Institutional Governance in Tert Ed (MGMT90169)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online

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This subject provides an overview of key elements of effective governance in tertiary institutions, to provide participants with knowledge and insights in areas such as:

  • the legal basis of the institution and its charter or mission
  • roles and responsibilities of governing bodies and executive officers
  • defining mission, setting strategy, developing policy
  • managing stakeholder relations
  • delegations, decision making and committee processes
  • systems for ensuring legal compliance, financial control and risk identification
  • types of risk such as strategic, financial, compliance, operational, reputational
  • performance information and accountability reporting.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion, participants should be able to apply what they have learned, for example by:



  • understanding the legal basis of the institution and how its mission is defined
  • describing different models of governance in tertiary education institutions
  • identifying different stakeholder groups affected by a new policy or strategy
  • planning a consultation process to win support for a new policy or strategy
  • assessing the effectiveness of performance information systems
  • assessing the effectiveness of a committee.

Generic skills

On completing this subject, participants should be able to:

  • communicate with people who work in different cultures and contexts
  • investigate policy and strategy problems, and generate options to resolve them
  • assess the risks and benefits of different solutions to management problems
  • apply accepted policies and principles to different kinds of cases
  • make well-informed management decisions that consider specific contexts.

Last updated: 10 February 2024