Unit MANAGEMENT AND INNOVATION IN P.A

Course
Government and administration
Study-unit Code
A003331
Curriculum
Innovazione e trasparenza delle amministrazionbi
Teacher
Alessandra Pioggia
Teachers
  • Alessandra Pioggia
Hours
  • 60 ore - Alessandra Pioggia
CFU
8
Course Regulation
Coorte 2026
Offered
2026/27
Learning activities
Caratterizzante
Area
Formazione giuridica
Sector
GIUR-06/A
Type of study-unit
Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction
Italian
Contents
The course balances both teoretical and practical aspects of
management in public administrations.
Reference texts
Attending students will be given information and suitable materials to
support classroom activities.
To students not attending is recommended meeting the teacher that will
suggest some texts.
Educational objectives
The course aims to provide students with a thorough understanding of
the role of the manager in a public administration and the tools at its
disposal.
The aim of lectures and seminars is give the knoledge of managerial skills
necessary to exercise management function in the public service and
give a range of operational capabilities in the application of law .
In particular, at the end of the course, students must have:
- Knowledge and understanding to enable them to understand
organizational issues that arise in the management of an administrative
department;
- Ability to apply the knowledge gained in assuming organizational
solutions in the management of administrative services;
- Ability to integrate knowledge and skills acquired independently by
seeking legislation, case law and doctrine in the field of administrative
law;
- Ability to communicate appropriately and to argue the possible
solutions to organizational problems that arise in the management of services.
Prerequisites
To address successfully the study of Public Management it is important to
have basic knowledge of Public Law and Administrative Law. These can
be obtained by several three-year courses or by the study of
recommended books for their preparation. During the course, the
teacher will seek to report, time to time, what are the specific knowledge
required to deal with the different partitions of the program.
Teaching methods
The course includes lectures by the teacher, some discussion meetings
with senior civil servants of local and national administrations, seminars
and case studies.
The exchange with the students is encouraged by presentation and
discussion of case studies.
Other information
The teacher is available to students to agree on further study of the
topics of the course, also in relation to the specific interests of the
learners. This supplment is optional.
Learning verification modality
The assessment is in two stages: an open questionnaire and an oral
examination in which the student is invited to comment some of the
answers given in the questionnaire. For not attending students there are
only oral examinations.
Extended program
The course balances both teoretical and practical aspects of
management in public administrations. Main contents are: public
managers and their role; policy and managment in public
administrations; public resources; civil service mangement; public and
private instruments of public management; managers accountability;
The course aims to provide expert skills to govern administrations and
public services that promote the health and well-being of the community,
ensuring equality, including gender equality.
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
The course aims to provide advanced skills for managing public administrations and services that promote the health and well-being of the community, ensuring equality, including from a gender equality perspective.