Course Schedule* |
Week |
Topics |
Readings |
Assignments |
8/25 |
Introduction
 |
Introductions |
 |
Review
syllabus and assignments |
 |
Public
administration - Art vs. science |
 |
Management
matters! |
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R:
3 - 23
T: 1
- 8
A:
34 - 44, 152 - 167, 178 - 184)
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9/1 |
No
Class - Labor Day
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9/8 |
Foundations
of Public Administrative Theory
 |
Politics
vs. public administration |
 | Overview
of theories of management and organization |
 | Public,
private, and nonprofit organizations |
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R:
24 - 88
T: 9
- 25
A:
1 - 33
Blackboard |
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9/15 |
Environment
of Public Organizations
 |
Environmental
conditions |
 |
How
organizations respond to the environment |
 |
Intergovernmental
relations |
 |
Issue
networks |
 |
Political power and public
policy |
|
R:
89 - 142
T: 26
- 40, 211 - 269
A:
89 - 120
Blackboard
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9/22 |
Organizing
 |
Bureaucracy |
 |
Organizational
goals and effectiveness |
 |
Organizational
structure, design, and technology |
|
R: 145 - 169,
201 - 240
T: 41
- 125
Blackboard
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9/29 |
No
Class
|
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10/6
|
Organizing (2)
 |
Org design (cont.) |
 |
Work groups and teams |
 |
Advantages and disadvantages
of groups |
|
R:
360 - 365, 373 - 379
T: 126
- 182
A:
121 - 133, 145 - 151
Blackboard
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10/13 |
No
Class - Fall Break
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10/20 |
Decision
Making
 |
Bounded
Rationality |
 |
Incrementalism |
 |
Garbage-can
model |
 |
Decision
making problems |
|
R:
170 -200,
365 - 366
T: 183
- 210
A:
73 - 81
Blackboard |
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10/27
|
Leadership,
Power, & Organizational Culture
 |
Leadership
theories |
 |
Sources
of power |
 |
Administrative
power |
 |
Managerial
roles |
 |
Transformational vs.
transactional leadership |
|
R:
314 - 333, 342 - 360
A:
63 - 72, 168 - 177 R:
307 - 331
T:
360 - 391
Blackboard |
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11/3
|
Leadership, Power, & Organizational Culture (2)
 |
Finish leadership &
power discussion |
 |
Organizational culture |
|
R: 333 - 342
T:
360 - 391
Blackboard |
|
11/10 |
Motivation
 |
Values
and motives |
 |
Competing
ethical obligations |
 |
Work
motivation |
 |
Incentives |
 |
Public
service motivation |
 |
Motivation
theories |
|
R:
241 - 313
T: 270
- 326
A:
82 - 88, 134 - 144
Blackboard
|
|
11/17
|
Motivation (2)
 |
Motivation theories (cont.) |
 |
Methods used to enhance work
motivation |
|
R:
241 - 313
Blackboard |
|
11/24 |
Communication
& Conflict
 |
Communication |
 |
Barriers
to effective communication |
 |
Functional
vs. dysfunctional conflict |
 |
Conflict
resolution |
|
R: 366 - 373
A:
45 - 62
Blackboard
|
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12/1 |
New
Governance
 | Reengineering/TQM |
 | Privatization |
 | Managing
third party government |
 |
Tools
of Government |
 |
Information management and technology |
|
R: 383 - 418, 419 - 459
T:
327 - 359
Blackboard
|
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11/24 |
Distribute Take Home Exam
|
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|
12/1 |
Organizational Assessment is Due
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12/8 |
Take Home Exam is Due Monday at 6:30 PM
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R = Rainey, Understanding and Managing Public Organizations; T
= Tompkins, Organization Theory and Public Management; A =
Ashworth, Caught Between the Dog and the Fireplug; CS = Case
Study in Stillman; RES =
Reading is on reserve in the library; W = reading is contained in link on
the class web site.
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*Class schedule is subject to change.
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Students should
check the schedule frequently for
announcements made via the web
or by email.
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