POLS 432 - Faces of Policy: Civil Servant

Description

Hours: Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: POLS 150 Description: Examines the work of civil servants in public institutions. Specific focus is on whether frontline public servants implement policy, or whether they, by their decisions, create policy; the relationship among the organizations' rules and procedures and the employees¿ professional norms and values; the tension(s) of being situated between management, rules and policies and the clients¿ needs; how the employees cope with often scarce resources to get the job done; and the conditions of bureaucratic discretion and consequences for policy implementation.

Meeting Information

Status: Open
Class Number: 2044
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Dates: 8/24/2024 - 12/14/2024
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

Information below is 24 hours old.
Enrollment Total: 8
Available Seats: 22
Wait List Capacity: 0
Wait List Total: 0

Enrollment Information

• Upper Division
• Includes any In Person Meeting

Notes