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Course Schedule* |
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Class |
Topics |
Readings |
Assignments |
1/15 |
Introduction
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Introductions |
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Review
syllabus and assignments |
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Public
administration - Art vs. science |
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Management
matters! |
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R:
3 - 21
T: 1
- 8
A:
34 - 44, 152 - 167, 178 - 184)
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1/22 |
Foundations
of Public Administrative Theory
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Politics
vs. public administration |
 | Overview
of theories of management and organization |
 | Public,
private, and nonprofit organizations |
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R:
22 - 78
T: 9
- 25
A:
1 - 33
RES
#1
RES
#13
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1/29
2/5 |
Environment
of Public Organizations
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Environmental
conditions |
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How
organizations respond to the environment |
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Intergovernmental
relations |
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Issue
networks |
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Political power and public
policy |
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R:
79 - 123
T: 26
- 40, 211 - 269
A:
89 - 120
RES
#12
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2/12 |
Organizing
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Bureaucracy |
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Organizational
goals and effectiveness |
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Organizational
structure, design, and technology |
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R:
127 - 150, 169 - 218
T: 41
- 125
RES
#2, #14
RES
#1 |
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2/19
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Organizing
(Cont.)
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Org design (cont.) |
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Work groups and teams |
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Advantages and disadvantages
of groups |
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R:
332 - 339
T: 126
- 182
A:
121 - 133, 145 - 151
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2/26 |
Decision
Making
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Bounded
Rationality |
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Incrementalism |
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Garbage-can
model |
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Decision
making problems |
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R:
151 - 169, 338 - 339
T: 183
- 210
A:
73 - 81
RES
#3, #4, #16
W:
Atlantic Monthly Article
W:
Chapter from CAIB Report
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3/4 |
No
Class - Spring Break
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3/11
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Leadership,
Power, & Organizational Culture
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Leadership
theories |
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Sources
of power |
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Administrative
power |
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Managerial
roles |
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Transformational vs.
transactional leadership |
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R:
289 - 307
A:
63 - 72, 168 - 177 R:
307 - 331
T:
360 - 391
RES
#5, 17 |
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3/18
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Leadership,
Power, & Organizational Culture (Cont.)
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Finish leadership &
power discussion |
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Organizational culture |
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R:
307 - 331
T:
360 - 391
RES
#5 W:
Red Cross Reading |
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3/25 |
Motivation
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Values
and motives |
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Competing
ethical obligations |
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Work
motivation |
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Incentives |
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Public
service motivation |
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Motivation
theories |
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R:
219 - 288
T: 270
- 326
A:
82 - 88, 134 - 144
RES
#15
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4/1
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Motivation
(Cont.)
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Motivation theories (cont.) |
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Methods used to enhance work
motivation |
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R:
219 - 288
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4/8 |
Communication
& Conflict
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Communication |
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Barriers
to effective communication |
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Functional
vs. dysfunctional conflict |
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Conflict
resolution |
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R:
339 - 352
A:
45 - 62
RES
#6, #7, #18
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4/15 |
Grant
Proposal Presentations & Written Assignment Due
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4/22 |
New
Governance
 | Reengineering/TQM |
 | Privatization |
 | Managing
third party government |
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Tools
of Government |
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Information management and technology |
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R:
355 - 424
T:
327 - 359
RES
#8, #9, #10, #11
W:
Value Jet Reading
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5/2 |
Take Home Final Exam is Due
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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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