Assignment:
Option 1 Conduct a review of the governance of your organisation (or one with which you are familiar) in the form of a report to the Chairman (or President) of the Governing Board of Directors. In the brief report use the concepts, tools and techniques learned in this subject to review the structure, process and effectiveness of the governance of the organisation and to make recommendations for appropriate improvements.
Option 2 You are required to consider a publicly listed company whose business performance has been criticised publicly and, using its annual report, reference documents about the company (e.g. analysts' reports, in-depth interviews and articles, documents on company's website) review its governance protocols and practices. (This could include independence of directors, length of tenure of directors, other responsibilities of directors, etc.).
The report should include:
A) An outline of, and brief discussion of the importance of, the bases or criteria for the review of the organisation's governance (e.g., refer to which standards or guiding principles are relevant for the review) and why you need to use them.
B) A brief critical review of the relevance of concepts, principles, standards or other tools and techniques learnt during this subject, in conducting your review.
C) A list of recommendations for suggested improvement based on your review.
Whichever option you choose the report should include:
A) An outline of, and brief discussion of the importance of, the bases or criteria for the review of the organisation's governance (e.g., refer to which standards or guiding principles are relevant for the review) and why you need to use them. (approx 1,000 words)
B) A brief critical review of the organisation's governance applying the relevant concepts, principles, standards or other tools and techniques learnt during this subject, in accordance with your discussion in (a) (approx 1,200 words)
C) A list of recommendations for suggested improvement based on your review. (approx 300 words)