Parktown Campus

011 351 6000

SCHOOL

OFENTERPRISE &

BUSINESS

DEVELOPMENT

www.cjc.za.net

2

MANAGEMENT COURSES

Business Management N4 - N6

Financial Management N4 - N6

Human Resource Management N4 - N6

Marketing Management N4 - N6

Subject Descriptions

PAGE

4

4

5

5

9

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR MANAGEMENTCOURSES

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

WHERE TO STUDY THESE COURSES

•All National Examinations are conducted in June and November of each year.•The N6 certificate can be converted into a National Diplomaonce a student has acquired 18 months relevant practicalexperience monitored at an approved place of employment.

•The pass requirement is a minimum of 40% per subject.

•Business Management - Parktown Campus•Human Resource Management - Parktown Campus•Marketing Management - Parktown Campus•Financial Management -ParktownCampus

Management Courses

3

• The duration of each level (i.e. N4 - N6) is six months• With a Grade 12/Std 10/equivalent qualification, the learner will enrol on the N4 level• Accounting at Grade 12 level is compulsory for the Financial Management course

This course is devised to enable students to gain an insight into the effective functioning of small businesses.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

The successful Business Management student must be interestedin developing creative & innovative skills to identify businessopportunities.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Many opportunities exist in small businesses, for example, cafes’, restaurants, shops and supermarkets, where students can apply their knowledge to enter into the business world.

CURRICULUM

• Introductory Accounting N4• Entrepreneurship & Business Management N4, N5, N6• Management Communication N4• Computer Practice N4, N5, N6• Public Relations N5, N6• Sales Management N5, N6

Financial Management N4- N6

The focus is on accounting. The curriculum concentrates onthe management of the financial affairs of an organisation and on concluding their studies, students will have the ability to analysefinancial and statistical information, check accounts and providefinancial advice. Students will also have a thorough knowledgeof Pastel Accounting and Pastel Payroll packages.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

Accountants must enjoy working in a numeracy environment.They should have an enquiring, analytical mind, and be able to worklogically, consistently and accurately, even when under

pressure.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

There is a big demand for accountants and bookkeepers in thejob-market.Financial Management graduates will have access to various clerical and administrative positions.

4

Business Management N4 - N6

This course is devoted to acquiring, developing, utilising andmaintaining an effective workforce.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

CURRICULUM

The successful Human Resource Manager must have people skills, including tact, patience, understanding and persuasiveness. Communication skills are important for interviewing, discussions with staff, negotiations and training. Human Resource officers should also have good writing skills in order to compile accurate reports.

Many opportunities exist in various fields.Graduates will beequipped to join Human Resource departments, present inmost medium to large organisations, and can specialise asrecruitment officers, consultants, labour relations personnel, etc.

• Computer Practice N4, N5, N6• Personnel Management N4, N5, N6• Entrepreneurship & Business Management N4• Management Communication N4• Personnel Training N5, N6• Labour Relations N5, N6

CURRICULUM

•Management Communication N4•Computerised Financial Systems N4, N5, N6• Entrepreneurship & Business Management N4, N5, N6•Financial Accounting N4,N5,N6•Cost & Management Accounting N5, N6

Human Resource ManagementN4 - N6

5

Marketing managers should be good communicators, think clearly and be persuasive. They need to be good listenersand beable to understand other people’s point of view without losing sight of the original objective. Numeracy is a fundamental requirement as they use figures to analyze sales and market research data in planning and pricing. It is also an advantage to be creative, enthusiastic, pay attention to detail and have sound judgement in order to initiate and carry out specific projects.

Most industrial and commercial organisations have their own in-house marketing departments responsible for the broad spectrum of marketing activities. A number of opportunities also exist in advertising agencies, market research and sales organisations.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

CURRICULUM

• Computer Practice N4, N5• Marketing Management N4, N5, N6• Entrepreneurship & Business Management N4, N5• Management Communication N4• Sales Management N5, N6• Marketing Communication N6• Market Research N6

PERSONALITY TRAITS

Subject Descriptions

(Management Courses)COMPUTERISED FINANCIAL SYSTEMS (CFS)N4: Setting up a set of accounts, capturing source documents

and processing information.N5: Payroll entries, pay slips, spreadsheets Excel.N6: Financial statements and budgeting on Pastel, Advanced Excel spreadsheet.

COMPUTER PRACTICE: MS OFFICE PACKAGE

N4: Theoretical knowledge of systemprogrammes and computers; Word Processing; Spreadsheets.N5: Advance theory; Word Processing, Spreadsheets andDatabase programmes.N6: Extensive theoretical knowledge and advanced WordProcessing graphics, labels, styles, etc.

6

.

Marketing ManagementN4 - N6

The purpose of marketing is to identify and satisfy customerneeds. It consists of tasks and decisions aimed at distributinggoods and services to consumers so that the objectives of thebusiness, consumer and society are achieved.

COST & MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

ENTREPRENEURSHIP & BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING.

LABOUR RELATIONS

MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION

MARKET RESEARCH

N5: Concepts, principles, procedures and elements of costing,e.g. material, labour and manufacturing overheads; double entry with special attention to an integrated system; financial statements of a manufacturing concern.N6: Job, contract and standard costing; cost control and decision- making; budgets and budget control.

Intro N4 & N4: All aspects of planning to start a small business are studied, as well as the nature of the different types of businesses. At the end of the course, you will be able to draw up your own business plan.N5: The management of business operations, leadership, planning, organising and control.N6: An overview of start-up possibilities in business, strategicgrowth and competitive advantage

N4: Departmental accounts and cash flow statement.N5: Partnership, financial statements, stock control, insuranceclaims, interpretation of annual statements.N6: Companies and CloseCorporations, cash flow statements,credit agreements and internal auditing.

N5: An introduction to Labour Law, with specific reference to the history of labour in SA, labour legislation and the structuring of labour in the workplace.N6: Provides specific insight into collective bargaining, negotiations, settlement of disputes and the drawing up of relevant documentation.

N4: The two main components are communication theory andbusiness correspondence.

N6: This deals with the systematic gathering, recording andanalysis of data about problems relating to marketing goods and services.

7

8

(Subject Descriptions Cont)

MARKETING COMMUNICATION

PERSONNEL TRAINING

PUBLIC RELATIONS

SALES MANAGEMENT

N6: It is concerned with the underlining principles of advertising, including the planning and execution of the advertising process and the entire promotional strategy that could be followed. Advertising agencies and those organisations that control advertising, are some of the interesting aspects that are studied.

N5: Aspects of training and development in SA, e.g. management of training, adult learning, training methods, presentation skills, organising meetings and workshops, are studied.N6: The design, presentation, evaluation and management of atraining programme.

N5: A comprehensive overview of the basic principles of PR.Topics include: the nature of PR, task of a PR person, designinga PR programme, corporate culture, image and identity.N6: Printing, media, advertising, exhibitions, seminars, speciaevents, crisis management, sponsorships, social responsibilityand research.

N5: Learners will be introduced to the total sales process frominitial contact with the customer to final delivery of the productand/or service.N6: Studying the organising, recruitment, selection and training ofa sales force; sales compensation, sales evaluation, etc .

9

ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY

TERM MARK RULE

You should not be late or absent for any of your classes.An acceptableexplanation must be given to your lecturer as soon as possible as to why you were late or absent. If you arrive late, you are expected toapologize and take your seat quietly without disrupting the class. Action will betaken if:›You are absent for unacceptable reasons for more than 20% ofany term;›You are absent for more than three days at once;›Your attendance shows a pattern of decline;›Your absences show a pattern, e.g. Every Monday morning;›You regularly arrive late without good reason.

If your attendance and/or punctuality provide cause for concernyou will have to follow one of the courses of action outlined below: set goals and create an action plan to help you attend more regularly and punctually;2. Your Student Support Officer will make contact with you todiscuss what help you need to improve your attendance andpunctuality;

3. If you still fail to meet the required standards of attendance and punctuality then the College may take disciplinary action.

The learner must complete all scheduled assessments (tests, norm tests, projects, examination, etc) as per instructional offering requirements.

A term mark will be calculated as per assessment plan perinstructional offering.The learner must obtain a minimum termmark of 40% in each subject to qualify to write the finalexaminationthat contributes 60% of the total mark.

10

11

www.cjc.za.net

E - mail: info@cjc.co.za

Alexandra CampusCnr Canning & Ninth Road

AlexandraTel: 011 882 9763 • Fax: 011 882 3305

Ellis Park Campus25 Currey Street

DoornfonteinTel: 011 402 2990 • Fax: 011 402 2991

Highveld CampusCrown Mines Site

Shaft 17 Road Crown Mines

Tel: 011 247 0913 • Fax: 011 247 0916

Highveld CampusRiverlea Site

39 Ashburton Street Riverlea

Tel: 011 474 2080 • Fax: 011 473 2321

Highveld CampusLanglaagte Site5 De Vos Street

LanglaagteTel: 011 839 2781 • Fax: 011 839 3972

Troyeville ICT Learning ResourceCentre

46 Pretoria Street Troyeville

Tel: 011 216 0300 • Fax: 011 216 0301

Parktown Campus5 Ubla Avenue

Off Princess of Wales TerraceParktown

Tel: 011 643 8421 • Fax: 011 643 1020

Marketing & Communications Department5 Ubla Avenue

Off Princess of Wales TerraceParktown

Tel: 011 351 6000 • Fax: 011 484 2738