This course acquaints students with the dynamics, techniques and problems associated with the manage- ment of the public sector, particularly in the Caribbean. It discusses the context in which management techniques and philosophy infiltrated the traditional domain of public administration. It also evaluates the record of that experience.
GRST6800
This course is designed for advanced level graduate students. The aim of this course is to help students to become more competent, confident and critical members of their chosen academic discourse communities by developing their abilities to successfully write at an acceptable scholarly level. The goal of this course is to assist students in developing the writing skills necessary to meet a range of anticipated writing tasks that they will encounter during their academic career. Students will learn how to utilise key features of discourse, for example audience and purpose, organization and structure, information flow, vocabulary, grammar, etc. to analyse research articles and to enhance their own writing. Students will be introduced to the recommended Style Guide for the discipline as one of the primary resources for the course.
HREP5101
Candidates will be exposed to the concept of measurement in epidemiology. The need for measurements to be valid and reliable will also be underscored. The use of samples to provide estimates for general populations will also be described along with the strengths and limitations of this approach. Fundamental epidemiological study designs and qualitative methodology will also be introduced, including discussion on the impact of effect size and measures of effect on study conclusions. The interpretation of the findings from studies including the role of chance, bias and confounding on these findings will be highlighted.
