Fall 2014  |  PA 5405 Section 001: Public Policy Implementation (35321)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/10/2014
Wed 02:30PM - 05:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 15
 
09/17/2014
Wed 02:30PM - 05:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 15
 
10/08/2014
Wed 02:30PM - 05:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 15
 
10/22/2014 - 10/29/2014
Wed 02:30PM - 05:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 15
 
11/19/2014
Wed 02:30PM - 05:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 15
 
12/03/2014 - 12/10/2014
Wed 02:30PM - 05:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 15
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Theory, tools, and practice of the implementation of public policy, particularly in areas involving public, private, and nonprofit organizations. Analytical approach focuses on multiple levels in policy fields to pinpoint and assess implementation challenges and levers for improvement.
Class Description:
This course examines issues in the implementation of public programs and policies. It explores implementation as an integral, dynamic and often unpredictable component of the policy-making process. Policies are not only created by elected officials, who authorize and fund government activities, but also by state administrators, local managers, front-line staff, and policy clients. Because these actors create the operating procedures, establish the goals, distribute the scarce resources, and react to new policy initiatives, sometimes in contradictory ways, implementation is not a straight-forward, linear process. Much of policy implementation involves negotiation between different levels of government and/or nonprofits in decentralized service delivery systems. This course provides students skills to better understand and navigate these dynamics. Because implementation is inherently a social process, it requires skillful actors who can both analyze situations and work effectively with others to direct resources, manage competing demands, and move toward positive social outcomes. As such, students need to cultivate their abilities to be analytical, reflective and adaptive.
Class Format:
15% Discussion
35% Small Group Activities
10% Student Presentations
40% Web Based
Workload:
80 Pages Reading Per Week
2 Paper(s)
2 Presentation(s)
Other Workload: The second half of the semester involves 'field work' in a topic of your choosing.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/35321/1149
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/sandf002_PA5405_Fall2018.pdf (Fall 2018)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/sandf002_PA5405_Fall2016.pdf (Fall 2016)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/sandf002_PA5405_Fall2015.pdf (Fall 2015)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
23 June 2014

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