Course Name	전자정부론 (e-government)
Credits	3
Professor(s)	Name	Myung, Sung-Jun
	Affiliation	Department of Public Administration

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The explosive growth of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has had a dramatic impact on public administration. This course is designed to help students understand key issues concerning the impact of ICTs on public sector governance. The topics to be covered include e-democracy, online-based civic engagement, digital divide, business process innovation, information resources management, and information security and privacy.

MAIN TEXTBOOK and FURTHER READINGS

Selected Chapters from

Garson, David G. (2003). Public Information Technology: Policy and Management Issues

Lallanda, E. (2003). Information Age (UNDP)

Scott, RW. (1992). Organizations: Rational, Natural, and Open Systems

Seifert, J. (2003). A Primer on E-Government

Coleman, et al. (2001). Bowling Together

ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING

Assignments: Evaluation is based upon 2 short essays and 2 team projects

Grading Scheme: attendance and class participation(20%), essay(40%), & a team projects(40%)

COURSE SCHEDULE

Week 1:  Course Introduction

Week 2:  Knowledge and Organizations

Week 3:  Locus and Focus of E-Government

Week 4:  Information Systems in an Organizations

Week 5:  Information Systems in an Organizations

Week 6:  E-Government Strategy in Korea

Week 7:  E-Government Strategy in Korea

Week 8:  Mid-term Exam Break

Week 9:  Information Resource Management

Week 10: Information and knowledge generation and sharing

Week 11: E-government for Democracy

Week 12: E-government for Democracy

Week 13: Cyber social capital and e-participation

Week 14: Information technology, privacy, copyright

Week 15: Digital Divide and the Future of E-Government

Week 16: Course Wrap-up

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel:  055-772-1286                       e-mail: mwmpsr@gnu.ac.kr