The Principles of Public Management (PPMN90006)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
Contact information
April
Dr Tamara Tubakovic: ttubakovic@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Azad Singh Bali: a.bali@unimelb.edu.au
September
Dr Tamara Tubakovic: ttubakovic@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Mhamed Biygautane: mhamed.biygautane@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
| Availability | April September |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject engages with the dynamic landscape of public sector management by examining key theoretical frameworks, debates, and macro trends, informing contemporary public management practices. Over the course of the subject, students will develop the analytical tools and frameworks necessary to understand, navigate and address public management dilemmas, including routine challenges faced by public managers and public sector organisations more broadly. They will also discuss the key pillars of design and delivery of public services and consider the roles that public managers, policymakers, non-governmental entities, and the community at large play in these undertakings. Students will apply these theoretical learnings to interrogating complex public service environments and designing strategies to address public management dilemmas with consideration of key actors, bureaucracy, administrative burden, and different governance models. In addition, the subject will provide students with opportunities to reflect on their skills, competencies, and professional identity in the public management sphere.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject should be able to:
- Explain analytical frameworks, key paradigms and macro trends that shape contemporary public management practices in practical debates
- Apply suitable analysis, implementation and consultation methods to interrogate public management problems and evaluate viable solutions and outcomes
- Analyse complex public service environments, governance models and the roles of key actors in the public management space with a view of developing appropriate solutions to public management dilemmas
- Plan strategies informed by theoretical awareness and a practical skillset in public management to address public management dilemmas and routine challenges of public managers
Generic skills
Students who successfully complete this subject will be able to:
- Apply evaluative judgment
- Demonstrate effective oral, written and non-verbal communication skills
- Exercise reflection skills
- Demonstrate organisational skills and ability to work collaboratively.
Last updated: 3 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into the 344AB Master of Public Policy and Management
AND
Students in the 200 Point program or 150 Point program should complete this subject in their final 100 points of the program
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Please note: Students can not enrol in both PPMN90007 Theories of Policy Process and PPMN90006 The Principles of Public Management in the same semester without the approval of the Director of Master of Public Policy and Management
Recommended background knowledge
Political Science at Undergraduate level
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 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Participation in online discussion forums about public management dilemmas
| From Week 1 to Week 4 | 30% |
Team-based analytical exercise with a 10 minute oral presentation (teams of 4-5 assessed collectively)
| Week 4 | 20% |
Strategy Design
| 1 Weeks after the end of teaching | 50% |
| Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 3 March 2025
Dates & times
- April
Coordinators Tamara Tubakovic and Azad Singh Bali Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours: delivered intensively with lectures and seminars of 4 hours a week for 6 weeks. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 14 April 2025 to 30 May 2025 Last self-enrol date 23 April 2025 Census date 2 May 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 30 May 2025 Assessment period ends 27 June 2025 April contact information
Dr Tamara Tubakovic: ttubakovic@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Azad Singh Bali: a.bali@unimelb.edu.au
- September
Coordinators Mhamed Biygautane and Tamara Tubakovic Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours: delivered intensively with lectures and seminars of 4 hours a week for 6 weeks. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 8 September 2025 to 24 October 2025 Last self-enrol date 17 September 2025 Census date 3 October 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 October 2025 Assessment period ends 21 November 2025 September contact information
Dr Tamara Tubakovic: ttubakovic@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Mhamed Biygautane: mhamed.biygautane@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours
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Last updated: 3 March 2025
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Last updated: 3 March 2025