Advanced Course in Good Governance in Africa (77112)

Duration: Six months

Language medium: English

Target group:

Professionals in different fields; members of different political parties and formations; civil servants, civil society activists and community leaders; women and gender activists; students and youth; and spiritual/religious leaders and activists.

Admission requirements:

Students with relevant NQF level 5 qualifications will be eligible to be admitted to this unit standard. Those without this level will be admitted if they have relevant experience. They must have basic academic writing skills like essay writing and basic research skills. For example, the ability to find materials at the library and on the internet. They should be competent in making and arguing their positions in a group setting.

Registration periods:

Semester Registration Periods

Course leader details:

Prof David Mello
DAdmin in Public Administration
Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and international Affairs
Public Affairs and Ethics
0123524030
emellodm@unisa.ac.za

Programme administrator:

Ms Sonja Geyer
Administrator
Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs
Office no. 03 - 009
Robert Sobukwe Building
012 337 6013
geyersd@unisa.ac.za

Purpose statement:

To build basic knowledge on governance and leadership
To familiarise participants with the good governance challenges in Africa.
To discuss how to address bad governance practices including corruption.
To familiarise participants with National, Regional and International mechanisms to Eradicate Corruption
To enable participants to interpret and formulate policies and positions on governance issues.
To enable participants to use statistics to measure good governance.
To appraise students on the relationship between good governance and human security
To enable students to develop integrity management framework

Modules:

GOCAFRV - Anti-corruption agenda and integrity management

GOCAFRW - Good Governance Concepts and Principles

GOCAFRX - The Role of Good Governance and Civil Society in Human Security in Africa