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Managing in the Public Sector - ZBUS8207

Faculty: UNSW Canberra at ADFA

School: School of Business @ UNSW Canberra at ADFA

Course Outline: https://gateway.unsw.adfa.edu.au/isas/current_students/outlines/index.html

Campus: UNSW Canberra at ADFA

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

This course critically assesses the key elements of managing the core concerns of public sector organisations: managing people, information, and money. Students learn the key mechanisms by which public sector managers might exercise control over resources within their organisations, evaluating both the options and constraints within the public sector relating to human resource management, information management (both IT and IS) and financial management; understanding the key debates within the Australian public sector relating to this internal resource management and developing personal skills and confidence in deploying human resource , information and financial resources within the public sector. The primary focus of the course is upon critically examining characteristics specific to the public sector, and in particular the Australian public sector.

Please Note:

The additional information below reflects the most recent offering and may be subject to change

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you should be able to:

Identify and capably discuss key contemporary issues relating to the management of personnel in the Australian public sector
Identify and capably discuss key contemporary issues relating to the management of information and knowledge in the Australian public sector
Identify and capably discuss key contemporary issues relating to the management of finance in the Australian public sector

Delivery Mode

Distance

Topics

HRM in the Australian public sector
Information management in the Australian public sector
Financial management in the Australian public sector

Assessment

There are three assesment items in this course.

Essay 1: HRM in the Australian public sector
33% 2000 words
Essay 2: Information management in the Australian public sector 33% 2000 words
Essay 3:Financial management in the Australian public sector 34% 2000 words

Course Texts

Nil

Resources

Again, please note that there is no textbook for this course. Each module is delivered with relance upon key readings identified by the lecturers.