Master of Public Administration

An internship with a political party is an invaluable experience for a student, regardless of whether or not they want to pursue a career in politics. It gives those involved the opportunity to use new skills, create a network of similarly minded people, and get training in real-life situations. The tasks that were given on a daily basis where foreign to me prior to my time working for the Democratic Party. There was a multitude of different tasks, all varying in the type of skills required.…

group". Historically, bureaucracy was government administration managed by departments staffed with non-elected officials. Today, bureaucracy is the administrative system governing any large institution1. Bureaucracy encompasses both public and private sector organizations that are large, hierarchically organized and highly specialized2. Public sector employees are derisively called bureaucrats. There are about 22 million public employees2. Public bureaucracy has a major part to play in setting…

Roth wrote that fear has changed in modern times. He noted that premodern thinkers believed that fear should be cultivated to ensure moral behavior. However, modern thinkers discuss fear as an emotion or a reaction, not deliberate and certainly not cultivated by those who experience it. I believe this shift has impacted our class because we grew up in the shadow of the September 11th attacks and in periods of serious economic uncertainty. For us, fear is a childhood companion we have grown up…

Facts There are various aspects of public administration that are often considered ridiculous by those with opposing opinions. From civil disobedience in the face of government mandates, to policy analysis, surely public policy is an intertwined and multifaceted dichotomy. Cases in Public Policy and Administration considers civil disobedience as a higher-law approach in action. Indeed, then, civil disobedience can be interpreted as an act of rebellion against what one deems as unjust and biased…

SCORE is made up of retired and active business professionals who provide free and confidential business counselling. (www.score.org) SCORE is a partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration. There are 11,000 volunteers providing services in over 1,000 communities. They have provided 263,425 mentoring sessions to 148,800 clients which has resulted in 56,079 new businesses being started. (SCORE NATIONAL IMPACT 2014) SCORE helps budding…

After obtaining my masters, I plan to continue off to law school where I will receive my Juris Doctor. Even though having a law degree will open many doors, having an MBA opens so many more. However, I would not be selfish with my success. The latter part of my plan involves…

Owners/Massage Therapists Having a clear perspective on how I would like for my career to develop makes me very excited about pursuing my MBA and sharing my passion of developing professionals to help them develop their passions. Pursuing a business administration degree in my undergrad studies, for me, was the first step in becoming an authority within the business field. Opportunities to be a leader in the business…

Growing up I was always taught education is the key to success and happiness. Along the way many of my past teachers have always used this quote in class to instill in me the value of education, and how far a journey it can take you if you just believe in yourself the quote as it states: “knowledge is power”. That quote, simply just speaks for itself. To me it simply means get an education in a career that you love, and there is nothing you can’t do. My parents as well taught to make sure that I…

The minimum education is a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or business administration, but many companies seek employees with a master’s degree in the same subjects. To become a financial manager one needs to get the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification. Experience in the field is wanted by most employers when looking…

ENCP 6000, Section## Career Goals Joshi, Prerana Avinash My persistent inclination towards technology influenced me to pursue my undergraduate curriculum in Electronics Engineering from University of Mumbai, India. During my studies I was intrigued by the stupendous pace at which telecommunications industry has evolved and transformed our lives. In order to be a part of this development process and to pioneer the next generation of networking…