Module BUSI46415: ISSUES IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT (EXECUTIVE)

Department: Management and Marketing

BUSI46415: ISSUES IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT (EXECUTIVE)

Tied To

• N1KB17: Business Administration (see Postgraduate Handbook 2018-2019 for details)
• N1KD17: Business Administration [Finance] (No longer recruiting) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2010-2011 for details)
• N1KP17: (programme not found)
• NPK017: (programme not found)

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

• To provide students with an advanced understanding of the fundamental issues underlying public management and introduce them to contemporary ideas, debates and developments both in the UK and internationally.

Content

• Introduction to Public Policy and Management.
• Multi-Level Governance and Issues of;
• Territorial Government and Administration;
• Strategy in the Public Sector;
• Accountability;
• Partnerships and Neighbourhood Renewal;
• Changing Public Management: Trends and Skills;
• Performance Management and Evidence-Based Policy;
• Strategies for Improving Public Sector Service Delivery.

Learning Outcomes

• Upon successful completion of the module, the students will have:
• an advanced level of understanding of the main forces for change in the environment of government and the public services and the strategic challenges involved;
• a critical appreciation of the complex issues underlying the practice of public management.

• Upon successful completion of the module, the students will have:
• developed their abilities to engage in informed and critical debate and discussion of current political issues relevant to public management.

• Written communication; planning, organising and time management; problem solving and analysis; using initiative; computer literacy.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Learning outcomes will be met through a combination of lectures, groupwork, case studies and discussion, supported by guided reading. The written assignment will test students' understanding of relevant concepts and their ability to apply and interpret what they have learned to the analysis of a particular issue in depth.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

Students will receive feedback on their contributions to class and group discussions.