PRESCRIBED AND RECOMMENDED READING – JULY 2024 INTAKE Programme Title Bachelor of Commerce in Information and Technology Management Programme Abbreviation BCom (Information and Technology Management) NQF Exit Level 7 Credits 360 Minimum Duration 3 years Semesters 6 Mode of Delivery Supported distance learning Module Name Prescribed and Recommended Readings (Harvard Referencing) Fundamentals of Computer Prescribed Reading(s)/Textbook(s) Programming • (Previously known as Informatics 1A) Farrell, J., (2023). Java Programming. Tenth Edition, Cengage Learning, SouthAfrica Recommended Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Schildt, H., (2022). Java: A Beginner’s Guide. Nineth Edition, McGraw-Hill Publishing. Introduction to Business Management Prescribed Reading(s)/Textbook(s) (Previously known as Business Management • 1A) Generic Module across the following programmes: • Higher Certificate in Business Management Jones, G.R. and George, J.M. (2022). Contemporary Management. Twelfth Edition. Massachusetts: McGraw Hill. • Smit, P.J. & Cronjé, D.J. (2020). Management Principles. Seventh Edition. Cape Town: Juta. • Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting • Bachelor of Business Administration • Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurship • Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Management • Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource Management Recommended Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Erasmus, B. and Rudansky-Kloppers, S. (2020). Introduction to Business Management. Eleventh Edition. Oxford University Press: Southern Africa. • Bachelor of Commerce in Information and Technology Management • Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing Management • Bachelor of Commerce in Retail Management • Bachelor of Commerce in Supply Chain Management • Bachelor of Commerce in Project Management Prescribed and Recommended Readings for Bachelor of Commerce in Information and Technology Management_ July 2024 Intake Page 1 of 8 • Bachelor of Commerce in International Business • Bachelor of Commerce in Digital Marketing • Bachelor of Commerce in Corporate Communication Microeconomic Essentials Prescribed Reading(s)/Textbook(s) (Previously known as Economics 1A) • Generic Module across the following programmes: Mohr, P. and Fourie, L. (2020). Economics for South African Students. Sixth Edition. Pretoria, South Africa: Van Schaik. • Bachelor of Business Administration • Bachelor of Public Administration • Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurship Recommended Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Management • • Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource Management • Bachelor of Commerce in Information and New York: McGraw Hill. • • Bachelor of Commerce in Retail Management Schiller, B.R. (2023). Essentials of Economics. Twelfth Edition. New York: McGraw Hill. Technology Management • Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing Management Begg, D.K.H. and Ward, D. (2020). Economics for Business. Sixth Edition. • Van Rensburg, J. J, McConnell, C.R., Brue, S.L. and Flynn, S.M. (2021). Economics: A Southern African Context. Third Edition. University of • Bachelor of Commerce in Supply Chain Pretoria, Stellenbosch: McGraw Hill. Management • Bachelor of Commerce in Project Management • Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting • Bachelor of Commerce in International Business Analytical Techniques Prescribed Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Anderson, D., et al., (2020), Statistics For Business And Economics. Fifth Edition, Cengage Learning, South Africa Recommended Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Keller, G., and Gaciu, N., (2020), Statistics For Management And Economics. Second Edition, Cengage Learning, South Africa Advanced Programming Concepts Prescribed Reading(s)/Textbook(s) (Previously known as Informatics 1B) • Farrell, J., (2023), Java Programming, Tenth Edition, Cengage Learning, South Africa Recommended Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Schildt, H., (2022). Java: A Beginner’s Guide. Nineth Edition, McGraw-Hill Publishing. Introduction to Functional Areas of Management (Previously known as Business Management 1B) Prescribed Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Erasmus, B. and Rudansky-Kloppers, S. (2020). Introduction to Business Management. Eleventh Edition. Oxford University Press: Southern Africa. Generic Module across the following programmes: • Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting Recommended Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Bachelor of Business Administration Prescribed and Recommended Readings for Bachelor of Commerce in Information and Technology Management_ July 2024 Intake Page 2 of 8 • Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurship • • Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Management • Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing Management • Bachelor of Commerce in Retail Management Edition. Massachusetts: McGraw Hill. • • Bachelor of Commerce in Project Management Smit, P.J. & Cronjé, D.J. (2020). Management Principles. Seventh Edition. Cape Town: Juta. • Bachelor of Commerce in Supply Chain Management Jones, G.R. and George, J.M. (2022). Contemporary Management. Twelfth • Van Noordwyk, A. and van Tonder, E. (2019). Business Functions. Third Edition. South Africa: Juta. • Bachelor of Commerce in Information and Technology Management • Bachelor of Commerce in International Business Macroeconomic Essentials Prescribed Reading(s)/Textbook(s) (Previously known as Economics 1B) • Generic Module across the following programmes: Mohr, P. and Fourie, L. (2020). Economics for South African Students. Sixth Edition. Pretoria: Van Schaik. • Bachelor of Business Administration • Bachelor of Public Administration • Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurship Recommended Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Management • • Bachelor of Commerce in Information and Technology Management • Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing Management Begg, D.K.H. and Ward, D. (2020). Economics for Business. Sixth Edition. New York: McGraw Hill. • Van Rensburg, J.J., McConnell, C.R., Brue, S.L. and Flynn, S.M. (2021). • Bachelor of Commerce in Retail Management Economics: A Southern African Context. Third Edition. University of • Bachelor of Commerce in Supply Chain Pretoria, Stellenbosch: McGraw Hill. Management • Bachelor of Commerce in Project Management • Mohr, P. and Fourie, J. (2022). Mzansinomics: Understanding the Basics of the South African Economy. Pretoria: Van Schaik. • Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting • Bachelor of Commerce in International Business Financial Reporting and Analysis Prescribed Reading(s)/Textbook(s) (Previously known as Financial Management • 1B) Fouche, J. Barnard, J. Bartlett, G. Beech, G. de Hart, F. de Jager, P. Erasmus, P. Hefer, J. Madiba, T. Middelberg, S. Plant, G. Streng, J. Generic Module across the following programmes: Thayser, D. and van Rooyen, S. (2021). Financial Management: Turning • Bachelor of Commerce in International Business theory into practice. Second Edition. Cape Town: Oxford University Press. • Bachelor of Business Administration • Bachelor of Public Administration • Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource Management • Bachelor of Commerce in Supply Chain Management Recommended Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Conradie, W.M. and Fourie, C.M.W. (2022). Basic Financial Management. Third Edition. Cape Town: Juta. • Bachelor of Commerce in Information and Prescribed and Recommended Readings for Bachelor of Commerce in Information and Technology Management_ July 2024 Intake Page 3 of 8 Technology Management • • Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing Management • Bachelor of Commerce in Project Management • Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Management Marx, J. de Swart, C. Pretorius, M. and Rosslyn-Smith, W. (2023). Financial Management in Southern Africa. Sixth Edition. Cape Town: Pearson. • Revsine, L. Collins, D. Johnson, B. Mittelstaedt, F. and Soffer, L. (2021). Financial Reporting and Analysis. Eighth edition. McGraw-Hill • Bachelor of Commerce in Tourism and Hospitality Management Article(s) • Schmidt, J (2023). Three Financial Statements. website https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/accounting/three-finanacilastatements/ • Myburgh, J.E. Fouche, J.P. Cloete, M. Ngiba, B.T. Swart, S. and Manyapelo, J.M. (2022). Accounting: An Introduction. Johannesburg, LexisNexis Journal Article(s) • Saputra, F. (2022). Analysis Effect Return on Assets (ROA), Return on Equity (ROE) and Price Earning Ratio (PER) on Stock Prices of Coal Companies in the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) Period 2018-2021. Dinasti International Journal of Economics, Finance & Accounting (DIJEFA), [ online], Available at: https://www.dinastipub.org/DIJEFA/article/view/1238 • Nguyen, H. (2022). The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Financial Performance of Firms: Empirical Evidence from Vietnamese Logistics Enterprises. • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business,Volume 9 Issue 2, [online], Available at: https://koreascience.kr/article/JAKO202202661422493 • Sari, D.P. Nabella, S.D. and Fadlilah, A.H. (2022). The effect of profitability, liquidity, leverage, and activity ratios on dividend policy in manufacturing companies in the food and beverage industry sector listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the 2016-2020 period. Jurnal Mantik, 6(2), pp.13651375.[online]. Available at: http://iocscience.org/ejournal/index.php/mantik/article/view/2494 Principles of Information Technology Prescribed Reading(s)/Textbook(s) Management • Turban, E., Pollard C. and Wood, G. (2021). Information Technology for (Previously known as Information Technology Management Driving Digital Transformation to Increase Local and Global Management 2A) Performance, Growth and Sustainability, Twelfth Edition. International Adaptation Prescribed and Recommended Readings for Bachelor of Commerce in Information and Technology Management_ July 2024 Intake Page 4 of 8 Recommended Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Turban, E., Pollard C. and Wood, G. (2019). Information Technology for Management Driving Digital Transformation to Increase Local and Global Performance, Growth and Sustainability, Eleventh Edition. Epub Student Package Database Design and Management Prescribed Reading(s)/Textbook(s) (Previously known as Informatics 2A) • Coronel, C., et al., (2020). Database Principles: Fundamentals Of Design, Implementation & Management. Third Edition. Cengage Learning, South Africa Recommended Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Friedrichsen, L., et al., (2021). Concepts Of Database Management. Tenth Edition, Cengage Learning, South Africa Management Accounting Prescribed Reading(s)/Textbook(s) Generic Module across the following programmes: • • Bachelor of Business Administration of Cost and Management Accounting. Ninth Edition. Durban: LexisNexis. • Bachelor of Commerce in Information and Technology Management • • Bachelor of Commerce in Supply Chain • Bachelor of Commerce in Retail Management • Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurship Chadwick, L. P. (2020) Management Accounting. Custom edition for MA 6. Durban: MANCOSA. Management • Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing Management Els, G. Meyer, L. van der Walt, R. and de Wet, S.R. (2022) Fundamentals Recommended Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • • Bachelor of Commerce in Project Management Chadwick, L. (2020). The Essence of Management Accounting. Second Edition. United States of America: Pearson. • Schaltegger, S. Christ, L. and Wenzig, L. (2022). Corporate Sustainability Management Accounting and multi-level links for sustainability - A Systematic Review. Journal of Management. Wiley Online Library • Asiaei, K. Bontis, N. and Alizadeh, R. (2022) Business Strategy. Green Intellectual Capital and Environmental Management Accounting: Natural Resource Orchestration in favour of Environmental Performance. Wliey Online library Information Systems (15 Credits) Prescribed Reading(s)/Textbook(s) Generic Module across the following programmes: • • Bachelor of Business Administration • Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing Management • Bachelor of Commerce in Information and Technology Management Laudon, K.C. and Laudon, J.P. (2023) Essentials of MIS. Fifteenth Edition. United States of America: Pearson Education. Recommended Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Bridgoli, H. (2021) MIS. Tenth Edition. Stamford, USA: Cengage Learning. • Stair, R.M. and Reynolds, G.W. (2018) Fundamentals of Information Systems. Ninth Edition. Boston, USA: Cengage Learning. Prescribed and Recommended Readings for Bachelor of Commerce in Information and Technology Management_ July 2024 Intake Page 5 of 8 Strategic Information Technology Prescribed Reading(s)/Textbook(s) Management • Turban, E., Pollard C. and Wood, G. (2021). Information Technology for (Previously known as Information Technology Management Driving Digital Transformation to Increase Local and Global Management 2B) Performance, Growth and Sustainability, Twelfth Edition. International Adaptation Recommended Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Turban, E., Pollard C. and Wood, G. (2019). Information Technology for Management Driving Digital Transformation to Increase Local and Global Performance, Growth and Sustainability, Eleventh Edition. Epub Student Package Principles of E-Commerce Prescribed Reading(s)/Textbook(s) (Previously known as Informatics 2B) • Laudon, K. C., and C. G. Traver. (2020) E-Commerce: Business, Technology, Society. Hoboken, N.J., Pearson Education Inc Recommended Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Bundree, A. (2023) E- Commerce in South Africa. Fourth Edition. Juta: South Africa Advanced Business Statistics Prescribed Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Anderson, D., et al., (2020), Statistics For Business And Economics, Fifth Edition, Cengage Learning, South Africa Recommended Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Keller, G., & Gaciu, N., (2020). Statistics For Management And Economics, Edition, Cengage Learning, South Africa Principles of Project Management Prescribed Reading(s)/Textbook(s) (Previously known as Project Management) • Generic Module across the following programmes: Gido, J. Clements, J. Baker, R. Harinarain, N. and Erisia-Eke, C. (2022) Successful Project Management. Second Edition. London: Cengage. • Bachelor of Commerce in Information and Technology Management • Bachelor of Commerce in Supply Chain Management Recommended Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Kloppenberg, T.J. (2022). Contemporary Project Management. Fifth Edition. Stamford: Cengage Learning. • Kerzner, H. (2023). Project management: A systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. • Larson, E. and Gray, C. (2021). Project Management: The Managerial Process. Eighth Edition. McGraw Hill Higher Education (International). • Maylor, H. (2022). Project Management. Fifth Edition. New York: Pearson. Prescribed and Recommended Readings for Bachelor of Commerce in Information and Technology Management_ July 2024 Intake Page 6 of 8 • Meredith, J.R., and Shafer, S.M. (2022). Project management: A strategic managerial approach . Eleventh Edition. Hoboken. John Wiley & Sons, Inc Information Technology Services Prescribed Reading(s)/Textbook(s) Management • Turban E., Leidner D., McLean E., Wetherbe J., (2010). Information (Previously known as Information Technology Technology for Management, (Transforming organizations in the Digital Management 3A) Economy) John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (This is the latest edition of the textbook) Recommended Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Laudon K.C. and Laudon J.P. (2014). Essentials of Management of Information Systems (Managing the Digital Firm), International Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall. Principles of Software Engineering Prescribed Reading(s)/Textbook(s) (Previously known as Informatics 3A) • Sommerville, I. (2021). Engineering Software Products: An Introduction to Modern Software Engineering, Global Edition. First Edition. Publisher: Pearson. Recommended Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Sommerville, I. (2021). Engineering Software Products: An Introduction to Modern Software Engineering, Global Edition. First Edition. Publisher: Pearson. • Jacobson, I., Lawson, H., Ng, Pan-Wei, McMahon, P.E. and Goedicke, M. (2019). The Essentials of Modern Software Engineering: Free the Practices from the Method Prisons! First Edition. Publisher: ACM Books. Auditing Prescribed Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Adams, A., Diale, T. & Richard, G. (2019) Auditing Notes for South African Students, Eleventh Edition, Durban: LexisNexis. (This is the latest edition of the textbook) Recommended Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Adams, A., Diale, T. & Richard, G. (2019) Graded Questions on Auditing 2020, Durban: LexisNexis Systems Analysis and Design Prescribed Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Kendall, K. E., and Kendall, J. E. (2019). Systems Analysis and Design. Tenth Edition. Hoboken, New Jersey, Pearson. (This is the latest edition of the textbook) Recommended Reading(s)/Textbook(s) Prescribed and Recommended Readings for Bachelor of Commerce in Information and Technology Management_ July 2024 Intake Page 7 of 8 • Tilley, Scott. (2019). Systems Analysis and Design. Twelfth Edition. S.L., Cengage Learning. Information Technology Law and Prescribed Reading(s)/Textbook(s) Ethics • Turban E., Leidner D., McLean E., Wetherbe J., (2010). Information (Previously known as Information Technology Technology for Management, (Transforming organizations in the Digital Management 3B) Economy) John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (This is the latest edition of the textbook) Recommended Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Laudon K.C. and Laudon J.P. (2014). Essentials of Management of Information Systems (Managing the Digital Firm), International Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall. Software Engineering Practice Prescribed Reading(s)/Textbook(s) (Previously known as Informatics 3B) • Sommerville, I. (2021). Engineering Software Products: An Introduction to Modern Software Engineering, Global Edition. First Edition. Publisher: Pearson. Recommended Reading(s)/Textbook(s) • Sommerville, I. (2021). Engineering Software Products: An Introduction to Modern Software Engineering, Global Edition. First Edition. Publisher: Pearson. 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