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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE

VISION

      The vision of our Public Service  Course is to develop the best public leaders in the world.

MISSION

  • Our mission is to be the institution of choice for prospective students seeking the education they need to excel as public and nonprofit sector leaders.

  • We help students reach their academic and professional goals by providing them with exceptional applied instruction that allows them to compete successfully for top jobs, and fully prepares them to meet the challenges they will face in an increasingly complex, demanding, interdependent world.

  • Students emerge from our program ready and able to employ the theories, methods, and practices of public Service to solve problems and make our communities and society better.

          All the arts courses are stepping stones for higher studies of students. These courses have an unique mixture of theories and practical which unfold that talent of doing individual projects where the students can get an opportunity to input their own innovations. In arts, B.A., Public Service Courses syllabus has been framed according to the civil services examination standards with an elevated curriculum. The course started at Mother Teresa Women’s University College in the academic year 2014 with 55 students.                                                                                                                         .                                                                                                                                                                                  

 DEPARTMENT ACTIVITES

          Quiz, In-Class Activity and Weekly Assignment. Students are prepared for unannounced short quizzes on the required readings. The class may be asked to participate in short group projects during the semester. Other activities may include completing self-assessment measures or presenting short critiques of relevant articles or cases. These learning activities will be used to clarify and apply basic class concepts.

      Self assessment (Reflection): Each student will be asked to record in a service-learning reflection log, their observations, emotions and learning experiences throughout the course. In particular, students should focus on their relationships and experiences in dealing with the community.

OBJECTIVES

 

  • A high-quality, leading-edge public policy and administration education that brings a global perspective to national challenges, with relevance to policymaking and management , across the region and globally

  • Programs that encourage the development of a strong community spirit emphasizing commitment to the highest values and integrity, an action orientation, objectivity, broad-mindedness and teamwork

  • A learning environment that fosters faculty-student communication and promotes lifelong learning and career development

CORE PAPERS

 

  • Introduction to Public Service

  • Basic Introduction to Constitution of India

  • Administrative Thought

  • Public Policy Process

  • Public Service Technologies

  • Practices in Public Administration

  • Bureaucracy

  • Human Resources Management in the Public Sector

  • Planning in the Public Sector

  • Financial Administration

  • Human Resources Management

  • New Public Management

  • Administrative Behaviour

  • Public Administration in India

  • Development Administration

  • Local Administration

  • Comparative Governments (Structure and Administration)

 

ACTIVITIES

 

  • Professional excellence: Individual excellence in all aspects of professional life

  • Ethical values: Personal integrity and ethical professional behavior

  • Collaboration and teamwork: Collaboration on the basis of inclusion and outcome orientation

  • Learning and critical thinking: Lifelong learning and engagement in problem solving

  • Continuous improvement in all aspects of the department, both educational and administrative

  • Adaptation to a changing local and global environment

  • Responsible citizenship: Social responsibility and service to the local and global community

 Mother Teresa Women's University College, Kodaikanal

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