Course Outline BUS1004W

SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
STUDIES
INTRODUCTION TO
MANAGEMENT
BUS1004W
COURSE OUTLINE
2009
COURSE CONVENOR:
HEAD TUTOR:
LECTURE TIMES:
LECTURE VENUE:
NOTICE BOARD:
Ania Fleiss
Room 3.09 Leslie Commerce
AniaFleiss@gmail.com
Kudzi Chikumbu
kchikumbu@gmail.com
Wed, Thur & Fri - 5 th Period
Wed: A100
Thur & Fri: Leslie Social 3B
School of Management Studies
(near the Secretary’s office)
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
In this course, we aim to provide a general introduction in management to students whose field of study is not
management, but whose careers are likely to have a significant managerial component. We try to make sure
that you will be able to understand the concepts and language of management and to be aware of the
relationships among all management disciplines.
The overall objective is to introduce the fundamental areas of management in a broad-based manner, and
encourage awareness of some of the current issues facing managers. The course also has a small business,
service-enterprise orientation to help equip aspirant entrepreneurs and professionals with some of the skills
and aptitudes necessary for managing one’s own business within a challenging and dynamic environment,
using South African examples, where possible and appropriate.
You will have several lecturers in this course. Please feel free to contact your individual lecturers, tutors or the
Course Convenor if you are experiencing any difficulties, and do so sooner rather than later, so that we have
time to offer what assistance we can.
COURSE OUTLINE
Each part/module is lectured by a different lecturer with expertise in that field. Please consult Vula regularly to
note any changes.
The Modules for 2009 are:
First Semester
Part I : Business Concepts
Part II : Economics
Part III : Accounting
Second Semester
Part IV : Marketing
Part V : Finance
Part VI : Business Strategy
A further objective of this course is to introduce students to the principles of acceptable written
communication. It is increasingly important in the working environment that documents are drawn up
according to professional standards in terms of structure and format. All essays submitted for this course are
required to be drawn up in accordance with these basic standards. A portion of the mark for each submission
will be awarded for professional structure and format. The required format for written submissions will be
addressed within the first few lectures of the first quarter.
EVALUATION
Tutorials
Test 1
Assignment 1
June examination/test
Test 2
Assignment 2
October/November examination
10%
8%
7%
30%
8%
7%
30%
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REQUIREMENTS FOR DP
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION VERY CAREFULLY
In order to qualify for a DP (that is, in order to be permitted to write the October/November examination), a
student must
• attend and participate in a minimum of 75% of all tutorial classes. Please note that this is not a
correspondence course, and that the 25% which may be missed includes any tutorial which you may have
missed due to illness. The onus is on you to sign the tutorial attendance register and to provide
a medical certificate for any missed tutorials.
• satisfactorily complete 75% tutorial assignments (hand-in tutorials), regardless of whether or not you
attended the tutorial session itself (you must obtain an average of 40% for all marked tutorials; this is an
average of all tutorials for the course, regardless of whether or not you handed them in on time – see later
for what happens if your tutorials are handed in late)
• submit 2 satisfactorily completed assignments (you will given more information about the requirements in
class)
• write all tests and examinations
• obtain a minimum year mark of 40%
• obtain a sub-minimum of 50% in the final examination to pass the course.
These requirements will be strictly enforced.
Please note that all work which you submit for marking must be done on an individual basis, except for group
assignments. This means that collaborative work is not acceptable. Copying another person’s work is cheating,
and students suspected of this will be referred to the University authorities.
Late tutorials will not be marked.
Assignments/projects submitted late for this course will incur a penalty of 10% per day, or part thereof (and
this includes Saturdays and Sundays). This will be strictly applied, only a satisfactory medical or other
certificate recognised by the University will be accepted.
Plagiarism Declaration
It is University policy that all work submitted for evaluation must include a plagiarism declaration. Such a
declaration must accompany every tutorial and assignment handed in. Plagiarism Declarations are available
from the secretaries on 4 th Floor Leslie Commerce or from the Vula course website. No tutorials or
assignments will be marked without a plagiarism declaration.
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TUTORIALS
Times and venues
Please sign up for a tutorial group by Friday 20 February 2009 by logging onto the Vula website
(https://vula.uct.ac.za) using your UCT username and password, go to BUS1004W and to “tutorial sign up”
there you will be able to sign up for tutorials. You will be able to switch your tutorial sign-up in the first week
but not thereafter, so please ensure that you have no clashes.
Tutorials begin in the second week.
• You are not permitted to change tutorial groups, and if you do not attend your designated tutorial, this will
constitute non-attendance. Only the Course Convenor is permitted to make reallocations. If you cannot
make a tutorial for a valid reason, and you wish, on a once-off basis, to attend another tutorial, then you are
required to complete a Change of tutorial sheet which may be obtained from the secretary, School of
Management Studies. This form must be taken to the tutorial, where the tutor will sign it. The form must
then be handed to the Head Tutor.
• Any request for an extension or condonation of a late tutorial submission or missed test must be completed
on the form available from the secretary at the School of Management Studies. Full written reasons must
be provided and appropriate documentation must be attached (e.g. medical certificate).
• Please note that for extensions for compassionate reasons (e.g. death in the family) it is best to email or
speak to the Course Convenor personally. All correspondence will be treated in the strictest confidence.
Attendance
One single period tutorial will be held per week. You are required to attend a minimum of 75% of all tutorials
in order to qualify for a DP, as described above.
Preparation
You will have a weekly hand-in for your tutorial. You need to hand in 75% of the tutorials in order to obtain
your DP requirement.
Ten randomly selected tutorials will be marked. These 10 marked tutorials will count towards 10% of your year
mark.
You have to hand in your tutorial to your tutor’s box at Management Studies Reception at the specified date
and time. Late tutorials will not be marked but they will count for DP purposes. If you register late for the
course, you are still required to complete and submit all tutorials. It is your responsibility to organise with your
allocated tutor when these must be handed in.
PRESCRIBED TEXT
The prescribed textbook for this course is:
du Toit, GS., Erasmus, BJ. and Strydom, JW. (ed). 2007. Introduction to Business
Management. Cape Town: Oxford University Press.
Please note that the individual lecturers may choose to give you additional reading and not exclusively make
use of the textbook. The textbook also does not cover all six modules and lecturers will provide additional notes
in these cases. The textbook is a resource that will provide you with background information and will be a
useful tool for your future management and business endeavours.
There are several management textbooks available in the library should you require extra material to aid your
understanding. Speak to the assistants at the Commerce Section. They are very helpful.
Material for this course comes from two sources: the lectures (including any handouts provided during lectures
or to which students are referred) and tutorials. All material is examinable, and all sources of material are
equally important.
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TESTS AND EXAMINATIONS (Provisional)
Two class tests and two exams will be written. Dates and times are as follows:
Test 1 Wednesday 21 April 17h00-18h30
Test 2 Wednesday 16 September 17h00-18h30 Venue: RW James 1 and 2
Exam 1 Monday 8 June 08h00-11h00 Venue: KRM
Details of the October/November examination will be available during the year.
ASSIGNMENTS
In the first and second semester all students are required to submit an assignment. This assignment is aimed a
linking the different module in that semester. The assignments are integral to the Introduction to
Management course. It is an opportunity for you to apply the theory which you learnt in a practical and
contemporary way. In addition, group work skills will be developed, as your final reports must be a single,
cohesive and integrated piece of work.
There are two Assignments you will have to hand in. Dates and times are as follows:
Assigment 1:
Mini Food Market Project Tuesday 19 May By 11h00 (tutor’s hand-in box)
Assigment 2:
Business Plan Tuesday 13 October By 11h00 (tutor’s hand-in box)
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT DATES 2009
First semester begins Monday 16 February 2009
Deadline for signing up for tutorials Friday 20 February Project groups finalised week
beginning 23 February
Tutorials begin Tuesday 24 February
First quarter ends Friday 3 April
Second quarter lectures begin Tuesday 14 April
Test 1 Wednesday 21 April, 17h00-18h30
Portfolio due Tuesday 19 May, 11h00
First semester lectures end Wednesday 20 May
June examination Monday 8 June Venue KRM
Second semester begins Monday 27 July
Third quarter ends Friday 4 September
Fourth quarter lectures begin Monday 14 September
Test 2 Wednesday 16 September, 17h00-18h30 Venue RW James 1 and 2
Business Plan due Tuesday 13 October 11:00
Project presentations begin 13 October
Second semester lectures end 27 October
Publication of DP lists To Be Announced
October/November examination To Be Announced
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BUS1004W
Introduction to Management
Provisional Year Planner 2009
Week
Week
begin Public Holiday Section Tut Other Info
First Semester
1 16-Feb
Business
Concepts
2 23-Feb
Business
Concepts Bus 1 Project groups
3 02-Mar
Business
Concepts Bus 2
4 09-Mar
Business
Concepts Bus 3
5 16-Mar Economics Bus 4
6 23-Mar Economics Eco 1
7 30-Mar Economics Eco 2 Mini Food Market
06-Apr
VAC
8 13-Apr Economics Eco 3
9 20-Apr Accounting Test 1: Wed 21/4
10 27-Apr
Monday 27/4 Freedom
Day Accounting Acc 1
11 04-May Friday 1/5 Worker's Day Accounting Acc 2
12 11-May Accounting Acc 3
13 18-May Accounting Acc 4
Portfolio due: Tue
19/5 @11oo
Study 21-May
June Exam: Mon
8/6 @ o8oo
Exams 28-May
Second
Semester
1 27-Jul Marketing Project tut
2 03-Aug Marketing Mark 1
3 10-Aug
Monday 10/8 Public
Holiday Marketing Mark 2
4 17-Aug Marketing Mark 3
5 24-Aug Finance Mark 4
6 31-Aug Finance Fin 1
VAC 07-Sep
7 14-Sep Finance Fin 2
8 21-Sep Finance Fin 3
Test 2: Wed 16/9
@ 17.00
9 28-Sep Wed 24/9 Heritage Strategy Fin 4
10 05-Oct Strategy Strat 1
11 12-Oct Strategy Presentations
Business Plan due:
Tue 13/10 @ 11oo
12 19-Oct Strategy Presentations
Study 28-Oct
Exams 04-Nov
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Useful Notes
BUS1004W – Introduction to Management
Referencing Guidelines
Harvard Referencing Guidelines:
The Introduction to Management course takes plagiarism extremely seriously and guilty students will
not only automatically be DPR ed from the course, but also handed over to the University Court. It is
thus imperative that all assignments, case-studies and projects for BUS1004W are adequately cited
within the body of text, as well as the respective authors/sources referenced at the end of the document
on a separate reference page. In addition, aligned with UCT Commerce standards, it is required that the
Harvard referencing technique be used in all cases.
Following are some examples of how to reference various sources in the Harvard Referencing style as
accepted by BUS1004W: for more details please consult:
http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/Training/citationstyles.htm#Author-date
In the body of the essay:
Citing a finding or notion:
In addition, the study found that psychographics were more effective (Laden, 2002).
OR
Laden (2002) found that psychographics were a more effective segmentation tool than
demographics.
Quoting a particular author:
Tucker (2003: 12) argues, "transactional marketing is a relic of the 20th century".
OR
It was argued, "transactional marketing is a relic of the 20th century" (Tucker, 2003: 12).
You do not have to use page numbers in-text when referencing a journal article.
Reference Page/Bibliography Entries:
Books:
Petersen, G. & Phillips, S. 2001. Finance: what does it mean?. New York: Harper & Row Publishers.
Journals:
Peppers, D. 1999. Retailing Financial Services: Transaction to Relationship Marketing. European
Journal of Services Marketing. 6(14), 96-111.
Web Sites:
Ottoman, N. Why South African consumers demand quality over price.
URL: . Dated 25 January 2004.
[Accessed 4 March 2004].
If no author is given, simply replace the author's name with the web site publisher (e.g. Wired World).
If that is uncertain, you probably shouldn't be using the source!
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