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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION:

Advanced Diploma in Business Administration

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
104531	Advanced Diploma in Business Administration
ORIGINATOR
Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY			NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education			HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework
QUALIFICATION TYPE	FIELD		SUBFIELD
Advanced Diploma	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 07	Regular-Provider-ELOAC
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Registered-data under construction		EXCO 0324/24	2024-07-01	2027-06-30
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2028-06-30		2031-06-30

Registered-data under construction

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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.

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

Purpose:
This qualification is a vocational qualification which is designed to provide or equip learners with a sound understanding of concepts, processes and techniques to supervise and or manage any business-related environment. The qualification prepares learners to conduct preliminary research and it also contributes to the economic and social up-skilling of South Africa.

Qualifying learners will be empowered to operate responsibly in most sectors in the field of Business Administration. They will be able to manage functions such as: business law compliance, financial statements and risk analysis, business financial management, and office management in general.

On completion of the qualification, graduates will be awarded a qualification and can also further their career in business administration by registering for a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration or other qualifications at Level 8 in the same field of study.

During the design of the qualification attention was given to learning and career pathways for learners, with opportunities for articulation with other programmes within and across institutions, where possible.

Rationale:
The lack of adequate management and business management skills in South Africa plays an important role in the high failure rate in the Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprise (SMME) arena. This qualification will provide a set of very important and essential skills to support national efforts to equip prospective business managers and entrepreneurs to produce better economic results.

The Advanced Diploma in Business Administration focuses on the financial accounting, strategic business management as well as entrepreneurial aspects. It includes important business related modules to ensure a balanced perspective of modern corporate business to inform the environment within which the graduates must operate.

The qualification outcomes meet national and regional labour market and socio-cultural needs. Relevant stakeholders, including academic peers from outside the institution and employers represented on Advisory Committee, were involved in the development of this qualification. The Advisory Committee advised on the attributes that a graduate for this qualification should have which are embedded within the Exit Level Outcomes.

Learners will develop depth and specialisation of knowledge, together with practical skills, to enable graduates to apply their learning in the workplace.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
This qualification may be achieved in part through the recognition of relevant prior learning and through prior experience as a Practitioner in the field of Business Administration.

Providers are required to develop structured means for the assessment of individual learners against the Exit Level Outcomes of the qualification on a case-by-case basis. Such procedures, and the assessment of individual cases, are subject to moderation by independent assessors.

The necessary evidence as required by the Exit Level Outcomes, and presented by the learner, should meet the following principles: currency of evidence, sufficiency of evidence, validity of evidence and authenticity of evidence.

Entry Requirements:
The minimum requirements to Advanced Diploma studies are:

Diploma at Level 6 with minimum 360 Credits.
Or

An equivalent qualification.

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

QUALIFICATION RULES

This qualification consists of compulsory modules at Levels 7 totalling 120 Credits.

Compulsory Modules, Level 7,120 Credits:

Advanced Strategic Management IV, 30 Credits.

Entrepreneurship IV, 30 Credits.

Financial Accounting Aspects IV, 30 Credits.

Research Methodology, 30 Credits.

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

1. Demonstrate ability to integrate central areas or practices in the field of Strategic Management including an ability to evaluate and apply the key terms, concepts, facts, principles, rules and theories of the discipline to unfamiliar but relevant contexts.
2. Demonstrate integrated knowledge of the central areas of entrepreneurship, spatial development and innovation in the field and practices of business development and strategic management.
3. Demonstrate ability to integrate central areas or practices in the field of financial accounting aspects including an ability to evaluate and apply the key terms, concepts, facts, principles, rules and theories of the field to unfamiliar but relevant contexts.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of a range of methods of enquiry and their suitability to specific investigations in the field of business administration, as well as the ability to select and apply a range of methods to resolve problems or introduce change within the practice of business administration.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:

Integrate central areas or practices in the field of strategic management.

Evaluate and apply the key terms, concepts, facts, principles, rules and theories of the field of strategic management to the context of business administration.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:

Identify the significant areas of entrepreneurship, spatial development and innovation in the field and practices of business development and management.

Analyse significant entrepreneurial development opportunities in the field of business development and management.

Apply entrepreneurship theories and methodologies within the defined context of business development.

Develop a logical argument in terms of the relevance or need for development of central areas in the field and practices of entrepreneurship.

Create independent insight as well as individual, group, organisational and communal strategic leadership skills.

Associated assessment criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:

Integrate the central areas or practices in the field of financial accounting aspects in the general practice of Business Administration.

Evaluate and apply key terms, concepts, facts, principles, rules and theories of Financial Accounting Aspects to the context of business administration.

Associated assessment criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:

Demonstrate an understanding of a range of methods of enquiry.

Analyse and evaluate a range of methods of enquiry for their suitability to specific investigations in the field of business administration.

Select and apply appropriate methods and techniques to resolve problems or introduce change within the practice of business administration.

Integrated Assessment:
The overall assessment strategy of the department of Management and Entrepreneurship is that of integrated assessment which is evident in the approach to the assessment of applied competence. Applied competence is understood as the learners' ability to integrate concepts, ideas and actions in authentic, real-life contexts; the assessment of which is broken down to the assessment of foundational, practical and reflexive competence where:

Foundational competence is the demonstrated understanding of what the learner does and why (s)he does it.

Practical competence is the demonstrated ability to perform a set of tasks and actions in authentic contexts.

Reflexive competence is the demonstrated ability to integrate learner's performances with their understanding so that they are able to adapt to changed circumstances and explain the reason behind these adaptations.

Integrated assessment further implies a planned combination of formative and summative assessment strategies with varying ratios, depending on the level (year) of study. Formative assessment implies being supportive to learning, non-judgemental and focused on providing constructive feedback or criticism to the learner and it takes place during the learning process and informs planning of future learning activities. Summative assessment implies assessment to be mainly concerned with summing up the learning process and therefore usually takes place at the end of the relevant learning process.

INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY

This qualification compares favourably with the following qualifications:

Advanced Diploma in Business Administration from Acsenda School of Management, Vancouver, Canada

Overview:
The Advanced Diploma in Business Administration (ADBA) focuses on the first two years of courses in the Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA) Degree program. The length and flexibility of the Diploma make it a great pathway for learners looking for an education but also reeling to get experience in the real world.

Learners who complete the ADBA program can transfer their Degree into the BBA program and even onto a Postgraduate Degree upon completion of their bachelors. Whatever path you choose, the ADBA program sets you up for business and educational success

Program length: Two years or less.

Total credits: 60 Credits (20 three-credit courses).

Admissions: Four times per year.

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

Horizontal Articulation:

Advanced Diploma in Administrative Management at Level 7.

Vertical Articulation:

Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration at Level 8.

MODERATION OPTIONS

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CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

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NOTES

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LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

NONE

PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION:

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1.	Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)