Handbook home
Administrative Challenges in Practice (PADM90001)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
February
Sue Olney
Overview
Availability | February |
---|---|
Fees | Look up fees |
Administrative Challenges in Practice is a capstone subject in the Melbourne Master of Public Administration, bringing together expert contributors from the Faculty of Arts, Law and Business and Economics. The Melbourne MPA is an interdisciplinary, globally-focused degree program for managers that work within or with government. This subject brings together learning from the three discipline core subjects, the three professional core subjects, and The World of Administration in a subject that addresses the management and administrative challenges that confront managers in a global world.
The subject provides a unique opportunity to bring together theory and practice through the selection of a specific case/s which highlight the interdisciplinary nature of administrative and management challenges at the local, regional, and global level. Syndicate groups work together prior to the subject and during it, to address the challenges of a specific case of administrative/managerial action drawing together their learning from previous subjects and professional expertise.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject should:
- Understand the management and administrative challenges that confront public managers;
- Appreciate the interconnected nature of these challenges, and the power of applying interdisciplinary approaches to them;
- Understand the strategic environment in which managers operate and the relationships they develop to deliver on complex public policy goals; and
- Explore the local, national, regional, and global factors that impact on these managers and their environment.
Generic skills
On Completion of this subject students should have:
- a comprehensive understanding and appreciation of the interconnectedness and complexity of the theory and practice of public management and administration in a global environment;
- an ability to combine theory and practice in order to address local, national and global managerial challenges, analyse contemporary issues of administration, and reflect critically on one’s own professional practice, applying learning from previous subjects in the MPA;
- well-developed interpersonal and communication skills necessary to a range of professional activities including report writing, workplace discussions, negotiation and management and lobbying strategies;
- the ability to draw upon an extensive repertoire of advanced professional skills including skills in leadership, negotiation, decision analysis and strategic management, in order to most effectively address administrative and managerial challenges that emerge at the local, regional and international level;and
- the ability to use creativity and initiative in combining theory and practice in order to address the complex challenges of management, working autonomously and in teams and taking an interdisciplinary approach.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Please note that to enrol in this subject:
- Students must be admitted to the Master of Public Administration, or Master of Public Administration (Enhanced).
- Students must have successfully completed the three pre-requisite subjects listed below
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PADM90005 | The Nature of Governing | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PADM90006 | The Rule of Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PADM90007 | The World of Public Administration | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Previous study in public policy, political science, management, law, business, economics, international relations, non-profit management or cognate area.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Assessment Task 1: Case diagnosis paper of 1,500 words where students undertake an initial diagnosis of the challenges presented in the case for the subject (20%) due one week after first intensive teaching period.
- Assessment Task 2: Syndicate project (group presentation and individual paper), due at the conclusion of the second intensive teaching period:
- Group presentation equivalent to 2,000 words per student (20%)
- Group strategy paper of 2,500 words per student setting out their group strategy to address the case challenge (20%)
- Assessment Task 3: Strategy paper of 4,000 words where students explore the strategy, or a specific part of it, from the syndicate project work during the intensive (40%) due two weeks after the final day of face to face teaching.
- Hurdle requirement: Students are expected to attend 100% of classes in order to pass this subject and regular class participation is expected.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- February
Principal coordinator Sue Olney Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours The subject has 35 hours of face-to-face sessions over 5 full days on campus, in two intensive sessions. Class 1 - Thursday 28 February and Friday 1 March 2019. Class 2 – Wednesday 15 May to Friday 17 May 2019 Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 28 February 2019 to 17 May 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 22 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 26 April 2019 Assessment period ends 31 May 2019 February contact information
Sue Olney
Time commitment details
340 hours
Additional delivery details
Delivery mode:
Intensive - The subject has 35 hours of face-to-face sessions over 5 full days on campus, in two intensive sessions. Full detail will be provided in the subject guide on the LMS.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Readings will be provided online through the subject's LMS site prior to the commencement of the subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Public Administration Course Master of Public Administration (Enhanced) - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
Last updated: 3 November 2022