Course List

In this course, participants will learn to evaluate procurement activities to make decisions related to sourcing strategies and whether to use existing or new sources. Participants will be provided with the means to make an analysis on whether it is more cost-effective to procure nationally, internationally or globally.

This course provides participants with the principles and practices of procurement audits and investigations. Participants will be provided with practical ways to monitor, evaluate, audit, control and manage the procurement performance. 

Participants will learn how ICT can be used as a strategic tool for improvements in the procurement cycle and how interconnection between internal and external partners can create advantageous prerequisites for optimisations of the entire process.

Among other things, the course examines the different models of Public-Private Partnership (PPP), their advantages, disadvantages, obstacles to implementation, and implications for the delivery of social services, as well as the role of public servants in PPPs. The course also explores the inherent contradictions of maintaining the ethos of the public service while employing some of the mechanisms of the market.

Exempted if completed ASc. In Social Work

Assessment:

Coursework - 25%

Final Exam -75% (face-to-face)

This course provides a solid grounding in cognitive psychology, extending on the material presented in the Introduction to Psychology Course in Level 1. It highlights major areas in cognitive psychology including attention, intelligence, judgment and decision-making, learning and memory. Cognitive Psychology is one of the core pillars of general content in the discipline of psychology. The core pillars include Biological, Cognitive, Developmental, Social & Personality Psychology, and Mental & Physical Health. Students will also be introduced to the methods used in biological psychology and the neurosciences. Biological Psychology is one of the core pillars of general content in the discipline of psychology. The core pillars include Biological, Cognitive, Developmental, Social & Personality Psychology, and Mental & Physical Health.