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Lecturer(s)
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Juknevičiene Vita, Assoc. prof. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Introduction to concepts of transparency in struggle with corruption and its relation to responsibility. Transparency and responsibility in the context of good governance. Corruption and anticorruption processes in public state governance Anti-corruptive tools at macro and micro levels in public state governance. Transparency and openness in decision making. Ethical management tools for transparent and open governance. Ethical policy in organizational management. Ethical infrastructure in organisation. Evaluation and assessment of Ethical infrastructure, effectiveness of anti-corruptive actions. The development of anti-corruptive culture in public governance and society.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Řízená praxe
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is by studying the evidenced forms of administrative corruption, to reveal the theoretical concept of transparency as society?s public value and as openness promoting tool in decision making process. After this course student will be able to use social (legal, moral and custom) norms in public governance activities, independently make decisions in transparent and honest way preventing corruption; to take up the position of conscious, high-principled and public spirited servant, representing citizen?s interests, developing and implementing transparent policy of regional development.
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Prerequisites
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A student who successfully completed the subject: will gain knowledge about the transparency and openness of the theoretical concept, be able to understand, analyze and evaluate the implementation of the policy measures antkorupcin?s micro-and macro-level public administration; knowledge of the principles of good management, a systematic approach to anti-corruption education in shaping the culture of anti-corruption officials and its implications for regional development. The student who successfully completed the course will: gain knowledge in the concepts of transparency and openness, have abilities of analytical, systemic, critical and creative thinking, work in group and independently plan the learning process. A student who successfully completed the subject is able to: analyze transparency and openness in organizational problems will be able to develop an anti corruption program through programming methodology and theoretical knowledge, develop the ability to adapt to constantly changing situations, professional activities have a capacity analysis, systematic, critical and creative thinking, problem solving, and be able to work in groups to plan the learning process, apply decision-making and social (legal, moral, and customs) standards, to express a deliberate, principled, responsible and civic-thinking staff position to coordinate individual and team performance.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written examination
The assignment is grated upon positive evaluation of the assigned tasks during the seminars. The examination is in written or oral form.
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Recommended literature
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BOVENS, M. (2005). Public Accountability. Ferlie et al. (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Public Management. Oxford: Oxford University Press..
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ERKKILÄ, E. (2012). Government Transparency - Impacts and Unintended Consequences. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan..
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GÖTZ, N., MARKLUND, C. (eds). (2014). The Paradox of Openness Transparency and Participation in Nordic Cultures of Consensus. Boston: BRILL..
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GRAYCAR, A., PRENZLER, T. (2013). Understanding and Preventing Corruption. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan..
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HOUGH, D. (2013). Corruption, Anti-Corruption and Governance (Political Corruption and Governance). London: Palgrave Macmillan..
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JOHNSTON, M. (2010). Public Sector Corruption. London: Sage Publications..
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LAWTON, A., LASTHUIZEN, K., RAYNER, J. (2013). Ethics and Management in the Public Sector. London: Routledge..
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MENDILOW, J., PELEG. I. (eds.) (2016). Corruption and Governmental Legitimacy - A Twenty-First Century Perspective. London: Lexington books..
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MENZEL, D. C. (2012). Ethics Management for Public Administrators: Leading and Building Organizations of Integrity. London: M. E. Sharpe..
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