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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Business Management 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
101043  Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Business Management 
ORIGINATOR
University of South Africa 
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  Finance, Economics and Accounting 
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
Reregistered  EXCO 0821/24  2021-07-01  2027-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2028-06-30   2031-06-30  

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 replaces: 
Qual ID Qualification Title Pre-2009 NQF Level NQF Level Min Credits Replacement Status
5687  Bachelor of Commerce Honours  Level 7  NQF Level 08  120  Complete 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
The primary purpose of the qualification is to provide Honours Bachelor of Commerce graduate level knowledge, specific skills and applied competence in a number of fields traditionally associated with Business, Commerce and Management that will prepare them to be lifelong learners, employable workers/managers, entrepreneurs and contributors to society and the business community.

A second purpose of the qualification is to provide South Africa (and other countries) with graduates in a number of learning fields in order to ensure that the leadership base of innovative and knowledge base economic and scholarly activity is widened.

A third purpose of the qualification is to provide South Africa (and other countries) with people who can understand the constructive role they need to play as intellectual economic leaders in their society and who are empowered to play that role. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
This qualification recognises:
Formal prior learning:
  • Learners' prior accredited learning at tertiary level in relevant domains, which constitute credit-bearing units, is recognized. Learners in possession of a Senior Certificate may register for Institutions access modules [Economic and Management Environment (INM101-3 and INM102-4) as well as an access examination (Language and Learning Skills (LSK011-9)]. Once the Learners have passed these access courses, they may register for the Bachelor of Commerce (BCom).
  • Non-formal and informal prior experiential learning.
  • The law currently requires Learners to have formal qualifications for admission to university.

    Entry Requirements:
    Learners must provide a written motivation of not more than three pages requesting admission to the college. The college will take into account the relevant experience, work or otherwise, of the student, the language capabilities of the student any other factor deemed necessary by the college. Learners who have not passed Strategic Management III, may enrol for a Short Learning Programme in Advanced Strategic Management for access. 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    Y 

    QUALIFICATION RULES 
    This qualification consists of compulsory at Level 8, totalling to 188 Credits.

    Level 8:
  • The Management of organisational Change and Renewal, 24 Credits.
  • Project Management, 24 Credits.
  • Advanced Operations Management, 24 Credits.
  • International Business, 24 Credits.
  • Information Management, 24 Credits.
  • Research Methodology, 12 Credits.
  • Research Report-Business Management, 24 Credits.
  • Research Proposal-Business Management, 8 Credits.
  • Strategic Management, 24 Credits. 
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    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    1. Identify, analyse, formulate, and solve convergent and divergent problems, creatively and responsibly in fields related to business, commerce and management.
    2. Work effectively with others as a member of a team, group, organisation, community, and contribute to the group output in tasks growing out of the fields related to business, commerce and management.
    3. Manage and organise her or his activities and life responsibly and effectively, including her or his studies and career.
    4. Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information as required in pursuit of the Honours Bachelor of Commerce (Hons BCom).
    5. Communicate effectively using visual, mathematical and/or language skills in the modes of oral and/or written presentation, in sustained discourse.
    6. Use science and technology effectively and critically, showing responsibility towards the environment and health and wellbeing of others, in community, national and global contexts.
    7. Demonstrate an understanding of the world as a set of related systems by recognising that problem-solving contexts do not exist in isolation, and by acknowledging their responsibilities to those in the local and broader business community. 

    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
  • Identify and define complex problems.
  • Apply appropriate knowledge to solving complex problems.
  • Identify, analyse and solve concrete and abstract problems in the business, commerce and management fields by drawing upon theoretical knowledge.
  • Identify, analyse and solve complex concrete and abstract routine and non-routine problems in business, commerce and management fields by drawing upon their own experience.
  • Use their knowledge to offer suggestions for solving business problems at the community and national levels.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:
  • Apply people skills (tolerance, empathy, listening skills and leadership) in liaising with other professionals, clients and colleagues.
  • Demonstrate respect for the opinion of others through written reporting without bias.
  • Demonstrate tolerance of diversity through written reporting without bias.
  • Demonstrate the ability to work in groups.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:
  • Demonstrate the requisite study skills and learning strategies to study with limited guidance.
  • Cope with the self-discipline necessary for distance learning.
  • Think independently and offer evidence to support their decisions. Identify needs and opportunities for applying economic and management principles in their own lives.
  • Manage multiple deadlines.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:
  • Demonstrate increasingly competent research and reporting skills.
  • Use library and other resources effectively to suit their individual needs and to conduct limited research projects.
  • Act responsibly as a scholar (appropriate referencing, avoiding plagiarism etc.).
  • Follow conventions of scholarship in the various disciplines under study.
  • Critically analyse theories, examples and case studies.
  • Think independently, and offer evidence to support their decisions.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:
  • Communicate their ideas and provide supporting evidence in a sustained manner.
  • Responsibly use other's ideas in support of their own (without plagiarism, etc.).
  • Identify and evaluate conclusions and premises in academic arguments.
  • Follow the literacy and numeracy conventions of written use in the disciplines related to business, commerce and management.
  • Use numbers and statistics appropriately and with accuracy.
  • Create and use visuals to appropriately to support their ideas.
  • Use the written communication form to critically analyse, evaluate and critique others' ideas.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6:
  • Demonstrate an appropriate attitude towards scholarship and technology.
  • Select appropriate technology to suit the needs of the organisation.
  • Use technology where appropriate and feasible in solving business-related problems.
  • Use natural and human resources in a sustainable manner in order to chive the maximum output for the minimum input.
  • Show concern for the physical environment and the health of others.
  • Demonstrate a consideration for the ethics involved in science and technology issues.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 7:
  • Use scientific methods of investigation, testing and evaluation.
  • Select appropriate technology to suit the needs of the business community or employer.
  • Use other technology (computers and the Internet) where appropriate and feasible.
  • Show respect for and a responsible attitude towards science and technology.
  • Apply systems thinking to solve simple economic and management related problems.

    Integrated Assessment:
    Formative Assessment: Learning and assessment are integrated. The study guides, as a rule, contain self-assessment tasks with feedback. The scheme of work includes assignments which may be self-assessed base on the learning material and Learners are given feedback. The process is continuous of focuses on smaller sections of the work and limited numbers of outcomes.

    Summative Assessment: Examinations, or equivalent assessment such as a portfolio of evidence assess a representative selection of the outcomes practised and assessed in the formative stage. Summative assessment also tests the student's ability to manage and integrate a large body of knowledge to achieve the stated outcomes of a module. 
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    INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY 
    Institutions forms part of an internationally recognised accreditation system whereby university qualifications are evaluated against international comparators and accredited accordingly; for example, institutions' qualifications are accredited in the International Handbook of Universities and in the Commonwealth Universities' Yearbook. 

    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    The qualification will articulate with those of other universities and other qualifications. For example, recognition will be given to modules completed at other tertiary institutions and the relationship will be reciprocal.

    Upon completion of the Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Learners have a number of options for further study. For example, Learners may proceed to Postgraduate study at Honours Level, at course work Master of Commerce level or Master of Business Leadership level. It would be possible but not compulsory to build in exit levels to the BCom which would articulate with the full Degree and whose outcomes would be a function of the most advanced outcomes of the qualification.

    Certificate: After completing 168 Credits in a required configuration, Learners could be awarded a Certificate if they wished to leave the programme at that point. One recommended configuration is at ten Institutions first-level modules and four Institutions second-level modules in the major subjects of Business, Commerce and Management (120 Credits). The certificate will be pegged at South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) Level 5.

    Diploma: After completing at least a further 72 Credits in a required configuration, Learners could be awarded a Diploma (minimum 240 Credits) if they wished to leave the programme. The recommended configuration is four Institutions third-level modules in the major (area of specialisation) plus two other modules of the student's choice. The Diploma will be pegged at SAQA Level 6. 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    N/A 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    N/A 

    NOTES 
    N/A 

    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
    When qualifications are replaced, some (but not all) of their learning programmes are moved to the replacement qualifications. If a learning programme appears to be missing from here, please check the replaced qualification.
     
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    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: 
    This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.
     
    1. University of South Africa 


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