The entirety of this course focuses on public accountability and policies that need be put in place to ensure this. This course will cover the principles and policies associated with good governance; the participation of stakeholders in the public sector; accountability and equity practices; the concepts of managerial transparency and organisational culture. There will be comparative case studies using national and international examples of good governance.

• Discipline
• Transparency
• Independence
• Accountability
• Responsibility
• Fairness
• Social responsibility

• Introduction to corporate governance
• Balance between performance and conformance
• Performance evaluation and managing the appraisal process
• Risk management and internal controls
• Forward-looking – proactive governance approach
• Stakeholder-inclusive approach
• Importance of meaningful corporate disclosure
• Stakeholders to determine what represents good governance practice
• Constitution and operation of the Board and its committees
• Risk management and internal controls
• Internal audit
• Sustainability
• Ethics and organisational integrity
• Disclosure practices
• Getting it right