SCHOOL OF ENTERPRISE & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

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1 SCHOOL OF ENTERPRISE & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Parktown Campus

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS MANAGEMENT COURSES Business Management N4 - N6 Financial Management N4 - N6 Human Resource Management N4 - N6 Marketing Management N4 - N6 Subject Descriptions PAGE

3 Management Courses ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR MANAGEMENT COURSES The duration of each level (i.e. N4 - N6) is six months With a Grade 12/Std 10/equivalent qualification, the learner will enrol on the N4 level Accounting at Grade 12 level is compulsory for the Financial Management course ADDITIONAL INFORMATION All National Examinations are conducted in June and November of each year. The N6 certificate can be converted into a National Diploma once a student has acquired 18 months relevant practical experience monitored at an approved place of employment. The pass requirement is a minimum of 40% per subject. WHERE TO STUDY THESE COURSES Business Management - Parktown Campus Human Resource Management - Parktown Campus Marketing Management - Parktown Campus Financial Management -ParktownCampus 3

4 Business Management N4 - N6 This course is devised to enable students to gain an insight into the effective functioning of small businesses. PERSONALITY TRAITS The successful Business Management student must be interested in developing creative & innovative skills to identify business opportunities. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Many opportunities exist in small businesses, for example, cafes, restaurants, shops and supermarkets, where students can apply their knowledge to enter into the business world. CURRICULUM Introductory Accounting N4 Entrepreneurship & Business Management N4, N5, N6 Management Communication N4 Computer Practice N4, N5, N6 Public Relations N5, N6 Sales Management N5, N6 Financial Management N4- N6 The focus is on accounting. The curriculum concentrates on the management of the financial affairs of an organisation and on concluding their studies, students will have the ability to analysefinancial and statistical information, check accounts and providefinancial advice. Students will also have a thorough knowledgeof Pastel Accounting and Pastel Payroll packages. PERSONALITY TRAITS Accountants must enjoy working in a numeracy environment. They should have an enquiring, analytical mind, and be able to worklogically, consistently and accurately, even when under pressure. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES There is a big demand for accountants and bookkeepers in the job-market.financial Management graduates will have access to various clerical and administrative positions. 4

5 CURRICULUM Management Communication N4 Computerised Financial Systems N4, N5, N6 Entrepreneurship & Business Management N4, N5, N6 Financial Accounting N4,N5,N6 Cost & Management Accounting N5, N6 Human Resource Management N4 - N6 This course is devoted to acquiring, developing, utilising and maintaining an effective workforce. PERSONALITY TRAITS The successful Human Resource Manager must have people skills, including tact, patience, understanding and persuasiveness. Communication skills are important for interviewing, discussions with staff, negotiations and training. Human Resource officers should also have good writing skills in order to compile accurate reports. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Many opportunities exist in various fields.graduates will be equipped to join Human Resource departments, present in most medium to large organisations, and can specialise as recruitment officers, consultants, labour relations personnel, etc. CURRICULUM Computer Practice N4, N5, N6 Personnel Management N4, N5, N6 Entrepreneurship & Business Management N4 Management Communication N4 Personnel Training N5, N6 Labour Relations N5, N6 5

6 . PERSONALITY TRAITS Marketing managers should be good communicators, think clearly and be persuasive. They need to be good listenersand beable to understand other people s point of view without losing sight of the original objective. Numeracy is a fundamental requirement as they use figures to analyze sales and market research data in planning and pricing. It is also an advantage to be creative, enthusiastic, pay attention to detail and have sound judgement in order to initiate and carry out specific projects. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Most industrial and commercial organisations have their own inhouse marketing departments responsible for the broad spectrum of marketing activities. A number of opportunities also exist in advertising agencies, market research and sales organisations. CURRICULUM Marketing Management N4 - N6 The purpose of marketing is to identify and satisfy customer needs. It consists of tasks and decisions aimed at distributing goods and services to consumers so that the objectives of the business, consumer and society are achieved. Computer Practice N4, N5 Marketing Management N4, N5, N6 Entrepreneurship & Business Management N4, N5 Management Communication N4 Sales Management N5, N6 Marketing Communication N6 Market Research N6 Subject Descriptions (Management Courses) COMPUTERISED FINANCIAL SYSTEMS (CFS) N4: Setting up a set of accounts, capturing source documents and processing information. N5: Payroll entries, pay slips, spreadsheets Excel. N6: Financial statements and budgeting on Pastel, Advanced Excel spreadsheet. COMPUTER PRACTICE: MS OFFICE PACKAGE N4: Theoretical knowledge of systemprogrammes and computers; Word Processing; Spreadsheets. N5: Advance theory; Word Processing, Spreadsheets and Database programmes. N6: Extensive theoretical knowledge and advanced Word Processing graphics, labels, styles, etc. 6

7 COST & MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING N5: Concepts, principles, procedures and elements of costing, e.g. material, labour and manufacturing overheads; double entry with special attention to an integrated system; financial statements of a manufacturing concern. N6: Job, contract and standard costing; cost control and decision- making; budgets and budget control. ENTREPRENEURSHIP & BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Intro N4 & N4: All aspects of planning to start a small business are studied, as well as the nature of the different types of businesses. At the end of the course, you will be able to draw up your own business plan. N5: The management of business operations, leadership, planning, organising and control. N6: An overview of start-up possibilities in business, strategic growth and competitive advantage FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING. N4: Departmental accounts and cash flow statement. N5: Partnership, financial statements, stock control, insurance claims, interpretation of annual statements. N6: Companies and CloseCorporations, cash flow statements, credit agreements and internal auditing. LABOUR RELATIONS N5: An introduction to Labour Law, with specific reference to the history of labour in SA, labour legislation and the structuring of labour in the workplace. N6: Provides specific insight into collective bargaining, negotiations, settlement of disputes and the drawing up of relevant documentation. MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION N4: The two main components are communication theory and business correspondence. MARKET RESEARCH N6: This deals with the systematic gathering, recording and analysis of data about problems relating to marketing goods and services. 7

8 (Subject Descriptions Cont) MARKETING COMMUNICATION N6: It is concerned with the underlining principles of advertising, including the planning and execution of the advertising process and the entire promotional strategy that could be followed. Advertising agencies and those organisations that control advertising, are some of the interesting aspects that are studied. PERSONNEL TRAINING N5: Aspects of training and development in SA, e.g. management of training, adult learning, training methods, presentation skills, organising meetings and workshops, are studied. N6: The design, presentation, evaluation and management of a training programme. PUBLIC RELATIONS N5: A comprehensive overview of the basic principles of PR. Topics include: the nature of PR, task of a PR person, designing a PR programme, corporate culture, image and identity. N6: Printing, media, advertising, exhibitions, seminars, specia events, crisis management, sponsorships, social responsibility and research. SALES MANAGEMENT N5: Learners will be introduced to the total sales process from initial contact with the customer to final delivery of the product and/or service. N6: Studying the organising, recruitment, selection and training of a sales force; sales compensation, sales evaluation, etc. 8

9 ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY You should not be late or absent for any of your classes. An acceptableexplanation must be given to your lecturer as soon as possible as to why you were late or absent. If you arrive late, you are expected toapologize and take your seat quietly without disrupting the class. Action will betaken if: You are absent for unacceptable reasons for more than 20% of any term; You are absent for more than three days at once; Your attendance shows a pattern of decline; Your absences show a pattern, e.g. Every Monday morning; You regularly arrive late without good reason. If your attendance and/or punctuality provide cause for concern you will have to follow one of the courses of action outlined below: set goals and create an action plan to help you attend more regularly and punctually; 2. Your Student Support Officer will make contact with you to discuss what help you need to improve your attendance and punctuality; 3. If you still fail to meet the required standards of attendance and punctuality then the College may take disciplinary action. TERM MARK RULE The learner must complete all scheduled assessments (tests, norm tests, projects, examination, etc) as per instructional offering requirements. A term mark will be calculated as per assessment plan per instructional offering.the learner must obtain a minimum term mark of 40% in each subject to qualify to write the final examinationthat contributes 60% of the total mark. 9

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