MBA - 2009

A World of Opportunity

WELCOME

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

Continuous Improvement

Equity and Fairness

Democratic & EthicalLeadership

Core Values Quality & Excellence

Social Responsibility

Application based learning

Core Competencies Mobility &Flexibility

Distance Learning

Student Support

Global Focus

On-line Learning Resources

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)

Mauritius Tertiary Education Commission (TEC)

Zambian Ministry of Education

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

Submit

• Completed Forms

• Qualifications

• Photographs

• CV, Experience (if requested)

You will Receive

Study Pack

(Modules, Handbooks etc)

Student Card

Acceptance Letter

• Masters of Business Administration – General (MBA) NQF08

• Masters of Business Administration – Tourism (MBA NQF08

• PG Diploma in Educational Management (EMD) NQF07

• PG Diploma in Management Studies (DMS) NQF07

• PG Certificate in Project Management NQF07

• Certificate in Management Studies (CM) NQF06

• Bachelor of Business Administration Degree (BBA) NQF06

• Bachelor of Commerce - Marketing (BCom) NQF06

• Bachelor of Commerce - Human Resource Management (BCom) NQF06

• Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA) NQF06

• Diploma in Advanced Management (AMD) NQF06

• Certificate in Business Management (CIBM) NQF05

• Certificate in Local Government & Dev. Man. (CLGD) NQF05

• Certificate in School Governance (CSG) NQF05

MANCOSA Programmes

Masters of Business Administration (MBA)

Duration : 30 Months

NQF Level : 08

Entry : Degree/ND or NQF 06 equivalent

Mode : Distance

Structure : Coursework and Dissertation

Assessments : Exams/Assignment/Research

Course StructureStage 1

• Human Resource Management

• Management Information Systems

• Marketing Management

• Operations Management

• Economics

• Quantitative Methods

Stage 2• International Business

• Corporate Strategy

• Accounting for Decision Making

• Managing Strategic Change

• Managerial Finance

• Elective Module

Stage 3

• Research Methods

• Dissertation

Masters of Business Administration - Tourism(MBA)

Duration : 30 Months

NQF Level : 08

Entry : Degree/ND or NQF 06 equivalent

Mode : Distance

Structure : Coursework and Dissertation

Assessments : Exams/Assignment/Research

Course StructureStage 1

• Human Resource Management

• Management Information Systems

• Marketing Management

• Operations Management

• Economics

• Quantitative Methods

Stage 2• Sociology of Tourism

• Corporate Strategy

• Accounting for Decision Making

• Managing Strategic Change

• Managerial Finance

• Responsible Tourism

Stage 3

• Research Methods

• Dissertation

PG Diploma in Educational Management

Duration : 18 Months

NQF Level : 07

Entry : Degree/ND or NQF 06 equivalent

Mode : Distance

Structure : Coursework and Project

Assessments : Exams/Assignment/Project

Course Structure

• School Management Principles

• Leading and Managing People

• Educational Governance

• Accounting & Financial Management

• School Marketing & Fundraising

• Project

PG Diploma in Management Studies

Duration : 12 Months

NQF Level : 07

Entry : Degree/ND or NQF 06 equivalent

Mode : Distance

Structure : Coursework

Assessments : Exams/Assignment

Course Structure

• Research Methods

• Human Resource Management

• Marketing Management

• Operations Management

• Strategic Management

• Managerial Finance

PG Certificate in Project Management

Duration : 12 Months

NQF Level : 07

Entry : Degree/ND or NQF 06 equivalent

Mode : Distance

Structure : Coursework and Project

Assessments : Exams/Assignment/Project

Course Structure

• Principles of Project Management

• Organisational Behaviour

• Management Science

• Project Financial Management

• Project Quality Management

• Applied Project

Certificate Management Studies

Duration : 12 Months

NQF Level : 06

Entry : NQF 05

Mode : Distance

Structure : Coursework

Assessments : Exams/Assignment

Course Structure

• Principles of Management

• Business Information Systems

• Marketing

• Microeconomics

• Accounting

• Business Statistics

Bachelor of Business Administration Degree (BBA)

Duration : 36 Months

NQF Level : 06

Entry : NQF 04

Mode : Distance

Structure : Coursework and Project

Assessments : Exams/Assignment/Project

Year 1

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

Year 2

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

Year 3• Business Management 3A• Business Administration 3A• Business Management 3B• Business Administration 3B • Business Administration 3C• Business Administration 3D• Project

Course Structure

Bachelor of Commerce (Human Resource Management) Degree

Duration : 36 Months

NQF Level : 06

Entry : NQF 04

Mode : Distance

Structure : Coursework and Project

Assessments : Exams/Assignment/Project

Year 1

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

Year 2

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

Year 3• Business Management 3A• HRM 3A• Business Management 3B• HRM 3B • HRM 3C• HRM 3D• Project

Course Structure

Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing Management) Degree

Duration : 36 Months

NQF Level : 06

Entry : NQF 04

Mode : Distance

Structure : Coursework and Project

Assessments : Exams/Assignment/Project

Year 1

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

Year 2

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

Year 3• Business Management 3A• Marketing Management 3A• Business Management 3B• Marketing Management 3B • Marketing Management 3C• Marketing Management 3D• Project

Course Structure

Bachelor of Public Administration Degree (BPA)

Duration : 36 Months

NQF Level : 06

Entry : NQF 04

Mode : Distance

Structure : Coursework and Project

Assessments : Exams/Assignment/Project

Year 1

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

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

Year 3• Public Administration 3A• Local Government 2A• Research in the Public Sector• Public Administration 3B • Local Government 2B• Project

Course Structure

Diploma in Advanced Management

Duration : 24 Months

NQF Level : 06

Entry : NQF 05

Mode : Distance

Structure : Coursework and Project

Assessments : Exams/Assignment/Project

Course Structure

Year 1• Management Principles

• Principles of Marketing

• Financial Management

• Business Information Systems

• Business Communication

• Strategic Management

Year 2

• Principles of Project Management

• Information Systems

• Entrepreneurship

• Project

Certificate in Business Management

Duration : 12 Months

NQF Level : 05

Entry : NQF 04

Mode : Distance

Structure : Coursework

Assessments : Exams/Assignment

Course Structure

• Management Principles• Marketing• Business Communication• Business Mathematics

• Information Retrieval• Business Law• Project Management• Accounting and Finance

Certificate in Local Government Development and Management

Duration : 12 Months

NQF Level : 05

Entry : NQF 04

Mode : Distance

Structure : Coursework

Assessments : Exams/Assignment

Course Structure

• Law & Community Policing• Local Government Finance

• Human Resource Management• Project Management

• Disaster Management• Ethics & Professionalism• Local Government Management

Certificate in School Governance

Duration : 12 Months

NQF Level : 05

Entry : NQF 04

Mode : Distance

Structure : Coursework

Assessments : Exams/Assignment

Course Structure

• Legal Basis for Public School Governance

• Marketing the School

• School Financial Management

• School Human Resources

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

•Finance

•Recruitment

•Dispatch

•Registry

Academic Support

• Academic Faculty

• Assessment Division

• Library and IT

• Quality Assurance

• Research Division

Select Alumni

Hon. Michael KainguMinister: Community Development - Zambia

Prof Walter Simeone Managing Director Frames Textiles

Mr Ronald Flockhart Process Executive Nedbank

Sivarajen PillayInnovation Process Engineer - Unilever

Mr Gladstone Mtyoko Senior Manager

DaimlerChrysler(SA)

Prof Alfred Nevhutanda Chairperson SADC Permit Boards

Mr Vuyani Fongoqa Director Hlumisa Engineering

Mrs Barbra Pasipanodya Secretariat: ACBF

Olga Seiphemo Marketing Director Jasco

Mrs Andiswa Dunywa Director Local Economic Dev

South Africa : Johannesburg South Africa : Durban

South Africa : East London South Africa : Cape Town

South Africa : Polokwane South Africa : Bloemfontein

Kenya : Nairobi Tanzania : Dar-Es Salaam

Namibia : Windhoek Zambia : Lusaka

Botswana : Gaborone Swaziland : Mbabane

Mozambique : Maputo Malawi : Lilongwe

Zimbabwe : Harare Mauritius : Port Louis

Russia : Novosibirsk Dem.Rep.Congo : Lubumbashi

Workshops

Examination Venues

Durban Gaborone

Johannesburg Mbabane

Bloemfontein Maseru

Port Elizabeth Lilongwe

East London Kampala

Nelspruit Harare

Polokwane Maputo

Cape Town Lusaka

Kimberley Mauritus

Windhoek Nairobi

Dar- Es Salaam Novosibirsk

The Assessment Process

Assignment 2

Registration

Workshop 1 Assignment 1

Exam 1 Assignment 3

Assignment 2

Results Workshop 2 Assignment 1

Exam 2 Assignment 3

Results Dissertation

Assessment

The assessment of modules within the MBA programme is by :

(1) Assignments and

(2) Examinations.

The contribution to the final mark is as follows :

(1) Assignment - 50% and

(2) 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

Novosibirsk

Port Louis

Dar Es SalaamNairobi

LilongweHarare

MaputoMbabane

GaboroneLusakaWindhoekJohannesburg

Main BranchDurbanOfficeRepresentativeRegion

Agents and Offices

• 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)

Other Programmes offered

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 KarodiaPrincipal 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 : +27 31 3007200

Fax : +27 31 3007297

E-Mail : mba@mancosa.co.za

Web Site : www.mancosa.co.za

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