English for Public Administration elective course General info
English for Public Administration (elective course)
General info Lecturer: Dr. sc. Marijana Javornik Čubrić Classes: Thursday 9: 00 – 10: 30 Office hours: Wednesday 10: 30 – 11: 30, Gundulićeva 10, Room No. 6 Contact: marijana. javornik@pravo. hr
Course materials M. Javornik Čubrić, Advanced English for Public Administration (script) Available for photocopying (unpublished material)
Course outline March 7 March 14 March 21 March 28 April 4 April 18 April 25 May 2 May 9 May 16 May 23 May 30 Introduction; Academic style GOVERNMENT: Separation of powers; The Government of the RC GOVERNANCE: JOINED-UP GOVERNANCE FOR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS ADMINISTRATIVE ETHICS: CODE OF ETHICS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS Grammar practice STATE ADMINISTRATION DEVELOPMENT IN CROATIA BUREAUCRACY EU CITIZENSHIP; THE CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION EU COMITOLOGY EUROPEAN STANDARDS IN THE REGULATION OF SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST End-of-term examination Presentations Final revision and signatures
Seminar papers and presentations Recommendable for full-time students A seminar paper is a substitute for the written part of the examination, and a presentation is a substitute for the oral part of the examination
Seminar papers 10 -15 pages Paper structure (introduction, body, conclusion, literature) Written in standard academic English Introduction; relevance of the topic, introducing main parts of the paper Conclusion; reasons for selecting the topic, personal assessment/opinion
Presentations Power point or lecture style No reading; only notes • Sources: at least 3 different sources; one written, two can be from the Internet • Draft to be sent two weeks in advance, edited text will be returned • Obligatory: Questions and discussion or group work
Suggested topics Industrial-era bureaucracies in an information age Administrative reform Contracts between ministries and agencies State administration development in Croatia Joined Up Government Regional policy in the Republic of Croatia Public-private partnerships New methods and techniques of human potentials management Management and motivation Administrative ethics
Dates April 4 April 18 April 25 May 2 May 9 May 23
Teaching materials Available at: www. pravo. hr/sj/nastavni-materijali Map: Engleski jezik za javnu upravu
Written examination Relevant terminology Grammar Translation
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