Help for Students in PA511, Public Administration

Also, look for other possible helpful links and files on my web site on the "Resources for Students" page. Finally, join the PA511 listserv.

• Weekly assignments: Look for the Word file in the PA511 folder for the assignment for the date you want. The naming convention for the files should be obvious. For example, the file "1-17-2008_Assignment1-PA511.doc" gives the assignment for 1-17-2007.

• Topics for Individual Presentations and Topic Essays

• American Society for Public Administration

• National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration

• NASPAA Curiculum Standards for the MPA Degree

• PSU MPA Degree Requirements

• PSU MPA:HA Degree Requirements

• PSU MPA Information Listserv, Form to Join

• What is the MPA degree?

• Timeline of Study of PA in the U.S.

• Herbert Simon, The Proverbs of Administration, Public Administration Review (Winter, 1946)

• Banishing Bureaucracy

• Metropolitan/Regional governments

• "Tiebout" hypothesis

• Conceptual Models Applied to the Cuban Missle Crisis

• Contract Services in LA County - Application of Organization Theory by John Kirlin

• California Central Valley Water Resource Project

• Long-Term Fiscal Trends in the United States

• Budgeting For Outcomes

• Oregon Progress Board (state benchmarks)

• Portland-Multnomah Progress Board (local benchmarks)

• Service Efforts and Accomplishments (SEA) Report, City of Portland

• Computer Use in Agencies - Historical Overview

• ASPA Code of Ethics

• State of Oregon

• City of Portland, Oregon

• Final Exam Topics