Study:	Public administration - 1. semester
Code:	111461
ECTS:	5.0
Course coordinators:	prof. dr. sc. Ivan Koprić prof. dr. sc. Vedran Đulabić izv. prof. dr. sc. Jasmina Džinić izv. prof. dr. sc. Romea Manojlović Toman
Lecturers:	doc. dr. sc. Petra Đurman - Lectures doc. dr. sc. Iva Lopižić - Lectures
Exam dates:	29. 01. 2024. 12. 02. 2024. 15. 04. 2024. 10. 06. 2024. 24. 06. 2024. 08. 07. 2024. 26. 08. 2024. 09. 09. 2024. Exam registration: Studomat

Literature:

Inge Perko-Šeparović; Izazovi javnog menadžmenta, dileme javne uprave; (2006), str. [object Object] Inge Perko-Šeparović; Paradoksi novog javnog menadžmenta; Fakultet političkih znanosti (2003), str. 85-94 Inge Perko-Šeparović; Novi javni menadžment - britanski model; Politička misao, 39 (4) (2002), str. 31-44 Koprić, Ivan, Gordana Marčetić, Anamarija Musa, Vedran Đulabić, Goranka Lalić Novak; Upravna znanost - javna uprava u suvremenom društvu; Pravni fakultet (2021), str. 104-132 Đulabić, Vedran; Primjena tržišnih instrumenata u javnoj upravi: mogućnosti i ograničenja; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung i Institut za javnu upravu (2014), str. 9-27 Đulabić, Vedran; Povelje javnih službi: pokušaj podizanja kvalitete javne uprave i jačanja uloge građana; Zbornik Pravnog fakulteta u Zagrebu, god. 56., br. 1 (2006), str. 7-48 Manojlović, Romea; Upravljanje učinkom u hrvatskoj lokalnoj samoupravi; Institut za javnu upravu (2016), str. 65-96

Description:

Introduction and presentation of the course. Determination of subjects and areas of public management. Historical overview of public management. The starting point of public management (USA and Europe). Organization theories and public management. The classical theory of organization and the first managerial approach to US executive reform. Management and budget. Management and human resource management in the public sector. The relationship between public management and public policies. The emergence of "new public management" as a dimension of globalization. Models of public administration reform / modernization. Privatization and market model. Comparative analysis of the privatization process in the world. Results management model and the associated culture of the organization. Restructuring organizations. Local level reform. Citizen's Charter / "Service delivery" - "Value for money". Good governance model. Public-private partnership. Evaluation of the results achieved by a particular model. Forming a portfolio of public administration reform models. Relevance for the Croatian public sector

Cognitive Skills:

A.a. Knowledge and understanding

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

1. understand the area of public management, its importance and applicability in everyday workl of administrative organisations

2. understand and explain different methods and instruments of public management that are applied in the management of modern organisations of public administration and public sector

3. explain new managerial instruments, such as management by results, public-private partnership, privatisation, outsourcing, user orientation and quality

4. define how managerism influnces the methods of work in administration, especially the creation and realisation of the state and local budgets and how it reflects on the status of civil servants

5. understand how modern administrative reforms based on managerial ideas change the relationship between citizens and public administration

 

A.b. Application

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

1. interpret how modern administrtaive doctrines (new public management, good governance, new Weberian administration) influences the management processes in modern public administration and public sector

2. select the public management methods and instruments that are appropriate for the application in individual parts of public admnistration and public sector in Croatia

3. demonstrate on the example of administrative practice (case study) application of selected methods and instruments of public management

4. present the experience related to the usage of public management methods and instruments in selected comparative administrative systems

5. illustrate specific features of public management that are applied in Croatian public administration and public sector

 

A.c. Analysis

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

1. distinguish among different public management methods and instruments that appeared in individual countries

2. analyse advantages and disadvantages of public management methods and instruments and their applicability in the conditions of modern states affected by different crises and exposed to the increasing influence of globalization processes

3. distinuish among specific features of public management in main components of public administration and public sector, such as state administration, territorial self-government, public services, state companies, public agencies

4. indicate and categorise main challenges that the public management in Croatia is faced with

5. compare public management methods and instruments that are applied in Croatia with similar methods and instruments and selected European administrative traditions

6. independently write a paper on a selected topic from the area of public management

 

A.d. Synthesis

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

1. analyse historical development of public management and reasons for the appearance of reform doctrines such as new public management, good governance, new Weberian administration etc.

2. estimate the impact of individual public management methods and instruments on concrete cases of administrative practice in Croatia

3. compare public administration and effects of using public management methods and instruments in different public administration and public sector organisations

4. critically evaluate (in writing) concrete cases from administrative practice that contain an application of some of the analysed public management methods and instruments

5. prepare a list of public management methods and instruments that can be applied in individual parts of public administration and public sector in Croatia

 

A.e. Evaluation

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

1. assess the status of the application of managerial methods and instruments in Croatian public administration, as well as their problems and possibilities

2. recommend a reform model based on the usage of modern public management methods and instruments applicable in Croatian conditions

3. estimate the current development and developmental trends in public management from the standpoint of modern doctrinary-theoretical realisations about public management

4. evaluate functioning of individual methods and instruments which are applied or are planned to be applied in Croatian public administration and public sector

5. reexamine and evaluate policy of modernisation of public management and recommend improvements of its content and implementation

Practical and Generic Skills:

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

1. Clearly and publicly present acquired learning outcomes

2. On the level of cognitive knowledge students gain new insights into public management, its historical development and current level of development. Students realise positive and negative consequences that managerism in public administration brought and learn how to apply this knowledge to the future practical work in public administration and public sector overall.

3. On the intellectual level students develop ability of abstract thinking and critical evaluation of individual models of public administration refirm. They develop the ability to independently propose possible solutions of individual problems in public administration.

4. The students also develop research abilities through independent research of public management, and especially develop the ability to use modern databases, since the literature on these topics is largely in foreign languages.

5. On the practical level, students acquire knowledge about public management methods and instruments, such as privatisation, outsourcing, management of aims and results, user orientation and quality, strategic planning, paying according to effect, all of which are prerequisite for the future work in any senior position in public administration.

Matching Assessments to Learning Outcomes:

Oral examination

Oral examination consists of the reproduction of acquired knowledge, its understanding and application to the analysis of public management in the Republic of Croatia, and a critical evaluation of the current system and formulation of proposals for its change. Students are expected to express and argument their opinions on certain units (learning outcomes A.a to A.d).

Consultations schedule:

• prof. dr. sc. Vedran Đulabić:

  Fridays at 13:00-14:30h

  Location: Ćirilometodska 4, room 29
• izv. prof. dr. sc. Romea Manojlović Toman:

  Via Google Meet or in person. To determine the date and time, sign up by e-mail. 

  Location: Gundulićeva 10, room 21/3
• doc. dr. sc. Iva Lopižić:

  Wednesdays at 15:00-16:30h

  Location: Ćirilometodska 4, room 43