Leadership and Local Government Management
General
Prefix
MPA
Course Number
620
Course Level
Graduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
Herberger Business School
Description
Examination of the executive-council/commission relations, role of manager, structural constraints to management, applicable Minnesota municipal and county laws, and political realities of leadership and management of local governments.
Credits
Min
3
Max
3
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Students will describe the historical development of local governments.
Outcome
Students will analyze the differences between county and municipal governments.
Outcome
Students will describe the role of the professional manager.
Outcome
Students will assess the role of the professional manager compared to constraints on leadership by law and politics.
Outcome
Students will apply applicable Minnesota law, as constraints, on the functionality of the professional manager.