PAD500
Preview: PAD500 Modern Public Administration: Managing Public and Nonprofit Organizations :
Course Guide
Prerequisites
Course Description
Instructional Materials
Course Learning Outcomes
Weekly Course Schedule
Week 1 - To Do List
Introductions: Introduce yourself to your peers and professor.
This course examines theoretical and practical aspects of public administration and the historical development of the field. Students examine the
structure, functions, and evolution of federal agencies and their relationship to state and local governments and organizations that administer public
policy and resources. Management and leadership issues within public administration agencies and organizations are explored in addition to the
relationships between agencies and organizations and the larger community.
Required Resources
Donald F. Kettl. 2018. Politics
of
the
Administrative
Process. (7th ed.). CQ Press.
Introduction to Grant Writing. No date. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/professional_technical_writing/grant_writing/index.html
The Future of Public Administration. 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylbq1XrDqHs&feature=youtu.be
Supplemental Resources
American Society for Public Administration. No date. https://www.aspanet.org/ASPA/Students-New-Professionals/PA-Gateway/ASPA/Student-New-
Professionals/PA-Gateway/Welcome.aspx?hkey=28f075e3-4afd-4d98-96bc-350a25c20d98
National Academy of Public Administration. No date. https://www.napawash.org/
PublicServiceCareers.org. No date. http://www.publicservicecareers.org/
Review the foundational concepts and constructs of public administration.
1
Examine the government’s role, function, and decision-making process in democracy. a
2
Evaluate the influencers, positive and negative, and the impacts, intended and unintended, of public policy. a
3
Research public policy in a government or nonprofit organization to determine its effectiveness. a
4
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Week - To Do List 1
Learn: Read the Weekly Overview.
Learn: Read Chapters 1 and in 2
Politics
of
the
Administrative
Process.
Learn: View Weekly Overview and Additional Learning Materials.
Discuss: Complete the discussion on Bureaucratic Accountability.
Quiz: Complete Quiz 1
Week - To Do List 2
Learn: Read the Weekly Overview.
Learn: Read Chapters 3 and in 4 Politics
