Budgeting, Personnel & Resourc

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Budgeting and resource allocation present significant challenges for public sector managers. Resources are often scarce, and money must be spent in the places where it will have the most meaningful impact. In this course, we will address budgeting and resource allocation on the state, federal, and local level. Encouraging an individual to examine his/her thinking about budgeting and resource allocation is of great importance since this process will enable the individual to create new systems rather than just resisting, coping, managing and struggling with the status quo. Budget practices are investigated and analyzed, synthesized and evaluated through use of case study and cohort interaction.