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Introduction to Public Administration
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Introduction to Public Administration

Public Administration is like any other administration which is carried out in public interest.
Created byManagement Study Guide
Last updated 9/2019
English
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What you'll learn

  • Explain What is Public Administration
  • Define Public Administration
  • Differentiate between Public and Private Administration
  • Describe the Nature of Public Administration
  • Describe the Various Approaches to Public Administration
  • Explain Gulick’s Principles of Organizational Structure Design
  • Explain Gulick’s POSDCORB
  • Describe the Types of Budgets in Public Administration
  • Explain the New Public Management Model
  • Explain the New Public Management Model 2 (NPM Model 2)

Course content

1 section • 11 lectures • 56m total length

  • Introduction4:18

    Define public administration, differentiate it from private administration, and examine its nature, approaches, and budget types, including the new public management model.

  • Explain What is Public Administration0:14

    Explain what public administration is and highlight that it is administration carried out in the public interest.

  • Define Public Administration1:55

    Define public administration as the operation and enforcement of public policy across government. It covers the executive, legislative, and judicial branches and interacts with private groups to deliver services.

  • Differentiate between Public and Private Administration4:33

    Differentiate public and private administration by examining political character, accountability, bureaucracy, and service motives, while noting similarities in planning, accounting, and hierarchy.

  • Describe the Nature of Public Administration2:08

    Compare the integral and managerial views of public administration and note how classical management frames it as a science, stressing structure and ten organizational principles.

  • Describe the Various Approaches to Public Administration22:37

    Explore the main approaches to public administration, including behavioral, historical and legal, closed and open models, structural functional, marxian traditions, political economy, institutional, and public policy.

  • Explain Gulick’s Principles of Organizational Structure Design1:22

    Explore Gulick's principles of organizational structure design, including division of labor, specialization, coordination, decentralization, unity of command, staff in line, delegation, and span of control.

  • Explain Gulick’s POSDCORB6:50

    Explore Gulick’s POSDCORB—planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting, and budgeting—through a real-life case of a New York City mental health department chief executive.

  • Describe the Types of Budgets in Public Administration4:38

    Describe the types of budgets in public administration, including balanced, revenue, performance, and zero-based budgets, and explain how budgeting prioritizes resources, ensures accountability, and supports development.

  • Explain the New Public Management Model2:58

    The new public management model borrows private-sector ideas to make government more business-like, prioritizing value for money, performance monitoring, and customer orientation through decentralization and quasi-market reforms.

  • Explain the New Public Management Model 2 (NPM Model 2)5:22

    Explain the new public management model 2, outlining a quasi-market system, fragmented local public organizations, contracting, flexible service forms, downsizing, and management by influence through networks and strategic alliances.

Requirements

  • No prior knowledge is required.

Description

An interesting course for students and working professionals who wanted to know what is public administration and know the difference between public and private administration. After reading this course one can get a good insight of What is Public Administration, Nature of Public Administration, Various Approaches to Public Administration, Gulick’s POSDCORB, Types of Budgets in Public Administration etc.

The main highlight of this course is the introduction part which speaks about public administration when kings ruled in the olden days. Good opportunity for the readers to learn about Gulick’s POSDCORB which is explained with the help of a Real Life Example. Various interesting facts regarding the types of budgets are also included in this course. The content used in explaining in detail about ‘Approaches to Public administration’ is highly commendable.

Multiple Choice Questions and Glossary section at the end of the course keeps the reader engaging.

Who this course is for:

  • Government and private staff
  • Students interested in public administration
  • Policy makers

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