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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Doctor of Philosophy: Leadership in Performance and Change

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
83907	Doctor of Philosophy: Leadership in Performance and Change
ORIGINATOR
University of Johannesburg
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY			NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education			HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework
QUALIFICATION TYPE	FIELD		SUBFIELD
Doctoral Degree	Field 07 - Human and Social Studies		Industrial & Organisational Governance and Human Resource Development
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	360	Level 8 and above	NQF Level 10	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 does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification.

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

Purpose:

The aim of the qualification is to develop the advanced competence of the student in designing and developing organizational interventions and procedures.

Rationale:

This is a structured research program with research-based assignments and the application of research in practice, as the basis for the completion of the thesis. The aim of the qualification is to develop the advanced competence of the student in designing and developing organizational interventions and procedures.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

A student should previously have distinguished himself/herself as a manager or human resources manager with considerable work experience in organisations (minimum of 3 - 5 years).

A student must be computer literate and have Internet access.

Access to the Qualification:

An appropriate Master's Degree in the broader field of human resource management, and must have a good academic record.

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

QUALIFICATION RULES

Core Module:

Thesis (360 credits).

Research schooling as building block for the thesis:

Models of qualitative research.

Models of quantitative research.

Theory building.

Philosophy of new knowledge generation.

Research applications as outputs of the thesis.

First Semester:

Thesis - Leadership in Performance and Change.

Second Semester:

Thesis - Leadership in Performance and Change.

Research Time: 100%.

The minimum duration of a doctoral programme is two academic years (pert time or full time). Residency less than the prescribed minimum period is not granted.

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

Exit Level Outcomes and the Associated Assessment Criteria:

A doctoral study is assessed on the basis of a doctoral thesis only. The Faculty Rules and Regulations may, however, determine that an oral examination should form part of the academic requirements for the qualification.

Doctoral degree candidates are responsible for the technical and linguistic editing of the thesis, prior to submission for final summative assessment.

Submission of the final thesis for assessment purposes, with reference to the presentation format, content and layout, is in accordance with faculty-specific regulations as determined by the relevant Faculty Board, Senate Higher Degrees Committee, approved by Senate and contained in the Faculty Rules and Regulations.

A thesis is submitted for final summative assessment, subject to the written permission of the supervisors. If a dispute should arise about the readiness of the thesis for final summative assessment, the Executive Dean of the Faculty makes a final decision in accordance with the Higher Degrees and Postgraduate Studies Policy.

The final submission of the thesis is in accordance with the final submission dates per semester as contained in the University's Year Programme to ensure timely completion of the assessment process.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

The assessment of the thesis is in accordance with the University's Higher Degrees and Postgraduate Studies Policy and the faculty-specific criteria as determined by the Faculty Board and approved by Senate.

Assessment results/outcomes include the following:

That the thesis be approved and the doctoral degree be conferred (this recommendation may be conditional upon minor corrections being made to the satisfaction of the supervisors).

That the thesis be accepted provisionally, the terms of the provisional acceptance being that the student be allowed to make non-substantial corrections and improvements to the thesis as indicated by the assessors or the Faculty Higher Degrees of Assessment Committee within a period of one month, first to the satisfaction of the supervisors, and thereafter to resubmit the thesis to the committee to enable it to satisfy itself that the corrections and improvements have been made, in which case the thesis is finally accepted and a recommendation made that the doctoral degree be conferred.

That the thesis but be accepted, but that the student be given the opportunity to substantially revise the thesis in the light of deficiencies indentified by the assessors or the Faculty Higher Degrees of Assessment Committee, and to resubmit the thesis to the supervisors within a period of three months, and of so recommended also to the assessors that requested the substantial amendments, to satisfy themselves that the improvements have been made, in which case the thesis is finally accepted by the Faculty Higher Degrees of Assessment Committee and a recommendation made that the doctoral degree be conferred.

That the thesis is rejected and no reassessment be considered.

Candidates are not deemed to have completed the requirements for conferment of the degree if the specified number of final corrected copies of the thesis has not been submitted to the relevant Faculty Administration Officer prior to the graduation ceremony and closure of the graduation list for the forthcoming graduation ceremony.

INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY

N/A

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

N/A

MODERATION OPTIONS

N/A

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

N/A

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

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

LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

NONE

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 Johannesburg