Public Budgeting and Public Finance

General

MPA

602

Graduate

Herberger Business School

Public budget decision processes; budget structures, methods and formats; revenue sources, structures and forecasts, debt, and administration.

Credit Hours

Students will explain fundamentals of public finance.

Students will evaluate logic of decision making processes.

Students will explain budget structures and reforms and how they meet the goals of 'good budgeting'.

Students will identify and explain how each revenue source meets the evaluate criteria of a 'good revenue' sources.

Students will be able to explain use common budget forecasting tools.

Students will apply their knowledge of debt administration and fund management in hypothetical budget situations.

Students will analyze pension formats for fairness, stability.