Newswise — The University of Illinois at Chicago is launching a new online certificate program in e-government for public administrators beginning Aug. 24.
The program responds to the Obama administration's initiative to make government more transparent, accountable and collaborative with the public, says James Thompson, head of public administration in the UIC College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs.
"The certificate is ideal for any public administrator interested in the strategic use of technology in the public sector," Thompson said. "Those with technical backgrounds will gain project management and policy knowledge. Those with management backgrounds will get an overview of the technologies used in government."
The certificate program can be completed in as few as three semesters. Students must earn 12 credit-hours in any three of the five courses to receive a certificate from UIC.
The courses include data management, information technology management, project management, use of the Internet in public administration, and geographic information systems for public managers. Credits earned may be applied to a master of public administration degree from UIC.
Students will interact with one another and the instructor via Blackboard, a Web-based system. Students may participate at any time of the day or night.
Courses will be taught by Thompson and other UIC faculty, including:
--William Max Dieber, co-director of UIC's urban data visualization lab and lecturer in urban planning;
--Jeffrey Gawel, adjunct instructor in public administration and director of business systems for Chicago's Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority;
--Karen Mossberger, associate professor of public administration and co-author of "Digital Citizenship: The Internet, Society and Participation" (MIT Press, 2008);
--Eric Welch, associate professor and director of graduate studies in public administration, and head of UIC's science and technology research group;
--Yonghong Wu, assistant professor of public administration, who researches the interconnections among public finance, technological innovation and economic development.
Admission requires a bachelor's degree from an accredited university and application to UIC. Applications are being accepted until Aug. 1.
Prospective students may register for a virtual open house with e-government program directors, instructors and support staff. For additional information, call (312)355-0423, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.egovernment.uic.edu.
UIC ranks among the nation's top 50 universities in federal research funding and is Chicago's largest university with 25,000 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, 15 colleges and the state's major public medical center. A hallmark of the campus is the Great Cities Commitment, through which UIC faculty, students and staff engage with community, corporate, foundation and government partners in hundreds of programs to improve the quality of life in metropolitan areas around the world.
The program responds to the Obama administration's initiative to make government more transparent, accountable and collaborative with the public, says James Thompson, head of public administration in the UIC College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs.
"The certificate is ideal for any public administrator interested in the strategic use of technology in the public sector," Thompson said. "Those with technical backgrounds will gain project management and policy knowledge. Those with management backgrounds will get an overview of the technologies used in government."
The certificate program can be completed in as few as three semesters. Students must earn 12 credit-hours in any three of the five courses to receive a certificate from UIC.
The courses include data management, information technology management, project management, use of the Internet in public administration, and geographic information systems for public managers. Credits earned may be applied to a master of public administration degree from UIC.
Students will interact with one another and the instructor via Blackboard, a Web-based system. Students may participate at any time of the day or night.
Courses will be taught by Thompson and other UIC faculty, including:
--William Max Dieber, co-director of UIC's urban data visualization lab and lecturer in urban planning;
--Jeffrey Gawel, adjunct instructor in public administration and director of business systems for Chicago's Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority;
--Karen Mossberger, associate professor of public administration and co-author of "Digital Citizenship: The Internet, Society and Participation" (MIT Press, 2008);
--Eric Welch, associate professor and director of graduate studies in public administration, and head of UIC's science and technology research group;
--Yonghong Wu, assistant professor of public administration, who researches the interconnections among public finance, technological innovation and economic development.
Admission requires a bachelor's degree from an accredited university and application to UIC. Applications are being accepted until Aug. 1.
Prospective students may register for a virtual open house with e-government program directors, instructors and support staff. For additional information, call (312)355-0423, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.egovernment.uic.edu.
UIC ranks among the nation's top 50 universities in federal research funding and is Chicago's largest university with 25,000 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, 15 colleges and the state's major public medical center. A hallmark of the campus is the Great Cities Commitment, through which UIC faculty, students and staff engage with community, corporate, foundation and government partners in hundreds of programs to improve the quality of life in metropolitan areas around the world.
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