Advanced Diploma Public Management
Business, Commerce and Management Studies - Public Administration
Purpose and Rationale
Purpose:
The purpose of this qualification is to provide professional preparation or specialisation by offering an intensive, focused, and applied specialisation which meets the requirements of an effective public service. The qualification will develop the ability of learners to formulate, undertake, and resolve more complex theoretical and practice-related problems and tasks through the selection and use of appropriate methods and techniques in public management. The learners will be able to demonstrate advanced understanding of Public Sector Human Resource Management (PSHRM) and the ability to critically analyze labor and employment relations theory. The qualification will also allow learners to analyze the statutory, regulatory requirements, principles, challenges, and practices of public accountability and public policy to access its perceived impact on the community. The learners are also expected to understand the principles and requirements of inter-external, regional, and international government relations. This qualification will also allow the learners to conduct a mini-research project and make a final presentation of the results thereof as well as formulate a strategic public administration and management plan to improve service delivery which shows how it will be implemented in a public unit or directorate.
Rationale:
This qualification endeavors to prepare learners for local, provincial, national, and international labor markets, especially within the public sector. The qualification prepares learners to demonstrate focused knowledge and skills in the field of study of Public Management. The learners consist of full-time learners, current functionaries (political and public officials) employed within the local, regional, or provincial spheres of government within the public sector. In consultation with the Advisory Committee of the institution that consists of members from the Municipality, Office of the Premier, Provincial Treasury, Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Department of Education and in collaboration with the Public Service Commissioner. The Advanced Diploma Public Management was structured and developed to ensure that the qualification is relevant to meet the needs and demand of vocations in the public sector to promote effective service delivery. This qualification is developed to prepare learners for Postgraduate study through the deepening of their knowledge and understanding of theories, methodologies, and practices in specific academic disciplines and fields, as well as the development of their ability to formulate, undertake, and resolve more complex theoretical and practice-related problems and tasks through the selection and use of appropriate methods and techniques. Therefore, higher education provision needs to be better aligned with the needs of the region by building stronger links between institutions and industries in the region, taking steps to create new enterprises and facilitating the transition from informal to the formal economy.
Outcomes
- Demonstrate advanced understanding of Public Sector Human Resource Management (PSHRM) and the ability to critically analyse labour and employment relations theory.
- Analyse the statutory, regulatory requirements, principles, challenges and practices of public accountability.
- Analyse a public policy to access its perceived impact on the community.
- Conduct a mini-research project and make a final presentation of the results thereof.
- Formulate a strategic public administration and management plan to improve service delivery which shows how it will be implemented in a public unit or directorate.
- Demonstrate an understanding of principles and requirements of inter-external, regional and international government relations.
Assessment Criteria
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1
- Discuss the statutory and regulatory legislative frameworks of Public Sector Human Resource Management (PSHRM) in all three spheres of government.
- Debate the details of the process for formulating a PSHRM strategy.
- Explain the various components of a strategic PSHRM plan.
- Formulate a Strategic Human Resource Management plan to be implemented in a public unit or directorate.
- Critically analyze the statutory, regulatory requirements, and principles to promote fair labor practice.
- Describe the different types and processes of labor negotiations.
- Analyze the appropriate mechanisms and procedures to manage conflict in the workplace.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2
- Discuss the requirements, principles, and role players of public accountability in the three spheres of government.
- Explain the difference between accountability, oversight, and responsibility.
- Critically evaluate the different structures of oversight in the three spheres of government.
- Evaluate political, financial, and administrative accountability.
- Debate the current mechanisms to promote accountability in the three spheres of government.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3
- Explain the requirements, principles, and processes of the formulation of public policies.
- Discuss the process to analyze a public policy.
- Analyze a selected public policy and its perceived impact on a community within a particular region.
- Write and present a report based on the analysis of a policy and its perceived impact on a community according to the applicable policy analysis criteria.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4
- Explain the different research paradigms.
- Discuss various research designs and methods.
- Discuss various data collection and data analysis methods.
- Structure and plan a research project according to a prescribed format.
- Write and present a report on research done according to the applicable criteria.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5
- Analyze the distinction between public administration, public management, strategic management, strategic planning, and strategy formulation.
- Discuss the principles, requirements, and process of strategic public management.
- Describe the process of strategic planning.
- Debate the importance and process of environmental scanning.
- Conduct a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis that influences the administration and management of a public unit or directorate.
- Formulate the vision, mission statement, and strategic goals of a public unit or directorate.
- Formulate the strategic plan of a public sector unit or directorate.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6
- Explain the statutory and regulatory frameworks, requirements, and principles of governmental relations.
- Explain and evaluate the various role players and structures of inter-governmental relations.
- Discuss different external, regional, and international organizations.
- Analyze the perceived impact of one international organization (such as AU, WB, EU, WTO, or SADC) on South Africa.
- Write and present a report based on the analysis of the perceived impact of an international organization on South Africa.
Integrated Assessment
- Formative Assessment activities include tests, assignments, group activities, case studies, and group PowerPoint presentations.
- Summative Assessment consists of a formal written assessment at the end of each semester.
- Research Methodology offered during semester two is a continuous assessment module that consists of a Portfolio of Evidence (POE) containing various research-related activities and a research project in the form of an assignment or research proposal.
Qualification Details
- Type
- Advanced Diploma
- NQF Level
- 07
- Min. Credits
- 120
- SAQA Source
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