《行管专业英语》课程教学大纲

1、行管专业英语课程教学大纲一、课程基本信息课程代码：09110326课程名称：行管专业英语课程英文名称：Public Administrative English课程所属单位：课程面向专业：行政管理课程类型：选修课先修课程：大学英语 学分：1.5 总学时：30 (其中理论学时：30 实验学时：0) 二、课程性质与目的本课程将通过课文学习和模拟、听力练习、听读转换、复述、课堂讨论等教学形式，帮助学生熟悉有关新学科的专业术语和概念，提高学生阅读、理解英语专业文献的能力；通过重点讲解英译汉的技巧，使学生能够准确、流畅地阅读、翻译公共行政管理学科的英语文献；同时适当的安排一定的口语练习，使学生在未来的工

2、作中能用英语进行基本的口头交流。通过学习，学生全学年的总阅读量能达到2026万字母，掌握专业常用词汇25603500条；英译汉的翻译速度为15002000字母/小时，英语阅读速度为150200字母/分钟；能用英文书写论文摘要，正确表达原意，无重大语言错误。三、课程教学内容与要求 Chapter 1 Public Administration and Management1教学内容与要求：learning what are the big questions of public management， how to give orders， and achieving in urban gove

3、rnance。2教学重点：three big questions of public management3教学难点：urban governancePart 1 The Big Questions of Public ManagementThe main idea of this part includes some items such as:1. The big questions and science2. Three big questions in public management:Micromanagement: How can public managers break th

4、e micromanagement cycle-an excess of procedure rules， which prevents public agencies from producing results， which leads to more procedural rules， which leads to?Motivation: How can public managers motivate people( public employees as well as those outside the formal authority of government) to work

5、 energetically and intelligently towards achieving public purposes?Measurement: How can public managers measure the achievements of their agencies in ways that help increase those achievements?Key terms: House of RepresentativesBudget deficitQuestions and topics for discussion:Why does each discipli

6、ne of science have its big questions?What are the big questions of public management?How do you understand the big questions of public management?Part 2 The Giving of OrdersKey terms: Common sense Habit-pattern Action-patternQuestions and topics for discussion:Do you think the matter of giving order

7、s is a simple affair or not?What factors should be considered when you are giving orders?What is the significance of habit-pattern in the process of an order implementation?Part 3 Urban Governance1. The fundamental principles for good governance and urban management:Accountability of public sector s

8、taff and organizations;Greater participation of community and interest groups in decision making on the delivery of services and demand management;Predictability of markets， regulations， and legal frameworks;Transparency in dealings between the private sector and government。2. Decentralization3. Com

9、munity participation4. The private sector5. Urban finance6 Institutional strengthening and capability buildingkey terms: Institutional strengthening Capability building Self-monitoring Local revenue generation Cost-effective Non-government organization Community-based organization Mind-set Official

10、development assistance Municipal bondQuestions and topics for discussion:What is the fundamental principle for good governance and urban management?How it can be achieved/How do you think about the role of urban government in economic and social development?What does the urban government need to do

11、for conducting its responsibilities?Chapter 2 International Economic Institutions1教学内容与要求：learning some famous international economic institutions。2教学重点：The International Monetary Fund， The World Bank， The International Labor Organization， The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development，

12、The World Trade Organization3教学难点：The World Trade OrganizationThere are some famous international economic institutions in the world。 We will introduce them as followings:The International Monetary FundThe World BankThe International Labor OrganizationThe Organization for Economic Co-operation and D

13、evelopmentThe World Trade OrganizationThe Uruguay Round Agreement Key terms: The great depression The financial collapse The gold standard Balance of payments Monetary reserve Floating exchange Special Drawing Right Administrative charge Trade liberalization Most favored nation status Customs unions

14、Questions and topics for discussion:What has been the central role of the IMF?How have been the working purposes of the World Bank changed in its history?List the main areas covered by ILO and in which it sets standards。What kind of the policies shall the OECD promote?What are the two main principle

15、s aimed at by GATT?List the main agreement made by the Uruguay Round Agreement。Chapter 3 Information Technology and E-Government1教学内容与要求：learning how to measure the performance of a public agency and how to achieve the “production targets”; understanding what is “GIS” and “E-government”。2教学重点：the me

16、asurement of performance of a public agency 3教学难点：E-governmentPart 1 Broken Windows and Production TargetsKey terms: Enforcement teamsQuestions and topics for discussion:How difficult is it to measure the performance of a public agency?According to the article what does the metaphor of “broken windo

17、ws” really signify?Why do even the public managers need “production targets” as performance measures?Part 2 Defensible Space: A New Physical Planning Tool for the Urban evitalizationQuestions and topics for discussion:Why does now physical planning lost its allure?Does Defensible Space technology fi

18、nally prove to be a successful method to improve the urban situation?What are the essential ingredients you think can stabilize the urban communities?Part 3 Desktop Technology in GovernmentThe main contents of this part contain several subjects as followings:Imaging on the CheapGroupware and Disaste

19、rGIS for the MassesKey terms: Floppy disk Silicon Valley PCs Plug-and-playQuestions and topics for discussion:In which aspects the desktop technology can improve the management of public sector?To make a review and some comments on Buena Parks desktop imaging solution。According to the article， what

20、is the “Groupware” and its usage?What is “GIS” and its implication for public management?How does a government use web to innovate its communication with the citizens?Part 4 Specialists are Building Walls to Beat the HackersThe main contents of this part contain several subjects as followings:Growin

21、g DemandDriven by FearOverstated RiskKey terms: Laptop computers Computer-security consultants CIA Cellular phone service Encryption softwareQuestions and topics for discussion:What is real task of Palmer and his teamwork in the story of this article?Why now is the business of computer-business pros

22、perous?What are the useful measures for preventing a hack attacker?Chapter 4 Regional and Urban Development1教学内容与要求：understanding what is “urbanization” and “sustainable development”; learning how to realize good governance。2教学重点：urbanization and sustainable development3教学难点：good governancePart 1 Th

23、e Changing Context of Urban DevelopmentThe main contents of this part contain several subjects as followings:The World is Becoming More UrbanGovernments are DecentralizingCities are Becoming More GlobalGovernment is Being ReformedKey terms: Urbanization growth Average per capita income Natural popul

24、ation increase Administrative decentralization Market failure Distributional equity Cost-effectiveness Civic societyQuestions and topics for discussion:What are the general causes and pushing sectors of urbanization?What is the main challenge of city governments in the new stage of urban growth and

25、how can they respond to it?How do you think about the main problems in the current urbanization process in China and how they are being addressed? Part 2 Urban Strategy of Sustainable CitiesThe main contents of this part contain several subjects as followings:LivabilityCompetitivenessGood Governance

26、 and ManagementBankabilityKey terms: Social safety netLand tenure Participatory planning Poverty reduction Public investmentQuestions and topics for discussion:What do “Livability， Competitiveness， Good Governance and Bankability” mean for a city?What are the necessary policy factors for sustainable

27、 growth of urban area in China? Why?Part 3 Urban Infrastructure and ServicesThe main contents of this part contain several subjects as followings:Water supply sanitation and solid wasteUrban transportKey terms: Asia Development Bank Built-up area Capital-intensive Organic loadingQuestions and topics

28、 for discussion:What are the main factors of urban infrastructure and basic service delivery?Please give some examples to explain the consequences of insufficiency and ineffectiveness in urban infrastructure and basic service delivery。Part 4 Confronting the Urban Environmental Challenge Key terms: E

29、conomic productivity Environmental degradation Greenhouse gas Economies of scale Compact cityQuestions and topics for discussion:Analyze the interrelationship between the social economic factors which are concerned with environmental degradation in both developing and developed countries。Do you thin

30、k it is possible to promote economic development while keeping its environment impact at a minimum level ? why ?Please raise some factors which are constraining the improvement of urban environment management。 Part 5 Challenges and Opportunities for Enhancing Agricultural Growth and SustainabilityKe

31、y terms: Consumer goods Opportunity cost Consumption decision Labor-surplus Semi-arid area Material wealth Top-down bureaucracy Profit marginQuestions and topics for discussion:What is the meaning of “the vicious circle of poverty and environmental degradation”?Please give some example to describe t

32、he policy approaches for poverty alleviation and rural development。Chapter 5 Social Security and Community Development1教学内容与要求：understanding what is social security and community; learning how to carry out social risk management and develop community。2教学重点：social security and community3教学难点：social r

33、isk management and community developmentPart 1 Social Risk Management: A New Conceptual Framework for Social ProtectionThe main contents of this part contain several subjects as followings:Introduction and overviewWhy good social risk management is importantstatic welfare enhancing aspectsdynamic ec

34、onomic development and growth aspectspoverty reduction aspectsKey terms: Economic growth rate Financial crisis Policy maker Labor market Public expenditure Aging population Public resource Informal labor market Structural adjustment Net cost Human capital Public transfer Poverty line Questions and t

35、opics for discussion:What is the difference between traditional conception of SP and the new SRM?How SRM can work on economic development and growth?Part 2 Strategies for Improved Social Protection in Asia: Labor Market PoliciesThe main contents of this part contain several subjects as followings:LM

36、Ps modelsKey issues in LMPs designKey Terms: LMPs(Labor Market Policies) Unemployment insurance Economic downturn Ministries of Economy Industry Favor matching Service sector/industry Entry barrier Self-employment Asia and Pacific ForumQuestions and topics for discussion:What is the generally expect

37、ed role of labor market?Please give some examples to explain the objectives of labor market policies。What is the difference between the LMP models which are introduced in the text?Part 3 Community Development TheoryThe main contents of this part contain several subjects as followings:A definition of

38、 communityConventional nature of communitiesDevelopmentQuestions and topics for discussion:How does the presence of consensus or dissent work in the process of community development?What is the difference between the concept of development and improvement， growth and other forms of natural changes?P

39、art 4 Characteristics of Community Development Key terms: Self-reliance The United Nations Decision-making process Project-based developmentQuestions and topics for discussion:What means by directive and non-directive approaches to community development?What is the aim of community development and h

40、ow can it be achieved?What is the main reason of the failing in community development?Chapter 6 Public Health1教学内容与要求：understanding what is the public health system。2教学重点：the role of the hospital in a changing environment3教学难点：sector strategy: health， nutrition and populationPart 1 The Role of the H

41、ospital in a Changing EnvironmentThe main contents of this part contain several subjects as followings:Why hospital?Looking aheadKey terms: Pharmaceutical industry Ambulatory care centerQuestions and topics for discussion:Why were hospitals created and do these conditions still pertain?If hospitals

42、are to be integral parts of the health care system， how should they look like? How should they be distributed within a geographical area?Part 2 Improving the Health and Health Care of Older AmericansThe main contents of this part contain several subjects as followings:IntroductionDelivering health c

43、are to an aging populationProviding and financing health care services for older peopleUsing aging-related health services research to answer key questionsFilling gaps in knowledge basesKey terms: Health-related quality of life Life expectancy Health care Labor force participation Sub-acute careQues

44、tions and topics for discussion:What are the main changes in the delivery system of health care to older Americans?What are the main challenges in providing health care services for older people?Part 3 Sector Strategy: Health， Nutrition and PopulationThe main contents of this part contain several su

45、bjects as followings:The changing roles of the state and private sectorsEnhancing performance of HNP servicesreforms in public delivery systemsthe limits to public sector reformsmore balanced public/private mixKey terms: Risk selection Free-riding Institutional capacity Peer review NGO R & D Pension

46、 systemQuestions and topics for discussion:1. What is the role of public government in HNP sectors?2. What can be done for enhancing performance of HNP services?Chapter 7 Technology and Education 1教学内容与要求：understanding what is technology innovation and how to improve the education。2教学重点：education in

47、 a changing world3教学难点：creating the network agePart 1 Todays Technological Transformations: Creating the Network AgeThe main contents of this part contain several subjects as followings:The network age is changingHow technologies are created and diffused in five waysTurning technology into a tool fo

48、r human development requires effortKey terms: Business startup Venture capital High-tech manufacturing Education and research institute Marketing research firm Chronic famine Cutting-edge technology European Union Skilled professional Work visa Brain Diasporas Green revolutionQuestions and topics fo

49、r discussion:How can technology innovation and human development affect each other?How are technology innovation and economic globalization mutually being reinforced?What are the main changes being brought about by technology transformation?What is the changing role of private sectors in technological development in the network age?What is the ch