Local government management
R T Underwood
3 points * 26 lecture hours * Second semester * Caulfield
The role of local government: functions, relation to other levels of government, role of councillors and officers, organisation of councils. Management principles. Corporate management and planning. Finance and accounting; sources of finance, procedures for obtaining finance, basic financial and accounting systems and procedures. Personnel and industrial relations: staff selection, appraisal, motivation, training, unions, industrial awards, principles of negotiation. Office systems: purpose, types, management of information, computer applications. Carrying out work: contract, day labour, project management, programming and monitoring and control systems, industrial safety. Community involvement: purpose, techniques. Professional ethics: personal attributes, relationships and conduct of the municipal engineer.
Assessment
Written (4000 words): 20% * Examinations (3 hours): 80%
Recommended texts
Stoner A F and others Management in Australia Prentice-Hall, 1985