DPLS 703--Policy Analysis--3 credits
Summer 2001
| Professor: James Beebe
Office: RC 256 Office Phone: (509) 323-3484 Home phone: 456-2571 |
Room RC 114
6/28, 7/5, 7/12, 7/19, 7/26, 7/27 8/2 6:00-10:00 |
| Office hours: Call for appointment | email: beebe@gonzaga.edu |
| Course Description
Course Objectives Learning Activities Web Based Syllabus Assessment and Grading Required Texts |
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Blackboard Information and Login Instructions |
Sessions and Assignments Advanced Session 1: June 28 Session 2: July 5 Session 3: July 12 |
Session 4: July 19 Session 5: July 26 Session 6: July 27 Session 7: August 2 |
Reading assignment: Stone, Chapters 1-15 and Conclusion. Focus
on 1, 2, 6-15, and Conclusion.
Information on Stone and Majchrzak [
http://guweb2.gonzaga.edu/doctoral/edld703a.html]
Introduction to Soft Systems Methodology: An Alternative Approach to Knowledge
Elicitation in Complex and Poorly Defined Systems [
http://www.csu.edu.au/ci/vol1/Andrew.Finegan/paper.html] by Andrew Finegan,
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Written assignment: Identify one (or at most two) main points for each chapter of the chapters 1, 2, 6-15, and conclusion of Stone, the one or two points that you would not want to forget and/or would want to ensure that your classmates did not miss. Subjective response of one or two sentences covering the entire reading assignment. Post by 5:00 pm on July 3 to the Discussion Board.
Identify implications of chapters 2-5 for a consideration of policy issues relating to gender equity. Pay special attention to how consideration of new issues might change the policy analysis process. Be prepared to discuss the implications of equity, efficiency, security, and liberty for the Scope of Work.
Class activities:
Discussion of Stone
Small Group Activity, revisions of Scope of Work based on Stone. Identification of additional information that is needed. Identification of efficient approach to getting the additional information. Report back to the class on the results of the small group activity. Volunteer from each group to take responsibility for revising the Scope of Work and ensuring distribution to all other members of the group by 5:00 pm July 10.
Introduction to the vocabulary of Soft Systems Methodology.
Volunteer to lead discussions on July 12 of the case study.
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