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This module covers the entire spectrum of Public Administration and Management. It deals with the concepts, nature, theoretical foundations, and models of Public Administration and Management. It further compares the different perspectives and approaches, trends and emerging issues in Public Administration and Management. You will understand how the discipline of Public Administration and Management has evolved from the classical/traditional stages to modern Public Administration where Governance issues have arisen.

The module is made up of twelve units that provide a broad range of theoretical, analytical and practical skills to understand and use the knowledge, skills and experience derived from the Module. The module also focuses on how to effectively plan and budget according to priorities of the local citizens and cause LED, understand the legal and institutional context in which the LED Policy is implemented, engage other stakeholders in service delivery and ably articulate the roles and functions of the councils and its organs.

The module deals with the entire project planning and management cycle and also integrates aspects of procurement for projects. Managing projects is always a challenge, especially when those projects involve multiple stakeholders, new or unproven technology, shifting or unclear project requirements, and constrained resources. Those project challenges multiply in the public sector, which is dependent, on successful projects to make the changes necessary for the public sector to cope with a fast changing world. Public‐sector projects can be more difficult than many private‐sector projects because they operate in an environment of often‐conflicting goals and outcomes, involve many layers of stakeholders with varied interests are required to be performed under constraints imposed by administrative rules and often cumbersome policies and processes.

This modules, considers among others, the nature and purpose of management consultancy, consultant-client relationship, range and scope of consulting services, the client consultant relationship, The Consulting Process; entry, diagnosis, action planning, implementation and termination, consulting firms strategy, marketing of consulting services, quality management in consulting, structuring a consulting firm, career and compensation in consulting, Challenges, Facilitating Strategic Thinking and Solving Situations, Reflections

MODULE RATIONALE

Business Managers/Strategists are presented with many complex choices in formulating implementing, and evaluating cross-functional decisions that enable organizations to achieve its objectives in the context of a future that is inherently uncertain. This module will enable the participants to take a strategic approach to planning to achieve a future sustainable competitive advantage in the market place.

MODULE DESCRIPTION

Corporate strategy and Decision making, module is both theoretical and practical and has research component and it runs for Four weekends (8 days) for weekend in the First semester year one as a core module. Therefore the success and performance of any organization largely depends on how well the corporate strategy is developed and implemented and coordinated a cross functions.

MODULE AIM

The aims of this module is to provide participants with the tools and the reasoning they need to understand what is going on in the corporate world and formulate cooperate decisions for competitive advantage. More specifically the module aims to prepare participants take a strategic approach in planning, implementation and evaluation to achieve a future sustainable competitive advantage.

MODULE OBJECTIVES

The traditional purpose of this module is to help participants integrate your knowledge of the functional areas of business into a holistic view of the firm and thereby determine and execute proper business level and corporate strategies. Specifically, participants should be able to:

1. Understand and apply the basic tools and concepts of strategic planning as they apply to a business and its various stakeholders
2. Develop a sensitivity and understanding of various “constituencies” of a company and how they influence and are affected by a company’s strategy.
3. Strengthen and refine business writing and presentation skills by simulating a real world business environment.
4. Exercise your ability to separate underlying business problems and issues from the symptoms
5. Develop a logical framework to approach the question “what do you think about this company as a vendor, competitor, potential acquisition or partner”.
6. Develop an appreciation and general understanding of the realities of running a complex organization in a global environment.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the module, participants will able to;

1. Analyze an organsitaion’s current and future environment
2. Align function strategies with organization's corporate strategy.
3. Develop and implement a corporate strategic plan
4. Measure, monitor and adapt the strategic plan for continuous improvement
5. Examine the “good ethics is good business” framework in strategic formulation, choice and implementation.