Bachelor of Administration
Business, Commerce and Management Studies - Public Administration
Purpose and Rationale
Purpose
- All learners will take Public Administration over three years and receive three full years of education and training in this core subject.
- Learners will also take Business Management across all three years as essential for functioning efficiently and effectively in public administration.
- In the first year, learners will take a foundational module in end-user computing to use standard software for word-processing, presentations, and data management.
- A second foundational module will focus on academic literacy for public administration, continuing through the second and third years.
- Learners can select elective subjects like politics, sociology, psychology, and industrial psychology to complement core subjects and specialize in public administration.
- In the third year, there is a focus on research to prepare learners to conduct research as part of a team.
Rationale
- Bachelor of Administration addresses human capacity needs for public administration in alignment with:
- Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) (2014 - 2019)
- National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) III
- Needs of the Mpumalanga Provincial Government: Socio-Economic Review and Outlook (2018)
- Local Government Sector and Education and Training Authority (LGSETA)
- The qualification targets various roles like Civil Servants, Education Administrators, and supports public sector capacity and service delivery.
- Provides skilled administrators and managers for public service functions and responsibilities.
- Alleviates skills shortages in the public administration sector.
- Addresses challenges in local government capacity and administration in South Africa.
- Contributes towards a better Africa and world through skilled public administrators.
- Learning pathway: National Senior Certificate; Bachelor of Administration; Work/Bachelor of Administration (Honours) or Postgraduate Diploma in a specialization area.
Outcomes
- Demonstrate detailed knowledge of key terms, concepts, principles, insights and issues relating to public administration.
- Assess, evaluate, integrate and apply such knowledge to address complex and multidisciplinary management issues in the public sector.
- Demonstrate an understanding of knowledge competition and that community members may have different expectations and needs and expect people to reflect this understanding in multiple views and perspectives.
- Identify suitable methods for data collection, and to justify those methods### investigate the sources of and validated the data### and evaluate its suitability for building, sustaining and defending arguments in the public sector.
- Deal with complex socio-economic problems in familiar and unfamiliar settings, identify solutions and evaluate those solutions in the light of the understanding that problem-solving is context-bound and does not happen in isolation.
- Make decisions, justify decisions and act ethically and professionally at all times, and be accountable for one's actions.
- Undertake independent research and show the ability to analyse and synthesise information and make recommendations to address issues and solve problems relating to public administration.
Assessment Criteria
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcomes:
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Understand the theories, principles, procedures, and practices, research methodologies, methods, and techniques in public administration:
- Demonstrated in assignments, research reports, and examinations.
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Apply and integrate knowledge from public administration and business management:
- Demonstrated in assignments and exams, in both familiar and unfamiliar contexts.
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Manage complex problems, integrate alternative ideas, and apply knowledge from public administration:
- Demonstrated in assignments, research reports, and exams.
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Identify appropriate methods, including statistical methods, and choose a range of methods in research reports.
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Manage complex problems, integrate alternative ideas, and apply knowledge from public administration:
- Demonstrated in assignments, research reports, and exams.
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Identify ethical issues and address them effectively:
- Demonstrated in assignments, research projects, and exams.
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Conceptualise and present the project question and scope:
- Prepare a literature review, project plan with timeframes and budget, and identify appropriate methods, including statistical methods.
- Collect, collate, and analyse data, interpret and discuss data in the context of literature review, formulate recommendations, and prepare a research report.
- Seek approval for ethical issues if necessary.
Integrated Assessment:
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Formative Assessment:
- Range of assignments throughout modules with comprehensive feedback for improvement.
- Tasks well-aligned with learning outcomes, empowering learners to monitor and develop their learning.
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Summative Assessment:
- Manifests at the end of each module in a single formal examination.
- Includes 1 assignment and 1 test per term, with the final examination being the summative assessment.
- Final module mark is a weighted average of formative assessment (60% for tests, 40% for other assignments) and summative assessment (final examination).
Qualification Details
- Type
- National First Degree
- NQF Level
- 07
- Min. Credits
- 360
- SAQA Source
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