Faculty Contact Information:
Dr. Stokes can be reached at DSN 484-863, or civilian 0631-413-8636. His e-mail address is stokesw@hq.21tsc.army.mil.
His FAX number is 484-8237, or civilian 0631-413-8237.
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Consultation:
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Dr. Stokes is available before or after class for consultation. Please don't hesitate to phone or send him an e-mail if you have a question.
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Required Texts and Readings:
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington DC: Author.
Anderson, J.E. (2000). Public policymaking (4th ed.). Houghton Mifflin.
Dye, T.R. (2002). Understanding public policy (10th ed.). Prentice Hall.
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Supplementary Readings:
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Dr. Stokes will provide a supplemental reading for each student at the beginning of the course. That reading will be used as the basis for a short oral presentation. Dr. Stokes will also hand out a list of supplemental books and journals. In addition, all graduate students should be prepared to utilize the UMUC online library at http://www.umuc.edu/library/. The library contains a large number of full text academic journals that are free of charge and immediately available. The library homepage also contains a number of links related to improving students' research and writing skills.
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Recommended Journals:
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A variety of full-text, online, free-of-charge and pay-per-view academic journals are listed on the PA Webboard (http://webboard.ed.umuc.edu/~pa). The Public Administration Review is the lead journal in the discipline and is especially useful for this course.
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Course Description:
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Prerequisites: Undergraduate economics and American political science or American government, and PUAD 501 or PUAD 502, or permission of the Program Director. Focuses on the analysis of costs and benefits in the selection of public policy choices. Students analyze public policy alternatives, factors, and processes involved in policy development, including the rulemaking that occurs after legislative enactment of public programs.
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Course Goals:
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As a required course in the policy track of the M.P.A., this course develops analytical skills necessary to the study of public policy. Students learn to apply a variety of common theoretical and conceptual approaches to policy development and policy analysis.
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Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of the course, students will be able to:
Analyze public policies using standard conceptual and theoretical models.
Evaluate policy options based on various assumptions of policy formulation and implementation.
Investigate the relationships between historical and current policy proposals on the public agenda.
Utilize electronic and technological solutions to accomplish policy analysis.
Utilize electronic resources to find primary source documents, data, statements on best practices, and research articles related to policy analysis.
Develop and present viable policy recommendations or proposals.
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Grading Information:
Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 92%
B 80% – 91%
C 70% – 79%
F Below 70%
Please note that Bowie State University does not use "D" for graduate students. The grade F(a) is used to designate academic failure. F(n) is used to designate failure for non-completion. Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC-Europe policies. For further details, please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog, available online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs or in your local Education Center.
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Course Requirements:
Graduate school at the masters level focuses on helping students obtain the education needed for success as professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate Programs and Bowie State University share the common goals of promoting excellence in academic scholarship through thoughtful inquiry and the skillful application of knowledge and theory for the betterment of society.
In order to maximize your graduate educational experience in general and this course in particular, you are required to:
Participate in classroom discussions 10%
Write graduate level papers or case studies 30%
Orally/visually present prepared material 20%
Complete one or more written examination(s) 40%
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Description of Course Requirements:
Participate in classroom discussions: You are expected to come to class prepared to engage in all discussions in a professional and informed manner. Usually this requires two to three hours of additional for every hour of a face-to-face class and approximately ten hours of preparation per week for a DE class.
Write graduate level papers or case studies: You are required to conduct professional-level research, including appropriately citing works of others and avoiding plagiarism. Plan on committing approximately 150 hours over the duration of this course to producing professional level deliverables.
Orally/visually present prepared material: You are required to present your research in a professional manner. In a face-to-face course, this typically means an oral presentation accompanied by appropriate visual material. In a DE class, this means creating a visual/textual presentation for your instructor and classmates.
Complete one or more written examination(s): The examination process in this class will assist you in developing the writing and critical thinking skills necessary to successfully passing the comprehensive exam required of all graduate students. The questions used for this course will either be taken directly from past comprehensive exams or written as though to be included on a comprehensive exam.
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Course Schedule:
This schedule presents 16 units or modules, with each unit corresponding to a regular three-hour weekday meeting, a half-day on weekends, or a full week of DE.
Initial meeting:
Introductions
Review of syllabus
Clarification of goals, objectives and requirements
Orientation to subject
Second meeting:Dye, Chapters,1 and 2, and Anderson, Chapter 1.
Third meeting: Dye, Chapters 3-4
Fourth meeting:Anderson, Chapter 2
Fifth meeting: Dye, Chapters 5 and 6
Sixth meeting: Anderson, Chapter 3
Seventh meeting: Dye, Chapters 7 and 8
Eighth meeting: Anderson, Chapter 4
Ninth meeting: Dye, Chapters 9 and 10
Tenth meeting: Anderson, Chapter 5
Eleventh meeting: Dye, Chapters 11 and 12
Twelfth meeting: Anderson, Chapter 6
Thirteenth meeting: Dye, Chapters 13 and 14
Fourteenth meeting: Anderson, Chapter 7
Examination
Fifteenth meeting:
Student presentations
Sixteenth meeting:
Student presentations
Course evaluations
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Academic Policies:
Please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs/ or from your local Education Center, for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities
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Faculty Bio:
FORMAl EDUCATION:
1966 B.A. political science, Claremont McKenna College
1967 Diplom, German, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universitat Bonn
1970 M.A., political science, University of Southern California
1974 M.S., educational administration, University of Southern California
1978 Ph.D. political science, Claremont Graduate University
FELLOWSHIPS:
1969 California State Fellowship
1974 Claremont Graduate School Fellowship
1977 Fulbright-Hays Fellowship
1978 Fulbright-Hays Fellowship, renewal
POSITIONS HELD:
1969 Instructor, Honors English, Bishop Amat High School
1972-1974 Instructor, with the rank of Studienrat, Staatliches Neusprachliches und Mathematisches-Naturwissenschaftliches Gymnasium, Landstuhl
1979 Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Universitat Konstanz
1980-2002 Associate Professor of International Relations, Troy State University
1999-2003 European Business School
PUBLICATIONS:
"Education in West Germany", The Review of Politics
"Whig Conceptions of Executive Power," Presidential Studies Quarterly
"Ethics and Politics: The Case of the SPD," Ethics and Foreign Policy
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