WMH01501 Public Administration and Management

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences International Economic Development Program

Lecture Code WMH01501 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name Public Administration and Management

Subject Name
（Katakana）コウキョウカンリロン

Subject Name in
English Public Administration and Management

Instructor KOMATSUZAKI SHUNSAKU

Instructor
(Katakana) コマツザキ　シュンサク

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year, Second Semester, 3Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Fri1-4：IDEC 207

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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lecture, discussion, and student presentation

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 04 : Management

Eligible Students 1st year

Keywords public administration, public management, public policy, design, innovation

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Contemporary social problems, such as food safety, climate change and social damages of natural disaster, cannot be solved by any single discipline and we must have a competency to manage, or even initiate, multidisciplinary problem solving. Experts in public administration and public policy should thus be equipped with a multidisciplinary perspective and innovation skills to address various wicked problems.
You students will first learn contemporary social problems in public administration by case method. You would acquire deeper understanding on important concepts, such as public-private partnership, and fundamental factors of social problems through your analysis and active discussion on the cases. Some basic tools for holistic problem analysis would also be delivered.
In the second half of the course, you will learn skills to create new policy idea based on methodologies of design thinking and innovation science. Basic theories and methods of design thinking and innovation will be offered, and a concrete social issue would then be presented for your practice of policy design. You would finally be expected to develop the competency to practice the methods and knowledge of design thinking and innovation to solve social problems in the real public administration.

Cases in Part 1:
(1) Brazil Electricity Crisis
Objectives: Clarify the overall structure of problem, find fundamental cause(s), policy process analysis
Key concepts: Deregulation, Public-Private Partnership, international development aid

(2) Hurricane Katrina
Objectives: Clarify the overall structure of problem, find fundamental cause
Key concepts: Sectionalism, leadership, severe accident management

(3) Accident at Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station
Objectives: Clarify the overall structure of problem, find fundamental cause, design solution
Key concepts: Sectionalism, expertise, severe accident management, technology assessment, policy process in a central government

(4) The “Miracle” of Kamaishi: The Solution that Achieved the Miracle
Objectives: Learn the problem of tsunami disaster preparation and the methods of problem analysis
Key concepts: Multidisciplinary approach, normalization bias, attitude/behavioral change, decentralization

Class Schedule Part 1: Case Method in Public Administration
1. Course introduction, Case 1 "Brazil Electricity Crisis" distributed，Group work to learn case analysis methods
2. Introduction of Case 1, Group discussion, S.R. 1 (Find the fundamental cause(s) and design solution), Case 2 "Hurricane Katrina" distributed
3. Case 1 Analysis Presentation, Concluding discussion
4. Group discussion on Case 2, S.R. 2 (Find the fundamental cause(s)), Case 3 "Accident at Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station" distributed
5. Case 2 Analysis Presentation, Concluding discussion
6. Group discussion on Case 3, S.R. 3 (Find the fundamental cause(s) and design solution), Case 4 "The "Miracle" of Kamaishi: The Solution that Achieved the Miracle" distributed
7. Case 3 Analysis Presentation, Concluding discussion
8. Group discussion on Case 4, S.R. 4 (Identify fundamental factor(s) of success)
Part 2: Design Thinking and Innovation for Policy Design
9. Case 4 Analysis Presentation, Concluding discussion
Lecture: Methodologies of design thinking and theories of innovation (1)
10. Lecture: Methodologies of design thinking and theories of innovation (2)
Lecture: Introduction to innovation workshop
11. Group work on case analysis
12. Short presentation of case analysis, work on further case analysis
13. Group work: Create new policy innovation by analogy
14. Interim presentation of policy innovation ideas (3-min pitch, 10-min discussion per team)
15. Final presentation of policy innovation ideas (5-min presentation, 10-15 discussion per team)
Reflection group work for term paper preparation

Term paper assignment (Individual idea creation (revision) based on the final presentation, any format)

Text/Reference
Books,etc. [Possible reference books]
Brown, T. (2019). Change by Design, Revised and Updated: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation. Harper Business.
Howlett, M. (2023). Designing Public Policies: Principles and Instruments. Routledge.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

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Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review 1-13. Read assigned material before classes, complete short reports and prepare for class presentations.
14-15. prepare idea pitch presentations and revise it based on comments from others at the class for writing a term paper.

Requirements

Grading Method Grading is determined by class participation (20%), short reports (30%), policy idea presentations (30%), and term paper (20%, required).

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences International Economic Development Program
Lecture Code	WMH01501	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Public Administration and Management
Subject Name （Katakana）	コウキョウカンリロン
Subject Name in English	Public Administration and Management
Instructor	KOMATSUZAKI SHUNSAKU
Instructor (Katakana)	コマツザキ　シュンサク
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, Second Semester, 3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Fri1-4：IDEC 207
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
lecture, discussion, and student presentation
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	04 : Management
Eligible Students	1st year
Keywords	public administration, public management, public policy, design, innovation
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Contemporary social problems, such as food safety, climate change and social damages of natural disaster, cannot be solved by any single discipline and we must have a competency to manage, or even initiate, multidisciplinary problem solving. Experts in public administration and public policy should thus be equipped with a multidisciplinary perspective and innovation skills to address various wicked problems. You students will first learn contemporary social problems in public administration by case method. You would acquire deeper understanding on important concepts, such as public-private partnership, and fundamental factors of social problems through your analysis and active discussion on the cases. Some basic tools for holistic problem analysis would also be delivered. In the second half of the course, you will learn skills to create new policy idea based on methodologies of design thinking and innovation science. Basic theories and methods of design thinking and innovation will be offered, and a concrete social issue would then be presented for your practice of policy design. You would finally be expected to develop the competency to practice the methods and knowledge of design thinking and innovation to solve social problems in the real public administration. Cases in Part 1: (1) Brazil Electricity Crisis Objectives: Clarify the overall structure of problem, find fundamental cause(s), policy process analysis Key concepts: Deregulation, Public-Private Partnership, international development aid (2) Hurricane Katrina Objectives: Clarify the overall structure of problem, find fundamental cause Key concepts: Sectionalism, leadership, severe accident management (3) Accident at Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station Objectives: Clarify the overall structure of problem, find fundamental cause, design solution Key concepts: Sectionalism, expertise, severe accident management, technology assessment, policy process in a central government (4) The “Miracle” of Kamaishi: The Solution that Achieved the Miracle Objectives: Learn the problem of tsunami disaster preparation and the methods of problem analysis Key concepts: Multidisciplinary approach, normalization bias, attitude/behavioral change, decentralization
Class Schedule	Part 1: Case Method in Public Administration 1. Course introduction, Case 1 "Brazil Electricity Crisis" distributed，Group work to learn case analysis methods 2. Introduction of Case 1, Group discussion, S.R. 1 (Find the fundamental cause(s) and design solution), Case 2 "Hurricane Katrina" distributed 3. Case 1 Analysis Presentation, Concluding discussion 4. Group discussion on Case 2, S.R. 2 (Find the fundamental cause(s)), Case 3 "Accident at Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station" distributed 5. Case 2 Analysis Presentation, Concluding discussion 6. Group discussion on Case 3, S.R. 3 (Find the fundamental cause(s) and design solution), Case 4 "The "Miracle" of Kamaishi: The Solution that Achieved the Miracle" distributed 7. Case 3 Analysis Presentation, Concluding discussion 8. Group discussion on Case 4, S.R. 4 (Identify fundamental factor(s) of success) Part 2: Design Thinking and Innovation for Policy Design 9. Case 4 Analysis Presentation, Concluding discussion Lecture: Methodologies of design thinking and theories of innovation (1) 10. Lecture: Methodologies of design thinking and theories of innovation (2) Lecture: Introduction to innovation workshop 11. Group work on case analysis 12. Short presentation of case analysis, work on further case analysis 13. Group work: Create new policy innovation by analogy 14. Interim presentation of policy innovation ideas (3-min pitch, 10-min discussion per team) 15. Final presentation of policy innovation ideas (5-min presentation, 10-15 discussion per team) Reflection group work for term paper preparation Term paper assignment (Individual idea creation (revision) based on the final presentation, any format)
Text/Reference Books,etc.	[Possible reference books] Brown, T. (2019). Change by Design, Revised and Updated: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation. Harper Business. Howlett, M. (2023). Designing Public Policies: Principles and Instruments. Routledge.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	1-13. Read assigned material before classes, complete short reports and prepare for class presentations. 14-15. prepare idea pitch presentations and revise it based on comments from others at the class for writing a term paper.
Requirements
Grading Method	Grading is determined by class participation (20%), short reports (30%), policy idea presentations (30%), and term paper (20%, required).
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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