Module Code - Title:
PA4011
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THE CIVIL AND PUBLIC SERVICE
Year Last Offered:
2018/9
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
To identify, analyse and explore the role and functions of the civil service within the context of the overall politico-administrative system in Ireland.
Syllabus:
Key features of the modern democratic state; the Irish state at independence; growth of the public sector; the constitutional and legal position of the public service; the structure of the public service; the civil service; government departments; ministerial responsibilityand ministerial resources; the higher civil service and the policy process; coordination and control of the policy process; civil service reform and modernisation.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
Demonstrate awareness of the essential features of the modern Irish democratic state
Identify the key functions,structures and processes of the Irish civil and public service
Demonstrate familiarity with current leading concepts and trends in administrative reform
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the Irish civil and public service both generally and with regard to its specific components
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
Demonstrate competencies in library based research skills;exam and essay derived writing skills;tutorial based verbal articulation skills;and career development based computer based learning skills
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
The module is taught through a combination of lectures and tutorials. Assessment is by way of a final exam focused on the lecture component of the programme;a tutorial essay addressing a selected overarching theme of the course;and a supplementary career development component exercise
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Coakley, J. and Gallagher, M. (ed) (2005)
Politics in the Republic of Ireland
, Routledge/PSAI
Collins, N. et al (2007)
Modernising Irish Government - The Politics of Administrative Reform
, Gill and Macmillan
Other Relevant Texts:
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
Semester - Year to be First Offered:
Spring
Module Leader:
chris.g.mcinerney@ul.ie