Diploma In Business Management
The Diploma in Business Management gives a supervisor or junior level business manager the opportunity to learn sound management practice application, business communication, business accounting, management practice, micro economics, business law, marketing practice, human resource practice, credit management practice, IT management practice, cost and management accounting, quantitative techniques, production and operations management and organizational behaviour. It provides the practicing supervisor or junior manager with the flexibility to continue a career path in any of these fields.
The aim of the Diploma in Business Management is:
• To equip the learner with practical skills to manage him or herself and others in a supervisory or junior management position.
• To enable learners to continue towards specialization in human resource management, marketing management, credit management, information technology or to manage their own Small or Micro Enterprise (SME).
• To further encourage the fundamental concept of life long learning within the business or other organisational environment.
• To equip the learner with practical skills to manage him or herself and others in a supervisory or junior management position.
• To enable learners to continue towards specialization in human resource management, marketing management, credit management, information technology or to manage their own Small or Micro Enterprise (SME).
• To further encourage the fundamental concept of life long learning within the business or other organisational environment.
Rationale:
The Diploma in Business Management is an intermediate qualification, providing practical application based on theory and principles. It is well suited to a supervisor or junior business manager or to an entrepreneur running a business. It assists learners on a continuous path towards higher levels of business management qualifications, or to more specialized qualifications, such as business administration, marketing, business accounting, credit management, information technology management, human resource management and entrepreneurship. It may be used by other tertiary education colleges and universities as a preparation for advanced business management studies, with the Diploma in Business Management being issued by the SAIM, the examining body. Because of its recognition by industry as a solid intermediary level programme, it is frequently the recommended qualification for corporate sponsored learners.
LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING
Learner should be able to:
• Demonstrate efficiency in English Language Skills.
• Demonstrate efficiency in Numeracy Skills at NQF Level 4.
• Take responsibility for their own studies and progress within the learning environment.
• Demonstrate efficiency in English Language Skills.
• Demonstrate efficiency in Numeracy Skills at NQF Level 4.
• Take responsibility for their own studies and progress within the learning environment.
Recognition of Prior Learning:
Should a learner be able to produce evidence of being found competent for an elective through another programme in that subject of the same level, credit for this module will be assessed through the RPL policy of the provider.
Access to the Qualification:
• Learners should be in possession of a Senior Certificate or equivalent NQF Level 4.
Module; Core, Fundamental or Elective; NQF Level 5; Credits:
• Management Principles; Fundamental; 5; 20.
• Business Accounting; Fundamental; 5; 20.
• Management Practice; Core; 5; 40.
• Economics A-Micro-economics; Core; 5; 40.
• Economics B-Macro-economics; Core; 5; 40.
• Business law; Core; 5; 40.
• Marketing Practice; Elective; 5; 40.
• Human Resource Practice; Elective; 5; 40.
• Credit Management Practice; Elective; 5; 40.
• IT Management Practice; Elective; 5; 40.
• Cost and Management Accounting; Elective; 5; 40.
• Quantitative Techniques; Elective; 5; 40.
• Production and Operations Management; Elective; 5; 40.
• Organisational Behaviour; Elective; 5; 40.
• Business Accounting; Fundamental; 5; 20.
• Management Practice; Core; 5; 40.
• Economics A-Micro-economics; Core; 5; 40.
• Economics B-Macro-economics; Core; 5; 40.
• Business law; Core; 5; 40.
• Marketing Practice; Elective; 5; 40.
• Human Resource Practice; Elective; 5; 40.
• Credit Management Practice; Elective; 5; 40.
• IT Management Practice; Elective; 5; 40.
• Cost and Management Accounting; Elective; 5; 40.
• Quantitative Techniques; Elective; 5; 40.
• Production and Operations Management; Elective; 5; 40.
• Organisational Behaviour; Elective; 5; 40.