TUT Baccalaureus Technologiae BTech in Management

BACCALAUREUS TECHNOLOGIAE: MANAGEMENT

Qualification code: BTMG97 – NQF Level 7

Important notification to new applicants:

Students who intend to enrol for this qualification should take note that no new applications will be accepted as from 2020. Potential students are advised to consult the University’s website for possible new qualifications which are aligned with the newly-implemented Higher Education Qualification Sub-Framework.

REMARKS

a.Admission requirement(s):

A National Diploma: Management or a National Diploma: Administrative Management: General or an equivalent Management related qualification on NQF Level 6 (minimum 360 credits) with Management/Business Management and Administrative Management or Finan- cial Management as major subjects (i.e. third level subjects).

b.Selection criteria:

Admission is subject to selection.

c.Minimum duration:

One year.

d.Presentation:

Evening classes.

e.Intake for the qualification:January only.

f.Exclusion and readmission:

See Chapter 2 of Students’ Rules and Regulations.

g.Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), equivalence and status:

See Chapter 30 of Students’ Rules and Regulations.

h.Subject credits:

Subject credits are shown in brackets after each subject.

Key to asterisks:

*FMN44AT and FMN44BT must be taken concurrently and will count as one subject.

CURRICULUM

plus any subject (0,250 credits), at least at level two, which is offered for the national diploma, and which has not already been passed.

Please note:

Students who have passed Business Management III in the National Diploma: Administrative Management: General, will be required to complete Personnel Management III, and those who have passed Personnel Management III will be required to complete Management III as the fourth subject of this qualification. Stu- dents must consult the Department before registration to ensure that the correct subject choices are made.

SUBJECT/MODULE INFORMATION (OVERVIEW OF SYLLABUS)

The syllabus content is subject to change to accommodate industry changes. Please note that a more detailed syllabus is available at the Department or in the study guide that is applicable to a particular subject/module. On

13 September 2017, the syllabus content was defined as follows:

A

The computer and administrative management, systems analysis and change, negotiations, relevant legislation. Security, fraud and loss control. Risk management. Introduction to strategic management, strategic planning and implementation, international strategies, business ethics and social responsibility, and contemporary management issues relevant to strategic management (Total tuition time: not available)

F

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IVA (FMN44AT)1 X 3-HOUR PAPER

(Subject custodian: Department of Managerial Accounting and Finance)

Advanced single asset and portfolio risk, financial statement analysis, efficient market theory and portfolio construction, advanced cost of capital methods. (Total tuition time: not available)

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IVB (FMN44BT)1 X 3-HOUR PAPER

(Subject custodian: Department of Managerial Accounting and Finance)

Long-term investment decisions, advanced security valuation, cash flow analysis and economic value added, value-based management. (Total tuition time: not available)

M

MANAGEMENT IV (MAN420T)1 X 4-HOUR PAPER (OPEN BOOK)

(Subject custodian: Department of Management and Entrepreneurship)

Advanced functions of management. Dynamics of organisation. Internal and external environments. Leadership styles. Motivation. Human resources. International trade. Ethics and social responsibility. (Total tuition time: not available)

R

Students acquire the skills to use research statistics and complete research projects. Introduction to research, research methodology and research strategies, how to undertake a research project, independently, in a unique speciality field. (Total tuition time: not available)