2010-11 Public Administration (MPA)
Application and acceptance to the program is required. (Non admitted students with a bachelor’s degree and Evergreen undergraduates are eligible to take MPA electives on a space available basis: see the MPA home page for more information.)
The Master of Public Administration degree is offered in three areas of concentration: Public & Nonprofit Administration, Public Policy and Tribal Governance. Students in these three concentrations are organized into two cohorts: the General cohort (Public & Nonprofit Administration and Public Policy concentrations) and the Tribal cohort (Tribal Governance concentration).
| Title | Standing | Credits | Schedule | F | W | S | Su | Description | Preparatory | Faculty |
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| 1st Year Core - General | ||||||||||
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Context of Public Administration
Doreen Swetkis, Lee Lyttle and Laurance Geri |
GRGraduate | 6 | 6-10p Tues | FFall | Throughout the 1st year Core the fundamentals of administering for the public good in a globalized world are explored. In Fall quarter we examine the foundations of administration and democracy in an environment where boundaries are no longer clearly defined and public administration is practiced everywhere (e.g., governments, tribes, non-profits, for profits, social entrepreneurial organizations, etc). We focus on the enduring issues of U.S. public administration and the political, social, economic and environmental contexts of effective public administration. | Doreen Swetkis Lee Lyttle Laurance Geri | ||||
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Doing Democratic Public Administration
Doreen Swetkis, Lee Lyttle and Laurance Geri |
GRGraduate | 6 | 6-10p Tue | WWinter | Throughout the 1st year Core we explore the fundamentals of administering for the public good in a globalized world. In Winter quarter, we explore what it takes to administer for the public good in a democracy. Our focus is on doing administration (management, organizational theory, etc.) with an emphasis on democracy, democratic processes and the roles and relationships of administrators and citizens in the complex web of democracy. | Doreen Swetkis Lee Lyttle Laurance Geri | ||||
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Policy, Finance and Budgeting for Public Administration
Doreen Swetkis, Lee Lyttle and Laurance Geri |
GRGraduate | 6 | 6-10p Tues & 9a-5p Sat (Jun 4) | SSpring | Throughout the 1st year Core we explore the fundamentals of administering for the public good in a globalized world. Spring quarter we examine the policy and fiscal foundations of doing the public's business, building on the concern for democratic administration explored in the Winter quarter and adding a critical element: funding. Public budgets provide dramatic evidence of social priorities. The process for setting priorities, the methods of funding those policies and implementation of those priorities within organizations are central to this course. In addition to public agencies, social priorities and funding are increasingly advanced through non-profit and even for-profit institutions. Examining the changing roles of public, private, and non-profit institutions add to our understanding and practice. | Doreen Swetkis Lee Lyttle Laurance Geri | ||||
| 2nd Year Core - General | ||||||||||
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Analytical Techniques for Public Service I
Timothy Winchell, Glenn Landram and Amy Gould |
GRGraduate | 6 | 6-10p Thurs | FFall | Analytical Techniques for Public Service is a two-quarter course sequence for second year MPA students. Each quarter focuses on approaches to applied research in public administration, public policy and non-profits with an emphasis on issues relevant to governments. In the Fall, the following questions frame the work: 1) What are the modes of inquiry that have framed and are framing the field of public administration? 2) What is involved in producing the inputs, outputs, and outcomes for data analysis? 3) How do we turn data into information and information into decisions? 4) How are analytical techniques practiced in everyday public service? Our intent is to gain a better understanding of how to approach, critique, use, analyze, and communicate research in public service. | Timothy Winchell Glenn Landram Amy Gould | ||||
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Analytical Techniques for Public Service II
Amy Gould, Timothy Winchell and Glenn Landram |
GRGraduate | 6 | 6-10p Thurs, 9a-5p Sat (Mar12) | WWinter | Analytical Techniques for Public Service is a two-quarter course sequence for second year MPA students. Each quarter focuses on approaches to applied research in public administration, public policy and non-profits with an emphasis on issues relevant to governments. In the Winter, we respond to the following questions: 1) What are the various approaches to conducting social science research? 2) How do we analyze and interpret quantitative and qualitative data? 3) How do we turn data into information and information into decisions? 4) How do we present useful information? Our intent is to gain a better understanding of how to approach, critique, use, analyze, and communicate research in public service. | Amy Gould Timothy Winchell Glenn Landram | ||||
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Capstone
Timothy Winchell, Glenn Landram and Amy Gould |
GRGraduate | 6 | 6-10p Thurs, 9a-5p Sat (Jun 4) | SSpring | Students "cap off" their studies in the MPA program by taking the Capstone course. In this course, students reflect upon, and integrate, their learning in the program and engage in an applied demonstration project of their own design, demonstrating the knowledge, skills and abilities gained in the MPA program | Timothy Winchell Glenn Landram Amy Gould | ||||
| Public Policy Concentration | ||||||||||
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Foundations of Public Policy
Laurance Geri |
GRGraduate | 4 | 6-10p Wed | FFall | This course provides an overview of the concepts and issues in the field of public policy. As the first course in the TESC MPA Policy Concentration, it is intended to provide an introduction to the study of public policy processes and to the practice of policy analysis. We consider the economic and political rationales offered for public intervention in our society and economy, and critique the many models analysts have created to describe the policy process. The course emphasizes two contrasting approaches to policy analysis-a classic approach epitomized by rational, benefit cost analysis, and an interpretive model that features deliberative processes at the core of democratic systems of governance. Comparing and contrasting these models, we seek to provide guidance for future policy analysts in our representative democracy, in a system where marginalized groups still find it difficult to gain entrée to the policy process. . | Laurance Geri | ||||
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Advanced Research Methods
Glenn Landram |
GRGraduate | 4 | 6-10p Mon | WWinter | Advanced Research Methods, a required course for the MPA Policy concentration, examines advanced and multivariate statistical methods from a practical viewpoint. The aim is to introduce students to the most used statistical techniques and research designs in state government that will allow users to understand the complexities that are critical to the research/policy question. Students can expect to learn enough about complex design and techniques to be able to know what technique to request, to understand the use of designs and techniques and to interpret complex research output. In addition, students will develop their ability to use many of the advanced analysis features embedded within Excel. Books you will need: 1. Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics, 14th edition, by Lind, Marchal and Wathen. ISBN: 978-0-07-340176-8. 2. A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper [Paperback], by John Allen Paulos, 978-0385482547. The only assignment is to read the first three chapters of Statistical Techniques by the first day of class. | Glenn Landram | ||||
| Tribal Cohort | ||||||||||
| 1st Year Core - Tribal | ||||||||||
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Context of Public Administration (Tribal)
John Gates and Linda Moon Stumpff |
GRGraduate | 6 | 5-9p Fri, 9a-4p Sat/Sun (Sept 24-26) | FFall | Throughout the 1st year Core the fundamentals of administering for the public good in a globalized world are explored. In Fall quarter we examine the foundations of administration and democracy in an environment where boundaries are no longer clearly defined and public administration is practiced everywhere (e.g., governments, tribes, non-profits, for profits, social entrepreneurial organizations, etc). We focus on the enduring issues of U.S. public administration and the political, social, economic and environmental contexts of effective public administration. Tribal perspectives are vital in the Tribal Cohort course. | John Gates Linda Moon Stumpff | ||||
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Doing Democratic Public Administration (Tribal)
John Gates and Linda Moon Stumpff |
GRGraduate | 6 | 8:30a-4:30p Fri/Sat/Sun (Jan 14-16, Jan 28-30) | WWinter | Throughout the 1st year Core we explore the fundamentals of administering for the public good in a globalized world. In Winter quarter, we explore what it takes to administer for the public good in a democracy. Our focus is on doing administration (management, organizational theory, etc.) with an emphasis on democracy, democratic processes and the roles and relationships of administrators and citizens in the complex web of democracy. Tribal perspectives are vital in the Tribal Cohort course. | John Gates Linda Moon Stumpff | ||||
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Policy, Finance and Budgeting for Public Administration (Tribal)
John Gates and Linda Moon Stumpff |
GRGraduate | 6 | 8:30a-4:30p Fri/Sat/Sun (Apr 8-10, Apr 22-24) | SSpring | Throughout the 1st year Core we explore the fundamentals of administering for the public good in a globalized world. Spring quarter we examine the policy and fiscal foundations of doing the public's business, building on the concern for democratic administration explored in the Winter quarter and adding a critical element: funding. Public budgets provide dramatic evidence of social priorities. The process for setting priorities, the methods of funding those policies and implementation of those priorities within organizations are central to this course. In addition to public agencies, social priorities and funding are increasingly advanced through non-profit and even for-profit institutions. Examining the changing roles of public, private, and non-profit institutions add to our understanding and practice. Tribal perspectives are vital in the Tribal Cohort course. | John Gates Linda Moon Stumpff | ||||
| Tribal Concentration | ||||||||||
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Path to Sovereignty
Alan Parker and John Gates |
GRGraduate | 4 | 1-5pm Fri, 8:30a-4:30p Sat/Sun (Nov 12-14, Dec 3-5) | FFall | This course, the first of the 1st Year Tribal Concentration Courses, relates the historical foundations for federal Indian policy to the contemporary legal and political issues confronting Indian tribes as governments. Following an overview discussion of the contemporary role of self-governing Indian tribes, Readings and discussion of the historical period from pre-colonial through the implementation of the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act and overview discussions of the contemporary role of self-governing Indian Tribes form the first component. The balance of the course concentrates on the l, "the modern era" of Indian policy, defined as that period beginning with the foundation of the National Congress of American Indians in 1944 up until the present. Our goal in this first quarter is to gain understanding of the historical origins of the current laws and policies that constitute the legal, economic, social and political environment in which tribal governments operate today and the leadership and persistence of Tribes in the policy formation process. | Alan Parker John Gates | ||||
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Intergovernmental Relations
Linda Moon Stumpff and John Gates |
GRGraduate | 4 | 1-5p Fri, 8:30a-4:30p Sat/Sun (Feb 11-13, Mar 4-6) | WWinter | This course, the second of the 1st Year Tribal Concentration Courses, is designed to address the field of intergovernmental relations from the perspective of tribal nations. Different levels of government including tribe-to-tribe, state and local to tribe, tribe to the federal government and its various agencies and tribe to international bodies and other indigenous peoples comprise the governmental relationships that the course seeks to explore. Readings, lectures and assignments cover the historical, legal, theoretical and practical aspects of intergovernmental relations using the framework of the three major functions of government: regulatory, fiscal/taxation and service provisions. Particular focus will be on development of governmental agreements rather than litigation between tribes and states and between tribes and local governments. We will discuss efforts to coordinate "Indian" policy within the executive branch, the development of government-to-government consultation processes for tribal governments within different agencies and the role of intergovernmental agreement-making-processes by different federal agencies. We will also explore state-tribal relations with states and local governments with a focus on assessing the impacts, benefits and limitations of different types of intergovernmental agreements. Students will explore models for agreements in areas such as co-management of fisheries, land use/zoning, land management, law enforcement, tobacco tax/gaming, and social service provision. Class activities will provide an insight into the skills and capacities needed to negotiate and assess various agreements and the special requirements and legal parameters of specific types of agreements. | Linda Moon Stumpff John Gates | ||||
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Tribal Organizations and Structures
Alan Parker and John Gates |
GRGraduate | 4 | 1-5p Fri, 8:30-4:30 Sat/Sun (May 13-15 & June 3-5 ) | SSpring | This course, the third of the 1st Year Tribal Concentration Courses, focuses on the organizational structure and operations of tribal governments. The relationships between structure and institutions as set forth by tribal constitutions written according to the IRA models will be compared to non-IRA models for governance. The influence of the Indian Self-determination Act and the Tribal Self-governance Act will also be explored. Students will critically analyze tribal governance institutions and practices including management systems and budgeting processes. Tribal membership criteria, enrollment procedures and membership rights, tribal constitutional change and relationships between traditional and contemporary governance practices are subjects that will be addressed in class readings and discussion. Students will also analyze the scope of authority of tribal courts and the separation of tribal legislative from administrative and judicial functions. Books: Berry, Kate and Henderson, Martha, . University of Nevada Press, Reno Nevada, 2002. Handout: Chapter Nine, "Coping with Health Care Delivery on the Round Valley Indian Reservation, Cruz, Zuni Christine, Tribal Law Journal, University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, NM, Handout: pages 1-15. Handout and Moodle postings on:" " by Kimberly Tallbear Lamont, Eric (ed.). (2006). . University of Texas Press. ISBN: 978-0-292-71317-8 The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development, Oxford University Press ISBN 13: 9780195301267 paperback 448 pages May 2007 Edited by Miriam Jorgensen; University of Arizona Press 384 pp. 2007 | Alan Parker John Gates | ||||
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Ethics and Leadership
Glenn Landram |
GRGraduate | 4 | 6-10p Mon | FFall | With pressure on all organizations to cut corners in an environment of decreasing resources this course will examine some of the inevitable ethical dilemmas with a systematic analytic evaluation. Students will learn how to present their moral point of view to others in order to jointly serve their organization and improve society. We will be working from the text by LaRue Tone Hosmer. The author provides an explicit three-part framework to analyze ethical problems by combining outcomes, requirements and principles. The course will rely heavily on case studies and discussion. Lecture, films and guest speakers will be used as appropriate. An example of the type of ethical issue to be examined would be the construction of a dam that is beneficial to millions while imposing harm on the hundreds of people that must be relocated. This course will be an engaging look at some of the more sophisticated and difficult problems needing to be solved by our society. | Glenn Landram | ||||
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Legislative Policy
Michael Hoover |
GRGraduate | 2 | 5-9p Fri, 9a-5p Sat/Sun (Nov 5-7) | FFall | This intensive weekend course will provide the theoretical and philosophical bases for legislative power, but it will focus much more on practical means for understanding how legislative policy is made-and how to have an effective voice in that process. Class will be held on the Capitol Campus in the Senate Caucus Rooms and Senate Chambers; Mike Hoover is Senior Counsel for the Washington State Senate. We will look at the distinct role the legislative branch plays in our separation of powers system of government, and we will explore the ways in which the "three P's of policy"-process, politics, and personality-combine in ways both predictable and perhaps unexpected to create legislation. Why do hard facts make for bad laws, and why do seemingly good people make bad policy choices? This will be an interactive class where students will work with real-world legislation and explain why they could do a much, much better job than elected representatives in crafting policy Depending on availability, some guest speakers are expected to come and share their experiences and insights with the class. Students are responsible for obtaining and reading one of these three books by legislative insiders from different legislatures: , by Ralph G. Wright (about the Vermont State House); , by Tom Loftus (about the Wisconsin State Assembly); or , by James R. Mills (about the California State Assembly). Students will write a paper on how various factors chosen by the student-such as citizen participation, lobbyist roles, partisan politics, procedural rules, staff, or media coverage-combined to play a dominant role in legislative policy discussed in their chosen book. Other materials will generally be provided by the instructor in advance of the course. Students will also choose a bill from this past 2009-10 biennium of the Washington State Legislature and will write about key points of that legislation's progression through the legislative process. This is a lot to pack into one weekend, so please plan your schedule carefully to ensure that you can make this compressed timeframe work for you. Your active participation in this interactive class will be crucial not only to sharing your ideas and learning with the class, but also in making what truly is an enjoyable subject even more fun and interesting! | Michael Hoover | ||||
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Local Governance
Stephen Buxbaum |
GRGraduate | 2 | 5-9p Fri, 9a-5p Sat/Sun (Oct 22-24) | FFall | Washington State's local governance system evolved out of a unique set of geographic and political circumstances leading to the creation of a web of over 50 different types of local governing bodies. This course explores how the state's system of local governance influences the delivery of public services and helps to determine the investment of public and private capital. We will examine how the existing governance system serves to drive public policy and consider how economic and environmental issues and interests are testing the viability of our current system. We will use case studies and systems thinking exercises to probe the dynamic relationships between cities, counties and special purpose districts as they struggle to deliver critical programs and services. | Stephen Buxbaum | ||||
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Managing Projects and Perspectives
Amy Gould |
GRGraduate | 4 | 9a-5p Sat/Sun (Oct 9-10, Nov 13-14) Sat (Dec 4) | FFall | What does success look like for you? In this course we will endeavor to respond to this question on both personal and professional levels. It takes integrated thinking and discipline to become a successful project manager. Tools are only tools. In addition to building an awareness of your own management style, we will use real world client based applications to explore and understand the social/political/environmental nuances of successful project management. Students will work hands on with a pre-selected client organization to apply your learning and develop an implementable project plan. 1) Develop an awareness of the project environment (culturally, economically, socially, and politically). This requires understanding, listening to and hearing your stakeholders rather than believing you know what is best. 2) Recognize key project management questions: what are the client's needs (real, perceived, political)? What are the potential impacts of meeting these needs (intended or unintended)? What is the risk tolerance for the organization and is the project scope reasonable? 3) Cultivate a self-awareness of your own management style when managing others, projects, and yourself. 4) Create a knowledge base of the vocabulary and processes of project management. | Amy Gould | ||||
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Marketing for Public Services
Karen Alman |
GRGraduate | 2 | 5-9p Fri, 9a-5p Sat/Sun (Nov 19-21) | FFall | By participating in this course, students should be able to: Yes, we can! In Marketing for the Public Service, students will learn how to apply the basic principles of marketing for bringing about positive social change in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors-and how do so in the most effective and resourceful ways. The course is specifically designed for those interested in government agency outreach, community-based initiatives, and non-profit organizations. The highlight of this intensive weekend offering is the opportunity to work with a local agricultural non-profit to gain hands-on experience with a real marketing case. So, come prepared, roll up your sleeves, and dig in! | Karen Alman | ||||
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Natural Resource Policy
Linda Moon Stumpff |
GRGraduate | 2 | 5-9p Fri, Sat/Sun 9a-5p (Nov 5-7) | FFall | This course explores the history, impacts and responses to environmental laws and initiatives to public and tribal lands. The roles of federal, state, local, tribal and international bodies will be covered in relation to current issues such as global warming and access to water. On the 40th anniversary of the National Environmental Policy Act, its influence on related environmental issues delineates a challenging area for student research. | Linda Moon Stumpff | ||||
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Non-Profit Success: Theory and Practice
Doreen Swetkis |
GRGraduate | 4 | 5-9p Fri, 9a-5p Sat (Oct 8-9), 9a-5p Sat (Oct 23, Nov 13, Dec 4) | FFall | While the effective management of public, private, and nonprofit organizations share some key elements, this course focuses on topics that are unique to the nonprofit sector. Some of these issues arise because of the nature of the sector such as the volunteer nature of nonprofit boards of directors, or the inevitable tension between organizational mission and funders' demands. Others are included because of the significant changes in the nonprofit sector during the last twenty-five years. Increased involvement in public policymaking, enlarged roles in implementing public initiatives, the more cohesive identity of the sector as a defined piece of the economy and administrative state, and the heightened professionalism demanded by funders all converge to make the day-to-day management of nonprofit organizations in the twenty-first century a challenging task. This course is designed to provide you with an opportunity to think through some of these issues. It will provide some context that will help you more clearly understand the conditions that you observe either working in a nonprofit organization today, in the future, or in studying or interacting with nonprofit organizations. | Doreen Swetkis | ||||
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Path to Sovereignty
Alan Parker and John Gates |
GRGraduate | 4 | 1-5pm Fri, 8:30a-4:30p Sat/Sun (Nov 12-14, Dec 3-5) | FFall | This course, the first of the 1st Year Tribal Concentration Courses, relates the historical foundations for federal Indian policy to the contemporary legal and political issues confronting Indian tribes as governments. Following an overview discussion of the contemporary role of self-governing Indian tribes, Readings and discussion of the historical period from pre-colonial through the implementation of the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act and overview discussions of the contemporary role of self-governing Indian Tribes form the first component. The balance of the course concentrates on the l, "the modern era" of Indian policy, defined as that period beginning with the foundation of the National Congress of American Indians in 1944 up until the present. Our goal in this first quarter is to gain understanding of the historical origins of the current laws and policies that constitute the legal, economic, social and political environment in which tribal governments operate today and the leadership and persistence of Tribes in the policy formation process. | Alan Parker John Gates | ||||
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Globalization and Public Administration
Laurance Geri |
GRGraduate | 4 | 9a-5p Sat/Sun (Jan 15-16; Mar 5-6) 9a-5p Sat (Feb 5) | WWinter | This course explores the implications of globalization for public administration in the United States and other countries. We will first explore the vast changes that are occurring around the world, and discuss the economic, political, cultural, environmental and criminal aspects in an attempt to define globalization and determine what is bringing it about. With that context, we can ask, what does this mean for governance, within and between countries? How have opinions of the US changed, and what does that mean for foreign policy and international relations? Has globalization changed the way countries govern themselves, and the policy and administrative options available to them? The major assignment will be a comparative analysis of a policy or administrative issue in two or more countries. . Books. Available through the TESC bookstore or online. Held, David and Anthony McGrew (2007). (Paperback). New York: Polity Press. ISBN-10: 0745639119 ISBN-13: 978-0745639116 Hofstede, Geert (2010). New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 0071664181 Pollitt, Christopher and Geert Bouckaert (2004). (Paperback). New York: Oxford U. Press, USA. 0199268495; 978-0199268498 Zakeria, Fareed (2009). . (paperback) New York: WW Norton, ISBN: 0393334805. National Intelligence Council (2008). . Washington, D.C.: NIC. Available on course Moodle site or at: Huntington, Samuel P. (1993) " The Clash of Civilizations?" , Summer. Available on course Moodle site or at: . , Overview. Available on course Moodle site, or at: Berger, Suzanne (2000). "Globalization and Politics," , vol. 3. (will be available on the course Moodle site). Other articles, TBD. | Laurance Geri | ||||
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Intergovernmental Relations
Linda Moon Stumpff and John Gates |
GRGraduate | 4 | 1-5p Fri, 8:30a-4:30p Sat/Sun (Feb 11-13, Mar 4-6) | WWinter | This course, the second of the 1st Year Tribal Concentration Courses, is designed to address the field of intergovernmental relations from the perspective of tribal nations. Different levels of government including tribe-to-tribe, state and local to tribe, tribe to the federal government and its various agencies and tribe to international bodies and other indigenous peoples comprise the governmental relationships that the course seeks to explore. Readings, lectures and assignments cover the historical, legal, theoretical and practical aspects of intergovernmental relations using the framework of the three major functions of government: regulatory, fiscal/taxation and service provisions. Particular focus will be on development of governmental agreements rather than litigation between tribes and states and between tribes and local governments. We will discuss efforts to coordinate "Indian" policy within the executive branch, the development of government-to-government consultation processes for tribal governments within different agencies and the role of intergovernmental agreement-making-processes by different federal agencies. We will also explore state-tribal relations with states and local governments with a focus on assessing the impacts, benefits and limitations of different types of intergovernmental agreements. Students will explore models for agreements in areas such as co-management of fisheries, land use/zoning, land management, law enforcement, tobacco tax/gaming, and social service provision. Class activities will provide an insight into the skills and capacities needed to negotiate and assess various agreements and the special requirements and legal parameters of specific types of agreements. | Linda Moon Stumpff John Gates | ||||
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Managing Organizations
Amy Gould |
GRGraduate | 4 | 9a-4p Sat (Jan 8 ), 9a-4p Sat/Sun (Jan 29-30, Feb 12-13) | WWinter | To manage or not to manage...is this the question? Perhaps it is better to ask how to manage, when to manage, who to manage, where to manage, what to manage, and why manage? Just like organs in the human body, organizations do not function in isolation. Similar to most humans, public and non-profit organizations need sustenance, security, movement/change, aspirations, awareness of their internal and external environments, and... management. It is both a calling and job for managers to recognize and manage the multiple facets of any organization; especially the human components. In this course each student will have the opportunity to study organization theory, organization development, organization behavior, and practice their studies with hands on application of their own unique management style. Each student will learn to assess situations for a ripe "management moment," recognize strengths and weaknesses of organizations with the know how to implement recommendations for moving forward through action plans and goal setting, empower networking connections for collaborations across organizations, maintain an organization's solvency linked to its budget and mission, and develop the skills of listening, public speaking, and professional writing. Armstrong (2004). . 6th edition. Kogan Page. ISBN: 074944262X Braffman & Beckstrom. (2006). . Portfolio Hardcover. ISBN: 1591841437. Fry (2000). . 4th edition. Thomson. ISBN: 156414464X. Maxwell (2006). . Thomas Nelson. ISBN: 0785260927. Rosenberg & Hizer (2003). . Adams Media. ISBN: 1580628540. Yokoyama & Michelli (2004). (from the world famous Pike Place Fish Market). Hyperion. ISBN: 1401300618 | Amy Gould | ||||
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Public Law
Alan Parker |
GRGraduate | 4 | 6-10p Wed, | WWinter | Books for assigned reading: Edward Levy, U of Chicago Press Feinman Oxford Univ. Press 2000 Cooper and Newland, Josey-Bass Inc Gellhorn and Levin, West Publishing 1997 There may be a substitute book used, Rosenbloom and Schwartz Although these are good books to have in your permanent collection as a Public Administrator, they are pricey and will be placed on hold at the Library. With the exception of Levy (104 pages), you will only be assigned selections from the other texts. I plan to work off the . You should be able to access this at the TESC MPA website (at the . I will be preparing an updated syllabus before the end of this quarter and any additional readings will be handouts distributed in class. | Alan Parker | ||||
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The Resilient Organization
John Fortugno |
GRGraduate | 2 | 5-9p Fri, 9a-5p Sat/Sun (Feb 18-20) | WWinter | Continuity Planning helps organizations fulfill a social responsibility to protect their patrons, community, and employees when things go awry. We will focus on sustaining delivery of services essential to your clients, even in the worst of times. How can your agency, non-profit, or tribal entity quickly resume functioning and deliver the services critical to your mission? How would you respond to a major earthquake, a devastating computer virus, pandemic disease, widespread flooding, or the sudden departure of your executive director? What can you do now to build a more resilient organization? Emergency managers from state and local entities, non-profits, and the tribes will help us explore these issues. Resources provided will allow participants to complete EMI certifications sought by many employers. There is no text to be purchased by students. Some printed materials, including workbooks, will be provided to students on the first day of class. In addition, a small amount of pre-reading will be available via Moodle at the end of January. | John Fortugno | ||||
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Successful Public Speaking
Marla Elliott |
GRGraduate | 2 | 5-9p Fri, 9a-5p Sat/Sun (Feb 25-27) | WWinter | Oral eloquence still counts when you need to explain, persuade, collaborate, and lead. This intensive weekend course will help you learn to use your voice, body, and personal presence with confidence when speaking to others. You will learn to channel stagefright into creative energy and to organize your thoughts into a structure your audience can grasp. Students will write, revise, rehearse and present a short speech; they will also have opportunities to practice speaking impromptu. Credit will be awarded in Public Speaking. | Marla Elliott | ||||
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Sustainable Leadership and Decision Making
Michael Mucha |
GRGraduate | 2 | 5-9p Fri, 9a-5p Sat/Sun (Jan 21-23) | WWinter | This course is will focus on ways for the manager or team leader to prepare a leadership action plan for advancing sustainability. The weekend intensive course will focus on four modules including; understanding modern frameworks for conceptualizing sustainability, setting a sustainability strategy that identifies where to start and how to translate intent into meaningful action, developing performance measures and assigning accountability for results, and exercising leadership to change a traditional work culture into a sustainable one. | Michael Mucha | ||||
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Tough Choices
Doreen Swetkis |
GRGraduate | 2 | 5-9p Fri, 9a-5p Sat/Sun (Feb 4-6) | WWinter | This two-credit intensive weekend course will examine some real world dilemmas you could encounter as an administrator, dilemmas not necessarily covered in a text book. You will not walk away with a set of answers to these situations; however, the ultimate goal is to know yourself and realize how your moral compass influences the tough choices you may have to make. Books Needed: William Ury, Getting Past No: Negotiating with Difficult People. 1991. Bantam Books. ISBN: 0-553-07274-9 Terry L. Cooper, The Responsible Administrator: An Approach to Ethics for the Administrative Role, 5th Edition. 2006. Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 0787976512 Assignment due before the first day of class is to have both books read by then. | Doreen Swetkis | ||||
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Advocacy and Social Change
Doreen Swetkis |
GRGraduate | 4 | 6-10p Wed | SSpring | How does one fulfill Gandhi's charge of becoming "the change you wish to see in the world"? What knowledge and skills do you need to be an effective advocate? This class will address these concerns through readings, interactions with successful advocates, and havi9ng students build a detailed advocacy strategy. An ethical, effective advocate acknowledges his or her own motivations and unique view of the world, distinguishes between persuasion and manipulation, and between education and advocacy. These concepts as well as other concepts that are used in the lexicon of "social change" will be explored. Books for this class: Moyer, Bill. 2001. Doing Democracy: The MAP Model for Organizing Social Movements. New Society Publishers. Paperback. ISBN: 978-0-86571-418-2 INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence. 2007. The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex. Paperback. ISBN: 0-89608-766-2 Jeffrey Reiman & Paul Leighton. 2009. The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison: Ideology, Class, and Criminal Justice. Allyn & Bacon. Paperback. ISBN 020568842X Bobo, K., Kendall, J., Max, S. Organizing for Social Change: Midwest Academy Manual for Activists. 4th Edition. Forum Press. Paperback. ISBN: 978-09842752-1-2 | Doreen Swetkis | ||||
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Food Policy: Digital Cultivation
Leslie Hatfield |
GRGraduate | 2 | 5-9p Fri, 9a-5p Sat/Sun (Apri 15-17) | SSpring | Food policies are linked to a wide spectrum of government agencies and non-profits, from health care and education to taxes, subsidies and the environment. Furthermore, our relationship to food is a constant topic in the media, from cooking shows and recipe articles to food issue blogging and government educational websites. As the media landscape evolves ever more rapidly, so does the conversation between industry spin doctors, nonprofit activists, citizens and government officials. This class will explore best practices in multimedia advocacy and will look at the ways government agencies engage digitally with activists, consumers and producers. We will explore at least one each regional and national case study, and take a look forward to the 2012 Farm Bill. Students will work individually or in small groups to create a digital campaign around a specific piece of food policy. Hands, Joss. (2011). Pluto Press. ISBN-10: 0745327001 *Nestle, Marion. (2002, revised 2007). . University of California Press ISBN-10: 0520254031 Robin, Marie-Monique. (2010). New Press IBSN-10:0520254031 (selected chapters - TBA) Rainie, L. & Smith, A. (2010). 8% of online Americans use Twitter. Pew Research Center. *Gladwell, M. (2010). Small Change: Why the revolution will not be tweeted. The New Yorker. *Stone, B. (2010). Exclusive: Biz Stone on Twitter and Activism. The Atlantic. Wikipedia contributors. (2010). The Resignation of Shirley Sherrod. Wikipedia. *Science, and Technology International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge. (2008). Agriculture at a Crossroads: Synthesis Report (*executive summary). Media Policy 101 - FreePress.net | Leslie Hatfield | ||||
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How to Tell the Truth with Statistics
Glenn Landram |
GRGraduate | 2 | 6-10p Mon, (Mar 28, Apr 11, Ap 18, Ap 25, May 2) | SSpring | quantitative information. We will use five four-hour blocks of meeting times for this 2-credit class using texts such as by Darrell Huff and by Edward Tufte. There will be an opportunity to work with either data of the student's choice or simulated data. The majority of learning will take place in class so all are expected to attend, and be actively engaged. When completed students will have a much clearer idea of how to represent quantitative information in a fair and accurate way. | Glenn Landram | ||||
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Non-Profit Leadership and Development
Laurance Geri |
GRGraduate | 4 | 9a-5p Sat (May 28), 9a-5p Sat/Sun (Apr 9-10, Apr 30-May 1) | SSpring | This course will explore fundraising strategies for nonprofit organizations, and the role of leadership in successful nonprofit development. We will examine the overall state of philanthropy in the U.S., and provide an overview of the basics of fundraising, grantwriting, planned giving, and social entrepreneurship. | Laurance Geri | ||||
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Policy and Politics
Amy Gould |
GRGraduate | 4 | 9a-4p Sat (Apr 2) 9a-4p Sat/Sun (Apr 16-17, May14-15) | SSpring | Within public administration and policy processes the existence of politics is a reality. Therefore, we need leaders who can access the underpinnings of politics and the consequences of political ideologies. Harold Lasswell stated, "politics is about who gets what, when, where, and how." If this is the case, then leaders need to be actively engaged in every aspect of politics. However, such engagement in politics can test our character regularly. To this end, Bill George stated, "successful leadership takes conscious development and requires being true to your life story." As members of a learning community and society, we will endeavor to excavate the nature of politics, leadership, and their relational space to policy. Via classic and contemporary readings, guest speakers, seminar, debate, lecture, policy briefs, legislative testimony, and workshops; students will develop an understanding about where politics come from and the myriad of political ideologies and systems in practice globally. We will also pursue an understanding of philosophical foundations of Western political thought, the history of the U.S. Constitution and Constitutions of regional Tribal Nations, and concepts of political "otherness." In sum, we will dig in to what many talk about, but few really understand: politics & policy. Texts listed below: Ball, T. & Dagger, R. (2010). . Longman Publishing. ISBN: 978-0205779963. Tannenbaum, D. & Schultz, D. (2003). . Wadsworth Publishing. ISBN: 978-0534612634. Vile, J. (2006). ISBN: 978-0275989576. Lyons, O. et al. (1992). . Clear Light Publishers. | Amy Gould | ||||
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Sustainability and Public Policy
Linda Moon Stumpff |
GRGraduate | 2 | 5-9p Fri (May 6), 9a-5p Sat/Sun (May 7-8) | SSpring | This two unit course covers key points in current policy debates around the concept of sustainability as it plays out at the local and global levels. We will approach the concept of sustainability through discussion of various models that help to explain some of the challenges in the policy-making arena. Legislative and regulatory initiatives around cap and trade, land and energy planning, qualitative objectives for health and human services and other potential strategies will be explored through a variety of written and oral assignments. | Linda Moon Stumpff | ||||
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Why Race Matters
Janette Ward Olmstead |
GRGraduate | 2 | 5-9p Fri, 9a-5p Sat/Sun (May 20-22) | SSpring | Why Race Matters is an overview of the history and development of racial definitions: a historical overview of race based programs, exploration of race as a social construct vs. importance of capturing racial data as disparities continue in today's environment. Students will develop an understanding how racial and ethnic standards are defined by the US Office of Management and Budget, who has input into how they are defined and how the categories are used. Students will develop an understanding the difference between race, multiracial issues, ethnicity, and tribal affiliation. Students will explore issues around mechanisms and issues of how individuals are categorized, impacts of undercounting, and the relevance to issues such as health disparities. Understanding the importance of racial categories is critical for developing good management practices in public administration. Yanow, Dvora, ME Sharpe, 2003, Paper @37.95. ISBN: 0-7656-0801-4; 272pp. (this book not available at the bookstore. It is available through Amazon or other online resources.) LaVeist, Thomas A. Jossey-Bass. 2002 Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin Census 2000 Brief 2010 Census Homepage Department of Education, Final Guidance on Maintaining, Collecting, and Reporting Racial and Ethnic Data to the U.S. Department of Education, Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 202, Friday, October 19, 2007. | Janette Ward Olmstead | ||||
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Diversity in the Workplace: Understanding Cultural Competence
Pamela Peters |
GRGraduate | 4 | 5-9p Fri, 9a-5p Sat/Sun (Jun. 24-26, Jul. 8-10) | SuSummer | Managing in today's workplace can be challenging, and creating a respectful workplace where all employees feel valued is one of those challenges. Diversity in the workplace is as real today as it ever was. It impacts the way employees interact and communicate with one another, and when that communication fails or is misunderstood the result can undermine morale, teamwork, and productivity. To gain a better understanding of cultural competence, students will engage in active learning experiences designed to improve awareness and knowledge of their own cultural worldviews and gain intercultural communication skills. This course is designed to introduce ways to increase cultural competency in the workplace, leading to a more inclusive work environment where every employee feels valued. | Pamela Peters | ||||
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Energy Policy
Howard Schwartz and Anthony Usibelli |
JR - GRJunior - Graduate | 4 | 6-10p Thurs | SuSummer | This course will look at American energy policy as a jumble of choices among energy resources. Therefore we will need to understand the characteristics of fossil fuels and their alternatives as well how the policy process works. While there will some lecture and discussion to provide overviews and ensure that the class has a common knowledge framework, most of the work will involve critical analyses of ongoing policy controversies. The policy discussions may the US Senate's "White Paper on a Clean Energy Standard," the fight over EPA's regulation of greenhouse gases, whether biofuels are renewable and goals and policy "realities" of the Washington State Energy Strategy. The final choices will depend on the interests of students and faculty and the status of the issues when the class meets. For each policy arena, students will be challenged to investigate how science, economic and policy analysis, ideology, financial interest, geography, partisanship and other factors influence the outcome. | Howard Schwartz Anthony Usibelli | ||||
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Graduate Level Writing: Clear Thinking, Clear Writing
Emily Lardner |
GRGraduate | 2 | 6-10p Tues (Jul. 26 - Aug. 23) | SuSummer | Writing in professional graduate level programs requires clear, concise, and systematic ways of communicating your ideas. The goal of this course is to provide students with opportunities to add new ways of writing to their current repertoires and thereby enhance their analytic thinking skills. Specific writing tasks will come from the graduate programs. Students will develop portfolios of work, including ongoing reflective assessments about ways to manage their writing/thinking processes. We will meet as a whole group for common workshops, in smaller groups for focused instruction, and individually in conferences. (Conference times to be determined based on schedules.) | Emily Lardner | ||||
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Grant Writing Essentials
Sylvie McGee |
JR - GRJunior - Graduate | 4 | 5-9p Tue/Fri (Jun. 21, Aug. 26), 9a-5p Sat/Sun (Jul. 23-24, 30, Aug. 14) | SuSummer | Use hands-on practice to learn to write successful grants! We will start with an introduction to grants and their place in the development of nonprofit organizations and learn the sound planning skills needed for strong proposals. Students will write a grant for a nonprofit organization, getting feedback on each section as it is developed. A list of organizations seeking grant writing assistance will be provided**. Using interactive learning and assigned tasks, we will focus on planning, research, evaluation techniques, budgeting and how to effectively communicate issues and needs in a clear and concise manner. **NOTE: If you have a non-profit or government agency you wish to write for, you MUST contact me in advance of the first day of class, so that I can send a form to be filled out by the agency and review their readiness. | Sylvie McGee | ||||
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I Want to Be a Producer
John Robbins |
SR - GRSenior - Graduate | 4 | 6-10p Tue/Thu (Jun. 21 - Jul. 21) | SuSummer | An outdoor music festival? An art exhibition? A grand opening or a CD release party? Successful event production requires strategic planning, organization and project management skills. Come plan your own event and learn the theories of arts management, leadership, organizational structure, and fiscal management. Basic principles of fundraising, grant writing, contract management and presenting will be covered as well as the many public policies involved in conducting public events. | John Robbins | ||||
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Implementing the International Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Alan Parker and John Gates |
JR - GRJunior - Graduate | 4 | 5-9p Fri, 9a-5p Sat/Sun (Aug. 5-7, Aug. 19-21) | SuSummer | The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in September 2007. At that time, 144 member nations of the UN voted for adopting the Declaration and 4 nations voted against it while 11 abstained. The 4 voting against the Declaration included the US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Australia changed to a "yes vote" in 2008 while the other three countries waited until 2010 to amend their votes. The last to announce that they had changed their vote was the United States when President Obama made an announcement to the assembled US Tribal Leaders in Washington DC on December 16, 2010. We will examine the history of International Law pertaining to the rights of Indigenous Peoples as documented in Professor James Anaya's 2004 edition of "Indigenous Peoples in International Law. We will then consider the views of Indigenous Activists and experts who recently collaborated on the text, "Making the Declaration Work" published in 2010. Finally, we will examine current efforts to address questions regarding implementation of the UN Declaration through the advocacy work of the National Congress of American Indians and other Indigenous national organizations. Steps leading to implementation could include changes to the "plenary power" doctrine and clarifying the authority of tribal courts. | Alan Parker John Gates | ||||
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International Administration
Laurance Geri |
JR - GRJunior - Graduate | 4 | 6-9p Fri, 9a-6p Sat/Sun (Jul. 1-3, 15-17) | SuSummer | This course will explore the theory and reality of international organizations. Problems such as climate change and unequal development require global solutions. Yet institutions such as the United Nations designed to confront them are weak and widely distrusted. The course will explore this dilemma, the challenge of sustainable development, the role of social movements in guiding global change, and the intercultural skills needed to work effectively at the global level. | Laurance Geri | ||||
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Mind the Gap: Gender, Race, Religion and Public Service
Amy Gould |
FR - GRFreshmen - Graduate | 4 | 6-9p Fri, 9a-4p Sat/Sun (Aug. 19-21) Note: Originally scheduled to meet Aug. 5-7, but that schedule was changed at the beginning of second session. | SuSummer | "Mind the gap!" Should be the alert announced while working in public service. Too often we develop policies, programs, or management styles that actually increase the social divides in service delivery because we ignore cultural attributes of gender, race, and religion. Alternatively, we may possess the knowledge but lack the action to bridge the gap. Our course will investigate the nature and paradox of how public administration as a field of study may have contributed to this schism along with how the popular practices of public servants may perpetuate the divide. Readings, seminar, lectures, workshops, videos, and assignments will focus on actual cases in public service. The key learning objective for this course is to see how and why the discipline and practice of public administration is both a site of struggle and emancipation for academics, workers, and service recipients. | Amy Gould | ||||
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Understanding the Financial Crisis
Alan Nasser |
FR - GRFreshmen - Graduate | 4 | 6-10p Mon/Wed (Jul. 25 - Aug. 24) | SuSummer | The financial crisis is a turning point for American society and world history. It marks the beginning of what economists now call "the new normal". Understanding it can help in making sense of the world and planning for the future. This class helps students to understand where the crisis came from and where it is likely to lead. Clear explanations will be given for terms like securitization, derivatives, credit default swaps, and financial vs. real economy. Implications for income and job growth will also be studied. | politics, economics, business, finance, public administation, teaching | Alan Nasser | |||