TROY UNIVERSITY MPA COURSE COMPARABILITY August, 2009 – July, 2010 FACULTY Fulltime:22 Adjunct: COURSES Taught by Fulltime:99 (70.7%) Taught by Adjunct:41 (29.3%)
MPA PROGRAM ( ) CORE COURSES (9 COURSES) PA6601RESEARCH METHODS PA6610FOUNDATIONS PA6620/PA6646ORG. THEORY/ORG. BEHAVIOR PA6622PUBLIC POLICY PA6624HUMAN RESOURCES PA6630BUDGETING PA6699CAPSTONE PA6602/PA6603/PA6631 QUANTITATIVE/ECONOMICS/PROG. EVAL. PA6640/PA6644/PA6674IGR/ADMIN. LAW/ETHICS CONCENTRATION (3 COURSES)
MPA COURSES LENGTHS OF DELIVERY: Terms: 9 weeks Semesters:16 weeks STYLES OF DELIVERY Online (TERM):112 (80%) Weekend (2)(TERM) 10 (7.1%) Classroom (TERM) 7 (5%) Hybrid (TERM CLASS W/ONLINE) 2 (1.4%) Classroom (SEMESTER) 9 (6.4%)
MPA COURSES BOOKS None: 7 (5%) One Book:89 (63.6%) Two Books:44 (31.4%) EXAMS Midterm Only:23 (18.1%) Final Only:65 (51.2%) Midterm and Final:39 (30.7%)
MPA COURSES MAJOR NON-EXAM ASSIGNMENTS Paper:56 Article analyses: 1:21 2: 4 4: 5 8: 4 9: 5 Case analyses: 2: 10 4: 13 7: 4 8: 1 10: 2 Major Case Analysis (>20% of grade):33
MPA COURSES PA 6610: Foundations of Public Administration Online:12 Weekend: 1 Classroom (semester): 1 Fulltime Faculty:11 Adjunct Faculty: 3 PA6699: Capstone Online: 8 Weekend: 1 Classroom (term): 1 Classroom (semester): 1 Fulltime Faculty:11