COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
PIR 162	B	2	4	0	0	4	5

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Jubjana Vila
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	This class introduces 1st year students to the basic ideas and theories of public administration. Whether we need government or not, what is bureaucracy and whether it is a bad thing, how can we reform the public sector, what tools does the government use in order to reach its goals and how does the decision-making process takes in the public sector are among the primary questions the course addresses. The course will cover basic concepts like public vs. private organizations, central and local public administration (organization and functioning), governmental reform, and public policy. Last but not least, the course approaches the problem of public sector ethics, corruption, its causes and consequences and the most common alternatives for fighting against it. A special attention will be granted to sunshine measures and whistle blowing, as tools for fighting corrupt behavior.
Course Objectives:	(1)To introduce key concepts and models of public policy making as they relate to the theory and practice of public administration and organizational management. (2) To strengthen academic and interpretive skills needed by individuals to function as effective participants in the policy making process. (3) To develop appropriate thinking skills needed to critically assess and evaluate institutional performance.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction, Syllabus and Requirements
2	An Era of Change (3 hr); The Role of Government 1 hr)
3	The Role of Government (3 hr); Debate 1 (1 hr)
4	Traditional Model of Public Administration (4 hr)
5	Public Management (4 hr)
6	Debate 2 (1hr) Public Policy (3 hr)
7	Midterm Exam
8	Governance (3 hr); Accountability (2 hr)
9	Law and Public Management (3 hr); Debate 3 (1 hr)
10	Strategic Management (2 hr); Leadership and Managing People (2 hr)
11	Public Budgeting (2 hrs); E-Government (2 hr)
12	Debate 4 (1 hr); Conclusion - Paradigms in Public Management (3 hr)
13	Students Presentations
14	Students Presentations

Prerequisite(s):	N/A
Textbook:	Hughes, Owen E. Public Management and Administration. 5th Edition. (Palgrave, 2018) ISBN: 9781137560070. Shafritz, Jay M., Russell, E. W., Borick, Ch. P.,& Hyde, A. C. Introducing Public Administration. 9th Edition. (Routledge, 2017) ISBN: 9781315619439.
Other References:	N/A
Laboratory Work:	N/A
Computer Usage:	N/A
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Understand the various models and theories of policy making that are used by public and private sector organizations to formulate decisions and implement those decisions within their domains
2	Function more effectively as participants in policy and decision making processes within public and private organizations.
3	Critically assess the way policies are made in the organizations in which they work and identify alternative policy making models that will change or improve organizational decision making.
4	Participate more fully as citizens rather than mere residents in the public and private decision making processes.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Political Science and International Relations (3 years) (Old) Program
1	Having and using advanced knowledge and comprehension supported by textbooks including actual knowledge in political sciences and international relations literature, materials and the other scientific resources.	5
2	Analyzing data, ideas and concepts of current political issues and international relations, determining complex events and topics, making discussions and developing new suggestions in accordance with researches.	5
3	Having knowledge and thought about actual topics and problems together with their historical, social and cultural aspects.	5
4	Introducing those who are interested in politics and international events with the topics of Political Science and IR and teaching clearly the problems and the types of solutions.	5
5	Improving skills of working together with the main social science disciplines and other disciplines which are related to Political Science and International Relations.	5
6	Improving critical thinking and skills in making research independently.	5
7	Developing solutions about the problems and conflicts which are common in national and international arena.	4
8	Improving skills for leadership and research and analyze capacity of those who is responsible with national and international ones.	5
9	Knowing any foreign language enough to communicate with colleagues and understand actual researches and articles.	3
10	Gaining IT skills to use computer and technology) in order to reach actual knowledge.	2
11	Gaining skills to follow societal, scientific and ethic values during collecting, interpreting, conducting of data related to social and political developments.	4
12	Having consciousness about human rights and environment.	4
13	Gaining the skills to follow actual developments and pursue long-life learning.	5

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	30
Presentation	1	15
Final Exam	1	35
Other	5	4
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	4	64
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	2	32
Mid-terms	1	13	13
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	16	16
Other			0
Total Work Load:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5