In line with the educational objectives of the Master’ Degree Course in Business Administration, the course of Planning and Control in the Public Administrations aims to provide students with the knowledge and tools useful to understand the different processes of planning and control of the entities that belong to the public sector. During the course, in fact, the peculiarities of the public administrations are analysed, starting from the history of these entities, as well as decisional theories most used to study these, with the aim to provide to students knowledge and competences about the P&C systems, adopted in Italy and in the rest of the world.
At the end of the course, the student will have:
- Knowledge and familiarity with the characteristics of entities belonging to the public sector;
- acquired theoretical and practical notions to adopt specific management policies;
- developed a complex and articulated method of understanding public dynamics.
At the end of the course, the student will have:
- Knowledge and familiarity with the characteristics of entities belonging to the public sector;
- acquired theoretical and practical notions to adopt specific management policies;
- developed a complex and articulated method of understanding public dynamics.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
2- Public sector accounting systems and the peculiarities of the public sector
3- Methods, theories and issues in public sector accounting research
4- Public entities organisation and governance
5- Efficiency and effectiveness
6- The reform of public sector management
7- Strategy and performance
8- Strategic outsourcing
9- Public sector auditing
Sections: 1, 4, 5 and 9- Paoloni, M., & Grandis F.G. (2007). La dimensione aziendale delle amministrazioni pubbliche. Giappichelli (Chapters: 2, 4, 10, 11)
Sections: 6, 7 e 8 - Cepiku, D. (2018). Strategia e performance nelle amministrazioni pubbliche. Egea (Chapters: 2,4, 6)
Programme
1- Introduction to the public sector entities2- Public sector accounting systems and the peculiarities of the public sector
3- Methods, theories and issues in public sector accounting research
4- Public entities organisation and governance
5- Efficiency and effectiveness
6- The reform of public sector management
7- Strategy and performance
8- Strategic outsourcing
9- Public sector auditing
Core Documentation
Course books:Sections: 1, 4, 5 and 9- Paoloni, M., & Grandis F.G. (2007). La dimensione aziendale delle amministrazioni pubbliche. Giappichelli (Chapters: 2, 4, 10, 11)
Sections: 6, 7 e 8 - Cepiku, D. (2018). Strategia e performance nelle amministrazioni pubbliche. Egea (Chapters: 2,4, 6)
Reference Bibliography
Sforza, V. (2015). Le competenze economico aziendali del manager pubblico: Fabbisogni e dotazioni nell’amministrazione che cambia (Vol. 64). G Giappichelli Editore. Bergmann, A. (2009). Public sector financial management. Pearson Education. Budding, T., Grossi, G., & Tagesson, T. (2014). Public sector accounting. Routledge. Jones, R., & Pendlebury, M. (2000). Public sector accounting. Pearson Education.Type of delivery of the course
Lectures will be in-class. This course meets three times a week for 2 hours. During class, in addition to traditional lectures, we will review different topics that they will be assigned at each student that will be called to work on a specifical area and, at the ending the course, the students will present the final project to the others. In the case of an extension of the health emergency by COVID-19 all the provisions that regulate the way in which teaching activities and student evaluation are carried out will be implemented. In particular, it should be noted that there may be the possibility of providing lessons in e-learning mode. It is suggested to constantly verify the institutional websites.Attendance
Class attendance is not mandatory but is strongly recommendedType of evaluation
The grade will be determined based on the final written exam, consist of 3 questions (60 minutes - max 20 lines for each answer), aimed to verify the level of effective understanding of the concepts. Attending students who have worked on the research project will be awarded a 1 to 3 point bonus on the presentation made in the classroom, which will be added to the evaluation obtained in the written test. For non-attending students, in order to actually verify the knowledge acquired, an oral exam is required. In the case of an extension of the health emergency by COVID-19 all the provisions that regulate the way in which teaching activities and student evaluation are carried out will be implemented. It is suggested to constantly verify the institutional websites. teacher profile teaching materials
2- Public sector accounting systems and the peculiarities of the public sector
3- Methods, theories and issues in public sector accounting research
4- Public entities organisation and governance
5- Efficiency and effectiveness
6- The reform of public sector management
7- Strategy and performance
8- Strategic outsourcing
9- Public sector auditing
Sections: 1, 4, 5 and 9- Paoloni, M., & Grandis F.G. (2007). La dimensione aziendale delle amministrazioni pubbliche. Giappichelli (Chapters: 2, 4, 10, 11)
Sections: 6, 7 e 8 - Cepiku, D. (2018). Strategia e performance nelle amministrazioni pubbliche. Egea (Chapters: 2,4, 6)
Programme
1- Introduction to the public sector entities2- Public sector accounting systems and the peculiarities of the public sector
3- Methods, theories and issues in public sector accounting research
4- Public entities organisation and governance
5- Efficiency and effectiveness
6- The reform of public sector management
7- Strategy and performance
8- Strategic outsourcing
9- Public sector auditing
Core Documentation
Course books:Sections: 1, 4, 5 and 9- Paoloni, M., & Grandis F.G. (2007). La dimensione aziendale delle amministrazioni pubbliche. Giappichelli (Chapters: 2, 4, 10, 11)
Sections: 6, 7 e 8 - Cepiku, D. (2018). Strategia e performance nelle amministrazioni pubbliche. Egea (Chapters: 2,4, 6)
Reference Bibliography
Sforza, V. (2015). Le competenze economico aziendali del manager pubblico: Fabbisogni e dotazioni nell’amministrazione che cambia (Vol. 64). G Giappichelli Editore. Bergmann, A. (2009). Public sector financial management. Pearson Education. Budding, T., Grossi, G., & Tagesson, T. (2014). Public sector accounting. Routledge. Jones, R., & Pendlebury, M. (2000). Public sector accounting. Pearson Education.Type of delivery of the course
Lectures will be in-class. This course meets three times a week for 2 hours. During class, in addition to traditional lectures, we will review different topics that they will be assigned at each student that will be called to work on a specifical area and, at the ending the course, the students will present the final project to the others. In the case of an extension of the health emergency by COVID-19 all the provisions that regulate the way in which teaching activities and student evaluation are carried out will be implemented. In particular, it should be noted that there may be the possibility of providing lessons in e-learning mode. It is suggested to constantly verify the institutional websites.Attendance
Class attendance is not mandatory but is strongly recommendedType of evaluation
The grade will be determined based on the final written exam, consist of 3 questions (60 minutes - max 20 lines for each answer), aimed to verify the level of effective understanding of the concepts. Attending students who have worked on the research project will be awarded a 1 to 3 point bonus on the presentation made in the classroom, which will be added to the evaluation obtained in the written test. For non-attending students, in order to actually verify the knowledge acquired, an oral exam is required. In the case of an extension of the health emergency by COVID-19 all the provisions that regulate the way in which teaching activities and student evaluation are carried out will be implemented. It is suggested to constantly verify the institutional websites.