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PGDip Operations Man 2023

This document provides information on the Postgraduate Diploma in Operations Management offered at the Pretoria Campus. The qualification is at NQF level 8 and requires 120 credits. Applicants require an advanced diploma or bachelor's degree in operations management or equivalent at NQF level 7, with preference given to those with an average of 60% or more in their final year. Admission is subject to selection criteria and enrollment is limited. The program includes four year modules on enterprise resource planning, manufacturing systems engineering, advanced research methodology, and simulation. Classes are offered in the evenings with a minimum duration of one year.

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PGDip Operations Man 2023

This document provides information on the Postgraduate Diploma in Operations Management offered at the Pretoria Campus. The qualification is at NQF level 8 and requires 120 credits. Applicants require an advanced diploma or bachelor's degree in operations management or equivalent at NQF level 7, with preference given to those with an average of 60% or more in their final year. Admission is subject to selection criteria and enrollment is limited. The program includes four year modules on enterprise resource planning, manufacturing systems engineering, advanced research methodology, and simulation. Classes are offered in the evenings with a minimum duration of one year.

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POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

PGDip (Operations Management) - NQF Level 8 (120 credits)


Qualification code: PDOM21
SAQA ID: 111259, CHE NUMBER: H/H16/E121CAN

Campus where offered: Pretoria Campus

REMARKS

a. Admission requirement(s):
An Advanced Diploma or a Bachelor's degree in Operations Management, or a Baccalaureus
Technologiae: Operations Management, or an equivalent qualification in Operations
Management or Management Services at NQF Level 7. Preference will be given to applicants
with an average of 60% or more for the final-year.

b. Selection criteria:
Admission is subject to selection. All applicants received by the published due date will be
evaluated and ranked according to the previous related qualification obtained. Only the top
performing applicants will be selected as per Departmental Student Enrolment Plan (SEP).
Selection will be done in January and results will be published on departmental notice boards
and communicated to applicants per e-mail.

c. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), equivalence and status:


See Chapter 30 of Students' Rules and Regulations.

d. Intake for the qualification:


January only.

e. Presentation:
Evening classes.

f. Minimum duration:
One year.

g. Exclusion and readmission:


See Chapter 2 of Students' Rules and Regulations.

CURRICULUM

YEAR MODULES
CODE MODULE NQF-L CREDIT

ERP108G Enterprise Resource Planning V (8) (30)


MSE108G Manufacturing Systems (8) (30)
Engineering V
ROR108G Advanced Research (8) (30)
Methodology
SIM108G Simulation (8) (30)

TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE QUALIFICATION: 120

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MODULE INFORMATION (OVERVIEW OF SYLLABUS)
The syllabus content is subject to change to accommodate industry changes. Please note that a more detailed
syllabus is available at the Department or in the study guide that is applicable to a particular module. at time
of publication, the syllabus content was defined as follows:

A
ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (ROR108G) CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT
(Module custodian: Department of Operations Management)
Identify and formulate research idea and problem. Conduct a literature review. Select a research approach and
develop an appropriate research design. Plan the research methods. Gain access and research ethics. Pilot-
ing data collection instrument. Data analysis techniques. Outline of the research report. Prepare defendable
research proposal. Present and communicate a final draft of a research proposal to a range of audiences. (Total
notional time: 300 hours)

E
ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING V (ERP108G) CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT
(Module custodian: Department of Operations Management)
Explore the concepts and principles of enterprise systems and thereafter show how organisations use enterprise
systems to run their operation efficiently and effectively. Various enterprise system modules such as Material
Management (MM), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) as well
as Financial Project and Human Resource Management (FPHRM) will be extensively examined. The course
will incorporate a laboratory component using an Enterprise Resource Planning Software. (Total notional
time: 300 hours)

M
MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING V (MSE108G) CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT
(Module custodian: Department of Operations Management)
Explore the various manufacturing system paradigms that could be used in meeting the customer demands
which changes sporadically at different periods using various case studies. State-of-the-art technologies that
could be used to improve the productivity of a manufacturing organisation will be examined. Furthermore,
the concepts of Computer Aided Process Planning (CAPP), and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) used
as a catalyst to catapult productivity of an organisation will be examined using various case studies. (Total
notional time: 300 hours)

S
SIMULATION (SIM108G) CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT
(Module custodian: Department of Operations Management)
Explore the concepts and principles of system modelling and simulation. Examination of the state-of-the-art
discrete event solution techniques that could be used to appraise and improve the process performance and
productivity of manufacturing and service organisations. Various pieces of a simulation model and decision logics
that could be used to describe and improve the behaviour of real-life manufacturing and service organisations
will be examined using various case studies. The module will incorporate laboratory component using SIMIO
software package. (Total notional time: 300 hours)

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