Week 1:  Introduction and Foundations

Date:  Tuesday, March 28

Topic:  Course overview and structure, the management environment

Date:  Thursday, March 30

Topic:  Ethics and culture

Week 2:  Planning

Date:  Tuesday, April 4

Topic:  Decision making

Group A Discussion: 

• Free speech set in stone: Controversy halts sale of tiles outside Redmond library.  The Seattle Times, October 8, 2002

Date:  Thursday, April 6

Topic:  The planning process

Group B Discussion: 

• It opened with a bang, but five years later, EMP is not striking much of a chord.D. Parvaz, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 21, 2005

Week 3:  Planning

Date:  Tuesday, April 11

Topic:  Strategic planning

Group C Discussion: 

• Evidence-based morsels – a taster of strategic decisions based on operational data.  Morgan-Bindon, M.; Jennings, L.  International Evidence-based Librarianship Conference, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 16-19, October 2005.

Date:  Thursday, April 13

Topic:  Guest lecturer—Mike Eisenberg, Dean Emeritus, The Information School

Discussion questions for April 18

Week 4:  Organizing

Date:  Tuesday, April 18 (Assignment 1 due)

Topic:  Organizational structures

Group D Discussion:

• Insourcing the Outsourced Library: The Sun Story.  Hill, C.  Library Journal, Mar 1998.

Date:  Thursday, April 20

Topics:  Managing people

Group F Discussion:  

• The World According to Stanley:  Working With Difficult Employees

Week 5:  Organizing

Date:  Tuesday, April 25

Topic:  Guest Lecturer—Cara Wilson, Teams and Leaders

Discussion questions for April 27

Date:  Thursday, April 27

Topic:  Organizational change

Group E Discussion:  

• Introducing a New Reference Management Style

Week 6:  Leading

Date:  Tuesday, May 2   

Topic:  Leadership and Motivation

Group A Discussion:

• NASA on a Mission to Foster Open Discussion About Safety.  Keith Darce, Newhouse News Service April 21, 2005

Date:  Thursday, May 4

Topics:  Communication

Group B Discussion:

• What a Star, What a Jerk.  Sarah Cliffe, Harvard Business Review, September 2001.  Reprint R0108A.

Week 7:  Leading

Date:  Tuesday, May 9 (Assignment 2 due)

Topics:  Managing groups and teams

Group C Discussion: 

• Leadership Lessons at Division Command Level – 2004.  Walter F. Ulmer, Jr. et. al.  United States Army War College, 5 November 2004.

Date:  Thursday, May 11

Topics:  Guest lecturer—Martha Choe, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Discussion questions

Week 8:  Controlling

Date:  Tuesday, May 16

Topics:  Measurement and accountability

Group D Discussion: 

• divine Library Services Financial Collapse Traps Library Subscription Budgets Information Today Newsbreaks, December 20, 2002 (updated January 3, 2003)

Date:  Thursday, May 18

Topics:  Operations management

Group E Discussion:  

• Meeting New Challenges with New Technology: The Seattle Public Library Experience.  Marilyn Sheck.  Library Hi Tech News incorporating Online and CD Notes.  Year: 2004 Volume: 21 Number: 10 Page: 22 -- 27