INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Paper Code: 
PAD 101
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The objectives of this course are to -

  1. Understand about fundamentals of Public Administration as a discipline and its innovative dimensions.
  2. Identify various trends and challenges to the discipline

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

 

PAD 101

Introduction to Public Administration

CO 1. Create an awareness about the evolution and growth of the discipline of Public Administration.

CO 2. Develop an understanding of basic principles and approaches of Public Administration.

CO 3. Develop theoretical clarity of basic concepts and dynamics (both ecological and others) relating to Public Organizations.

CO 4. Application to administration related problems

 

Pedagogical methods such as class room lectures and students-teacher interactions, group discussion, quiz, seminar and assignment etc will be used.

Learning activities for the students: Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

 

 

9.00
Meaning, Nature and Scope & Significance of Public Administration.
Relationship of Public Administration with other disciplines- Political Science,
Management, Psychology, Sociology, Law, Economics.
Public and Private Administration : Convergence and Divergence
9.00
Evolution as a discipline: Stages of its development
Theories & Approaches- Scientific Management, Classical Theory &
Bureaucratic
9.00
Theories & Approaches - Human Relations Approach, Behavioural Approach,
Systems Approach
8.00
Innovative dimensions in Public Administration
New Public Administration.
New Public Management
10.00

 

Good Governance- Concept and its imperatives, Citizen Centric Administration, e Governance, Public Policy- concept, need & determinants ;Ethics in Governance

Essential Readings: 
Essential Readings:
 Avasthi, A and Maheshwari, S R (2013) Public Administration. Lakshmi Narain Agarwal: Agra.
 Basu, Rumki (2008) Public Administration: Concepts and Theories. Sterling Publishers: New Delhi.
 Bhagwan, Vishnoo; Bhushan, Vidhya and Mohla, Vandana (2010) Public Administration. S. Chand: Jalandhar.
 Bhambri, C. P. (2010) Public Administration Theory and Practice(21stEdition). Educational Publishers: Meerut
 Bhattacharaya, Mohit (2008) New Horizons of Public Administration. Jawahar Publishers and Distributors: New Delhi
 Bhattacharya, Mohit (2012) Public Administration: Issues and Perspective. Jawahar Publishers and Distributors: New Delhi
 Chakrabarty, Bidyut and Chand, Prakash (2012) Public Administration in a Globalizing World: Theories and Practices. Sage: New Delhi
 Denhardt, Janet V and Denhardt, Robert B (2015) The New Public Service: Serving, Not Steering (4th Edition). Routledge: New York
 Henry, Nicholas(2013). Public Administration and Public Affairs (13thEdition). Taylor and Francis: New York
 Laxmikanth, M (2011) Public Administration. Tata McGraw: New Delhi
References: 
B.L. Fadia, K.L. Fadia (2006). Administration Theories and Concepts, Agra Sahitya Bhawan.
 Bhattacharya, Mohit (2000) Public Administration. World Press: Calcutta
 Drucker, Peter F (1993) Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices. Harper Collins: New York
 Drucker, Peter F (2008) The Essential Drucker. Harper Collins: New York
 Dunleavy, P (1992) Democracy, Bureaucracy and Public Choice. Harvester Wheatsheaf: Aldershot, UK
 Fesler, James W (2007) Elements of Public Administration. Read Books: Worcestershire, UK
 Goodnow, Frank J (2009)Politics and Administration: A Study in Government Originally published by MacMillan in 1900,Fifth Printing. Transaction Publishers: New Brunswick, New Jersey
 Ghuman, B.S. (2001) New Public Management: Theory and Practice, Indian Journal of Public Administration, Vol. XLVII, No. 4, pp.769-779
Academic Session: 
2022-23
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