Lecture notes Public Management And Governance

TERM 4
SECTION B: DECISION MAKING FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE

,MODULE OUTCOMES

At the end of this module you should be able to:
 The fundamentals of decision-making.
 Managerial decision-making.
 Political decision-making.
 Decision-making: key governance challenges.
 Decision-making tools and techniques.
 Decisions in complex and uncertain environments.
 Decision support systems and technology.

,THEME 7
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY




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, THEME 7: LEARNING OUTCOMES
After successful completion of this theme, you should be able to:

 Clarify decision support systems
 Briefly conceptualise and highlight the uses of spatial decision support systems
 Explain the significance of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in govern
decision-making
 Highlight the application possibilities of management information system
government decisions
 Evaluate the role of the Government Communication and Information System (GC
 Analyse government information management practices and as well as the inform
functions of public managers as decision-makers
 Briefly highlight the respective contributions of specialised information manage
systems such as PERSAL and the IFMIS
 Clarify to what extent internet technology could be utilised as decision support s
in government