COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
PIR 460	B	2	3	0	0	3	6

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:	Salih Özcan , Monday 13:30- 16:30 hours
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Jubjana Vila
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:	E 210
Course Description:	This master level course introduces students to management principles and practices, with a focus on public agency administration. We will begin with discussion on the nature of public administration and move to organization theory and the effects of government structure on executive branch behavior. The course is designed to go beyond a conceptual framework of public management and also help students develop the knowledge, insights and skills necessary to manage and lead government organizations.
Course Objectives:	(1) Understand the critical role of effective leadership in the public sector; (2) understand the significance of diversity in effective public governance; (3) analyze and evaluate alternatives and offer solutions; (4) draw upon multiple disciplines to understand and address policy and administrative problems; (5) effectively review a literature to help address a problem.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Role of Government
2	The Traditional Model of Public Administration
3	Public Management
4	Public Policy
5	Governance
6	Regulation, Contracting and Public Ownership
7	Stakeholders and External Constituencies
8	Midterm exam
9	Accountability
10	Strategic Management
11	Leadership and Managing People
12	E-Government
13	Public Management and Administration in Developing Countries
14	Public Management and Administration in Albania

Prerequisite(s):	N/A
Textbook:	O.E. HUGHES, Public Management and Administration, Palgrave, 2012, 4th Edition
Other References:	N/A
Laboratory Work:	N/A
Computer Usage:	N/A
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Understand the role of leadership in public sector
2	Skill in understanding effective public management and administration
3	Skill in understanding and improving the functions of public sector
4	Skill in assessing effective public management in Albania and other developing countries.

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

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Master of Science in Political Science and International Relations 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.	4
3	Having knowledge and thought about actual topics and problems together with their historical, social and cultural aspects.	4
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.	4
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.	4
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.	4
9	Knowing any foreign language enough to communicate with colleagues and understand actual researches and articles.	4
10	Gaining IT skills to use computer and technology) in order to reach actual knowledge.	4
11	Gaining skills to follow societal, scientific and ethic values during collecting, interpreting, conducting of data related to social and political developments.	1
12	Having consciousness about human rights and environment.	3
13	Gaining the skills to follow actual developments and pursue long-life learning.	5

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	40
Project	1	40
Attendance		10
Other	1	10
	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	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	2	32
Mid-terms	1	20	20
Assignments	1	20	20
Final examination	1	30	30
Other			0
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6