Director and Associate Professor FO Skae, MCom(Rhodes), MBA(Dunelm) NJ Pearse, MSocSci(UCT), PhD(Rhodes) Associate Professor
MME Mohapeloa, BA(UPE), MBA(Mancosa), DBA(TUT)
Adjunct Professor
AL Moodly, BA(Rhodes), HDE(Rhodes), BEd(UNISA), MEd(UNISA), MBA(Business School Netherlands), DEd(UNISA)
Senior Lecturer
C Cuthbert, BA(Hons)(Pret), MBA(Rhodes) LM Greyling, MSc(RAU), MSc(UCT), MBA(Rhodes) EP Knoesen, BA(Hons)(UPE), MBA(NMMU) KL Rafferty, BSc(Wits), MBA(Rhodes) Lecturer
TVQ Moleko, BCom(Rhodes), MBA(NMU) Visiting Professor
DK Flynn, BA(Stell), BEd(UCT), BCom (Hons) (Natal), MBA(UCT)
RJ Khoza, BA(Hons)(UNIN), MA(Lancaster), EngD(Warwick), LLD(hc)(Rhodes)
ME King SC, BA, LLB(Wits)(Cum Laude), LLD(hc)(Wits), Hon LLD(Law)(Leeds) G Sieff, BA(UCT), BSc(Hons)(UCT), MA(Sydney), MBA(Sydney), PhD(UJ) Visiting Fellow
BD Howard, BJourn(Rhodes) CGTyler, BCom(Rhodes) Senior Research Associate S Bodhanya
Teaching Faculty
Besides the staff of the Business School presenting the various MBA and Post-Graduate Diploma modules, associate faculty are appointed mostly from other departments of Rhodes University and adjunct faculty from outside of the university with relevant academic and/or industry experience.
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT
The target candidates are graduate students, other than those who have majored in Management (or the equivalent), seeking a qualification to equip them to start their own business and/or to enhance their
entry into employment in business. The Diploma is offered on a one-year full-time basis or an intensive one-year part-time basis. The part-time programme is offered to graduates who are currently employed in a full-time capacity but realise the value of in- depth management education to enhance their career prospects.
Course Structure: The Diploma comprises seven modules (both on the full-time and the part-time basis) and a project. For the full-time option, the students take part in a group based Alpha Project.
Students will be required to start and run a micro- enterprise that spans the duration of the course and in so doing will learn about entrepreneurship, through entrepreneurship and for entrepreneurship.
For the part-time option, the students take part in a group focused Case Based Learning Project.
Students will be required to analyse a business case and document an integrated review and response to the challenges and opportunities raised and in so doing will learn about solving contemporary business issues in a holistic fashion.
Full-time option: this course runs within the normal Rhodes University academic calendar with daily lectures through the university term calendar and exams during the university exam timetable.
Part-time option
This course runs over 4 one week teaching blocks through the year. Teaching blocks normally take place during the following months: Block 1 – January, Block 2 – May, Block 3 – August and Block 4 – spread evenly through the year in one- week slots. Teaching blocks 1-3 take place in attendance at Rhodes University. Normal class times are from 8am to 6pm. Teaching block 4 is a virtual classroom type where students are expected to link into the classroom from their own location via the Internet. Examinations and /or tests are written during the teaching blocks.
To qualify for the Diploma, candidates must attain at least 50% for the Project, 50% or more for at least six of the remaining seven modules listed below and
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RHODES BUSINESS SCHOOL
Director and Associate Professor FO Skae, MCom(Rhodes), MBA(Dunelm) NJ Pearse, MSocSci(UCT), PhD(Rhodes) Associate Professor
MME Mohapeloa, BA(UPE), MBA(Mancosa), DBA(TUT)
Adjunct Professor
AL Moodly, BA(Rhodes), HDE(Rhodes), BEd(UNISA), MEd(UNISA), MBA(Business School Netherlands), DEd(UNISA)
Senior Lecturer
C Cuthbert, BA(Hons)(Pret), MBA(Rhodes) LM Greyling, MSc(RAU), MSc(UCT), MBA(Rhodes) EP Knoesen, BA(Hons)(UPE), MBA(NMMU) KL Rafferty, BSc(Wits), MBA(Rhodes) Lecturer
TVQ Moleko, BCom(Rhodes), MBA(NMU) Visiting Professor
DK Flynn, BA(Stell), BEd(UCT), BCom (Hons) (Natal), MBA(UCT)
RJ Khoza, BA(Hons)(UNIN), MA(Lancaster), EngD(Warwick), LLD(hc)(Rhodes)
ME King SC, BA, LLB(Wits)(Cum Laude), LLD(hc)(Wits), Hon LLD(Law)(Leeds) G Sieff, BA(UCT), BSc(Hons)(UCT), MA(Sydney), MBA(Sydney), PhD(UJ) Visiting Fellow
BD Howard, BJourn(Rhodes) CGTyler, BCom(Rhodes) Senior Research Associate S Bodhanya
Teaching Faculty
Besides the staff of the Business School presenting the various MBA and Post-Graduate Diploma modules, associate faculty are appointed mostly from other departments of Rhodes University and adjunct faculty from outside of the university with relevant academic and/or industry experience.
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT
The target candidates are graduate students, other than those who have majored in Management (or the equivalent), seeking a qualification to equip them to start their own business and/or to enhance their
entry into employment in business. The Diploma is offered on a one-year full-time basis or an intensive one-year part-time basis. The part-time programme is offered to graduates who are currently employed in a full-time capacity but realise the value of in- depth management education to enhance their career prospects.
Course Structure: The Diploma comprises seven modules (both on the full-time and the part-time basis) and a project. For the full-time option, the students take part in a group based Alpha Project.
Students will be required to start and run a micro- enterprise that spans the duration of the course and in so doing will learn about entrepreneurship, through entrepreneurship and for entrepreneurship.
For the part-time option, the students take part in a group focused Case Based Learning Project.
Students will be required to analyse a business case and document an integrated review and response to the challenges and opportunities raised and in so doing will learn about solving contemporary business issues in a holistic fashion.
Full-time option: this course runs within the normal Rhodes University academic calendar with daily lectures through the university term calendar and exams during the university exam timetable.
Part-time option
This course runs over 4 one week teaching blocks through the year. Teaching blocks normally take place during the following months: Block 1 – January, Block 2 – May, Block 3 – August and Block 4 – spread evenly through the year in one- week slots. Teaching blocks 1-3 take place in attendance at Rhodes University. Normal class times are from 8am to 6pm. Teaching block 4 is a virtual classroom type where students are expected to link into the classroom from their own location via the Internet. Examinations and /or tests are written during the teaching blocks.
To qualify for the Diploma, candidates must attain at least 50% for the Project, 50% or more for at least six of the remaining seven modules listed below and ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS: RHODES BUSINESS SCHOOL
RHODES BUSINESS SCHOOL
Director and Associate Professor FO Skae, MCom(Rhodes), MBA(Dunelm) NJ Pearse, MSocSci(UCT), PhD(Rhodes) Associate Professor
MME Mohapeloa, BA(UPE), MBA(Mancosa), DBA(TUT)
Adjunct Professor
AL Moodly, BA(Rhodes), HDE(Rhodes), BEd(UNISA), MEd(UNISA), MBA(Business School Netherlands), DEd(UNISA)
Senior Lecturer
C Cuthbert, BA(Hons)(Pret), MBA(Rhodes) LM Greyling, MSc(RAU), MSc(UCT), MBA(Rhodes) EP Knoesen, BA(Hons)(UPE), MBA(NMMU) KL Rafferty, BSc(Wits), MBA(Rhodes) Lecturer
TVQ Moleko, BCom(Rhodes), MBA(NMU) Visiting Professor
DK Flynn, BA(Stell), BEd(UCT), BCom (Hons) (Natal), MBA(UCT)
RJ Khoza, BA(Hons)(UNIN), MA(Lancaster), EngD(Warwick), LLD(hc)(Rhodes)
ME King SC, BA, LLB(Wits)(Cum Laude), LLD(hc)(Wits), Hon LLD(Law)(Leeds) G Sieff, BA(UCT), BSc(Hons)(UCT), MA(Sydney), MBA(Sydney), PhD(UJ) Visiting Fellow
BD Howard, BJourn(Rhodes) CGTyler, BCom(Rhodes) Senior Research Associate S Bodhanya
Teaching Faculty
Besides the staff of the Business School presenting the various MBA and Post-Graduate Diploma modules, associate faculty are appointed mostly from other departments of Rhodes University and adjunct faculty from outside of the university with relevant academic and/or industry experience.
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT
The target candidates are graduate students, other than those who have majored in Management (or the equivalent), seeking a qualification to equip them to start their own business and/or to enhance their
entry into employment in business. The Diploma is offered on a one-year full-time basis or an intensive one-year part-time basis. The part-time programme is offered to graduates who are currently employed in a full-time capacity but realise the value of in- depth management education to enhance their career prospects.
Course Structure: The Diploma comprises seven modules (both on the full-time and the part-time basis) and a project. For the full-time option, the students take part in a group based Alpha Project.
Students will be required to start and run a micro- enterprise that spans the duration of the course and in so doing will learn about entrepreneurship, through entrepreneurship and for entrepreneurship.
For the part-time option, the students take part in a group focused Case Based Learning Project.
Students will be required to analyse a business case and document an integrated review and response to the challenges and opportunities raised and in so doing will learn about solving contemporary business issues in a holistic fashion.
Full-time option: this course runs within the normal Rhodes University academic calendar with daily lectures through the university term calendar and exams during the university exam timetable.
Part-time option
This course runs over 4 one week teaching blocks through the year. Teaching blocks normally take place during the following months: Block 1 – January, Block 2 – May, Block 3 – August and Block 4 – spread evenly through the year in one- week slots. Teaching blocks 1-3 take place in attendance at Rhodes University. Normal class times are from 8am to 6pm. Teaching block 4 is a virtual classroom type where students are expected to link into the classroom from their own location via the Internet. Examinations and /or tests are written during the teaching blocks.
To qualify for the Diploma, candidates must attain at least 50% for the Project, 50% or more for at least six of the remaining seven modules listed below and
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an overall aggregate of at least 50%. In addition, a sub-minimum requirement of 45% applies to each module. In the case of a candidate passing six modules and attaining an overall aggregate of 50%
or more but failing to attain the subminimum in one module, he or she shall be awarded a supplementary examination for that module.
For the full-time course only
It is possible*, however, subject to a maximum of three modules, for a candidate to be exempted from writing the examination for a module, with a credit being awarded for the module, if the candidate obtains at least 70% for all individual assignments and for all tests for the paper, with two internal moderators concurring regarding the marks awarded for both forms of assessment and a review of the written work by the external examiner.
* in the same way that a last outstanding credit would normally be treated.
Modules constituting the one-year full-time PGDip (Enterprise Management) course are:
• Strategic Marketing
• Financial Management
• People Management
• Supply Chain and Project Management
• Entrepreneurial Law
• Computerised Accounting for Small Business
• Entrepreneurship
Modules constituting the one-year part-time PGDip (Enterprise Management) course are:
• Strategic Marketing
• Financial Management
• People Management
• Sustainable Business Modelling or Sustainable Operations Management
• Sustainability
• Business Development and Consulting
• Intrapreneurship
The Project and module descriptions are:
• Alpha Project (Full-time option)
This is a group project, which requires that students run a micro-business for the duration of the academic year. The Alpha project is evaluated via a series of written reports, comprising a business plan, evidence of
establishing the micro-business (e.g. minutes of meetings, social media campaigns, website) and a reflective report with a portfolio of evidence.
• Case Based Learning Project (part-time option)
This is a group project, which entails analysing abusiness case and providing an integrated review and response to the challenges and opportunities raised. The Case Based Learning project is evaluated via a group prepared 8 000-word report and online virtual presentation in addition to an individual self-reflection report.
Modules: (all modules are normally assessed via assignments and/or class tests, and three-hour examinations)
• Business Development and Consulting:
consulting to the business in a way that adds value by presenting innovative ideas and projects that can help the organisation be sustainable.
• Computerised accounting of small businesses (One two-hour practical paper): to provide aspirant entrepreneurs with a basic knowledge of computerised accounting systems to enable them to keep accurate records of financial transactions and manage their assets and liabilities on a sound basis. The course will also touch on the basics of tax in a small business.
• Entrepreneurial Law: forms of business ownership, dispute resolution, business structures, law of contract, labour law, special contracts, copyright, trademarks and insolvency.
• Entrepreneurship: history and origin, definitions, characteristics, social and economic impact, creativity and innovation, franchising, reasons for business failure, ethical and social responsibilities, growth and contemporary issues.
• Financial Management: analysis of financial statements including ratio analysis, financing the capital requirements of the business, break even analysis, budgets, working capital management, taxation and insurance.
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• Intrapreneurship: the focus is on entrepreneurship within the organisation and includes the history and origin, definitions, characteristics, social and economic impact, creativity and innovation, franchising, ethical and social responsibilities, growth and contemporary issues.
• People Management: understanding behaviour and leadership, the human resource function and labour relations.
• Strategic Marketing: identifying environmental market opportunities, assessing the competitive environment and the resources necessary to exploit those opportunities, appraising the market and financial performance.
• Strategic Operations Management: process types and process flows in manufacturing, performance measurement, benchmarking and re-engineering, production planning, quality management, lean thinking and world class manufacturing, sustainable supply chain management and procurement, risk assessment, life-cycle analysis and systems.
• Supply Chain and Project Management:
introduction to supply chain management, supply strategies, organisation of the supply chain, managing inventories, quality management, total cost of ownership, integrated logistics management, distribution management and managing the global supply chain. Introduction to project management, project lifecycle phases, stakeholders’
communication, cost, quality, time management, risk management, tools and techniques.
• Sustainability: consider the changes to the organizational “playing field” resulting from increased awareness and demands for sound corporate governance and social and environmental accountability and how an understanding of these changes can assist in leveraging competitive advantage. Key themes that will be introduced are concepts of sustainable development within the South African, regional and international contexts, governance and corporate social responsibility,
plus local and international drivers and considerations for business organisations.
• Sustainable Business Modelling: developing an in-depth understanding of business and the supply chain as an integrated model thereby providing critical insights into the value creation process.
The School reserves the right to teach the papers in any order.
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ANALYSIS
The purpose of the Diploma is to provide a qualification for Business Analysis professionals that will enable them to strategically, operationally and critically address relevant methods, processes, systems and techniques that should be applied to achieve sustainable business performance. In so doing, the number and quality of working Business Analysts in Africa who are able to effectively communicate and apply their understanding of the theory, principles, purpose, role, methods and techniques of business analysis, business modelling and business process improvement to achieve sustainable business performance will be achieved.
The PGDip(Business Analysis) is a one year, full- time or one and a half year, part-time modular programme, comprising four modules, where students are required to attend four teaching blocks.
Between teaching blocks, students are required to complete practical assignments. A practical 24 hour examination is undertaken at the commencement of the 4th teaching block, covering all four modules.
A Project, with supporting Portfolio of Evidence (POE), is to be submitted by the end of the second semester for full-time students or at the end of the first semester of the second year for part-time students.
Modules constituting the PGDip(Business Analysis) course and their respective aims are:
• Module 1: Sustainable Business Models:
Provide a strategic context to Business Analysis and develop capability to effectively engage with the entity’s stakeholders to design
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• Intrapreneurship: the focus is on entrepreneurship within the organisation and includes the history and origin, definitions, characteristics, social and economic impact, creativity and innovation, franchising, ethical and social responsibilities, growth and contemporary issues.
• People Management: understanding behaviour and leadership, the human resource function and labour relations.
• Strategic Marketing: identifying environmental market opportunities, assessing the competitive environment and the resources necessary to exploit those opportunities, appraising the market and financial performance.
• Strategic Operations Management: process types and process flows in manufacturing, performance measurement, benchmarking and re-engineering, production planning, quality management, lean thinking and world class manufacturing, sustainable supply chain management and procurement, risk assessment, life-cycle analysis and systems.
• Supply Chain and Project Management:
introduction to supply chain management, supply strategies, organisation of the supply chain, managing inventories, quality management, total cost of ownership, integrated logistics management, distribution management and managing the global supply chain. Introduction to project management, project lifecycle phases, stakeholders’
communication, cost, quality, time management, risk management, tools and techniques.
• Sustainability: consider the changes to the organizational “playing field” resulting from increased awareness and demands for sound corporate governance and social and environmental accountability and how an understanding of these changes can assist in leveraging competitive advantage. Key themes that will be introduced are concepts of sustainable development within the South African, regional and international contexts, governance and corporate social responsibility,
plus local and international drivers and considerations for business organisations.
• Sustainable Business Modelling: developing an in-depth understanding of business and the supply chain as an integrated model thereby providing critical insights into the value creation process.
The School reserves the right to teach the papers in any order.
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ANALYSIS
The purpose of the Diploma is to provide a qualification for Business Analysis professionals that will enable them to strategically, operationally and critically address relevant methods, processes, systems and techniques that should be applied to achieve sustainable business performance. In so doing, the number and quality of working Business Analysts in Africa who are able to effectively communicate and apply their understanding of the theory, principles, purpose, role, methods and techniques of business analysis, business modelling and business process improvement to achieve sustainable business performance will be achieved.
The PGDip(Business Analysis) is a one year, full- time or one and a half year, part-time modular programme, comprising four modules, where students are required to attend four teaching blocks.
Between teaching blocks, students are required to complete practical assignments. A practical 24 hour examination is undertaken at the commencement of the 4th teaching block, covering all four modules.
A Project, with supporting Portfolio of Evidence (POE), is to be submitted by the end of the second semester for full-time students or at the end of the first semester of the second year for part-time students.
Modules constituting the PGDip(Business Analysis) course and their respective aims are:
• Module 1: Sustainable Business Models:
Provide a strategic context to Business Analysis and develop capability to effectively engage with the entity’s stakeholders to design ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS: RHODES BUSINESS SCHOOL
• Intrapreneurship: the focus is on entrepreneurship within the organisation and includes the history and origin, definitions, characteristics, social and economic impact, creativity and innovation, franchising, ethical and social responsibilities, growth and contemporary issues.
• People Management: understanding behaviour and leadership, the human resource function and labour relations.
• Strategic Marketing: identifying environmental market opportunities, assessing the competitive environment and the resources necessary to exploit those opportunities, appraising the market and financial performance.
• Strategic Operations Management: process types and process flows in manufacturing, performance measurement, benchmarking and re-engineering, production planning, quality management, lean thinking and world class manufacturing, sustainable supply chain management and procurement, risk assessment, life-cycle analysis and systems.
• Supply Chain and Project Management:
introduction to supply chain management, supply strategies, organisation of the supply chain, managing inventories, quality management, total cost of ownership, integrated logistics management, distribution management and managing the global supply chain. Introduction to project management, project lifecycle phases, stakeholders’
communication, cost, quality, time management, risk management, tools and techniques.
• Sustainability: consider the changes to the organizational “playing field” resulting from increased awareness and demands for sound corporate governance and social and environmental accountability and how an understanding of these changes can assist in leveraging competitive advantage. Key themes that will be introduced are concepts of sustainable development within the South African, regional and international contexts, governance and corporate social responsibility,
plus local and international drivers and considerations for business organisations.
• Sustainable Business Modelling: developing an in-depth understanding of business and the supply chain as an integrated model thereby providing critical insights into the value creation process.
The School reserves the right to teach the papers in any order.
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ANALYSIS
The purpose of the Diploma is to provide a qualification for Business Analysis professionals that will enable them to strategically, operationally and critically address relevant methods, processes, systems and techniques that should be applied to achieve sustainable business performance. In so doing, the number and quality of working Business Analysts in Africa who are able to effectively communicate and apply their understanding of the theory, principles, purpose, role, methods and techniques of business analysis, business modelling and business process improvement to achieve sustainable business performance will be achieved.
The PGDip(Business Analysis) is a one year, full- time or one and a half year, part-time modular programme, comprising four modules, where students are required to attend four teaching blocks.
Between teaching blocks, students are required to complete practical assignments. A practical 24 hour examination is undertaken at the commencement of the 4th teaching block, covering all four modules.
A Project, with supporting Portfolio of Evidence (POE), is to be submitted by the end of the second semester for full-time students or at the end of the first semester of the second year for part-time students.
Modules constituting the PGDip(Business Analysis) course and their respective aims are:
• Module 1: Sustainable Business Models:
Provide a strategic context to Business Analysis and develop capability to effectively engage with the entity’s stakeholders to design
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and implement sustainable business models, processes and systems.
• Module 2: Business Process Modelling:
Undertake critical evaluation of business process methodologies and tools and develop capability in utilising them to achieve sustainable business performance.
• Module 3: Business Process Analysis:
Undertake critical evaluation of business process improvement approaches and develop capability to deploy and harness them to achieve sustainable business performance.
• Module 4: Communicating and Consulting: Undertake critical evaluation of all the soft skills requirements, aptitude, and characteristics to be an effective Business Analyst.
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
The Rhodes MBA is a course-work degree comprising 18 courses (made up of core courses and electives) and either a research mini-thesis or a teaching case mini-thesis of 15 000 words. The degree is offered on a part-time, modular basis over two years or on a full-time, modularbasis over one and a half years. If part-time, candidates are required to attend three two-week teaching blocks in Grahamstown each year of the first two years and to complete work-based assignments in the periods between the teaching blocks. If full-time, the coursework is completed in six two-week teaching blocks in the first year. The final six months in both cases, is dedicated to the completion of the research or teaching case mini-thesis.
Normally candidates will only be admitted to the programme if they hold at least a NQF level 8 qualification (i.e. An Honour’s Degree or Post Graduate Diploma) in any discipline, are fluent in English, and have had at least three years relevant practical experience. All applicants are required to sit the NMAT by GMAC™ Admission Test, or GMAT if the NMAT is not available in theircountry of residence. Furthermore, those applicants for whom English is a foreign language are required to sit an appropriate English language test.
Curriculum
Our MBA is offered with a focus on sustainability and leadership concepts and contexts infused within a range of management courses. The order of modules, following the part-time option, are as follows:
First Year:
1. Academic Skills 2. Economics
3. Principles of Sustainability 4. Quantitative Decision-Making 5. Research Methods
6. Strategic Operations Management 7. Financial Management 8. Strategic Marketing 9. People Management Second Year:
10. Responsible Leadership 11. People Management 12. Management Accounting 13. Strategic Management
14. Ethical Organisation and Governance Elective courses: (choose five, one in first year and four in second year)
15. Business Development Consulting 16. Climate change and organisations 17. Sustainable Entrepreneurship 18. Environmental Economics 19. Integrated Coastal Management 20. Knowledge Management 21. Project Management
22. Sustainable Business Modelling 23. Sustainable Fisheries
24. Sustainability Law
[Note: The school has discretion as to which electives are on offer and in what order they are taught].
OR25. International Option (In lieu of one teaching block).
26. Dissertation
27. Financial and Quantitative Skills
[Note: Only for candidates who do not have requisite accounting knowledge. This is taught after Block 1].
Sustainable Ocean Resources (SOR)
Those candidates who have a specific interest in sustainable ocean resources management, namely professionals in coastal, terrestrial and ocean resources, fisheries, aquaculture/mariculture