Syllabus of MPA 1st year (private) Tribhuwan
University
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There are
7 compulsory subjects to study in 1st Year. They are:
- PA510 Fundamentals of Public
Administration (100 Marks)
- PA520 Development Management
(100 Marks)
- PA530 Public Policy (100
Marks)
- PA540 Research Methods in
Public Administration (50 Marks)
- PA550 Human Resource
Management (50 Marks)
- PA560 Organization Behaviour
(50 Marks)
- PA570 Local Self Governance
(50 Marks)
1. Fundamentals of Public Administration
Course Title: Fundamentals of Public Administration
Course No.: PA 510
Nature of the Course: Core
Duration of the Course: 100 Lecture hrs.
Duration of the Class: 60 minutes
Full Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 40
Course Objective
The purpose of this course is to provide a basic knowledge of Public
Administration and Management. The course intends to familiarize the students
with the concepts, theories and emerging trends of Public Administration and
Management. It also aims at encouraging the students to apply the methods used
by the Administrators/Managers in the changed context.
Course Contents
1. The Practice and Discipline of Public Administration (15 Lecture
Hours)
1.1 Public in Public administration
1.2 The Distinctive Characteristics of Public administration
1.3 Managerial, Political and Legal Approaches to Public Administration
2. Public administration’s Century (15 Lecture Hours)
2.1 Politics/ Administration Dichotomy
2.2 The Principles of Administration
2.3 Public Administration as Political science
2.4 Public Administration as Management
2.5 Public Administration as Public Administration
3. Core Functions of Public administration (15 Lecture Hours)
3.1 Organization Structure and Processes
3.2 Organizations and Organization Theory(Bureaucracy/ Scientific
Management/ The Human Relations Approach/ Contemporary Approaches)
3.3 Public Personnel Administration: Basic Functions
3.4 Budgeting and Finance: Basic Functions
3.5 Decision Making: Approaches to Decision Making
4. Administrative Tools (Lecture Hours 20 Hours)
4.1 System approach
4.2 Participatory approach
4.3 Contingency approach
4.4 Ecological approach
4.5 Management by exception
4.6 Result oriented management
4.7 Crisis management
5. The Convergence of Management, Politics and Law in the Public Sector
(20 Lecture Hours)
5.1 Policy Evaluation and Implementation Evaluation
5.2 Public Administrative Law
5.2.1 Concept and scope of Administrative Law
5.2.2 Separation of power and its role on public Administration
5.2.3 Delegated legislation
5.2.4 Administrative Tribunals for grievance redressal
6. Public Administration and Globalization (15 Lecture Hours)
6.1 Public Administration and Postmodernism
6.2 Public Administration in a Multicultural Environment
6.3 Role of Public administration in Globalization
6.4 The Governance Agenda
Reference
- D.H. Rosenbloom, and Kravchuk.
R.S. (2006), Public Administration, Mc-Graw Hill International Edition
- Noorjahan Bava, Public
Administration in the 21st Century, Kanishaka Publishers, Distributors, New Delhi, 2004
- K. Henry,
Public administration and Public Affairs, Prentice-Hall, Recent Edition
- H.G. Rainey, Understanding and managing Public Organization, Jossey-Bass, Recent Edition
- G. Starling,
Managing the Public Sector, Harcourt Brace College Publishers, Recent
Edition Bidhyt Chakrabarty, and
Bhattacharya, Mohit (2003), Public Administration A Reader, Oxford
University Press
- Gerald E. Caiden, The Dynamics of Public Administration, Dryden Prees, (Latest available edition).
- H. E. McCurdy, Public Adkministration: A Synthesis. Cumming Publishing Company, Latest
Edition
- Kaste and Rosenwing, Organization
and Management, McGraw-Hill, Latest
Edition
- Robert Presthus, Public Administration, Ronald Press, Latest
Edition
- भीमदेव भट्टः सार्वजनिक प्रशासनको आधारभूत सिद्धान्त। काठमाण्डो आशिषदेव भट्ट। २०५४
- पुरुषोत्तम सुवेदिः सार्वजनिक प्रशासनः सिद्धान्त र व्यवहार। काठमाण्डो। रत्न पुस्तक भण्डार। २०४१
- क्रिष्ण जोशीः सार्वजनिक प्रशासनः आधुनिक अध्ययन । काठमाण्डो। रत्न पुस्तक भण्डार। २०५३
- Albert Lepawsky, Administration: The Art And Science of
Organization and Management, (Calcutta: Oxford and IBH Publishing Co., 1976)
- David Osborne
and Ted Gaebler, Reinventing Government. Addison-Wesley Company,
1992
- Frank Marini (ed), Towards New Public Administration, Chandler,
Latest edition Nigro and Nigro, Modern Public Administration
2. Development
Management
Course Title: Development Management
Course No.: 520
Nature of the Course: Core Course
Duration of the Course: 100 Lecture hrs.
Duration of the Class: 60 minutes
Full Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 40
Course Objectives
The objective of this course is to give a comprehensive knowledge of
theories and dimensions of Development
management and make students able to analyze developmental goals,
implementation mechanisms, and the
issues related to development management in various sectors such as
public, private and the nonprofits.
Course Contents:
1. Introduction (15 Lecture Hours)
1.1 Concept of development
1.2 Dimensions of development
1.3 Basic concept and evolution of Development Administration
1.4 Development management: meaning, paradigm shift in development
Administration
2. Approaches of Development Management (15 Lecture Hours)
2.1 Bureaucratic model of development Administration
2.2 Comparative perspective of development
2.3 Social learning approach and people’s participation
2.4 Public-Private partnership
2.5 NGO-government partnership
2.6 Decentralization and local governance
3. Institutional Building, Social Change and Nation Building(15
Lecture Hours)
3.1 Concept of institution building, social change and nation
building
3.2 Understanding Institution building model
3.3 Factors of social change
3.4 Role of public administration in social change
3.5 Approaches of nation building
3.6 Barriers of nation building
4. Development Plans and Implementation (15 Lecture Hours)
4.1 Concept of Development plan
4.2 Planning efforts in Nepal
4.3 Resource mobilization
4.4 Concept and aspects of Projects
4.5 Plan implementation and its challenges
5. Capacity building in Development management (20 Lecture Hours)
5.1 Need of human resource development
5.2 Management of training
5.3 Administrative reforms
5.4 Political system capability
5.6 Introducing Information Technology and Communication (ITC) and
E-governance
in development management
6. Issues of Development Management (20 Lecture Hours)
6.1 Population policy and migration
6.2 Empowerment and Inclusiveness in development
6.3 Poverty reduction and issue of livelihood
6.4 Corruption and issue of ethics
6.5 Human Resource Development
6.6 Administrative culture
Reference
- Alka Dhameja
(eds.)(2003) Contemporary Debates in Public Administration, New Delhi:
Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.
- Bhatta, Bhim
Dev, Vikash Prashan (last edition). Kathmandu: Mrs. Indira Bhatta
- Dhakal Tek
Nath (2006). NGO in Livelihood Improvement. New Delhi: Adroit Publishers
Jeffrey Sacks, The End of Poverty, Panguin, 2005
- Richard Peet
and Elaire Hrtwick, Theories of Development, rawat Publication, 1999
- Ferrel Heady
(1995) Public Administration : A Comparative Perspective (5th edition),
New York: Marcel Dekker.
- Robert
Chambers, Ideas for development, Earthscan, 2007
- Des Gasper,
The Ethics of development, Vistaar Publication, 2005
- Gabriel A.
Almond & G. Bingham Powell (1976) Comparative Politics : A
Developmental Approach, New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co.
- Madhab P.
Paudel( 1981) Public Administration and Nation-Building in Nepal, New
Delhi: National Book Organization
- Madhab P.
Paudel( 1991) Administration Reforms in Nepal, New Delhi: National Book
Organization
- Mark Turner
and David Humle(1997), Governance, Administration & Development:
Making the State Work, England: Macmillan Press
- Owen E. Hughes
(1994) Public Management & Administration: An Introduction, London:
The Macmillan Press Ltd.
- R.A.W. Rhodes,
Saran A. Bider, and Bert A. Rockman (eds) (2006) The Oxford Handbook of
Political Institutions, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- R.K Arora
(1988) Comparative Public Administration, New Delhi: Association
Publishing House.
- Shriram Raj
Pande, Shawna Tropp, Bikash Sharma & Yuba Raj Khatiwada (Eds), (2006)
Nepal: Readings in Human Development, Kathmandu: United Nations
Development Programme
- Publications
of National Planning Commission of Nepal, Central Bureau of Statistics,
Nepal, Journal related to Public administration, development management,
development, etc.
- Jamil, Ishtiaq
(2008). Administrative Culture in Bangladesh and Nepal. Dhaka
3. Public Policy
Course Title: Public Policy
Course No: PA 530
Nature of the Course: Core
Duration of Course: 100 Lecture hrs.
Full Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 40
Course Objective
The objective of the course is to provide the students with the generic,
conceptual, methodological and analytical knowledge and skills appropriate for
analyzing issue-areas of public policy in the changed context of national and
international environment. The course will emphasis on familiarizing the
students with a number of approaches, methods and analytical techniques public
policy making addressing the complex, interdependent and multidisciplinary
nature of contemporary policy problems. After completing its study, the
students are expected to be capable enough to analyze, plan, and manage
different aspects of public policy making process.
Course Contents
1. An Introduction to Public Policy (20 Lecture Hours)
1.1 Meaning and concept of public policy
1.2 Public Policy typology
1.3 Subject matters of public policy
1.4 Methods of the study of policy-making process
1.5 Nature and scope of public policy
1.6 Purposes of the study of the public policy
2. Theories of Policy Making (10 Lecture Hours)
2.1 Political System Theory
2.2 Group Theory
2.3 Elite Theory
2.4 Intuitional Theory
3. Agenda setting and policy Life cycles (10 Lecture Hours)
3.1 Social construction of problems
3.2 Role of power in defining or defying problems
3.3 Role of ideas, individuals and think tanks in identifying policy
issues
3.4 Rationale of Agenda Setting
3.5 Role of state and non-state actors in policy making
3.6 Factors influencing policy making process
3.7 Policy Life Cycle
4. Models of decision making (10 Lecture Hours)
4.1 Key theories associated with decision making, including rational
choice theory, incrementalism, Mixed-Scanning, Public Opinion Theory
5 The Implementation of Public Policy (10 Lecture Hours)
5.1 Approaches to policy implementation: Top down, Bottom up, Synthesis
of both top down and bottom up and Policy Action Model
5.2 Requirements of effective implementation
6. Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Policy (10 Lecture Hours)
6.1 Monitoring and evaluation concepts
6.2 Criteria for evaluation
6.3 Techniques of evaluation
6.4 Problems in evaluation
6.5 Policy impacts: Change or continuity of policy
7 Policy Transfer and International Lesson Drawing (5 Lecture
Hours)
7.1 Concept of policy transfer and lesson drawing
7.2 Forms of Policy Transfer
7.3 Agents of Policy Transfer
7.4 Barriers to Policy Transfer
8 A Case Study on any Policy Issue in Nepal (5 Lecture Hours)
8.1 Policy issue concept
8.2 Institutional structure
8.3 Various challenges related with the policy in relation with the
current policy
8.4 The way forward
References
- George C.
Edward II and Ira Sarakansky, The Policy Predicament: Making and
Implementing Public Policy (San Francisco: W.H. Freeman and Co., 1978)
latest available edition.
- C. J. Bennet ,
How States Utilise Foreign Evidence, Journal of Public Policy 11(1), pp.39-54)
1991.
- Charles L.
Cochran and Eloise F. Malone, Public Policy Perspectives and Choices (Viva
Books Private Limited, New Delhi, 2007).
- James
Anderson, Public Policy Making, (New Work: Holt, Rinehart and Winston,
1979)
- Norman Frohlic
and J.A. Oppenheimer, Modern Political Economy, New Delhi: Prentice-Hall
of India, 1978 (Latest available edition).
- Pradeep
Sahani, Public Policy: Conceptual Dimension (Allahabad: Kitab Mahal,
1987).
- R.K. Sapru,
Public Policy: Formulation, Implementation and Evaluation, New Delhi:
Sterling Publisher Pvt. Ltd., Second Revised Edition 2004.
- Richard Rose,
Lesson Drawing in Public Policy: A Guide to Learning Across Time and Space
(New Jeresy, Catham House 1993)
- Wayne Parsons
Public Policy: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Policy
Analysis (Edward Elgar, Aldershot, UK; Brookfield, US 1995).
- I.M.d. Little,
Ethics, Economics and politics: Principles of Public policy, Oxford
University
- Press, 2002
- Devika Paul,
Public Policy: Formulation and Implementation in India, Devika
Publications, Delhi, 1994.
- Michael
Howlett and M. Ramesh, Studying Public Policy: Policy Cycles and Policy
Subsystems (Oxford University Press, 2003)
- Michael Hill
and Peter Hupe, Implementing Public Policy: Governance in Theory and
Practice, (New Delhi: Sage Publication Ltd, 2006).
- P.R. Rijal,
Fundamentals of Public Policy Analysis, (Kathmandu: Mrs. Indira Rijal,
1995).
4. Research Methods in Public
Administration-I
Course Title:
Research Methods in Public Administration-I
Course No.: PA 540
Nature of the
Course: Analytical and Professional Core
Duration of the
Course: 100 Lecture hrs.
Duration of the
Class: 60 minutes
Full Marks: 50
Pass Marks: 20
Course Objective
The objective of this course is to familiarize the students with the
application of various elementary statistical methods required to conduct
social and behavioural research in public administration and prepare research
reports.
Course Contents
Unit I: Descriptive Statistics
1. Introduction (5 Lecture Hours)
1.1 Meaning of statistics
1.2 General field of statistics
1.3 Use of statistics
1.4 Summarizing the data
1.5 Measure of Central Tendency: mean; weighted mean
1.6 Concepts of median and mode
1.7 Measure of dispersion: range, variance and standard deviation
1.8 Use of descriptive statistics
2. Determining the Bi-variate Relationship (10 Lecture Hours)
2.1 Correlation analysis: Karl Pearson's and Spearman's rank
2.2 Regression analysis
2.3 Significance of observed sample correlation and regression
coefficients.
3. Probability (10 Lecture Hours)
3.1 Introduction: meaning, importance, events
3.2 Basic laws of Probability: classical approach, relative frequency
approach and subjective approach
3.3 Some fundamental rules of probability: additional rule,
multiplication rules, conditional probability
3.4 Theoretical distributions: Binomial and Normal distribution
4. Inferential Statistics: Estimation (10 Lecture Hours)
4.1 Estimation
4.1.1 Basic concept of sampling distribution and standard error
4.1.2 Estimator and estimate
4.1.3 Criteria of a good estimator
4.1.4 Types of estimates
4.1.5 Interval estimate for population proportion and mean
4.1.6 Determining sample size
5. Inferential Statistics: Test of Hypothesis (15 Lecture
Hours)
5.1 Test of hypothesis
5.2 Introduction: meaning, critical values, significance level, type I
and type II errors, one tailed and two tailed tests, steps in testing a
hypothesis, parametric and non-parametric tests)
5.3 Test of significance of proportion (single and double samples)
5.4 Test of significance of mean (single and double samples, large and
small samples, independent and dependent samples)
5.5 Test of significance of difference of two sample variances (F- test)
5.6 Test of goodness of fit and test of independence (Chi-square test)
5.7 Test of significance of more than two samples means (Ordinal data-
Kruskal Wallis H-test)
References
- B. Macfie, and
Nufrio, P M., Applied Statistics for Public Policy, New Delhi:
Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., 2006
- P.K. Sharma,
and Chaudhary, A.K. Statistical Methods for MBS, and MPA, Kathmandu:
Khanal Books Prakashan, 2058 BS
- D. Levine,
Bereson, M.L. and Stephan, Statistics for Managers, Prentice-Hall, New
Jersey, 1999
- R.I. Levin,
and Rubin, D.S. Statistics for Management, Pretice-Hall of India Ltd. New
Delhi,2000
- J.S. Chandan,
Statistics for Business and Economics, Vikash Publishing House Ltd. New
Delhi, 1999
- Sthapit,
Gautam, H., Josi, P.R. and Dangol, P., Statistical Methods, Buddha
Academic Publishers and Distributors Pvt. Ltd. 2003
- Sunity
Shrestha, and wilwal, D., Statistical Methods in Management, Taleju
Prakashan, 2000 S.C. Gupta, Fundamentals of statistics, Himalaya
Publishing House, Latest Edition
- D.H. Hinkle,
Wiersma, W. and Jurs, S.G., Applied Statistics for the Behavioural
Science, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Fourth Edition
5. Human Resource Management (HRM)
Course Title : Human Resource Management (HRM)
Course No: PA 550
Nature of Course : Core
Duration of the course : 50 lecture hrs.
Duration of Class : 60 Minutes
Course Objectives
This Course provides the fundamental concepts, terminology and technical
basics involved in public sector human resource management so that students can
deal effectively with the human issues that arise in the workplace.
Course Contents
1. Introduction of Human Resource in Public Sector: ( 8 Learning Hours)
1.1 Evolution of Human
Resource Management in Public Sector Patronage to Present
1.2 Classification
System (traditional concept and new trends)
1.3 Organization for
Personnel Functions
2. Acquisition
of Human Resources: ( 8 Learning Hours)
2.1 HR Planning
2.2 Job Analysis,
Description & Evaluation
2.3 Recruitment,
Selection and Placement
3. Development
of Human Resources : ( 6 Learning Hours)
3.1 Socialization
3.2 Employee Training
– Training Cycle
3.3 Career System:
Closed, Open & Portfolio Career
4. Maitainence
of Human Resources: ( 8 Learning Hours)
4.1 Compensation
4.2 Benefits &
Service Conditions
4.3 Safety and health
5. Employees
Right & Obligations: ( 8 Learning Hours)
5.1 Conduct and
Discipline
5.2 Employees Rights
to Association
5.3 Grievance Handling
5.4 Collective
Bargaining
6. Challenges
in Public Sector HRM ( 12 Learning Hours)
6.1 Strategic Human
Resource Management (SHRM)
6.2 Inclusive
Democracy: Gender Mainstreaming
6.3 Representation
of Ethic & Marginalized Community, Diversity Management , Performance Management
Reference
Dr Madhuneedhi Tiwari, Nepalko Nijamati Sevama Janasakti
Bayabasthapan:Mrs. Kanti Tiwari, Dilli Bazar, Ktm
M Armstrong, A handbook of Human Resource Management Practice, Latest
South Asian Publication
C.B Manmoria, Personnel Management, (Bombay, Himalayan Publising House,
Latest Edition)
A. David Decenzo, Human Resource Management, (New Delhi, Prentice Hall
of India Ltd., Latest Edition)
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