Political elites and leadership

Course: Educational and scientific program: Parliamentarism and parliamentary activities

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service

Title
Political elites and leadership
Code
БД. 2.2.
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
1. To know the essence of parliamentarism and political leadership in accordance with the theoretical knowledge and traditions of parliamentary activity in different historical periods of the development of Western democracies and Ukrainian statehood 2. Be able to determine the trends in the formation and development of representative democracy in Ukraine during the period of independence, taking into account theoretical and practical knowledge about the essence of parliamentarism 3. Be able to determine the degree of efficiency of representative democracy in Ukraine in accordance with the activities of the current Verkhovna Rada in Ukraine 4. To be able to independently outline the threats to the development of parliamentarism in Ukraine to determine ways to overcome them and to form scientifically based proposals for the effects of the forms of development of pre-presidential democracy
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1.Know the basics of the theory of public administration and representative democracy 2.Be able to analyze and summarize scientific literature on the subject of discipline 3.Have elementary skills in preparing analytical certificates on the activities of representative authorities in Ukraine, the activities of the political elite and the implementation of political leadership
Course content
MEANINGFUL MODULE 1 Theoretical foundations and the process of formation of scientific knowledge about political leadership and elite 1.Problems and research field of the discipline. Elitology as a direction of science and practice of public administration 2. Formation of scientific knowledge about elites. The nature and structure of modern political elites MEANINGFUL MODULE 2 Political and managerial leadership as a power activity 1.Political and managerial leadership as a power activity. Leadership in Public Administration 2. Management and self-management of the modern leader of political and managerial activity. Strategy for developing the potential of political and managerial leadership
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1.Parliamentarism: textbook. 2nd edition, added and expanded. / V. A. Goshovska [et al.]; ed. by V.A. Goshovska. Kyiv: NADU, 2019. 704 p. 2.Innovative models of advanced training of persons whose positions are classified as political: teaching. textbook./ V.F.Goshovska, etc.; ed. by V.A.Goshovska, I.D.Dudko. Kyiv: NADU, 2020. 256 p. 3. Communicative competence of a people's deputy: practicum / author team. : V. S. Kuibida, V. A. Goshovska, L. A. Pashko, etc. ; ed. By prof. V.A. Goshovska. Kyiv: NADU, 2018. 176 p. 4. Values, standards, competence in parliamentary activities: teaching. textbook / K. O. Vashchenko, V. A. Goshovska, L. A. Pashko [et al.] ; ed. By prof. V.A. Goshovska. 2nd ed, expand. Kyiv: NADU, 2018. 176 p. 5. Bolotina E. V. Political elites and leadership: manual [for students of specialty 052 "Political science" of all forms of education] / E. V. Bolotina, A. V. Borodai. Kramatorsk : DDMA, 2021. 95 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Semester assessment: evaluation is carried out during the semester of all types of work: surveys at seminars conducting modular control works carrying out the tasks of independent work, performing and presenting an individual analytical task, organizing and holding discussion round tables organizing analytical work in small groups organizing and holding a mini-conference
Assessment methods and criteria
Knowledge control is carried out according to the ECTS system, which provides for a two-level assessment of the learned material, in particular, the assessment of theoretical training - the results of training (knowledge 1), which is 25% of the total assessment for the semester and the assessment of practical training - the results of training (skills 2; communication 3.; autonomy 4.), which is 75% of the total assessment for the semester. – semester assessment (MAC – 60 points / MIN – 30 points): Re-laying semester control in order to improve positive assessment is not allowed. – final assessment (MAC – 40 points / MIN – 30 points): the final assessment form is the exam. The form of the exam is written work. In written work, the results of training are evaluated 1; 2; 3; 4. The maximum number of points that can be obtained by a student during the exam is 40 points.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Iryna Dmytrivna Dudko
Department of Parliamentarysm
Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Parliamentarysm
Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service