Study:	Law - 6. semester
Code:	36600
ECTS:	4.0
Course coordinators:	prof. dr. sc. Ivan Koprić prof. dr. sc. Gordana Marčetić izv. prof. dr. sc. Vedran Đulabić izv. prof. dr. sc. Goranka Lalić Novak izv. prof. dr. sc. Anamarija Musa doc. dr. sc. Jasmina Džinić doc. dr. sc. Teo Giljević doc. dr. sc. Romea Manojlović Toman doc. dr. sc. Mihovil Škarica doc. dr. sc. Tijana Vukojičić Tomić
Lecturers:	dr. sc. Iva Lopižić - Seminar

Literature:

Ustav Republike Hrvatske, NN 56/90, 135/97, 8/98, 113/00, 124/00, 28/01, 41/01, 55/01, 76/10, 85/10, 05/14; odabrani članci; Zakon o Vladi Republike Hrvatske (NN 150/11, 119/14, 93/16, 116/18); Zakon o sustavu državne uprave (NN 66/19); Zakon o lokalnoj i područnoj (regionalnoj) samoupravi (NN 19/13 - pročišćeni tekst, 137/15, 123/17, 98/19); odabrani dijelovi; Zakon o ustanovama (NN 76/93, 29/97, 47/99, 35/08, 127/19)); Zakon o komunalnom gospodarstvu (NN 68/18, 110/18, 32/20); odabrani dijelovi; Poslovnik Vlade Republike Hrvatske (NN 154/11, 121/12, 7/13, 61/15, 99/16, 57/17, 87/19, 88/20); odabrani dijelovi; Uredba o općim pravilima za unutarnje ustrojstvo tijela državne uprave (NN 70/19); Povelja Europske unije o temeljnim pravima: čl. 8., 10.-12., 18., 20.-21., 23., 26., 36., 39.-44.; Europski kodeks o dobrom ponašanju zaposlenih u upravi, odabrani dijelovi;

Description:

Fundamental conceptual questions of public administration. Development of studying administration. Public administration in society. Administration and the political system. Administrative organization. Human resource management in public administration. Administrative methods and public management. State administration in Croatia. Local self-government and decentralization in Croatia. Public services in Croatia. Administrative reforms and modernization of Croatian public administration. Europeization of national public administrations.

Cognitive Skills:

A.a. Knowledge and understanding

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

1. understand the significance of public administration in modern society and distinguish and explain its basic concepts

2. explain the causes of the development of public administration and its relation with social-political environment and describe the changes in the role of public administration, from executors of political decisions to the preparation of public policies

3. recognise specific features of administrative organisations, public governance and public management

4. understand the structure, organisation and functions of the state administration, territorial self-government and public services in general and in the Republic of Croatia

5. explain basic determinants of human potentials' management in public administration, civil servants' law and civil service system

6. understand the influence of social processes on administrative systems, especially globalization and decentralisation

7. identify legal rules that regulate the organisation and system of Croatian public administration.

 

A.b. Application

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

1. interpret key characteristics of public administration

2. apply different approaches to the study of public administration, including the legal approach and multidisciplinarity and integrative approach

3. interpret social and political causes of the development and reform of public administration

4. demonstrate special characteristics of the public sector with regard to the private sector and outline the reasons for strengthening of private intiative in the area of public administration

5. use acquired knowledge about the structure and functioning of publlic administration for understanding the direction and measures of modernisation of Croatian public administration

6. apply basic legal rules that regulate the organisation and system of Croatian public administration.

 

A.c. Analysis

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

1. analyse the position of public administration in society

2. compare and connect different theoretical approaches to the study of public administration and administrative organisations

3. analyse mutual influences of the development of public administration and current social processes

4. analyse the dynamics and environment in which public policies and legal regulations as its instrument are formulated, adopted and implemented

5. analyse measures of modernisation of Croatian public administration

6. compare legal rules that regulate the organisation and system of Croatian public administration.

 

A.d. Synthesis

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

1. construct elementary explanations of the phenomena in public administration using and comparing different theoretical approaches

2. create elementary solutions for problems in public governance and public management

3. construct an analysis of basic principles of the operation and functioning of public administration

4. formulate challenges in provision of public services

5. propose elementary changes of legal rules that regulate the organisation and system of Croatian public administration.

 

A.e. Evaluation

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

1. estimate the trends in further development of the public sector

2. examine activity of administrative organisations on all levels using different theoretical approaches

3. assess the influence of different social, economic and political factors on the development and changes of public administration

4. evaluate imeplemented and planned reforms of Croatian public admnistration and their influence on the effect of administrative organisations

5. examine and evaluate legal rules that regulate the organisation and system of Croatian public administration.

Practical and Generic Skills:

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

1. publicly present acquired learning outcomes

2. actively monitor and analyse the position of public administation in society and understand the methods of governance in the public sector

3. adequately present their own standpoints and opinions about public administration

4. develop communication skills

5. efficiently collect and present information contained in books, journals and the INternet sources.

Matching Assessments to Learning Outcomes:

Seminars are held in the form of group discussions, student presentations and visits to institutions.

Consultations schedule:

• prof. dr. sc. Ivan Koprić :

  Fridays at 13:30-15:00h

  Location: Ćirilometodska 4, room soba 28/I. kat
• prof. dr. sc. Gordana Marčetić :

  Thursdays at 13:30-15:00h

  Location: Ćirilometodska 4, room 26
• izv. prof. dr. sc. Vedran Đulabić :

  Fridays at 13:00-14:30h

  Location: Ćirilometodska 4, room 29
• izv. prof. dr. sc. Goranka Lalić Novak :

  Mondays at 16:00-17:30h

  Location: Gundulićeva 10, room 17
• izv. prof. dr. sc. Anamarija Musa :

  Thursday 14.30-16.00

  Location: Ćirilometodska 4, room 32
• doc. dr. sc. Jasmina Džinić :

  Thursdays at 16:00-17:30h

  Location: Gundulićeva 10, room Gundulićeva 10, soba 3a
• doc. dr. sc. Teo Giljević :

  Thursday at 11:30-13:00h

  Location: Gundulićeva 10, room Gundulićeva 10, soba 3b
• doc. dr. sc. Romea Manojlović Toman :

  Thursdays 11.30-13h - until futher notice, the consultation hour is held online via Google Meet (link - https://meet.google.com/kkz-thpk-yhj?authuser=0&hs=122&ijlm=1599119171544) with mandatory prior contact by e-mail. 

  Location: Gundulićeva 10, room 21/3
• doc. dr. sc. Mihovil Škarica :

  Tuesdays at 15:30-17:00h

  Location: Ćirilometodska 4, room 42
• doc. dr. sc. Tijana Vukojičić Tomić :

  Tuesdays at 15:30-17:00h

  Location: Gundulićeva 10, room Gundulićeva 10, soba Gundulićeva 10, soba 3b
• dr. sc. Iva Lopižić :

  Wednesdays at 15:00-16:30h

  Location: Ćirilometodska 4, room 43