Syllabus
Faculty
: Dr. Sandra M. Emerson
Overview of the course
This course is an introduction
to the theories and practice of public administration (PA). PA is similar
to other professional studies such as medicine, law and education. It
requires the understanding of concepts from many diverse disciplines
and the application of these concepts to resolving practical and policy
problems.
Specifically this course
is designed to provide an understanding of the :
- historical development
of public administration,
- structures that define
the parameters for practitioners,
- models and technologies
applied to problem solving, and
- ethical
and moral concerns.
Readings
Denhardt
, Robert and Joseph W. Grubbs 1999. Public Administration: An
Action Orientation, 3rd edition. Fort Worth: Harcourt College
Publishers.
On-line web pages, links and materials provided for each week's
topic.
Office Hours
Scheduled hours are Tuesday
and Thursday 4:00 p.m. to 5:50 p.m. and Saturday 1-2:00 p.m.
If you cannot reach me during regular office hours then see
me immediately after class or call 909-869-3879 to arrange a meeting
time.
My office is located in Building 94 Room 309. This Fall I will
be serving as Interim Chair for the Political Science Department. If
I am not in my office I may be in the department office which is Room
303. The phone number for the Political Science Department is 909-869-3887.
Should you need to leave materials off for my review, please place them
in my folder in the department lounge (Rm. 305, fax pages to me at my
office number:909-869-6995 or send me materials via e-mail at
smemerson@csupomona.edu.
Grading Policy
| Grade of |
A- = 90-93 |
A= 94 and above |
| B- = 80-83 |
B= 84-86 |
B+= 87-89 |
| C-=70-73 |
C=74-76 |
C+=77-79 |
| D-=60-63 |
D=64-66 |
D+=67-69
|
59 or lower = F. There are
no incomplete grades in this class.
Each quiz (4 in all) =15
points X 4=60
Project - Paper and Presentation= 30
Reflection Essay and class work =10
______________________________
Total Earned Points for Quarter = 100
Schedule -
Detailed information for each week is provided on that week's
web page. Each web page has 18-30+ study questions to enable students
to prepare for quizzes. You may always take a quiz early. There are
no make up exams.
Please acquire 2 scantrons (Form 882) which have a capacity for 100
questions. Since each quiz will have around 25 questions you will be
able to use a different side for each exam. Failure to take an exam
results in a grade of "0" for that exam and lowers your overall
grade by a full grade and a half.
WEEK
1
Sept. 25 |
Introduction
|
Denhardt -Chapter 1
Select Agency and submit 1st report.
|
WEEK
2
Oct. 2 |
Political
Context |
Denhardt -Chapter 2
and on-line resources.
|
WEEK 3
Oct. 9 |
Interorganizational
Context |
Quiz 1 on
week 1 and 2
Denhardt -Chapter 3 and web page resources |
WEEK
4
Oct. 16
|
Ethics |
Denhardt
-Chapter 4 and web resources. |
WEEK 5
Oct. 23
|
Budgeting
and Finance |
Quiz 2 on
week 3 and 4
Denhardt -Chapter 5 and web resources |
WEEK
6
Oct. 30 |
Management
of Human Resources |
Denhardt
-Chapter 6 and web resources. |
| WEEK
7 Nov. 6 |
Planning,
Implementation and Evaluation |
Quiz
3 on week 5 and 6
Denhardt Chapter 7 and web resources. |
| WEEK
8 Nov. 13 |
Reinventing
Government |
Dehardt
- Chapter 9 and web resources. |
| WEEK 9 Nov.
20 |
Personal
Skills and Groups |
Quiz 4 on
weeks 7 and 8.
Dehardt -Chapter 10 and web resources. |
| WEEK
10 Nov. 27 |
Student
Presentations and Evaluations. Day 1 evaluators present on day 2
and visa versa. Complete both tasks. |
See
"Project" |
WEEK 11 Final
Course
Procedures
There are reading assignments, web materials and study questions for
each week. The pace of the class may not always be synchronized with
the assignments so students need to keep current with the reading
and review all material before the week's work begins. The reading
assignments are the basis for the class work.
The class
is taught using the Socratic method. The faculty is responsible for
posing appropriate questions that will bring issues into focus and
generate discussion and analysis. The student's contribution is to
ask and answer questions based on readings, experience and his/her
analysis of materials.
Each student is responsible for all information presented at each
class meeting. This includes substantive course materials and procedural
matters such as changes in schedules, assignments, etc. If you
cannot attend class you are still personally responsible for all the
information both substantive and procedural.
WEEK 1- PERSONAL
ACTION
1. What is
public administration and why study it?
2. Original
and emerging theory as to the appropriate role of an administrator.
3. Skills
and tools of the administrator.
Study
Guide for Week 1
