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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Bachelor of Technology: Knowledge Management

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
16832	Bachelor of Technology: Knowledge Management
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
B Tech	Field 03 - Business, Commerce and Management Studies		Generic Management
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	480	Level 7	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L7	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		2012-06-30

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
72422	Bachelor of Technology: Knowledge Management	Level 7	Level N/A: Pre-2009 was L7	480	Complete

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

A qualifying learner is able to apply knowledge of Knowledge Management to provide appropriate technology for knowledge management in organisations, to manage teams for providing decision support and teams for generating and maintaining systems serving such ends.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

At least an NQF 6 qualification in any field with 4 years of work experience or an NQF 7 qualification in any field with 3 years of work experience. Prior training or experience in the Information Technology field is, therefore, not required.

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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

1. The qualifying learner understands the nature and the role of information systems in organisations, particularly in terms of functional and technological characteristics.

2. The qualifying learner understands the technologies that can underpin and sustain organisational information and knowledge systems.

3. The qualifying learner understands: use of the Internet and multi-media as a source and medium of distribution of information and knowledge in general.

4. The qualifying learner understands business systems.

The qualifying learner understands the role, structure, and functions of enterprise wide information systems.

5. The qualifying learner understands ways and means of effecting learning and innovation, as well as responsiveness, in organisations, on all levels, namely those of the individual, the group, and the organisation as a whole. These ways and means refer to the social-psychological as well as the technological spheres.

The qualifying learner understands identification and use of appropriate methods and systems for providing decision support in improving organisational systems. This is aimed at increasing effectiveness and efficiency and it includes ways of managing groups and use of information technology to these ends.

6. The qualifying learner understands organisational behaviour.

The qualifying learner understands technology management, particularly within the IT context.

The qualifying learner understands basic project management.

The qualifying learner understands quality management in the IT context.

The qualifying learner is aware of ethical and legal issues within the context of information systems and IT, as well as of approaches to addressing these.

Specified outcomes:

1. Has knowledge of the nature and role of information systems within the organisational setting, with reference to operational management, professional and strategic requirements, and in terms of functional and technological characteristics.

2. Has knowledge of the technologies underpinning and sustaining organisational information and knowledge systems.

3. Has knowledge of the technologies underpinning the Internet and multi-media for application and use in organisational information systems.

4. Has knowledge of business processes and systems.

Has knowledge of the role, structure, and functions of enterprise-wide information systems, and how they relate to business processes.

5. Has knowledge of the ways and means of effecting learning and innovation, as well as responsiveness, in organisations, on all levels, namely those of the individual, the group, and the organisation as a whole. These ways and means refer to the social-psychological as well as the technological spheres.

Has knowledge of identification and use of appropriate methods and systems for providing decision support in improving organisational systems, with such support aimed at increasing effectiveness and efficiency, and it includes ways of managing groups and use of information technology to these ends.

6. Has knowledge of organisational behaviour.

Has knowledge of technology management, particularly within the IT context.

Has knowledge of basic project management.

Has knowledge of quality management in the IT context.

Is aware of ethical and legal issues within the context of information systems and IT, as well as of approaches to addressing these.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

1. Can describe, analyse, compare and evaluate the types and roles of information systems within the organisational setting, with reference to operational, management, professional, and strategic requirements, and in terms of functional and technological characteristics.

2. Can identify, describe, assemble and conceptually synthesise appropriate technologies for underpinning and sustaining organisational information and knowledge systems.

3. Can describe and evaluate technologies underpinning the Internet and multi-media for application and use in organisational information systems, and can analyse these and synthesise them into such information systems.

4. Can describe, categorise, analyse, and synthesise business processes and systems.

Can describe enterprise-wide systems in terms of the role, structure, and functions of such a system, and can relate business processes to such a system.

5. Can identify, describe and select appropriate means for effecting learning and innovation, as well as responsiveness, in organisations, on all levels, namely those of the individual, the group, and the organisation as a whole. These ways and means refer to the social-psychological as well as the technological spheres.

Can identify, describe and select appropriate methods and systems for providing decision support in improving organisational systems with such support aimed at increasing effectiveness and efficiency, and it includes ways of managing groups and use of information technology to these ends.

6. Can identify, describe, categorise, explain, and compare various kinds of organisational behaviour.

Can identify and prescribe appropriate strategies and tactics in respect of situations requiring management of technology in general, and of information technology in particular.

Can identify ways and means of quality management in the context of information systems and IT.

Can describe essential considerations in quality management.

Brings sound judgement to bear on legal and ethical issues in the context of information systems and IT.

Integrated assessment:

1. Time-constrained written examination
2. Coursework evaluation
3. Continuous evaluation
4. Integrated assessment

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

Vertically to M Tech in Knowledge Management.

MODERATION OPTIONS

SERTEC
SETA/ETQA
SAQA/ETQA

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

The current regulations for technikons as stipulated by SERTEC are applicable.

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.

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:

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.

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