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1 Department of Public Administration PADM 601 INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Fall Semester 2007 Mondays 5:30-8:15 pm Rasmusson Hall 207A Instructor: Dr. G. Protasel Office: RH 307A Office Hours: MT 3:00-4:00 pm and by appointment Phone: FAX: Class Mail list: Class Web page: COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is an introductory course in public administration intended for graduate students. The course begins with an exploration of the underpinnings and origins of public administration in the U.S. Part I: The Context of Public Administration describes the historical evolution and development of the field of public administration. The nature and structure of the modern administrative state and the realities of American bureaucracy are explained and analyzed. Special attention is also given to the system of federalism and intergovernmental relations that defines and shapes the public-sector environment of managers at the local, state and federal levels of government. Part II: Management and Leadership in Public Organizations focuses on the internal dynamics of behavior within organizations. Organization theories are set forth as useful frameworks for helping managers better understand their organizations. Also, various decision-making models ( e.g. rational, incremental, political etc.) are introduced which have proven to be useful for understanding the behavior of chief executives and managers in public organizations.. The similarities and differences of managing in public, private and non-profit organizations are discussed. Part III: The Core Functions of Public Administration explores the intricacies of human resources management, the budgetary process and program implementation: Such public sector labor-management issues as collectivebargaining, unionization, and workforce development are presented in light of the unique legal framework that shapes public personnel administration; the budgetary process is studied as a manifestation of political conflict over the allocation of limited public funds; and program implementation is looked upon as one of the most challenging tasks of administering public policies and programs. Finally, Part IV: Challenges and Prospects in a Turbulent Future covers

2 PADM 601 Introduction to Public Administration Fall 2007 Dr. Protasel page 2 of 7 the discipline of contemporary public administration in the first decade of the 21 st century. The need for greater administrative accountability and improved performance measurement is emphasized in light of the growing regulatory power of government. The important role of ethics in guiding public managers through turbulent times and in creating responsible government is studied. GRADING AND COURSE FORMAT: This class will be taught in a seminar/discussion format. Students are responsible for reading the assigned materials prior to coming to class. Each week the responsibility for leading the class discussion on specific readings will be assigned to members of the class. The readings from the required textbooks are indicated in this course syllabus. There are also supplemental readings for each week that can be found at the class website. Class participation will be a factor in assigning the final course grade. There are four essay think-piece assignments ( 5-7 pages) required for this course. These essays will be based on the supplemental readings found on the class website. For each part of the course, students will get to choose which set of supplemental readings to write on. More will be said about these essay assignments in class. In addition, everyone will write an analytical book review of Goodsell s public administration polemic on bureaucracy. The list of written assignments, the dates they are due, and their relative weights toward the final course grade are displayed in the table below. Class participation and discussion will also be a factor in assigning final grades for the course. Assignment Book Review Analysis of Goodsell s Polemic on Bureaucracy Essay #1 Essay #2 Essay #3 Essay #4 General Course Topic/Date The Case for Bureaucracy/ 9/17 Part I: The Context of Public Administration/ 10/1 Part II: Management and Leadership in Public Organizations/ 10/22 Part III: The Core Functions of Public Management/ 11/12 Part IV: Challenges and Prospects in a Turbulent Future/ 12/10 Weight 10% Class Participation 10%

3 PADM 601 Introduction to Public Administration Fall 2007 Dr. Protasel page 3 of 7 TEXTBOOKS: George J. Gordon and Michael E. Milakovich, Public Administration in America, 9th Edition (Florence: KY, Thompson Wadsworth, 2007) Jay M. Shafritz, Albert C. Hyde, & Sandra J. Parkes, Classics of Public Administration, 5th Edition (Florence: KY, Thompson Wadsworth, 2004) Goodsell, Charles T., The Case for Bureaucracy: A Public Administration Polemic, 4 th Edition (Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2004) COURSE OUTLINE & ASSIGNMENTS DATE Week 1 Aug. 27 Week 2 Sept. 3 ASSIGNMENT Introduction and Overview of Course Labor Day (UAA Holiday - Campus Closed) PART I: THE CONTEXT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Week 3 Sept. 10 TOPIC: The Discipline of Public Administration Michael I Milakovich & George J. Gordon, Public Administration in America, Chapter 1, Approaching the Study of Public Administration Woodrow Wilson (1887), The Study of Administration (in Classics, p. 22) Leonard D. White (1926), Introduction to the Study of Public Administration (in Classics p. 56) Dwight Waldo (1948), The Administrative State: Conclusion (in Classics p.150) H. George Frederickson (1971) Toward a New Public Administration (in Classics p. 315) David H. Rosenbloom (1983) Public Administrative Theory and the Separation of Powers (in Classics p. 446) Camilla Stivers (1990) Toward a Feminist Perspective in Public Administration Theory (in Classics p. 477)

4 PADM 601 Introduction to Public Administration Fall 2007 Dr. Protasel page 4 of 7 Week 4 Sept. 17 Book Review Week 5 Sept. 24 TOPIC: Bureaucracy Milakovich & Gordon, Chapter 2, Public Administration, Democracy and Bureaucratic Power Max Weber (1922), Bureaucracy (in Classics p. 50) Robert K. Merton (1940), Bureaucratic Structure and Personality( in Classics p. 109) Warren Bennis (1967), Organizations of the Future (in Classics p. 238) Anthony Downs ( 1967), The Life Cycle of Bureaus (in Classics p. 258) Michael Lipsky (1980), Street-Level Bureaucracy: The Critical Role of Street-Level Bureaucrats ( in Classics p. 414) Michael Barzelay with Babak J. Armanjani ( 1992), Breaking Through Bureaucracy (in Classics p. 533) TOPIC: Intergovernmental Relations Milakovich & Gordon, Chapter 3, Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations Morton Grodzins (1966) The American System (in Classics, p. 233) Deil S. Wright (1990) Federalism, Intergovernmental Relations, and Intergovernmental Management: Historical Reflections and Conceptual Comparisons (in Classics, p. 517) Week 6 Oct. 1 Essay #1 PART II: MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS TOPIC: Organization Theory Milakovich & Gordon, Chapter 4, Organizational Theory Frederick W. Taylor (1912) Scientific Management (in Classics, p. 43) Mary Parker Follett (1926) The Giving of Orders (in Classics, p. 64) Luther Gulick (1937) Note on the Theory of Organization (in Classics, p. 90) Chester I. Barnard (1938) Informal Organizations and Their Relation to formal Organization (in Classics, p. 104) Herbert A. Simon (1946) The Proverbs of Administration ( in Classics, p. 136) Philip Selznick (1949) The Cooptative Mechanism (in Classics, p. 155) Daniel Katz & Robert L. Kahn (1966) Organizations and the System Concept (in Classics p. 206) J. Steven Ott (1989) Understanding Organizational Culture (in Classics, p. 1989)

5 PADM 601 Introduction to Public Administration Fall 2007 Dr. Protasel page 5 of 7 Week 7 Oct. 8 TOPIC: Decision-making Milakovich & Gordon, Chapter 5, Decision Making in Administration Charles E. Lindblom (1959) The Science of Muddling Through (in Classics, p. 177) Yehezkel Dror (1967) Policy Analysts: A New Professional Role in Government Service (in Classics p. 250) Theodore J. Lowi (1969) The End of Liberalism: The Indictment (in Classics, p. 298) John W. Kingdon (1995) How Does An Idea s Time Come? Agenda, Alternatives, and Public Policies (in Classics p. 564) Deborah Stone (1997) Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision- Making (in Classics p. 571) Week 8 Oct. 15 TOPIC: Public Management Milakovich & Gordon, Chapter 6, Chief Executives and the Challenges of Administrative Leadership Jane Addams (1904) Problems of Municipal Administration (in Classics, p. 38) Louis Brownlow, Charles E. Merriam, & Luther Gulick (1937) Report of the President s Committee on Administrative Management (in Classics p. 99) Excerpt from the Hoover Commission Report (1949) The Report of the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of Government (in Classics, p. 162) Graham T. Allison (1980) Public and Private Management: Are They Fundamentally Alike in All Unimportant Respects? (In Classics, p. 396) Ronald C. Moe (1987) Exploring the Limits of Privatization (in Classics, p. 467) Christopher Hood (1990) A Public Management for All Seasons? (In Classics, p. 503)

6 PADM 601 Introduction to Public Administration Fall 2007 Dr. Protasel page 6 of 7 PART III: THE CORE FUNCTIONS OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT Week 9 Oct. 22 Essay #2 Week 10 Oct. 29 TOPIC: Human Resources Management Milakovich & Gordon, Chapter 7, Public Personnel Administration and Human Resources Development Dorman B. Eaton (1880) Civil Service Reform in Great Britain (in Classics, p. 16) A. H. Maslow (1943) A Theory of Human Motivation (in Classics, p. 123) Douglas Murray McGregor (1957) The Human Side of Enterprise ( in Classics, p. 171) Samuel Krislov (1974) Representative Bureaucracy (in Classics, p. 350) Frederick C. Mosher (1982) Democracy and the Public Service: The Collective Services (in Classics, p. 434) R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr., (1990) From Affirmative Action to Affirming Diversity (in Classics, p. 494) TOPIC: The Budgetary Process Milakovich & Gordon, Chapter 8, Government Budgeting William F. Willoughby (1918) The Movement for Budgetary Reform in the States (in Classics, p. 46) V.O. Key, Jr. (1940) The Lack of a Budgetary Theory (in Classics, p. 118) Allen Schick (1966) The Road to PPB: The Stages of Budget Reform (in Classics p. 217) Aaron Wildavsky (1969) Rescuing Policy Analysis from PPBS (in Classics, p. 271) Charles H. Levine (1978) Organizational Decline and Cutback Management (in Classics, p. 355) Naomi Caiden (1981) Public Budgeting amidst Uncertainty and Instability (in Classics, p. 423) Week 11 Nov. 5 TOPIC: Implementation Milakovich & Gordon,Chapter 9, Public Policy and Program Implementation Martin Landau, Redundancy, Rationality, and the Problem of Duplication and Overlap (1969) (in Classics, p. 302) Jeffrey L. Pressman & Aaron Wildavsky (1973) Implementation (in Classics, p. 339)

7 PADM 601 Introduction to Public Administration Fall 2007 Dr. Protasel page 7 of 7 PART IV: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS IN A TURBULENT FUTURE Week 12 Nov. 12 Essay #3 Week 13 Nov. 19 TOPIC: Program Evaluation Milakovich & Gordon, Chapter 10, Performance Management in the Public Sector Alice M. Rivlin (1971) Systematic Thinking for Social Action (in Classics, p. 328) The National Performance Review (1993) From Red Tape to Results: Creating a Government That Works Better and Costs Less (in Classics p. 556) TOPIC: The Power of Government Milakovich & Gordon, Chapter 11, Governmental Regulation and Administrative Law Frank J. Goodnow (1900), Politics and Administration (in Classics, p. 35) Paul Appleby (1945) Government is Different (in Classics, p. 131) Herbert Kaufman (1969), Administrative Decentralization and Political Power (in Classics, p. 185) Week 14 Nov. 26 TOPIC: Ethics Milakovich & Gordon, Chapter 12, Conclusion: Public Administration in a Time of Conflict and Social Change Frederick C. Mosher & Others (1974) Watergate: Implications for Responsible Government (in Classics p. 343) Dennis F. Thompson (1985) The Possibility of Administrative Ethics (in Classics p. 458) Week 15 Dec. 3 Week 16 Dec. 10 Essay #4 TOPIC: E-Government See supplemental readings TOPIC: Citizen Engagement See Supplemental readings