Advanced Diploma in General Management
Business, Commerce and Management Studies - Generic Management
Purpose and Rationale
Purpose:
The Advanced Diploma in General Management will equip learners with the ability to integrate different management disciplines that are not the managers' core disciplines to translate the organisation and business strategy into measurable outcomes within the private or public sector. The qualification seeks to enhance the leadership, general management, and entrepreneurial capabilities of learners and executives by creating and disseminating knowledge and best practices through scholarship, practitioner-focused research, innovative qualification design, and efficient and effective qualification delivery. Qualifying learners will be able to demonstrate knowledge, skills, and applied competence in the field of general management that provides opportunities for continued personal growth through lifelong learning, gainful economic activity, and rewarding contributions to society. By combining theory and practice the qualification aims to help learners to apply sound concepts to practical opportunities and challenges, and to support them in their careers towards becoming leaders who can transform organisations and the country.
Rationale:
Through extensive engagement with corporate South Africa, the institution has gained insight into the development needs of the leadership and management disciplines. This qualification is a focused and specialised qualification at NQF level 7, which speaks to the need for greater senior management competencies in South Africa and Africa. The qualification is suitable for continuing professional development through the inculcation of a deep and systematic understanding of current thinking, practice theory, and methodology in management development. The qualification also provides vertical articulation onto an NQF level 8 qualification such as the Postgraduate Diploma in General Management and the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration. The addition of this qualification will strengthen the institution's portfolio of offerings and specifically assist in reinforcing the company-specific offering, which is a key contribution to addressing the current shortage of suitably skilled and qualified business leaders and senior managers in South Africa and Africa.
Outcomes
- Understand the core knowledge and skills in general management required of a manager at this level.
- Identify and apply appropriate problem-solving techniques for effective business management.
- Apply research skills to access, process, and manage information.
- Communicate effectively at the required level in general management.
- Understand the leadership role.
- Explore thinking and learning strategies.
Assessment Criteria
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
- Analyse and apply learning strategies appropriate to the foundational manager level in the work context.
- Evaluate own performance and the performance of others, and take appropriate action where necessary.
- Take responsibility for own learning within a structured learning process, and promote the learning of others.
- Develop personal awareness and self-directed effectiveness through reflection and through actively engaging the assistance of a mentor or coach.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:
- Apply the principles of problem-solving at the foundational management level.
- Interpret and evaluate a range of data to identify defined, routine and new problems in a familiar context.
- Evaluate these problems and apply solutions using relevant evidence and procedures appropriate to business management.
- Monitor and evaluate the chosen solution, and understand the consequences.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:
- Gather information from a range of sources, and organise the information according to the task.
- Analyse, organise and evaluate information using basic processes.
- Translate information into applied general management practice.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:
- Understand and apply the appropriate theoretical principles of written and oral business communication at the foundational management level.
- Communicate information reliably, accurately, and coherently.
- Select the appropriate medium and convention for the context, audience, and purpose of the communication.
- Understand conventions around intellectual property, copyright and plagiarism, and the associated implications.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:
- Explain the differences between managing and leading.
- Be accountable for own actions.
- Respect and work effectively with others.
- Take supervisory responsibility for others in a defined context, and oversee the responsible use of resources, where appropriate.
- Follow prescribed organisational and professional ethical codes of conduct, values, and practices and seek guidance where necessary.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6:
- Analyse and apply learning strategies appropriate to the foundational manager level in the work context.
- Evaluate own performance and the performance of others, and take appropriate action where necessary.
- Take responsibility for own learning within a structured learning process, and promote the learning of others.
- Develop personal awareness and self-directed effectiveness through reflection and through actively engaging the assistance of a mentor or coach.
Integrated Assessment:
Assessment of this qualification will be done in an integrated manner using a combination of formative and summative assessment tools and techniques. Assessment of assignments and tasks to be carried out in the workplace and supervised by workplace mentors will constitute part of the overall assessment of the learner.
Qualification Details
- Type
- Advanced Diploma
- NQF Level
- 07
- Min. Credits
- 120
- SAQA Source
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