Public Budgeting and Finance

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Prerequisites: Fundamental requirement in General Management Budgets and financial resources are integral components of management decisions, especially within governmental entities. This course will examine budget formulation, implementation, and execution systems, including governmental financial statements, the use of modern financial management technology, and analysis and recommendation for improvements in governmental financial management. Budgeting and finance at the federal level differ from processes at the state, county, and local levels. Students will evaluate both managerial practices and politics that form budgeting and finance at the federal, state, and local levels of government.