MGX5440

Public sector financial management

(BUS)

To be advised

6 points + 3-hour class per week + First semester + City + Distance

Synopsis: The impact of financial resource allocation and management within the public sector. Implications of the integrated management cycle of resource management used extensively in public sector planning, budgeting and resource allocation, performance management and direction (implementation), reporting and review, and input to planning for the next resource allocation cycle. The emphasis is to develop each part of the cycle as an integral part of the management of resources, and demonstrate the importance of integrating finance, human and organisational resources into an overall planning structure.

Assessment: Assignment 1 (100 words): 5% + Assignment 2 (max. 3000 words): 15% + Assignment 3 (max. 3000 words): 30% + Examination: 50%