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MPA Management Application to the Province of Ontario Minister of Training Colleges and Universities for Ministerial Consent under the Post-Secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000 For Dalhousie University’s MPA (Management) Program Submitted by the Centre for Advanced Management Education (CFAME) Dalhousie University April 2015 Table of Contents Appendix 1.2 Table of Contents 1. Organization and Program Information ........................................................................................... 1 Appendix 1.1. Submission Title Page ................................................................................................... 1 Appendix 1.2 Table of Contents ......................................................................................................... 1a 2. Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................... 3 Appendix 2.1 Executive Summary ....................................................................................................... 3 3. Program Abstract .............................................................................................................................. 6 Appendix 3.1 Program Abstract ............................................................................................................ 6 4. Program Degree- Level Standard ..................................................................................................... 7 Appendix 4.1 Degree Level Summary .................................................................................................. 7 Appendix 4.2 Sample of Student Work .............................................................................................. 10 5. Admissions, Promotion, Graduation Standard ............................................................................. 11 Appendix 5.1.1 Admission Requirements Direct Entry ...................................................................... 12 Appendix 5.1.2 Admission Policies and Procedures for Mature Students .......................................... 13 Appendix 5.2.1 Credit Transfer/Recognition Policies and Procedures ............................................... 32 Appendix 5.2.2 Advanced Placement Policies .................................................................................... 33 Appendix 5.2.3 Degree Completion Arrangements ............................................................................ 34 Appendix 5.2.4 Gap Analysis ............................................................................................................. 35 Appendix 5.2.5 Bridging Courses ....................................................................................................... 35 Appendix 5.3 Promotion and Graduation Requirements .................................................................... 37 6. Program Content Standard............................................................................................................. 47 Appendix 6.1 Program Advisory Committee ...................................................................................... 47 Appendix 6.1.1. Program Advisory Committee Membership............................................................. 48 Appendix 6.1.2 Program Advisory Committee Minutes ..................................................................... 54 Appendix 6.2.1 Professional/Accreditation or Other Requirements ................................................... 55 Appendix 6.3.1 Program Level Learning Outcomes ........................................................................... 56 Appendix 6.3.2 Course Descriptions .................................................................................................. 61 Appendix 6.3.3.1 Program Hour/Credit Conversion Justification ...................................................... 64 Appendix 6.3.3.2 Undergraduate Academic Course Schedule ........................................................... 65 Appendix 6.3.3.3 Graduate Academic Course Schedule Information ................................................ 66 Appendix 6.4 Course Outlines –Included in full and paper version of application .............................................. 68 MGMT 5105.03 Government Structures and Organization ............................................................................. 69 MGMT 5110.03 Strategic Management in the Public Sector ........................................................................... 86 I. 1a MGMT 5125.03 Policy Formulation and Analysis ....................................................................................... 103 MGMT 5135.03 Managerial Economics.................................................................................................... 118 MGMT 5140.03 Public Economics .......................................................................................................... 134 MGMT 5146.03 Research Methods .......................................................................................................... 148 MGMT 5155.03 Financial and Managerial Accounting ................................................................................ 162 MGMT 5160.03 Modern Comptrollership ................................................................................................. 178 MGMT 6501.03 Business & Government .................................................................................................. 192 MGMT 6525.03 Program Evaluation ....................................................................................................... 209 MGMT 6555.03 Managing Information Resources ..................................................................................... 223 MGMT 6650.03 Human Resource Management ......................................................................................... 238 MGMT 6700.03 Managing People .......................................................................................................... 257 MGMT 6755.03 Intergovernmental Relations ............................................................................................ 270 Appendix 6.5.1 Support for Work Experience .................................................................................. 287 7. Program Delivery Standard ........................................................................................................... 288 Appendix 7.1 Quality Assurance for Program Delivery .................................................................. 288 Appendix 7.1.2 Policy on Student Feedback .................................................................................... 324 Appendix 7.1.3 Student Feedback Instruments ................................................................................. 341 Appendix 7.2.1 On-line Learning Policies and Practices .................................................................. 343 Appendix 7.2.2 Academic Community and online learning ............................................................. 359 8. Capacity to Deliver Standard ......................................................................................................... 362 Appendix 8.1 Legal Characteristics .................................................................................................. 362 Appendix 8.2 Governance Structure ................................................................................................. 363 Appendix 8.3.1 Coordinated Business and Academic Plans to Support Program Quality ............... 367 Appendix 8.3.2 Administrative Staff ................................................................................................ 368 Appendix 8.4 Participation in Academic Policies and Standards ..................................................... 371 Appendix 8.5.1 Library Resources .................................................................................................... 375 Appendix 8.5.2 Computer Access ..................................................................................................... 384 Appendix 8.5.3 Classroom Space ..................................................................................................... 390 Appendix 8.5.4 Laboratories/Equipment ......................................................................................... 393 Appendix 8.6 Resource Renewal ...................................................................................................... 394 Appendix 8.7 Support Services ......................................................................................................... 395 Appendix 8.8 Policies on Faculty ..................................................................................................... 400 Appendix 8.9.2 Curriculum Vitae of Current Faculty Assigned to Degree Program(inc in full version) .......................................................................................................................................................... 404 Appendix 8.9.2 (E) Curriculum Vitae for On-line Learning Professional and Technical Staff ........ 503 Appendix 8.10 Enrolment Projections and Staffing Implications ..................................................... 504 I. 2a 9. Credential Recongnition .............................................................................................................. 505 9A. Nomenclature ………………………………………………………………………………….. 507 10. Regulation and Accreditation Standard ....................................................................................