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PAD 111 Elements of Public Administration

ND1 level37 topics

PAD 111 covers 37 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Meaning and scope of public administration
  2. Administration as art or science
  3. Principles of administration
  4. Historical development of public administration
  5. Scientific management theory
  6. Human relations theory
  7. Behaviorism in administration
  8. Administrative management school
  9. Bureaucratic model
  10. Social systems school
  11. Mathematical school
  12. Contingency and integration approaches
  13. Civil service and public service concepts
  14. Historical development of civil/public service in Nigeria
  15. Traditional administrative systems before colonial rule
  16. Colonial civil service operations
  17. Post-colonial civil service in Nigeria
  18. Organization of the public service
  19. Administrative, executive, clerical, operative and professional classes
  20. Principles of public service operation
  21. Internal and external control in the public service
  22. Leave types in the public service
  23. Appointments, secondment, transfer and posting
  24. Gratuity and pension rules
  25. Administrative theory concept and importance
  26. Origin of administrative theory
  27. Scientific management principle
  28. Administrative principles of Henri Fayol
  29. Weberian bureaucracy
  30. Elements merits and demerits of bureaucracy
  31. Bureaucracy in Nigerian administration
  32. Formal organization principles
  33. Behavioral principles
  34. General systems theory
  35. Classical neo-classical and modern theories
  36. Decision-making principles
  37. Decision-making process

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Meaning and scope of public administration

The meaning and scope of public administration centre on what government does, how it is organised, and how public policies are implemented for the benefit of society. For examination purposes, you must master the definitions, core features, and the major areas covered by public administration, because these ideas form the foundation for later topics in administrative theory and practice.

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