Class |
Topics |
Readings |
Assignments |
8/23
8/28 |
Introduction
 |
Introductions |
 |
Public
admin. - art vs. science |
 | Overview
of public admin. theory |
 | Public
vs. private management |
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S:
1 - 47 RES
#1 |
|
8/30
|
Intergovernmental
Relations (IGR)
 |
Federalism |
 |
IGR |
 |
Trends
in federal - state relations |
 | Fiscal
federalism |
|
S:
58 - 100, 118 - 152 RES
#2 |
|
9/4 |
Labor
Day - No Class
|
|
|
9/6
9/11 |
Budgeting
 |
Fiscal
federalism |
 |
Categorical
vs. block grants |
 |
Budgeting |
 | Revenues
& expenditures |
 |
Politics
of the budget process |
|
S:
512 - 542 |
|
9/13
9/18
|
Decision
Making
 |
Rational decision making |
 |
Other decision making models |
 |
Decision making
problems |
|
S:
274 - 309
RES
#5 |
|
9/20
9/25 |
Problem
Solving & Policy Analysis
 |
Problem
solving |
 |
Policy
analysis |
 |
Forecasting |
 |
Cost-benefit
analysis |
|
S:
218 - 265, 280 - 286 |
|
9/27
10/2
10/4 |
Organizational
Design & Culture
 |
Factors
influencing organizational design |
 |
Patterns
of organizational structure |
 |
Work
teams |
 |
Organizational
culture |
|
S:
316 - 350, 381 - 387
RES
#6 |
|
10/9
& 10/11 -
Fall Break & PLS Week
|
10/18
- Mid-Term #1
|
10/16
10/23
|
Motivation
 | Basic theories and concepts |
 |
Techniques
used to motivate employees |
|
S:
368 - 378
RES
#7 |
|
10/25
10/30
|
Leadership
& Power
 |
Trait
theories |
 |
Behavioral
& Contingency theories |
 | Transactional
vs. transformational leadership |
 | Sources
of power |
|
S:
94 - 106, 364 - 368
RES
#7 |
|
11/1 |
Conflict
 |
Functional
vs. dysfunctional conflict |
 |
Bargaining
and negotiation |
|
S:
456 - 500
RES
#9
RES
# 10 RES
#11
|
|
11/6 |
Communication
 |
Functions of communication |
 |
Information flow |
 |
Communication channels |
 |
Barriers to effective communication |
|
S:
378 - 380
RES
#8
|
|
11/8 |
Accountability
 |
Accountability |
 |
Internal
vs. external |
 |
Formal
vs. informal |
|
S:
163 - 205
RES
#3
RES
#4
|
|
11/13 |
Ethics
 |
Administrative
ethics |
 |
Competing
ethical obligations |
 |
Dealing
with Value conflicts |
|
S:
163 - 205
RES
#15
RES
#16
|
|
11/15
|
Mid-Term
Exam #2
|
11/20
11/22 |
Thanksgiving - No Class |
11/27
11/29
|
Grant
Proposal presentations - proposal is due 11/29 |
12/4
|
Excellence
in the Public Sector
 | Forces for change |
 | Resistance to change |
 | Managing planned change |
 | Privatization |
 | Total quality management |
 | Reinventing government |
|
S:
405 - 446 RES
#12 RES
#13 RES
#14 |
|
12/6 |
Management
Matters
 |
Spots & peer evaluations |
 |
Review for Final |
|
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|
12/8
- Final Exam is due at 10:00 PM |
|
S
= Starling, Managing the Public Sector; RES =
Reading is on reserve in the library; CA =
Case Analysis; CTE = Critical Thinking Exercise;
W = reading is contained in link on
the class web site. |
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Final Exam period is scheduled for
Friday December 8, 2006 from
7:00 -
10:00 PM
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*Class schedule is subject to change.
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For
information on schedule changes
see the announcements
page
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