The 2007 Summer School of Public Management (SSPUM) will focus on the management of public sector organizations.SSPUM's principal goal is to help improve the management of public sector organizations, especially municipal governments.
Aim of the course
SSPUM is an intensive, 12-day program that requires participants' total dedication and intellectual commitment. The program's learning process, based principally on the case method of instruction, assists participants to develop both knowledge and skills in the context of a variety of conceptual framework. They then use those frameworks in formulating research projects appropriate to their professional interests, or, in the case of public sector managers, in analyzing problems and developing solutions in their back-home situations
Main topics
The Public Sector Environment
Management Accounting
Operations Management
Management Control Systems
Information Technology and E-government
Financial Accounting, Auditing and Accountability
Research Issues in the Public Sector
Faculty
Leslie K. Breitner, D.B.A. Principal Lecturer and Faculty Director, Cascade Center for Public Service and Leadership
Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. (Management Accounting; Public Sector Environment);
Cesar De Souza, Ph.D., Professor, University of São Paulo, Brazil, and Invited Researcher, Methodist University of São Paulo, Brazil (Information Technology and E-government)
James Guthrie, James Guthrie is a Professor of Accounting at the University of Sydney. He has been a visiting lecturer at the Bath University School of Management, the Stockholm University School of Business, and, in Italy, the universities of Siena, Ferrara, Bologna, and Bocconi SDA (Financial Accounting; Auditing and Accountability; Public Sector Environment; Research Issues in the Public Sector);
Janelle Heineke, D.B.A., Professor of Operations Management, Health Sector and Public and Nonprofit Management Programs, Boston University School of Management; Boston, Massachusetts; U.S.A. (Operations Management);
Emanuele Padovani, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management Control Systems in Public Sector Organizations, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Forlì Campus (Public Sector Environment; Research Issues in the Public Sector);
David W. Young, D.B.A., Professor of Management, Emeritus, Health Sector and Public and Nonprofit Management Programs, Boston University School of Management, Boston, Massachusetts, U.SA. (Management Control Systems; Public Sector Environment; Research Issues in the Public Sector)
In addition, three faculty from the Forlì Campus will make short presentations of their recent research in the public sector on topics related to the program.s content: Carlotta del Sordo, Ph.D. (management control in universities), Federica Farneti, Ph.D. (the balanced scorecard in nonprofit organizations), and Simona Zambelli, Ph.D (public sector-private sector partnership)
Targer group
We seek applicants who have demonstrated their interest in public sector management in the past, and who are committed to continuing to work in this area in the future.
SSPUM is designed primarily for doctoral students at the dissertation stage and junior faculty who wish to learn new skills that will assist them in conducting research projects in the public sector. Although SSPUM's main focus is on academicians, prior editions have included several practicing managers. These managers have found that SSPUM provided them with some useful conceptual frameworks for their work, and also that their real world experiences helped to enrich the classroom discussions for everyone.
Language
The program is conducted entirely in English, and requires a strong command of the language. Many classes involve discussions, with the topics shifting several times during the class. As a result, participants will need to be able to understand what is being said and make comments relatively crisply and fluidly.
Admission and fee
SSPUM’s tuition of 1,950€ covers all program-related activities, course materials, administrative support, lunches, welcome refreshments, a mid-program reception, and a dinner at the end of the first week.
Accommodations and the remaining meals are not covered.
Participants will be selected on the basis of the information in their completed application form enclosed on the right, their curriculum vitae, and a letter of presentation.
All application materials are due by 5 March 2007.
Applicants may send their materials to the SSPUM Program Office by either E-mail: sspum@poloforli.unibo.it
or fax (+39-0543-37-4681).
By 16 March 2007, selected individuals will be notified by E-mail of their acceptance. At that time, they will be informed of the scholarship support available to them.
They will have until 2 April to pay a non-refundable registration fee (deducted from tuition) of 195EUR to reserve their place. The remainder of their tuition (1,755EUR less scholarship support) will be due by 30 April.
Failure to meet this deadline may result in a loss of the participant's slot in the program and a forfeiture of his or her registration fee.
Key dates:
5 March, 2007: Application deadline
16 March, 2007: Communication of acceptance e sent
2 April, 2007: Registration fee (195 €) due
30 April, 2007: Remainder of tuition due (1,755 € less scholarship support)
Scholarships opportunities
The scholarships will cover between 20 and 90 percent of tuition. They will be distributed on the basis of an applicant's interest in public management, coupled with his or her financial need. Need-based funding also is available for travel and accommodations.
Credits and evaluation
A Certificate of Completion and four continuing education credits (ECTS) will be awarded to those individuals who successfully complete the program. Except for highly unsual circumstances, individuals who miss more than two sessions will be withdrawn from the program immediately with no opportunity for a refund of their tuition.
Accommodation and meals
Participants are invited to stay in one of four hotels near the main campus (shown on SSPUM web site)
A bank of rooms has been made available in each hotel for participants in SSPUM at the rates shown above. The hotels have committed to holding these rooms available until 14 May 2007. After that date, the special rates will not be available.
Participants who wish to share a room should inform the SSPUM staff of this fact when they mail in their deposit. The staff will prepare a list of the names, ages, genders, nationalities, and E-mail addresses of individuals seeking a roommate.
Participants may use this information to communicate with each other and to select a roommate.
Each participant is responsible for making his or her own hotel reservations, selecting a roommate, if he or she wishes one, and paying for his or her share of the hotel bill. All hotels are close to some good and inexpensive restaurants for dinners.
Lunch is provided by the program each day except Sunday of the first week. There also will be two program-sponsored events during the first week: a reception on Wednesday evening, and a dinner on Friday. On other evenings, participants often ask one or more faculty members to join them at dinner to discuss topics of mutual interest, or to further explore some of the ideas being presented in the classroom.
Social programme
On Friday evening of the first week, participants will travel to Rimini, a small town on the Adriatic coast that is very popular with tourists, and near the famous Rubicon crossed by Julius Caesar. In Rimini, they may either visit a local museum or sightsee prior to attending a program-sponsored dinner. Participants also will have an opportunity for sightseeing during their free time from 3:30pm on Saturday of the first week until early Sunday evening, when they need to begin to prepare for Monday’s classes. Otherwise, individuals who wish to sightsee or tour in Italy, or to engage in other non-program activities, should plan to do so before or after the program, but not during it.
Sponsors
University of Sydney - Australia
Universitade Metodista de São Paulo
Organization
SSPUM is co-directed by Professor Giuseppe Farneti, of the University of Bologna, Forlì Campus, and Professor (Emeritus) David W. Young, of the Boston University School of Management.
The Educational Coordinator is Associate Professor Emanuele Padovani of the University of Bologna, Forlì Campus.
Individuals wishing to contact the SSPUM Program Office should send an e-mail to sspum@poloforli.unibo.it
or fax (+39 0543 374681).
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