LAW PA513 Wk 5 Discussion – Tools for Discovery

Post a total of three substantive responses over two separate days to earn full participation credit. This includes your initial response (worth 20 points) and two replies to the facilitator or other students (worth 10 points each).

Due Thursday

Respond to one of the following in a minimum of 100 words. Please indicate in your response which question you are responding to: 1, 2, or 3. Responses of less than 100 words will not earn any credit.

Option 1: Section 8.4 of the textbook identifies six main tools for discovery. Which methods do you think are the most effective and the least effective? Why?

or

Option 2: Discuss the role of the courts in effectively monitoring the activities of administrative agencies. How have judicial interpretations changed the basic concept of bureaucratic autonomy and discretionary authority?

or

Option 3: What major problems face an agency attempting to implement a program? How might these problems be solved, or at least dealt with adequately? In your judgment, what should our expectations be (both as managers and as citizens) about the extent to which programs will in fact be implemented? Explain.

Due Monday

Reply to the facilitator or two of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses. Replies must be at least 50 words to earn credit.