Public Management

PA 740

Fall 2009

Class Schedule & Readings

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Date Topic Reading and due dates
     
Friday, Sept. 11 Course introduction
Public management at the height of reinvention
-Mark Moore's perspective
Klitgaard & Light, ch. 2
     

Saturday, Sept. 12

Strategy & planning, part I

Klitgaard & Light, chs. 3,4
Related strategy documents for reviewing and downloading
Presentation on PESTE and Scenarios
     
Friday, Oct. 2 Performance & evaluation Mulgan; Klitgaard & Light ch. 12-14
Presentation on Performance Measurement & Program Evaluation
     
Saturday, Oct. 3 Planning & strategy, part II
Introduction to public management systems, part I
Strategic plans
Presentation on ABP and Strategic Positions
     
Friday, Oct. 16 (no class) Team write ups due
     
Thurs., Oct. 22   Management innovation & fad paper due
     
Friday, Oct. 30 Managing in the Web 2.0 era Sunstein
This class will be meeting via I-Learn rather than in the classroom from, from Oct. 22-Oct. 30. Please log on to I-Learn during this time.
     
Sat. Oct. 31 Introduction to public management systems, part II
Productivity & performance
Klitgaard & Light, chs. 8 & 10
    Prospectus for Business Case paper due
     
Saturday, Nov. 21 Quality, customer service & design
Discussion of book reviews
Book reviews due
     
     
Saturday, Dec. 12 Change & innovation--"managing in a new era" Business case paper due