Faculty of Governance

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Standalone courses that do not belong to a defined program sequence.

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Institutional Accountability in a Third-Party Investigation
A corrections institution retains outside lawyers to investigate a senior officer, issues contradictory instructions, posts a notice barring entry while ordering return, and terminates without reasons. This course examines the governance failures at every stage.
When a Resident Dies: Governance and Organizational Accountability
The governance obligations that arise when a resident death occurs at a contracted care facility in Alberta — what the executive director and board must do, regulatory response, and organizational recovery.
The Board That Hollowed the Society
What the Hollowed Society scenario reveals about board obligations to known creditors, wind-up governance failures, and what a board should have done at each decision point.
Product Liability: When Your Product Causes Harm (Faculty of Governance lens)
Examines product liability exposure and governance obligations when a rebranded imported kettle causes consumer burns, triggering claims, insurance questions, and recall considerations.
Board Composition Models in Professional Self-Governance
Examines a 2026 constitutional challenge in British Columbia testing government authority to restructure board composition of a legal profession regulator with 17 directors drawn from elected and appointed streams.