WELCOME

MBA - 2009

A World of Opportunity

Our Mission
Management College of Southern Africa seeks to contribute to the changing management education demands of Southern Africa through learning programmes responsive to the needs of students, the community and the region as a whole

Our Vision
To be a leading, world class education institution committed to quality, equity and excellence in the development and delivery of its programmes

Core Values

Application based learning

Quality & Excellence

Democratic & Ethical Leadership

Continuous Improvement

Equity and Fairness

Social Responsibility

Core Competencies

On-line Learning Resources

Mobility & Flexibility

Student Support

Global Focus

Distance Learning

African Network

Registered and Accredited (South Africa)

South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) Council on Higher Education (CHE) Department of Education (DoE 00HTO3)

Registration and Accreditation (Africa)

Namibia Qualifications Authority (NQA) Zambian Ministry of Education Mauritius Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) Malawi Department of Education

The MANCOSA Footprint

Other Affiliations

The MANCOSA Approach

The MANCOSA approach to teaching and learning assists each individual develop in the following ways: Academically, by providing a solid theoretical foundation of management processes and techniques Professionally, by providing learners with the necessary practical management and leadership skills Personally by, providing a challenging and stimulating educational experience

Application and Registration

Enquiry Telephone Online Personal Complete Forms Application Form Enrolment Contract

You will Receive Study Pack (Modules, Handbooks etc) Student Card Acceptance Letter

Submit Completed Forms Qualifications Photographs CV, Experience (if requested)

MANCOSA Programmes
Masters of Business Administration General (MBA) Masters of Business Administration Tourism (MBA PG Diploma in Educational Management (EMD) PG Diploma in Management Studies (DMS) PG Certificate in Project Management Certificate in Management Studies (CM) Bachelor of Business Administration Degree (BBA) Bachelor of Commerce - Marketing (BCom) Bachelor of Commerce - Human Resource Management (BCom) Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA) Diploma in Advanced Management (AMD) Certificate in Business Management (CIBM) Certificate in Local Government & Dev. Man. (CLGD) Certificate in School Governance (CSG) NQF08 NQF08 NQF07 NQF07 NQF07 NQF06 NQF06 NQF06 NQF06 NQF06 NQF06 NQF05 NQF05 NQF05

Masters of Business Administration (MBA)

Course Structure Duration : 30 Months NQF Level : 08
Stage 1
Human Resource Management Management Information Systems Marketing Management Operations Management Economics

Entry : Degree/ND or NQF 06 equivalent

Quantitative Methods

Stage 2

Mode : Distance

International Business
Corporate Strategy Accounting for Decision Making

Structure : Coursework and Dissertation

Managing Strategic Change Managerial Finance Elective Module

Assessments : Exams/Assignment/Research
Stage 3

Research Methods
Dissertation

Masters of Business Administration - Tourism(MBA)

Course Structure Duration : 30 Months NQF Level : 08
Stage 1
Human Resource Management Management Information Systems Marketing Management Operations Management Economics

Entry : Degree/ND or NQF 06 equivalent

Quantitative Methods

Stage 2

Mode : Distance

Sociology of Tourism
Corporate Strategy Accounting for Decision Making

Structure : Coursework and Dissertation

Managing Strategic Change Managerial Finance Responsible Tourism

Assessments : Exams/Assignment/Research
Stage 3

Research Methods
Dissertation

PG Diploma in Educational Management

Course Structure Duration : 18 Months
School Management Principles

NQF Level : 07

Leading and Managing People

Entry : Degree/ND or NQF 06 equivalent

Educational Governance Accounting & Financial Management

Mode : Distance School Marketing & Fundraising Structure : Coursework and Project Project

Assessments : Exams/Assignment/Project

PG Diploma in Management Studies

Course Structure Duration : 12 Months
Research Methods

NQF Level : 07

Human Resource Management Marketing Management

Entry : Degree/ND or NQF 06 equivalent Operations Management Mode : Distance Strategic Management Managerial Finance Structure : Coursework

Assessments : Exams/Assignment

PG Certificate in Project Management

Course Structure Duration : 12 Months Principles of Project Management NQF Level : 07 Organisational Behaviour Management Science Entry : Degree/ND or NQF 06 equivalent Project Financial Management Mode : Distance Project Quality Management Applied Project Structure : Coursework and Project

Assessments : Exams/Assignment/Project

Certificate Management Studies

Course Structure Duration : 12 Months Principles of Management NQF Level : 06 Business Information Systems Marketing Entry : NQF 05 Microeconomics Mode : Distance Accounting Business Statistics Structure : Coursework

Assessments : Exams/Assignment

Bachelor of Business Administration Degree (BBA)

Course Structure Duration : 36 Months
Year 1 Year 3
Business Management 3A Business Administration 3A Business Management 3B Business Administration 3B Business Administration 3C Business Administration 3D Project

NQF Level : 06

Entry : NQF 04

Business Management 1A Economics 1A End User Computing Business Mathematics Business Management 1B Economics 1B Business Communication Financial Accounting

Mode : Distance

Year 2
Business Management 2A Business Administration 2A Business and Society Management Accounting Business Management 2B Business Administration 2B Information Systems Business Statistics

Structure : Coursework and Project

Assessments : Exams/Assignment/Project

Bachelor of Commerce (Human Resource Management) Degree

Course Structure Duration : 36 Months
Year 1 Year 3
Business Management 3A HRM 3A Business Management 3B HRM 3B HRM 3C HRM 3D Project

NQF Level : 06

Entry : NQF 04

Business Management 1A Economics 1A End User Computing Business Mathematics Business Management 1B Economics 1B Business Communication Financial Accounting

Mode : Distance

Year 2
Business Management 2A HRM 2A Business Law Management Accounting HRM 2B Business Administration 2B Information Systems Business Statistics

Structure : Coursework and Project

Assessments : Exams/Assignment/Project

Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing Management) Degree

Course Structure Duration : 36 Months
Year 1 Year 3
Business Management 3A Marketing Management 3A Business Management 3B Marketing Management 3B Marketing Management 3C Marketing Management 3D Project

NQF Level : 06

Entry : NQF 04

Business Management 1A Economics 1A End User Computing Business Mathematics Business Management 1B Economics 1B Business Communication Financial Accounting

Mode : Distance

Year 2
Business Management 2A Marketing Management 2A Business Law Management Accounting Marketing Management 2B Business Administration 2B Information Systems Business Statistics

Structure : Coursework and Project

Assessments : Exams/Assignment/Project

Bachelor of Public Administration Degree (BPA)

Course Structure Duration : 36 Months
Year 1 Year 3
Public Administration 3A Local Government 2A Research in the Public Sector Public Administration 3B Local Government 2B Project

NQF Level : 06

Entry : NQF 04

Public Administration 1A Economics 1A End User Computing Business Mathematics Public Administration 1B Economics 1B Business Communication Financial Accounting

Mode : Distance

Year 2
Public Administration 2A Local Government 1A Public Law Public Sector Economics Public Administration 2B Local Government 1B Introduction to Politics Ethics in the Public Sector

Structure : Coursework and Project

Assessments : Exams/Assignment/Project

Diploma in Advanced Management

Course Structure Duration : 24 Months Management Principles NQF Level : 06
Principles of Marketing Financial Management

Year 1

Entry : NQF 05

Business Information Systems Business Communication

Mode : Distance

Strategic Management

Year 2 Structure : Coursework and Project

Principles of Project Management Information Systems

Assessments : Exams/Assignment/Project

Entrepreneurship

Project

Certificate in Business Management

Course Structure Duration : 12 Months NQF Level : 05 Management Principles Marketing Business Communication Business Mathematics Information Retrieval Business Law Project Management Accounting and Finance

Entry : NQF 04

Mode : Distance

Structure : Coursework

Assessments : Exams/Assignment

Certificate in Local Government Development and Management

Course Structure Duration : 12 Months NQF Level : 05 Human Resource Management Project Management Entry : NQF 04 Disaster Management Ethics & Professionalism Local Government Management Law & Community Policing Local Government Finance

Mode : Distance

Structure : Coursework

Assessments : Exams/Assignment

Certificate in School Governance

Course Structure Duration : 12 Months NQF Level : 05 Legal Basis for Public School Governance Marketing the School School Financial Management Entry : NQF 04 School Human Resources Mode : Distance

Structure : Coursework

Assessments : Exams/Assignment

Fees

Four options available for payment: Option 1 : Cash Discounted Fee Option 2 : Payable in 3 installments Option 3 : Payable in 6 installments Option 4 : Payable in 10 installments

(Fees indicated are applicable to South African students only)

Student Support
Workshops Enrichment Classes Study Guides On-line resources Web Sites (mymancosa.com) Assignment and Examination guidelines Full Time Academic Faculty E-Books Resource Centres Counsellors Dissertation Supervisors

Support

Administrative Support

Academic Support

Academic Finance Recruitment Dispatch Registry

Academic Faculty Assessment Division Library and IT Quality Assurance Research Division

Select Alumni

Hon. Michael Kaingu Minister: Community Development - Zambia

Prof Walter Simeone Managing Director Frames Textiles

Mr Ronald Flockhart

Process Executive Nedbank

Sivarajen Pillay Innovation Process Engineer - Unilever

Olga Seiphemo Marketing Director Jasco

Mr Gladstone Mtyoko Senior Manager

DaimlerChrysler(SA)

Prof Alfred Nevhutanda Chairperson SADC Permit Boards

Mr Vuyani Fongoqa Director Hlumisa Engineering

Mrs Barbra Pasipanodya Mrs Andiswa Dunywa Secretariat: ACBF Director Local Economic Dev

Workshops

South Africa South Africa South Africa Kenya Namibia Botswana Mozambique Zimbabwe Russia

: Johannesburg : East London : Polokwane : Nairobi : Windhoek : Gaborone : Maputo : Harare : Novosibirsk

South Africa South Africa South Africa Tanzania Zambia Swaziland Malawi Mauritius

: Durban : Cape Town : Bloemfontein : Dar-Es Salaam : Lusaka : Mbabane : Lilongwe : Port Louis

Dem.Rep.Congo : Lubumbashi

Examination Venues
Durban Johannesburg Bloemfontein Port Elizabeth East London Nelspruit Polokwane Cape Town Kimberley Windhoek Dar- Es Salaam Gaborone Mbabane Maseru Lilongwe Kampala Harare Maputo Lusaka Mauritus Nairobi Novosibirsk

The Assessment Process

Registration Workshop 1 Assignment 1

Exam 1

Assignment 3

Assignment 2

Results

Workshop 2

Assignment 1

Exam 2

Assignment 3

Assignment 2

Results

Dissertation

Assessment
The assessment of modules within the MBA programme is by : (1) (2) Assignments and Examinations.

The contribution to the final mark is as follows : (1) (2) Assignment - 50% and Examination - 50%

To pass a module a final combined mark of 50% is required. Entrance to the examination is dependant on the successful completion of assignments for each semester. A sub minimum of 40% is required in each form of assessment.

Graduation
Annually : Durban/Johannesburg Windhoek Lusaka Mauritius

Agents and Offices

Region Durban Johannesburg Windhoek Lusaka Gaborone Mbabane Maputo Harare Lilongwe Nairobi Dar Es Salaam Novosibirsk Port Louis                 Representative Main Branch     Office

Other Programmes offered

Bachelor of Business Administration Degree (BBA) Bachelor of Commerce - Marketing (BCom) Bachelor of Commerce - Human Resource Management (BCom) Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA) PG Diploma in Educational Management (EMD) Diploma in Management Studies (DMS) Diploma in Advanced Management (AMD) PG Certificate in Project Management Certificate in Business Management (CIBM) Certificate in Management Studies (CM) Certificate in Local Government & Dev. Man. (CLGD) Certificate in School Governance (CSG)

Short Courses
- Project Management - Risk Management - Public Tendering - Supply Chain Management - Finance for Non-Financial Managers - Performance Management - Improving Operational Performance - Basic Accounting - Customer Service Excellence and Customer Care - Presentation Skills

Research and Consulting

RESEARCH - Labour market research - Industry PESTEL and SWOT Analyses - Impact Studies and Assessments - Sector Skills Audits - Surveys - Foresight Studies - Best Practice Benchmarks Study - Occupation Specific Studies - Occupational Maps - SETA Enterprise/Employer Studies - Learnership Tracer Studies - Impact Assessment - Programme and Project Management

CONSULTING - Business Strategy Consulting - Human Resource Consulting - Business Process Consulting - Industry Value Chain Consulting - Organisational Development (OD) - Policy Reviews and Development - Customised Training Programmes - Programme and Project Management

Principal

Prof YM Karodia
Principal and Chairman of the Board of Governors

We wish you well in your academic endeavours and can only emphasise that responsible leadership on your part can contribute to a better community and society

Contact

P O Box 49494, East End, 4018 Tel Fax E-Mail : +27 31 3007200 : +27 31 3007297 : mba@mancosa.co.za

Web Site : www.mancosa.co.za

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