Required Textbooks:
Main text: Henry, Nicholas. Public Administration & Public Affairs. Latest ed., Longman Publishing
Kennedy, Sheila and David Shultz, American Public Service, Constitutional and Ethical Foundations, Jones and Bartlett, Latest Edition.
Literature anthology: Shafritz, Jay M. Classics of Public Administration, Cengage Learning, Latest Edition.
Required Skills:
Students will be required to prepare PowerPoint presentations as a substantial part of course requirements. You will be required to upload the PowerPoint presentations to the forums and defend your review of the classics with your colleagues in class.
Course Objectives
This course is intended to acquaint the student with the field of public administration and the major changes in its development. The course is conducted as an online seminar with lectures augmented by student presentations and discussion.
Student Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of the course, students will be able to:
- Distinguish concepts of early scholars in the field of public administration.
- Assess various public administration theories as they might apply to their own work environment.
- Analyze changes in the concept “new public administration.”
- Evaluate the potential application to work situations of the theories, principles and practices of public administration
- Demonstrate the application of the theories, principles and practices of public administration which improve social equity.
Student Learning Outcomes Table:
| Learning Outcome | Student
Requirement |
Assignment | Weight,
Assessment |
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| Distinguish concepts of early scholars in the field of public administration | Students will be required to complete an exam at the end of the 4th week. | Mid-Term Examination | 25%; test of knowledge of Chapters in text readings | |
| Assess various public Students will be
administration theories as they required to complete might apply to their own work an exam at the end environment. of the final class.
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Final
Examination |
25%; test of knowledge of Chapters in text readings | ||
| Analyze changes in the Students will be concept “new public required to write an administration.” essay on a specific
concept in the public sector. |
Research Project | 25%; ability to pull together subject into a document | ||
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Evaluate the potential Students will be application to work situations required to respond of the theories, principles and to discussion forums practices of public administration |
Attendance & Class Participation |
10%;
integrating material from readings & class discussion |
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Demonstrate the application Students will be of the theories, principles and required to create practices of public PowerPoint administration which improve presentations on social equity. relevant PUB theories |
PowerPoint Critiques
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15%, ability to pull together subject into a PowerPoint presentation
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Basis of Grade Class Participation: 10% Midterm Exam: 25% Final Exam: 25% PowerPoint Critiques: 15% |
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| Research Project: 25% (20% written, 5% synchronous presentation) Total Percentage: 100%
Grading System: Numerical Value Letter Grade 100 – 94 A 93 – 90 A- 89 – 86 B+ 85 – 83 B 82 – 80 B- 75 – 70 C 69 – 65 D Below 64 F |
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Incomplete Grades
Incomplete grades will be given only to students who have been regularly contributing to the forums and who have completed most of the work for the class but who have a serious emergency at the end of the term. Refer to the Student Bulletin for the Incomplete Grade Policy.
Class attendance and Participation
Class attendance and participation are a necessary requirement for successful performance in this course. Attendance will be determined by timely and effective participation in all aspects of the online course. Should you be unable to keep up with the schedule of work in class please contact the instructor immediately.
Make-ups and Late Work
You are required to take complete all assignments and exams by the specified dates. Any conflict of schedule should be brought to my attention with as much notice as possible. You can only miss an exam if you have a) notified me in writing (email, text) or phone BEFORE the exam and have obtained my permission, and b) you must provide supporting documents subsequently, as applicable.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Learning Environment Policy
All students are expected to support the university’s commitment to provide an effective learning environment. Any behaviors and/or events determined to the detrimental to success in any Barry University related academic pursuit, at a location where the Barry University learning process takes place, are prohibited.
Student Behavior
Be considerate. Look up and use the rules of Netiquette. Avoid “reply to all” except as essential. Avoid all short cuts and treat each message with respect to the receiver of the message.
Academic Dishonesty Policy
Academic honesty is the expected mode of behavior. We will check for plagiarism with online search tools. Learn the APA style of citations and use it.
Cheating is defined as the attempt, successful or not, to give or obtain aid and/or information by illicit means in meeting any academic requirements, including examinations. Cheating includes falsifying reports and documents. Plagiarism is defined as the use, without proper acknowledgements of the ideas, phrases, sentences, or larger units of discourse from another writer or speaker. Plagiarism includes the violation of copyrights laws.
Students are responsible for knowing the policies regarding cheating and plagiarism and the penalties for such behavior. Students must take care not to provide opportunities for others to cheat. Students must inform the faculty member if cheating or plagiarism is taking place. Refer to Student Bulletin for the complete policy.
Class Cancellation Policy
Not applicable online.
Out of Class Contact /E-mail
Preferable method of contact is via email. Students can contact me on my cell phone listed above for emergencies or for prearranged conferences.
Students with Disabilities
Students with certifiable disabilities must contact the Disabled Student Services office at (305) 899-3489 to arrange for any special accommodations.
Diversity Statement
The PACE community shares the belief that individual and collective educational excellence can be achieved only in an environment where human diversity is valued.
| Class Schedule | |||
| Part I. Paradigms of Public Administration | |||
| Module | Theme/Henry/Kennedy Chapters | Shafritz& Hyde Readings | |
| I | Read Chapters 1,2,3 of Kennedy
Read all of Part I of Henry
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1. Wilson, The Study of Administration
2.Goodnow, Politics and Admin 4.Taylor, Scientific Management 7.White, Intro to PA 43. Rosenbloom, Public Administrative Theory |
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| II | Read Chapters 4 and 6 of Kennedy
Read Henry 1: Big Democracy, Big Bureaucracy Read Henry 2: PA’s Century in a Quandary
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15.Appleby, Gov’t. is Different
17.Waldo, Administrative State 31.Fredrickson, New Public Admin 28.Kaufman, Admin Decentralization 32. Rivlin, Systematic Thinking 38. Rohr, Ethics for Bureaucrats
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| Part II: Publi c Organizations | |||
| Theme/Henry/Kennedy Chapters | Shafritz& Hyde Readings | ||
