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

Master of Technology: Retail Business Management 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
85066  Master of Technology: Retail Business Management 
ORIGINATOR
Cape Peninsula University of Technology 
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 11 - Services  Wholesale and Retail 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  120  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 0695/12  2012-07-01  2014-12-31 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2015-12-31   2024-12-31  

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
97066  Master of Commerce in Retail Management  Not Applicable  NQF Level 09  120  Complete 
109762  Master of Retail Business Management  Not Applicable  NQF Level 09  180  Complete 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
Purpose:

The retail industry in South Africa has drastically increased and changed over the past 2 decades and has also become very competitive.

It has therefore become important that a research programme in the form of a Master of Technology: Retail Business Management is introduced in order to facilitate important research that must be done in various retails fields, e.g.:
  • E-Commerce.
  • Retail merchandising.
  • Retail pricing.
  • Retail advertising and promotions.
  • Retail purchasing (local and international).
  • Retail logistics.
  • Retail category management.
  • Location of retails businesses.
  • Retail management techniques.

    Rationale:

    To facilitate necessary research to address contemporary and future problems in the retail industry. 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    Persons wishing to pursue this Master of Technology: Retail Business Management qualification are assumed to have:
  • Sufficient knowledge of their discipline to enable them to do research in Retails.
  • Proficiency in the language(s) of instruction.

    Recognition of Prior Learning:

    Must be evaluated in terms of qualifications obtained and relevant experience in the retail industry.

    Access to the Qualification:

    Bachelor of Technology at NQF Level 7 Retail Business Management or equivalent. 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    Y 

    QUALIFICATION RULES 
    Core, 120 Credits, NQF Level 8. 

    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
  • Research a problem in the field of wholesale/retail business management.

    Specific Outcomes:
  • Compile a research proposal on a wholesale/retail problem.
  • Conduct the research on the wholesale/retail problem.
  • Report on the findings of the researched wholesale/retail problem.
  • Write and present a publishable article on the research. 
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    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    Associated Assessment Criteria for Specific Outcome 1:

    1. The research proposal will effectively identify, demarcate and conceptualise an actual research problem in the wholesale/retail environment.
    2. An extensive literature search has been conducted that will ensure the full spectrum of secondary date within the wholesale/retail knowledge field pertaining to the research problem.
    3. The research objectives, main problems, sub problems and the hypotheses adopted regarding the problem have effectively been conceptualised.
    4. A detailed plan has been complied that will solve the identified problems during the research process.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Specific Outcome 2:

    1. A questionnaire suitable for conducting research has been designed.
    2. A representative sample from a suitable sample framework has been selected and drawn.
    3. Relevant and reliable research data has been gathered through the planned contact methods.
    4. Collected research information has been correctly processed by acceptable statistical methods.
    5. The processed data has been correctly analysed and interpreted in terms of the research problems and solutions.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Specific Outcome 3:

    1. The standard preliminaries such as abstracts, disclaimer, contents and acknowledgements, have been correctly written and compiled.
    2. An effective introduction outlining the background and relevance of the investigated problem has been written.
    3. The theoretical relevance of the research problem to the knowledge field of retail by means of a literature study has been effectively indicated and described.
    4. The practical relevance of the research problem to the knowledge field of retail by means of a practical study in the retail environment has been effectively indicated and described.
    5. The research study design and methodology adopted in the execution of the research survey have been correctly described.
    6. The research results have been presented and outlined in a structural manner and in accordance with international standards.
    7. The conclusions and recommendations to the research problem clearly indicating an achieved solution (model) in the wholesale. Retail field have been presented.
    8. The relevant bibliography and appendices have been correctly compiled.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Specific Outcome 4:

    1. An article that meets all the requirements for a publication in an accredited journal has been written.
    2. The article has been presented to the satisfaction of a selected group of interested and knowledgeable persons.
    3. Acceptable answers are given on questions related to the application of the research in new context to the satisfaction of a group of knowledgeable and interested persons.

    Integrated Assessment:

    The learners will be assessed on their ability to integrate:
  • The knowledge and understanding gained through researching the subject field of wholesale and retail.
  • Their skills to identify, research and to report on a relevant problem in this field, to develop solutions and to report on the findings of the problem.
  • Their reflexive skills to offer solutions to related problems in new context.

    This Integrated Assessment will be done through the formative assessment on the progress stages of the research and the summative assessment of the dissertation and presentation of the findings on the problem. 
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    INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY 
    A search on the Internet, specifically Higher Education Institutions, revealed the following results:

    Manchester Metropolitan University, England:

    Master of Arts in Retail Management with the following information:
  • Entrance to the Master of Arts require a Postgraduate Diploma in Retail Management, or the equivalent.
  • The Master of Arts consists of an individual dissertation supported by business research methodology programme.
  • Assessment is by dissertation.

    Monash University, Australia:

    Master of Marketing (Retail and Wholesale):
  • Entry requirements: A Bachelor's Degree together with 2 years of full-time relevant work experience, an Honour's in a relevant discipline or an equivalent qualification.

    Christelijke Hogeschool Noord-Nederland:

    Master in International Retails Management:
  • Entry requirements: Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Economics, Business Studies or Retail Management.
  • This programme offers a direct continuation of the existing Bachelor's Degrees and fulfils a well-known need in the field of retailing.

    A general search for retail qualifications, in the following cases revealed no results:
  • Scottish Qualifications Authority (SGA).
  • New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA).
  • Australian National Training Authority/National Training Information Services (NTIS). 
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    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    Vertical Articulation:

    This Qualification Articulates Vertically with Doctor of Technology: Retail Business Management. 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    Assessors to be qualified at an equivalent level to, or a higher qualification than, the Master of Technology: Retail Business Management or related field. 

    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. 

    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.
     
    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. Cape Peninsula University of Technology 


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