Faculty Contact Information:
Mailing Address: UMUC, Unit 29216, APO AE 09102
Email Address: vistacita@aol.com
Phone: 262-7717 (UMUC Europe Harrogate Field Office) | |
Consultation:
| Instructor will be available before and after class and by appointment. | |
Required Texts and Readings:
Texts used exclusively in this course:
Denhardt, R.B. & Grubbs, J.W. (2003) Public administration: An action
orientation (4th ed.). Belmont, CA : Thomson Wadsworth.
Stillman, R.J. (2000). Public administration: Concepts and cases (7th
ed.). Houghton Miflin.
Text used in multiple courses:
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the
American Psychological Association (5th edi.). Washington D.C.: Author. | |
Supplementary Readings:
| All graduate students should be prepared to utilize the UMUC online 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. | |
Recommended Journals:
| 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). Public Administration Review, the lead journal in the discipline,is especially useful for this course. | |
Course Description:
| Prerequisite: Undergraduate American political science or American Government or permission from the Program Director. A survey of the fundamentals of public administration, management strategies and management techniques at the national, state, and local levels. | |
Course Goals:
As the introductory course in the M.P.A. program and a prerequisite to the certificate in E-Government, this course introduces and analyzes:
- Discipline and practice of American public administration.
- Role of government in general and public administrators in particular in a democratic society.
- Basic institutions of American government.
- Development of the administrative state.
- Component partsof public administration.
- Current standards and best practices in public sector management.
- Major theories, models, and concepts of public administration
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Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of the course, students will be able to:
- Analyze
case material, web sites, public law, and research articles related to public administration
- Investigate
the relationship between historical and current issues in public administration
- Utilize
electronic resources to find primary source documents, data, statements on best practices, and research articles related to issues in public administration
- Develop and present
written and oral arguments, case studies, and/or research papers on current issues in public administration that make reference to and build on factual and expert information | |
Grading Information:
- A = 100 - 90
- B = 89 - 80
- C = 79 - 70
- F = 69 and below
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Course Requirements:
Midterm Exam 30%
Final Exam 30%
Term Paper 30%
Participation 10%
The midterm will consist of all readings and lectures to date. The final exam will consist of all readings and lectures from the midterm on. The format for the exams will be essay, short answer and some objective questions.
ATTENDANCE:
Because of the particular importance of lecture notes and discussion, good attendance is required in order to do well academically in the class. Attendance records, therefore, will be kept and regular class attendance is mandatory. Absence for verifiable duty calls, illness or personal emergencies can be excused, but it is the student's responsibility to inform the instructor in advance, or as soon as possible after the absence. Although the absence will be excused, the student is still responsible for the material covered during the absence. | |
Description of Course Requirements:
| Each student will be required to write an original research paper of approximately 8-12 pages in length. The paper is to be typed, double-spaced and written according to the APA style. In this paper, students will have to apply public administration concepts learned in this course. Grading will be based on content, appropriate references and format. The paper is due February 22. Failure to turn in your paper on time will result in a one grade reduction (10%) in the paper's value. | |
Course Schedule:
Jan 24 Structure and Function Federal System, Chapters 1 & 3 in Denhardt & Grubbs
Jan 25 Problems of Intergovernmental Relations, Chapters 1 & 3 in Denhardt & Grubbs, O'Toole in Skillman, p. 127
Feb 7 History and Nature of Public Personnel Management, Chapters 6 & 12 in Denhardt & Grubbs, Wilson in Stillman, p. 6
Feb 8 Fundamentals of Organization Theory, Chapter 8 in Denhardt & Grubbs, Weber in Stillman, p. 54
Feb. 21 Policy Formation, Implementation, and Evaluation, Chapter 7 in Denhardt & Grubbs
Feb 22 Decision Making and the Budget Process, Chapter 5 in Denhardt & Grubbs, Lindblom in Stillman, p. 225
Mar 6 Politics of the Budgetary Process, Chapter 5 in Denhardt & Grubbs, Rubin in Stillman, p. 376
Mar 7 Congressional Oversight: Control and Control Mechanisms, Chapter 2 in Denhardt & Grubbs, Long in Stillman, p. 103 | |
Academic Policies:
Please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities
Hard copies of the catalog are available at your local Education Center. | |
Faculty Bio:
| Dr. Chase is a Collegiate Professor with the University of Maryland University College. He holds an A.A. degree from Santa Monica College, a B.A. from Loyola University, an M.A. from the University of Southern California and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland. His teaching career began at the secondary level. He taught at Kubsaki High School on Okinawa and at Kaiserslautern High School in Germany. Dr. Chase has previously taught for the University of Maryland - College Park, University of Maryland University College - Asian, European and College Park Divisions. In addition, he has taught at Gettysburg College and Shepherd College. He has authored a number of publications including a World War II unit history of the 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion. Dr. Chase was the recipient of an Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations Fellowship. | |