Doctor of Public Administration (DPA), Executive Leadership
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Doctor of Public Administration (DPA), Specialization in Executive Leadership
The Executive Leadership Specialization focuses on understanding and applying leadership fundamentals in the public sector and NGOs. It aims to broaden students’ understanding and analysis of strategic management and executive leadership from both professional and scholarly perspectives. Additionally, students will develop grant writing and administration skills within the context of executive leadership in public administration.
Specialization Requirements
(3 courses, 9 semester credit hours)
Course Name
Success in the public sector requires deliberation and planning in order to support leadership roles and stewards of the public trust. In this course, you will learn and apply those skills that will help you devise plans that strengthen operations in public sector organizations. You will also learn to apply strategic management techniques and skills to public organization operations that are guided by applied and theoretical knowledge. Finally, you will incorporate strategic planning as an integral component of performance development for government and other public organizations.
In this course you will gain executive, high-level skill in differentiating leadership from management in government and other public organizations. You will explore the theories and strategies related to leadership in the public sector and develop methods for creating a vison for public sector organizations that contributes to mission-fulfillment.
The course is designed to teach students the essential elements of grant writing, including how to search for Requests for Proposals, craft Letters of Intent and Inquiry, and write grant proposals. All parts of a grant proposal, such as Executive Summaries, Statements of Need, Project Descriptions, Budgets, Evaluation Plans, Organizational Backgrounds, Sustainability Plans, and Partnerships and Collaborations, are covered. The course also discusses the administration of grants within an agency. For the signature assignment, students will choose an RFP and develop a grant proposal. Finally, students will present their grant proposals virtually as a culminating project.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Apply elements of strategic management in a public administration context.
- Evaluate components of executive leadership in a public administration context.
- Demonstrate effective grant writing through the completion of a grant proposal aligned with a general focus on executive leadership in public administration.
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