ORG200 Public Administration and Management
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Course Leaders:
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- Romulo Miguel Pinheiro
- Thomas Henökl
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Bachelor's Programme in Political Science
Course contents
The course introduces students to various concepts and theoretical perspectives to make sense of recent and ongoing dynamics across the public sector at large, with a focus on reform and change processes. Major concepts include; instrumental versus institutional accounts; New Public Management (NPM), New Public Governance, Post- NPM, Hybrid and network organizing, co-production and co-creation; etc. Typical questions include, but are not limited to: What are the main drivers and rationales for reform processes across the public sector? What are the prevalent government/policy logics, ethical considerations and strategic agendas? How and why are local actors responding as they are? What types of reform effects - short (outputs) and long run (outcomes) - are detected, and what key lessons can be learnt?
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course students should be able to:
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Give an account of recent government-led reform efforts and its effects across the public sector
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Grasp the various ways to conceptualize and theorize change processes across the public sector
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Explain how the public sector in Norway and beyond (e.g. across the Nordics) is affected by global- reform trends and ideas
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Discuss the extent to which new, emerging forms of governance, management and collaboration affect dynamics across the public sector, nationally (state) and locally (region)
Examination requirements
The group assignment (examination), must be handed in in order to take the written individual exam.
Teaching methods
Combination of lectures, seminars, group work and presentation of group work.
Evaluation
The study programme manager, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1.
Offered as Single Standing Module
Yes. Subject to availability or capacity.
Assessment methods and criteria
Group assignment (counts 30%) – group based grading. Written individual 5 hour exam (counts 70%). Graded A-F.
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
Course | Reduction of Credits |
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ORG940 – Administrasjon og ledelse i offentlig sektor | 10 |