POL250: Government Agencies in a Changing World

The unit focuses on government reform efforts in areas such as service provision and service delivery. It will also look at innovations like performance management and contracting out that have been implemented to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government. The unit also looks at critical issues in the modern public sector such as transparency and accountability. The unit therefore provides students with a sound understanding of change in the practice of government.

Related Unit Codes:

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Contact Time	Up to 3 hours.
Prerequisites	Nil. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
Exclusions	Students who have successfully completed POL250/P250 Public Sector Management may not enrol in this unit for credit.
School	School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Unit Coordinator	Dr Yvonne Haigh Position: Lecturer PoliticsandCommunity Develop E-mail: Y.Haigh@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Social Sciences Room 2.008 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2991
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Yvonne Haigh Lecturer PoliticsandCommunity Develop (Y.Haigh@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2991 Murdoch Campus Social Sciences Room 2.008 MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)   MURDOCH S1: External (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)