PUAD 5250

Exploring issues at all orders of government, the course will review concepts of financial planning, public sector accounting, fiscal management, budgeting and accountability. It will place finance, budgeting and economic concepts within a holistic strategic management context. This includes the role and scope of government in fiscal management, the adaptation of economic concepts and measurement and outline activities included in financial management. A review of public sector accounting will develop an understanding of the assumptions and principles of accounting and the role it plays in strategic financial management.