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Course Syllabus in PA 120: Special Topics in Public Administration with Seminar

Second Semester, Academic Year 2022-2023

Course Name PA 120: Special Topics in Public Administration with Seminar

Course Description This course focuses on selected topics of current interest to students or of interest to a special segment of students. The course is
divided into three topics such as historical revisionism and fake news; forms of government; and social media in public
administration.
Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or
occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. This course was designed to be repeated multiple times to
improve student proficiency.

Students integrate knowledge in the forms of government, service topics and digital marketing. Students will complete assigned
readings, conduct seminar discussions, and research, organize, and complete assigned course projects.
Contact Hours/Week 3 hrs/week
Prerequisite None
Analyze the historical development and the major thinkers underlying modern public organizational theory.
Analyze and critique the complexity of fake news in terms of mixes of values, interests, competing orientations, and other factors.
Course Outcomes
Discuss the types of government system.
Explain the unitary and federal parliamentary forms of government.

Familiarize the benefits of integrating business, public administration and social media.
Appreciate the importance of social media in public administration.
Apply google form, canva, manychat and Facebook ads support the collection of data on customer behaviors and preferences, which
can aid in the creation of specific content or in defining timeframes to enhance a possible marketing strategy

Conduct one-day seminar regarding current events.

 Course Outcomes
Analyze the historical development and the major
thinkers underlying modern public organizational
theory.
Analyze and critique the complexity of fake news
in terms of mixes of values, interests, competing
orientations, and other factors.
Explain the types of government system and
unitary and federal parliamentary forms of
government.
Summative Assessment Tasks Details
1. Present one evening's readings during the Discussion on historical revisionism by which the
semester historical record, the history of a society, as understood
2. Presentation (both Powerpoint and reading in its collective memory, continually accounts for new
summary. facts and interpretations of the events that are
3. The summary should be typed (1 inch commonly understood as history.
margins; 11-12 point Times Roman font),
and contain your general impression of
major themes. THIS IS TO BE FINISHED
AND SUBMITTED BEFORE EACH
SATURDAY'S
1. Written review on the Marcos Regime. The Discussion regarding prominent political researches and
integrative report review should be practitioners to discuss the origins and consequences of
approximately 5-6 pages and be organized fake news and misinformation as well as strategies to
as follows: (1) Introduction: Title and reduce its prevalence and pernicious effects.
general subject matter of the reports (2)
Themes: What are the major themes
investigated in the reports?
a. Arguments: What arguments,
hypotheses, etc. does each report make
concerning major themes? Be sure to
identify differences/similarities;
b. Analysis: What are your thoughts on the
reports? Are the themes appropriate? Do
you agree with any conclusions or
arguments made? Are there any
contemporary events that contradict or
reinforce the arguments of the reports?
c. Conclusion: Relevant concluding
comments concerning the reports. The
report review is due before final
examination.
1. Presentation of a paper on unitary vs federal Discussion on the basis of relationship between the
form of government. The paper may address centre and the units, the governments may be
a topic covered in the course, but it may also classified as unitary and federal. In a unitary
 address topics that not cover in class. The government, all the powers of government are
paper will utilize one or more of the vested in the central government whereas in a federal
organizational theories encountered in the government, the powers of government
class to investigate a public administration are divided between the centre and the units
(NOT public policy) topic. The topic for the
paper should be presented and accepted by
me before midterm.
2. Oral Recitation

Familiarize the benefits of integrating business,

public administration and social media.
Appreciate the importance of social media in Demonstration, Performance Task Demonstration on how to make a google form,
public administration. Application of digital marketing manychat, canva and Facebook ads
Apply google form, canva, manychat and Facebook
ads support the collection of data on customer
behaviors and preferences, which can aid in the
creation of specific content or in defining
timeframes to enhance a possible marketing
strategy
Conduct one-day seminar regarding digitalization Preparation of capability building project design
in public administration.

LEARNING PLAN /INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN

Course
IMPLEMENTATI Intended Suggested
Content/Subject Teaching-Learning Assessment Tasks and
ON WEEK Learning Textbooks and
Matter, Number of Activities Outputs
Outcome References
Hours/Meetings
Week 2 1. Discuss Topic 1.: HISTORICAL Historical Small group 1. Presentation of one evening's readings
Jan. 9-14, 2023 historical REVISIONISM THE Revisionism by discussion; 2. Presentation (both Powerpoint and
revisionism REINTERPRETATION OF George Orwell (1903- interactive lecture; reading summary.
. HISTORY IN 1950) research; reaction 3. The summary should be typed (1
CONTEMPORARY paper inch margins; 11-12 point Times Roman
POLITICAL DEBATE; font), and contain your general impression
3 hours of major themes
 2. Explain the Political crisis due to Historical Small group Written work ( Reaction Paper)
effect and historical ignorance; 1 Revisionism by discussion;
Week 3 practice of hour Richard Heydarian interactive lecture;
Jan. 16-21 historical Richard
revisionism Heydarian - @inquirerdot
. net

3. Research History of the The Marshall Law by discussion; Presentation of Semi-documentary video
and discuss Philippines, from 1965 to Leloy Claudio interactive lecture;
the history 1986, research; reaction
of the Wikipedia: paper
Marcos 2 hours https://en.wikipedia. PowerPoint
Regime. org/wiki/History_of_ presentation
the_Philippines_(196
5%E2%80%931986)

4. Analyze A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW Learning Module on Discussion Written review on the Marcos Regime. The
and ON FAKE NEWS Fake News integrative report review should be
critique the RESEARCH THROUGH Documentary video approximately 5-6 pages and be organized
complexity THE LENS OF NEWS 45-minute analysis, as follows: (1) Introduction: Title and
of fake CREATION AND Documentary video general subject matter of the reports (2)
news in CONSUMPTION: on fake news ( troll PowerPoint Themes: What are the major themes
terms of RESEARCH EFFORTS, army) presentation investigated in the reports?
mixes of CHALLENGES, AND
values, FUTURE DIRECTIONS a. Arguments: What arguments,
Week 4 and 5 hypotheses, etc. does each report make
interests,
Jan 23-28 6 hours concerning major themes? Be sure to
competing
Jan. 30 – Feb identify differences/similarities;
orientation
04, 202 b. Analysis: What are your thoughts on
s, and
other the reports? Are the themes appropriate?
factors. Do you agree with any conclusions or
arguments made? Are there any
contemporary events that contradict or
reinforce the arguments of the reports?
c. Conclusion: Relevant concluding
comments concerning the reports. The
report review is due before final
examination.
WEEK 6 PRELIM EXAM. Feb. 6-11, 2023
 5. Discus the TYPES OF https:// Small group written work; refection paper; quiz
types of GOVERNMENT SYSTEM borgenproject.org/ discussion;
Week 7 governmen - 3hrs types-of-government- interactive lecture;
Feb. 13 - 18 t system systems/ research; reflection

6. Explain the Unitary Vs Federal form of Federal- Lecturette; small reflection journal; research output, oral
unitary and government parliamentary vs group discussion, recitation
federal presidential-unitary research, PowerPoint
form of 3 hours systems presentation
governmen CENTRIST
t DEMOCRACY
POLITICAL
INSTITUTE
Week 8
https://
Feb. 20 - 25
www.manilatimes.net
/2022/06/15/
opinion/columns/
federal-
parliamentary-vs-
presidential-unitary-
systems/1847439

7. Present the Federalism of Department DILG PowerPoint Small group test; illustration, vlog
Federalism of Interior and Local Presentation and Kit discussion;
Week 9 form of Government interactive lecture;
Feb 27 – March 4 governmen
t of the 3hours PowerPoint
DILG. Presentation

Week 10 and 11 8. Present the Federalism – 6 hrs PowerPoint Individual Presentation

 written presentation;
review Summary
paper on Paper/Written review
March 6 – 11 unitary vs
March 13 -18 federal
form of
governmen
t
Week 12 MID TERM EXAMINATIONS March 20 - 25
9. Familiarize Digitalization in Public Module designed by Powerpoint Presentation, Performance Task and
the benefits Administration Joseph C. Panaligan presentation Individual output
Week 13 of
March 27 – integrating 3 hours Interactive lecture
Apr. 1 business,
public
administrat
ion and
social
media.

10. Appreciate
the
importance
of social
media in
public
administrat
ion.

Week 14, 15, 11. Apply Digitalization in Public Module designed by Demo presentation Individual Output
and 16 google Administration – 6hrs Joseph C. Panaligan
April 3 April form,
8, April 10 – canva,
15 and April manychat
17 - 22 and
Facebook
ads
support the
collection
 of data on
customer
behaviors
and
preferences
, which can
aid in the
creation of
specific
content or
in defining
timeframes
to enhance
a possible
marketing
strategy
Week 17 12. Conduct Digitalization in Public Project Designed Demo Presentation Individual Output
April 24-29 one-day Administration – 8hrs made by the students
seminar
regarding
digitalizati
on in
public
administrat
ion.

WEEK 18 FINAL EXAMINATION May 1 – May 6

Course Requirements: Periodic examination, written tests, performance tasks, reaction paper, written summary
report, research outputs, individual output, oral recitation
References: 1. Learning Module
2. Richard Heydarian inquirerdotnet
3. The Manila Times
4. Google/ studoc
5. SIBTECH School Calendar of Activities, AY 2022-2023
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Approval:

JOSEPH C. PANALIGAN ROLANDO O. OLITA, Ph.D.

BPA Instructor _____________ VP for Academic Affairs
Local Legislative Staff Officer I _____________
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BPA Program Head