Public Management: Creating Public Value
In this course, we will learn how a public administrator/manager is qualitatively different from a manager in the private sector and the nonprofit sector. We will first survey the core foundations, principles, and readings of the field of public administration and public management. Students will then acquire and develop their own public manager’s toolbox which includes an introduction to goal setting and accountability, financial stewardship of public assets, policy system analysis, quantitative policy modeling techniques, and market failures. Students will also engage with International public administration/management readings and examples. Class discussion, case studies, short lectures, individual research projects, and oral presentations will inform students’ learning experiences. (INTD 0120 and PSCI 0104)