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Executive Public Policy Management (PADM90016)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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This subject equips participants with the necessary executive management skills required to thrive in a ministerial adviser role. Focusing on core concepts involved in advanced project management; industrial relations policy; and, public financial management, this subject explores the key technical and managerial competencies required of the contemporary adviser.
Key ideas that will be explored in this subject include budgets, performance, reporting and decision–making and how these relate to broader notions of governing in complex institutional and policy environments. Complex public service environments in Australia and internationally are examined, particularly the trends in public management reform, the underlying political ideas, and the impacts on policy and practice.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- acquire an understanding of financial management systems and principles in the public sector.
- ascertain the complexities in establishing appropriate systems for ethical decision making and governance of public sector organizations and agencies.
- articulate the interaction of legal principles of Australian employment and labour relations law in a public sector context.
- explain the distinguishing challenges in managing and governing major projects, including addressing public value, probity and ethical considerations.
- describe the principles for persuasive communication of complex policy issues and government decisions that have differential effects on stakeholders and their use in effective community engagement.
Generic skills
A student who has successfully completed this subject will:
- be able to demonstrate competence in critical, creative and theoretical thinking through essay writing, seminar discussion and presentations, conceptualising theoretical problems, forming judgments and arguments from conflicting evidence, and by critical analysis.
- be able to demonstrate proficiency in the application of project management theory and best practice to empirical problems.
- have a comprehensive understanding and appreciation of key concepts in public finance.
- have a high-level ability to combine the theory and practice of public finance in a meaningful way in order to address advisory challenges and reflect critically on one's own professional practice.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission to Specialist Certificate in Public Administration (Advanced)
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Individual topic short answer questions (5 x 150 words)
| During the teaching period | 30% |
Case Analysis
| End of the assessment period | 60% |
Attendance and active participation in class Hurdle requirement | During the teaching period | 10% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- February
Principal coordinator Peter Gahan Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 85 hours Teaching period 20 February 2020 to 26 March 2020 Last self-enrol date 27 February 2020 Census date 6 March 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 April 2020 Assessment period ends 24 April 2020
Time commitment details
85 hours (allowing for 2 hours of preparatory study per hour of face-to-face contact, 11 hours of face-to-face contact, 22 hours of private study, 6 hours of work on the budget submission, 12 hours for the project management plan, and 12 hours for the final essay)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022