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 |