Assignment – Case Study 1 Students will complete a Case Study Analyses. Each paper should be min of 2 complete pages long with a cover sheet and reference page (cover sheet and reference page do not count in the page minimum). General formatting instructions are below. Items bolded should be included as headings in your paper. This is an academic case study. Use correct APA formatting including citing references in the body of your text. Do not use 1st or 2nd person pronouns, third person only. Introduction Provide an overview of the case (1-2 paragraphs) Main body Use the Discussion Questions at the end of the Case Study to guide you. This should be written as a narrative do not directly answer the questions in a Q&A format. Include in your analysis material covered in the text book, supplemental material is a plus. Consider, assess and clearly state at least 3 points that defend your opinion. Conclusion Summarize main findings. Identify and justify the position you have taken (2-4 paragraphs). References A list of sources referred to in correct APA format. Submission Instructions: Paper should be loaded in this drop box no later than Sunday of this week. Grading Rubric Your assignment will be graded according to the grading rubric. Grade Criteria 90-100 Essay has 3 or less grammatical/syntax errors. The essay clearly answers the questions and cites supporting materials in the book and/or other resources. The response is substantive and clear. The response is a minimum of 2 complete pages and uses APA to cite sources used to support the argument. 80-89 Essay has no more than 7 grammatical/syntax errors. The essay answers the questions and cites supporting materials in the book and/or other resources. The response is substantive. The response does not meet the minimum page requirement and uses APA to cite sources used to support the argument. 70-79 Essay has 8 or more grammatical/syntax errors. The essay attempts to answer the question but does not cite supporting material to respond. The response is somewhat-substantive. The response does not meet the minimum page requirements and APA style is used, but no always properly. 60-69 Essay has 8 or more grammatical errors. The response is convoluted and it is unclear whether or not the student has grasped the materials. The response is questionably substantive. The response does not meet the minimum page requirements and APA style may or may not be properly applied. 60 or below Essay has 10 or more grammatical errors. The response is clearly lacking clear effort and does not provide an accurate response. The response does not site or erroneously cites the book. May/can include quotations from the book that were not cited at all. Case Study: Case Study 1: Moving the Maisenbacher House Linking Case Study to Chapter Materials: In this case students are introduced to the nature and complexities of public management. The questions that follow the case provide an opportunity to discuss the topics in Chapters 1 and 2. Case: In 2007 Springfield Clinic of Springfield, Illinois, purchased the Lincoln-era Maisenbacher House located at 1028 South Seventh St. The Maisenbacher house was built between 1855 and 1865. As the story goes, the original owner, Isaac Lindsay, completed the house with $650 he borrowed from Abraham Lincoln. But Springfield Clinic had other concerns besides the history of the house. It was in the midst of an expansion and the grand residence stood on property slated for a new parking lot. Within a few weeks, contractors were allowed to remove the plumbing, wiring and other fixtures in preparation for the demolition. Shortly thereafter, two citizens began an effort to preserve what was one of fewer than one hundred remaining structures in the city that predated the Civil War. Clinic officials granted the activists until April to organize a move for the 3,700-square-foot two-story Italianate brick building: if no plan could be organized, the building would be razed, but if their efforts were successful, they would have until November 2008 to complete the move. Lacking funding, a buyer, or even a lot for relocation of the house, the pair embarked on a six-month odyssey of meetings with developers, historic societies, city and state officials, and dozens of other individuals and organizations in hopes of finding a solution to the dilemma. In early May, a private developer offered to move the structure to a lot just five blocks away to the corner of Seventh and Jackson Streets, across from the Lincoln Home National Historic Site. The move would also require the demolition of a structure on the new property deemed not worthy of saving. A complex transfer of ownership was arranged, and the Springfield Clinic itself committed to pay 80 percent of the cost of the move. In October, the city agreed to cover the remaining $55,000 for the move with federal grant money and spend $60,000 of city development funds for demolition of the other building. The local paper quoted Mayor Tim Davlin on the project: I am pleased that everyone cooperated and worked together to make this happen, and I am looking forward to seeing the house begin a new life at a new location. In mid-November, with much fanfare, the Maisenbacher was rolled five blockswhere it was parked on a side street for thirty days. At that time, it became apparent that not only was there was no permanent foundation for the building, there was no design and none in development. As could be expected, much criticism followed in the local press. The city council balked at the mayors request for an additional $822,000 to design and build a foundation to begin restoration. A temporary rock pad was constructed and the house was lowered onto a temporary foundation of railroad ties. In February, the council approved a much-reduced request of just under $280,000. Finally, a new foundation was constructed under the building during the summer of 2009. But all was not done: future renovation costs were estimated at more than $1 million, perhaps as much as $2 million. Source: This case was written by Jeffrey Paine, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Purdue University-Indianapolis Discussion Questions 1. What went wrong in moving the Maisenbacher? 2. Who are the stakeholders? 3. What is the role of Springfield in the Maisenbacher case? What are the goals of the city? How will you know if government is effective? 4. From the perspective of a city manager, what complexities are inherent in the case? In what ways might the environment shape the public managers job in this case? 5. What competencies would best prepare a public manager to be effective in the Maisenbacher case? Module 2: Assignment 1 — Article Critique 1 Submit Assignment Due Sunday by 11:59pm Points 30 Submitting a file upload (Turnitin enabled) Assignment – Article Critique 1 Students will identify a scholarly article about public management that are related to a topic from your readings and class discussion. Instructions: Each review will be a minimum of 5 pages of text, double spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, in essay format, third person only. Provide full citation using APA. Summarize its content, discuss the relevance/impact of the article to public management, identify and explain concepts from the readings that apply to the situation described in the article. You must cite appropriately using APA. Your critique should contain a cover page, body of text with headings taken from questions, and reference page. Cover and reference page do not count toward the 5 pages. Use the following format as a guide in writing your article reviews. Part of the grade will be based on how well you use the following questions. A requirement of this assignment is to upload your article along with your paper. I will not grade your paper if the article is not also uploaded. (YOUR ANALYSIS OF THE ARTICLE SHOULD FOLLOW THIS FORMAT. USE THE BOLDED ITEMS AS HEADING IN YOUR PAPER) Main Purpose: The main purpose of this article is ________________________. Then state why you think the author wrote the article. Key Question: The key question that the author is addressing is __________________________. Figure out the key question in the mind of the author when s/he wrote the article. Important Information: The most important information in this article is __________________________. Figure out the facts, experiences, data the author is using to support her/his conclusions. Key Concepts: The key concept(s) we need to understand in this article are _________________. By these concepts the author means _____________________________. Figure out the most important ideas that you would have to understand in order to understand the authors line of reasoning. Main Assumptions: The main assumptions underlying the authors thinking is/are _______________. Figure out what the author may take for granted that may be questioned. Main Implications: When taking the authors line of thinking seriously the implications are ________________. What consequences are likely to follow if people take the authors line of reasoning seriously? Not taking the authors line of reasoning the implications are ___________. What consequences are likely to follow if people ignore the authors reasoning? Main Conclusions: The main inferences/conclusions in this article are ________________________. Identify the key conclusions that the author comes to and presents in the article. Once you answer the questions, you are in an excellent position to summarize and then analyze the article. This is to be written in narrative format. Do not directly answer the questions in a Q&A format. Many of the articles are complicated and this kind of template helps to learn from studies found in peer review journals. You will be graded on whether or not you use these points. Submission Instructions: Paper should be loaded into this drop box no later than Sunday of this week.
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