UNISA Educational Leadership and Management Course Module 2025-2026
| Organisational Behaviour in Education and Education Law – HBEDOBG | |||
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| Honours | Year module | NQF level: 7 | Credits: 24 |
| Module presented in English | |||
| Co-requisite: HBEDTRD | |||
| Purpose: To focus on basic organisational behaviour in an educational organisation and will explore ways in which learners can be equipped to create an environment in which effective teaching and learning can take place. The module will examine the performance of organisational behaviour competencies in ways that are legal and democratic and which demonstrate responsiveness to changing circumstances and needs. The context is the South African education and educational legal system that are characterised by diversity and a large developing world sector. | |||
| Classroom Management (Educational Themes 201 (BEd)) – EDA201W | |||
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| Under Graduate Degree | Semester module | NQF level: 6 | Credits: 12 |
| Module presented in English,Afrikaans | |||
| Purpose: To gain insight into the complex nature of the teaching, learning situation and its implications for the teacher; the actualisation of various management functions in the teaching, learning situation; the management of certain elements in the teaching, learning situation, the handling of some critical issues in the modern classroom. | |||
| Education Law and Professional Ethics – EDA3058 | |||
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| Under Graduate Degree | Semester module | NQF level: 6 | Credits: 12 |
| Module presented in English,Afrikaans | |||
| Purpose: To introduce prospective educators to the educational law environment, labour relations in education and their role, rights and responsibilities as ethical professionals. | |||
| The Education System and School Management (Educational Themes 303) – ETH303T | |||
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| Under Graduate Degree,Certificate | Semester module | NQF level: 6 | Credits: 12 |
| Module presented in English,Afrikaans | |||
| Purpose: To gain insight into the education system and the place of the school in regional and national systems of education; the South African school system; critical issues in educational provision and school management. | |||
| School Management – FDEEL29 | |||
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| Certificate | Year module | NQF level: 6 | Credits: 24 |
| Module presented in English,Afrikaans | |||
| Purpose: To introduce students to the internal and external environment of school management, with particular reference to instructional leadership, learner management, financial management, parent involvement and the marketing of the school. | |||
| Human Resource Management I – FDEEL3A | |||
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| Certificate | Year module | NQF level: 6 | Credits: 24 |
| Module presented in English,Afrikaans | |||
| Purpose: To provide students with knowledge and skills to effectively manage personnel issues, with particular reference to staffing and staff induction, personnel development, staff appraisal, working in groups and personnel motivation. | |||
| Human Resource Management II – FDEEL4B | |||
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| Certificate | Year module | NQF level: 6 | Credits: 24 |
| Module presented in English,Afrikaans | |||
| Purpose: To empower students to develop and manage interpersonal skills, with particular reference to leadership, effective communication, negotiation, conflict management and interviewing skills. | |||
| Legal issues in Educational Leadership – FDEEL5C | |||
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| Certificate | Year module | NQF level: 6 | Credits: 24 |
| Module presented in English,Afrikaans | |||
| Purpose: To provide students with knowledge about the legal context of school management and to demonstrate competence on selected legal issues in school management. | |||
| The Educator as Leader, Manager and Administrator – EDLHODM | |||
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| Certificate | Semester module | NQF level: 7 | Credits: 24 |
| Module presented in English,Afrikaans | |||
| Purpose: To provide students with leadership, administrative and management skills, knowledge and attitudes that will enable them to create and support conditions in classrooms under which effective teaching and learning can take place within the context of relevant educational law. | |||
| Managing the School as an Organisation – HBEDMSV | |||
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| Honours | Year module | NQF level: 7 | Credits: 36 |
| Module presented in English | |||
| Purpose: To focus on the school as an educational organisation by exploring ways in which the school can be managed to create and maintain an environment that is conducive to teaching and learning. The performance of school management competencies are explored with a consideration of democratic practices, support to learners and colleagues, and a responsiveness to changing circumstances and needs. Appropriate management and leadership practice is developed within context by means of relevant literature study and individual research activities. This module includes a research component. | |||
