PA 700
Fall 2007
San Francisco Campus
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 the required reading.
| Date | Topic | Reading and Due Dates |
| Aug. 27 | Introduction and Overview | |
| Sept. 3 | Labor Day--no class | |
| Sept. 10 | What is public administration? | LeMay ch. 1, Stillman read his
reading 1.1 and read case
study 1(p. 30-45) |
| Sept. 17 | Library research Engaging in case analysis |
Meet at the library, room 426A. Case study assignment (passed out in class) due |
| Sept. 24 | The political and ethical environment | LeMay ch 2, Stillman ch. 4 & reading 16.
"Good deed punished" |
Oct. 1 |
The legal landscape | Concept paper due LeMay ch 13, significant Supreme Court cases
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| Oct. 8 | Intergovernmental relations | LeMay ch 4, Stillman case study 5; Lee |
| Oct. 15 | Organizational behavior | LeMay ch 5, Stillman ch 6 |
| Oct. 22 | Decision making | LeMay ch 6, Stillman ch 8 |
| Oct. 29 | Strategic management | Ethics paper due LeMay ch 7, Stillman ch 10 |
| Nov. 5 | Policy implementation and evaluation | LeMay ch 8, Stillman ch 13 |
| Nov. 12 | Veterans Day - no class | |
| Nov. 19 | Thanksgiving break - no class | |
| Nov. 26 | Managing human resources | Policy paper due LeMay ch 9, Stillman case study 11 |
| Dec. 3 | Budgeting and financial management | LeMay ch 12, Stillman ch 12 |
| Dec. 10 | Bureaucracy and the Public Interest | LeMay ch 14, Stillman ch 15 |
| Dec. 17 | Class summation; informal reporting back on
interviews Wine & Cheese |
Interview paper due |