WORLD CITI COLLEGES

GRADUATE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

AY 2022-2023
SEMESTER 1

SYLLABUS

I. COURSE TITLE : MPA 202

II. DESCRIPTIVE TITLE : THEORY AND PRACTICE IN PUBLIC

ADMINISTRATION

III. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course shall enable MPA students to view the fundamentals of Public
Administration and Bureaucracy including their scope, characteristics,
importance, peculiarities, and theoretical concepts in terms of classical and
modern approaches.

Moreover, it shall cover critical assessment of national and local governance

with emphasis on structure, specialization, ethics and accountabilities.

The course shall likewise provide MPA students an opportunity to objectively

analyze the situations, status, issues, practices, and concerns of the current
Philippine public administration purposely to contribute to the future
development of public institutions more particularly in terms of good
governance.

IV. COURSE CONTENTS:

Course Content Title Name of Name of Schedule

Reporter Coordinator
1. The Fundamentals of Public
Administration
A. Meaning, Nature, Idica, Jenny
Importance and Scoe Vie
B. Theoretical Concepts of Esquilona,
Classical and Modern Richelle-An
Martinez, Glenn
Approaches 09/10/22
Jay
C. Peculiarities and Bernardino -
Characteristics Alcantara,
Emmargel
D. Comparative Analysis of Martinez,
Public & Private Glenn Jay
Administration
Course Content Title Name of Name of Schedule
Reporter Coordinator
2. The Ecology, Evolution, and De Ocampo,
Theoretical Concepts of Rafael
Bureaucracy in the Philippines
Aquino, Jonas Aquino, Jonas
09/10/22
Keith Keith

Garcia, Maryon
Dhel
3. The Philippine National
Government and Bureaucracy
A. Concepts and Structures
of the Three (3) Major
Branches of the National
Government
1. Executive Alvarez,
Raymond Francis
2. Legislative Haguring, Paulo
3. Judicial Icalla, Dinah
B. Regulating & Controlling
Bureaucracy
Alvarez,
1. Civil Service Commission Cabugon, Ryedel 09/24/22
Raymond Francis
Reynaldo
2. Commission on Audit Garcia, Mark
Francis
3. Governance Commission Cano, Merceditha
on GOCC
C. Philippine Trifocal
Education Agencies
1. DepEd Maninang,
Marites
2. TESDA Valdez, Jefferson
3. CHED Kho, Kossel
Ramon
4. The Philippine Local
Government
A. Conceptual Framework Sabal, Omar
and Perspective
B. Nature, Attributes, and
System of Local
Sabal, Omar 09/24/22
Government Units, viz:
1. Province Tuazon, Ricardo
2. City Regidor, Sheena
3. Municipality Parungao,
Kathrina Cecilia
4. Barangay Larong, Hazel
Course Content Title Name of Name of Schedule
Reporter Coordinator
5. The Civil society and Non-
Government Organizations
A. Concepts
Maiquez, Charito
B. Types Padilla, Marian 10/08/22
C. Characteristics
Padilla, Marian
D. Role
E. Issues and Challenges Paciente, Vinya
6. Creation and Implementation
of Public Policies
A. Meaning and Aims of Cajalne, John
Public Policy Anthony Panganiban, Via
10/08/22
B. Typology of Public Policy Katherine
1. Constituent Panganiban, Via
2. Distributive Katherine
3. Regulatory
7. The Policy-Making Process
A. Creation of Policy Agenda Amante, Vicente
B. Policy Formulation Trinidad, Melliza Amante, Vicente 10/08/22
C. Policy Implementatoin Palero, Arnel
D. Policy Evaluation Elan, Catherine
8. Characteristic of Good
Governance Postulated by
UNESCAP in 2003
A. Participation
B. Rule of Law Bautista, Arnel
C. Transparency Concepcion,
10/22/22
D. Responsiveness Concepcion, Armida
E. Consensus Oriented Armida
F. Equity and Inclusiveness
G. Effectiveness and
Efficiency
H. Accountability Balila, Joselyn
9. Government Ethics and
Responsibilities
A. Fundamental of Graft and
Corruption viz
1. Concepts
2. Layers 10/22/22
Estigoy, Kim
3. Practices
Danielle
B. Code of Conduct of
Philippines Government
Officials and Employees
(RA 6713)
V. REFERENCES:

Asian Development Bank. “Overview of Non-Governmental Organizations

and Civil Society in the Philippines”, 2007

Brillantes, A. and Fernandez, M. “Theory and Practice in Public

Administration in the Philippines: Concerns for Identity Crisis”, Asian Journal
of Political Science, 2013

Cacino, L. “The Concepts of Governance”, The Eastern Organizations for

Public Organization, 2000

Corpuz, O. “The Bureaucracy in the Philippines”, Q.C. University of the

Philippines, National College of Public Administration and Governance.

De Guzman, R. and Reforma, M. “Local Government: Organization, Powers

and Functions, Relationships with Central Government”, 1992

Dunn, W., “Public Policy Analysis: An Introduction”, Englewood Cliffs, New

Jersey, Prentice Hall, 1994

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific,
What is Good Governance? Retrieved from
http://www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/good_governance. Pdf,2003

Other References available at WCC Library and Online sources

VI. COURSE REQUIREMENTS

1. Attendance/ Class Participation (Online) 15%

2. Oral Presentation of Assigned Research Topic 30%
3. Written Report Paper 30%
4. Major Examinations 25%
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TOTAL 100%

Hernando R. Gomez, PhD

Faculty