Syllabus - Adobe PDF version of the syllabus.

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• College and MPA Departmental Policies http://www.brockport.edu/pubadmin/current/policies.html

Reading List - Access the online readings through a chronological reading list.

Presentation Checklist Brief document containing tips for effective presentations.

Presentation Guidelines. My own suggestions for the case presentations in this class.

Memoranda Guidelines for writing effective memos along with samples of high quality student work.

Public Policy Links Includes a variety of educational and research tools relevant to the study of public policy.

Web Research Tips for conducting policy research on the web.

Mid-Term Study Questions Study questions for exam on 3/8.

Memorandum Assignments

• Policy Memorandum 1 - "Gauging Support" (due 2/15)
• Policy Memorandum 2 - Local Policymaking Meeting Summary (due no later than 4/5)
• Reflective Case Study Analysis (due 5/3)

Power Point Presentations

• Foundations and Models (2/1)
• Game Theory (2/22)
• Participatory Decision-Making (4/26)
• Lessons of Public Policy (5/3)

Articles & Resources of Interest:

• 8 Dimensions of Equity Book chapter from Deborah Stone. Useful as background information for mid-term study.
• National Public Radio Audio streaming of NPR's news and stories.
  • Guest: Richard Nisbett, Professor of psychology and Co-Director of the Culture and Cognition program, University of Michigan. Author, The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently... And Why
• "Pension Tension: Workers Can No Longer Count on Company-Funded Retirements." by Kim Clark, January 24, 2005. USA Today.
• "Pension Tension: More and More, Retirees are Finding that it Pays to Have Worked for the Government instead of the Private Sector," by Dennis Cauchon, February 21, 2007, USA Today.