UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

Maryland in Europe Distance Education Programs

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INSTRUCTOR:                                                                                         CONSULTATION:
Dr. Kathy J Boyd                                                                            Via email at kjboyd@ed.umuc.edu
UMUC Graduate Programs                                                              or via DSN 370-6762
Unit 29216                                                                                          or via CIV +49-6221-378219
APO AE 09102                                                                                  or via home +33-478-939747

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course provides the student with the basic concepts, principles and practices of relationships among the different levels of government in the United States. The concerns addressed are: the constitutional structure, the characteristics of the tax system, complexities of the relationships, cooperation and conflict, conflict resolution, mandated requirements, and policy implementation issues.

REQUIRED TEXTS AND READINGS:

O'Toole, L.J. (2000). American Intergovernmental Relations [3^rd Edition]. Washington DC: CQ Press.

Peterson, P.E. 1995. The Price of Federalism. Washington DC: Brookings Institute.

Identifying Scholarly Literature © 1996-2001. Retrieved July 6, 2001 from UMUC web site http://www.umuc.edu/library/guides/identify.html#scholarly

Finding Journal Articles © 1996-2001. Retrieved July 6, 2001 from UMUC web site http://www.umuc.edu/library/guides/article.html

Citing Electronic Resources: APA Style © 1996-2001. Retrieved July 6, 2001 from UMUC web site http://www.umuc.edu/library/guides/apa.html

COURSE OBJECTIVES: This course will enable students to:

1. Understand constitutional issues in federal-state relationships
2. Discuss policy/program implementation issues vis-à-vis federal to state
3. Analyze contemporary approaches to IGR systems of management in the US
4. Develop and present research on the major issues, controversies, developments, and trends in the field

20%     Participation in discussions – evaluated on quality and timeliness
10%     Submission of scholarly articles – evaluated on quality and timeliness
10%     Submission of websites – evaluated on quality and timeliness
10%     Development of research paper – evaluated on timeliness
20%     Submission of research paper – evaluated on quality, format, timeliness
30%     Exam – evaluated on quality, format and timeliness

COURSE SCHEDULE:

All students are advised to review the 2001/2002 UMUC DE Calendar for Term I at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/de/cal/decalendar01.html#term1

Aug 27-Sept 2: Introductions

Objectives: Become familiar with WebTycho, get to know each other a bit, and begin discussion of IGR

Objectives: Understand constitutional issues in federal-state relationships

Objective: Discuss policy/program implementation issues vis-à-vis federal to state

Objective: Analyze contemporary approaches to IGR systems of management in the US

Oct 29-Nov 11: Module 4

Objective: Develop and present research on the major issues, controversies, developments, and trends in the field

Objective: Develop and present research on the major issues, controversies, developments, and trends in the field

Objectives: Finalize research project, prepare for exam and evaluate the course

Assignment 20: EXAM