Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course examines contemporary modes of management of public services in Belgium and their evolution under the effect of New Public Management (NPM) principles. These aspects are analysed in the light of both international literature and examples relating to the different levels of power in Belgium.
This course is structured in two complementary parts.
The first part, which corresponds to the oral course, examines the theoretical content of the reforms promoted by the NPM and its avatars on the basis of three transversal dimensions:
- organisation (centralisation vs. administrative decentralisation, coordination, public-private partnerships, autonomous public enterprises);
- finance (budget, accounting, internal control, audit);
- human resources management (recruitment, status, career, performance management, politico-administrative relations, pensions).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this course, you will be able :
- to critically expose the theoretical postulates, as well as the reforms and instruments promoted by the NPM and its avatars in the three transversal dimensions studied (organisation, finance and HRM);
- to illustrate their implementation in Belgium, as well as in the reviewed cases;
- to conduct an in-depth transversal empirical analysis of the management methods of a public body in Belgium.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Lectures based on interactive ex cathedra presentations;
- In-depth field analysis through an empirical case study.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Recommended or required readings
- PowerPoint slideshow;
- Weekly readings
Exam(s) in session
January exam session
- In-person
oral exam
August-September exam session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Additional information:
First session:
- Oral exam (50%);
- Final essay, to be presented before a jury (50%).
Second session: oral exam (100%).
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Professor: damien.piron@uliege.be
Teaching assistant : Maxime.DeBrogniez@uliege.be