Administrative Law

Instance: 2020/2021 - 1S

Cycles of Study/Courses

Last updated on 2020-09-20.

Fields changed: Objectives, Resultados de aprendizagem e competências, Métodos de ensino e atividades de aprendizagem, Fórmula de cálculo da classificação final, Avaliação especial, Melhoria de classificação, Bibliografia Obrigatória, Programa, Tipo de avaliação, Observações, Modo de trabalho, Componentes de Avaliação e Ocupação, Obtenção de frequência

Teaching language

Objectives

- Enable students with the essential tools that allow them to be aware of the broad outlines of Administrative Law, in so far as it affects their lives and professional actions, whether in the management of activities in the area of services, commerce or industry; and also in so far as this branch of Law regulates the huge and complex Administrative Organization of the State.
- Understand the relevance of Administrative Law for Information Science and Information Management, given the relevance of the scientific area in terms of access to public administration information.

Learning outcomes and competences

This Curricular Unit intends to provide students with the ability to, in an autonomous and informed way:

- Understand the concept of Public Administration

- Understand the concept and legal nature of Administrative Law.

- Train the student to interpret and apply legal-administrative concepts, mechanisms and regimes

- Solve the most frequent legal problems and issues that may arise in practice.

- Identify the essential elements of the Portuguese administrative organization.

- Understand how the performance of administrative activity is processed.

Working method

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Program

Mandatory literature

Complementary Bibliography

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching of this UC is divided between theoretical-practical classes. In view of the constraints resulting from the implementation of measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the theoretical-practical classes will preferably follow the form of expository teaching (lecture type class) with the continuous exposure of the syllabus contents of the UC supported on digital platforms - namely for placement questions and debate management - in order to ensure interaction between the two groups of students (namely, the group present in the classroom and the group that will attend classes by telematic means). In addition, the resolution will be proposed - in class and on the Moodle-UP platform - of practical hypotheses for applying the acquired knowledge. In contrast, the tutorial guidelines will follow the so-called “Socratic method” (maieutics) favoring interactivity using the same digital platforms, as they will focus as much as possible on the study of cases, materials and judgments of international courts.

Considering the circumstances inherent to UC teaching - and, in particular, the teaching challenges that result from the measures adopted to fight the coronavirus pandemic - as well as the objectives inherent to a correct assessment of the knowledge acquired by the respective students, the assessment follows the distributed evaluation modality with final exam [v. art. 4, paragraph 1, al. c) FLUP's Evaluation Regulation]. Students interested in this type of assessment must register at the beginning of the semester. Erasmus students MUST HAVE a solid knowledge of Portuguese.

Evaluation Type

Assessment Components

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Eligibility for exams

Calculation formula of final grade

1. Distributed evaluation with final exam with the following components:

• A. Elaboration of one (1) written work with an extension between 500-600 words with a weighting of 20% in the final classification on a scale of 0-20 values ​​to be submitted until 23NOV2020.


• B. Two (2) tests in electronic format using the UP Moodle platform with a total weight of 30% (15% for each test) in the final classification on a scale of 0-20 points.


• C. Examination with a weighting of 50% in the final classification on a scale of 0-20 points.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Internship work/project

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Classification improvement

Observations