This course focuses on the nature, types and characteristics of public organization as well as the tools and skills used in public management. Emphasis is placed on addressing and resolving problems in managing public organizations, including such topics as organizational structures and designs, control and distortions, bureaucratic corruption, administrative leadership, motivation and work behaviour, decision-making and resource management.
Grade descriptors:
A
Demonstrates the ability to comprehend and apply the subject knowledge of the course as stated in the course description (the nature, types and characteristics of public organization as well as the tools and skills used in public management) with an outstanding performance on all required assignments and learning outcomes.
A-
Demonstrates the ability to comprehend and apply the subject knowledge of the course as stated in the course description (the nature, types and characteristics of public organization as well as the tools and skills used in public management) with a very good overall performance on all required assignments and learning outcomes.
B
Demonstrates the ability to comprehend and apply the subject knowledge of the course as stated in the course description (the nature, types and characteristics of public organization as well as the tools and skills used in public management) with a good overall performance on all required assignments and learning outcomes, or high performance on some required assignments and learning outcomes which compensates for less satisfactory performance on others, resulting in overall good performance.
C
Demonstrates the ability to comprehend and apply the subject knowledge of the course as stated in the course description (the nature, types and characteristics of public organization as well as the tools and skills used in public management) with satisfactory performance on the majority of required assignments and learning outcomes, possibly with some weakness.
D
Demonstrates the ability to comprehend and apply the subject knowledge of the course as stated in the course description (the nature, types and characteristics of public organization as well as the tools and skills used in public management) with barely satisfactory performance on a number of required assignments and learning outcomes.
F
Fails to demonstrate the ability to comprehend and apply the subject knowledge of the course as stated in the course description (the nature, types and characteristics of public organization as well as the tools and skills used in public management). Unsatisfactory performance on a number of required assignments and learning outcomes, or failure to meet specified assessment requirements.
*Teachers will have the freedom to provide detailed descriptors for each individual assessment of the course when they offer it. |
