Fundamentals of public policy

Course: Governance in Public Sphere

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

Title
Fundamentals of public policy
Code
ОК.25
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
5 Trimester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes Know: essential characteristics and main components of political institutions and processes as a whole system; To know the conceptual foundations of the formation of modern political Systems; To know about foreign experience development of the theory and practice of formation and implementation of state policy; Be able to: determine the origin, structure and functioning mechanism of the political system, state power, party systems; to be able to analyze the essence of political institutions, understand the peculiarities of political processes, the importance of the political elite and political leadership in the state - Justification of the need for changes in the organization, in the group/collective/team and on a personal level
Form of study
External form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Prerequisites and additional requirements 1. To know: features and essence of subjects of the political system of society; political processes and institutions and their main components; analyze advantages and disadvantages different types of electoral systems; to orientate in techniques, methods and means of formation and creation in public consciousness of relevant images of real political subjects; to convince of the need to preserve and strengthen political stability in Ukraine. 2. To be able to use analytical and statistical databases and processing methods information about the political development of the state and other subjects of the political system of society, territorial entities. 3. Possess the skills of analysis, synthesis, processing and visualization of statistical and other data, working with the regulatory and legal framework, design and presentation of data using Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, Power Point, etc.).
Course content
Content of the educational program Module 1. Concepts and conceptual foundations of public policy Topic 1. Concept and essential characteristics of public policy. Topic 2. Public policy as a system. Topic 3. Actors of public policy. Topic 4. Public - managerial activity. Peculiarities in the conditions of challenges and threats of globalization. Topic 5. Political regime and public policy. Topic 6. The political system of society in conditions of global transformations. Module 2. Essential characteristics, institutions and implementation of public policy. Topic 7. The state is the main institution and means of public power. Topic 8. Constitutional foundations and legal basis of state (public) policy. Peculiarities in the conditions of martial law in Ukraine.. Topic 9. Executive bodies as subjects of state (public) policy Topic 10. Models, methods and institutes of development of state (public) politicians Peculiarities in the conditions of martial law in Ukraine. Topic 11
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Recommended and necessary literature Analysis of state policy and regulatory legal acts for compliance with the principle of equal rights and opportunities for women and men / Author Suslova O.I., [FOP Moskalenko O. M.], Kyiv, 2017. 90 p. 1 Brown P. Guide to State Policy Analysis / Trans. from English K.: Basics, 2000. 243 p. 2 Vining E., Weimer D. Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practice / Trans. from English Ivan Dzyuba, Anatoly Oliynyk; Science ed. O. Kilievich. K.: Solomia Publishing House Pavlychko "Fundamentals", 2000. 654 p. 3 Dai T. Basics of state policy: Trans. from English G.E. Krasnokutskyi; of science ed. Z.V. Balabaeva. Odesa: AO Bakhva, 2005. 468p. 4 Knoepfel P., Laryu K., Varon F., Malysheva N.. Analysis and pilotage public policy. (Translation from French). K.: Alerta, 2010. 424 p. 5 Minenko M.A. Public administration: theory and methodology: monograph / M.A. Mineko.-Kyiv: Kyiv. nat.. trade and economy. University, 2014. 404 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Planned educational activities and teaching methods Lectures, practical classes, seminars classes, independent work.
Assessment methods and criteria
Methods and criteria of assessment - semester evaluation (MAX - 60 points 4. Independent work (RN 1; 2; 3; 4) – 24 points / 14 points; The maximum number of points that can be obtained by a student during the exam is 40 points. – final grade: the final grade is defined as the sum of grades (points) for all successfully assessed learning outcomes during the semester (grades below the minimum threshold level are not added to the final grade) and the grade obtained during the exam. The maximum number of points a student can receive is 100 points.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Iryna Viktorivna Alieksieienko
Department of Public Policy
Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

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