At the end of this curriculum unit, students should be able to have developed an applied project that involves various dimensions such as, among others, the legal and ethical framework of public administration, people management, and financial resources management.
In particular, they should demonstrate the ability to:
Identify a real problem, contextualized, qualified, and quantified.
Approach the problem from a conceptual, theoretical, and essentially practical standpoint.
Design policies and/or solutions, being able to anticipate their respective impact.
Define a plan for necessary resources.

Identification of wicked problems and project work themes
Project design
Project implementation
Resource allocation
Advanced debate
Personalised feedback

The assessment consists of evaluating the progress made from problem identification to its resolution approach, promoting continuous assessment based on personalized feedback to students.
At the end, students must give a presentation / publication of their project, and they will be followed up in executive and mentoring sessions.

The following are learning objectives:
1- Understand the legal framework of public administration in Portugal;
2- Identify the main sources of public law;
3- Know the general principles of public administration;
4- Analyze the organization and functioning of the Public Administration in Portugal;
5- Know the legal framework and its evolution, particularly at the following levels:
-Organization of the State and the Public Administration
-Administrative Procedure
-People management
-State financial administration, the revenue cycle and public spending
-Public procurement
- GDPR

1-Organization of the State and Public Administration
Introduction to Public Administration;
Structure of the Portuguese State;
Central, Regional and Local Administration;
Independent administrative entities.
2- Administrative Procedure
Concept and objectives of the administrative procedure;
Stages of the administrative procedure;
General principles of administrative procedures;
Appeals and challenges to administrative acts.
3-Personnel Management in Public Administration
Bonds and guarantees of impartiality
Career, performance and remuneration management;
4- State Financial Administration
Principles of public financial administration;
State budget and its implementation;
The public revenue and expenditure cycle.
5- Public Procurement
Concept and objectives of public procurement;
Types of public contracts;
Public procurement procedures.
5- GDPR

Assessment is continuous and includes individual and group work, each valued at 50%:
Group Work - Pedagogical case solved and presented in a group.
Individual Work - Participation in an on-line discussion forum (15%) and presentation of arguments for and against solving specific
problems (15%). Completion of the exercises requested on the readings and exploration of the materials and theoretical concepts (20%)
There are two assessment periods for individual assignments. Failure to complete group or individual work will result in the student being subject to a special assessment period, where they will be assessed on an individual assignment (between 15 and 20 pages) to besubmitted online.