DEPARTMENT
OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY
OF GHANA
FIRST
SEMESTER, 2014/2015
COURSE OUTLINE AND READING LIST
LECTURER: Dr. Ransford Gyampo
COURSE OUTLINE AND
READINGS
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COURSE
TITLE
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GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP
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COURSE
CODE
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POLI 361
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PURPOSE
AND OBJECTIVES
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Welcome to
this Course, Governance and Leadership. The Course entails a detailed and
thorough study of the concepts of governance, leadership, theories and forms
of leadership. It discusses the relationship between governance and
leadership; the role of governance and leadership in promoting development;
and barriers to good governance and effective leadership. In the conduct of lectures and tutorials,
concrete examples will be drawn from the global setting, but with specific
emphasis on what pertains in Africa and Ghana. At the end of the Course, you
be able to define the term governance and identify its main ingredients; identify
and explain the types of governance; distinguish between the Orders of
Governance; explain the concept of good governance and identify its basic
features; define leadership; explain the theories and types of leadership; distinguish
between a leader and a manager; state the role of governance and leadership
in promoting development; and identify the obstacles to good governance and
effective leadership.
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WEEK
NO.
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DATE
& TIME
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LECTURE
TOPIC
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TUTORIALS
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VENUE
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ASSESSMENT
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1
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8/9/2014
Mon 13.30-15.20 ( same order in
subsequent weeks)
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Governance & types
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Students to discuss the meaning
and types of governance
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NNB2
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2
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Governance & types
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NNB2
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3
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Orders of Governance
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Students to identify and
explain the orders of governance
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NNB2
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4
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Orders of Governance
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NNB2
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5
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Good Governance and
Characteristic Features
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Students to define good
governance and explain some of its basic features
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NNB2
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6
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Good Governance and
Characteristic Features
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NNB2
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7
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Defining Leadership as distinct
from Management / Theories of leadership
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Students to explain the various
theories of leadership
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NNB2
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Interim Assessment (30%)
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8
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Types and Styles of Leadership
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Students should identify the
various principles of leadership
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NNB2
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9
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Qualities and Skills of
Leadership
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Students to distinguish between
the qualities and skills required of leaders
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NNB2
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10
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The state of Governance and
Leadership in the developing world
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Students to critically examine
the state of governance and leadership in Ghana
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NNB2
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11
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Relationship between Good
Governance, Leadership and Development
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Students to identify and
explain the relationship between governance, leadership and development
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NNB2
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12
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Relationship between Good
Governance, Leadership and Development
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NNB2
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13
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Re-cap of Semester
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NNB2
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14
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STUDENT REVISION
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15-17
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EXAMINATION (70%)
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COURSE READINGS
Gandossy R., and Sonnenfeld J.,
2004. Leadership and Governance from the
Inside Out (New Jersey: Wiley & Sons Inc).
Bell S., 2002. Economic Governance and Institutional
Dynamics (Melbourne: Oxford University Press).
Rosenau J. 1999. “Towards
Ontology for Global Governance” in Martin Hewson and Thomas Sinclair (eds) Approaches to Global Governance Theory
(Albany: SUNY Press).
Kooiman J., 1993 “Social
Political Governance: Introduction” in J. Kooiman (ed) Modern Governance: New Government- Society Interactions (SAGE
Publications).
Stoker G., 1998. “Governance as
Theory: Five Propositions” International
Social Science Journal, Vol 50, pp17-28.
Grover, S., 2008. Managing
the Public Sector (Boston: Thomson Higher Education)
Dessart, M and Ubogu R., 2001. Capacity Building, Governance and Economic
Reforms in Africa (Washington DC: IMF)
The Heritage Foundation
Foundation, 2009. Mandate for Effective
Leadership (Washington DC: The Heritage Foundation).
Agyemang, K., 2011 Leadership, Governance and Ethic (Accra:
Excellent Printing Press).
Denhardt R. and Denhardt J. 2009.
Public Administration: An Action Orientation,
Sixth Edition (Belmont: Thomson Higher Education).
Fitch L.C. 1996. Making Democracy Work: The Life and Letters
of Luther Halsey Gulick, 1892-1993 (California: University of California
Press).
Blackman D and Lejeune H. (eds.)
1990. Behaviour Analysis in Theory and
Practice: Contributions and Controversies. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Torrington et. al., 2005 Human Resorce Management (England:
Prentice Hall).
Olowu D. 1995. “Centralization,
Self-Governance and Development in Nigeria” in J.S Wunsch and D. Olowu (eds.) The Failure of the Centralized State:
Institutions and Self-Governance in Africa (San Francisco: Institute for
Contemporary Studies Press).
Spillane James et al. 2004.
“Towards a Theory of Leadership Practice” Journal
of Curriculum Studies 36 (1): 3-34.
World Bank, 1991. Managing Development- The Governance
Dimension (Washington DC: World Bank).
REQUIREMENTS/
GENERAL INFORMATION
· Extensive Reading (at least 70%
of the required reading materials) is a MUST.
· There would be 13 weeks of
lectures and students must endeavor to attend all lectures. The course shall
not be done by correspondence.
· Students must be punctual in
attending all lectures. No lateness would be tolerated.
· Students MUST attend tutorials
regularly and make MEANINGFUL contributions to class discussions.
· An Interim Assessment would be
conducted and would constitute 30% of the final grades of students.
· Students MUST comport themselves
during lectures. No acts of indiscipline such as ringing of mobile phones and
all other acts that could distract the attention of other students while lectures are on-going would be tolerated.
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