Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Business Informatics
Business, Commerce and Management Studies - Finance Economics and Accounting
Purpose and Rationale
Qualification Purpose:
The purpose of this qualification is to provide learners with an advanced theoretical and practical knowledge about the nature of business informatics. It aims to prepare learners for research-based Postgraduate study. This qualification serves to deepen the learner's expertise in the business informatics discipline and aims to develop research capacity in the methodology and techniques of Business Informatics.
Outcomes
- Identify, analyse, formulate and solve convergent and divergent problems and issues related to the natural and human environments.
- Work effectively with others as a member of a team, group, organisation or community.
- Manage and organise own activities and life responsibly and effectively, including own studies within the open and distance learning context.
- Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information, as required.
- Communicate effectively using visual, mathematical and/or language skills in the modes of oral and for written presentation, often in pieces of sustained discourse.
- Use science and technology effectively and critically, showing responsibility towards the environment and health and well-being of others, in community, national and global context.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the world as a set of related systems by recognising that problem solving contexts do not exist in isolation, and by acknowledging own responsibilities to those in the local and broader community.
Assessment Criteria
Associated Assessment Criteria
- Problem-solving ability through economic applications in natural and biological resources
- Advanced understanding of economic theory relevant to areas of specialization
- Strategic application of business management principles in the agricultural sector
- Advanced quantitative and analytical skills in economic applications
- Comprehensive knowledge of agricultural economics, including farm management, production economics, resource economics, agricultural marketing, agricultural and rural finance, and agricultural policy
- Ability to negotiate and plan strategically
- In-depth knowledge of agricultural institutions and systems
- Knowledge of research methodology and successful application
- Theoretical basis for problem-solving in natural and biological resources
Integrated Assessment
- Formative Assessment: Includes activities in study guides, self-assessment questions, and written assignments in the form of MCQs, short questions, essays, or a combination. Students submit three assignments per module, contributing a minimum of 20% towards the final mark, with the remaining mark from the examination.
- Feedback: Provided on activities, self-assessment questions, and assignments in study guides, tutorial letters, and marked assignments. Individual feedback is given by assessors, while general feedback is provided in tutorial letters.
- Summative Assessment: Conducted through a two-hour examination per module, with feedback available to individual students upon request.
Qualification Details
- Type
- Honours Degree
- NQF Level
- 08
- Min. Credits
- 120
- SAQA Source
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