Full course description
Course summary:
Procurement, by functional definition, means obtaining products and services from organizations outside your own. Even within the centralized warehousing system that many public sector agencies utilize (in which all related departments order products and services from an internal location), the warehouse must be stocked utilizing the procurement process. As stewards of taxpayers' dollars, you must procure in a cost-effective and ethical manner.
Course objectives:
After completing this course, learners should be able to:
- Define key terms in the procurement process.
- Provide a basic description of the procurement approval process.
- Describe your role and responsibilities as a member of a procurement selection team.
- Articulate, using a case study, how to conduct an ethical bid process.
- Describe your local procurement policies.
Recommended background:
This course will be particularly helpful to new supervisors and managers, who have no or little experience with the procurement process. It will be particularly helpful to those who work with parks, recreation, and public land agencies. If you have taken the Facility Management Certificate Program or the Capital Improvement Certificate Program, you may find this course to be particularly helpful.
Course topics include:
- Procurement Terminology
- The Procurement Process
- A Procurement Case Study
Elements of the course:
- Informational text
- Interactive practice activities
- Case Study
- Supplemental reference materials
- Final assessment
This course is self-paced, allowing learners the flexibility to complete the course as quickly or slowly as they need.
After completing all course content and activities, you will complete a final quiz to demonstrate your understanding of key course concepts. Upon successful completion of the quiz, you will be awarded a certificate of completion.
Course creators:
This course was designed and developed jointly by Marc Stachowski and the Eppley Center for Parks and Public Lands at Indiana University.
How to access:
Upon enrolling, you will receive instructions and the link to the Canvas course. Note: When you register, you will receive an email invitation. Be sure to accept that invitation, or Canvas will not allow you to open the course modules.
Enrollees can move through content modules at their own pace within the course timeframe.