| Unit name | Public Management and Organisations |
|---|---|
| Unit code | SPOLM1074 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Ayres |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
N/A |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School for Policy Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit examines a selection of topics related to the restructuring of public sector organisations. These will include: the implications of the fragmentation of the state for efficiency and accountability; the rise of contracting, audit and inspection; the impact of new public management on the nature of the civil service; the implications of consumerism; technological change and service delivery; the scope for strategic management in a political environment. The unit will seek to relate change in the organisation of the public sector to changing thinking about organising more generally. It will consdier the origins of key ideas and the extent to which they translate to the public sector.
Aims:
This unit will examine a selection of topics related to the restructuring of public sector organisations. These will include: the implications of the fragmentation of the state for efficiency and accountability; the rise of contracting, audit and inspection; the impact of new public management on the nature of the civil service; the implications of consumerism; technological change and service delivery; the scope for strategic management in a political environment. The unit will seek to relate change in the organisation of the public sector to changing thinking about organising more generally. It will consider the origins of key ideas and the extent to which they translate to the public sector.
This unit will be delivered through blended learning involving a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions, including weekly lectures, practical activities supported by study-group sessions and self-directed individual and pper-to-peer exercises
Students will complete one 4,000 word written assignment through which they will demonstrate (i) an understanding of key concepts shaping public sector organisation and management and their implications and (ii) evaluate the extent to which one or more recent management theory has been successfully applied in the public sector.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. SPOLM1074).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
