorofGraduateStudies.

• Onthefirstdayofemployment,theinternshouldreturntotheagencysupervisorthe:

o InternshipResponsibilitiesform,whichhasbeensignedbytheDirectorofGraduateStudies.

o InternEvaluationForm.

• Astudent'sprogressintheinternshipismonitoredbythestudent'simmediate

supervisorandbytheDirectorofGraduateStudies.Thiswillinvolve:

o Ifpractical,theDirectorwillvisittheplaceofemploymentmeetwiththeintern

andtheintern’ssupervisor.

o Attheendoftheinternshipperiod,thesupervisorwillprepareawritten

evaluationoftheintern’sperformancebycompletingtheInternEvaluationform.

• Attheendoftheinternshipperiod,theinternwillcompleteawrittenevaluationofthe

internshipexperiencebycompletingtheInternshipEvaluationform.Thisformwillbeavailabletotheinternatthebeginningoftheinternshipperiod.

MasterofPublicAdministration

StudentInternSkillsandKnowledge

DepartmentofPoliticalScience

KansasStateUniversity

Mission:TheMasterofPublicAdministration(MPA)degreeatKansasStateUniversitypreparesbothinandpre-servicestudentstoservethepublicinterestandestablishthemselvesascivicleaders.Theprogramemphasizesatheoreticallyinformedandresearchdrivenskillsbasedapproachtolearningdesignedtoensurethatourstudentsdevelopspecificcompetencies,whichpreparethemforthechallengesofworkinthepublicandnon-profitsectorsimmediatelyupongraduation.Ourfaculty’sapproachtoeducationbeginswithabroadexposuretopolicysystems,politicalenvironments,administrativeprincipalsandresearchmethods.Additionally,ourstudentsarerequiredtothinkcritically,applyknowledgeandseekpracticalsolutionstorealworldproblems.Ourlowfacultytostudentratiocontributestoastudent-centeredlearningenvironmentinwhichweareabletoinstillinourstudentstheethicsofpublicserviceandprofessionalmanagementthatarecriticaltothediverseandchangingmodernworkplace.SkillsDescription:MPAinternsareabletoengageinawiderangeofprofessionaltasksandprojects,withguidanceandoversightfromtheirsupervisor,especiallyintheareasofdevelopingandplanningpoliciesorprojects,analysisandevaluationofpolicy,budgetpreparationandreporting,publicfinance,humanresources,strategicplanningandgrantpreparation.Ourstudentswillhaveresearchskills,including,findinginformationfromarangeofsources,assessingreliabilityandvalidity,andorganizingandreportingtheinformationinusefulandinterpretableways.MPACoreCourses:InordertoprovideadditionalperspectiveastotheknowledgebasemasteredbyourMPAstudents,thecorecoursesrequiredofallstudentsareindicatedbelow.Studentswillvaryintermsofthenumberofthesecoursestheyhavecompleted.Theinternwillclarifywiththeagencyexactlywhichcourseshaveactuallybeencompleted.• ResearchMethods:Principlesofscientificinquiry,researchdesign,andthemeasurement

andanalysisofquantitativedatatypicallyencounteredbyadministratorsareaddressed.

• PublicAdministrationandSociety:Anintroductiontothedisciplineandprofessionofpublicadministration,whichmayincludethecultural,constitutional,institutional,organizational,andethicalcontextofpublicadministration.Studentsarealsoexposedtocentralissuesfacingpublicadministrators,usingtherelatedperspectivesofmanagement,politics,andlaw.

• PublicPersonnelAdministration:Thepolicyaspectsofpublicpersonneladministrationatalllevelsofgovernmentareexamined.Specificattentionisgiventopersonnelissuesuniquetothepublicsectorsuchasrightsofpublicemployees,civilservicesystems,andpublicserviceethicsinademocraticsociety.

• PolicyAnalysisandEvaluation:Focusisupontherelationshipbetweenpublicpolicyand

thedistributionofvalues,goods,andservicesinsociety.Studentsanalyzeandevaluatepoliciesinanareaoftheirchoice.

• PublicOrganizationTheory:Theoriesconcerningthestructureandmissionofpublic

organizationsandtheroleofadministrativeleadershipinapplyingtheorytosolveorganizationalproblemswillbeexamined.

• PublicBudgeting:Budgeting,asafiscalmanagementtool,isexaminedwithinthecontextof

politicaldecisionmakingprocess.SeveralbudgetarytechniquessuchasLine-item,PerformanceBudgeting,PPBS,andZBBwillarealsostudied.

• PublicFinance:Economicsofthepublicsector,addressingthefundamentalissueofthe

appropriateroleofgovernmentactivityinamarketeconomy.Coursealsoaddressesthebehavioralconsequencesofgovernmentpolicyandmodelconstructiontoexplainrealworldgovernmentpolicymaking.

• PublicAdministrationCapstone:Studentsintegratepreviousclassroomlearningwith

practicalexperience.Topicsincludetheoperationofagovernmentagencyonaday-to-daybasisandthemeaningofpublicserviceandcommunicationinthepublicsector.

MPAElectiveCourses:Ourstudentsarealsorequiredtotakethreeelectivecoursesandtwoareaofemphasiscourses.Dependingupontheirprogressintheprogram,MPAstudentswillhavetakensomemixofthefollowingcourses.Again,theinternwillclarifywiththeagencyexactlywhichcourseshavebeencompleted.• StrategicManagementofPublicOrganizations:Strategicmanagementinthepublicsector

ofdemocraticsocieties.Thiscourseprovidesasetoftoolsandresearchskillstofocusthinking,judgmentanddecisionmakinginordertoactstrategically.

• NonprofitFinancialManagement:Anintroductiontothemajorissuesinnonprofitmanagement.Coursehighlightsincludetheuniquenatureofthenonprofitsectorwithgovernment(public)andbusiness(for-profit)sectors.Issuesmayincludegovernancerolesandresponsibilities,ethicsandriskmanagement,financialmanagementandresourcegeneration,managingstaffandvolunteers,performancemeasurements,andtheemergingtrendsthatthreatennonprofits’tax-exemptstatus.

• AdministrativeLaw:Legalanalysisoftherule-making,adjudicatory,andenforcementfunctionsofadministrativeagencies,withemphasisonconstitutionalframework,judicialreview,requirementsofproceduralfairness,andrightsofpublicemployees.

• AdministrativeEthics:Thiscoursefocusesupontheethicalissues,approaches,and

strategiesinpublicservice.

• ExecutiveLeadershipProblems:Thiscoursefocusesuponthepracticalapplicationofvariousleadershipstrategies.

• UrbanPolitics:Fundamentalproblemsofpoliticalpoweranddecisionmakinginurbansuburbangovernmentalsettings.

• StateandLocalGovernment:TheUnitedStatessystemoffederalismwithemphasisonacomparativeanalysisofthegovernmentandpoliticsofthefiftystatesandtheirsubdivisions.

• IntergovernmentalRelations:EvolutionoftheintergovernmentalsystemintheUnitedStates.Emphasisuponfederal,state,andlocalinterrelationships.


InternshipResponsibilities



Interns’Name: __________________________________ Date:_________

PublicorNonprofitAgencyProvidingInternship

Name: ____________________________________________

Agency

Representative ____________________________________________

Location: ____________________________________________

____________________________________________

PeriodofIntern’sEmployment

Startdate: __________________________

Enddate: __________________________

Hourswork/week __________________________

PositionTitle: ______________________________________

OurMPAinternshippolicyrequiresexperienceofanadministrativenatureinapublicornonprofitagency.Pleaseattachtothisdocumentasummaryoftheresponsibilities,assignments,and/orprojectswithwhichyouragencyanticipatestheinternwillbeinvolved.Theagencyrepresentativeandinternshouldindicatetheiragreementbysigningbelow.AllmaterialsshouldbesubmittedbytheinterntoDr.Franke,DirectorofGraduateStudies,DepartmentofPoliticalScience.

AgencyRepresentative: _________________________________ Date:________

(signature)

Intern: _________________________________ Date:________

(signature)

Dir.OfGraduateStudies: __________________________________ Date:________

(signature)


InternshipEvaluationForm

Intern’sEvaluationDepartmentofPoliticalScience


Intern’sName:

Supervisor’sName: Internshipstartdate:_______________________Enddate:__________________________InternshipLocation:____________________________________________________________InternPositionTitle:__________________________Hoursworkedperweek:__________1. Howdidyoulocatethisinternship?2. Briefsummaryoftheinternship:

3. Didtheinternshipmeetyourexpectations?Whyorwhynot?4. Whataspectsofyourpublicadministrationacademicbackgroundwereespeciallyhelpful

duringyourinternship?

5. Doyouconsidertheinternshiprelevantandmeaningfultoyourlong-termcareerinterests?No_____ Yes_____IfYes,How?

6. Wouldyourecommendthisinternshiptoanotherstudent?Whyorwhynot?7. Whatkindofimpacthasthisinternshiphadonyou(chooseallthatapply)?

a. Providedmewithabetterunderstandingofmycareergoals.b. Increasedmyskillsandknowledgeinperformingaparticularactivity.c. Changedmyattitudesorfeelingsaboutmyselfandotherpeople.d. Providedmewiththeopportunitytoapplytheoreticalconceptstotheactualwork

environment. Comments:________________________________________________________8. Howwouldyouratetheeducationalvalueofyourinternship?

a. Exceptionalopportunity.b. Worthwhileexperience.c. Generallynottoouseful,butmighthelpsome.d. Probablyofnovalue(pleasecomment).

Comments:________________________________________________________

9. Howwastheexperiencerelatedtoyourcareergoals?a. Verycloselyrelated.b. Relatedthroughoccasionalassignments.c. Norelationshipexists.d. Notapplicable(pleasecomment).

Comments:________________________________________________________

10. Towhatdegreedoyoufeelotheremployeesinyourdepartmentsupportedtheinternshipprogram?a. Atmospherewasopenlysupportive.b. Accepted,butnotopenlysupportive.c. Generally,notacceptedorunderstood.d. Non-supportiveandpotentiallyhostile.e. Doesnotapply(pleasecomment).

Comments:________________________________________________________

11. Weretheactualdutiesofthepositioncommensuratewiththejobdescription?a. Experiencecloselymatchesthatoffered.b. Experiencemostlymatchesthatoffered.c. Littlerelationshipexists.d. Extremelyunsatisfactory(pleasecomment).

Comments:________________________________________________________

12. Howdidyourtechnicalskillsapplytotheposition?a. Weremorethanrequired.b. Wereadequate.c. Werelessthantheyshouldhavebeen.

Comments:________________________________________________________13. Evaluatetheclarityofyoursupervisor'sexpectationsrelativetotheinternship?

a. Exceededexpectations.b. Metexpectations.c. Lessthanexpected.

Comments:________________________________________________________

14. Evaluatetheclarityofyoursupervisor'sassignment-specificinstructions?a. Exceededexpectations.b. Metexpectations.c. Lessthanexpected.

Comments:________________________________________________________

15. Evaluatetheperformancefeedbackprovidedbyyoursupervisor's.a. Exceededexpectations.b. Metexpectations.c. Lessthanexpected.

Comments:________________________________________________________

16. Evaluateyoursupervisor'sreceptivenesstonewideasyoumighthavehad?

a. Exceededexpectations.b. Metexpectations.c. Lessthanexpected.

Comments:________________________________________________________

17. Overall,howwouldyourateyourrelationshipwithyoursupervisor?a. Exceededexpectations.b. Metexpectations.c. Lessthanexpected.

Comments:________________________________________________________

18. Whatchanges,ifany,wouldyourecommendinyourinternship?19. Overallratingoftheinternshipexperience?

a. Excellentb. VeryGoodc. Averaged. Marginale. Unsatisfactory

_________________________________________________________ ______________Intern’sSignature Date


InternEvaluationForm

Supervisor’sEvaluationDepartmentofPoliticalScience


Intern’sName:

Supervisor’sName:

Internshipstartdate:______________________Enddate:__________________________InternshipLocation:___________________________________________________________InternPositionTitle:____________________________Hoursworkedperweek__________Briefsummaryoftheinternshipresponsibilities/assignments/projects:

Pleaseevaluatethestudentaccordingthefollowingratingscale:1 NeedsImprovement–doesnotmeetexpectations2 Poor–seldomdemonstratesthisability/rarelymeetsexpectations3 Fair–sometimesdemonstratesthisability/meetsexpectations4 Good–usuallydemonstratesthisability/sometimesexceedsexpectations5 Excellent–alwaysdemonstratesthisability/consistentlyexceedsexpectations

A. AbilitytoLearn

1. Askspertinentandpurposefulquestions 12345NA 2. Seeksoutandutilizesappropriateresources 12345NA 3. Acceptsresponsibilityformistakesandlearnsfromexperiences 12345NAB. Reading&WritingSkills

1. Reads/comprehends/followswrittenmaterials 12345NA 2. Communicatesideasandconceptsclearlyinwriting 12345NAC. ListeningandOralCommunicationSkills

1. Listenstoothersinanactiveandattentivemanner 12345NA 2. Effectivelyparticipatesinmeetingsorgroupsettings 12345NA 3. Demonstrateseffectiveverbalcommunicationskills 12345NAD. CreativeThinkingandProblemSolvingSkills

1. Breaksdowncomplextasks/problemsintomanageablepieces 12345NA 2. Brainstorms/developsoptionsandideas 12345NA 3. Demonstratesananalyticalcapacity 12345NA

E. ProfessionalandCareerDevelopmentSkills

1. Exhibitsself-motivatedapproachtowork 12345NA 2. Demonstratesabilitytosetappropriatepriorities/goals 12345NA 3. Exhibitsprofessionalbehaviorandattitude 12345NAF. InterpersonalandTeamworkSkills

1. Managesandresolvesconflictinaneffectivemanner 12345NA 2. Supportsandcontributestoateamatmosphere 12345NA 3. Demonstratesassertiveyetappropriatebehavior 12345NAG. OrganizationalEffectivenessSkills

1. Seekstounderstandandsupporttheorganization’smission/goals 12345NA 2. Fitsinwiththenormsandexpectationsoftheorganization 12345NA 3. Workswithinappropriateauthorityanddecision-makingchannels 12345NAH. BasicWorkHabits

1. Reportstoworkasscheduledandon-time 12345NA 2. Exhibitsapositiveandconstructiveattitude 12345NA 3. Dressandappearanceareappropriateforthisorganization 12345NAI. CharacterAttributes

1. Bringsasenseofvaluesandintegritytothejob 12345NA 2. Behavesinanethicalmanner 12345NA 3. Respectsthediversityofco-workers 12345NA

J. Comments:

K. OverallPerformanceduringtheInternshipExperience

Unsatisfactory Poor Average Good Outstanding

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

(F D D+ C- C C+ B- B B+ A- A)

FieldSupervisor’sSignature:_________________________________ Date:_____________


In-servicestudents

In-servicestudentswithsignificantemploymentexperiencemayhavetheinternshiprequirementwaived.StudentswhoseekaninternshipwaivershouldcompleteanInternshipWaiverRequestFormduringtheirfirstyearofstudy.InternshipWaiverRequestForm:The“InternshipWaiverRequest”formistobecompletedbyin-servicestudentsseekinganinternshipwaiver.


InternshipWaiverRequest



Applicant’sName: __________________________________ Date:_________

Phone:________________________ Email:_____________________PublicorNonprofitAgencyWhereEmployed

Name: ____________________________________________

Location: ____________________________________________

____________________________________________

PeriodofEmployment:

Startdate: __________________________

Enddate: __________________________

Hoursworked/week __________________________

PositionTitle: ______________________________________

OurMPAwaiverpolicyrequiresexperienceofanadministrativenatureinapublicor

nonprofitagency.Pleaseprovideadetailedsummaryofyourrelevantresponsibilities,

assignments,and/orprojects.Youwillwanttobeasspecificanddetailedasnecessaryfordemonstratingyouradministrativeexperience.Ifyouhappentohaveaworkproductthatspeakstoyourexperience,pleaseattachittothisapplication.Ifyoudonothaveaworkproduct,describetheproject(s),assignment(s)orresponsibilitiesyoufeelbestreflectyouradministrativeexperiences.

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