Public Management
Level:
Master's Course Status:
Core Course Status:
Mandatory CEU credits:
2 Academic year:
2011/2012 Semester:
Winter Start and end dates:
9 Jan 2012 - 30 Mar 2012 Co-hosting Unit(s) [if applicable]:
Department of Public Policy CEU Instructor(s):
Karoly Zoltan Jokay Assessment :
Grading:
• The final grade will assess performance in: class participation (20%), group presentation of a proposed management model (20%), and two short (5-7 pages) literature surveys due about the 5th week and 10th week of the course. (30-30%).
Full description:
The course will demonstrate the difference between classical public administration and various paradigms of public management, such as new public management, performance management and alternative forms of quality assurance, accountability and performance budgeting.
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Course Objectives:
- The course will demonstrate the difference between classical public administration and various paradigms of public management, such as new public management, performance management and alternative forms of quality assurance, accountability and performance budgeting.
- Students will learn about service delivery options such as outsourcing, PPP, concessions, as well as other attempts to improve classical public administration “delivery.”
- Critiques and empirical observations in transition country settings will enable students to map various paths to delivering public services more efficiently.
- The role of the Third Sector, i.e. NGOs, Quangos, Foundations, non-profit businesses and other associations in defining, monitoring and in some cases, delivering public services will be discussed.
- The course will open with a critique of classical administration models and attempts to improve them. It will conclude with a review of lessons learned in implementing New Public Management in transition and advanced economies.
