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Our first day of Public Sector class was on January 10th in room B1067. We were glad to meet Prof. Clyde Walton. As the first week of class was a holiday, the professor combined both modules 1 & 2 and gave a lecture on that in class. In Module 1, our professor walked us through the course outlines like the FOL quizzez, SILEx project, the public agency presentation and about the padlet reflection. He gave a speech on public procurement, defined what public procurement is, how the money is getting collected, how goods and services are getting procured and so on. Module 2 covered the public agencies and cooperative purchasing. He defined what public agencies are gave some examples like municipal, provincial and federal. We discussed the different types of cooperative purchasing like piggybacked purchasing, pooled purchasing, consortium purchasing and formal cooperative purchasing. Also discussed the challenges and benefits of cooperative purchasing. Later all the students were made to sit in groups of 4 to discuss the presentation topic. My group selected Parks Canada, which was my suggestion. We had to include : What they do, What they buy, Who they buy from & other statistics and funding. But unfortunately, our group member was late by two minutes to submit which ended us in scoring a zero for that in-class assignment.

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In week 3, the silex group project was launched, the professor told us how to start the project and its processes. The class began by introducing the BPS directive, the usage of public funds, exemptions, the trade agreements. These trade agreements supports the exchange of goods and services between ontario and other provinces. I came to know that canada had 15 trade agreements with over 40 countries. I completed the Module 1 to 3 quiz worth 3.75%.

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In week 4, we didn't have regular lecture because of the live client presentation from the part of London city. The SILEX project was officially launched. The meeting lasted for 2 hours. Module 4 comprised mainly about risk management and the case analysis. We were to to go through the " But it was only a $1000 job ". It a bit lengthy case to analyze but it was fine to understand the concepts. I learned that the Risk management was an approach of identifying and preventing any losses from occurring. It included different tools and techniques. A new knowledge that i gained was the risk formula. Some of the most common options for risk management were Avoiding, Transferring & Managing. Also the 6 components of corporate risk management was studied.

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The module began with a leasing scandal that happened at Toronto which was investigated by Justice Denise Bellamy. A $40 million computer contract was ballooned to an $100 million contract. The investigation came to a conclusion that the company was guilty for its greed, mismanagement and lying. The professor described the topic : Law of Agency. The Law of Agency stated " An agent (an Employee) is authorized to act on behalf of the principal (the employer) to create a relationship with a third party ( like a supplier). The professor also highlighted the 6 requirements for a contract to be binding. I ended the week by completing the module 4 & 5 FOL Quiz.

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In module 6, we were all told to bring our laptops to access the Bids & Tenders bidding platform. Link -https://www.bidsandtenders.com/ . This week our professor introduced different types of bidding documents like RFQ, RFPQ, RFI, RFP etc. He also highlighted , the non-competitive procurement like, sole sourcing, P-card purchases and so on. He also

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We had in-class group case analysis to complete in class. The wiper blade assignment comprised of 2 slides each from each group member. We did the assignment considering each group members opinions. Finally we had to combine all our parts and submit to the professor. We scored 10/10.

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This week we continued the competitive bidding chapter. Also, we had a mini field trip to the innovation village - to have an first-hand dedicated space that was available for silex presentations. In module 8, i mostly learned about " Review bidding specifications and scopes of work ". I understood that requisition was a document that an internal customer completes to indicate the need for a purchase. The professor also mentioned about the specifications that were used to describe the physical, functional and performance characteristics of a good or service. There were also different types of specifications. There were also some points to consider when reviewing specifications such as use, costs, budget, users etc.

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This week , we were in the final stage of document building. I learned that the building phase includes how the successful supplier can be determined. There were two types of suppliers., Qualified & unqualified suppliers. If the supplier didn't meet the requirements of the document, he/she was disqualified. The professor also told us about the 3 proposal phases which were pre-proposal phase, open bid phase and post-close phase.

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Module 10 dealt with ethical and unethical behaviour in public procurement. Codes of conduct were created to outline the act of its members in their professional roles. Professor also covered areas like gifts, conflict of interest questions, corporate scandals, fraud, patronage, corruption, bribery, bid-rigging, collusion etc. We were given in- class time to finish our silex report and presentation.

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It was the presentation week and we were given time in-class to prepare for the silex presentation. Professor gave us a brief overview of how silex presentation should be.

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SILEX Presentation- We submitted our slides before 9am to the professor. All our team members were dressed formally. Our group was the first group to do the presentation. My part was the SWOT & PESTLE. I had written my key points in one paper note. As our group did not have any dress rehearsals, i took more time than allocated thereby leading my group to pass the total allocated time. All my class mates liked my way of presentation. 2 groups were not able to do their presentations because of lack of time. Our group also had our Parks Canada presentation too on the same day. I was well prepared for that as i liked the topic very much and i felt it very easy to present it infront of my class. That presentation went really well, at the end of part, the whole class clapped which made me feel very happy and overwhelmed.

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Class started with the unfinished groups silex presentations. Group 3 & 6 did their 8 minute presentations. Then the professor moved on to the Contract & Supplier management module. Contracts were made between the parties for a legal purpose. The 4 types of contracts were: Purchase order, Blanket purchase order, service level agreements and master service agreements. The professor also highlighted the suppliers measuring techniques, procurement relationships, supplier debriefs etc. I also learned a new topic which was - Debrief. It was a meeting that is held after a project has been awarded.

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It has come to an end of my semester by submitting this reflection padlet. Professor Clyde has helped us a lot in achieving this milestone. He has been an inspiration to all of us. We are very lucky to have such a knowledgeable professor. I have evaluated all the sections from the beginning of this course modules to ensure that everything is added with being left over. I successfully completed my public sector & SCM course.