Course List

Government Accounting

ACCT2018

Required Text

Prescribed (compulsory)

Title: Financial Management and Accounting in the Public Sector by Bandy, Gary

Series:Routledge Masters in Public Management

Publisher: Routledge; 2 edition (December 3, 2014)

· ISBN-10: 1138787892

· ISBN-13: 978-1138787896

Recommended (non-compulsory)

Title: IPSAS Explained: A Summaryof International Public Sector Accounting Standards by Thomas Muller

· Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (July 2, 2012)

ISBN-10: 1118368711
ISBN-13: 978-1118368718

Public Sector Accounting and Budgeting for Non-Specialists Jan van Helden, Ron Hodges

· Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (March 25, 2015)

· Language: English

· ISBN-10: 1137376988

· ISBN-13: 978-1137376985

Summative Assessments

Participation 10%

In-Course Assessments 30%

Final Project 60%

Formative Assessments

Self-quizzing

Adult Education & Continuing Education in a socio-cultural and political context

EDAE6053

Educational Management and Administration in Adult Education & Continuing Education

EDAE6072

Recruitment and Selection

HRNM 6112

This course addresses recruitment and selection as an important aspect of human resources management in an organisation. Through a blend of theory and application, the course introduces students to a wide range of issues, principles, practices and trends in recruitment and selection, and prepares students to effectively carry out the recruitment and selection process as well as to design and implement an effective and legally defensible staffing system tailored to organisational requirements.

Introduction to Prose Fiction

LITS1002

This course is the prerequisite to LITS2503

This course focus on representative novels of the 18^th, 19^th and 20^th centuries, the course provides an introduction to key issues in the study of prose fiction.

West Indian Poetry

LITS2503

This course is an introduction to the range of West Indian poetry in English.

Management Information Systems

MGMT 6000

The course introduces students to graduate level work in MIS, and provides them with an overview of the seminal papers in the field. It also reviews current developments in the field. Student are guided and supervised on a virtual tour of the literature in Management Information Systems. Topics to be covered include the MIS Forum, Research in MIS, MIS and the Organisation, MIS and the Scholar/Professional.

Critical Analytical and Communication Skills for Managers

MGMT 6019

This course will guide students through a range of successful practices and guidelines based on research and experience, that will give them the opportunity to develop, practice and strengthen their communication (oral and written) and critical thinking skills. Students will also analyse and interpret data in meaningful ways for reporting in academic and work applications.

Responsible Leadership

MGMT 6120

This course is designed to develop students’ awareness of the social, environmental, legal and ethical principles that guide business and management practices and assist them to make responsible choices in the midst of the ethical dilemmas that face corporate leaders. The course also provides an understanding of the role of corporate social responsibility within an organisation.

Policy Formulation and Implementation

MGMT 6121

This course explores the major debates that inform why and how public policies are developed. Students are exposed to the basic ideal type model of policy making and acquire a working knowledge of policy analytic techniques.