Curricula

Objective

The object of the course

Public organizations (i.e., the state and the organizations within state administration, wellbeing services counties, municipalities, and joint municipal authorities) have a significant societal, national economic and economic importance. In this course you have a possibility to study the management of the activities and the economy of public organizations.

Course competences

Learning to learn: The student is able to acquire, critically assess and produce information while taking into account the perspectives of different fields.
Proactive development: The student is able to analyze the current situation and anticipate the future of their field and changes in the operating environment.

The learning objectives of the course

In this course you learn how the activities and the economy of public organizations are managed. You identify and analyze different decision-making situations and special characteristics of financial management in public organizations. You evaluate the performance of public organizations by using different measures and ratios. You identify areas and needs for development in public organizations.

Content

Norm control, the planning, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation in public organizations

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient 1
You identify different decision-making situations and special characteristics of financial management in public organizations. You describe the performance of public organizations by using different measures and ratios. You identify areas and needs for development in public organizations.

Satisfactory 2
You understand different decision-making situations and special characteristics of financial management in public organizations. You comment on the performance of public organizations by using different measures and ratios. You describe areas and needs for development in public organizations.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3
You present different decision-making situations and special characteristics of financial management in public organizations. You illustrate the performance of public organizations by using different measures and ratios, as well as areas and needs for development in public organizations.

Very good 4
You analyze different decision-making situations and special characteristics of financial management in public organizations. You compare the performance of public organizations by using different measures and ratios You specify areas and needs for development in public organizations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5
You assess different decision-making situations and special characteristics of financial management in public organizations. You interpret the performance of public organizations by using different measures and ratios You reflect on areas and needs for development in public organizations.