Postgraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2023-2024 (archived)
Module BUSI45A15: ISSUES IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT (FT)
Department: Management and Marketing
BUSI45A15:
ISSUES IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT (FT)
Type |
Tied |
Level |
4 |
Credits |
15 |
Availability |
Not available in 2023/24 |
Module Cap |
|
Tied to |
N1K017 |
Tied to |
N1KC17 |
Prerequisites
Corequisites
Excluded Combination of Modules
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
Activity |
Number |
Frequency |
Duration |
Total/Hours |
|
Workshops (a combination of lectures, groupwork, case studies and discussion) |
|
|
|
28 |
■ |
Preparation and Reading |
|
|
|
122 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
150 |
|
Summative Assessment
Component: Written assignment |
Component Weighting: 100% |
Element |
Length / duration |
Element Weighting |
Resit Opportunity |
Written assignment |
4,000 words maximum |
100% |
|
Students will receive feedback on their contributions to class and group discussions.
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University