ANZSOG Report 2012 - Australia and New Zealand School of ...

Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA)The EMPA is a two-year part-time postgraduate qualification designed to give highpotential, experienced mid-level managers and aspiring leaders a thorough grounding inthe theory and practice of public administration. ANZSOG’s only accredited program, it isdelivered to around 130 highly committed public sector managers from across Australianand New Zealand governments.Central to the EMPA’s success is the depth andbreadth of academic experts driving the learningenvironment for each year’s cohort. The activelearning approach encourages participants todiscuss topics with faculty and in peer groups.Participants are routinely invited to share and reflectupon each other’s experiences in the public sector.Classroom exercises place participants in decisionmakingscenarios, requiring them to confront difficultchoices and compare their judgements with thoseof senior decision-makers. ANZSOG is committedto delivering an internationally acclaimed caseteachingprogram, with outstanding teachers and alibrary of topical, stimulating case studies based oncontemporary public management and policy issuesin Australia and New Zealand. The case studies arean intrinsic part of the EMPA curriculum.The EMPA is headed by Academic Director ProfessorMichael Mintrom, who holds a joint appointment inthe Faculty of Business and Economics at MonashUniversity. Professor Mintrom is a specialist inthe practice of policy analysis and has publishedextensively on effective approaches to organisingand conducting policy work.“Our EMPA is purpose-built to add high value toambitious public managers from across Australia andNew Zealand. Our alumni tell of the transformativeeffects the program had on them. Taking the degreegives people the confidence and capacity to addressbig, complex challenges in their jurisdictions. OurEMPA alumni are primed to be leaders. Others lookto them to rethink current practices, save taxpayerdollars, and deliver first-rate public services.”The seven core subjects delivered by ANZSOGduring 2012 were:• Delivering Public Value – Professor John Alford,ANZSOG• Government in a Market Economy – ProfessorRoss Guest, Griffith University• Designing Public Policies and Programs –Professors Claudia Scott and Mark Evans,ANZSOG• Decision-making Under Uncertainty – Dr GeorgeArgyrous, ANZSOG/ the University of New SouthWales (UNSW)• Governing by the Rules – Professor Arie Freiberg,Monash University• Leading Public Sector Change – ProfessorPaul ‘t Hart, Utrecht University School ofGovernance, and the Netherlands School ofPublic Administration• Work-based Project – Dr Zina O’Leary, GraduateSchool of Government, University of Sydney.“The concept of public valuewas a defining moment forme; it gave me a renewedsense of pride of workingin government as I had abetter understanding of thedifference I was and couldmake to the communityat large.”EMPA participant8