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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: 

Master of Technology: Business Administration 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
1069  Master of Technology: Business Administration 
ORIGINATOR
Committee of Technikon Principals 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
Was CHE until Last Date for Achievement  HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
Master's Degree  Field 03 - Business, Commerce and Management Studies  Office Administration 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  120  Level 8 and above  NQF Level 08  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Registered" 		 SAQA 9900/00  2003-07-01  2006-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2007-06-30   2010-06-30  

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 is replaced by: 
Qual ID Qualification Title Pre-2009 NQF Level NQF Level Min Credits Replacement Status
72169  Master of Technology: Business Administration  Level 8 and above  Level N/A:Pre-2009 was L8+  120  Complete 
72473  Master of Technology: Business Administration  Level 8 and above  NQF Level 08  120  Complete 
78740  Master of Technology: Business Administration  Level 8 and above  NQF Level 08  120  Complete 
72694  Master of Technology: Business Administration  Level 8 and above  NQF Level 08  120  Complete 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
The qualified learner will be competent to manage an organization on executive level. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
At least 480 credits on NQF level 7
Qualification:
  • B Tech Business Administration or equivalent and
  • 3 years relevant working experience

    Recognition of prior learning:

    The qualification will be awarded to a learner who has provided evidence that the stated competence of the qualification has been achieved through experience that complies with the stated specified outcomes 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    Y 

    QUALIFICATION RULES 
    The qualification will be awarded to a learner who has provided evidence to the satisfaction of the assessors that the stated competence of the qualification, as detailed in the specified outcomes, has been achieved, either through education and training in a single provider's learning programme, or through experience that complies with the stated specified outcomes. 

    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    EXIT LEVEL:
    The qualifying learner should have the competence to:

    1. Manage organisations constructively and interactively based on strategic objectives.

    SPECIFIED LEVEL:
    The qualifying learner will have the ability to:

    1.1 Scan external / internal environments to determine driving forces relating to strategic functioning
    * Identify competitive advantages for strategic focus
    * Set and implement strategy and goals for organization
    * Evaluate strategy. (C) (12 Credits)

    1.2 Identify and manage organizational dynamics
    * Manage organizational change and development
    * Apply action research in the broad field of Organisational Behaviour by completing the following steps:
    o Entry
    o Start-up
    o Assessment and feedback
    o Action planning
    o Intervention
    o Evaluation
    o Adoption
    Separation(C) (12 Credits)

    1.3 RESEARCH METHODOLGY
    The learner will use research methodology to solve a specific area of management studies. (12 Credits, C)

    * Formulate a research proposal
    * Complete the research project (dissertation)

    (60 Credits, C)
    Select any two of the following electives:

    1.4 ENTREPRENEURSHIP
    The qualified learner will be able to execute managerial practices relating to the creation of new business ventures (12 Credits, E)

    1.5 BUSINESS LAW FOR MANAGERS
    The learner will be able to make analytical choices involving commercial law matter in an organisation. (12 Credits, E)

    1.6 QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGEMENT
    The qualified learner must be able to apply statistical and management science or operations research techniques to assist with the solution of problems. (12 Credits, E)

    1.7 INTERNATIONAL MANGEMENT
    * The learner will be able to show how multinationals need to consolidate financial information across subsidiaries
    * The learner needs to consolidate financial information across subsidiaries
    * The learner should be able to show how the capital structure of firms from different countries differs and what this means for how a firm should structure the capitalisation of its subsidiaries in different countries (12 Credits, E)

    1.8 INTERNATIONAL FINANCING
    * The learners need to illustrate how political and economic risk complicate capital budgeting decisions in multinationals
    * The learner should be able to show how the capital structure of firms from different countries differs and what this means for how a firm should structure the capitalisation of its subsidiaries in different countries (12 Credits, E)

    1.9 PROJECT MANAGEMENT
    * Scanning internal/external project environments - determining project-driving forces to be taken in consideration
    * Setting project objectives and criteria for project success
    * Determining gap between and implications of current and future organisation structures moving from functional to projective structures
    * Developing project proposals
    * Linking initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing processes in planning and executing projects
    * Developing project and supportive plans
    * Setting project receivables and deliverables
    * Managing projects through disseminating information to clients/stakeholders, progress meetings, team development, quality assurance, risk control, cost management, time management, procurement and contract administration (12 Credits, E)

    1.10 MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY
    * Scanning external/internal environments focusing on the efficient and optimal utilisation of IT
    * Identifying core issues for IT strategies
    * Setting master IT strategies and goals for organisations
    * Setting IT strategic objectives, performance indicators, functional and business plans and projects for organisations
    * Clarifying required resources, structures, systems, cultures and rewards for IT strategy implementation
    * Aligning strategic IT plans, business plans, projects and programmes
    * Measuring achievement of IT objectives (12 Credits, E)

    1.11 QUALITY MANAGEMENT
    Quality Management principles. (12 Credits, E)

    1.12 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT
    Apply Environmental Management principles. (12 Credits, E)

    1.13 AGRICULTURAL POLICY
    * Understand the policy formulation philosophy
    * Understand the theory of public choice
    * Understand the structure for policy development and the role of government
    * Understand and apply health policy with regard to agriculture
    * Understand and apply environmental policy with regard to agriculture
    * Understand and apply marketing policy with regard to agriculture. (12 Credits, E)

    1.14 ADVANCED AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT
    * The learner must develop a thorough understanding of the different risks in agriculture as well be able to calculate portfolio risk.
    * The learner must have an understanding of how the agricultural futures market work as well as be able to use hedging and options as instruments to manage risk in agriculture.
    * The learner must develop an understanding of the issues which govern the agricultural supply chain.
    * The learner must be able to identify constraints in the agricultural supply chain and must be able to make recommendations as to how to alleviate them. (12 Credits, E)

    1.15 ECONOMICS OF THE MOTOR INDUSTRY
    * The learner will be able to identify and explain the structure and nature of the international and national motor industry
    * The learner will be able to understand and explain the relationship between distributors, assembly and component suppliers both nationally and internationally
    * The learner will be able to analyse and interpret the characteristics, success factors, barriers, weapons of rivalry, competitive strategies and economic performance of the motor industry
    * The learner must be able to analyse and interpret the South African Motor Industry in terms of international trends and local developments (12 Credits, E)

    1.16 WORLD CLASS MANUFACTURING AND STRATEGIC SUPPLY
    * The learner will be able to develop a world-class manufacturing strategy for a firm in the automotive industry
    * The learner will be able to apply the principles of lean thinking to a firm in the automotive industry
    * The learner will be able to conceptualise and develop a supplier integration model for a firm in the automotive industry (12 Credits, E) 

    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    The qualifying learner should provide evidence of his/her abilities, depending on his/her field of specialisation through:

    1.1 Value chains of organisations indicating interactive primary and supportive activities incurring costs and tying up time
    * Determining competitive activities / companies to serve as data sources
    * Executing survey techniques that can be used for data collection to determine best practices
    * Using quantitative and qualitative techniques to gather information on customer values
    * Value chains indicating activities to be upgraded / replaced, extend of modifications and how upgrading should take place
    * Evaluation indicating major driving forces, impact areas in organisations and consequences of impacts
    * Analysis indicating for example critical success factors, most important competitors and current versus future strategic positions

    1.2 Diagnosing, analysing and interpreting problems accurately within the Organisational Behaviour context.
    * Findings that are coherently and clearly presented in oral and written format.
    * Utilising appropriate information technology in presenting findings to client.
    * Solving problems through successful implementation of interventions.

    1.3 Demonstrates use of research methodology through Research proposal.
    * The final project is seen to be creatively, academically and technically sound and potentially to be of interest to the business administration discipline.

    1.4 Applying idea generation techniques
    * Evaluating business enterprises
    * Screening of business opportunities
    * Developing and applying the business plan

    1.5 Analysing and interpreting cases accurately within the commercial law context.

    1.6 Collecting, analysing and interpreting quantitative data, provide descriptive statistics and present data in suitable form.
    * Explaining basic probability and decision theory and conduct simple probability calculations.
    * Estimating from samples.
    * Testing hypothesis
    * Carrying out simple regression and correlation analysis.
    * Explaining time-series analysis and other forecasting techniques
    * Exercising stock / inventory control.
    * Solving simple linear programming problems graphically.
    * Explaining the strengths and limitations of management science / quantitative techniques.

    1.7 Correct analysing and interpretation of the nature of the foreign exchange market
    * Correctly calculating the effect of foreign exchange changes
    * Correctly forecasting spot exchange rates
    * Correctly administrating working capital and cash flows in a multinational enterprise
    * Explaining and discussing the theories of exchange rate determination

    1.8 Correctly describing the functions and forms of the international capital market
    * Discussing the international bond and equity markets
    * Evaluating the implications for business of raising money on the international capital market
    * Considering international financing options for u multinational enterprise
    * Showing how differences in national accounting systems cause difficulties for international business
    * Explaining the operation of a "option contract"
    * Explaining and illustrating the use of a letter of credit

    1.9 Evaluation indicating major driving forces on proposed projects, impact areas and consequences of impacts
    * Clear, concise project objectives to bring about required changes
    * Evaluation of gap between current and future organisation structures, implications on workforce and understanding the stepwise progress from one extreme (functional) to other extreme (projectised)
    * Project proposal clearly indicating why projects should be executed
    * Project and facilitating plans with the necessary emphasis on activity definition, activity sequencing, activity duration estimation, resource planning, cost estimating, cost budgeting and schedule development
    * Project and facilitating plans with the necessary emphasis on activity definition, estimation, resource planning, cost estimating, cost budgeting, and schedule development
    * Clear indication of inputs and outputs required for tasks on work breakdown structure.
    * Timeously reacting on the release of figures indicating variations between planned and actual steps / figures / inputs / outputs

    1.10 Evaluation indicating major IT driving forces, impact areas in organisations and consequences of impacts
    * Analysis indicating for example critical success factors, dominant competitors, best practices and current versus future IT strategic positioning
    * Appropriate generic/master It strategies that can be executed
    * Interlinked IT strategic objectives
    * Performance indicators to be used
    * Integrated strategic plans for divisions
    * Supportive projects, programmes to bring about required changes
    * Evaluation of strategic/business plan links and required structures, systems, organisation cultures and rewards
    * Structured alignment of plans - focusing on strategic focus, target markets, resources, target dates and time
    * Evaluation of factors causing variances between planned and actual figures/steps

    1.11 Application of Quality Management principles in a given case study

    1.12 Applying Environmental Management principles in a given case study.

    1.13 Correctly discussing the relevant Philosophy
    * Describing the theory of public choice
    * Discussing the relevant structure and the role of government
    * Correctly describing and exposing the ability to apply health policy in respect of a) humans b) animals.
    * Correctly applying environmental policy in respect of a) processing, b) harvesting and c) conservation.
    * Demonstrating knowledge of and an ability to apply marketing policy in respect of a) Trade theory b) National marketing c) International marketing d) Protection of commodities e) Dumping f) World trade organization g) General agreement on trade and tariffs.

    1.14 The ability to understand and interpret theories to risk management
    * The ability to calculate portfolio risk for a given set of parameters
    * The ability to understand and interpret theories of futures markets
    * The ability to apply the principles of futures trading
    * Understanding and applying the principles of hedging
    * Understanding and applying the principles of options
    * Describing the theory of supply chain management
    Showing insight and understanding of the concepts that govern supply chain management
    * Designing a supply chain for a product which create competitive advantage
    * Explaining the concepts of the value chain.
    * Explaining the concept of global value
    * Developing strategies for the creation of global value
    * Explaining the principles for developing a supply network
    * Explaining the concept of the bullwhip effect
    * Showing an understanding of the coordination problems in the supply chain
    * Explaining the vertical relationships in the supply chain
    * Developing information systems for negotiation support
    * Explaining the concepts governing the management of the cold chain management

    1.15 Assessing and interpreting the societal impact of road vehicles correctly
    * Evaluating the demand and supply of motor vehicles worldwide and in South Africa are correctly
    * Interpreting the globalisation trends in the world automotive industry are correctly
    * Analysing the market characteristics and prospects correctly for the following markets:
    o Europe
    o NAFTA
    o Japan
    o The Pacific Rim
    o South America
    o South Africa
    o Other emerging markets
    * Correctly interpreting and analysing the environmental impact of the motorcar
    * Correctly determining the economical effects of green issues on the manufacturing of the motor car
    * Determining and interpreting the global regulatory framework impacting on the automotive industry
    * Contrasting the first world environmental issues with emerging market needs.
    * Determining the structure and key economic and business characteristics of the South African Motor Industry
    * Correctly evaluating and interpreting the MIDP
    * Correctly explaining the impact of Human Resources development on the integration of the South African Automotive industry, into the International Economy
    * Correctly formulating long-term strategic considerations for the South African Automotive Industry
    * Correctly identifying long-term competitive advantages for the automotive industry.
    * Correctly identifying and formulating strategic alternatives for the motor industry
    * Correctly formulating a growth framework for the South African motor industry

    1.16 Analysing and evaluating the role and importance of the purchasing and supply chain correctly
    * Developing a World-class supply chain strategy correctly for an automotive organisation
    * Correctly analysing Networking models and their application in the automotive industry
    * Exact development of networking models for a firm in the automotive industry
    * Manufacturing and supplying performance are correctly measured
    * Illustrating and correct implementation of process changes
    * Comparing and contrasting the different views and approaches to "World class" and "World-class manufacturing"
    * Correct identifying and analysing of World-class improvement techniques
    * Correct contrasting and comparing of the manufacturing paradigms of the twentieth century
    * Correct analysis of the fundamentals of mass and lean
    * Determining the requirements for and consequences of the implementation of lean manufacturing for a firm in the automotive industry
    * Correct analyses of the application of mass customisation and agile manufacturing to the automotive industry
    * Correct mapping of the value stream for a motor vehicle
    * Correct analyses and evaluate the application of the pillars of World-class manufacturing in the automotive industry


    INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT:
  • Theory, practical case studies
  • Assignments / Projects
  • Examinations
  • Formative evaluation through study leadership / guidance
  • Formative / summative panel evaluation of the dissertation 
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    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    Horizontal: Any related field in Business Administration
    Vertical: D Tech Business Administration 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    Current SERTEC requirements apply 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    Current SERTEC requirements apply 

    NOTES 
    While South Africa still had Technikons, all of their qualifications were registered under the Committee of Technikon Principals. After the Technikons became Universities of Technology or merged with Universities, the qualifications were registered under each of these institutions, and the CTP qualifications fell away (hence the end date of 2006, above). Where relevant, replacement information is
    shown in the table above.These qualifications will be realigned to what the CHE has termed Category C qualifications to comply with the HEQSF. 

    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
    When qualifications are replaced, some of their learning programmes are moved to being recorded against the replacement qualifications. If a learning programme appears to be missing from here, please check the replacement.
     
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    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: 
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