Bachelor of Administration
Business, Commerce and Management Studies - Office Administration
Purpose and Rationale
The BAdmin degree aims to achieve the following objectives:
- Award a professional qualification in Public Administration to learners.
- Equip students with graduate-level knowledge in Public Administration.
- Produce competent and efficient administrators for employment in governmental and non-governmental organizations.
- Provide opportunities for continued personal and intellectual growth for students.
Outcomes
- Understand public administration and its environment###
- Understand, interpret and implement public policy as contained in legislation###
- Understand and apply sound financial management principles###
- Understand the organisational arrangements that are involved in public administration###
- Understand the provision and utilisation of human resources in public administration.
- Understand the control mechanisms that are utilized in public administration and its environment###
- Understand and apply work procedures in public administration###
- Apply the skills, values and knowledge pertaining to Public Administration in the public, private and non governmental institutions###
- Gather, analyse and interpret data in the field of Public Administration###
- Understand the political dynamics and government functioning###
- Understand and apply basic computing skills###
- Understand and interpret administrative law with a view of strengthening public administration skills### and
- Communicate effectively in the working environment.
Assessment Criteria
A comprehensive range of assessment criteria will be used to determine learner achievement. The overall criteria will include, but will not be confined to:
- Demonstrating the ability to understand public administration and its environment
- Demonstrating the ability to interpret and implement public policy as contained in legislation
- Demonstrating the ability to apply sound financial management principles
- Demonstrating the ability to apply organisational arrangements that are applicable in public administration
- Demonstrating the ability to apply and utilize human resources in public administration
- Demonstrating the ability to apply work procedures in public administration
- Demonstrating the ability to apply the skills, values and knowledge pertaining to public administration in public, private, and non-governmental institutions
- Demonstrating the ability to explain the research process and analyze and interpret research results
- Demonstrating the ability to explain political dynamics and government functioning
- Demonstrating the ability to apply basic computing skills
- Demonstrating the ability to interpret administrative law
- Demonstrating the ability to communicate effectively in the working environment.
Integrated assessment will be utilized, which is a rigorous system of continuous assessment reflecting the learner's integration of knowledge and skills. The assessment strategies will include tutorials, practicals, tests, and written and oral examinations.
Qualification Details
- Type
- National First Degree
- NQF Level
- 07
- Min. Credits
- 360
- SAQA Source
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