2023-2024 / SPOL2346-1

Administration transformation

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in political sciences : general (120 ECTS) (Even years, not organized in 2023-2024) 5 crédits 

Lecturer

Régis Collette

Coordinator

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Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course is only organized on even-numbered years (2020-2021, 2022-2023...)

The objective of the course is to present the great future and present stakes related to change in the public sector, whatever the level of power may be. The main focus will be on Cultural Change, that is, the evolution of management practices, behaviors, beliefs, and world visions that exist within an organization. A large part of the course will be dedicated to the concrete tools that facilitate change, as well as study cases and exchanges of opinions. 

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, hybrid 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

Reinventing Organizations by Frédéric - Nelson Parker Edition (English version)

Written work / report

Continuous assessment


Additional information:

The assessment will be made based on attendance (being present, sharing critical opinions, speaking, the relevance of the questions/comments, and general group dynamics), on a group project, and on three online questionnaires over the course of the training. 

Work placement(s)

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Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

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 24 hours.

Contacts

 

  • Régis Collette -0495/524134 - rc@progressconsulting.be

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