MGX5440

Public sector financial management ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: Gaby Ramia

Offered:
Caulfield Second semester 2006 (Evening)
Caulfield Second semester 2006 (OCL)
Singapore Second semester 2006 (OCL)

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: Individual assignment (1500 words): 20% + Individual assignment (2500 words): 30% + Individual assignment (4500 words): 50%

Contact Hours: 3-hour class per week

Prerequisites: Students must have completed 24 points at 9000-level.