| (a) General requirements. This course is recommended
for students in Grades 10-12. Recommended prerequisite: Principles
of Government and Public Administration or Business Management or
Business Law. Students shall be awarded one credit for successful
completion of this course.
(b) Introduction.
(1) Career and technical education instruction provides
content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical
knowledge and skills for students to further their education and succeed
in current or emerging professions.
(2) The Government and Public Administration Career
Cluster focuses on planning and performing governmental functions
at the local, state, and federal levels, including governance, national
security, foreign service, planning, revenue and taxation, and regulations.
(3) Public Management and Administration reviews actions
and activities that governments and nonprofit administrations commonly
use and that resemble private-sector management. Students will be
introduced to management tools that maximize the effectiveness of
different types and styles of administrators and affect the quality
of life of citizens in the community.
(4) Students are encouraged to participate in extended
learning experiences such as career and technical student organizations
and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.
(5) Statements that contain the word "including" reference
content that must be mastered, while those containing the phrase "such
as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(c) Knowledge and skills.
(1) The student demonstrates professional standards/employability
skills as required by business and industry. The student is expected
to:
(A) communicate effectively with others using oral
and written skills;
(B) demonstrate collaboration skills through teamwork;
(C) demonstrate professionalism by conducting oneself
in a manner appropriate for the profession and workplace;
(D) demonstrate a positive, productive work ethic by
performing assigned tasks as directed;
(E) show integrity by choosing the ethical course of
action and complying with all applicable rules, laws, and regulations;
and
(F) demonstrate time-management skills by prioritizing
tasks, following schedules, and tending to goal-relevant activities
in a way that uses time wisely and optimizes efficiency and results.
(2) The student analyzes management theories. The student
is expected to:
(A) explore the various management theories such as
Venn Diagram, Theory X, Theory Y, and Theory Z and how they are used
effectively in public administration and management; and
(B) compare and contrast management of government and
nonprofit agencies to management in the private sector.
(3) The student compares and contrasts department vision,
goals, and mission to support those of a public agency. The student
is expected to:
(A) analyze economic, political, and social trends
likely to impact an agency or department;
(B) develop expansive professional networks internally
and with other organizations to broaden communication;
(C) practice and participate in the process of determining
how to recruit a diverse workforce in an equitable manner;
(D) apply interpersonal skills to grasp opportunities
and manage conflicts in a positive and constructive manner;
(E) emphasize the need to infuse understanding of vision,
missions, and goals into all departmental activities;
(F) analyze the concept of risk management; and
(G) legally publicize all meetings at which budget
and allocation decisions are to be discussed.
(4) The student practices the process of facilitating
the flow of ideas and information to keep the agency and its constituency
informed of departmental policies and operations. The student is expected
to:
(A) address reluctance of employees to share work product
and intellectual property;
(B) restate complex technical information or issues
in language the general public can understand;
(C) explain, justify, or discuss public issues effectively;
(D) present techniques effectively to handle difficult
interviews and situations effectively; and
(E) afford the public equal opportunity of access to
all open records.
(5) The student uses agency expertise used by elected
officials and others to identify, implement, and achieve common goals
and objectives. The student is expected to:
(A) obtain relevant data relating to public management
and non-public management from reliable sources;
(B) apply pertinent research and analytical methodologies;
and
(C) assess the impact of probable changes on the public.
(6) The student uses planning and fiscal services used
to fund agency priorities. The student is expected to:
(A) estimate costs according to standards for government
accounting;
(B) propose options over a range of cost requirements;
(C) analyze government resources to find possibilities
for new or increased funding of programs; and
(D) prepare budgets.
(7) The student develops and manages plans and systems
that would meet agency needs without wasting funds or engaging in
unethical behavior. The student is expected to:
(A) demonstrate an understanding of how to assist departmental
staff to fulfill procurement requirements;
(B) recommend process changes to improve vendor reliability
and performance;
(C) determine means of public announcements to elicit
vendor interest and bids from qualified sources;
(D) identify sources that match approved vendor criteria;
(E) manage an evaluation process that would ensure
each bid, proposal, or offer is evaluated completely in terms of all
relevant and ethical criteria; and
(F) identify ways to safeguard proprietary information
of bidders and the rights of procurement and determine the need for
outside consults.
(8) The student applies laws and policies to protect
or disclose information as appropriate. The student is expected to:
(A) maintain thorough familiarity with public information
requirements and records maintenance and retention requirements such
as the Public Information Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 552)
and the records retention requirements of Texas Government Code, Chapter
441, and Texas Local Government Code, Chapters 201-205;
(B) identify how to explain policy background and rationale
to persons denied access to certain public information; and
(C) compare and contrast the reliable controls to prevent
unauthorized access to or release of privileged information.
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