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Public accountability and transparency index (PATI)

ThemeItem: Information on or reference toRange of scoresTotal score per theme
Panel A: Public accountability and transparency index (PATI)
(i) Overview of report (REP)Auditors’ report (AUDR)0-630
 Statement of accounting policies (SOAP)0-6 
 Directory information (DINFO)0-6 
 Statement of managerial responsibility (SOMR)0-6 
 Brief summary (BSUM)0-6 
(ii) Overview of university (UNI)Statement of objectives (SOB)0-6 
 Risks identification, management and disclosures (RISKMD)0-642
 Descriptive report/general operating review (DRGR)  
 Financial review (FINR)0-6 
 Key facts and figures (KFAF)0-6 
 Key performance indicators (KPIs)0-6 
 Prospective information (PINFO)0-6 
(iii) Financial items (FIN)Financial performance statement (FPS)0-666
 Statement of cash flows (SOCF)0-6 
 Statement of cost of services SOCS)0-6 
 Financial position statement (FINPS)0-6 
 Budget information (BINFO)0-6 
 Overhead allocation (OVAL)0-6 
 Depreciation (DEPN)0-6 
 Financial ratios (FRAT)0-6 
 Investments (INVS)0-6 
 Total value of estates (TVOE)0-6 
 Commitments and contingencies (CACO)0-6 
(iv) General services: Input (of students and resources) (GEN)Student numbers (SNOS)0-648
 Cost per equivalent full-time student (CEFTS)0-6 
 Revenues (REVS)0-6 
 Staff (STAFF)0-6 
 Measures on equity and access information (EGINFO)0-6 
 Qualification of student intake (QOSI)0-6 
 Space (SPACE)0-6 
 Financial aid (FAID)0-6 
(v) Teaching services: Process (TPRO)Student: staff ratios (SSR)0-630
 Processes to ensure quality of teaching (PTEQT)0-6 
 Library service information (LSINFO)0-6 
 Computer service information (CSINFO)0-6 
 Fields of study (FSTUDY)0-6 
(vi) Teaching services: output/outcomes (TOUT)Graduates (GRADS)0-648
 Destination of students (DOSTDS)0-6 
 Departmental reviews (DEPTR)0-6 
 Pass and completion rates (PASSR)0-6 
 Student satisfaction (SSAT)0-6 
 Employer satisfaction (ESAT)0-6 
 UG courses completed/100 EFTS (UGCC)0-6 
 Average time to complete programme (ATTCP)0-6 
(vii) Research services (RES)Graduates pass and completion rates (GRDS)0-630
 Postgraduate students (PGS)0-6 
 Research income (RINCOME)0-6 
 Publications (PUBS)0-6 
 Destination of research graduates (DORSTDS)0-6 
(viii) Community services (COM)Local community service (LCS)0-648
 Information on alumni activities, involvement and participation (ALUMNI)0-6 
 National community service (NCS)0-6 
 International community service (ICS)0-6 
 Environmental-related information (ERINFO)0-6 
 Employee health and safety-related information (EHSINFO)0-6 
 Equal employment opportunity information (EEOINFO)0-6 
 Staff training and development information (STDINFO)0-6 
Total57 Public accountability and transparency Index (PATI) Items 342
Scoring procedure: PATI
0. No disclosure information
1. Disclosure focussing on only past information
2. Disclosure focussing on past/backward looking and future/forward looking information
3. Disclosure focussing on past, future and bad/negative news information
4. Disclosure focussing on past, future, bad and good/positive news information
5. Disclosure focussing on past, future, bad, good and qualitative/non-monetary information
6. Disclosure focussing on past, future, bad, good, qualitative and quantitative/monetary information
Panel B: Quality of board audit committee (QBACI)
The presence of an audit committee (ACOM)0-114
Composed by at least 3 independent members of the governing board, co-opted members with relevant expertise or interest who are not members of the governing board. (COM)0-1 
Chaired by an independent member (CHAIR)0-1 
Disclosure of membership (DOM)0-1 
Disclosure of meetings attendance record (DOMAR)0-1 
Disclosure of the committee’s remit/terms of reference (DOCR)0-1 
Review of committee effectiveness and Performance (RCEP)0-1 
Whether there sufficient internal controls are in place (INTERCON)0-1 
Arrangement relating to risk governance and disclosure (RISKGD)0-1 
Whether there is sufficient and well re-sourced internal audit unit (INAUDIT)0-1 
Statement on going concern status (GCS)0-1 
Mix of skill and experience – whether at least one member has recent and relevant experience in finance, accounting or auditing. (FINLIT)0-1 
Frequency of committees meetings – if the committee meets at least 4 times in a year (FCMS)0-1 
Whether an academic (with or without accounting and finance experience) is present on the committee (NAFA)0-1 
TotalQuality of board audit committee index (QBACI) Items 14
Scoring procedure: QBACI
Binary/dichotomous: zero for absence; 1 for presence

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