Bachelor of Administration in Development and Management
Business, Commerce and Management Studies - Human Resources
Purpose and Rationale
Purpose:
The Bachelor of Admin in Development Management qualification aims to:
- Promote the establishment of curricula emphasising enquiry, innovation, and science within the South African developmental state environment.
- Develop healthy academic and social growth.
- Nurture essential generic skills like problem-solving, effective communication, analysis, and critical thinking across multiple related fields of study.
Rationale:
The Bachelor of Admin in Development Management qualification plays a crucial role in realizing South Africa's developmental state status by:
- Providing a qualification tailored to the country's employment needs and labour market demands.
- Equipping students with the necessary skills for postgraduate studies in various specialisations.
- Empowering students with a diverse set of fundamental skills to enable them to pursue related fields during further studies leading to an Honours Degree.
Outcomes
- A systematic and integrated knowledge and understanding of, and an ability to evaluate and apply the fundamental terms, concepts, facts principles, rules and theories of Development Management as well as one other discipline from the social and natural sciences.
- Demonstrate the ability to analyse and evaluate types of knowledge appropriate to their field of study.
- Application of appropriate discipline-related methods of scientific inquiry and an ability to independently validate sources of information and evaluate and manage the information.
- Critical reflection on, and understanding and application of, appropriate methods or practices to resolve complex socially-and economically-related problems and thereby introduce change within related practice.
- Professional and ethical behavior within an academic and discipline related environment, with sensitivity towards societal and cultural considerations.
- Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate scientific understanding and own opinions/ideas in written or oral arguments, using appropriate discipline related and academic discourse.
- Effective information and communication technology (ICT) skills.
- Effective functioning as a member and/or leader of a team or a group in scientific projects or investigations.
- Self-directed management of learning activities and responsibility for own learning progress.
Assessment Criteria
The following Associated Assessment Criteria will be assessed in an integrated manner across the Exit Level Outcomes:
- Systematic and integrated knowledge and understanding of, and an ability to analyse, evaluate and apply the fundamental terms, concepts, facts, principles, rules and theories.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply appropriate discipline-related methods of scientific inquiry and independently validate, evaluate and manage sources of information.
- Critical reflection on, and understanding and application of, appropriate methods or practices to resolve complex discipline-related problems and thereby introduce change within related practice.
- Professional and ethical behaviour within an academic and discipline-related environment, with sensitivity towards societal and cultural considerations.
- Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate scientific understanding and own opinions/ideas in written or oral arguments, using appropriate discipline-related and academic discourse as well as technology.
- Effective functioning as a member and/or leader of a team or a group in scientific projects or investigations, with self-directed management of learning activities and responsibility for own learning progress.
Integrated Assessment: This qualification employs formative, summative and integrated assessments throughout the three years of study, in the form of written tests, practical assignments, and examinations used in the various disciplines included in the qualification. The student skills should be able to communicate orally and in written format, using appropriate Information Technology (IT), are also assessed, as well as her/his computer literacy. Tests and assignments will have a weight of 50%. The Semester exam will be 1x3 hours and will weight 50%.
Qualification Details
- Type
- National First Degree
- NQF Level
- 07
- Min. Credits
- 392
- SAQA Source
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