Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in political sciences : general (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course is only offered during even years (2020-2021, 2022-2023,...). The course will present, from a practical perspective, the main underlying features of the transformation of public administration. The principles of new public governance will be studied in their operational dimension, by looking at policy-making arrangements, the relationship between administration and political authorities, initiatives of electronic governance and digital administration, and the new processes for monitoring and evaluating public policies.
In the second part of the course, the transformation of public administration will be studied from the perspective of cultural changes and new management practices. How is an organisation's culture defined? What tools can be used to align this culture with the organisation's strategic objectives? What are the roles of the general management, human resources, and field managers in this context?
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Students should have learned how the features of the transformation of public administration are organised, operationalised and experienced in practice, within the administration. They should also have learned the latest models, approaches, and theories that underlie cultural changes in public organisations.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
No previous skills or knowledge are required beyond what students have learned during the bachelor programme.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Students will learn based on practical case studies, exchanges with students, exercises, games, and illustrative cases drawn from federal and regional Belgian administrations as well as from large international institutions.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
In-person classes. Students are required to attend classes, given the importance of classroom activities in the teaching and evaluation process.
Recommended or required readings
None.
Assessment methods and criteria
The evaluation will be based on class participation (attendance, critical opinions, contributions, relevance of contributions/questions, overall dynamism).
Work placement(s)
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Organizational remarks
This course is only offered during even years (2020-2021, 2022-2023,...). Classes are held in the second term, with six 3¿-hour classes on Fridays, on dates that will be provided during the first class. Excluding breaks, the total duration of the course is 20 hours, given by two teachers: Alain Vaessen for the first three classes, and Régis Collette for the last three).
Contacts
- Alain Vaessen - 081/240 650 - Alain.Vaessen@uvcw.be
- Régis Collette -0495/524134 - rc@progressconsulting.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
This course does not take place in 2019-2020
Assessment subjects
Sans objet
Assessment methods
Sans objet
Contacts
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