Postgraduate Course: Providing and Managing Public Services (BUST11154)
Course Outline
| School |
Business School |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Business Studies |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
- To consider the key concepts and contexts of public services provision
- To explore and evaluate the trajectories of public management reform and their impact upon public services delivery
- To review the changing balance of the public, private and non-profit sectors in providing public services
- To consider the implications of the above for the provision and management of public services |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module, participants will be able to
- Introduce the key theoretical approaches to public management reform in a global context,
- Understand and explain how public management and public services provision is changing worldwide,
- Evaluate the relative contributions of the public, private and non-profit sectors to the provision of public services, and
- Develop a framework for the evaluation of public management reform |
Assessment Information
| The module will be assessed by a written assignment. This will address one of a number of broad topics and is intended to be 'customised' to the interests of the student. The maximum length of this paper is 3,000 words. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Stephen Osborne
Tel: (0131 6)50 8358
Email: Stephen.Osborne@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Victoria Lawford
Tel:
Email: Victoria.Lawford@ed.ac.uk |
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