Management 2

Management 211

Human Resource Management A
This course, which builds on the Principles of Management course, introduces students to the nature and importance of the human resource function. Topics covered include the human resource function with emphasis on human resource planning, staffing, development, compensation and human resource maintenance.
Prescribed Text: SWANEPOEL, B.J. (ed) 2003. South African Human Resource Management: Theory and Practice. 3rd edition. Juta and Co. Ltd.

Management 212

Production Management
In this course, students are introduced to the nature and importance of production management. Topics covered include manufacturing strategy; inventory control, project management; productivity improvement, quality management, production scheduling, continuous improvement, and world class manufacturing.
There is no prescribed textbook.

Management 213

Principles of Marketing A
The course builds on the brief introduction in Management 101 and 102 and Management 111 and 112, concentrating on the topics of the marketing concept, an introduction to the marketing mix, with emphasis on product, price, promotion and distribution, followed by an introduction to marketing research, business markets and business buyer behaviour, market targeting and market positioning.
Prescribed Text: BERKOWITZ, E.N., KERIN, R.A., HARTLEY, S.W., and RUDELIUS, W. 2000. Marketing. 6th International edition. Boston: Irwin/McGraw-Hill.

Management 214

Financial Management A
This course covers various topics including corporate governance, risk and return, working capital management, budgeting and cost-volume- profit analysis. Prescribed Text: Smith, and Freeman, K.D. Financial Management, A Modular Appraoch