Maryland in Europe Graduate Programs
Bowie State University

 

Planning, Budgeting and Evaluation
MGMT 503

TERM II (29 Oct – 19 Dec 2002)

T & TH, 18:45 to 21:30

Rota Naval Station

 

Instructor: William Keller

Email: wkeller@faculty.ed.umuc.edu

Telephone: DSN 727-2917

 

Office Hours:  before and after normal class periods.

 

Course Description:

 

Deals with systematic, policy/project formulation and evaluation, which take place in formal organizations. It presents the processes and techniques for strategic planning, resource utilization planning and an introduction to capital facilities planning.

 

Basic Texts:

 

Hunger, J. D., & Wheelen, T. L. (2002). Strategic Management and Business Policy (8^th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Hall, Inc.

 

Weiss, Carol H. (1998). Evaluation Research. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

 

Supplemental Text:

 

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th Edition. (2001). Washington DC: American Psychological Association.

 

Explanation: The APA citation style, or variations on it, has become the standard for most professional journals, regardless of discipline. Maryland in Europe Graduate Programs has adopted a policy to require this style guide for all student papers. For PA students, the book is now required reading in PUAD502 - Qualitative Research Methods and supplementary reading for all other courses. This policy is meant to enhance student writing, encourage standard scholarly citations in all student papers, and discourage plagiarism.

 

If you have already taken PUAD502, you have probably been introduced to the basic concepts of the style guide but you may not have bought the 5th Edition. If you are nearly finished with your degree program, you might be able to "fake it" through your last few courses without the book. If you are relatively new to the program, I recommend you buy the book and start using it for every class.

 

A working copy of a document titled "The APA Way: A tutorial for the Master of Arts in Administrative Management - Public Administration", dated April 2002 is available at http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~kboyd/APA-PA.htm. The document is under revision and will be updated periodically.

 

Course Objectives:

 

1.To understand how to distinguish among needs, desires, requirements and wishes, and correctly sort common organizational and personal concerns.

 

2.To understand theories and concepts that underlies planning, budgeting and evaluating in organizations.

 

3.To consider current challenges for resources: human, time, dollars and things.

 

4.To learn the forces that are at work in competition for resources.

 

Requirements:

 

Mastery of concepts emphasized in required readings and class discussions will be accomplished and demonstrated through:

 

Ø       Examinations in class focusing on Strategic Planning in the Public Sector

Ø       Written analysis of planning, budgeting and evaluation topics

Ø       Group Tasks and formal presentations on Planning and Evaluation

Ø       Active listening and responding to others in class

Ø       Supplemental readings in Public Administration E-Journals

Ø       Supplemental Readings at Government Web Sites

 

Grading Criteria:
 

	Mid-Term Examination		30%
	Final Examination		30%
	Written Cases		15%
	Group Project		15%
	Class Participation		10%
	Total		100%
90-100%		A
80-89%		B
70-79%		C
Less than 69%		F (a) Academic Failure
A grade of F (n) may be assigned for lack of participation

 

Tentative Schedule

 

DATE	Topic	Assignment
29 October	Introduction & Overview Basic Concepts of Strategic Management	Chapter 1
31 October	Suggestions for Case Analysis Assign the Group Project- Governmental Strategic Planning Project Assign First Case- Planning	Chapter 14
5 November	Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility	Chapter 2
7 November	Environmental Scanning and Industry Analysis Internal Analysis	Chapter 3 Chapter 4
12 November	Situation Analysis and Business Strategy First Case Due  Assign Second Case – Strategic Issues	Chapter 5
14 November	Strategy Formulation Setting the Stage  Purpose of Evaluation	Chapter 6 Weiss Chapter 1  Weiss Chapter 2
19 November	Strategy Formulation:	Chapter 7
21 November	Strategy Implementation – Organizing Developing Measures  Second Case Due	Chapter 8 Weiss Chapter 6
26 November	Strategy Implementation- Directing Qualitative Measures Third Case Assigned – Evaluation	Chapter 9 Weiss Chapter 11
28 November	Midterm Class to be Rescheduled
3 December	Evaluation and Control	Chapter 10
5 December	Strategic Issues in Managing Technology Analyzing the Data	Chapter 11 Weiss Chapter 12
10 December	Strategic Issues for Small Business Third Case Due	Chapter 12
12 December	Strategic Issues for Not for Profit Organizations Review for Final	Chapter 13
17 December	Final Exam
19 December	Group Project Presentations