DEPARTMENT
OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY
OF GHANA
FIRST
SEMESTER, 2013/2014
COURSE OUTLINE AND READING LIST
LECTURERS: Dr. Emmanuel
Debrah & Dr. Ransford Gyampo
COURSE OUTLINE AND
READINGS
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COURSE
TITLE
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INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
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COURSE
CODE
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POLI 213
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PURPOSE
AND OBJECTIVES
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Public
administration can simply be explained in terms of the management of public
programmes. The course examines the conceptual and practical facets of public
administration; examines the work of public administrators in many different
kinds of organizations; and defines the political as well as the historical
context within which public organizations operate. The course also focuses on
the public bureaucracy and analyzes government operations and their impact on
the individual and society in general.
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WEEK
NO.
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DATE
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LECTURE
TOPIC
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TUTORIALS
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VENUE
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ASSESSMENT
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1
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A-8/12/2013
B-8/15/2013
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The nature and scope of Public
Admin
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Students to identify and
explain the difference between public and private administration
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NNB2 (Group A)
JQB 14
(Group B)
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2
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A-8/19/2013
B-8/22/2013
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Nature and Scope of Public
Admin
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NNB2 (Group A)
JQB 14
(Group B)
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3
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A-8/26/2013
B-8/29/2013
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Principles of Public Admin
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Students to explain the Principles
of Scientific Management
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NNB2 (Group A)
JQB 14
(Group B)
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4
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A-9/02/2013
B-9/05/2013
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Principles of Public Admin
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NNB2 (Group A)
JQB 14
(Group B)
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5
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A-9/09/2013
B-9/12/2013
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Theories of Public Admin
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Students to Identify and
explain the various theories of Public Admin
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NNB2 (Group A)
JQB 14
(Group B)
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6
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A-9/18/2013
B-9/22/2013
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Theories of Public Admin
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NNB2 (Group A)
JQB 14
(Group B)
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7
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A-9/25/2013
B-9/29/2013
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Administrative Centralization
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Students to discuss the merits
and demerits of a Centralized Administration
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NNB2 (Group A)
JQB 14
(Group B)
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Interim Assessment (30%)
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8
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A-9/16/2013
B-9/19/2013
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Decentralization
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Students to explain the concept
of decentralization and identify the factors that favors it
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NNB2 (Group A)
JQB 14
(Group B)
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9
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A-9/23/2013
B-9/25/2013
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Administrative Leadership
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Students to distinguish between
leaders and managers
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NNB2 (Group A)
JQB 14
(Group B)
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10
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A-9/30/2013
B-10/03/2013
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Administrative Leadership
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NNB2 (Group A)
JQB 14
(Group B)
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11
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A-10/07/2013
B-10/10/2013
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E-Government
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Students to discuss the impact
of E-Government on Public Admin
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NNB2 (Group A)
JQB 14
(Group B)
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12
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A-10/14/2013
B-10/17/2013
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E-Government
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NNB2 (Group A)
JQB 14
(Group B)
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13
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A-10/21/2013
B-10/24/2013
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Re-cap of Semester
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NNB2 (Group A)
JQB 14
(Group B)
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14
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STUDENT REVISION
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15-17
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EXAMINATION (70%)
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COURSE READINGS
Denhardt
R. and Denhardt J. 2009. Public
Administration: An Action Orientation, Sixth Edition (Belmont: Thomson
Higher Education)
Starling
Grover 2008. Managing the Public Sector,
Eighth Edition (Boston: Thomson Higher Education)
Shafritz
J. and Hyde A. 2007. Classics of Public
Administration, Sixth Edition (Boston: Thomson Higher Education)
Guy,
P and Jon P (eds.) 2007. Handbook of
Public Administration (London: Sage Publications)
Simon,
H. 1997. The Public Administration
Behaviour, Fourth Edition (New York: Free Press).
Polindaidu
S. 2004. Public Administration (New
Delhi: Galgotia Publications).
Trahair
R. 2005. Elton Mayo: The Humanist Temper
(New York: Transaction Publishers).
Kanigel
R. 1997. The One Best Way: Frederick
Winslow Taylor and the Enigma of Efficiency (New York: Viking).
Fitch
L.C. 1996. Making Democracy Work: The
Life and Letters of Luther Halsey Gulick, 1892-1993 (California: University
of California Press).
Blackman
D and Lejeune H. (eds.) 1990. Behaviour
Analysis in Theory and Practice: Contributions and Controversies. Lawrence
Erlbaum Associates.
Green,
D.P and Shapiro, I. 1994. Pathologies of
Rational Choice Theory: A Critique of Applications in Political Science
(New Haven: Yale University Press).
Ayee
J.R.A. 1994. An Anatomy of Public Policy
Implementation (Avebury: Aldershot).
Prud’homme,
R. 1995. ‘The Dangers of Decentralization”, The
World Bank Research Observer 10 (2) (August): 100-120.
Olowu
D. 1995. “Centralization, Self-Governance and Development in Nigeria” in J.S
Wunsch and D. Olowu (eds.) The Failure of
the Centralized State: Institutions and Self-Governance in Africa (San
Francisco: Institute for Contemporary Studies Press).
Spillane
James et al. 2004. “Towards a Theory of Leadership Practice” Journal of Curriculum Studies 36 (1):
3-34
Satyanarayana,
J. 2004. E-Government: The Science of the
Possible (India: Prentice Hall).
Walsham,
G. 2001. Globalization and ICTs: Working
Across Cultures (Cambridge: University of Cambridge Press).
REQUIREMENTS/ GENERAL INFORMATION
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Extensive Reading (at least 70%
of the required reading materials) is a MUST
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There would be 13 weeks of
lectures and students must endeavor to attend all lectures. The course shall
not be done by correspondence.
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Students must be punctual in
attending all lectures. No lateness would be tolerated
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Students MUST attend tutorials
regularly and make MEANINGFUL contributions to class discussions.
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An Interim Assessment would be
conducted and would constitute 30% of the final grades of students.
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Students MUST comport themselves
during lectures. No acts of indiscipline such as ringing of mobile phones and
all other acts that could distract the attention of other students while
lectures are on-going would be tolerated
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