Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource Management

Outcomes

1. Module Title: Business Management 1A. Credit Points:
2. At the end of the module the learner will be able to: Define Management. Trace the evolution of management theories. Outline the challenges confronting managers. Describe the management environment. Describe the functions of managers. Differentiate between the different functions of management.
3. Module Title: Business Management 1B. Credit Points:
4. At the end of the module the learner will be able to: Conceptualise the skills managers must acquire in their roles. Analyse the four primary management tasks. Explain the interaction between the four primary management tasks. Describe decision-making as a supportive management task. Analyse leading as a management task with the focus on motivation and communication.
5. Module Title: Business Management 2A. Credit Points:
6. At the end of the module the learner will be able to: Describe the nature and scope of marketing. Identify environmental factors that impact on the marketing of the organisation. Clarify the factors that influence consumer behaviour. Determine target markets and undertake market segmentation for particular products and services. Explain the elements of the marketing mix.
7. Module Title: Business Management 2B. Credit Points:
8. At the end of the module the learner will be able to: Describe the nature and scope of operations management. Assess the requirements for making decisions related to each part of the operations function. Explain how effective operations strategies are developed. Discuss how managers can improve quality. Explain the concept of supply chain management. Describe the importance of distribution channels.
9. Module Title: Business Management 3A. Credit Points:
10. At the end of this module the learner will be able to: Explain concepts in financial management. Apply budgeting principles in the financial management of a business. Forecast the financial requirements of a business. Distinguish between the different forms of financing available to a business. Discuss the importance of working capital management. Display knowledge of Cost-Volume-Profit analysis. Apply ratio analysis in determining the viability of a business.
11. Module Title: Business Management 3B. Credit Points:
12. At the end of this module the learner will be able to: Explain the importance of strategic management. Describe the steps in the strategic management process. Differentiate between corporate, business and functional level strategies. Describe the five competitive forces. Discuss the various competitive strategies.
13. Module Title: Economics 1A. Credit Points:
14. At the end of this module the learner will be able to: Explain the economic problem of scarcity. Discuss the goals and instruments of a market economy. Analyse the forces of supply and demand. Identify and explain the role of the various economic subjects in the economy. Interpret price elasticity of demand, income elasticity and cross-price elasticity. Explain the concept of a rational consumer. Apply the important production concepts. Apply the important cost concepts. Analyse and identify the economic dynamics of the various market structures. Recognise the limitations of markets. Explain how government's influence improves on market allocations.
15. Module Title: Economics 1B. Credit Points:
16. At the end of this module the learner will be able to: Explain the basic principles of macroeconomics. Demonstrate knowledge of competing macroeconomic theories. Demonstrate knowledge of macroeconomic variables and the measurement of such variables. Explain the basic relationships between different macroeconomic variables. Recognise the relationships between national income, unemployment, budget, deficit, money supply, interest rate, inflation rate, exchange rate and trade deficit. Construct a simple macroeconomic model based on aggregate demand and aggregate supply. Outline the implications of international trade and capital movements for macroeconomic aggregates in a small open economy.
17. Module Title: Human Resource Management 2A. Credit Points:
18. At the end of this module the learner will be able to: Define the sphere of responsibility of human resource management. Evaluate the development of human resource management. Explain the relationship between a human resource strategy and business strategy. Describe the components of an HRM system. Identify the challenges/issues facing human resources.
19. Module Title: Human Resource Management 2B. Credit Points:
20. At the end of this module the learner will be able to: Define strategic human resource planning. Explain the human resources planning process. Discuss job analysis. Identify methods of recruiting staff. Describe the recruitment and selection processes. Describe decision strategies for selection. Explain the impact of legal concerns on recruitment and selection.
21. Module Title: Business Mathematics. Credit Points:
22. At the end of this module the learner will be able to: Apply basic numeracy skills. Explain and apply the concept of a function. Solve linear equations and inequalities. Determine the time value of money. Calculate simple index numbers and perform transformations. Explain how to collect and present data. Calculate basic measures of dispersion.
23. Module Title: End User Computing. Credit Points:
24. At the end of this module the learner will be able to: Discuss the different types of end user computing systems and their levels of support. Describe common features of personal productivity tools. Explain how applications can be integrated to work together. Describe the features and functions of word processing programmes and desktop publishing. Demonstrate the ability to work on electronic spreadsheets. Explain how personal information is used by managers to organize daily activities. Use graphic and presentation software. Use the internet to conduct basic research.
25. Module Title: Financial Accounting. Credit Points:
26. At the end of this module the learner will be able to: Prepare journal entries (subsidiary journals)### post the entries to the ledger. Prepare a trail balance and correct the trial balance where necessary. Prepare the financial statements of a sole trader. Identify, explain, calculate, record, present and disclose receivables, payables, inventories, cash and property, plant and equipment. Prepare a reconciliation of debtors and creditors accounts. Prepare a statement of receipts and payments and financial statements of a non-trading enterprise. Prepare a bank reconciliation statement. Classify and interpret financial data for a business.
27. Module Title: Management Accounting. Credit Points:
28. At the end of this module the learner will be able to: Explain the need for pre-determined costs and management accounting systems. Distinguish between direct and indirect costs and fixed and variable costs. Calculate the value of stock using different valuation methods. Explain Absorption Costing. Explain Marginal Costing and Breakeven Analysis. Determine the optimal costing methods (Absorption Costing vs Marginal Costing). Explain the principles of effective budgeting. Implement Cost control using Standard Costing methods. Use techniques of Investment Appraisal.
29. Module Title: Business Communication. Credit Points:
30. At the end of this module the learner will be able to: Write paragraphs and essays on selected topics. Transcode texts from the spoken to the written mode. Explain a selection of idiomatic expressions. Explain the relationship between generalisations and specifics in a text. Write business communications in a variety of forms. Describe the effects of culture on the communication process. Analyse the requirements for an intended audience. Describe the way the written or spoken communication responds to the specific needs of the audience. Explain the critical elements that shape communication situations.
31. Module Title: Information Systems. Credit Points:
32. At the end of this module the learner will be able to: Explain the operational, managerial and strategic roles of information systems. Explain the basic information system concepts. Display knowledge of the concepts, developments, and managerial implications involved in computer hardware, software, database management and telecommunications technologies. Describe how information technology is used in modern information systems to support the end user collaboration, enterprise operations, managerial decision making, and strategic advantage. Utilise IS systems to make decisions.
33. Module Title: Human Resource Management 3A. Credit Points:
34. At the end of this module the learner will be able to: Define performance management. Explain the objectives of performance management. Evaluate the performance appraisal process. Provide examples of rater errors. Explain the importance of the feedback process. Describe the link between performance management and the other HRM functions.
35. Module Title: Business Statistics. Credit Points:
36. At the end of this module the learner will be able to: Explain why quantitative techniques are important to a manager. Perform statistical analyses to extract additional information from business data. Manipulate gathered data through various statistical methods. Prepare and interpret reports expressed in statistical terms. Assess validity of statistical findings.
37. Module Title: Human Resource Management 3B. Credit Points:
38. At the end of this module the learner will be able to: Identify the major purposes of training and development. Explain how to conduct a training needs assessment. Identify different training and development techniques. Explain the importance of relevant legislation. Describe the link between training and development and the other HRM functions.
39. Module Title: Human Resource Management 3C. Credit Points:
40. At the end of this module the learner will be able to: Define the concept of employee or labour relations. Explain the tripartite relationship in employee relations. Display knowledge of relevant labour legislation. Describe the collective bargaining process. Describe the link between employee relations and the other HRM functions.
41. Module Title: Human Resource Management 3D. Credit Points:
42. At the end of this module the learner will be able to: Explain the link between compensation, motivation and performance. Define job evaluation. Describe various compensation systems. Describe employee assistance programmes. Explain how domestic and international HRM differ.
43. Module Title: Business Law. Credit Points:
44. At the end of this module the learner will be able to: Describe the legal framework within which businesses operate. Explain the requirements associated with the formulation of a contract. Outline the rights of parties associated with sale agreements. Outline the rights of parties associated with lease agreements. List the salient details of the laws associated with employment. Identify the essential elements of any contract of insurance.
45. Module Title: Project. Credit Points:
46. At end of this module the learner will be able to: To perform a sustained exercise in research in the field of human resource management. Demonstrate competency in research methodology. To write a research report. To draw conclusions and make appropriate recommendations arising out of the research.

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