MPA 202 – THEORY, ETHIS AND PRACTICE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Topic Methodology/Strategy Evaluation

Course Orientation
a. Overview of the Subject
b. Setting of Learning objectives
c. Meet and Greet
d. Grading System

Nature of Public Administration

a. Nature, Scope and Importance of Public
Administration
b. Evolution of Public Administration
c. New Trends in Public Administration

Learning Task:
1. Explain the concept of dichotomy of
politics and administration and evaluate
its practical application/s
2. Discuss the branches of Philippine
Government. How politics and
administration dichotomy work in the
present form of government
Approaches to Public Administration
a. Traditional Public Administration
b. Modern Public Administration
Perspectives in Public Administration
a. Administrative Reform Movement
b. Scientific Management Theory
c. Classical Theory/Structural Theory
d. Human Relation Theory
e. Bureaucratic Theory
Bureaucratic Theory
a. Nature, Scope and Importance, and
Classification of Bureaucracy
b. Bureaucracy and Development
c. Models of Bureaucracy: Neutral,
Committed
d. Challenges of Bureaucracy
Learning Task: Critical Review of journal
relative to Bureaucratic
Organization/Government
Modern Public Administration
a. New Public Administration
(Minnowbrook I)
b. New Public Management (Minnowbrook
 II)
c. Reinventing Government
d. The New Public Service
e. Total Quality Management
f. Good Governance
g. E-governance
Learning Task:
Discuss the relevance of adopting private
strategies in public institutions towards
improving efficient and quality public service
Decentralization
a. The Principles of Decentralization
b. Theoretical Basis of Decentralization
c. Types of Decentralization
d. Issues and Challenges in
Decentralization
Learning Task:
1. Share of Local Government Units in
National Development
2. Present and assess issues/Challenges
encountered by LGUs in
decentralization