TSIBA Business School

Bachelor of Business Administration

Business, Commerce and Management Studies - Generic Management

Purpose and Rationale

Bachelor of Business Administration

Purpose:

The Bachelor of Business Administration aims to develop knowledge and skills essential in various management sub-sectors, unlocking individual potential, facilitating career advancement, and enabling mobility between different economic sectors. The program seeks to cultivate proficient individuals capable of enhancing organizational productivity and efficiency, while also recognizing and upgrading the abilities of those already engaged in general management. By offering a mix of core competencies for a comprehensive understanding of general and public management, coupled with electives for specialized management skills, the qualification encourages continuous learning throughout one's career.

Rationale:

This qualification acknowledges the expected skills and knowledge of stakeholders aspiring to leadership or managerial roles in both private and public sectors. Graduates may find themselves overseeing people, resources, projects, human resources, public relations, advertising, promotions, portfolios, and more. The program's adaptable structure accommodates a diverse array of roles and contexts across industries and the public sector. By imparting a broad range of industry-relevant knowledge and skills critical for career progression, the Bachelor of Business Administration equips learners to become competent professionals in management. It offers a nationally recognized qualification accessible to both students and working professionals, aiming to cultivate informed and skilled management individuals for a successful career path at the National Second Degree level. The focus lies on developing the necessary skills, knowledge, values, and attitudes essential for further career advancement.

Outcomes

Assessment Criteria

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1.1:

  • Use information and communication technology to gather data.
  • Convert data into information.
  • Identify and prioritise relevant information.
  • Hypothesise and test validity of issues through the analysis and synthesis of information gathered.
  • Use appropriate tools and frameworks to analyse the information.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1.2:

  • Communicate any number of issues with those individuals with whom the learner works and interacts.
  • Use information and communication technology to facilitate the dissemination of information.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1.3:

  • Use basic numeracy skills in a range of commonly used business calculations.
  • Interpret numerical information relating to their field of specialization.
  • Use numerical information to test hypotheses.
  • Meaningfully interpret statistics to generate logical conclusions.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2.1:

  • Take disparate pieces of information to a business problem and put them together in compelling findings, solutions, and recommendations.
  • Select and use appropriate business strategies for the context, business environment, individual, or company.
  • Choose strategies that create the highest value for the individual or company.
  • Utilize financial management tools and processes contributing to profitability and efficiency.
  • Identify, manage, review, and improve business processes.
  • Identify creative approaches to business problems.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3.1:

  • Manage the environment democratically to encourage creative and critical thinking.
  • Assist others in solutions to personal or social problems.
  • Inspire, support, and promote a culture of performance excellence.
  • Display fair and growth-promoting leadership.
  • Help others manage themselves, time, physical space, and resources.
  • Evaluate and adjust actions showing knowledge and understanding of management and administration.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3.2:

  • Demonstrate the importance of teamwork in a business.
  • Enhance teamwork through motivational strategies.
  • Resolve conflict situations ethically and sensitively.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3.3:

  • Prioritise work and make alternative plans when necessary.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3.4:

  • Cultivate a critical, committed, and ethical attitude.
  • Promote democratic values and attitudes in business and society.
  • Evaluate professional progress effectively.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4.1:

  • Understand South Africa's economic realities for identifying entrepreneurial opportunities.
  • Apply appropriate research techniques for entrepreneurial ventures.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4.2:

  • Formulate and implement marketing and operational plans.
  • Identify financing options and access required finance.
  • Successfully repay debt funding.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5.1:

  • Participate as responsible citizens in local, national, and global communities.
  • Develop and implement solutions to community needs.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5.2:

  • Transfer business knowledge to the community effectively.
  • Be viewed as worthy of confidence and attention by the community/client.

Integrated Assessment:

  • Assess the ability to manage competently in South African organizations.
  • Measure integration of roles, knowledge, and skills in the program.
  • Assess applied competence in managerial actions.
  • Evaluate practical, foundational, and reflexive competences.
  • Criteria include generating options, identifying appropriate actions, explaining selections, performing actions, monitoring performance, evaluating, reflecting, and developing future plans.

Qualification Details

Type
National First Degree
NQF Level
07
Min. Credits
369
SAQA Source
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TSIBA Business School
Description
TSIBA Business School is a private, not-for-profit business school located in Cape Town, South Africa. It was established in 2004 with the aim of providing high-quality business education to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. TSIBA offers a range of business programs, including undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, as well as short courses and executive education programs. The school focuses on developing entrepreneurial and leadership skills, with a strong emphasis on social entrepreneurship and sustainable business practices. One of the unique aspects of TSIBA is its commitment to providing financial assistance to students who would otherwise not be able to afford a business education. The school operates on a "full-cost recovery" model, where students who can afford to pay for their education do so, and those who cannot receive scholarships or financial aid. TSIBA also places a strong emphasis on community engagement and social impact. The school partners with local businesses and organizations to provide students with real-world learning opportunities and to contribute to the development of the local community. Overall, TSIBA Business School aims to provide a high-quality business education that is accessible to individuals from all backgrounds, while also promoting social entrepreneurship and sustainable business practices.

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