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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: |
Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Business Management |
SAQA QUAL ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | |||
119980 | Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Business Management | |||
ORIGINATOR | ||||
Akademia NPC | ||||
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY | NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK | |||
CHE - Council on Higher Education | HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework | |||
QUALIFICATION TYPE | FIELD | SUBFIELD | ||
Honours Degree | Field 03 - Business, Commerce and Management Studies | Generic Management | ||
ABET BAND | MINIMUM CREDITS | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | QUAL CLASS |
Undefined | 120 | Not Applicable | NQF Level 08 | Regular-Provider-ELOAC |
REGISTRATION STATUS | SAQA DECISION NUMBER | REGISTRATION START DATE | REGISTRATION END DATE | |
Registered | EXCO 1212/22 | 2022-11-22 | 2025-11-22 | |
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT | LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT | |||
2026-11-22 | 2029-11-22 |
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 |
Purpose:
The purpose of the Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Business Management is to equip learners with current business management knowledge, skills, and competencies for analysing and solving problems within a global business management context. The qualification will prepare learners to use research methodology and techniques to conduct research and write a research report in the field of Business Management. The qualification provides the opportunity for recent graduates, who have majored in Management, to secure employment and enhance their career opportunities by supplementing their undergraduate degree with comprehensive exposure to management principles and practices at the graduate level. The qualification aims to consolidate and deepen the learner's knowledge and expertise relating to advanced contemporary Business Management theories and practices and to develop appropriately applied competence to meet the need of the South African economy for well-qualified and competent business managers. As a result, the graduates will enter the business environment as well-rounded corporate citizens capable of gainful economic activity, mindful of their social and environmental responsibilities. Upon completion of the qualification, qualifying learners will be able to: Rationale: The qualification intends to provide learners with in-depth and cutting-edge business management knowledge and skills by exposing learners to both core management tasks as well as supportive management functions which include the planning, organising, leading and controlling of strategies, change, integrated supply chains, and finances. This qualification will also improve the learner's independent thinking, ethical problem solving and conceptual abilities. Furthermore, the rationale is to improve learners' research knowledge and analytical skills to equip learners to apply these skills within various Business Management disciplines. The need for the qualification was identified from a poll conducted amongst the registered and graduate learners, as well as from the institution's passion to create pathways for learners' lifelong learning. This qualification also addresses the industry's need for employees with research capabilities, critical thinking, and analytical and problem-solving skills within a global business environment. Therefore, the qualification cuts across disciplines to enable the integration of knowledge and equip learners across the spectrum of industries. The qualification addresses the skills, methodologies and techniques required for the practice of management services, according to the Southern Africa Institute of Management Services (SAIMAS, 2008); Business enablement, financial and asset management, change management, human resource management, quality management, operational improvement, and performance management. The qualification was developed in consultation with the relevant stakeholders in the business sector. Upon completion of the qualification, graduates may qualify for the professional designation of being a Certified Business Advisor with the Institute of Business Advisers Southern Africa (IBASA), a recognised professional body. The typical profession that a qualified learner will be able to follow include: This qualification will also be able to provide learners with access to further postgraduate programmes such as a master's degree. |
LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING |
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
The institution has an approved Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy applicable to equivalent qualifications for admission into the qualification. RPL will be applied to accommodate applicants who qualify. RPL thus provides alternative access and admission to qualifications, as well as advancement within qualifications. RPL may be applied for access, credits from modules and credits for or towards the qualification. RPL for access: RPL for exemption of modules: RPL for credit: Entry Requirements: The minimum admission requirements for this qualification is: Or Or Or Or Or Or |
RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? |
Y |
QUALIFICATION RULES |
This qualification consists of the following compulsory at National Qualifications Framework Level 8 totalling 140 Credits.
Compulsory Modules, Level 8, 140 Credits: |
EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES |
1. Demonstrate the ability to acquire knowledge, concepts, and methods and engage with different areas at the forefront of management and understand how to apply this knowledge in a particular context and within the broader integrated organization.
2. Demonstrate the ability to identify, critically review, analyze, and solve complex and abstract problems related to management tasks and management functions to develop creative responses. 3. Demonstrate the skill to identify and address ethical issues in the business arena based on critical reflection on different ethical value systems' suitability to specific contexts. 4. Demonstrate the ability to produce research in various functional management areas and to communicate effectively to a range of audiences. |
ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3: Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4: INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT Assessment practices must be open, transparent, fair, valid, and reliable and ensure that no learner is disadvantaged. Learning, teaching, and assessment are in line with each other. Integrated assessment implies that theoretical and practical components should be assessed together. During integrated assessments, the assessor should make use of formative and summative assessment methods and assess combinations of practical, applied, foundational and reflective competencies. A variety of methods must therefore be used in the assessment. Tools and activities must be appropriate to the context in which the learner is working. Where it is not possible to assess the learner in the workplace or on-the-job, simulations, case studies and other similar techniques should be used to provide a context appropriate to the assessment. A combination of cross-disciplinary formative and summative assessments will be used using case studies, report writing, research and project-based assignments, tests, self-assessment activities and interpretative and analytical problem-solving in written examinations. The Research Project module is designed to be used for Integrated Assessment as knowledge from all aspects of the qualification is utilised in a supervised researched project that will be assessed. |
INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY |
The Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Business Management has been compared and mapped against international qualifications to determine possible articulation with and progression of qualifications that were designed with similar outcomes in mind.
Country: Lesotho Institution: The Botho University Qualification Title: Bachelor of Science Honours in Business Management NQF Level: 8 Credits: 512 Duration: Four years Full Time Entry Requirements: Applicants are expected to have completed secondary schooling. The typical entry requirement is LGCSE or another equivalent secondary qualification. Purpose/Rationale: The Botho University (BU) qualification has been developed for learners that want to build a career in management, primarily in profit-driven sectors. The qualification is suitable for learners who are: Learners will: Graduates from the qualification may pursue career prospects as: Qualification structure: The qualification consists of the following year four compulsory modules: Similarities: > Business Research Methods. > Strategic Management > Research Project. Differences: Country: New Zealand Institution: Auckland University of Technology Qualification Title: Bachelor of Business Honours in Management NQF Level: NZQF Level: 8 Credits: 120 Points Duration: One year full-time Entry requirements Purpose/Rationale: The Auckland University of Technology (AUT) qualification will enable learners to acquire a broad knowledge of modern business management operations and be able to demonstrate a range of skills and competencies relevant to the current industry context. This qualification is designed to give a structured business education, in a supportive environment, providing a solid foundation for a successful career in an international, multicultural business setting. A graduate of the qualification will be able to: Qualification structure: The qualification consists of the following compulsory and elective modules. Compulsory Modules, 90 Credit points: Elective Modules, 30 Credits (Select two modules): Similarities: > Strategic Management. > Organisational Change > Leadership for Sustainable Organisations. > Qualitative Research Design and Analysis. > Research Project/Dissertation. Differences: Country: Zimbabwe Institution: Great Zimbabwe University Qualification Title: Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Business Management Duration: Four years full time Entry Requirements Purpose: The qualification is designed to provide learners with business knowledge and skills. The qualification covers key business functions including Human Resources, Marketing, Accountancy, Strategic and Operations Management. Critical thinking and communication skills are developed throughout the academic program to enable graduates to deal effectively with a continually changing business environment. Learners who complete the qualification develop the expertise to: and training of salespeople, prospecting for clients, planning, and developing a sales strategy. Learners will develop the skills to manage themselves, organize and lead others, make creative and well-informed decisions, and evaluate current situations while learning to be ethical and socially responsible managers. Graduates may be employed as: Qualification structure: To be awarded the qualification, a candidate must have passed an equivalent of at least forty 40 modules, including a Work-Related Learning Report and Continuous Work-Related Learning Assessment equivalent to four modules and a research project equivalent to one module. The qualification consists of the following compulsory modules. Assessment: Normally, the assessment of each module shall be based on continuous assessment as well as formal examinations. Continuous assessment shall contribute 25% and the end-of-semester examination shall contribute 75% of the final mark % except for Practical Accounting Data Processing which will be assessed based on 40% course work and 60% examination. Similarities: Differences: Country: United Kingdom Institution: Northumbria University, Newcastle Qualification Title: Bachelor of Arts Honours in Business and Management Duration: 18 months distance learning Credits: 120 Entry Requirements: Purpose/Rationale: The qualification will equip learners with the skills, qualities and capabilities valued by employers across the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors and that underpin successful enterprises. It means learners will complete their studies as highly employable, culturally, and ethically aware graduates with the potential to make positive organisational change. The qualification's integrated, cohesive approach will enable learners to develop an understanding of global business, and how different business functions operate and complement each other. Through problem-based and experiential learning approaches learners will focus on real-world challenges that equip learners to resolve complex business problems in sustainable, responsible, and transformative ways. On completion, the qualifying learners will be able to: Qualification structure: The qualification consists of the following compulsory modules. Formative and Summative Assessment: Mini report/Panopto, case study, research papers, essay presentations and by individual and group work, discussion, assignment Similarities: Differences: |
ARTICULATION OPTIONS |
This qualification allows possibilities for both vertical and horizontal articulation.
Horizontal Articulation: Vertical Articulation: |
MODERATION OPTIONS |
N/A |
CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS |
N/A |
NOTES |
N/A |
LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: |
NONE |
PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: |
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1. | Akademia NPC |
All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source. |