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The Public Policy Management Strand, University of Papua New Guinea.

The Public Policy Management (PPM) Strand of the School of Business Administration (SBA) at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) was initially part of the Political Science Department of the UPNG and known as the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, under the then Faculty of Arts now School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

The School of Business Administration that houses the Public Policy Management strand is also home to the following strands: Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Management, Economics, Human Resource Management, Strategic Management, Tourism and Hospitality and the Masters in Business Administration.

The Public Policy Management strand offers courses that aim to instill in its students skills that would enable them to effectvively contribute to the Papua New Guinea public service as well as to the private industry sector. The strand is a multi-disciplinary strand combining courses in other disciplines both within and outside the school

Location:Bold text

The Public Policy Management Strand is located on the second floor of the Arts II Building, at the Waigani[] Campus[], University of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby[]. Apart from the PPM strand, the Arts II building also accommodates the SBA School Office; the other SBA strands occupy the first and second floors, the Centre for Teaching, Learning and In-House Training is located on the seocnd floor as well while  the School of Law  occupies the entire third floor.

Programs Offered by the Public Policy Management Strand:Bold text'

The programs currently being offered by the strand are the Bachelor Degree in Business and Management (Professional Studies), the Bachelor Degree in Business and Management (Public Policy Management) and the Bachelor Degree in Business and Management (Honors). The Professional Studies program is a two-year degree program especially tailored for practising public policy professionals who may not have a first degree in public policy studies or other disciplines as well.

Lecturing Staff:Bold text

Lecturing staff of the strand are; Dr. Laurence Sause (Head of Strand), PhD (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand), MA in Public Policy (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand), BA (Hons)Politics, BA, UPNG.Lecturer in Project Management, Policy Monitoring and Evaluation and Comaparative Public Sector Management. Mr. Danny Aloi (former Head of Strand now Deputy Executive Dean of the School of Business Administration), MA in Public Administration (Monash University, Australia), BA (Hons), BA, UPNG. Lecturer in Government Budget and Fiscal Managment, Decentralisation Policy and Introduction to Development Studies. Mr. Peter Koe, M.Ec, PPM (University of Manchester, UK), BA (Hons), BA, UPNG.Lecturer in Public Enterprise Management, Development Administration, Introduction to Development Studies and Public Policy Development. Mr. Emmanuel Gorea, MBA, BA, UPNG.Lecturer in Management Theory, Government/Business Relations, Introduction to Government Management and Elements of Public Administration.

General Sources: http://www.upng.ac.pg/sba_ppm.html http://www.upng.ac.pg/sba_staff.html http://www.upng.ac.pg/sba.html http://www.upng.ac.pg/c_n_l.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Papua_New_Guinea http://www.upng.ac.pg/iht_home.html http://www.upng.ac.pg/sol_home.html