(elective course)
Lecturer: Dr. sc. Marijana Javornik Čubrić Office hours: Tuesday 11:30 – 12:30, Gundulićeva 10, Room No. 6 Contact:
M. Javornik Čubrić, Advanced English for Public Administration (script) Available for photocopying (unpublished material) Additional readings Presentations available on the web site of the Department of Foreign Languages
Unit 1: Joined-up governance for fundamental rights Unit 2: Code of ethics for administrative professionals Unit 3: The Ministry of Public Administration of the RC Unit 4: Regional policy in Croatia Unit 5: Phases of state administration development in Croatia Unit 6: Administrative reform Unit 7: EU Citizenship Unit 8: The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU Unit 9: EU comitology Unit 10: European standards in the regulation of services of general interest
March 5Introduction March 12Joined-up governance March 19Code of ethics for administrative professionals March 26The Ministry of Public Administration April 9Phases of state administration development in Croatia April 23EU Citizenship April 30The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU May 7EU Comitology May 14European standards in the regulation of SGI May 21Revision May 28Tutorials and signatures
Obligatory for full-time students Recommendable for part-time students Substitute for the oral part of the examination; seminar paper as a substitute for the written part of the examination
Suggested duration: 15 minutes No reading; only notes No reading; only notes Sources: at least 3 different sources; one written, two can be from the Internet Sources: at least 3 different sources; one written, two can be from the Internet Questions and discussion or group work to be included Questions and discussion or group work to be included
March 12 – signing for a presentation with a proposed topic March 19 – timetable to be announed, topics to be finalised Dates for presentation: April 9, 23, 20 May 7, 14
Draft presentation to be sent to the lecturer a week in advance Seminar paper to be submitted by the end of the term
5-10 pages on the topic chosen Clearly divided into subdivisions (introduction, body, conclusion) Referencing Quoting Sources
Industrial-era bureaucracies in an information age Administrative reform Contracts between ministries and agencies State administration development in Croatia Joined Up Government Public-private partnerships New methods and techniques of human potentials management Management and motivation Administrative ethics
Available at: Course: Engleski jezik za javnu upravu
Written examination: Relevant terminology Grammar Translation Oral examination: Presenting the topics discussed using relevant vocabulary