PA 5315 Public Management

Fall 2005
JO 4.614
Thursday 7- 9:45 PM

Professor: Dr. Floun’say R. Caver

Email: fcaver@utdallas.edu or frc021000@utdallas.edu
Phone: Temporary: 972-883-4936, Official Ph # will be provide ASAP
Office: GR 2.820
Office Hours: Wednesday 12-2 PM and Thursday 5-7 PM or by appointment

Introduction

This course is designed to give graduate students in public affairs an

understanding of public management as a field of academic study and an area of
professional practice. Public administration involves the core activities of government
that are performed, for the most part, by highly trained professionals in specialized
organizations at all three levels of government- federal, state, and local. While it is
impossible to cover all the material from the academic discipline, this course will attempt
to familiarize you with the various complexities of public administration. All students of
government need to recognize the tremendous importance of public administration and
administrators within the political system.

Required Texts

There are two required texts for this course. They are listed below.

David H. Rosenbloom and Robert S. Kravchuk, Public Administration: Understanding

Management, Politics, and Law in the Public Sector, 6th Edition.

Richard S. Stillman, Public Administration Concepts and Cases, 8th Edition.

Course Requirements

Active Participation- This course is a seminar and depends on your active

participation in class. That means that you have to read the assignments carefully and
come to class prepared to share your opinions and insights with other class members.
Attendance is very important since the class meets only once per week. If you know you
will not be able to attend, please let me know in advance via e- mail or telephone. More
than two absences may affect your final grade.

Journal Articles- You will be required to find two journal articles from
recognized academic journals, such as Public Administration Review, State and Local
Government Review, Public Performance and Management Review, or Review of Public
Personnel Administration on topics we are discussing. The journals must be peer-
reviewed. If you are not sure if the journal is peer-reviewed, use one of the journals

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mentioned above. You can also find suitable journal articles referenced in the texts that
are assigned. Summarize the main points of the journal article in approximately two
pages, be prepared to present your report to the class, and turn in the article and the
summary. Please provide handouts for class members. On the first class session,
students will choose an article (from the professor’s list) and presentation date for one of
their articles.

Case Studies and Briefs- Most weeks a case study from the Stillman book is
assigned for in-depth analysis and discussion. The brief should be 2-3 pages. Each of
you should prepare a brief on the assigned case using the major headings of the brief as
follows:
1) The problem: Mission, Power, Structure, Resources (money, skills, etc)
2) History or Background
3) Environmental factors that produce the problem or constrain the resolution
4) Alternatives for Resolving Problem/ Recommendations to Address the Problem
5) Lesson for Public Administrators (should include concepts from readings)

Assignment 1: Reaction Paper - Students are required to write a 2-3 page

reaction paper to Woodrow Wilson’s, The Study of Administration. The essay is Reading
1.1 in the Stillman book. The reaction paper should include the following:
1) Overview of Wilson’s argument
2) Explanation of the Politics-Administration Dichotomy
3) Applied reaction to the Wilson’s argument. Is a dichotomy possible? What
are the pros and cons of a strict separation of politics and administration?

Policy on Scholastic Dishonesty- Students who violate University rules on

scholastic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary penalties, including the possibility of
failure in the course and/or dismissal from The University. Since such dishonesty harms
the individual, all students, and the integrity of The University, policies on scholastic
dishonesty will be strictly enforced.

Examinations - The first exam will be near mid-term and the second exam will be
near the end of the semester. See the class schedule for dates. Exams are essay and short
answer. The material from the class notes and discussions will be included on the
examinations.. If you have to miss an examination for a good reason, you must tell me in
advance of the class and arrange a time with me to take a make-up exam.

Grading- The grade for the semester is based on the following:

Assignment 1 10%
Journal Articles (5 points each) 10%
First exam 30%
Second exam 30%
Case Briefs and Class Participation 20%

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 Course Outline

August 18 Introductio n

August 25 Rosenbloom, Chapter 1

Stillman, Reading 1 (Wilson);
Stillman, Case Study 7 (The decision to Go to War with Iraq)
No Case Brief Due: (In class case review)
Assignment # 1 Due

September 1 Rosenbloom, Chapter 2

Stillman, Reading 4 (Long);
Case Brief Due: Case Study 4 (The Columbia Accident)

September 8 Rosenbloom, Chapter 3

Case Brief Due: Stillman, Case Study 5 (Wichita Confronts
Contamination)

September 15 Rosenbloom, Chapter 4

Stillman, Reading 2 (Weber) and Reading 6 (Mayo);
Case Brief: Case Study 10 (Lessons of ValuJet 592)

September 22 Rosenbloom, Chapter 5

Stillman, Reading 11 (Wise);
Case Brief Due: Case Study 6 (American Ground: Unbuilding the
World Trade Center)

September 29 Exam 1
No Case Brief Due: Case Study will be discussed in Class
Stillman, Case Study 2 (How Kristin Died)

October 6 Rosenbloom, Chapter 6

Stillman, Reading 12 (Rubin);
Case Brief Due: Case Study 12 (Wisconsin Budget Deficit)

October 13 Rosenbloom, Chapter 7

Case Brief Due: Stillman, Case Study 8 (MOVE Disaster)

October 20 Rosenbloom, Chapter 8

In Class handout Case Study. No Case Study Due

October 27 Rosenbloom, Chapter 9

Case Brief Due: Case Study 1 (Blast in Centralia No. 5: A Mine
Disaster No One Stopped)

November 3 Rosenbloom, Chapter 10

Case Brief Due: Stillman, Case Study 15 (The Human Genome Project)

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November 10 Rosenbloom, Chapters 11 and 12
Complete Article Presentations
Class Guest – Public Administration and the Public

November 17 Rosenbloom, Chapter 13

Class Guest – Future of PA
Second Journal Article Due

November 24 Thanksgiving Holiday

December 1 Exam 2

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 Article Sign-up Sheet

August 25, 2005

1. Administrative leadership, neo- managerialism, and the public management movement.

By: Terry, Larry D. Public Administration Review, May/Jun98, Vol. 58 Issue 3, p194,

7p; (AN 621836)

2. Loose Cannons and Rule Breakers, or Enterprising leaders? Some Evidence About

Innovative Public Managers. By: Borins, Sandford. Public Administration Review,

Nov2000, Vol. 60 Issue 6, p498, 10p, 6 charts; (AN 3769116)

September 1, 2005

3. The Myth of the Bureaucratic Paradigm: What Traditional Public Administration

Really Stood For. By: Lynn Jr., Laurence E.. Public Administration Review,

Mar/Apr2001, Vol. 61 Issue 2, p144, 17p; (AN 4517945)

4. Retrofitting the Administrative State to the Constitution: Congress and the Judiciary's

Twentieth-Century Progress. By: Rosenbloom, David H.. Public Administration Review,

Jan2000, Vol. 60 Issue 1, p39, 8p; (AN 2865940)

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 September 8, 2005

5. The Supreme Court's New Constitutional Federalism: Implications for Public

Administration. By: Wise, Charles R.. Public Administration Review, May/Jun2001,

Vol. 61 Issue 3, p343, 16p; (AN 5143427)

6. Brown v. Board of Education at 50: The Multiple Legacies for Policy and

Administration. By: Henderson Jr., Lenneal J.. Public Administration Review,

May/Jun2004, Vol. 64 Issue 3, p270, 5p

September 15, 2005

7. Major Players: Bureaucracies In American Government. By: Kaufman, Herbert.

Public Administration Review, Jan2001, Vol. 61 Issue 1, p18, 25p, 1 chart; (AN

4493782)

8. School Bureaucracy and Student Performance at the Local Level. By: Bohte, John.

Public Administration Review, Jan2001, Vol. 61 Issue 1, p92, 8p; (AN 4494023)

September 22, 2005

9. Human Resource Practices in State Government: Findings from a National Survey.

By: Selden, Sally Coleman; Ingraham, Patricia Wallace; Jacobson, Willow. Public

Administration Review, Sep2001, Vol. 61 Issue 5, p598, 10p, 3 graphs; (AN 5487145)

10. A demand-side perspective on the importance of representing bureaucracy: AIDS,

Ethnicity, Gender and Sexual Orientation. By: Thielemann, Gregory S.; Stewart Jr.,

Joseph. Public Administration Review, Mar/Apr96, Vol. 56 Issue 2, p168, 6p, 2 charts;

(AN 9604221011)

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 October 6, 2005

11. Implementing Performance-Based Program Budgeting: A System-Dynamics

Perspective. By: Grizzle, Gloria A.; Pettijohn, Carole D.. Public Administration Review,

Jan2002, Vol. 62 Issue 1, p51, 12p, 3 graphs; (AN 5854666)

12. Police Budgeting: Winning Strategies. By: Coe, Charles K.; Wiesel, Deborah Lamm.

Public Administration Review, Nov2001, Vol. 61 Issue 6, p718, 10p, 9 charts; (AN

5546679)

October 13, 2005

13. Citizen Participation in Decision Making: Is It Worth the Effort? By: Irvin, Re née

A.; Stansbury, John. Public Administration Review, Jan2004, Vol. 64 Issue 1, p55, 11p;

DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2004.00346.x; (AN 11853689)

14. Nonincreme ntal Policy Change: Lessons from Michigan's Medicaid Managed Care

Initiative. By: Weissert, Carol S.; Goggin, Malcolm L.. Public Administration Review,

Mar2002, Vol. 62 Issue 2, p206, 11p; (AN 6316152)

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 October 20, 2005

15. Putting More Public in Policy Analysis. By: Walters, Lawrence C.. Public

Administration Review, Jul2000, Vol. 60 Issue 4, p349, 11p; (AN 3301880)

16. Why Measure Performance? Different Purposes Require Different Measures. By:

Behn, Robert D.. Public Administration Review, Sep2003, Vol. 63 Issue 5, p586, 21p;

DOI: 10.1111/1540-6210.00322; (AN 10584583)

October 27, 2005

17. The Regulation Dilemma: Cooperation and Conflict in Environmental Governance.

By: Potoski, Matthew; Prakash, Aseem. Public Administration Review, Mar2004, Vol.

64 Issue 2, p152, 12p,

18. Regulation and Compliance Motivations: Examining Different Approaches. By:

May, Peter J.. Public Administration Review, Jan2005, Vol. 65 Issue 1, p31, 14p, 4

charts

November 3, 2005

19. Public Administration and the Theater Metaphor: The Public Administrator as

Villain, Hero, and Innocent Victim. By: Terry, Larry D.. Public Administration Review,

Jan/Feb97, Vol. 57 Issue 1, p53

20. Dealing with cynical citizens. By: Berman, Evan M.. Public Administration Review,

Mar/Apr97, Vol. 57 Issue 2, p105, 8p, 7 charts; (AN 9704083001)

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 November 10, 2005

21. Legitimacy, history, and logic: Public administration and the constitution. By:

Spicer, Michael W.; Terry, Larry D.. Public Administration Review, May/Jun93, Vol. 53

Issue 3, p239

22. When the State Takes Over a Life: The Public Guardian as Public Administrator. By:

Teaster, Pamela B.. Public Administration Review, Jul2003, Vol. 63 Issue 4, p396, 9p;

DOI: 10.1111/1540-6210.00303; (AN 10031118)

23. Public Meetings and the Democratic Process. By: Adams, Brian. Public

Administration Review, Jan2004, Vol. 64 Issue 1, p43, 12p; DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-

6210.2004.00345.x; (AN 11853690)

24. Congressional Supervision of America's Secret Agencies: The Experience and

Legacy of the Church Committee. By: Johnson, Loch K.. Public Administration Review,

Jan2004, Vol. 64 Issue 1, p3, 12p; DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2004.00342.x; (AN

11853693)

November 17, 2005

25. Public Leadership in Times of Crisis: Mission Impossible? By: Boin, Arjen; Hart,

Paul 't. Public Administration Review, Sep2003, Vol. 63 Issue 5, p544,

26. The Clash between Security and Liberty in the U.S. Response to Terror. By: Lewis,

Carol W.. Public Administration Review, Jan2005, Vol. 65 Issue 1, p18, 13p, 9 charts,

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 Others

The New Public Service: Serving Rather than Steering. By: Denhardt, Robert B.;

Denhardt, Janet Vinzant. Public Administration Review, Nov2000, Vol. 60 Issue 6,

p549, 11p, 1 chart; (AN 3769138)

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 Web Sites in Public Administration

General Information

www.fedworld.gov- This web site was created to facilitate the dissemination of

information to the public on the federal government. The site provides access to a wide
variety of databases, and allows the viewer to search, locate, order, and acquire a wide
range of government and business information.

www.fic.info.gov- This site provides telephone service for locating federal government
information, provides a list of toll- free FIC phone numbers and answers to many of the
most commonly asked questions about federal services.

www/thomas.loc.gov- This web site provides information on Congress and the legislative
process.

Newspapers/Journals

www.policy.com- Policy.com is an online newspaper that provides up-to-date

information on current public policy issues.

www.aspanet.org/publications/par/index2.html- This site will list articles published in

PAR, the leading journal in public administration.

www.pamij.com- The homepage of the online Journal of Public Administration and

Management.

www.familiesusa.org- Consumer voice for health care, offering articles and reports on
health care, politics, reform, Medicare and Medicaid, and other health care issues for
women, senior citizens, and lower-income people.

www.library.vcu.edu/guides/pubadm.htlm1#dict- This site lists a number of books,

research guides, and encyclopedias on the topic of public administration.

www.aspanet.org- The is the home page of the American Society for Public
Administration, the oldest and most formidable professional organization dedicated to the
study of public administration.

www.napawash.org- The National Academy of Public Administration is an independent,

nonpartisan organization charted by Congress to help federal, state, and local government
improve their effectiveness, efficiency, and accountability.

www.icma.org- This is the homepage of the International City-County Management

Association, the professional organization of the local government professional managers
in the USA and numerous other countries.

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www.urban.org- The homepage for the Urban Institute, a nonpartisan economic and
social policy research organization.

www.andromeda.rutgers.edu/~ncpp/ncpp.html- The home page of the National Center

for Public Productivity focuses on performance evaluation and best practices in the public
sector.

Government Agencies

www.dol.gov- Department of Labor

www.usdoj.gov- Department of Justice

www.ed.gov- Department of Education

www.hhs.gov- Department of Health and Human Services

www.hud.gov- Department of Housing and Urban Development

www.treas.gov- Department of Treasury

www.state.gov- Department of State

www.defenselink.mil- Department of Defense

www.commerce.gov- Department of Commerce

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