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COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title: GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
Code Course Type Regular Semester Theory Practice Lab Credits ECTS
PIR 260 B 4 3 0 0 3 5
Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) NA
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: M.Sc. Dea Haxhiu dbashkurti@epoka.edu.al , Monday 10:00 - 12:00
Second Course 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
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered) Bachelor in Political Science and International Relations (3 years)
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Code of Ethics: Code of Ethics of EPOKA University
Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement: N/A
Course Description: As a result of successfully completing this course, students will be able to: • Explain the nature of government administration and how it has developed as a field; • Discuss the historical development of bureaucracy and its changing status in government; • Discuss the tensions between democracy and “bureaucracy” and how they are frequently reconciled; • Describe the normative base of public administration, i.e. the values which guide practice and well as ways to incorporate ethical principles and standards into administrative action • Explain how public administration legitimizes its activities • Explain what various public managers do and their work context • Discuss the role of professionalism, expertise, power, authority, influence and other key variables affect the administrative setting
Course Objectives: The objective of the course Government Administration is focusing on the nature of the government administration and the development in the latest years. Gaining knowledge on the development of the history of bureaucracy. The course will describe the base of public administration as well as ethical principles and standards. Emphasizing the importance of the professionalism role. power, authority, influence, and other variables which affect the government administration will be on the focus of the government administration course.
BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE
1 Accountability: Protecting resources
2 Transparency
3 Rule of law and public corruption
4 Participation
5 Government finances
6 Decentralization of the government
7 Public procurement
COURSE OUTLINE
Week Topics
1 Introduction of the syllabus
2 Public Administration and Governance in a Competitive World. Policy refers to where you want to go; strategy is the map that defines the best route; and the car is the public administration machinery. Chapter 1
3 Policy-Making Machinery and the Structure of Central Government. in addition to implementing the policies decided by the political leadership, the administrative apparatus should also advise, support, and facilitate the making of the policies themselves. Chapter 2
4 Decentralization and the Organization of Subnational Government. Below the central (national) government in all countries are the subnational government entities, with varying legal and administrative powers and resources. Chapter 3
5 Managing Government Finances. If society wishes the state to fulfill certain roles, it must give the government the money to do so. The money should be collected from society in adequate amounts, and then spent in efficient ways. Chapter 4.
6 Government Employment and Wage Policy.Institutions do not implement policies – people do. Without competent managers and employees at all levels, the best government policies cannot be implemented well. Chapter 5
7 Government Personnel Management. Personnel management practices are influenced by the predominant views of government employees, which have typically mirrored the public’s views about government in general. Chapter 6
8 Midterm exam
9 Managing Public Procurement. Good budget execution passes through good government procurement. Government can execute no budget, perform no function, protect no citizen, implement no laws, deliver no social services – without the materials, equipment, goods and services necessary to do so, all of which must be obtained (“procured”) by the government. Chapter 7
10 Accountability: Protecting Resources, Encouraging Performance. An analysis of how to assess and monitor performance to provide the factual basis for genuine accountability. Chapter 9
11 The Rule of Law and Public Corruption. The rule of law is one of the four pillars of governance. The chapter reviews the various definitions of the rule of law and discusses the positive and normative views of the law. Chapter 10
12 Transparency, Information and Communication Technology, and the Media. Reliable, timely, and relevant information is essential for good governance and effective public administration. Citizens need it to get an accurate picture of what their government is doing, and the government needs it to formulate and implement policies. Chapter 11
13 Participation: Social Capital, Voice, and Interaction with Civil Society. Participation, as one of the four pillars of governance, is fundamental to good public management, but can also be manipulated to give top-down decisions the appearance of legitimacy. Chapter 12
14 Providing Public Services and Interacting with Private Business. Is Government seen as a solution or problem? Many public entities have been privatized and several public services have been outsourced to private contractors. Chapter 13
Prerequisite(s):
Textbook(s): Schiavo-Campo S. Running the Government: Public Administration and Governance in Global Context. Routledge; 2018 / Van der Meer FM, Raadschelders J, Toonen T, editors. Comparative civil service systems in the 21st century. Springer; 2015
Additional Literature:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others: No
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1 Explain the nature of government administration and how it has developed as a field
2 Discuss the historical development of bureaucracy and its changing status in government
3 Acknowledge of the historical development of bureaucracy and its changing status in government
4 Discuss the role of professionalism, expertise, power, authority, influence and other key variables affect the administrative setting
5 Explain how public administration legitimizes its activities
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) 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. 5
7 Developing solutions about the problems and conflicts which are common in national and international arena. 5
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. 4
11 Gaining skills to follow societal, scientific and ethic values during collecting, interpreting, conducting of data related to social and political developments. 5
12 Having consciousness about human rights and environment. 5
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
Project
1
10
Quiz
2
5
Final Exam
1
35
Attendance
15
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) 14 3 42
Mid-terms 1 10 10
Assignments 1 5 5
Final examination 1 15 15
Other 1 5 5
Total Work Load:
125
Total Work Load/25(h):
5
ECTS Credit of the Course:
5
CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

The current debate on globalization suggests that public administration students and government officials would be well served by having some understanding of other administrative systems in addition to their own. The diversity of public administration practice is related to the history, political system, wealth, and other circumstances of the country. There is no single right way to run specific government activities. However, the principles of good public administration are universal.

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