Academic administration

Most consider democracy to be the best form of government. Like all other forms government, it still requires a certain amount of faith to be placed in the officials’ elected, though, in democracy, people have a greater role than in other forms of government. A democracy also requires an informed population on issues within politics, which is generally provided by the press. This point in history marks an especially divisive era between ideologies and a movement of populism. Candidates from both…

provision of public services, from solely public sector, to a greater involvement of the private sector. Until just over thirty years ago, the public sector was to abide by strict rules and codes of conduct with regards to management, known as Public Administration. However, it was recognised by some that this traditional, possibly out-dated style, proved particularly ineffective and inefficient and so from the mid to late 70’s, a new, more ‘managerial’ approach was brought about, which was…

Personal Commentary Upon reading chapter four of this book, I have come to understand that organizations have the tendency of creating or shaping their environments as much as they simply react to them. Although such platform will complicate the analysis of environments, I believe that will still make it all important in terms of having environments that can be directed and controlled. It has been argued that these complications about the concept of an organization’s environment have a…

of the important parameter to achieve desired concentration of drug in systemic circulation for pharmacological response to be shown. Poor watersolubledrugs often require high doses in order to reach therapeutic plasma concentrations after oral administration. Low aqueoussolubility is the major problem encountered with formulation development of new chemical entities. Any drug to be absorbed must be present in the form of an aqueous solution at the site of absorption. Water is the solvent of…

Historically, holding a public office was something to be proud about. In recent years, there is more apathy and distaste from young people to get involved and run for political office. It does not matter at what level that office may be. It could be at the local, state or national level. As this has been the case for many years, it has in recent years become more evident. Lawless and Fox, in Running from Office, looked at this problem and made recommendations in an effort to resolve and…

An internship with a political party is an invaluable experience for a student, regardless of whether or not they want to pursue a career in politics. It gives those involved the opportunity to use new skills, create a network of similarly minded people, and get training in real-life situations. The tasks that were given on a daily basis where foreign to me prior to my time working for the Democratic Party. There was a multitude of different tasks, all varying in the type of skills required.…

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY The term bureaucracy has been defined as "a body of non-elective government officials" and/or "an administrative policy-making group". Historically, bureaucracy was government administration managed by departments staffed with non-elected officials. Today, bureaucracy is the administrative system governing any large institution1. Bureaucracy encompasses both public and private sector organizations that are large, hierarchically organized and highly…

Roth wrote that fear has changed in modern times. He noted that premodern thinkers believed that fear should be cultivated to ensure moral behavior. However, modern thinkers discuss fear as an emotion or a reaction, not deliberate and certainly not cultivated by those who experience it. I believe this shift has impacted our class because we grew up in the shadow of the September 11th attacks and in periods of serious economic uncertainty. For us, fear is a childhood companion we have grown up…

Facts There are various aspects of public administration that are often considered ridiculous by those with opposing opinions. From civil disobedience in the face of government mandates, to policy analysis, surely public policy is an intertwined and multifaceted dichotomy. Cases in Public Policy and Administration considers civil disobedience as a higher-law approach in action. Indeed, then, civil disobedience can be interpreted as an act of rebellion against what one deems as unjust and biased…

they just want to perform at a greater capacity and achieve better grades. Other students are generally abusing to get high, or just to feel good (Benson, et al. 62; Ward, et al. 66; White, et al. 265). Although, most students are just using their academics as justification for abusing prescription medications, and they do not mind taking the risks involved. Abusing prescription medications is a dangerous game. Students need to be concerned with the negative side effects to their health,…