Advanced Diploma in Public Accountability

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:

• Solve problems through critical thinking
• Apply organisational monitoring and evaluation principles
• Explain the process of contracting and contract management
• Identify, solve and monitor unique issues or problems with organisational impact
• Plan and organise operations
• Use applications to promote a culture of performance and accountability
• Set overall strategic direction and lead transformational issues for organisational change and improvement
• Use relevant programmes, projects, and resources applications
• Use oversight applications for financial resources, facilities, and assets to ensure maximum benefit
• Promote a customer-centric organisation
• Assess adherence to Batho Pele principles
• Model the values of the organisation
• Assess adherence to integrity principles
• Assess anti-corruption measures
• Assess the impact of the developmental context on public value generation
• Interpret the impact of the policy framework on public accountability
• Assess leadership qualities required for public accountability practices
• Analyse governance practices for public value generation
• Develop, implement, monitor, and review public accounting procedures
• Prepare quarterly and annual financial statements

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:

• Apply organisational monitoring and evaluation principles
• Explain the process of contracting and contract management
• Identify, solve and monitor unique issues or problems with organisational impact
• Plan and organise operations
• Gather information, analyse issues, and deal with complexity and ambiguity implications
• Use applications to promote a culture of performance and accountability
• Use relevant programmes, projects, and resources applications
• Use oversight applications for financial resources, facilities, and assets
• Assess the impact of the developmental context on public value generation
• Interpret the impact of the policy framework on public accountability
• Assess leadership qualities required for public accountability practices
• Analyse governance practices for public value generation
• Develop, implement, monitor, and review public accounting procedures

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:

• Apply organisational monitoring and evaluation principles
• Assess reporting compliance in a public organisation
• Apply financial regulatory and value-for-money controls
• Do enterprise risk management
• Manage people through problem-solving, team goal-setting, and conflict management
• Identify, solve and monitor unique issues or problems with organisational impact
• Establish innovative problem-solving approaches
• Use applications to set overall strategic direction and lead transformational issues
• Apply relevant individual performance management practices
• Assess adherence to integrity principles
• Assess anti-corruption measures
• Apply public management principles in service delivery
• Analyse governance practices for public value generation
• Engage with political-administrative leadership on matters of public accountability

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:

• Assess reporting compliance in a public organisation
• Apply financial regulatory and value-for-money controls
• Do enterprise risk management
• Engage with stakeholders on political and financial oversights
• Manage people through problem-solving, team goal-setting, and conflict management
• Set shared integrity and ethical standards
• Develop, implement, monitor, and review public accounting procedures

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:

• Engage with stakeholders on political and financial oversight
• Communicate persuasively
• Use computer software for knowledge sharing
• Use research methods and written communication skills
• Build alliances for service delivery
• Engage with political-administrative leadership

Integrated Assessment:

• Modules with at least two individual assessments
• One assessment under controlled circumstances
• One take-home written assignment
• Passing grade of 50% with subminimum of 40%
• Second opportunity for assessment if attended eighty percent of contact time
• No more than 20% contribution from group assessments
• Plagiarism checks for take-home assessments
• Right to appeal assessment findings