Public Administration (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

After completing this course the student
- knows the juridical status of the individual and the principles of jurisdiction
- knows the legal and political systems and sources in Finland and Europe with special emphasis in environmental administration
- know the principles of public participation

Content (course unit)

Juridicial sequences; legal systems and sources; European Justice, legal cultures; legal acts and representation. The role of public participation different processes. Exercises and excursions

Exam schedules

No exams.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Course evaluation is based on participating the group work, doing the exercises and tasks and reporting them by deadline.
Total Grade is counted based on weighting:
Activity and Daily Tasks 20%
Interview Task 30%
Essays 50%
See evaluation criteria.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Contact teaching, exercises, visiting lecturers, self study.

Learning materials

scientific articles, Task Instructions, presentations, web pages, etc.

Student workload

Allocation of working time:
total 81 h, equals worth 3 credits of a student’s work
out of which contact teaching 39 h, and
tasks, essays and self-study 42 h
The contact teaching will be arranged on weekly basis.

Content scheduling

Introduction lesson on 13.1.2015. Implementation and the schedule between 13.1.2015 and 17.3.2015.
In detail in Tabula.

Practical training and working life cooperation

Alumni co-operation in the Interview Task.

International connections

Alumni co-operation in the Interview Task.

Further information

Introduction lesson on 13.1.2015. Implementation and the schedule between 13.1.2015 and 17.3.2015. Everyone attending to the course needs to be present on the Introduction lesson.

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

-

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student has returned the compulsory tasks by deadline. Participation to contact teaching has varied, but there has been participation to some extent.
Essays and other tasks have been unstructured, written with moderate English, but they have been done according to the instructions. References are sometimes incompletely expressed.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student has participated most of the contact teaching. Student has participated to group work. She /He has delivered the tasks by deadline and the instructions have been followed.
Student has participated the possible guest lecturer’s lecture sessions.
Essay writing have been done according to the instructions and returned in time. Essays have been written in good English on the given topic. Referring has mainly been done according to the TAMK Reporting Guide instructions.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student has participated regularly to the contact teaching. Student has participated actively to the group work and treated other group members in a constructive manner. She/He has done and delivered the tasks in time and participated actively in group discussions. The daily tasks have been done and delivered as per scheduled. A student has showed ability to apply the knowledge by presenting his/her own questions, interpretations and examples. Student has actively participated the possible guest lecturer’s lecture sessions.
Essay writing have been done according to the instructions and returned in time. Essays have been written in good English, and the content contains student’s own well argumented thoughts and opinions on the given topic. Referring has been done according to the TAMK Reporting Guide instructions.