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COURSE SYLLABUS: Strategic Planning and Performance

Course Title: Department: Instructor: Prerequisites:

PA533 - Strategic Planning and Performance Political Science and Public Administration Stephen Soto, DM, MBA, MA, BS E-Mail -- Vita None

Course Description:

This course presents the rationale for strategic planning. The course also covers techniques & processes to develop and implement strategic planning in the public sector.

Required Textbooks and Software: Online Bookstore

Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, Revised Edition
by John Bryson
Jossey-Bass (A Wiley Company), ISBN #: 0787901415

The second text for the course is,

Benchmarking for Best Practices in the Public Sector
by Patricia Keehley, Steve Medlin, Sue MacBride and Laura Longmire
Jossey-Bass (A Wiley Company), ISBN #: 0787902993

The third text for the course (a paperback) is,

Images of Organization – the Executive Edition,
by Gareth Morgan
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc, San Francisco
ISBN #: 1576750388

Microsoft Word 97 or better

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Other Requirements:

There will be two project style exams (midterm exam and final exam) and a course project (worth up to 20 points). The course project will contain several problems to answer and/or essay question(s) to be done during the course. Each of the exam is worth up to 70 points. The format of the exams could include true/false, multiple choice, fill in blank, essay and/or essay questions. It will cover the material that has been presented in the course’s textbooks. The course’s textbooks are the basis for all exam answers.

The exam will be available at the end of week three and seven respectively. The exam will be completed no later than the last day of the week on week four and eight respectively. This gives learners a few days to work the project style exam and a few days to make sure that I receive it via e-mail. I acknowledge all e-mails from students. It is your responsibility to make sure that I receive your e-mails and the exam. If I have not acknowledged receiving it, then, I did not receive it.

1. Exam one (midterm) will cover the listed readings from week one up through and including week three.

2. Exam two (final) will cover the listed readings from week one up through and including week seven.

3. The course Project assignment will contain several problems to answer and/or essay question(s) to be completed during the course. It will be posted during the second week of the course and it is due at the end of week eight (due Sunday day 7).

Discussion: Earn up to 5 points per week

The student is required to respond to a weekly course-related discussion question. These questions will be provided weekly. Grading of response will be based on the instructor’s subjective evaluation of its content, grammar, and punctuation. Although a specific length is not mandated, the question’s response should be about 150 to 400 words, be well thought out and provide value to the class discussion. (Due Day 3, Wednesday)

Late work

Please note the due date for the Discussion Question and the Exams. Late e-mail submission of an exam results in a reduction of (20) points per day. Late posting of a discussion question results in a reduction of (1) point per day. Late e-mail submission of the course project results in a reduction of (5) points per day. The course will use the Canyon College server’s timestamp as the date and time basis for discussion questions posting, exam e-mail submissions and course project e-mail submission. Both exams and the course project will be submitted to the instructor’s Canyon College e-mail address.

Schedule and Assignments:

Please note that any changes to the following reading assignments will be posted with the discussion question for the next week in the online classroom.

Week One

Reading Assignments:

Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, Revised Edition:
Chapter One (including Part One on pg 1-2), Chapter Two and Chapter Eleven

Images of Organization – the Executive Edition:
Chapters One and Two

Review this Syllabus carefully, it contains an initial assignment for the learner to e-mail the instructor (no grading point value), but it is important.

Discussion Question: (Due day 3, Wednesday)

Discussion Question for Week One: What value do you believe that strategic planning offer to a public institution? Justify your position.

Week Two

Reading Assignments:

Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, Revised Edition:
Chapters Three, Four and Five

Images of Organization – the Executive Edition:
Chapters Three

Review and start working on the Course Project assignment. It will be posted during week two and it is due at the end of week eight (Sunday, day 7).

Discussion Question: (Due day 3, Wednesday)

The question will be posted in the classroom during Week One.

Week Three

Reading Assignments:

Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, Revised Edition:
Resource A and B

Images of Organization – the Executive Edition:
Chapter Four, Five, and Six

Discussion Question: (Due day 3, Wednesday)

The question will be posted in the classroom during Week Two.

Exam Midterm: The Exam will be posted in the Classroom on Sunday (day 7)

Week Four

Reading Assignments:

Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, Revised Edition:
Chapters Six, Seven, Eight, Resource C and Resource D

Assignment:

Work the Project Style Midterm Exam

Discussion Question: (Due day 3, Wednesday)

The question will be posted in the classroom during Week Three.

Exam Midterm: Exam is Due on Sunday (day 7)

Week Five

Reading Assignments:

Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, Revised Edition:
Chapters Nine, Ten, and Twelve

Discussion Question: (Due day 3, Wednesday)

The question will be posted in the classroom during Week Four.

Week Six

Reading Assignments:

Benchmarking for Best Practices in the Public Sector:
Introduction; Chapters One, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six

Discussion Question: (Due day 3, Wednesday)

The question will be posted in the classroom during Week Five.

Week Seven

Reading Assignments:

Benchmarking for Best Practices in the Public Sector:
Chapters Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten and Eleven

Discussion Question: (Due day 3, Wednesday)

The question will be posted in the classroom during Week Six.

Exam Final: The final exam will be posted in the classroom on Sunday (day 7).

Week Eight

Assignment:

Work the Project Style Final Exam.

Discussion Question: (Due day 3, Wednesday)

The question will be posted in the classroom during Week Seven.

Exam Final: Exam is Due on Sunday (day 7)
Course Project Assignment is Due on Sunday (day 7)

Other Course Policy:

I try to resolve all issues using e-mail first. If you have any questions, please e-mail me.

It is important that you read this syllabus carefully since I follow it (unless there is a typo, major unforeseen event or there is an error in it; Note, I always reserve the right to change the syllabus for these reasons). After reading the syllabus, your first assignment is to e-mail me and provide me with the e-mail address that I should use for you during the course (also your name, a backup e-mail address and your phone number).

It is important that your e-mail address does not have spam filters that could block my e-mails to you. It is your responsibility to disable any spam filters or similar blocking software that could prevent me from sending e-mails to your mailbox. It is your responsibility to supply me with a reliable mailbox.

Grades

Grading Scale: Out of 200 points

180-200 160-179 140-159 120-139 below 120

A B C D F