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| Advanced Diploma |
Year module |
NQF level: 7 |
Credits: 12 |
| Module presented in English |
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| Purpose: This module focuses on the mine management needs of technical people such as mining engineers, technologists, certificated mining engineers and mining engineering managers. Young mining engineers, technologists and certificated engineers often find themselves managing people and other resources soon after they start their careers. Many South African mines, especially those that mine narrow tabular reefs, are still very labour intensive. Some mining students may find themselves in a supervisory, management or entrepreneurial roles very soon after graduating where they often have to integrate the inputs from various people in either the project or operational phases of a mine. Most engineers cannot escape involvement in commercial or administrative dealings with customers, suppliers, contractors, accountants and managers.
The purpose of this module, together with Engineering Management I and II is to introduce mining engineering students to the mining business and management environments and to equip them with the required knowledge and skills. These three modules include the syllabus prescribed by the Department of Minerals Resources (DMR) for paper B3 of the Mine Manager's Government Certificate of Competency (MMGCC). On completion of this module students will be able to apply various management principles in their organisations. The focus of this module is on content of particular importance to technical persons who want to register with the Engineering Council of South Africa as professional technologists, engineers and certificated engineers. It is believed that this module will help students to become better mining engineers, supervisors and engineering managers. |