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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: 

National First Degree: Marketing Research 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
20897  National First Degree: Marketing Research 
ORIGINATOR
SGB Marketing 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
-   HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
National First Degree  Field 03 - Business, Commerce and Management Studies  Marketing 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  360  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  Regular-Unit Stds Based 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 SAQA 10105/14  2015-07-01  2018-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2019-06-30   2024-06-30  

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.  

This qualification does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification. 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
Learners acquiring this qualification would be operating in an advanced environment of Market Research and will be more involved in the development, enhancement and growth of Marketing Research Technologies and practice. Learners will be learning around areas of Strategy, Customer Relations and Marketing Principles. Learners will also be involved with core issues of Marketing Management, Customer Management and Marketing Communications but will be furthering their specialisation Marketing Research.

Rationale of the qualification:

The National First Degree in Marketing Research: Level 6 is designed to meet the needs of those learners who want to progress in the field of Marketing and will assist those who make Marketing Research their chosen career path. The qualification in Marketing Research offers scope for a large variety of talents, displayed by individuals of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and of either gender.

The qualification in marketing can be followed in virtually every sector, i.e. business-to-business marketing, i.e. products or services sold to other businesses; services marketing, i.e. education, real estate, travel and tourism, legal services, etc; fast moving consumer goods, i.e. products people need and use every day; financial services, i.e. banking and insurance.

At the higher levels the Marketing profession needs a set of unit standards against which to align and measure it self.

The National First Degree in Marketing Research will provide and offer the skills, knowledge and understanding of marketing that are essential for analysis of market conditions, development of marketing strategies, product and brand development, pricing, distribution (local and international), integrated marketing communication (including advertising, promotions and public relations) and interaction with the customer (through selling and customer service).

Many different roles and careers are linked to and affected by this qualification. They include, but are not limited to:
  • Field Interviewers > Field Managers
  • Research Workers > Research Academics
  • Research Executives > Research Managers
  • Research Supervisors > Research Clerks
  • Research Directors > Research Administrators
  • Research Agents

    This qualification will help the learner at Level 6 to get the requirements of such a qualification, namely, the general knowledge and understanding of business functions as well as a detailed practical understanding of Marketing Research.

    The qualification is structured in such a way that exposes individuals to a set of core competences to enable them to function in this role. The electives will provide for more special competence in the area of Marketing Research. The qualification will also promote the notion of life-long learning. 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    Learners accessing this qualification will have demonstrated competence against the standards in the Diploma Marketing Communication or Marketing Research or Marketing Management or Customer Management or equivalent at NQF Level 5.

    Recognition of prior learning:

    The structure of this Unit Standard based Qualification makes the recognition of Prior Learning possible, if the learner is able to demonstrate competence in the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes implicit in this Marketing Research qualification.

    This recognition of Prior Learning may allow:
  • For accelerated access to further learning
  • Gaining of credits towards a unit standard

    All recognition of Prior Learning is subject to quality assurance by services SETA or a relevant accredited ETQA and is conducted by an accredited workplace assessor. 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    Y 

    QUALIFICATION RULES 
    N/A 

    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    On achieving this qualification, the learner will be able to:
  • Articulate a vision and develop a strategic plan to meet the vision.
  • Monitor and review activity plans and the performance levels of marketers and service providers.
  • Manage all aspects of a communications project and review its effectiveness.
  • Assess the sales environment in order to present a range of products and services to meet objectives.
  • Identify and manage innovation opportunities and processes.
  • Determine, co-ordinate and monitor brand mix decisions and elements.
  • Integrate and promote marketing principles, including ethics policies throughout the organization.
  • Formulate, design, implement, service delivery systems and processes.
  • Measure and analyse customer service delivery systems and processes.
  • Identify, design, implements, measure and analyse customer service levels.
  • Establish and determine research requirements and design and recommend a research brief.
  • Analyse and interpret research in line with research requirements and communicate results.
  • Identify, design and manage research projects to meet requirements. 
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    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    In particular assessors should check that the learner must demonstrate an ability to consider a range of options and make decisions about:
  • The articulation of vision into strategic marketing objectives and strategies then monitoring activity plans to meet objectives.
  • Performance criteria in terms of setting, collecting, comparing and providing feedback on performance.
  • Marketing Communications projects, their identification, evaluation, selection, management and review.
  • A range of products and services and their presentation in line with objectives and time frames.
  • Innovation as an important part of marketing and its successful implementation in an organisation.
  • Brand mix and the role viables and brand mix decision have on outcomes.
  • Marketing principles and ethics and the importance of promoting and integrating these into marketing policy.
  • Customer service levels, measurement and analysis and the design and implementation of customer service delivery systems.
  • Research requirement, their establishment and systems and the design of a research brief.
  • Research requirements are analyses and data collected, processed and communicated to relevant parties.
  • Research projects are designed and managed to meet the requirements of the research brief.

    Integrated Assessment:

    Because assessment practices must be open, transparent, fair, valid, reliable and ensure that no learner is disadvantaged in any way whatsoever, an integrated assessment approach is incorporated into the qualification.

    As it is a Unit Standard based Qualification, both formative and summative assessment processes are accounted for. 
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    INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY 
    Benchmarking was done by comparison to Unit Standards / Outcomes of learning against:
  • New Zealand Qualifications
  • Australian Qualification
  • NVQ Qualifications from Britain and
  • IMM Qualifications 
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    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    On completion of this qualification, besides careers in the formal Marketing Research industry, learners may also be able to follow a career in
  • General Marketing
  • Customer Services
  • Data Base Marketing
  • Direct Marketing
  • Direct Selling
  • Marketing Consultancy
  • Marketing Management

    Note:

    1. The above is an indication rather than an exhaustive listing
    2. In addition learners can specialise in an industry sector e.g. EMCG; Retail, Wholesale, Motor; Insurance etc
    3. Learners can also become even more specialised such as Call Center; Internet Marketing; Point of Sale etc

    A learner could follow a career in the Marketing Research field focusing on FMCG and undertaking it in Call Centers. 
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    MODERATION OPTIONS 
  • Anyone assessing a learner or moderating the assessment of a learner against this Qualification must be registered as an assessor with the Services SETA ETQA.
  • Any institution offering learning that will enable the achievement of this Qualification must be accredited as a provider with the Services SETA ETQA.
  • Assessment and moderation of assessment will be overseen by the relevant ETQA according to the ETQAs policies and guidelines for assessment and moderation; in terms of agreements reached around assessment and moderation between ETQAs (including professional bodies); and in terms of the moderation guideline detailed immediately below.
  • Moderation must include both internal and external moderation of assessments at exit points of the qualification, unless ETQA policies specify otherwise. Moderation should also encompass achievement of the competence described both in individual unit standards as well as the integrated competence described in the qualification.

    Anyone wishing to be assessed against this Qualification may apply to be assessed by any assessment agency, assessor or provider institution that is accredited by the Services SETA ETQA. 
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    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    For an applicant to register as an assessor, the applicant needs:
  • A minimum of 2 (two) years` practical, relevant occupational experience
  • Declared competent in all the outcomes of the National Assessor Unit Standards as stipulated by SAQA
  • Detailed documentary proof of educational qualification, practical training undergone, and experience gained by the applicant must be provided (Portfolio of evidence) 
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    REREGISTRATION HISTORY 
    As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2012; 2015. 

    NOTES 
    N/A 

    UNIT STANDARDS: 
      ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL CREDITS
    Core  10081  Conceptualise and research requirements  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  10 
    Core  10082  Design a research brief  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  10 
    Core  10071  Develop a strategic plan  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  15 
    Core  10080  Formulate, design and implement customer service delivery systems and processes  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  8 
    Core  10075  Identify innovation opportunities  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  15 
    Core  10076  Integrate brand mix elements  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  15 
    Core  10078  Integrate ethics policy into marketing policy  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  6 
    Core  12134  Manage a communications project  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  15 
    Core  10079  Measure and analyse customer service levels  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  12 
    Core  10072  Monitor and review activity plan  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  7 
    Core  10073  Monitor performance of marketers and service providers  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  10 
    Core  10074  Present a range of products or services  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  15 
    Core  10077  Promote principles of marketing throughout organisations  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  8 
    Fundamental  15096  Demonstrate an understanding of stress in order to apply strategies to achieve optimal stress levels in personal and work situations  Level 5  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5  5 
    Fundamental  9224  Implement policies regarding HIV/AIDS in the workplace  Level 5  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5  4 
    Fundamental  12891  Apply concepts and principles of business ethics in the professional environment  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  5 
    Fundamental  10301  Complete a research assignment  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  20 
    Fundamental  13095  Demonstrate a working knowledge of and advise on marketing  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  6 
    Fundamental  14553  Demonstrate insight into current global events and their potential impact on the financial services sector in South Africa  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  10 
    Fundamental  14504  Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of e-business as a competitive tool  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  7 
    Fundamental  7887  Develop and Manage Marketing Plans and Strategies  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  12 
    Fundamental  12984  Interpret provisions of a contract and assess liability of clients and other parties to an agency agreement  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  10 
    Fundamental  14512  Interpret the impact of macro economic decisions or indicators on a business environment  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  5 
    Fundamental  14515  Present a well-structured argument derived from qualitative and/or quantitative data to map new knowledge and generate a competitive advantage  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  12 
    Fundamental  13098  Use the computer as a business tool in an accounting environment  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  8 
    Fundamental  13096  Demonstrate a working knowledge of and advise on organisational behaviour  Level 7  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L7  12 
    Elective  10083  Analyse and interpret research in line with research requirements and communicate results  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  32 
    Elective  10084  Design research projects that meet the requirements of the brief  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  32 
    Elective  10085  Manage research projects  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  30 


    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
     
    NONE 


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