Courses for 2020-21
- MPA 824: Leadership in Practice. An Outline of the 2020 course is now available, see Teaching Tab. Access Welcome Video here.
- MPA 809: Implementing Public Policy: Management in the Public Sector. Outline for 2019-20 is available. See Teaching Tab. A new design for online start-up is in design.
- MPA 827: New 2020 Course Outline Posted: Public Sector Financial Management: to be taught in Summer Term, 2020. See Teaching Tab. Video of lectures now available.
Something new and different. With a lot of help from friends, students and a variety of websites, a series of how-to tip sheets and style guides on how to write and present in the government context. We start with the classic of classics - the Briefing Note, in many of its various forms. there is a Style guide as well. We start on the verbal presentation side with advice on how to do a quick "Walk with me Briefing". Go to the new tab. Access here.
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Professor Hamish Comes to Class
PMPA 809 has had two visits from our oldest dog, Hamish Macbeth. We are pretty casual group and Hamish managed to visit everyone many times, take and nap and begin more rounds of visits. I'm not sure about the so-called calming effects of a friendly canine, but we were pretty calm for lots of discussion on human resources and other such non-contentious topics in management. |
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Recent Developments
Working with Case Studies: I have produced a new presentation on how to work with Case Studies. Access through the Case Studies Tab
Webinar for the Canadian Association of Police Governance: Is Your Board Ready for the Financial Crunch? Access here.
Presentation to Queen's SPS 810 Class, November 2019: It’s Seldom Simple: Mastering Complexity In Public Administration. Access here.
Workshop on Case Studies: Annual Conference, Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs & Administration (NASPPAA), October, 2019: Access Workshop Presentation here.
Governance at a Crossroads The Sinclair Report: Implications for Police Governance in Canada: Presentation to the Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of Police Governance, Calgary, August, 2019. Click here to access.
The Architecture of Failure: Time and Time Again, Presentation of current research on why governments fail to the Conference Board of Canada conference, Public Sector Transformation 2018, Ottawa, November, 2018. Click here to access.
Award for Leadership in Police Governance: I was honoured to be awarded the Emil Kolb prize for leadership in police governance by the Canadian Association of Police Governance at its conference in Winnipeg this August.
My Bad: Interview in The Hill Times on the report of the Auditor General on the Phoenix Pay System. Click here to access full article.
Teaching Award: Along with a great team led by Rachel Laforest at the School of Policy Studies, i am receiving the Principal’s Teaching and Learning Award: Curriculum Development Award for our work on the redevelopment of the MPA curriculum, now being rolled out at Queen's.
Editorial Board Appointment: I have accepted an appointment to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Public Affairs Education. This is a great linkage of my case study work and the curriculum development activities in so many areas. To learn more about the Journal go to http://naspaa.org/initiatives/jpae/jpae.asp .
Webinar for the Canadian Association of Police Governance: Is Your Board Ready for the Financial Crunch? Access here.
Presentation to Queen's SPS 810 Class, November 2019: It’s Seldom Simple: Mastering Complexity In Public Administration. Access here.
Workshop on Case Studies: Annual Conference, Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs & Administration (NASPPAA), October, 2019: Access Workshop Presentation here.
Governance at a Crossroads The Sinclair Report: Implications for Police Governance in Canada: Presentation to the Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of Police Governance, Calgary, August, 2019. Click here to access.
The Architecture of Failure: Time and Time Again, Presentation of current research on why governments fail to the Conference Board of Canada conference, Public Sector Transformation 2018, Ottawa, November, 2018. Click here to access.
Award for Leadership in Police Governance: I was honoured to be awarded the Emil Kolb prize for leadership in police governance by the Canadian Association of Police Governance at its conference in Winnipeg this August.
My Bad: Interview in The Hill Times on the report of the Auditor General on the Phoenix Pay System. Click here to access full article.
Teaching Award: Along with a great team led by Rachel Laforest at the School of Policy Studies, i am receiving the Principal’s Teaching and Learning Award: Curriculum Development Award for our work on the redevelopment of the MPA curriculum, now being rolled out at Queen's.
Editorial Board Appointment: I have accepted an appointment to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Public Affairs Education. This is a great linkage of my case study work and the curriculum development activities in so many areas. To learn more about the Journal go to http://naspaa.org/initiatives/jpae/jpae.asp .