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Integrated Management Practice - PBA4809
Post Graduate Diploma Semester module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: PBA4801, PBA4805, PBA4806, PBA4807, PBA4808
Purpose: This module forms part of the PGD (business administration). The qualification aims to provide students with competencies to function effectively on entry and middle management level. Students who complete this module will have the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to synthesise and integrate the eight discipline-based modules of the PGD (business administration). Students who complete this module will be able to determine the information to be gathered regarding the economy, stakeholder groups, value chains, leadership and organisational behaviour and the financial position of an organisation for well-informed decision-making. It implies a holistic framework, the required perspectives and the ability to empower other people, to unlock hidden talent and to enhance the required resources. For the module students need to synthesise and integrate cross-disciplinary knowledge and skills to connect application. The module provides fundamental competencies which will support further studies and applications in the fields of Business Administration and Business Leadership.
Strategic Project Management - PSM4825
Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to equip qualifying students with knowledge, skills, values and attitudes that will enable them to integrate principles of project management within the supply chain space. Furthermore, this module is intended to enable students to apply good practice project management methodology for the delivery of supply chain management strategies. It is intended to equip students with competencies that will enable them to reflect on an meet the challenges and needs of the continental and global supply chain management through effective strategic decision making.
Managing Project Execution and Control - PGM4811
Post Graduate Diploma Semester module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: PGM4812, PGM4813, PGM4814. PGM4815, PGM4816, PGM4817
Purpose: The purpose of the module is to provide qualifying students with knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to enable them to create project value and control project parameters. The learning in this will specifically enable students to select, the right project through development of a business case; project initiation through vreating a project charter; defining the projct plan through creating and using a work breakdown structure (WBS); and scheduling and controlling the project through various models.
Managing Project Stakeholders - PGM4812
Post Graduate Diploma Semester module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: PGM4811, PGM4813, PGM4814. PGM4815, PGM4816, PGM4817
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to provide students with the requisite knowledge and competencies which will enable them to improve the success rate of projects through the development of appropriate management strategies to effectively engage relevant internal and external stakeholders and project teams. Cricial in this regard, is the importance of consistent and effective communication, performance, and conflict resolution and negotiation management throughout the various stages of the project life cycle.
Managing Project Cost and Finance - PGM4813
Post Graduate Diploma Semester module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: PGM4811, PGM4812, PGM4814. PGM4815, PGM4816, PGM4817
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to equip qualifying students with knowledge, skills, values and attitudes within the project environment to perform project cost estimation and determine project financing requirements within an organisation. Students will acquire a knowledge base of various cost estimation techniques applicable for project costing. Further, students will also master project financing requirements, financial instruments and the role of financial model in managing project funding. Finally, students will incorporate project finance risk in determining financial transcations when performing annual reviews during project execution.
Managing Project Risk - PGM4814
Post Graduate Diploma Semester module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: PGM4811, PGM4812, PGM4813. PGM4815, PGM4816, PGM4817
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to enable qualifying students to acquire knowledge, skills, values and attitude in relation to the importance of managing risk in the procurement of projects processes from start to finish.
Managing Project Procurement and Contracts - PGM4815
Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: PGM4811, PGM4812, PGM4813. PGM4814, PGM4816, PGM4817
Purpose: The purpose of the module is to provide qualifying students with competenties of function effectively in senior and executive procurement and contract management positions. More specifically students will gain knowledge, values, attitudes and skills in procurement and contract management required to effectively make and implement procurement and contract management decisions in support of delivering projects in complex, uncertain and volatile business environments. Qualifying learners are able to lead and manage procurement individuals and teams enabling execution of projects by utilising their analytical and deciosn-making skills, respecting different opinions, challenging their own thinking and questionong conventional wisdom.
Managing Project Leadership - PGM4816
Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: PGM4811, PGM4812, PGM4813. PGM4814, PGM4815, PGM4817
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to equip qualifying students with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes that will introduce them to senior management decision-making model. the learning in this module will primarily enable students to prioritise, assess risk and deply resources for addressing the risks accross an entire organisation. It will further provide students with contemporary and comprehensive knowledge base on how to develop project management as an organisational practice for successful projects.
Integrated Project Management Practice - PGM4817
Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: PGM4811, PGM4812, PGM4813, PGM4814. PGM4815, PGM4816
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to afford qualifying student with an opportunity to demonstrate authentic, practical experience of managing all aspects of a live project through the project life cycle. It assesses the capacity of students to integrate standard project management processes and key knowledge areas through applying competencies acquired accross all modules.
Economics for Managers - PBA4801
Post Graduate Diploma Semester module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: PBA4805, PBA4806, PBA4807 and PBA4808
Purpose: This module forms part of the PGD (business administration). The qualification aims to provide students with competencies to function effectively on entry and middle management level. Students who complete this module will have the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to analyse Economics for Managers with a view to making informed business decisions. This implies that they will be enabled to explain economic phenomena that influence business organisations; predict the effect of changes in economic variables; analyse the impact of economic changes on specific business organisations; and revise business decisions by monitoring changes in economic phenomena. The module provides fundamental competencies which will support further studies and applications in the fields of Business Administration and Business Leadership.
Economics for Managers - MBA4801
Semester module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: MBA4807, MBA5926, MBA5904
Purpose: Students who complete this module will have the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to analyse Economics for Managers with a view to making informed business decisions. This implies that they will be enabled to explain economic phenomena that influence business organisations; predict the effect of changes in economic variables; analyse the impact of economic changes on specific business organisations; and revise business decisions by monitoring changes in economic phenomena. The module provides fundamental competencies which will support further studies and applications in the fields of Business Administration and Business Leadership.
Global Business Environment - PBA4802
Post Graduate Diploma Semester module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: This module forms part of the PGD (business administration). The qualification aims to provide students with competencies to function effectively on entry and middle management level. Students who complete this module will have the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to analyse the global business environment with a view to make informed business decisions. This implies that they will be enabled to integrate closed and open systems thinking; to evaluate global business opportunities for purposes of decision-making; and to design solutions for cross border business relationships. The module provides fundamental competencies which will support further studies and applications in the fields of Business Administration.
Accounting for Managers - MBA4807
Semester module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: MBA4801, MBA5926, MBA4807
Purpose: The purpose of the learning in this module is to enable students to interpret and evaluate the different financial reports; to read and analyse financial statements; understand the capital budgeting process; to evaluate a company's management of working capital; to evaluate costing and product pricing decisions; and to evaluate the budgeting process of an organisation. Qualifying students will be able to identify opportunities for innovation, and will be able to make recommendations on the implementation of financial and management accounting. These students will also be able to appreciate the role of financial and management accounting within an organisation.
Stakeholder Management - PBA4803
Post Graduate Diploma Semester module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: This module forms part of the PGD (business administration). The qualification aims to provide students with competencies to function effectively on entry and middle management level. Students who complete this module will have the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to gather, interpret and synthesise information for stakeholder group decision-making. This implies that they will be enabled to explain the influence of various contemporary theoretical perspectives on managing stakeholders; discuss the key institutional and legal frameworks that influence stakeholder group relations; assess the relationships between organisations and stakeholder groups; incorporate stakeholder group issues and expectations into business decision-making. The module provides fundamental competencies which will support further studies and applications in the fields of Business Administration and Business Leadership.
Economics for Managers - MBL4801
Semester module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: Students who complete this module will have the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to analyse Economic for Managers with ta view to making informed business decisions. This implies that they will be enabled ot explain economic phenomena that influence business organisations; predict the effect of changes in economic variables; analyse the impact of economic changes on specific business organisations; and revise business decisions by monitoring changes in economc phenomena. The module provides fundamental competencies which will support further studies and applications in the fields of Business Administration and Business Leadership
Decision Support Systems for Managers - PBA4804
Post Graduate Diploma Semester module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: This module forms part of the PGD (business administration). The qualification aims to provide students with competencies to function effectively on entry and middle management level. Students who complete this module will have the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes explaining the art and context of decision-making in business organisations. This implies that they will be enabled to evaluate the impact and consequences of decisions-making in business organisations; applying quantitative and quantitative techniques to improve decision-making; and have the insight in explaining the importance of creativity and innovation in decision-making. The module provides fundamental competencies which will support further studies and applications in the fields of Business Administration and Business Leadership.
Accounting for Managers - MBL4807
Semester module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: The purpose of the learning in this module is to enable students to interpret and evaluate the different financial reports; to read and analyse financial statements; understand the capital budgeting process; to evaluate a company's management of working capital; to evaluate costing and product pricing decisions; and to evaluate the budgeting process of an organisation. Qualifying students will be able to identify opportunities for innovation, and will be able to make recommendations on the implementation of financial and management accounting. These students will also be able to appreciate the role of financial and management accounting within an organisation.
Value Chain Management - PBA4805
Post Graduate Diploma Semester module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: PBA4801, PBA4806, PBA4807 and PBA4808
Purpose: This module forms part of the Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration. The qualification aims to provide students with competencies to function effectively on entry and middle management positions. Students that complete this module will be able to manage value chains for effective organisational functioning. Managing the value chain as a system is vital for purposes of upgrading and continuous improvement. Students will be taught how to manage a value chain with the objective of continuous improvement. This module provides fundamental competencies which will support further studies and applications in the fields of business administration and business leadership
Ethics, Governance and Sustainability in Supply Chain Management - PSM4821
Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to provide students with knowledge and competencies on sustainable supply chain theoretical frameworks, management tools, achievement of sustainable development goals (SDG 12- sustainable production and consumption) on environmental and social issues, complexity inherent to the supplier-buyer relationship. The module aims to enable students to reflect on sustainable supply chain issues in Africa, by making them aware of the pertinent issues, opportunities and importance of investing in building sustainable supply chains in order to find solutions to mitigate sustainability challenges in the given context.
Leadership and Organisational Behaviour - PBA4806
Post Graduate Diploma Semester module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: PBA4801, PBA4805, PBA4807 and PBA4808
Purpose: This module forms part of the PGD (business administration). The qualification aims to provide students with competencies to function effectively on entry and middle management level. Students who complete this module will be able to lead and manage individuals and teams and contribute to leading organisations effectively. More specifically, the purpose of the module is to gain knowledge, values, attitudes, skills, and competencies to analyse and solve problems related to current leadership challenges in the workplace. Specific reference is made to leadership theories of the 21st century, the relationship between leadership and organisation behaviour including matters such as employee motivation, conflict resolution, transformation and cultural diversity as well as new forms of organisational design. The module provides competencies which will support further studies and applications in the fields of Business Administration and Business Leadership.
Advanced Strategic Procurement and Contract Management - PSM4822
Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of the module is to empower students to acquire knowledge, values, attitudes, skills, and competencies in procurement and contract management required to effectively make and implement procurement and contract management decisions in support of delivering value in complex, uncertain and volatile business environments. Qualifying learners are able to lead and manage procurement individuals and teams enabling design and execution of procurement and contract management strategies. Furthermore, qualifying students are to apply appropriate supplier management strategies, demonstrate the capability to plan and execute enterprise and supplier development strategies by utilizing their analytical and decision-making skills, respecting different opinions, challenging their own thinking and questioning conventional wisdom
Accounting for Managers - PBA4807
Post Graduate Diploma Semester module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: PBA4801, PBA4805, PBA4806 and PBA4808
Purpose: This module forms part of the PGD (business administration). The qualification aims to provide students with competencies to function effectively on entry and middle management level. Students who complete this module will have the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to interpret and evaluate the different financial reports; to read and analyse financial statements; understand the capital budgeting process; to evaluate a company's management of working capital; to evaluate costing and product pricing decisions; and to evaluate the budgeting process of an organisation. The module provides fundamental competencies which will support further studies and applications in the fields of Business Administration and Business Leadership.
Advanced Supply Chain Operations - PSM4823
Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The modern supply chain is characterised by complexity, dynamism and uncertainty of demand and supply. As a consequence, it is forever changing. It is desirable therefore to streamline and optimise the performance of the supply chains. In this regard productivity, customer service and the desire for continuous improvement are key. This module aims to embed managing of supply chain operations as an enabler to gain strategic advantage by ensuring that the processes and tools embedded within the value chains are efficient and effective in planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling of all the resources needed to meet stakeholder needs. In particular, the purpose of the module is to provide graduating candidates with capabilities, skills, competences and knowledge to be able to measure the reliability, performance, responsiveness, flexibility and costs of supply chains as they meet supply chain and organisational goals.
Information and Knowledge Management - PBA4808
Post Graduate Diploma Semester module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: PBA4801, PBA4805, PBA4806 and PBA4807
Purpose: The module is designed to provide insight into key managerial issues in firms that use information technology, as well as the knowledge to gain and sustain a competitive advantage. The module focuses on the manipulation of data to derive information via processes and technologies that form the basis of information systems in the new economy. In addition, this module investigates the business value of knowledge and the Information System strategy with the current Digital Futures at work. For most students, the idea of business being dependent on knowledge will be new.
Supply Chain Technology, Performance and Risk Management - PSM4824
Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The primary purpose of this module is to equip students with knowledge and competencies that will enable them to make a difference by applying information and information systems to the advantage of the organization. It will further equip students with understanding of the value and uses of Management information systems to manage information, performance and various risks associated with supply chain thus enabling the use of various financial and non-financial tools to plan, measure and evaluate effectiveness and efficiency of the supply chain environment within an organisation. It also seeks to familiarize students with the theoretical background to managing information. It seeks to provide students with management overview of information systems technology with an emphasis on the operational management of information and information systems in the organisation with a focus on management issues. Furthermore, the strategic value of information and information systems will be pointed out throughout the module.