public management - public affairs

Week 1 Essay Directions Introduction: Students will complete a short essay each week which will apply the concepts they are learning in the course to a current federal, state, or local government issue or problem. Directions: Students must select a current issue regarding the federal, state, or local government from one of the following sites:

http://www.governing.com/

http://www.govexec.com/

Students must write two pages paper which:

1) Describes the issue,

2) Explains how the issue is related to the concepts in the Hill and Lynn text (preferably related to this week’s reading), and

3) Explains the implications for public managers.

Due Dates: Essays are due by 11:59 p.m. CT on Friday each week. They should be submitted to through the course Dropbox.