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Institutional Governance in Tert Ed (MGMT90169)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Term 3
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Academic contact: Dr Gwilym Croucher, gscrou@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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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 of this subject, students should be able to:
- Analyse implications of the legal basis of the institution and how its mission is defined;
- Critique, synthesise and apply common models of governance in tertiary education institutions;
- Locate stakeholder groups affected by a new policy or strategy;
- Plan and evaluate a consultation process to win support for a new policy or strategy;
- Critically review and assess effectiveness of performance information systems and committees.
Generic skills
- You should also have developed the following generic skills: • 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
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Written response to governance in tertiary education debates
| Week 3 | 30% |
Written assignment
| End of term | 70% |
Additional details
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- Term 3 - Online
Coordinator Arnaldo Barone Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 12 July 2021 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students should familiarise themselves with the online platform and may like to take the opportunity to read through preliminary information about the subject and the services and support that is available to them. Students are encouraged to use this time to also introduce themselves to peers and teaching staff and to learn about those they will be studying with throughout the term. Teaching period 19 July 2021 to 12 September 2021 Last self-enrol date 13 July 2021 Census date 6 August 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 August 2021 Assessment period ends 19 September 2021 Term 3 contact information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT.Academic contact: Dr Gwilym Croucher, gscrou@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Set readings are provided online before the subject commences.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Tertiary Education (Management) Course Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education (Governance) Course Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education (Management) - Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 10 February 2024