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A- General Description

Programme Title– Public Administration

Qualification Awarded - Bachelor’s degree programme (Licenciatura)

Admission Requirements - There are no special requirements besides applicable legislation.

Educational and Professional Goals – The Public Administration degree was designed to deliver qualified professionals to perform a wide range of functions in central, regional and local administration bodies, public institutes, public foundations and associations, non-governmental organizations, public and private enterprises, international organizations and education and research. The degree aims to provide the students with general and specific skills that enable them, not only to perform public administration-related functions, but also to meet the new opportunities and challenges of a fast-changing world.

Access to further studies – 2nd cycle studies (Master degree)

Course structure diagram with credits (60 per year)

Course Title Year of Study

Semester Number of credits

Administration Science I 1 1 5

Political Science 1 1 5

Macroeconomy 1 1 5

Mathematics applied to the Social Sciences 1 1 5

Elective I 1 1 5

Law Fundamentals 1 1 5

Univaried Data Analysis 1 2 5

Administration Science II 1 2 5

Political Law 1 2 5

Microeconomy 1 2 5

Elective II 1 2 5

Information and Communication Technologies in Public Administration

1 2 5

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Multivaried Data Analysis 2 1 5

General Accounting 2 1 5

Administrative Law 2 1 5

Public Economy 2 1 5

Elective III 2 1 5

Organizational Theory 2 1 5

Compared Public Administration 2 2 5

Organizational Behaviour 2 2 5

Public Accounting 2 2 5

Public Finance 2 2 5

Elective IV 2 2 5

Public Administration Planning 2 2 5

Administration of Shared Resources 3 1 5

Ethics and Good Practices in Public Administration

3 1 5

Human Resources Management I 3 1 5

Innovation and Quality Management 3 1 5

Elective V 3 1 5

Comparative Social Policy� 3 1 5

Local Administration 3 2 5

Administration and the European Union Policies

3 2 5

Human Resources Management II 3 2 5

Research Seminar 3 2 15

Final and continuous assessment regulations - assessment regulations are defined for each individual course.

Electives – Electives I and II for 2008/2009 are English Language I and English Language II.

Electives III, IV e V should be:

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Elective III – Students should choose one of these courses: Business Strategy (Auditing and Taxation bachelor´s degree), Management Control Systems (Business Management and Administration, Management and Administration of Health Services and Auditing and Taxation bachelor´s degree), Strategic Planning (Business Management and Administration bachelor´s degree), Production and Operations (Business Management and Administration bachelor´s degree), Stocks Management (Management of Trade and Services bachelor´s degree) or Project Analysis (Management of Trade and Services bachelor´s degree).

Elective IV – Students should choose one of these courses: Labour Economy (Human Resources Management and Organizational Behavior), Health Economy (Management and Administration of Health Services bachelor´s degree) International Economic Relations (Management of Trade and Services bachelor´s degree)

Elective V – Students should choose one of these courses: Commercial contracts and consumer protection (Management of Trade and Services bachelor´s degree), Commercial Register and Company Law (Auditing and Taxation bachelor´s degree), Tax Litigation (Auditing and Taxation bachelor´s degree), Corporate Law (Business Management and Administration bachelor´s degree), Computer Applications (Human Resources Management and Organizational Behaviour) or Relational Marketing and e-Business(Management of Trade and Services bachelor´s degree).

The description of individual curricular units should be consulted in the Course Catalogue of each programme.

ECTS Departmental Coordinator - Maria Graciete P. Reis Henriques Honrado as Head of the Public Administration Department

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B – Description of individual course units

Course Title Administration Science I

Course Code 900201

Type of Course One-semester course

Level of Course I

Year of Study 1st

Semester/Trimester 1st

Number of credits 5

Name of Lecturer António Manuel Alves Cúrdia

Objectives of the course (preferably expressed in

terms of learning outcomes competences)

The students are supposed to be able to understand and interpret the role of administrative systems and Public Administration in society as well as the role of public bodies and the State as service regulator and provider. The students will be provided with theoretical and practical skills not withstanding critical analysis and objective-oriented action.

Prerequisites NA

Course contents Administration Science. Concepts of Science and Administration. Administrative systems and power theory.Fundamentals of administrative activity. Competence and functions. Administration forms. Abilities and roles of an administrator. The future public manager. Organization and organizational theories. Concept of organization. Approach to innovative theories. Strategic Management process. Concepts of vision. Mission. Goals and Objectives. Values as organizational culture elements. Coping with uncertainty, dimension and risk. Planning. Objectives and techniques. Demand forecasting methods. Investment Public Perspective. Private Perspective.

Recommended Reading Botelho, J. (2002), Código do Procedimento Administrativo, Almedina

Barros, C. (2000), Decisões de Investimento e Financiamento de

Projectos, Edições Sílabo Carapeto, C. (2005), Administração Pública –

Modernização, Qualidade e Inovação, Sílabo. Faria, J. (s/d),

Administração – Teorias & Aplicações, Thomson

Lisboa, V. (2006), Gestão de Operações, Vida Económica

Teaching Methods Lectures using audiovisual and written material and theoretical/practical classes.

Assessment Methods Continuous assessment with mid-term written tests. Written exam for the students who failed the continuous assessment

Language of Instruction Portuguese

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Course Title Political Science

Course Code 900203

Type of Course One-semester course

Level of Course NA

Year of Study �st

Semester/Trimester �st

Number of credits 5

Name of Lecturer Baeta Neves

Objectives of the course (preferably expressed in terms of learning

outcomes competences)

Understand the basic concepts of society, politics, power, State, political science and related sciences. Understand the different ways, motivation and stages of the political intervention process, both individually and collectively as part of a political movement or group or political party.

Prerequisites NA

Course contents Introduction – Man and Society; Political Science; Political Sociology; Political Philosophy; History of Political Ideas and Institutions; Nature and Evolution of Political Science; History of Political Ideas; Electoral Systems.

Recommended Reading Diogo Freitas do Amaral, “ Curso de Ciência Política”, Almedina, Canotilho, José Joaquim Gomes, “ Ciência Política”, Almedina,2005, Cunha, Paulo Ferreira, “ Teoria da Constituição II; Lisboa, S. Paulo, 2000.

Teaching Methods Lectures including worksheets.

Assessment Methods Two mid-term written tests and final exam. �

Language of Instruction Portuguese

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Course Title Macroeconomy

Course Code 900204

Type of Course� One-semester course�

Level of Course� NA�

Year of Study� 1st�

Semester/Trimester� 1st

Number of credits� 5

Name of Lecturer� Maria do Rosário Baeta Neves �


outcomes competences)�

Provide knowledge of the economic concepts, theories and policies with an impact on the behaviour of economic agents at macroeconomic level. Develop skills to identify, analyse and solve macroeconomic problems. Provide knowledge of the calculation techniques used by current economic science at macroeconomic level. �

Prerequisites� NA�

Course contents � Basics of economic science. National accounting as a technique for measuring economic activity. Productive and monetary markets. External trade flows and world interdependency. Policy-mix and its impact on the external environment of an economic unit:� Application to Portuguese Economy�

Recommended Reading� Cunha, Paulo Pitta e Cunha e Morais, Luís Silva (2008), A Europa e os Desafios do Século XXI, Coimbra, Almedina. Frank, Robert H. e Bernanke, Ben S. (2003), Princípios de Economia, Lisboa, McGraw-Hill. Medeiros, Eduardo Raposo (2000), Economia Internacional, Lisboa, ISCSP. Neves, João César das (1992), Introdução à Economia, Lisboa, Editorial Verbo. Samuelson, Paul A. e Nordhaus, William D. (2005), Economia, Lisboa, McGraw-Hill. Ucha, Isabel (1995), Introdução à Economia — Sínteses, Exercícios e Soluções, Lisboa, Editorial Verbo.

Teaching Methods � Course content is presented through lectures and case study analysis. �

Assessment Methods� The students may choose between: a) Continuous assessment individual intermediate tests with 10 as the minimum grade. b)Final exam; 10 as minimum grade

Language of Instruction � Portuguese�

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Course Title Mathematics applied to the Social Sciences�

Course Code � 900202


Level of Course� NA

Year of Study � 1st�

Semester/Trimester� 1st�


Name of Lecturer� José M. Faria Paixão Ana Cristina Nata�



The students will acquire and strengthen the mathematical foundations required to the study of economic and social issues. Lectures always have a practical support. Contents are taught in a multidisciplinary perspective. �


Course contents � Part I – Real Mathematical Analysis 1. Algebraic calculus; 2. Complements on real functions of a real variable, limits, derivatives and applications; 3. Integral calculus; 4. Numeric successions and applications to financial mathematics. Part II – Linear Algebra 1. Matrices; 2. Determinants �

Recommended Reading� 1. Barnett, R. & Ziegler, M. & Byleen, K. (2007), “Calculus for Business, Economics, Life Sciences and Social Sciences”, Pearson Education 2. Gonçalves, J.V. (1953) “Curso de Ágebra Superior”, 3ª ed. Lisboa 3. Harshbarger, Ronald J & Reynolds J. (2006): “Matemática Aplicada- Administração, Economia e Ciência Sociais e da Saúde” McGraw-Hill

Teaching Methods � Attendance-based classes�

Assessment Methods� Assessment in regular exam and recovery periods through a written test (graded according to a 0-20 scale). Regular assessment period includes a mid-term test and an exam. Recovery assessment includes an exam. Exam exemption requires a 10 point grade or higher. A minimum 10 point grade or higher is required to pass the exam. �


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B – Description of individual course units �

Course Title Law Fundamentals�


Type of Course� One-semester course




Number of credits� 5�

Name of Lecturer� Paula Almeida�



Provide an overview of legal system: its different meanings, sources, branches, law interpretation and integration and its application in time and space. �


Course contents � Part I – General concepts Chapter I – Introductory notions; Chapter II – Sources of Law; Chapter III – Law branches; Chapter IV – Law interpretation and integration; Chapter V – Application of law in time; Chapter VI – Application of law in space; Chapter VII – Acting according to law; Chapter VIII – Acting against law; Chapter IX – Legal coercion; Chapter X – Juridical relation

Recommended Reading� Almeida Costa “ Noções de Direito”, Almedina; Castro Mendes,” Introdução ao Estudo do Direito”, Lisboa,1994

Teaching Methods � Lectures including worksheets. �

Assessment Methods� Two mid-term written tests and final exam. �


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Course Title Univaried Data Analysis�




Year of Study � 1st �

Semester/Trimester� 2nd�


Name of Lecturer� Francisco Paulo Vilhena Antunes Bernardino Carvalho. Ricardo Jorge Viegas Covas



The students will be expected to gain critical skills and be able to analyse data and take appropriate decisions. Special emphasis is placed on economical data analysis. �


Course contents � I – Descriptive Statistics 1.1 Concepts; 1.2 Tables, Diagrams and Indicators. II – Probabilities. 2.1 Definitions; 2.2 Conditioned Probabilities and Bayes Theorem. III – Probability Distribution. 3.1 Discrete random variables; 3.2 Continuous random variables. IV – Estimation. 4.1 Point estimate; 4.2 Confidence intervals. V – Hypothesis tests. 5.1 Concepts; 5.2 Significance level; 5.3 Multi-parameter tests VI – Index Numbers. 6.1 Concepts; 6.2 Properties; 6.3 Laspeyres, Paasches and Fisher Indices; 6.4 Deflation of chronological series �

Recommended Reading� Guimarães, R.; Sarsfiels Cabral, J.A. – Estatística – McGraw Hill Murteira, B.J., et al – Introduçãoà Estatística – McGraw Hill MURTEIRA, B.J., BLACK, G.H. –Estatística Descritiva, McGraw

Hill Robalo, António – Estatística – Exercício, Vol I e Vol II – Edições Sílabo


Assessment Methods� Final test�


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Course Title Administration Science II�



Level of Course� II

Year of Study � 1st �

Semester/Trimester� 2nd �


Name of Lecturer� António Manuel Alves Cúrdia�

Objectives of the course (preferably expressed in

terms of learning outcomes competences)�

Provide the students with the concepts and skills that enable them to adapt to change and leadership processes. The students will be introduced to technical training in public contracting so as to acquire critical ability and outcomes-oriented action skills.


Course contents � Public contracting, both legal and instrumental. Decision-making process: Interpretation of endogenous and exogenous variables applied to decision-making processes; the impact of regulating bodies on decision strategies and processes. Coping with uncertainty, dimension and risk.�

Recommended Reading� Bernardino, M. (2000), Aquisição de Bens e Serviços na Administração Pública, Almedina; Botelho, J. (2002) Código do Procedimento Administrativo, Almedina; Carapeto, C (2005), Administração Pública – Modernização, Qualidade e Inovação, Sílabo; Ferreira, J. (2000), Despesas Públicas Bens e Serviços – Volume I e II, Secretaria-Geral do Ex-Ministério do Equipamento Social; INTOSAI – Princípios e normas de auditoria, Tribunal de Contas; Sardinha, J. (2000), Direito Administrativo – Colectânea de Legislação Básica; Sousa, M, (1994), O Concurso Público na Formação do Contrato Administrativo, LEX Edições Jurídicas; Tixier, D. (S/D), Dec-Lei 18/2008, de 29 de Janeiro.

Teaching Methods � Lectures using audiovisual and written material Theoretical and practical classes �

Assessment Methods� Continuous assessment including mid-term tests, mid-term exam and group assignment. Written exam for the students who failed the continuous assessment �


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Course Title Political Law�







Name of Lecturer� Fernando Larcher�



Students will be introduced to the general concepts of State and Constitutional Law with special focus on Portuguese constitutional reality. �


Course contents � Introduction; The State and the Constitution; Concept of Constitution; State, sovereignty and Constitution; Brief outline of Contemporary Constitutional History; The Constituent Power; Structure and content of the Constitution and the solutions in the 1976 Portuguese Constitution; The Constitution guarantee and the Constitutional Processual Law. �

Recommended Reading� Canotilho, José Joaquim Gomes e Moreira, Vital, “ Constituição da República Portuguesa, 4ªed., Coimbra, 2007;Correia, José de Matos, Constituição da República Portuguesa, Lisboa,2004; Miranda, Jorge e Medeiros, Rui, Constituição Portuguesa Anotada, Coimbra Editora,Cunha, Paulo Ferreira da, Teoria das Constituição II: Direitos humanos e direitos fundamentais, Lisboa/São Paulo,2000.




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Course Title Microeconomy �

Course Code � 900208�




Semester/Trimester� 2nd �


Name of Lecturer� Luís Carlos Cardoso �



Provide knowledge of the economic concepts, theories and policies with an impact on the behaviour of economic agents at macroeconomic level. Develop skills to identify, analyse and solve microeconomic problems. Provide knowledge of the calculation techniques used by current economic science at microeconomic level. �


Course contents � An introduction to supply and demand concepts. Application of the elasticity concept. Positive behaviour of consumers and enterprises towards balance. Main features of competitive, monopolist and oligopolistic markets. �

Recommended Reading� 1. Castro, Alberto de, Barbot, Cristina e Nascimento, Álvaro (1994), Microeconomia, Lisboa, McGraw-Hill. 2. Frank, Robert H. e Bernanke, Ben S. (2003), Princípios de Economia, Lisboa, McGraw-Hill. 3. Frank, Robert H. (1998), Microeconomia e Comportamento, Lisboa, McGraw-Hill. 4. Mata, José (2002), Economia da Empresa, Lisboa, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. 5. Neves, João César das (1992), Introdução à Economia, Lisboa, Editorial Verbo. 6. Samuelson, Paul A. e Nordhaus, William D. (2005), Economia, Lisboa, McGraw-Hill. 7. Ucha, Isabel (1995), Introdução à Economia — Sínteses, Exercícios e Soluções, Lisboa, Editorial Verbo.


Assessment Methods� The students may choose between: a) Continuous assessment individual intermediate tests with 10 as the minimum grade. b) Final exam with 10 as minimum grade


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Course Title Information and Communication Technologies in Public Administration �







Name of Lecturer� Célio Gonçalo Marques. Ricardo Campos



Consolidate basic foundations of informatics and computer architecture. Develop computer skills to explore tools such as word processors, spreadsheets and public administration-related presentations and applications. The significance of information safety and privacy. The development of the knowledge society and electronic governance.

Prerequisites� NA

Course contents � Introduction to Informatics and Computer Architecture. Operating Systems and Working Environment. Word Processing: Microsoft Word. Spreadsheet: Microsoft Excel .Presentations: Microsoft PowerPoint. Security and Privacy. Information Society and Electronic Governance.

Recommended Reading� Mendes, J.R., Marques, C.G., Silva, V., Campos, R., Noções de Arquitectura de Computadores, AIDTIC, IPT, 2008; Mendes, J.R., Marques, C.G., SILVA, V., Campos, R., Processamento de Texto: Microsoft Word, AIDTIC, IPT, 2008; Mendes, J.R., Marques, C.G., Silva, V., Campos, R., Folha de Cálculo: Microsoft Excel, AIDTIC, IPT, 2008; Mendes, J.R., Marques, C.G., SILVA, V., Campos, R., Apresentações: Microsoft PowerPoint, AIDTIC, IPT, 2008; Mendes, J.R., Marques, C.G., SILVA, V., Campos, R. Redes de Computadores e Internet, AIDTIC, IPT, 2008; Mendes, J.R., Marques, C.G., SILVA, V., Campos, R., Segurança e Privacidade, AIDTIC, IPT, 2008.


Assessment Methods� Mid-term test (50%) + Project (45%) + Practical Assignment (5%)�


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Course Title Multivaried Data Analysis�




Year of Study � 2nd�



Name of Lecturer� Francisco Paulo Vilhena Antunes Bernardino Carvalho. Ricardo Jorge Viegas Covas



Provide advanced techniques in data analysis using appropriate statistic software and related case studies. �


Course contents � I – Regression and Correlation 1.1 Simple Linear Regression; 1.2 Multiple Linear Regression II – Contingency Table analysis III – Factor analysis in Principal Components; IV – Discriminant Analysis; V – Cluster Analysis �

Recommended Reading� KRZANOWSKI, W.J. – Principles of Multivariate Analysis – A user’s perspective – Oxford Science Publications, 1988 MAROCO, João; BISPO, Regina – Estatística Aplicada às Ciências Sociais e Humanas – Climepsi Editores, 2005 MAROCO, João – Análise Estatística com a Utilização do SPSS – Edições Sílabo, 2004 REIS, Elizabeth – Estatística Multivariada Aplicada – Edições

Sílabo, 2001


Assessment Methods� Final test and practical assignment�


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Course Title General Accounting�




Year of Study � 2nd



Name of Lecturer� Manuel Silvério Garcia Esparteiro�



The significance of Accounting in enterprises and organizations. The accounting tools: National Accounting Plan, Balance Sheets Daily statements, General Ledger, Trial Balance, Balance Sheet, Financial Report and Annex to the revenue and expenditure account. �


Course contents � 1 – Introduction 2. Assets 3. Account 4. Inventory and financial report. 5. Material Facts. 6. Accounting. 7- Accounting record methods 8. Normalization. 9. Balance Sheets. 10 - The Balance Sheet 11. National Accounting Plan sections: 1-Cash resources 2. Third parties 3- Stocks 4. Fixed assets 5. Equity capital 6. Cost and expenses 7. Revenue 8. Profit and loss 9. Closing provisions. �

Recommended Reading� Elementos de Contabilidade Geral de António Borges, Azevedo Rodrigues e Rogério Rodrigues – Rei dos Livros. Plano Oficial de Contabilidade – Porto Editora

Teaching Methods � Lectures involving presentation and discussion. Practical assignments on matters discussed. �

Assessment Methods� Continuous assessment, one mid-term test and final exam. �


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Course Title Administrative Law �







Name of Lecturer� Horácio Lopes�



Understand the concept, utility and public interest of Public Administration and its ruling principles. �


Course contents � Introduction; administrative organization; administrative activity; the guarantees of individuals – the general guarantees and the administrative guarantees in particular; the jurisdictional guarantees – the administrative justice. �

Recommended Reading� Diogo Freitas do Amaral, “ Curso de Direito Administrativo”, vols.I e II, 2001, Almedina; Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, “ Lições de Direito Administrativo”, Lisboa, 1994/1995; Mário Esteves de Oliveira, “ Manuel de Direito Administrativo”, Vols.I e II, 10º e 9ª ed., Almedina, 2003..




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Course Title Public Economy�





Semester/Trimester� 1st �


Name of Lecturer� Maria do Rosário Baeta Neves �



On completion of this course the students are expected to have basic notions of public economy, its models and results. They should be able to discuss on the main public economy issues.�


Course contents � The intervention and effectiveness of the State. The competition and public support policies. The intervention of the State and the concept of equity. . The public choice. �

Recommended Reading� 1.Barbosa, António Soares Pinto (1997), Economia Pública, McGraw-Hill, Lisboa. 2. Barr, Nicholas (2004), Economics of the Welfare State, 4th edition, Oxford University Press. 3. Cruz, José Neves (2008), Economia e Política : Uma Abordagem Dialética da Escolha Pública, Coimbra Editora 4. Brown, C. V. e Jackson, P. M. (1994), Public Sector Economics, 4th edition, Oxford University Press. 4. Cullis J. e Jones, Philip (1987), Microeconomics and the Public Economy: a Defence of Levianthan, Basil, Blackwell. 5. Le Grand, J. (2003), Motivation, Agency and Public Policy, Oxford University Press. 6. Pereira, Paulo Trigo et al. (2005), Economia e Finanças Públicas, Escolar Editora, Lisboa. 7. Rosen, Harvey S. (2005), Public Finance, 7th edition, McGraw-Hill International. 8. Stiglitz, Joseph E. (1999), Economics of the Public Sector, 3th edition, W. W. Norton Company.


Assessment Methods� The students may choose between:

a) Continuous assessment: individual intermediate reports with 10 as minimum grade.

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Course Title Organizational Theory�




Year of Study� 2nd�

Semester� 1st�


Name of Lecturer� Maria Graciete da Purificação Reis Henriques Honrado�



Significance of organizational theories and methods in the context of organizational management, its global and systematic functioning. Understand the different organizational approaches: a chronological perspective and within real contexts. Concept of "organization”, departmental design and the main organizational types: the impact of these issues in organizational effectiveness. Challenges of modern organizations: productivity, quality and continuous improvement and “learning organization”.

Prerequisites� NA

Course contents � Introduction. Analytical structures: organizational metaphors. Organizational Structures. Organizational Design. Analysis of the different organizational theories. Challenges of modern Organizations.

Recommended Reading� Armstrong, M. (1996), Personnel Management Practice, Sixth Edition, London: Kogan Page. Bilhim, J. A. F. (2001), Teoria Organizacional, Estruturas e Pessoas, Lisboa, ISCSP. Cowling, A. & Mailer, C. (1998), Gerir os Recursos Humanos, Lisboa: Publicações D. Quixote. Cunha, M. P. et al, (1999), Teoria Organizacional: Perspectivas e Prospectivas, Lisboa: Publicações D. Quixote. Marques, C. A. & Cunha, M. P. (1996), Comportamento Organizacional e Gestão de Empresas, Lisboa: Publicações D. Quixote. Marques, C. A. & Cunha, M. P. (1996), Determinantes da Gestão e Relações com o Mercado, Lisboa: Publicações D. Quixote.

Teaching Methods � Lectures; case studies; presentation and defence of various course contents by the students. �

Assessment Methods� Continuous Assessment: group work Mid-term written test exempted from taking final exam. Final: Minimum pass mark for exam is 10. �


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Course Title Compared Public Administration �







Name of Lecturer� Maria Filomena Carreiras Casaca Faria Paixão�



Based on theorical matters presented, discussion groups on public administration are created where students are encourage to raise problems and devise solutions in this area.�

Prerequisites� NA

Course contents � Introduction to historical origins of public administration. Analysis of the cultural diversity of different countries. Comparison between the different political regimes. From Parliamentarism to Presidentialism From the trust-based functionalist model to bureaucratic models. The different institutional options and strategies.

Recommended Reading� BILHIM, João. 2000. Ciência da administração. 1ª ed.– Lisboa: Universidade Aberta; CARAPETO, Carlos e Fátima Fonseca. 2005. Administração Pública: modernização, qualidade e inovação. 1ª ed. – Edições Sílabo; ESTUDO E ENSINO DA ADMINISTRAÇÃO PÚBLICA EM PORTUGAL. Coord. António F. Tavares. Lisboa: Escolar Editora.

Teaching Methods � - Lectures presenting course content

- Presentation of practical assignments by the students �

Assessment Methods� Continuous: student groups are established and they are expected to present a research assignment every week. At the end of the semester, every student will present an individual assignment orally. Final assessment: A final test comprising all the matters studied. An average mark of 10 in the continuous and mid-term assessment will be exempted from taking final exam.�


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Course Title Organizational Behaviour�




Year of Study� 2nd

Semester� 2nd





Show how management can create an organizational context with positive consequences, both to employees (motivation, performance, satisfaction) and to the organization itself (structure, communication, effectiveness, change). Therefore, issues to be discussed include the individual characteristics of work teams and the significance of the organizational context.


Course contents � Chapter I – Introduction. Chapter II – Organizational culture. Chapter III – Individual Differences and Behaviour at Work. Chapter IV – Motivation and satisfaction at work Chapter V – Group behaviour and work teams.�Chapter VI – Power, control and conflict. Chapter VII – Uncertainty of the specific environment Chapter VIII – Organizational leadership. Chapter IX – Organizational communication. Chapter X – Organizational effectiveness. Chapter XI – Organizational change. Chapter XI – Organizational innovation. Chapter XII – Multicultural management. Chapter XIV – Organizational stress�

Recommended Reading� Armstrong, M. (1996), Personnel Management Practice, Sixth Edition, London: Kogan Page. Bilhim, J. A. F. (2001), Teoria Organizacional, Estruturas e Pessoas, Lisboa, ISCSP. Cowling, A. & Mailer, C. (1998), Gerir os Recursos Humanos, Lisboa: Publicações D. Quixote. Cunha, M. P. et al, (2003), Manual do Comportamento Organizacional e Gestão, Lisboa, Editora RH, Lda. Cunha, M. P. et al, (2003), Comportamento Organizacional e Gestão – Casos Portugueses e Exercícios, Lisboa, Editora RH, Lda. Bencaleiro, J. (2003), Estórias Vividas – 12 Casos de Gestão de Recursos Humanos, Lisboa, Editora RH, Lda

Teaching Methods � Lectures; case studies; presentation and defence of various course contents by the students. �

Assessment Methods� Continuous Assessment: group work Mid-term written test exempted from taking final exam. Final: Minimum pass mark for exam is 10.


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Course Title Public Accounting�




Year of Study � 2nd



Name of Lecturer� Manuel Silvério Garcia Esparteiro�



The significance of Public Accounting. Get familiar with the POCP and related accounting procedures. Budget and patrimonial accounting. Comparing the POC and the POCP. The evolution of public accounting.�


Course contents � 1 – The public sector in Portugal 2. Traditional public accounting 3. The reform of Portuguese public accounting 4. The POCP as an integrated accounting system and its subsystems 5. Accounting principles and budgeting rules; measurement criteria 6. Contents and operations for the main accounts. �

Recommended Reading� 1-Manual do Plano Oficial de Contabilidade Pública – António C.

Pires Caiado e Ana Calado Pinto – Áreas Editora 2.ª Edição;

2-Carvalho, João Baptista da Costa; Pina Martinez, Vicente;

Torres Pradas Lourdes; 1999; “Temas de Contabilidade Pública”;

Editora Rei dos Livros.

Teaching Methods � Lectures involving presentation and discussion. Practical assignments on matters discussed. �

Assessment Methods� Continuous assessment, one mid-term test and final exam. �


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Course Title Public Finance�







Name of Lecturer� Olinda Maria dos Santos Sequeira�



Study of the State intervention in economy and relevant groundings. The students will be provided with solid foundations of issues related with State intervention in economy in the public finance perspective, including the Portuguese reality within the international and the E.U .context. �

Prerequisites� NA

Course contents � Public expenses. Public revenues. Financial institutions Introduction to budgeting and budgetary balance. The budgetary stabilization policy. The budgetary stabilization policy in the framework of the Economic and Monetary Union. What we know. What we don’t know – text discussion.�

Recommended Reading� Araújo, Fernando, (2005); Introdução à Economia, 3ª edição, Livraria Almedina, Coimbra. Blanchard, Olivier, (2004); Macroeconomia, 3ª edição, Prentice Hall. Buchanan, James e Musgrave, Richard, (1999); Public Finance and Public Choice: Two Contrasting Visions of the State, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), MIT Press, USA. Cavaco Silva, Aníbal e César das Neves, João, (1992); Finanças Públicas e Política Macroeconómica, 2ª edição (1ª edição – 1982), Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Cavaco Silva, Aníbal, (1997); Portugal e a Moeda Única, Editorial Verbo. Mankiw, N. Gregory, (1997), Macroeconomics, Worth.

Teaching Methods � Lectures, case studies; assignment presentation and defence by the students. �

Assessment Methods� Continuous assessment: Mid-term test and group work. The students getting an average mark of 10 in the test (75%) and the group work (25%) will be exempted from taking final exam. The final mark is the weighted average of these two assessment elements. Final assessment: Exam. Minimum pass mark for exam is 10. �


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Course Title Public Administration Planning�




Year of Study� 2nd�

Semester� 2nd�


Name of Lecturer� Luís Filipe Gonçalves Boavida�



Strategy and planning in the public administration sector. Planning process and decision-making in public administration in several contexts. Theoretical concepts, models and instruments. Identify the main planning forms and processes in the Portuguese public administration and different relevant theoretical currents.


Course contents � Planning fundamentals; a chronological synopsis of planning; planning types; general features of the planning process; the planning process; Historical overview of the Portuguese planning ; Study of the various theoretical currents for planning; Space analysis methodologies as a process for the preparation of decision-making; Analysis of Portuguese case studies on strategic planning. �

Recommended Reading� DGOTDU (1996), Guia para a elaboração de planos estratégicos de cidades médias, coordenação de Jorge Silva, DGOTDU, Lisboa. Fonseca Ferreira, A. (2005), Gestão Estratégica de Cidades e Regiões, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa. Moura, J. (1999), O planeamento do desenvolvimento, análise crítica da experiência portuguesa, MQE/MTS-CICT, Lisboa. ��

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Teaching Methods � Lectures and case studies. Group work. Theoretical and practical classes.�

Assessment Methods� Continuous Assessment: A written mid-term test and presentation of an assignment. Average mark of 10 will be exempted from taking final exam. Final Assessment: Minimum pass mark for exam is 10.�


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Course Title Administration of Shared Resources�




Year of Study � 3rd�



Name of Lecturer� José Ribeiro Mendes. Vasco Gestosa da Silva�



Discuss on the gains of effectiveness, efficacy and quality of information systems as a support for shared services in the public sector. Provide knowledge of data inquiry in several database systems using the universal language for data inquiry – SQL (Standard Query Language). The significance of information security and privacy.


Course contents � Networks – Shared Resources Databases – Information pools and distributed information. Security and Privacy. Electronic governance. "��#��#��$��%��$��

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Recommended Reading� Mendes, J.R., Marques, Célio C.G., Silva, V., Campos, R., Bases de Dados: Microsoft Access 2003, AIDTIC, IPT, 2008. Mendes, J.R., Marques, Célio C.G., Silva, V., Campos, R., Sistema de Gestão de Base de Dados: Microsoft Access 2003, AIDTIC, IPT, 2008. Mendes, J.R., Marques, Célio C.G., Silva, V., Campos, R., Sistemas de Informação, AIDTIC, IPT, 2008. Mendes, J.R., Marques, Célio C.G., Silva, V., Campos, R., Tecnologias de Informação na Administração Pública, AIDTIC, IPT, 2008. Mendes, J.R., Marques, Célio C.G., Silva, V., Campos, R., Tecnologia Génio da Quidgest, AIDTIC, IPT, 2008. Quidgest - Consultores de Gestão., Serviços Partilhados na Administração Pública., www.quidgest.pt., 2008.


Assessment Methods� Mid-term test (60%) + Project (40%)�


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Course Title Ethics and Good Practices in Public Administration �




Year of Study � 3rd






The fundamental issues of ethics in general and in public administration in particular. Concepts provided are intended to allow the students to build up an ethical framework as to the public administration sector. Understand the significance of good practices in public services. Analysis of European public ethics. Study of the Ethical Chart and some Codes of Practice. �

Prerequisites� NA

Course contents � General Ethics. The classification of Ethics. Rights and duties of the Civil Service and professional ethics.� The SIADAP and the Public Administration Reform

Recommended Reading� “A ética no sector público” (Noordwijkerhout, 31 Março – 1 Abril 2004) Versão traduzida pela Direcção-Geral das Autarquias Locais. Kirsi Äijala, (2001); Public Sector – An Employer of Choice?, Report on the Competitive Public Sector project, OCDE. Nations Unies, (2004); Rôle des Ressources Humaines dans la Revitalisation de l’Administration Publique, Conseil économique et social, Comité d’experts de l’administration publique. OCDE, (2004); Public Sector Modernisation: Modernising Public Employment, Policy Brief. Moreira, José Manuel, (2002); Ética, Democracia e Estado. Para uma nova cultura da Administração Pública, Cascais, Principia. Moreira, José Manuel, (1999).

Teaching Methods � Lectures, case studies; presentation and defence of practical assignments by the students. �

Assessment Methods� Continuous assessment: Mid-term test and group work. The students getting an average mark of 10 in the test (75%) and the group work (25%) will be exempted from taking final exam. Final mark: weighted average of these two assessment elements. Final assessment: Exam. Minimum pass mark for exam is 10. �


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Course Title Human Resources Management I�



Level of Course� I

Year of Study � 3rd�



Name of Lecturer� Maria Alexandra Falcão Bento Baptista Vilhena de Carvalho�



“Human Resources are becoming more and more important to managers as a strategic function; hence the growing need for qualified professionals in this area” (in Peretti, p.14). This course intends to provide the foundations needed to meet these needs.


Course contents � I – Work relationships and entrepreneurial success. II – The nature of human resources function. III – Organizational culture and human resources management IV – Staff recruitment and selection V – Performance appraisal VI – Remuneration systems VII – Social Audit�

Recommended Reading� CAETANO, António; VALA, Jorge – Gestão de Recursos Humanos (2ª ed) – RH Editora, 2002 CÂMARA, B. P. et al – Humanator – Recursos Humanos e Sucesso Empresarial (3ª ed) – Pub D. Quixote, 1997 CHIAVENATO, I – Recursos Humanos – Colecção Atlas PERETI, J. M. – Recursos Humanos (3ª ed) – Ed Sílabo, 2001


Assessment Methods� Final test and a practical assignment presented and discussed on class. �


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Course Title Innovation and Quality Management �


Type of Course� One-Semester course�





Name of Lecturer� Isabel Maria Neves Monteiro Freire dos Santos�



Study organizations that adopted the TQM system and improve the quality management systems. Develop communication, motivation and work team skills applied to TQM and to self-evaluation models such as CAF and EFQM. Design a Quality System that complies with NP EN ISO 9001:2000 standard. Solve problems in a structured way using appropriate tools. Deal with innovative tools such as benchmarking.

Prerequisites� NA

Course contents � Quality and innovation in public administration; the quality gurus; quality constraints in the public sector. Quality in Portuguese public administration: Quality Charts. The Portuguese Quality System (SPQ). Quality Management System: ISO 9000:2000-related standards. Application procedures for SGQ certification. The SGQ documentation. Introduction to System Evaluation: Audit techniques. Quality Tools: The 7 traditional tools; problem solving methods (PDCA); SERVQUAL and QFD. Quality costs: Prevention, appraisal, internal and external flaws; quality and productivity. Total Quality Management: Organizational principles The self-evaluation model Common Assessment Framework (CAF). �

Recommended Reading� CARAPETO, Carlos e FONSECA, Fátima (2005); Administração Pública – Modernização, Qualidade e Inovação; 1.ª edição; Lisboa; Edições Sílabo. ROCHA, J. A. Oliveira (2006); Gestão da Qualidade – Aplicação aos Serviços Públicos; Lisboa; Escolar Editora. VVAA (2006); AdministraçãoPública – Modernização Administrativa; Gestão e Melhoria dos Processos Administrativos; CAF e Avaliação do desempenho; Porto; Iberogestão

Teaching Methods � Lectures and tutorials including problem-solving. Supervised research assignments. �

Assessment Methods� Continuous assessment (attendance-based classes) Theoretical/practical work; short research assignment involving oral presentation; class exercises and mid-term test. Non-continuous assessment: theoretical/practical work and written exam. �


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Course Title Comparative Social Policy �







Name of Lecturer� Maria Filomena Carreiras Casaca Faria Paixão�



Based on theoretical matters presented, discussion groups on Social Policy are created where students are encouraged to raise problems and devise solutions in this area. �

Prerequisites� NA

Course contents � Identify the main areas of state intervention in the social policy. Comparative analysis of the state intervention models adopted by the different countries. Redistributive policies. Funding: allocation/capitalization. The effectiveness of Welfare State. The Welfare State reform. Explanatory theories for the State growth. Poverty and social exclusion. The end of the “salary society”. Innovative proposals in the social policies sector.

Recommended Reading� QUELHAS, Ana Paula Santos. 2001. A refundamentação do papel do Estado nas políticas sociais. – Coimbra: Almedina. SHARP, Ansel Charles A. Register e Richard H. Leftwich. 1988. Economics of social issues. 8th Ed. Plano, Tx: Business Publications. VASQUES, Sérgio. 1999. Os impostos do pecado. O álcool, o tabaco, o jogo e o fisco. Coimbra: Livraria Almedina. WEBGRAFIA: http//ec.europa.eu/employment_social/news

Teaching Methods � 1ª- Lectures presenting course content. 2ª- Presentation of practical assignments by the students. �

Assessment Methods� Continuous assessment: Several student groups are established and they are expected to present a research assignment every week.

At the end of the semester, every student will present an individual assignment orally.

Final assessment: A final test comprising all the matters studied. The students getting an average mark of 10 in the continuous and mid-term test will be exempted from taking final exam.�


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Course Title Local Administration �




Year of Study� 3rd

Semester� 2nd


Name of Lecturer� Luís Filipe Gonçalves Boavida�

Objectives of the course (preferably expressed in terms

of learning outcomes competences)�

Studying the different competencies and roles of Local Government and its articulation with the Central Government. The students should become familiar with the main legal aspects within the Portuguese local government framework. �

Prerequisites� NA

Course contents � The present Local Authorities. Supramunicipal public administration. The significance of public-public, public-private and public-societal interinstitutional partnerships. Formal and informal ways of functioning of municipal services. The concept of client in local administration. Potential and constraints of the intervention of local authorities in local development. Local Development Funding and Local Finance Law. Local management tools. Formal expression of political intentions versus formal expression of real municipal policies. The Town Councils accounting system – the POCAL.�

Recommended Reading� Bilhim, João; Ciência da Administração, Universidade Aberta, Lisboa, 2000. Bravo, Ana Bela Santos e Vasconcellos e Sá, Jorge A.; Autarquias Locais – Descentralização e Melhor Gestão, Editorial Verbo, Lisboa, 2000. Carvalho, João Baptista da Costa e outros; POCAL Comentado, Rei dos Livros, Lisboa, 2002. Carvalho, João Batista da Costa e outros; Balanced Scorecard aplicado à Administração Pública, Publicher Team, Coimbra, 2007. Carvalho, Joaquim dos Santos; Correia, Francisco Alveirinho e outros; POCAL – Regime Geral, Edição ATAM, Santarém, 2003.

Teaching Methods � Lectures and case studies. Group work. Theoretical and practical classes.

Assessment Methods� Continuous Assessment: A written mid-term test and presentation of an assignment. Average mark of 10 will be exempted from taking final exam. Final Assessment: Minimum pass mark for exam is 10. �


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Course Title Administration and the European Union Policies �





Semester/Trimester� 2nd





Provide knowledge of the European Union construction process from its early days to the present. The main touchstones for the construction of the European Union, its functioning structure; the competences, goals and common policies of the community institutions. The expansion process and its impact to Portugal. Future scenarios for the European Union. An insight on the Lisbon Treaty and the QREN. �

Prerequisites� NA

Course contents � The European Union. The Basic Structure and the Institutions The community policies and their evolution. The expansion of the European Union. The future of Europe.Funding�

Recommended Reading� Álvares, Pedro, (2004); Uma Sebenta Europeia: um roteiro da Europa do futuro, Oeiras, Instituto Nacional da Administração. Almond, Gabriel, et al., (2006); European Politics Today, Nova Iorque, Longman. Balassa, Bela, (1961), The theory of Economic Integration, London, Allen & Unwin.�Cunha, Paulo de Pitta, (2004); A Constituição Europeia: Um Olhar Crítico sobre o Projecto, 2ª ed., Coimbra.� Freire, Paula Vaz, (2002); Os Novos Passos da Integração Europeia: O Tratado de Amesterdão e o Tratado de Nice, Lisboa.

Teaching Methods � Lectures, case studies; presentation and defence of practical assignments by the students. �

Assessment Methods� Continuous assessment: Mid-term test and group work. The students getting an average mark of 10 in the test (75%) and the group work (25%) will be exempted from taking final exam. Final: Exam. Minimum pass mark for exam is 10. �


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Course Title Human Resources Management II�



Level of Course� II


Semester/Trimester� 2nd


Name of Lecturer� Maria Alexandra Falcão Bento Baptista Vilhena de Carvalho�



This course is a follow-up to Human Resources Management I and aims at providing the students with skills allowing them to assume management functions with a particular focus on Human Resources in the Public Administration environment.


Course contents � I – Learning, Training and Development. II – Performance and Skills Appraisal. III – Communication and Endomarketing. IV – Internal and External Consultancy. V – Career and Profile for a Human Resources Manager. VI – Life Quality, Health and Ergonomics. �

Recommended Reading� CÂMARA, B. P. et al – Humanator – Recursos Humanos e Sucesso Empresarial (3ª ed) – Pub D. Quixote, 1997 CHIAVENATO, I – Recursos Humanos – Colecção Atlas FRANÇA, Ana Cristina L. – Práticas de Recursos Humanos, Ed Atlas, 2008 PERETI, J. M. – Recursos Humanos (3ª ed) – Ed Sílabo, 2001


Assessment Methods� Final test and a practical assignment presented and discussed on class. �


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Course Title Research Seminar�




Year of Study� 3rd

Semester� 2nd





Developing observation, analysis, insight, theorization and knowledge production skills; Supporting the planning, construction and reasoning of contextualised research projects. �

Prerequisites� NA

Course contents � Research as a means for the production of knowledge: general epistemological and methodological issues. The construction of a research project: the problem as a leitmotiv, the theoretical component, the reasoning and grounding for the methodological options ,the analysis and interpretation, the research conclusions, Presentation and dissemination of research outcomes: production of knowledge and presentation quality.

Recommended Reading� ALBARELLO, L. et al. (1997), Práticas e Métodos de Investigação em Ciências Sociais, Lisboa: Gradiva. CORTESÃO, L. (1995), Avaliação na Investigação – Acção, in Ciências da Educação: Investigação e Acção, I Volume, Porto: Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências da Educação. ECO, U. (1998), Como se Faz uma Tese em Ciências Humanas, Lisboa: Editorial Presença. QUIVY, R. & CAMPENHOUDT, L. (1992), Manual de Investigação em Ciências Sociais, Lisboa: Gradiva. SILVA, I. L. (1996), Práticas Educativas e Construção de Saberes. Metodologias da Investigação – Acção, Lisboa: Instituto de Inovação Educacional.

Teaching Methods � Lectures; presentation and defence of several research projects by the students during a short-duration internship supervised by both supervisors (the school’s and the host organization’s). �

Assessment Methods� Workshops on research methods and the preparation of a dissertation. Presentation and discussion of published works selected and presented by the students for a wide discussion on its theoretical and methodological implications. Every student shall submit a preliminary version of the project and the developments of the research for appreciation by the supervisors. production of a scientific paper based on the research carried out.


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