Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Business Management
Business, Commerce and Management Studies - Generic Management
Purpose and Rationale
Purpose
The Bachelor of Commerce Honours: Business Management program has the following objectives:
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Quantitative Skills Emphasis: The program aims to produce graduates with a strong understanding of business functional areas and quantitative skills.
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Competitive Job Market Preparation: Graduates will gain exposure to management theories and practical skills to be competitive in the job market. They are encouraged to continue developing their skills throughout their careers.
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Ethical Responsibility: Emphasis is placed on the ethical responsibility of business professionals to stay informed on Strategic Management, Project Management, Organisational Behaviour, and new techniques.
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Continual Improvement: Graduates are urged to continually improve their knowledge in management areas, quantitative skills, and decision-making competencies.
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Research Emphasis: The program highlights the importance of research, continuing education, and informed interpretation of new findings.
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Critical Thinking: Students are encouraged to engage in critical thinking, reflection, independent scholarship, and staying current with professional research.
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Competitive Advantage: Graduates are academically prepared to excel in the competitive job market through academic content and research experience.
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Professionalism: Interaction between students and faculty fosters a sense of professionalism within the academic and broader community.
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Ethical Values: Graduates are encouraged to embody ethical dimensions such as justice, beneficence, and good citizenship for the greater good of the profession and South Africa.
Rationale
The primary rationale for the qualification is to:
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Provide Postgraduate Level Knowledge: Equip graduates with advanced knowledge, specific skills, and competencies in Business, Commerce, and Management.
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Lifelong Learning: Prepare graduates to be lifelong learners, employable workers/managers, entrepreneurs, and contributors to society.
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Leadership Base Widening: Contribute to the leadership base in South Africa, Southern Africa, and other African countries to enhance innovative and knowledge-based economic activities.
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Intellectual Economic Leaders: Empower graduates to understand their role as intellectual economic leaders and actively participate in societal and economic development.
Outcomes
Assessment Criteria
Summary of Competence Assessment Criteria:
Strategic Management:
- Explain strategic management in the contemporary business environment.
- Conceptualise the three key elements of the Exploring Corporate strategy model and their interrelationship.
- Critically evaluate a strategic management plan for a multi-business organisation.
- Develop a strategic plan with implementation guidelines based on the strategic management model for a small organization or a division of a multi-business organization.
Project Management:
- Understand the difference between project management and general management.
- Identify, select, plan, and implement projects efficiently.
- Monitor, control, and close projects appropriately.
- Learn soft skills necessary for project management and team empowerment.
- Apply techniques learned on projects of various complexities.
Organisational Management:
- Explore key aspects of organisational context.
- Demonstrate knowledge of psychology principles in organizations.
- Manage group behavior in an organizational context.
- Understand the impact of organization structures on effectiveness and quality of work life.
- Illustrate organizational change, leadership theories, and applications.
Finance for Non-Financial Specialists:
- Define financial terms.
- Perform financial calculations for decision-making.
- Understand and report financial position, performance, and cash flows.
- Calculate and interpret financial ratios.
- Analyze cost-volume-profit relationships and full costing.
- Draft basic budgets.
- Evaluate capital investment decisions and working capital management.
- Understand sources of finance.
Research Methodology:
- Understand research process and differentiate between qualitative and quantitative approaches.
- Search electronic databases for information.
- Construct research questions and feasible proposals.
- Write literature reviews and explain ethics in research.
- Develop sample plans, questionnaires, and understand data collection methods.
- Analyze data statistically and present research outcomes.
Research Project:
- Conduct literature study, collect and analyze research data.
- Write a report (mini dissertation) and conduct a presentation.
- Illustrate main components of the research project in poster-format.
Integrated Assessment:
- Ongoing assessment using formative and summative methods.
- Includes class tests, assignments, practical work, and examinations.
- Final marks determined separately for each module.
Assessment Criteria:
- Written assignments, oral presentations, applied skills, sustained written skills, and research skills are assessed.
- Learners must sustain an intellectual argument in a formal dissertation.
- Proposal and design of an original research study are required, followed by conducting the research and producing a dissertation.
Qualification Details
- Type
- Honours Degree
- NQF Level
- 08
- Min. Credits
- 120
- SAQA Source
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