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Course Info for PBPL - 860 - 01, Fall 2023
Class number: 2045 Title: Public Management Department: Public Policy & Law
Career: Graduate Component: Seminar Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 5 Current enrollment: 13 Available seats: 0
Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: T: 6:30PM-9:00PM, SH - N128 Instructor(s): Fitzpatrick, Sean
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences Requirement
Course Description:
This course will survey the core principles and practices of management in the public sector. Many modern commentators have argued that public institutions must be "run like a business" to achieve its mission in an efficient and accountable way. Is this argument valid? If not, how must the management of public institutions adapt or depart from basic business principles? Course readings will focus on key elements of successful management in the public sphere, including financial and budgetary oversight, capital planning, public transparency and inclusion, and workforce management. Students will engage with course material through a series of short essays or policy memoranda, an independent research project analyzing the management of an individual public institution or agency, and making recommendations for enhancements to its management structure and practices.
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