During the distance learning period, you will have to study three Modules on the core subjects of the course: law, economics and procurement management. This will make sure that the group meeting in Turin knows the fundamental principles and key steps of the procurement cycle.
The three Distance Learning (DL) Modules are:
| DL Module 1: | Introduction to the legal framework for public procurement |
| DL Module 2: | Introduction to economics for procurement management |
| DL Module 3: | Introduction to procurement management |
During your the four months of distance learning, you will have access to an on-line platform, through which you will learn as an individual as well as in a collective way, while receiving support from tutors with expertise in the subject matter, participating in the forum, using the documentation centre and networking.
Because on-line learning depends significantly on your motivation and personal tenacity to succeed, it is important that you make the commitment to achieving the learning goals.
Once in Turin, you will attend full-time lessons. This is the core period of instruction. This part covers the full syllabus of the programme in depth. It consists of:
| Module 1: | Public Procurement - Legal Framework and the Global Context - (including international labour law and international environmental treaties) |
| Module 2: | Institutional Setup for Public Procurement and Link to Public Expenditure Management |
| Module 3: | Socially and Environmentally Responsible Public Procurement (sustainable procurement: mainstreaming of labour, social, environmental and human rights standards in all the steps of the procurement process) |
| Module 4: | Economics of Procurement Management |
| Module 5: | Procurement Management for Goods, Works and Services |
| Module 6: | Contract Administration and Dispute Settlement |
| Module 7: | Logistics |
| Module 8: | Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Private Partnership |
| Module 9: | Prevention and Detection of Fraud and Corruption |
| Module 10: | E-procurement |
| Module 11: | General Management Skills (negotiation, communication, PCM, team building and reporting skills) |
To complete the degree, you will have to carry out an individual research work on a procurement topic of your choice, under the guidance of a supervisor, and submit it in the form of a final dissertation.