V dňoch 16. – 17. júna 2003 sa uskutočnil kurikulárny seminár k príprave MA programu vo verejnej politike na novej Fakulte spoločenských a ekonomický vied, Komenského Univerzita v Bratislave. Seminár bol pracovným stretnutím zakladateľov a budúcich pedagógov MA programu. Zúčastnili sa ho i špičkoví zahraniční experti na verejnu politiku so skúsenosťami z prostredia amerických, holandských a iných európskych vysokých škôl.
Program seminára:
Seminar on Curricula Building-Public Policy Program
Day 1: GENERAL FRAMEWORK OF OPERATION
08.00 – 09.00 Working Breakfast organizers with resource persons
Context of Public Policy Programs in Slovakia
Situation concerning policy making in Slovakia in general;
need for a MA-program;
role of the Commernius University;
our expectations of the seminar
Possible contribution of international experts to the goal of the Seminar
09.00 – 09.20 Welcome Speeches
09.20 – 10.40 Modern MA-programs in Public Policy Making (PPM): Experience from Western and Central Europe
Issues, questions, principles
Presentation: 20 minute presentation of 4 resource persons: Ig Snellen (Netherlands), Leslie Pal (Canada), Viola Zentai (Hungary), Leslie Eliason (USA)
10.40 – 11.20 Designing a new MPP Program: Issues to consider (facilitated discussion)
Presentation: Dean Kabát, L. Malíková
Introduction and facilitation: Leslie Eliason (USA)
11.20 – 11.30 Break
11.30 – 12.30 Background and principles of modern MA-programs on PPM: challenges and needs of MPP program in transition countries to support the consolidation of democratic governance (legitimacy, risk-taking, policy experimentation/pilot programs, evaluation, EU accession pressures, diversion of priorities)
discussions in 2-3 small groups, presentation of conclusions
Facilitation: Leslie Eliason, Katarína Staro??ová
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 14.00 Draft MPP proposal at Comenius University (structure, organization, institutional setting, resources)
Presentation: Ema Sičáková
14.00 – 15.30 Core Subjects
– Aims, structure, sequencing, prerequisites
– Minimum standards, Course materials
– Qualifications of teachers
15.30 – 16.00 Break
16.00 – 17.00 Internships and Final Student Work
Presentation and Facilitation: Andy Cartwright
17.00 – 17.30 Summary of the results of the first day and programming the second day
Facilitation: Ig Snellen, Katarína Staro??ová
Day 2: PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF THE MA-PROGRAM.
09.00 – 09.20 Reflection on the progress during the first day
Facilitation: Andrej Salner
09.20 – 10.45 Optional Subjects
– Crosscutting policy skills vs. sectoral issues
– Content, Course materials, Qualifications of teachers
Facilitation: Leslie Pal
10.45 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Optional Subjects continuation of discussion
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 15.00 Didactical Methods
Facilitation: Katarína Staro??ová
15.00 – 16.30 Final work and exams
Presentation and facilitation: Ľudmila Malíková
16.30 – 17.00 Summing-up
– goals of the Seminar and results achieved.
Facilitation: Andrej Salner
Day 3:
Follow up meeting of organizers with resource persons who are still in town
Implementation of a MA-program in PPM in the faculty of social sciences
– Strategy
– Planning
– Accreditation