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PROGRAMME HANDBOOK
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POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
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JANUARY 2016 INTAKE
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Copyright© 2016
THE MANAGEMENT COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
All rights reserved, no part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, including photocopying machines, without the written permission of the publisher

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MANCOSA: POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.

WELCOME
1.1 MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
1.2 MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE DEAN

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INTRODUCTION TO MANCOSA
2.1 BRIEF HISTORY OF MANCOSA
2.2 PROGRAMME OFFERINGS
2.3 ACADEMIC MANAGEMENT

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3.

THE MANCOSA VISION

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4.

THE MANCOSA MISSION

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POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
5.1 OVERALL PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
5.2 PROGRAMME FOCUS
5.3 MODULE DESCRIPTIONS

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PROGRAMME ADMINISTRATION
6.1 PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT
6.2 FINANCE
6.2.1 FEE PAYMENT
6.2.2 PAYMENT OF FEES AND OTHER DUES
6.2.3 PAYMENT PLANS
6.2.4 ADDITIONAL FEES/CHARGES
6.2.5 REGISTRATION SPECIFIC/INCOMPLETE MODULES
6.2.6 CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION/FEE LIABILITY
6.2.7 MISCELLANEOUS COSTS
6.2.8 PAYMENTS
6.2.9 ACCOUNT DETAILS
6.2.10 FOREIGN PAYMENTS
6.3 ASSESSMENTS
6.3.1 METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
6.3.2 MARKING CRITERIA
6.4 STUDENT SUPPORT
6.4.1 STUDENT SUPPORT DEPARTMENT
6.4.2 REGIONAL OFFICES/REPRESENTATIVES
6.5 ACADEMIC SUPPORT
6.5.1 REGIONAL TUTOR SUPPORT (ACADEMIC FACULTY MEMBERS)
6.5.2