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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Master of Commerce: Project Leadership and Management

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
81296	Master of Commerce: Project Leadership and Management
ORIGINATOR
University of KwaZulu-Natal
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY			NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education			HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework
QUALIFICATION TYPE	FIELD		SUBFIELD
Master's Degree	Field 03 - Business, Commerce and Management Studies		Generic Management
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	160	Level 8 and above	NQF Level 09	Regular-Provider-ELOAC
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		SAQA 091/21	2021-07-01	2023-06-30
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2024-06-30		2027-06-30

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
14770	Master of Commerce: Project Leadership and Management	Level 8 and above	NQF Level 09	160	Complete

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

To develop critical research competencies relevant to contemporary issues in diverse project environments.

To develop skills necessary for the analysis and deeper understanding of complexity found in project settings.

To create a learning environment wherein the intellectual and practical capabilities of project managers are grown to embrace more holistic approaches to problem solving and decision-making in the project environment.

To develop skills and attributes associated with ethical leadership.

To develop core competence in the appropriate and effective use of project planning and administrative techniques.

To develop leadership capacity.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

An Honours level Bachelors Degree or equivalent, with work experience. Learners must be in employment.

Learners are required to provide documented evidence of prior experience, together with contact particulars of three referees who are able to attest to their academic potential.

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

Have the:

Ability to think and act systematically as evidenced by the processes by which research and practice problems are defined and completed.

Demonstrating self-reflective ability and ability to articulate personal learning arising from interaction with others, both individually as well as in group settings.

Awareness of the appropriate use of systems methods in the definition and resolution of complex project-based problems.

Ability to appreciate the value of group processes, and work effectively in group context, in the resolution of project-related problems.

Ability to work constructively and creatively with diversity in project formulation and execution.

Ability to effectively use techniques associated with the practice of project management in a range of environments.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Personal development and explicit statement of personal learning and development arising from the completion of the modules and associated assignment.

Demonstration, through interpretation and application, of an understanding of module contents at a conceptual level.

Demonstration ability to appropriately use methodologies and techniques.

Understanding of the development process and the facilitation of improvement processes and programmes in a range of settings.

Learners are further required to maintain learning logs and to submit a synthesising assignment intended to demonstrate a thorough conceptual grasp preparatory to dissertation (Masters).

Integrated Assessment

The University of Natal is currently reforming its assessment strategies to include the assessment of applied competence for each qualification. In the meantime, a combination of continuous assessment and traditional written examinations serve to assess the integration of all / most of the learning outcomes for each module in a qualification.

Personal development and explicit statement of personal learning and development arising from the completion of the module and associated assignment.

Demonstration, through interpretation and application, of an understanding of module contents at a conceptual level.

Demonstration of ability to appropriately use methodologies and techniques and to reflect on their use in project settings.

Learners are further required to maintain logs and to submit a synthesising assignment intended to demonstrate a thorough conceptual grasp preparatory to exit (PG Diploma) or dissertation (Masters).

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

Specific articulation possibilities exist in relation to the postgraduate programme in Organisational and Management Systems, a postgraduate programme in Leadership Studies, a Facilities and Environmental Management programme and the CHESP initiative, all of which are in advanced stage of development and which are specifically intended to articulate closely with one another.

MODERATION OPTIONS

The ETQA system for HE is not yet fully developed. Until such time as it is, procedures described under Assessor Criteria will suffice. The process of assessment is by written coursework only. Individual modules and synthesising material are formally examined, internally and externally. Dissertations are similarly assessed and moderated.

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

Until the HEQC establishes a registration system for assessors in the HET Band, the University of Natal assumes that, on the basis of its rigorous selection criteria for the appointment of academic staff (who also have opportunities for staff development in assessment), staffs are competent to assess students on the modules they teach. This assessment is quality assured via a university system of internal moderation and external examination. External examiners are appointed for their teaching and disciplinary expertise and subject to the approval of Faculty Boards. The University of Natal ruling is that 66 % of all assessments at exit level, i.e. leading to a qualification, are externally examined.

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015.

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 KwaZulu-Natal