PA 700
Fall 2007
San Mateo Cohort
Tentative Class Schedule and Due Dates
Note: This is a preliminary list of readings. Others may be added as the semester progresses. Please be sure to check this page weekly to ensure you are aware of all of the required reading.
| Date | Topic | Reading and Due Dates |
| Aug. 29 | Introduction and Overview | |
| Sept. 5 | What is public administration? | LeMay ch. 1, Stillman: read reading 1.1 and case study 1 (p. 30-45) |
| Sept. 12 | Library research Engaging in case analysis |
Meet in the computer lab. Case study paper due (assignment passed out in class) |
| Sept. 19 | The political and ethical environment | LeMay ch 2, Stillman ch. 4 & reading 16.
Government power point presentation |
| Sept. 26 | The legal landscape | LeMay ch 13 |
Oct. 3 |
Intergovernmental relations | LeMay ch 4, Stillman
case study 5; Lee |
| Oct. 10 | Organizational behavior | |
| Oct. 17 | Decision making | LeMay ch 6 (skim), Stillman ch 8
Stillman Case study 6 Ethics paper due |
| Oct. 24 | Strategic management | LeMay ch 7 RAND report, chapter 4 only. |
| Oct. 31 | Policy implementation and evaluation | LeMay ch 8, Stillman Reading 13 |
| Nov. 7 | Budgeting and financial management |
LeMay ch 12, Stillman Reading 12 (optional) |
| Nov. 14 | Managing human
resources
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LeMay ch 9 |
| Nov. 21 | Thanksgiving break--no class | |
| Nov. 28 | The Budget process in San Mateo County | Review LeMay ch 12 |
| Dec.5 | Leadership and social responsibility | LeMay ch 10, Stillman case 7
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| Dec. 12 | Bureaucracy and the Public Interest Class summation; Wine & Cheese (tentative) |
Stillman ch 15 |