Administrative Theory

By Dr. K. Lakshman | Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration Nizam College, Osmania University, Hyderabad-500001

Learners enrolled: 1019

" Weekly Course Plan MOOCs BA - ADMINISTRATIVE THEORY Launch - 30th Jan,2023 (Monday) End - 28/4/2023 (Friday) " Week Unit L.No Day Date Lessons / Modules 1st "Introduction of Administrative theory" 1 Monday 30/1/2023 Introduction to Public Administration 2 Tuesday 31/1/2023 "Administrative Theory- Concepts, Significance and Importance " 3 Wednesday 1/2/2023 Evolution of Public Administrative theory Part A Friday 3/2/2023 Assignment 2nd Oriental Thought and Early Stage 4 Monday 6/2/2023 Evolution of Public Administrative theory Part B 5 Tuesday 7/2/2023 Kautilya’s Arthashastra 6 Wednesday 8/2/2023 SunTzu’s- The Art of War Friday 10/2/2023 Assignment 3rd Oriental Thought and Early Stage 7 Monday 13/2/2023 "Woodrow Wilson’s- Politics and Administration dichotomy" Classical Theories -I 8 Tuesday 14/2/2023 Henri Fayol's Principle of Administration 9 Wednesday 15/2/2023 Luther Gulick’s Organization Principles 10 Thursday 16/2/2023 Lindall Urwick’s Organization Principles Friday 17/2/2023 Assignment 4th Classical Theories -I 11 Monday 20/2/2023 J.D. Moony's Principles of Organisation Classical Theories -II 12 Tuesday 21/2/2023 Frederick Winslow Taylor's (F. W. Taylor) The Scientific Management Theory 13 Wednesday 22/2/2023 Max Weber: The Bureaucratic theory 14 Thursday 23/2/2023 Karl Marx: State and Bureaucracy Friday 24/2/2023 Assignment 5th Human Relations -I 15 Monday 27/2/2023 "Samuel Krislov and Donald Kingsley: Representative Bureaucracy" 16 Tuesday 28/2/2023 Elton Mayo: Human Relations Movement 17 Wednesday 1/3/2023 Chester Barnard: Organisation, Functions of Executive, 18 Thursday 2/3/2023 "Herbert Simon: Administrative Behaviour, Decision Making theory" Friday 3/3/2023 Assignment 6th Human Relations -I 19 Monday 6/3/2023 Mary Parker Follett: Conflict and Leadership Theories Human Relations -II 20 Tuesday 7/3/2023 General Systems Theory 21 Wednesday 8/3/2023 Rensis Likert: Systems Management theory 22 Thursday 9/3/2023 Chris Argyris : Integrating Individualism Friday 10/3/2023 Assignment 7th Human Relations -II 23 Monday 13/3/2023 Geoffrey Vickers: Appreciation System "Socio-Psychological and Motivational Theories" 24 Tuesday 14/3/2023 Abraham Maslow: Needs Hierarchy 25 Wednesday 15/3/2023 Douglas Mc Gregor: Theory-X and Theory-Y 26 Thursday 16/3/2023 Frederick Herzberg: Hygiene and Motivational Factors Friday 17/3/2023 Assignment 8th "Socio-Psychological and Motivational Theories" 27 Monday 20/3/2023 Victor Vroom : Expectancy theory of Motivation "Ecological and Development Theories" 28 Tuesday 21/3/2023 Fred Warren Riggs (F.W. Riggs): Ecological Approach 29 Wednesday 22/3/2023 "Comparative Administrative theory - Heady and Riggs " 30 Thursday 23/3/2023 "Weidner's Development Administration and Management " Friday 24/3/2023 Assignment 9th "Ecological & Development Theories" 31 Monday 27/3/2023 Warren Bennis: Changing Organisations New Concepts 32 Tuesday 28/3/2023 Minnow brook Conferences- I 33 Wednesday 29/3/2023 Minnow brook Conferences-II & III 34 Thursday 30/3/2023 New Public Management Friday 31/3/2023 Assignment 10th New Concepts 35 Monday 3/4/2023 Governance- Good Governance "Public Choice Theories" 36 Tuesday 4/4/2023 Vincent Ostroom: Public Choice Theory 37 Wednesday 5/4/2023 Peter Drucker: Knowledge Based Organisations 38 Thursday 6/4/2023 Elinor Ostrom: Governing the Commons Friday 7/4/2023 Assignment 11th "Public Choice Theories" 39 Monday 10/4/2023 Globalisation and Public Administration "Writers on Administration" 40 Tuesday 11/4/2023 Robert Dahl : Problems of Science of Administration 41 Wednesday 12/4/2023 "Dwight Waldo: The Administrative state and Futures of Public Administration" 42 Thursday 13/4/2023 "Robert T. Golembiewski: Public Administration as Developing Discipline" Friday 14/4/2023 Assignment 12th "Writers on Administration" 43 Monday 17/4/2023 Yehezkel Dror: Public Policy Making Emerging Trends 44 Tuesday 18/4/2023 Critical Theory 45 Wednesday 19/4/2023 New Public Service 46 Thursday 20/4/2023 Postmodernism Friday 21/4/2023 Assignment 13th Social Thinkers 47 Monday 24/4/2023 Jyothi Rao Pule-Social Reforms 48 Tuesday 25/4/2023 Dr B R Ambedkar -Social Reforms 49 Wednesday 26/4/2023 Mahatma Gandhi – Ethics and Integrity 50 Thursday 27/4/2023 Nehru and Patel – Ethics and Integrity Friday 28/4/2023

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Core
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	15 weeks
Category :	Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit Points :	5
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	30 Jan 2023
End Date :	25 Apr 2023
Enrollment Ends :	15 Mar 2023
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Week Unit L.No Day Date Lessons / Modules 1st "Introduction of Administrative theory" 1 Monday 30/1/2023 Introduction to Public Administration 2 Tuesday 31/1/2023 "Administrative Theory- Concepts, Significance and Importance " 3 Wednesday 1/2/2023 Evolution of Public Administrative theory Part A Friday 3/2/2023 Assignment 2nd Oriental Thought and Early Stage 4 Monday 6/2/2023 Evolution of Public Administrative theory Part B 5 Tuesday 7/2/2023 Kautilya’s Arthashastra 6 Wednesday 8/2/2023 SunTzu’s- The Art of War Friday 10/2/2023 Assignment 3rd Oriental Thought and Early Stage 7 Monday 13/2/2023 "Woodrow Wilson’s- Politic and Administration dichotomy" Classical Theories -I 8 Tuesday 14/2/2023 Henri Fayal's Principle of Administration 9 Wednesday 15/2/2023 Luther Gulick’s Organization Principles 10 Thursday 16/2/2023 Lindall Urvick’s Organization Principles Friday 17/2/2023 Assignment 4th Classical Theories -I 11 Monday 20/2/2023 J.D. Moony's Principle of Organisation Classical Theories -II 12 Tuesday 21/2/2023 Frederick Wilson Taylor's The Scientific Management Theory 13 Wednesday 22/2/2023 Max Weber: The Bureaucratic theory 14 Thursday 23/2/2023 Karl Marx: State and Bureaucracy Friday 24/2/2023 Assignment 5th Human Relations -I 15 Monday 27/2/2023 "Samuel Krislow and Donald Kingsley: Representative Bureaucracy" 16 Tuesday 28/2/2023 Elton Mayo: Human Relations Movement 17 Wednesday 1/3/2023 Chester Barnard: Organisation, Functions of Executive, 18 Thursday 2/3/2023 "Herbert Simon: Administrative Behaviour, Decision Making theory" Friday 3/3/2023 Assignment 6th Human Relations -I 19 Monday 6/3/2023 Mary Parker Follett: Conflict and Leadership Theories Human Relations -II 20 Tuesday 7/3/2023 General Systems Theory 21 Wednesday 8/3/2023 Rensis Likert: Systems Management theory 22 Thursday 9/3/2023 Chris Argyris : Integrating Individualism Friday 10/3/2023 Assignment 7th Human Relations -II 23 Monday 13/3/2023 Geoffrey Vickers: Appreciation System "Socio-Psychological and Motivational Theories" 24 Tuesday 14/3/2023 Abraham Maslow: Needs Hierarchy 25 Wednesday 15/3/2023 Douglas Mc Greg or: Theory-X and Theory-Y 26 Thursday 16/3/2023 Frederick Herzberg: Hygiene and Motivational Factors Friday 17/3/2023 Assignment 8th "Socio-Psychological and Motivational Theories" 27 Monday 20/3/2023 Victor Vroom : Expectancy theory of Motivation "Ecological and Development Theories" 28 Tuesday 21/3/2023 Frederick Wilson Rigg's Ecological Approach 29 Wednesday 22/3/2023 "Comparative Administrative theory - Heady and Riggs " 30 Thursday 23/3/2023 "Weidner's Development Administration and Management " Friday 24/3/2023 Assignment 9th "Ecological & Development Theories" 31 Monday 27/3/2023 Warren Bennis: Changing Organisations New Concepts 32 Tuesday 28/3/2023 Minnow brook Conferences- I 33 Wednesday 29/3/2023 Minnow brook Conferences-II & III 34 Thursday 30/3/2023 New Public Management Friday 31/3/2023 Assignment 10th New Concepts 35 Monday 3/4/2023 Governance- Good Governance "Public Choice Theories" 36 Tuesday 4/4/2023 Vincent Ostroom: Public Choice Theory 37 Wednesday 5/4/2023 Peter Drucker: Knowledge Based Organisations 38 Thursday 6/4/2023 Elinor Ostrom: Governing the Commons Friday 7/4/2023 Assignment 11th "Public Choice Theories" 39 Monday 10/4/2023 Globalisation and Public Administration "Writers on Administration" 40 Tuesday 11/4/2023 Robert Dahl : Problems of Science of Administration 41 Wednesday 12/4/2023 "Dwight Waldo: The Administrative state and Futures of Public Administration" 42 Thursday 13/4/2023 "Robert T. Golembiewski: Public Administration as Developing Discipline" Friday 14/4/2023 Assignment 12th "Writers on Administration" 43 Monday 17/4/2023 Yehezkel Dror: Public Policy Making Social Thinkers 44 Tuesday 18/4/2023 Jyothi Rao Pule – Social Reforms 45 Wednesday 19/4/2023 Dr. B.R. Ambedkar –Social Reforms 46 Thursday 20/4/2023 Mahatma Gandhi - Ethics and Integrity-I Friday 21/4/2023 Assignment 13th Social Thinkers 47 Monday 24/4/2023 Nehru and Patel -Ethics and Integrity-II Emerging Trends 48 Tuesday 25/4/2023 Critical Theory 49 Wednesday 26/4/2023 New Public Service 50 Thursday 27/4/2023 Post Modernism Friday 28/4/2023 Assignment

Instructor bio

Dr. K. Lakshman

Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration Nizam College, Osmania University, Hyderabad-500001

Academic Qualification:

Ø Ph. D. in Public Administration, Osmania University, Awarded in February, 1999.

Ø Ph. D. Topic: Administration of Rural Development Programmes- with special reference to DWCRA in Nizamabad District.

Ø M.A., Public Administration, First Division, (60%) 1992-1994, Osmania University, Hyderabad.

Ø M.A. Political Science, First Division (69.2%) 2016-2018, Osmania University.

Ø SET Qualified in Political Science, 2018, Conducted by Osmania University and Govt. of Telangana State.

Ø L.L.B., Second division (50.2%) 2002, Osmania University, Hyderabad.

Post-Doctoral Research:

Research Topic: Tribals’ Participation in Developmental Programmes: A Case Study of ITDA Utnoor, Adilabad District. Sponsored by Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India (From 2004 to 2006).

Teaching Experience : 25 years

· As an Assistant Professor (Contract), Dept. of Public Administration, Nizam College (Autonomous), Hyderabad. A Constituent College of Osmania University

· Academic Counselor for Professor G. Ramreddy Centre for Distance Education, Osmania Univesity, UG and PG (MA Public Administration, Public Personnel Management) courses (1997-2018)

· Academic Counselor for: Dr BR Ambedkar Open Univesity, UG and PG courses (1997-2018)

Member in Professional Bodies

Life Member for Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), New Delhi.
Life Member for Indian Political Science Association (IPSA), Meerut, U.P

· Participated in the UGC-HRDC Online Refresher Course in Political Science and Public Administration, organized from 28.9.2020 to 12.10.2020, at UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Osmania University, (NAAC with A+), Hyderabad, Telangana State.

· As an Assistant Professor (Contract), Dept. of Public Administration, Nizam College (Autonomous), Hyderabad. A Constituent College of Osmania University

· NSS Programme Officer, Nizam College, (Autonomous), Hyderabad (4th November 2009 to February 2013).

· Public Relations Officer (PRO), Nizam College, (Autonomous), Hyderabad (31st October 2015 – 2016).

· Published Two Books and number of research papers in reputed peer reviewed and UGC CARE listed Journals