TRACK 1: Personnel Administration

Topics:

• Labor/Management Relations
  
• Organizational Justice and Ethics
  
• Health and Safety
  
• Recruitment, Selection and Promotion
  
• Job Analysis, Classification and Compensation
  
• Training and Staff Development

A Partial Listing of Academic and Practitioner Faculty
1. Mr. Dewey Poteet is a staff attorney with the Texas Youth Council. He has also worked for the law firm of Aiken, Gump, Strauss, Hower & Feld and has delivered seminars and workshops in the area of public personnel administration.
2. Ms. Sheila Gladstone, attorney at law is a specialist in the area of employment law and personnel administration. She has delivered training programs in the area of human relations training and sexual harassment.
3. 1. Dr. Howard R. Balanof is currently the William P.Hobby Professor of Public Service. He is also the Director of the William P. Hobby Center for Public Service and the Texas CPM Program.
4. Mr. Bob Williams is an adjunct professor at Texas State University. He is also the former director of economic development at the Lower Colorado River Authority and the former mayor of the City of Leon Valley.

TRACK 2: Managing for Quality

Topics:

• Leadership and Managing for Quality
  
• Strategic Planning
  
• Team Building
  
• Reinventing and Re-engineering the Organization
  
• Empowerment of Public Sector Employees
  
• Developing Management Skills

A Partial Listing of Academic and Practitioner Faculty
1. Dr. Ken Matwiczak is a Senior Lecturer at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. He specializes in management training such as decision-making and project management. He is also the Coordinator of the CPM Program at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.
2. Mr. Gary Coe, Manager, Brackenridge Hospital, Austin Texas is a specialist in management issues and ethics. He has prepared and delivered education programs to public and private sector clients such as the Texas Rehabilitation Commission and Motorola University.
3. Dr. Suzette Ashworth is former Director of Quality Assurance for the Texas Department of Human Services. She is currently President of a consulting company, which specializes in training and management development.

TRACK 3: Organizational Communication

Topics:

• Management Communication Styles and Decision Making
  
• Communication and Change
  
• Effective Supervisory and Subordinate Relationships
  
• Disagreement, Conflict and Groupthink
  
• Communication with Governing Bodies and the Public

A Partial Listing of Academic and Practitioner Faculty
1. Dr. Lee Williams is Professor of Speech Communication at Texas State University. He is a specialist in the area of organizational communication and supervisor – subordinate relationships.
2. Professor David Tees delivers numerous seminars and workshops in the area of improving written communication skills. He is also the Coordinator of the Texas CPM Program at the School of Urban & Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Arlington.
3. Mr. Bijan Afkami, President, SynEm Leadership Center in Austin, Texas delivers training sessions and workshops in the area of improving communication skills. His clients include Motorola University.

TRACK 4: Public Finance

Topics:

• Essentials of Managing Public Finance Systems
  
• Governmental Accounting Practices and Procedures
  
• Strategic Budgeting for Government Organizations
  
• Cutback Management and Budgeting Under Fiscal Stress
  
• Preparing for the Financial Audit
  
• Debt Management and Planning for Capital Improvements

A Partial Listing of Academic and Practitioner Faculty
1. Ms. Leita Hart, CPA, CGFM is a public finance, budgeting and management consultant. Her clients include both state and local governments including the Texas Rehabilitation Commission and the Texas Department of Health.
2. Mr. David MacCabe, Director for Internal Auditing, Texas Teacher Retirement System (TRS). Mr. MacCabe, a specialist in the area of internal auditing has conducted numerous audits in the public sector.
3. Mr. Mario Espinosa, Program Manager for the Lower Colorado River Authority & former Senior Analyst, City of Austin Electric Utility Department. Mr. Espinosa has delivered lectures and seminars on public sector accounting and financial reporting.

TRACK 5: Productivity and Program Evaluation

Topics:

• Fundamentals of Systems Analysis
• Productivity Improvement Strategies and Techniques
  
• Fundamentals of legal Research
  
• Developing Standards for Program Evaluation
  
• Performance Measures and Public Sector Benchmarking
  
• Survey Research and Data Analysis

A Partial Listing of Academic and Practitioner Faculty
1. Dr. Steve Springer is the Director of the Occupational Education Department at Texas State University. He is also a specialist in management education and training.
2. Dr. Vicki Brittain is currently Professor of Legal Studies at Texas State. She has significant experience in teaching and conducting legal research in the public sector.
3. Dr. Doug Kiel is currently Professor of Public Administration at the University of Texas at Dallas. He has significant experience in teaching and consulting in the area of productivity improvement and program evaluation.

TRACK 6: Information Systems for Managers

Topics:

• Accessing and Using Federal, State and Local Data Bases
  
• Using the Internet for Research and Data Analysis
  
• Developing Computer Ethics and Computer Security Programs
  
• Applying Emerging Technologies to the Public Sector
  
• Understanding the Internet and the World Wide Web
  
• Exploring Public Administration Data Site Locations
• A Partial Listing of Academic and Practitioner Faculty
  

1. Dr. Jeannete Cates is a specialist in information systems education. She is President of Tech Tamers, an Information Systems Consulting Firm located in Austin, Texas
2. Dr. Hassan Tajalli is currently a professor in the Texas State MPA Program. He has had extensive experience in using computers for data analysis and report generation.

TRACK 7: Applied Projects Practicum

• Individual Interviews with Texas State Faculty
  
• Exploring Public Administration Research Topics
  
• Understanding How to Develop a Major Research Project/Paper

CPM Participants will present their preliminary project and papers to the class in a 10-15 minute presentation.

A Partial Listing of Academic and Practitioner Faculty
1. Dr. Howard R. Balanof is currently the William P.Hobby Professor of Public Service. He is also the Director of the William P. Hobby Center for Public Service and the Texas CPM Program.
2. Professor David Tees delivers numerous seminars and workshops in the area of improving written communication skills. He is also the Coordinator of the Texas CPM Program at the School of Urban & Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Arlington.
3. Dr. Steve Springer is currently a Professor in the Department of Technology and is the Director of of Texas State’s Occupational Education Program. He is a former member of a school board and has extensive experience in personnel relations.