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EIJ3002 POLICY AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
3 Credits
Pre-requisite None
Learning At the end of the course, students are able to:
Outcomes
1. Examine the various public policy models and management practices in the public
sector.
2. Interpret the theories and approaches in public policy and management in the context
of administration in Malaysia.
3. Analyse the options, values and strategies in implementing policies and managing the
public sector.
Synopsis This course focuses on public policy and management in Malaysia. It studies the process
and strategies involved in public policy making and implementation as well as public sector
management in this country. This course also relates with the current issues and challenges
such as Sustainable Development Goals and Industrial Revolution 4.0 that have indirectly
affected the decision-making process, the implementation of policies as well as managing
public sector in Malaysia.
Medium of English
Instruction
Assessment Continuous Assessment : 50%
Weightage Final Examination : 50%
EIJ3003 INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
3 Credits
Pre-requisite None
Learning At the end of the course, students are able to:
Outcomes
1. Determine key theories in the political economy of development.
2. Compare different models of economic development employed to industrialise
Southeast Asia.
3. Appraise the impact of policies in terms of their economic efficiency and equity in
developing countries.
Synopsis This introductory course on comparative political economy is structured to deal with the
interlocking issues of politics, public policies and development, with a review of the
interaction between the state, business and society. The primary objectives of this course
are: first, to comparatively assess how Southeast Asia rapidly modernised by instituting
development models focused on expediting industrialisation, cultivating domestic
entrepreneurs and reducing poverty. Second, to review the nature of state-society
relations in developing countries during the process of rapid modernisation. Students will
be exposed to traditional and more contemporary theories, including those dealing with
modernisation and socioeconomic development which deal with political and economic
transitions in multi-ethnic societies. These theories will also review the historical impact
of authoritarian governance on development, the role of the new middle class on
democratisation and the lessons of financial crises on modes of economic and enterprise
development.
Medium of English
Instruction
Assessment Continuous Assessment : 50%
Weightage Final Examination : 50%
