Weekly Topics for PA 542

Note: You are also to do one additional reading of your own choosing on each weekly topic, and come prepared to use it to make a discussion contribution in class. You may use sources on the class links page, the online readings page or another source of your own choosing, perhaps using the NCSU Libraries Database Finder for journal literature. Class handouts welcomed but not required.

There are 15 weeks in the NCSU semester, organized as follows:

**PA 542: Public Information Technology**
Week	Outline	Topic	Assignments
Jan. 9	Outline	The Vision of the Virtual State	-
Jan. 16	Outline	History of Public Information Technology Policy	G1, G2
Jan. 23	Outline	E-Democracy	G3, R1
Jan. 30	Outline	The Digital Divide	G4, R4
Feb. 6	Outline	Information Access and Transparency	G5, R11
Feb. 13	Outline	Information Privacy	G6, R8
Feb. 20	Outline	Information Security	G7, R7
Feb. 27	Outline	Midterm Week	No new readings or class. Midterm papers due.
March 5	No class	Spring Break	No new readings.
March 12	Outline	Student Presentations	G9
March 19	Outline	Regulation and Taxation Issues	G8, R10
March 26	Outline	Partnering, Outsourcing, Procurement	G10, R3
April 2	Outline	Planning, Needs Assessment, Project Management	G11, G12, R2
April 9	Outline	IT Success Factors	G13, G14, R9
April 16	Outline	IT and Organizational Behavior and Change	G15, R6
April 23	Outline	Final Exam Review	R5
April 30	-	Final Exam	-.

Key to Assignments:
G: Garson, G. David (2006). Public Information Technology and E-Governance: Managing the Virtual State. Ex., G2 is Garson, Chapter 2.
B. Rocheleau (2006). Public Management Information Systems. Ex., R2 is Rocheleau, Chapter 2.