CALENDAR 2011 FACULTY OF COMMERCE AND ADMINISTRATION UNDERGRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES Mafikeng Campus i This calendar is applicable to students registered for the first time at the University in 2011. Students registered prior to 2011 should refer to the respective calendars applicable in their years of registration. ii ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO: The Registrar North-West University Mafikeng Campus Private Bag X2046 Mmabatho 2735 Tel: (018) 389 2111 Fax: (018) 392 5775 Internet: http://www.nwu.ac.za PLEASE MENTION YOUR UNIVERSITY NUMBER IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE. The General Academic Rules of the University, to which all students have to subject themselves and which apply to all the qualifications offered by the University, appear in a separate publication and are available on the web page at: http://www.nwu.ac.za PLEASE NOTE: 1. Although the information in this Calendar has been compiled with the utmost care and accuracy, the Council and the Senate of the University accept no responsibility whatsoever for errors that may occur. 2. Before students finally decide on the selection of modules, they must consult the class timetable. If a clash occurs in the planned selection by a student, the relevant module combination is not permitted. iii Table of Contents 1. ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF........................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Office of the Dean ...................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Schools of the Faculty ................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2.1 School of Accounting ................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2.2 School of Management Sciences ............................................................................................................. 1 1.2.3 School of Economic and Decision Sciences ............................................................................................. 2 1.2.4 Graduate School of Business and Government Leadership ..................................................................... 2 2. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ...................................................................................................................................... 3 3. QUALIFICATIONS IN THE FACULTY OF COMMERCE AND ADMINISTRATION .............................................. 3 4. DISCIPLINES WITHIN THE FACULTY OF COMMERCE AND ADMINISTRATION ............................................ 3 5. FACULTY RULES ................................................................................................................................................. 3 5.1 Authority of the General Rules ................................................................................................................... 3 5.2 Evaluation of Academic Literacy Levels ..................................................................................................... 3 5.3 Duration of Studies ..................................................................................................................................... 4 5.4 Extension of Study Period .......................................................................................................................... 4 5.5 Admission Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 4 5.5.1 B Admin .................................................................................................................................................... 4 5.5.2 B Admin Extended .................................................................................................................................... 4 5.5.3 B Com Extended ....................................................................................................................................... 5 5.5.4 B Com ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 5.5.5 B Com ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 5.5.6 B Com ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 5.5.7 B Com ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 5.6 Admission to the Examination .................................................................................................................... 5 5.7 Composition of the Participation Mark ........................................................................................................ 5 5.8 Number of Examination Opportunities ....................................................................................................... 5 5.9 Internal Examiners and Moderators ........................................................................................................... 6 5.10 Unsatisfactory Academic Performance ...................................................................................................... 6 5.11 Termination of Studies ............................................................................................................................... 6 6. SCHOOLS IN THE FACULTY ............................................................................................................................... 6 7. QUALIFICATIONS AND PROGRAMMES - UNDERGRADUATE ......................................................................... 6 7.1 Extended Bachelor of Commerce (B Com) ................................................................................................ 7 7.2 Extended Bachelor of Administration (B.Admin) ........................................................................................ 7 7.3 Bachelor of Commerce (B Com) ................................................................................................................ 8 7.4 Module Mark .............................................................................................................................................. 9 7.5 Pass Requirements of a Module and a Curriculum .................................................................................... 9 7.6 Progress in a Curriculum Based on Assumed Learning ............................................................................. 9 7.7 Interpretation of Pre-Requisite Rule ........................................................................................................... 9 7.8 Re-Admission to a Qualification ................................................................................................................. 9 7.9 The Credit System ..................................................................................................................................... 9 8. LIST OF MODULES ............................................................................................................................................ 10 9. MODULES OFFERED BY OTHER FACULTIES ................................................................................................. 15 10. PROGRAMMES IN THE SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING ...................................................................................... 16 10.1 B.Com Chartered Accountancy (500155) ................................................................................................ 16 10.1.1 Purpose of the Programme ..................................................................................................................... 16 10.1.2 Prescribed Curriculum (E370M).............................................................................................................. 16 10.2 B.Com Financial Accountancy (500156) .................................................................................................. 17 10.2.1 Purpose of the Programme ..................................................................................................................... 17 10.2.2 Prescribed Curriculum (E371M).............................................................................................................. 17 11. PROGRAMMES IN THE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES ................................................................. 18 11.1 Bachelor of Commerce ............................................................................................................................ 18 11.2 Human Resource Management & Industrial Psychology (500195) .......................................................... 18 11.2.1 Purpose of the Programme ..................................................................................................................... 18 11.2.2 Prescribed Curriculum (E301M).............................................................................................................. 18 11.3 Management - Reconfigured Programme for 2010 (500197) ................................................................... 19 11.3.1 Purpose of the Programme ....................................................................................................................