International Programmes
Stellenbosch University
IPSU
Course Booklet
Second Semester 2008
International Office
Stellenbosch
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International Programmes Stellenbosch University (IPSU)
Second Semester 2008
Term Dates
 3rd Term: Monday, 21 July 2008 – Friday, 5 September 2008
 4th Term: Monday, 15 September 2008 – Friday, 24 October 2008
 The examination starts on Tuesday, 28 October 2008
 The semester ends on Friday, 12 December 2008
Important Information
 IPSU application forms are available at the reception desk in the International Office.
 Application deadlines: Friday, 25 July 2008 at 16:00.
 Final date for course registration: Thursday, 31 July 2008 at 08:00.
 Students who do not complete their Final Course Registration Form by the deadline, will not be registered for any IPSU courses and
will not be allowed to attend the courses.
 The International Office may cancel a course if there are not at least five (5) participants registered.
 Marks and important announcements will be placed on the IPSU notice board at the International Office.
 No tuition waiver will be given for the following course: Introduction to the South African Wine Industry; Economic and Developmental
Problems in South Africa and Africa; any of the language courses.
 Important notices are often sent to students via e-mail. PLEASE write your E-mail address very clearly!!
Course fees:
 Course fees are indicated on the application form. Make sure of your student status and cost implications BEFORE you register for a
course.
Enquiries:
 Ms Elize Lizamore
Wilcocks Building; Room 124
Tel: 021 – 808 2912
Fax: 021 – 808 3799
E-mail: ael1@sun.ac.za)
Elize’s Office Hours:
 Mondays; Tuesdays, Thursdays; and Fridays: 11:00 – 12:00 AND 13:30 – 15:00
Undergraduate Course Information
Afrikaans for Beginners (SA 1st year level)
IPSU Course Code: 59048 154 (Exchange Students / ISEP Exchange Students / Degree-Seeking Students / Post-docs)
59048 144 (International Special Students / AIFS / CIEE / Interstudy / ISEP Direct / Members of the Public)
This course targets new foreign students with no knowledge of Afrikaans. This is a fun-filled course offering you a linguistic and cultural taste of
Afrikaans as a language in a wider cultural context. It aims to develop students’ ability:
 To speak social Afrikaans;
 To listen to and understand the gist of social conversation;
 To read and understand the gist of short stories, advertisements and notices.
Basic grammar; vocabulary and idiomatic structures are taught in a defocused manner.
Duration:
Lecturers:
Venue:
Lectures:
Full semester
Ms Marisca Coetzee; Ms Amanda de Villiers; and Ms Vernita Beukes
Arts Building; Room 602
Students select one of the following groups:
Mondays AND Wednesdays 10:00 – 12:30
Mondays AND Wednesdays 14:00 - 16:30
Mondays AND Wednesdays 17:00 – 19:30
Tuesdays AND Thursdays 14:00 – 16:30
Credits:
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
First meeting:
Monday, 21 July 2008; Arts Building, Room 223 @14:00
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Afrikaans for Beginners Intermediate Level (SA
1st
year level)
IPSU Course Code: 59056 154 (Exchange Students / ISEP Exchange Students / Degree-Seeking Students / Post-docs)
59056 144 (International Special Students / AIFS / CIEE / Interstudy / ISEP Direct / Members of the Public)
We focus on the following skills:
 To speak Afrikaans fluently; appropriately; coherently; and with confidence.
 To read longer Afrikaans texts in order to understand the gist of the content.
 To listen to and understand the gist of social conversation at a normal speed.
Prerequisites for Admission
 Afrikaans for Beginners.
 Basic speaking; reading; and listening skills.
Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
Lectures:
Credits:
Full semester
Ms Marisca Coetzee
Arts Building; Room 602
Mondays AND Wednesdays 17:00 - 19:00
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
First meeting:
Monday, 21 July 2008; 7 Bosman Street, Room 1001 @ 17:00
Afrikaans vir Nederlanders en Belge (SA 1st year level)
IPSU Course Code: 59064 154
Kursusinhoud en materiaal
Verhaaltekste, gedigte, filmdraaiboeke, toneelopvoerings en kabaret asook die bywoning van ’n kosfees in Franschhoek, die Woordfees op
Stellenbosch en ’n aantal teaterbesoeke word as kontekstuele vertrekpunte gekies om die student te laat kennis maak met Afrikaanse literatuur,
die teater in die omgewing en die land se koskultuur. Die klem van hierdie kursus val dus nie op die verwerwing van die taal nie, hoewel
akkurate en gepaste taalgebruik met die uitkomstes deel van die kursus sal wees, maar eerder op ’n ontdekking van Afrikaanse literatuur,
kultuur en tradisionele geregte.
Met hierdie kursus word die Nederlandse en Belgiese studente gelei om:
 kennis te neem van bepaalde ooreenkomste en verskille tussen Afrikaans en Nederlands
 betekenis te skep en te onderhandel
 ’n kritiese bewustheid van taalgebruik te toon
 kennis van spesifieke taalstrukture en taalkonvensies kontekstueel toe te pas
 gepaste kommunikasiestrategieë vir spesifieke doeleindes en situasies te gebruik
 ’n waardering vir die estetiese, affektiewe, kulturele en sosiale waarde van tekste te toon
 ’n kritiese bestudering van enkele Afrikaanse films en draaiboeke asook teaterstukke en kabaret te doen vanuit ’n historiese en
politiese perspektief
 ’n studie te maak van die land se koskultuur met aansluiting by verhaaltekste.
Duration:
Lecturer
Venue:
Lectures:
Credits:
Full semester
Ms Marina Swart
Arts Building; Room 602
Tuesdays AND Thursdays: 17:00 – 19:30
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
First meeting:
Tuesday, 22 July 2008; Arts Building, Room 602 @ 17:00
Economic and Developmental Problems in South Africa and Africa (SA 2nd year level)
IPSU Course Code: 57878 244
Work programme for Second Semester, 2008
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Introduction
A Brief History of the World
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African History
From homo erectus to homo
Prologue in Diamond, J. 1997. Guns, Germs and Steel, W.W. Norton and Company
Chapter 29 in Landes, D. 1998. The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, W.W. Norton and
Company Chapter 2 in Stiglitz, J. 2007. Making Globalization Work, W.W. Norton and
Company
Chapter 19 in Diamond, J. 1997. Guns, Germs and Steel, W.W. Norton and Company
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dictator
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Discussion class
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Africa Today
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Solutions
6
Africa’s future
prospects
A Brief History of
South Africa
Feedback and panel
discussion
From assegaai to apartheid
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The Miracle
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Discussion class
The challenges I
Political change, economic
growth and unemployment
Red Dust / In My Country
Poverty and inequality
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The challenges II
Crime and HIV/Aids
12
The challenges III
Infrastructure, Eskom and
the Soccer World Cup 2010
13
The challenges IV
14
South Africa and
her future
Trade, industrial and BEE
policies
Feedback and panel
discussion
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The Last King of Scotland /
Hotel Rwanda
Reasons for Africa’s recent
economic performance
Aid, Trade, Technology and
Education
Introduction and Part I in Meredith, M. 2005. The State of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of
Independence, Free Press
Popcorn
Collier, P. and Gunning, J.W. 1999. “Why Has Africa Grown So Slowly?” Journal of Economic
Perspectives, vol 13: 3-22.
Sachs, J. 2005. The End of Poverty, Penguin Press
Easterly, W. 2006. The White Man’s Burden: Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have
Done So Much Ill and So Little Good, Penguin Press
Collier, P. 2007. The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can be
done about it. Oxford University Press
Student presentations and panel discussion
Giliomee, H. and Mbenga, B. 2007. New History of South Africa, Tafelberg
Giliomee, H. 2003. The Afrikaners, Tafelberg Meredith, M. 2007. Diamonds, Gold and War:
The Making of South Africa, Jonathan Ball.
Fourie, J. 2007. “The South African poor white problem in the early twentieth century:
Lessons for poverty today”. Management Decision. Vol. 45, Issue 8, pp. 1270-1296.
SA Government publication. Ten year progress report
Popcorn
Van der Berg, S., Louw, M. and Du Toit, L. 2007. Poverty trends since the transition,
Stellenbosch University
Nattrass, N. 2007. Mortal Combat: AIDS Denialism and the Fight for Antiretrovirals in South
Africa, University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
Altbeker, A. 2007. A country at war with itself, Jonathan Ball
Fourie, J. 2006. Some policy proposals for future infrastructure investment in South Africa.
Stellenbosch Economic Working Papers: 05/06.
Maennig, W. and Du Plessis, S. 2007. World Cup 2010: South African economic perspective
and policy challenges informed by the experience of Germany 2006. Contemporary Economic
Policy: Oct 2007. Vol. 25, Iss. 4; pg. 578.
Student presentations and panel discussion
Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
Lectures:
Credits:
Full semester
Mr Johan Fourie
Natural Sciences Building; Room 3004
Thursdays: 14:00 – 17:00
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
First meeting:
Thursday, 24 July 2008; Natural Sciences Building, Room 3004 @ 14:00
Effective Document Design for the Business Environment (SA 2nd year level)
IPSU Course Code: To be confirmed
Course framework :
This course will consider the following broad areas of document design for the business and professional environments:
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The communication model and the importance of the reader
Communication, culture and the image of your company
Various objectives of corporate documentation
Coherence and style of corporate documentation
Structuring and compiling various document types: reports, proposals, correspondence, brochures, etc.
The interaction between text and graphics (image)
Web text design
Duration:
Lecturers:
Venue:
Lectures:
Credits:
Full semester
Ms Erina Basson and Ms Faika Warner
Language Centre (Seminar Room); 22 Crozier Street
Mondays: 14:00 - 17:00
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
First meeting:
Friday, 18 July 2008; Wilcocks Building, Room 201 @ 14:00
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English Elective: Re-enacting Truth and Reconciliation (SA
IPSU Course Code:
3rd
year level)
65889 344
This elective will focus on literary and filmic texts that engage with and interrogate discourses of truth-telling and reconciliation emerging from
the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). We will study the various re-enactments of the testimonial and witnessing process by
exploring the ways in which documentary footage and transcripts from the TRC are re-enacted as fiction and memoir and then re-enacted again
in film adaptations. In the process, we will grapple with the performative act of testimony at its various levels of (re-)enactment. A major focus
of our discussions will concern the ways in which different mediums have packaged the TRC, and South Africa in general, for consumption by a
national and international audience. This focus will extend to include the gendered paradigms of nationalism, particularly the role played by
female figures in nation-building, and the formal properties of the texts, as we consider whether they evidence what may be identified as a postapartheid aesthetic.
Students should purchase and read the two set texts; the films will be screened and available for loan during the semester.
Set texts:
Krog, Antjie. Country of My Skull. Random House, 1988
Slovo, Gillian. Red Dust. Virago, 2006
Films:
Live footage from the TRC hearings
Long Night’s Journey into Day (dir. Frances Reid & Deborah Hoffmann, 2000)
Between Joyce and Remembrance (dir. Mark Kaplan, 2004)
Forgiveness (dir. Ian Gabriel, 2004)
Red Dust (dir. Tom Hooper, 2004)
In My Country (dir. John Boorman, 2005)
Zulu Love Letter (dir. Ramadan Suleman, 2005)
Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
Lectures:
Credits:
Full semester
Ms Tilla Slabbert
Arts Building; Room 205
Wednesdays: 14:00 – 15:50
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
First meeting:
Monday, 21 July 2008; Arts Building, Molteno Room (5th floor) @ 12:00
Please note:
Only students who have attended the first meeting and have signed up with Rob Gaylard for the course will be
allowed to follow this course. There is a restriction on the number of students that can be accommodated in this
elective.
English Elective: South Africa and the Literary Imagination (SA 3rd year level)
IPSU Course Code:
65897 344
This course explores the intersection of the political and the personal through a collection of stories (specially compiled for this course), and
through three plays by well-known South African dramatists (Mhlope, Fugard, and Kani). The collection of stories provides various perspectives
on what it was like to live (and write) in a divided and polarised society. How can a writer function in a society where, as Gordimer puts it, “any
attempt to present a totality of human experience . . . is subverted before he [or she] even puts down a word”? The plays by Mhlope (Have You
Seen Zandile?) and Fugard (Master Harold and the Boys) are partly autobiographical: both explore deeply personal issues, but these are
(inevitably) grounded in the racial and cultural configuration of South African society. Kani’s Nothing but the Truth presents a searching
exploration of the predicament of the ordinary man caught up in the political turmoil of his time– and it does so against the backdrop of the Truth
and Reconciliation Commission. Jane Taylor’s Ubu and the Truth Commission (Cape Town: UCT Press, 1998) would be useful background
reading. Students will also benefit from seeing the series of films with a TRC theme shown by my colleague, Ms Tilla Slabbert.
Students may purchase copies of the short story collection via the Department; the other texts are available from bookshops.
Set texts:
A Land Apart? [short stories – compiled by the tutor]
Mhlope. G. Have You Seen Zandile? U of Natal P, 2002
Fugard. H. Master Harold and the Boys, OUP, 1993
Kani. J. Nothing But the Truth, Wits UP, 2002.
Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
Lectures:
Full semester
Mr Rob Gaylard
Arts Building; Room 203
Mondays: 10:00 – 11:50
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Credits:
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
First meeting:
21 July 2008; Arts Building; Room 203 @ 10:00
Please note:
Only students who have signed up with Rob Gaylard between 08:00 – 10:00 on Monday, 21 July 2008 will be
allowed to follow this course. There is a restriction on the number of students that can be accommodated in this
elective.
French for Beginners (SA 1st year level)
IPSU Course Code:
60593 144
Admission requirements: This course is offered for beginners; no prior knowledge of French is required. It is not for degree purposes.
Generic Outcomes: Students that have completed the course are able to understand; speak; read; and (to a lesser extent) write basic French in
certain everyday situations with a basic knowledge of contemporary French society.
Specific Outcomes: After completing the French evening course, a student should be able to:
 talk about himself, his life and surroundings, the weather, his likes and dislikes and other basic conversational topics;
 understand basic texts;
 write a friendly letter;
 understand and react to a basic conversation in French; and
 listen to French songs as well as other basic recordings.
Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
Lectures:
Credits:
Full semester
Mademoselle Maud Marcinkowski (mflfrench@sun.ac.za)
Arts Building; Room 545
Mondays AND Wednesdays: 17:30 – 19:00
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
First meeting:
Monday, 28 July 2008; Arts Building, Room 545 @ 17:00
German for Beginners (SA 1st year level)
IPSU Course Code:
60666 144
Admission requirements: This course is offered for beginners; no prior knowledge of German is required. It is not for degree purposes.
Generic Outcomes: Students who complete the course will be able to understand; speak; read; and (to a lesser extent) write basic German in
everyday situations and have a basic knowledge of contemporary German society.
Specific Outcomes: After completing the German evening course, a student should be able to:
 talk about himself/herself, his/her life and surroundings, the weather, likes and dislikes and other basic conversational topics;
 understand simple basic texts;
 understand and react to a basic conversation in German;
 listen to basic recordings in German (songs, news, weather report etc.); and
 write a short letter or e-mail.
Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
Lectures:
Credits:
Full semester
Frau Eleonora Psefteli
Arts Building; Room to be confirmed at first meeting
Tuesdays AND Thursdays: 17:30 – 19:00
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
First meeting:
Tuesday, 29 July 2008; Arts Building, Room 545 @ 17:00
Introduction to the South African Wine Industry (SA 1 st year level)
IPSU Course Code:
57827 144
The lectures cover South African wine history, viticulture, the winemaking process and how wine works with food.
Lectures include the following:
Lecture 1:
History of wine; Cape wine before the 20th Century; Wine Companies; Wine Industry
Lecture 2:
Introduction to viticulture, factors affecting wine production; wine of origin; vinification
Lecture 3:
Vinification; making red and white wine; sparkling and fortified wines
Lecture 4:
Food and wine; sensible drinking; Cape wine masters; Nose Guide
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PLEASE NOTE
Course A and B are the same courses offered at different times in the semester. (Course A is not a continuation of Course B).
Course A:
Lectures:
Excursion:
Evaluation:
28 & 30 July AND 4 & 6 August 2008
Saturday, 9 August 2008
Tuesday, 11 August 2008
Times: 17:15 – 19:15
08:00 – 15:00
17:15 – 18:30
Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
2 weeks (4 lectures; 1 excursion)
Cape Wine Academy
Langenhoven Student Centre (Neelsie); Blue Room (Bloukamer)
First Meeting:
Tuesday, 22 July 2008; 13:00 – 13:15; Wilcocks Building, Room 106
Course B:
Lectures:
Excursion:
Evaluation:
23, 25 & 29 September AND 2 October 2008
Saturday, 4 October 2008
Tuesday, 6 October 2008
Times: 17:15 – 19:15
08:00 – 15:00
17:15 – 18:30
Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
Credits:
2 weeks (4 lectures; 1 excursion)
Cape Wine Academy
Langenhoven Student Centre (Neelsie); Blue Room (Bloukamer)
1 US credit; 2 ECTS credits
First meeting:
Tuesday, 16 September; 13:00 – 13:15; Wilcocks Building, Room 106
Please note:
Only 35 students can be accommodated per course. Early registration is recommended.
 Please make sure that you will be able to attend all lectures & excursion BEFORE signing up for this
course.
Introduction to Jewellery Design and Metal Techniques (SA 1 st year level)
IPSU Course Code:
32107 144
The course consists of three components: practical work, visual research and design and theory. These are divided as follows:
1. Practical work (50%). Practical work are done in the jewellery studios using jewellery equipment and tools, metals (e.g. silver and
copper) and precious stones (e.g. garnet, amethyst)
2. Visual Research and Design (25%). Visual research is done using various sources such as the library, Internet, found objects, etc.
This is done outside class time. Introductions to designs methods are done in class using media such as ink and charcoal on paper.
Students are required to further develop their design ideas and concepts in the visual journal outside class time. Small research
projects will be done in this journal
3. Theory (25%). No formal theory lectures are presented. Theory is an integral part of practical demonstrations of equipment, metal
techniques, design methods, etc. It therefore is very important to attend all classes and pay attention. A test will be written on. The test
will consist of 50 marks (short answer questions (1-3 marks) and longer questions (5-10 marks)). Students can write for 1 hour. The
venue and date will be announced closer to the time.
Course Requirements
Students are required to attend all classes as scheduled within the selected option. (Either a Monday or Tuesday evening from 17:1521:15, depending on number of students) Students must meet the lecturer at the Visual Arts Building at the scheduled time. Entrance to the
building is monitored through a card access system, which is held only by the lecturer. It therefore is very important for students to meet the
lecturer at the exact time. Students, who arrive late, will not have access to the building and will therefore miss the class.
All projects must be completed in the allocated time. The practical work must be done in the studio. There are no hours available outside
the scheduled class time. It therefore is very important to work productively during these hours. Students must therefore work in the studio
for the full time and may not leave earlier, unless the class finishes earlier.
Students are required to do Visual Research outside class hours. Some projects will require students to come prepared with designs.
Please also take account of the following:
1. Students must attend the time option they chosen and therefore cannot join another group to catch up if they missed out.
2. Projects must be completed according to the required outcomes, which is determined through the specific nature of each project.
This mostly is practical course (except for the test), which test the students’ practical abilities. Students are required to complete their work
by themselves – other students and the lecturer are not allowed to help the student.
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Projects
The following projects (please refer to the addendum for examples) will be done:
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Chain making (jump rings for chains and catches)
Smelting and preparation of wire and plate
Sawing, piercing, filing, drilling and finishing
Introduction to design for domed forms
Doming and sawing (pendant/charm)
Holiday project: Collect small found objects
Visual journal and design projects
Cuttlefish casting (pins, charms, pendants or rings)
These projects and times are scheduled in accordance with one another. It therefore is essential that all classes are attended otherwise it will
not be possible to complete the projects to the required standard, which will result in a weak assessment.
Learning activities also include the mastering of the following principals:
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2.
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Using equipment and hand tools safely and in the correct manner.
Completing practical projects with accuracy and creativity.
Being aware of the requirements of certain metal techniques and successfully incorporating these into individual designs. This
requires a thorough understanding of the limitations and possibilities of the technique used.
Materials
The following materials will be used:
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Silver solder, Silver wire, plate and granules
Copper plate and wire
Visual Journal (A4 clean, white paper, no lines)
Design materials: paper, ink, and 6B pencil
Cuttlefish
Sawblades and emerypaper
If a student needs more materials than what is provided, they must fund it themselves. They can obtain these from the lecturer on a strictly cash
only basis.
Teaching methodology
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Students are taught through group demonstrations and thereafter are required to work independently with the lecturer being available
to give assistance.
Projects are designed to provide the necessary metal techniques needed to manufacture creative jewellery pieces. These projects
also include a degree of personal interpretation through guided design exercises and work done in the visual research journal.
The lecturer will guide students to develop and improve their practical work and designs through ongoing group and individual
discussions. It is each student’s responsibility to discuss their work with the lecturer and to trust the judgment of the lecturer
regarding ways of improving work, criticism, selection of designs, etc.
Theory will be presented whilst working in the studio. (Therefore no formal theory lectures will be given.) Introduction to equipment,
metals, techniques, etc. will cover the theory part of the course.
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Assessment
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Practical / Studio work will be assessed at the end of the course. It is very important to work hard through the semester and really
focus on applying constructive criticism given by the lecturer. Practical work is assessed according to the specific criteria and the
nature of each project. These include qualities such as accuracy, functionality and neatness. Successful interpretation and
manufacturing of designs in metal are examined on creativity and originality. This is where extremely brilliant metal techniques and
innovative design solutions meet.
The visual research journal and designs are examined on creativity, originality, innovative and well thought through ideas and
concepts. Refer to guidelines for design exercises provided in notes and apply them to your work. Designs must be presented in order
and may not be edited.
Final jewellery pieces must be worked off perfectly, be clean and handed in, in a plastic container. Please do not wear jewellery before it has
been marked / until the exhibition
Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
Lectures:
Credits:
Full semester (15 lectures of 3 hours each)
Ms Martelize du Preez
Visual Arts Building (Victoria Street Entrance)
Mondays: 17:15 – 20:15
4 US credits; 8 ECTS credits
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First lecture:
Monday, 21 July 2008; Visual Arts Building @ 17:15
Please note:
Only 12 students can be accommodated in this course. Early registration is recommended.
Mandarin for Beginners (SA 1st year level)
IPSU Course Code:
62006 144
Admission requirements: This course is offered for beginners; no prior knowledge of Mandarin is required. It is not for degree purposes.
Generic Outcomes: Students who complete the course will be able to understand and speak Mandarin in certain specific situations, read and
write a limited number of Chinese characters and have a basic knowledge of contemporary life in the Peoples’ Republic of China.
Specific Outcomes: After completing the Mandarin evening course, a student should be able to:
 talk about himself/herself, his/her life and surroundings, the weather, likes and dislikes and other basic conversational topics;
 read approx. 200 Chinese characters;
 understand and react to a basic conversation in Mandarin; and
 write a short note.
Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
Lectures:
Credits:
Full semester
Ms Shang Tuo
Arts Building; Room 547
Mondays AND Wednesdays: 17:30 – 19:00
3 American credits; 6 ECTS credits
First meeting:
Monday, 28 July 2008; Arts Building, Room 545 @ 17:00
Overview of South African History (SA 2nd year level)
IPSU Course Code:
57851 244
The following topics will be addressed in the lectures:
 Early South African history until the end of the eighteenth century.
 British colonialism, imperialism and independent republics in South Africa during the nineteenth century.
 Constitutional development in South Africa during the 20th century.
 Afrikaner nationalism.
 Economic development in South Africa and its effect on race relations.
 Coloured political awareness.
 The development of the Apartheid policy.
 The rise and growth of Black Nationalism – passive resistance.
 Active and armed black resistance against the apartheid government, 1961-1990.
 From white minority rule to democracy 1990-1994.
 The post-1994 era – a general overview.
 Students present their research assignments in class.
 Students present their research assignments in class.
Assessment
The course will be assessed by means of an assignment that will take the form of a research essay. Students will make a choice from a list of
topics related to the themes presented during the course. The essays will be judged on a second year undergraduate level. A list of topics will
be circulated after the third lecture.
Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
Lectures:
Credits:
Full semester
Dr Hans Heese
Arts Building; Room 221
Wednesdays: 14:00 – 17:00
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
First meeting:
Friday, 18 July 2008; Wilcocks Building, Room 201 @ 11:00
Photography: A Short Course on South African Photography (SA 1st year level)
IPSU Course Code:
13129 144
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Course Description
The course explores photographic practice within a South African context; class discussions will focus on the areas of social documentary,
portraiture and fine art photography. Students will be expected to complete an essay as well as a self-motivated practical social documentary
assignment. Basic technical information regarding the camera and photography will also be covered to enable the completion of the practical
component. All image processing and printing will be done through a commercial photographic lab, course fees include a budget for this.
Evaluation:
All lectures must be attended. Students must complete the practical assignment and bring to class on the stipulated dates for feedback. The
final practical assignment will consist of a series of 15 images which will be presented in class and displayed at the International Office.
Students must also complete the essay assignment of approximately 2000 words.
Camera requirements:
Students should preferably have a single lens reflex camera (SLR), either film or digital, with a manual exposure setting. Alternatively, students
may also use compact cameras. Please note that students making use of compact cameras will be limited in terms of the amount of creative
control offered by these cameras.
Students must bring their cameras and cameras’ instruction manuals to class for the first lecture.
Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
Lectures:
Credits:
One term (3rd term)
Ms Adrienne van Eeden
Industrial Psychology Building (Bedryfsielkunde Gebou); Room 1019
Mondays AND Tuesdays 08:00 – 11:00
4 US credits; 8 ECTS credits
First Lecture:
Monday, 21 July 2008; Industrial Psychology Building (Bedryfsielkundegebou), Room 1019 @ 08:00
Please note:
Only 12 students can be accommodated for this course. Early registration is recommended.
Photography: Introduction to Photography (SA 1st year level)
IPSU Course Code:
65900 144
The course will consist of camera basics; history; shutter speed and movement; accessories; texture and pattern. Digital photography;
composition and perspective as well as the different ways of practical application of camera work in everyday use:
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History, Camera Baiscs, Film, Digital, Exposure
Aperture and depth of field
Shutter speed and movement, Lenses, Filters accessories
Light – ambient and flash. Texture and Pattern
Digital photography
Composition and perspective
Portrait Photography, Documentary photography
Silhouettes, sunsets, water, night, Close up, Travel and Safari
There will be separate Photoshop and post production workshop in October, on a Saturday that suits all students. Learners will receive notes
on all that they have learnt so there will be no need for extra books. A certificate of attendance at the end of the course will be given to those
attended all classes and fulfilled their projects.
Evaluation will be in the form of:
1) Practical Portfolio
2) Written exam
Students should all have a camera – a basic SLR camera is preferable – this can either be film or digital.
Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
Lectures:
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Full semester
Mrs Barbara Fassler
Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography
Fridays: 10:00 – 13:00
4 US credits; 8 ECTS credits
First Lecture:
Friday, 25 July 2008; Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography @ 10:00
Transport will be provided from the International Office every Friday at 09:30
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NB: Please note that only 12 students can be accommodated for this course. Only students who have submitted an application form by the
application deadline will be accepted to participate in the course. Early registration is recommended, as this course is usually full before
the application deadline.
Political Science: An Introduction to African Politics: States, Regimes and Recent Political Trends
IPSU course code:
59668 144
1.
What is a State: the African Perspective?
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The Creation of Modern States in Africa
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The Most Significant Foreign/Colonial Traditions in Africa:19 the French Legacy
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The British Legacy
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The Portuguese Legacy
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The Marxist Influences
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The Process of Decolonisation since 1957: External Factors
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Internal Factors: African Nationalism, Associations, Movements, Congresses and Parties
9.
Post-Independence: the OAU and AU and the Issue of Continental Unity
10.
Regime Types: the First Thirty Years (1960s-1980s) and the Emergence of One-Party States
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The Emergence of Military Rule since 1966
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Marxist-Leninist Regimes in Africa 1974-1990, with special reference to Ethiopia
13.
African Democracies before the 1990s: a Socio-Economic Comparison
14.
Assessment of an Established (pre-1990) Multi-Party Democracy in Africa: Botswana
15.
New Tendencies in Eritrea: a Breakthrough for Ethnic Self-Determination?
16.
Assessments of Two New Multi-Party Systems in Africa: Zambia and Kenya
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Negotiated Settlement: Why De Klerk made that Speech in 1990
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The Transition Process in South Africa: Similar or Different?
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Comparison between Mandela and Mbeki: the Implications for Consolidation
Note: Class attendance is compulsory. The predicate mark is made up of two Blitz tests of 10% each; two tutorial essays; and one class test
of 60%. Students with a predicate or class mark of 39% or less fail, and cannot write the exams.
Students who failed the first exam opportunity in November, but having a predicate of at least 40%, will be allowed to write a re-examination
during the deferred exam opportunity later in November. Note however. Students do not have a choice between the two opportunities. Writing
the first is compulsory.
Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
Lectures:
Credits:
One Term (4th Term)
Prof Willie Breytenbach
Arts Building; Room 648
Tuesdays; Wednesdays AND Thursdays: 09:00 - 09:50
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
First lecture:
Tuesday, 16 September 2008; Arts Building, Room 648 @ 09:00
Political Science: Negotiating Transition (SA 3rd year level)
IPSU Course Code:
63800 344
Session #1: Course concerns, design, deliverables and objectives; introduction to the South African transition
 Peace Processes (J. Darby in in Villa-Vicencio C & Doxtader, E. (eds.) (2004) Pieces of the puzzle Institute for Justice and Reconciliation)
Session #2 – Pre-transition South Africa
 Sparks, A. [Prologue, Chs 3, 10 and 13]
Session #3 - Negotiations, Constitution making and the restructuring of the state (class to be taught by guest lecturer – Derek Powell,
former Director of Research for the Constitutional Assembly)
 Nation in the Making (Hassen Ebrahim) – chapters tba
 Intergovernmental Relations (Tapscott and Levy) – chapters tba
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Video – Deadline (by David Jammey)
Session #4: Zimbabwe: Post-transitional collapse, pre-transitional options
 Raftopoulos, B (2005) “Unreconciled differences: The limits of reconciliation politics in Zimbabwe.” In Zimbabwe: Injustice and political
reconciliation (eds, Raftopoulos B & Savage T., Institute for Justice and Reconciliation)
 Eppel, S. (2005) “Gukuraundi: The need for truth and reparation.” In Zimbabwe: Injustice and political reconciliation (eds, Raftopoulos B &
Savage T., IJR).
Session #5: South Africa: Implications of the Negotiated Transition
 Hamber, B. (1998). Who Pays for Peace? Implications of the negotiated settlement for reconciliation, transformation and violence in a postapartheid South Africa. Public lecture at the Annual General Meeting of the Catholic Institute for International Relations London Voluntary
Sector Resource Centre, London, 30 October at http://www.csvr.org.za/papers/papwhop.htm
 Race and Reconciliation in a Post-TRC South Africa (N. Valji) at http://www.csvr.org.za/papers/papnv3.htm
 Graeme Simpson & Nahla Valji “Backroom deals with apartheid perpetrators undermine TRC rationale,” In Sunday Independent, 29 July
2007. http://www.csvr.org.za/articles/artgsnv.htm
 Mahmood Mamdani ‘When does reconciliation turn into a denial of justice?’ (1998) Sam Molutshungu Memorial Lectures Pretoria: HSRC
Publishers
Session #6 – Justice and Peace Agreements
 Roht-Arriaza, Naomi. "Transitional Justice and Peace Agreements,” International Council on Human Rights Policy, Review Meeting: Role of
Human Rights in Peace Agreements. Belfast, Ireland, March 7-8, 2005.
 Further readings - tba
Session #7 - Rwanda: Breaking historically embedded patterns of genocide
 Villa-Vicencio, C., Nantulya, P., & Savage T. (2005) Building Nations: Transitional Justice in the Great Lakes Countries. Cape Town:
Institute for Justice and Reconciliation. [pp. 67 – 102, Rwanda]
 Alice Karekezi et al. ‘Localizing Justice : gacaca courts in post-genocide Rwanda’ in My Neighbor, My Enemy : Justice and Community in
the Aftermath of Mass Atrocity ed. Eric Stover and Harvey M. Weinstein.
 Timothy Longman et al. ‘Memory, identity and community in Rwanda’ in My Neighbor, My Enemy
 Stef Vandeginste, ‘Rwanda: Dealing with Genocide and Crimes against Humanity in the Context of Armed Conflict and Failed Political
Transition’ in Nigel Biggar, ed., Burying the Past: Making Peace and Doing Justice After Civil Conflict (Washington DC: Georgetown
University Press, 2003), pp.251-285.
Session #8: Negotiating transition: Comparisons and contrasts in Africa;
Presentation of research assignments by students & feedback
Session #9: Case Study: Chile
 “Nuzzolese, E., Weimont, H., Savage T. “We must wring truth from history” Cape Times, December 19, 2006, p.9
 Hayner, P. Unspeakable truths. [chs 3, 4 and 7]
 Pepe Zalaquett, Introduction to Chilean TRC report (http://www.usip.org/library/tc/doc/reports/chile/chile_1993_introeng.html)
Session #10: the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Dismantling the “trigger of Africa”
 Savage T. “The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Inchoate Transition, Interlocking Conflicts”, in Through Fire With Water: Understanding
the Roots of Division and Assessing the Potential for Reconciliation in Africa – 15 Case Studies (David Philip, 2002)
 Villa-Vicencio, C., Nantulya, P., & Savage T. [pp. 33 – 66, DRC]
Session #11: Iraq: Failed Transition?
 Stover, E., Megally, H., Mufti, H. “Bremer’s ‘Gordian Knot’: Transitional Justice and the US occupation of Iraq” Human Rights Quarterly, 27
(2005) 830-857. Johns Hopkins University Press.
Session #12: Intervening for Transition: Burma
 Reynolds A, Stepan A, Zaw Oo and Levine S. “How Burma Could Democratize” In Journal of Democracy 12.4 (2001) 95-108.
Session #13: Comparisons, contrasts and closure
 Villa-Vicencio, C. (2004) “Reconciliation” in Pieces of the Puzzle (eds, Villa-Vicencio C & Doxtader, E. Institute for Justice and
Reconciliation).
One further session has been allowed for guest speakers and/or a margin for particularly animated discussion.
Student deliverables
 Research paper (min 7 pgs, 1.5 spacing) highlighting dilemmas of negotiating transition in one, contemporary situation, using insights gained in
situations elsewhere and offering recommendations / strategies (30 April).
 Article: a 950 – 1100 word (article length) paper (31 May)
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NB: Papers should be sent to tyronesavage@gmail.com and should feature YOUR name, the name of the course and an indication of
whether the document you are sending is the article or the termpaper. For example, the name of a file sent to me could read: AhmedSmithNegotiatingTransition-Article”
Prescribed books:
 Sparks, A. (2003) Tomorrow is Another Country. Jeppestown: Jonathan Ball.
Duration:
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Credits:
Full semester (plus make-up class on 23 August 2008 from 10:00 – 16:00)
Tyrone Savage
Sasol Art Museum; Seminar Room
Wednesdays: 10:00 – 13:00
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
First meeting:
Friday, 18 July 2008; Wilcocks Building, Room 201 @ 12:00
Political Science: Transitional Justice (SA 3rd year level)
IPSU Course Code:
63819 344
Among the many challenges facing societies emerging out of war is how to address the burden of past violations of human rights. History is filled with
examples of societies that choose to ignore past atrocities and then find themselves battling familiar patterns of conflict: different actors, same
problems. Those societies that do choose to confront the past are in turn confronted with a variety of dilemmas: Who do you prosecute – foot soldiers;
generals; politicians; ideologues; or beneficiaries? How do you prosecute when the legal infrastructure has been destroyed by war? What are the
risks of prosecution in an unstable society?
In response to such dilemmas, a variety of innovative justice mechanisms have been established in post-conflict situations around the world over the
past century and more emphatically over the past fifteen years. Together making up an emerging field broadly known as “transitional justice”, these
mechanisms include international military and criminal tribunals; domestic prosecutions; truth commissions; traditional community courts; conditional
amnesty; material and symbolic reparations; and a range of alternative truth seeking mechanisms.
The course introduces students to the dilemmas of seeking justice in post-conflict situations; develops a comparative analysis of transitional justice
options pursued in a variety of historical contexts; and invites students to engage critically and strategically with a number of contemporary challenges.
Areas to be examined include, among others:
 International humanitarian law and the growth of transitional justice.
 Historical precedents, including the aftermath of the First World War and the Nuremberg Trials.
 Ad hoc internationals tribunals for the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Cambodia.
 The growth of international justice and the establishment of the International Criminal Court.
 The trial of Saddam Hussein.
 Latin American initiatives to establish truth after repression (Argentina, Chile, Guatemala)
 Dismantling apartheid: the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, conditional amnesty, and belated prosecutions.
 Transitional justice in Africa: (SA, Sierra Leone, DRC, Liberia)
 Traditional justice mechanisms in the African Great Lakes region
 The role of justice in reconciliation – and reconciliation in justice.
Student deliverables are designed around developing a comparatively informed strategy for transitional justice in a post-conflict situation selected in
consultation with the lecturer.
Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
Lectures:
Credits:
Full semester (plus make-up class on 2 August 2008 from 10:00 – 16:00)
Mr Tyrone Savage
Sasol Art Museum; Seminar Room
Tuesdays: 10:00 – 13:00
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
First lecture:
Friday, 18 July 2008; Wilcocks Building; Room 201 @ 12:00
Political Science: Truth Commission (SA 3rd year level)
IPSU Course Code:
62030 344
“The first casualty of war is truth,” the saying goes. And as war progresses, truth gets quickly forgotten: propaganda quickly takes over open
debate, war develops its own logic – often bound up in competing grievances and justification of atrocious actions - and everyday people caught
in the fighting do whatever it takes to preserve life; limb; family; a few friends .. When the fighting eventually stops, the winners write the history
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books and the losers become resentful, dreaming of a day when their version of what happened will be told. Thus, the history underlying the
conflict; the original grievance; the logic of recrimination; and the trauma resulting from the war itself remains unaddressed.
How does a society find its way out of deeply entrenched patterns of fighting? How can conflictual relations be transformed? One option to
emerge in transitional societies in Africa, Latin America and SE Asia has to do with truth: exploring the conditions that led to the war in the first
place; acknowledging the atrocities and violations that occurred during the war; and establishing a history all parties to the conflict are willing to
share. Ambitious, even unrealistic, though this may seem, it is a journey numerous countries have undertaken. The forms have been varied; the
processes messy; and the effect, often, thoroughly transformative.
The course introduces students to the role of truth in peacemaking initiatives, develops a comparative analysis of truth seeking institutions in a variety
of historical contexts, including South Africa, and invites students to engage critically and strategically with a number of contemporary challenges.
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Argentina: establishing truth, declaring “nunca mas”.
Chile: truth versus Pinochet.
The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission: truth versus justice?
Peru’s strategy of selecting a few cases in order to have maximal impact.
Sierra Leone: international prosecutions versus domestic truth seeking.
Rwanda’s revival of traditional community forums, the Gacaca courts, established as a means of tackling the patterns of genocide that
culminated in the killing in 1994 of over 850 000 people in a hundred days.
Congo: the politicization of truth.
East Timor: reintegrating perpetrators into communities.
Serbia: international prosecutions, domestic denial.
Burma: the role of non-violence in exposing truth.
Contemporary initiatives in Guatemala, El Salvador, Liberia and other contexts.
Student deliverables are designed around developing a comparatively informed strategy for transitional justice in a post-conflict situation (not
necessarily from the above listing) selected in consultation with the lecturer.
Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
Lectures:
Credits:
Full semester (plus make-up class on 16 August 2008 from 10:00 – 16:00)
Mr Tyrone Savage
Sasol Art Museum; Seminar Room
Tuesday: 14:00 – 17:00
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
First lecture:
Friday, 18 July 2008; Wilcocks Building; Room 201 @ 12:00
Sociology: Politics and Cultural Change in Contemporary South Africa (SA 2 nd year level)
IPSU Course Code:
59021 244
The purpose of this module is to introduce students to political and cultural changes that are taking place in South Africa. This will be done by
brainstorming a number of pertinent ideas (drawn from psychology, sociology and anthropology) and subsequently applying these ideas to a
number of themes.
Meetings will comprise two 90 minute seminars per week, over thirteen weeks. Each week will address one theme and the first seminar will be
led by a lecturer whilst the second seminar will comprise (two, three or four) student presentations and discussion, coordinated by the same
lecturer. Reading material will be available on WEBCT or will be handed out during seminars.
Student assessment: on the basis of written presentations during seminars and an examination written in October. Each week, the responsible
lecturer will grade written presentations.
Core readings:
i. A Nation in the Making. A discussion document of macro social trends in South Africa. Office of the President Pretoria
STRUCTURE OF MODULE
1. 22, 23 July
2. 29, 30 July
3. 5, 6 Aug
4. 12, 13 Aug
5. 19, 20 Aug
6. 26, 27 Aug
7. 2, 3 Sept
INTRO
SA Demography
SA State, government, Constitution
Identity
Labour, race, class and gender
BEE/Affirmative action
Language
SB Bekker
SB Bekker
SB Bekker
SB Bekker
Jantjie Xaba
Jantjie Xaba
Desmond Painter
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Vacation
8. 16, 17 Sept
9. 23, 24 Sept
10. 30 Sept/ 1 Oct
11. 7, 8 October
12. 14, 15 October
13. 21, 22 October
14. 28, 29 October
Religion
Religion
Sport
Housing/Informal Housing
Migration
Gender/HIV
Revision, Examination and Evaluation
Duration:
Lecturers:
Admin Assistant:
Venue:
Lectures:
Credits:
Full semester
Rashid Begg, Simon Bekker, Jantjie Xaba, Desmond Painter, Marius Tredoux
Marius Tredoux (mtredoux@sun.ac.za Tel: 021 808 2391/2420)
Arts Building; Room 401
Tuesdays AND Wednesdays: 17h05 – 18h35
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
First lecture:
Tuesday, 22 July 2008; Arts Building, Room 401 @ 17:05
Rashid Begg
Rashid Begg
Rashid begg
Marius Tredoux
SB Bekker
Heidi Prozesky? TBC
Xaba, Tredoux
Public Theology in South Africa (SA 3rd year level)
IPSU Course Code:
1.
58416 344
Outcomes
Students describe, critically reflect upon and contextualise in an interdisciplinary way the role and impact of Christian faith on various challenges
in public life, i.e. in the political and economic spheres of life as well as in the spheres of civil society and public opinionformation.
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Programme
Week 1
Introduction to Public Theology and Orientation to the South African
context
- P Walshe, 1997, “Christianity and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle: The
Prophetic Voice within Divided Churches” in R Elphick & R Davenport
(Eds), Christianity in South Africa: A Political, Cultural and Social History
- Public Theology? Koopman, N Some comments about Public Theology,
JTSA 2002
Week 2
Theology and racism
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N Koopman, 1998, “Racism in Post-Apartheid South Africa” in L Hulley &
L Kretzschmar (Eds), Questions about Life and Morality in South Africa
I Mosala, 1989 “Reconciliation” in Journal of Theology for Southern
Africa,1989
Week 3
Theology and sexism
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N Koopman, “Theological Anthropology and Gender Relations”,
Scriptura 2004
B Harrison, 1994, “Misogyny and Homophobia” in W Boulton et al (Eds),
From Christ to the World: Introductory Readings in Christian Ethics
Week 4 and 5
Theology and poverty
Nürnberger, K The transformation of the South African economy, in:
Scriptura 69 1999, p.125-147
Smit, DJ 1996. Reformed ethics and economic justice, in NGTT xxxvii/3,
438-455
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Weeks 6
Theology and the HIV-Aids pandemic
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Literature to be provided in class
Week 7
Theology in an African context
- Literature to be provided in class
Week 8 and 9
Theology and a human rights culture (human rights and human dignity;
moral formation; implementation of human rights)
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N Richardson, 2003, “Not Another Moral Summit! Problems and
Possibilities for Moral Regeneration” in Scriptura 1:82
J van der Westhuizen, 1991, “The Human Rights Debate in South Africa”
in K Nurnberger (Ed.), A Democratic Vision for South Africa
N Koopman, 2005, Theology and the fulfilment of socio-economic rights,
in: Van der Walt, A Theories of Social justice
N Koopman, 2006 Towards a human rights culture. The role of moral
formation. NGTT, 2007
More literature to be provided in class.
3.
Assessment
3.1.
A research essay (approx. 10 typed 1.5-spaced A4 pages on any of the themes dealt with in class (or on any other public theological
theme with approval by the lecturers) is to be submitted on Monday 27 October 2008 at Mrs Wilma Riekert by 16h00. Note the
guidelines for essay writing that will be provided in class.
3.2.
Allocation of marks:
Class attendance and participation
Essay
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80%
Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
Lecture times:
Credits:
One term (3rd Term)
Dr Nico Koopman
Faculty of Theology; Room 1006
To be confirmed at the first meeting
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
First lecture:
Tuesday, 22 July 2008; Faculty of Theology, Room 1006; 171 Victoria Street @ 15:00
Spanish for Beginners (SA 1st year level)
IPSU Course Code:
57894 144
Admission Requirements: This course is offered for beginners; no prior knowledge of Spanish is required.
Generic Outcomes: Students who complete the course will be able to understand, speak, read and (to a lesser extent) write basic Spanish in
everyday situations and have a basic knowledge of contemporary Spanish society.
Specific Outcomes: After completing the Spanish evening course, a student should be able to:
 Talk about himself/herself; his/her life and surroundings; the weather; likes and dislikes; and other basic conversational topics.
 Understand simple basic texts.
 Understand and react to a basic conversation in Spanish.
 Listen to basic recordings in Spanish (songs, news, weather report etc.).
 Write a short letter or e-mail.
Duration:
Lecturer:
Full semester
Senora Nicole Sarmiento
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Lectures:
Credits:
Room 545; Arts Building
Tuesdays AND Thursdays: 17:30 – 19:00
3 US credits; 6ECTS credits
First meeting:
Tuesday, 29 July 2008; Arts Building, Room 545 @ 17:00
Xhosa Language & Culture (SA 1st year level)
IPSU Course Code:
57886 144
The course will enable students to demonstrate their speaking and listening skills at a lower beginner level from the selected communication
themes. They will be able to:
 Show understanding of a sequence of two or three instructions/ descriptions.
 Listen and understand simple descriptions; actions; and scenes.
 Show understanding relating to the identification and description of persons and objects.
 Show understanding of oral suggestions given.
 Name general objects.
 Take part in short dialogues.
 Ask for goods; services; and objects.
 Comment on opinions and preferences.
 Answer questions and give details of simple explanations emerging from listening contents.
 Write essays about familiar subjects/themes.
 Read sentences that have been mastered orally about a variety of subjects.
 Read shorter and longer, more familiar texts and understand the central contents of the paragraph.
Week
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Module
Ukubulisa negama (greetings and names)
Activity
2
Impilo (health)
Task:
3
Ikhaya (home)
4
Into etyiwayo (something to eat)
Task:
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6
Into eselwayo (something to drink)
Ekhitshini (kitchen)
Task:
7
Isidanga (degree)
Iholide (Holiday)
Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
8
Iintsuku zeveki (days of the week)
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Task:
10
Imo-zulu (weather)
Abantwana (children)
Ukusebenza (work)
11
Ebharini / evenkileni (bar/shop)
Task:
12
Amacala (directions)
13
Egaraji (garage)
Task.
14
Ukwenza idinga (making appointment)
UVAVANYO (Assessment)
Task:
UVAVANYO
Lecture times:
Credits:
Full semester
Mr Pumlani Sibula
Mondays: Arts Building; Room 222
Wednesdays: Arts Building; Room 220
Mondays AND Wednesdays: 09:00 – 10:30
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
First lecture:
Monday, 21 July 2008; Arts Building, Room 222 @ 09:00
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IPSU Certificate Programme in Community Engagement in South Africa
Students can register for either individual courses (as listed above) or enrol for the IPSU Certificate Programme in Community Engagement in
South Africa. The aim of the program is to provide students from abroad with the opportunity to demonstrate and develop their global
citizenship through service-learning. They will develop an understanding of the historical background and current issues impacting on
community life and problems in South Africa and experience it first hand by rendering a service to a South African community while earning
academic credits.
“Service-Learning, at home and abroad, is gaining in popularity and few would disagree that this is a welcome development” (Woolf 2005). For
students who want to study abroad, Stellenbosch University’s International Office offers a full semester program for international students that
include theory and practice in a variety of themes in community engagement. The program is credit-bearing and includes service in a SA
community. The Unit for Service-learning and Community Interaction (USSC) facilitates the design and presentation of the course in
collaboration with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.
The Programme consists of one mandatory module (Service Learning in Community Development) of 12 ECTS (6 US) credits and is
composed of a theory and a community service-learning component. Students will also make a choice of one South African language
(Afrikaans for Beginners or Xhosa Language & Culture) for 6 ECTS (3US) credits. In addition, students select two South African studies
electives from the following choices given (Politics and Cultural Change in Contemporary South Africa and/or Introduction to African Politics
and/or Overview of South African History and/or South African Politics and/or Justice in Post-Conflict Societies). The student will earn a
Certificate in Community Engagement in South Africa equalling at least 15 US credits / 30 ECTS credits based on the choice of modules.
After completion of the programme a student will have acquired 1. A basic understanding of South African history and current socio-economic and political trends.
2. A beginner’s ability to read and understand a South African language, including a rudimentary proficiency in speaking the language.
3. A theoretical understanding of poverty and development, based on principles of community empowerment, within the context of South
African communities.
4. Hands on social and personal skills in serving a particular South African community that will be transferable to similar communities
elsewhere in the world.
5. Develop a sense of social responsibility, cultural and civic values in a diverse society.
For further information on the elective modules, please consult the IPSU Course Booklet. The study guide for the SLCD course is available to
students on the first day of class.
Mandatory module: Service Learning in Community Development (SA 3 rd year level)
IPSU Course Code: 62103 344
RATIONALE
“Service-Learning, at home and abroad, is gaining in popularity and few would disagree that this is a welcome development” (Woolf 2005).
Stellenbosch University International Office offers a full semester program for international students for students who want to study abroad. The
certificate program includes theory and practice in a variety of themes in community engagement, is credit-bearing and includes service in a SA
community. The Division for Community Interaction facilitates the design and presentation of the course in collaboration with the Department of
Sociology and Social Anthropology.
AIM
The aim of the program is to provide students from abroad with the opportunity to demonstrate and develop their global citizenship through
service-learning. They will develop an understanding of the historical background and current issues impacting on community life and problems
in South Africa and experience it first hand by rendering a service to a South African community while earning academic credits.
OUTLINE
The Programme consists of one compulsory course (Service Learning in Community Development) of 12 ECTS (6 US) credits that is composed
of an integrated theory and a community service-learning component. Students will also make a choice of one South African language for 6
ECTS (3US) credits. In addition, students select two South African studies electives. The student will earn a Certificate in Community
Engagement in SA equalling at least 15 US credits/30 ECTS credits based on the choice of courses. See Table 1 on the next page for the list of
available courses for the certificate programme.
OUTCOMES
After completion of the programme, students will have acquired 1. a basic understanding of South African history and current socio-economic and political trends;
2. a beginner’s ability to read and understand a South African language, including a rudimentary proficiency in speaking the language;
3. a theoretical understanding of poverty and sustainable development, based on principles of community empowerment, within the
context of South African communities;
4. hands-on social and personal skills in serving a particular South African community that will be transferable to similar communities
elsewhere in the world; and
5. a sense of social responsibility, cultural and civic values in a diverse society.
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Table 1
Composition of Certificate Programme in Community Engagement in SA
Compulsory course
9 US credits / 18 ECTS credits
Service-learning in Community development (SLCD)
Note: This course consists of a theory component on Community Development and Service-learning supported by a
Community service-learning component of 60 hours service in a community.
Elective courses
3 US credits each / 6 ECTS credits each
Students select one course from the South African Languages option:
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Afrikaans for Beginners; or
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Xhosa Language and Culture
Students select another one course from the South African Studies option:
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Economic and Developmental Problems in South Africa and Africa
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Overview of SA History
This course aims to integrate the theory of community development with practice through service learning. In short, community service learning
aims to give the student the opportunity to apply abstract academic concepts and principles to a real life situation while learning new skills,
developing new values and attitudes and at the same time providing much needed service to a community.
The course consists of three distinguishable and seamlessly integrated parts. Theoretical sessions are presented on Thursdays to prepare
students ‘academically’ for the week’s practical activities. Students have the opportunity to reflect on various academic and practical issues and
prepare for the next week’s community service during service learning sessions on Fridays. The following week, students go to the community
practice setting for 5 hours on Tuesdays to render a specific service as defined by the partner and also to complete certain course-based
activities. These activities are then submitted online on the course website (WebCT) before 21:00 on Wednesdays. When students return to
the next cycle of sessions on Thursdays and Fridays, the facilitators would have assessed or evaluated online submissions and are in a position
to reflect on each single submission before continuing with new content and further challenges. This cycle of activities repeat for more or less 10
weeks, and each student compiles a final Portfolio product for online publication, combined with a public presentation and a certificate ceremony
during the last week of the course.
The theoretical component of the course includes a study of South African social demographics; a focus on poverty and the need for
community based development; the approaches, principles and processes of community development; community based research methods;
and various case studies, applications and debates in the field of community development to enrich the course content. The service learning
component focuses on the various aspects of service learning methodology; the unpacking of theoretical concepts within the context of the
specific community practice settings; essential skills development for community workers; guidance with assignments; group work activities; and
most importantly, it provides an infrastructure for structured reflection.
Duration:
Lecturers:
Venue:
Lectures:
Credits:
Full semester
Mr Jacob MJ du Plessis and Ms Antoinette Smith-Tolken
Natural Sciences Building; Room 1010
Thursdays: 15:00 – 17:00
Fridays: 11:00 – 13:00
9 US credits; 18 ECTS credits
Information session (for interested students): Friday 18 July 2008; Wilcocks Building, Rooom 201 @ 09:00
First meeting and orientation:
22 July 2008; Natural Sciences Building, Room 3004 from 14:00 – 17:00
29 July 2008; Natural Sciences Building , Room 3004 from 14:00 – 17:00
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Postgraduate Course Information
Corporate Venturing (Honours level)
IPSU Course Code:
To be confirmed
Purpose of Module
Innovation and entrepreneurship have become the “industrial religion of the 20th century,” according to Baer and Frese (2003:45). They argue
that business sees it as the key to increasing growth, market share and value creation, while governments often “automatically reach for it when
trying to fix the economy” In today’s economy businesses need to be faster, more flexible, more aggressive and more innovative in order to
maintain the competitive edge. In other words, they must be more entrepreneurial. World-wide most managers acknowledge that growth and
innovation are among their top 10 concerns, yet they don’t really know how to make it happen. It is these issues that are the subject matter of
this module in “Corporate Venturing.”
This module will focus on corporate venturing as a strategic growth strategy, the different forms of corporate venturing; and the “how-to” of
venturing, but most importantly on unlocking the entrepreneurial spirit within you. The focus is on how to become and create an environment in
which entrepreneurship is the norm, not the exception.
Many issues, questions and controversies will be raised in this module and students will be challenged to develop and argue their opinions
regarding these matters. It is also an applied module, where students should take ideas, concepts, tools and frameworks they are exposed to
and apply them to real-world cases and contexts.
Against this background the module in Corporate Venturing aims to teach you to:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
examine the nature of entrepreneurship and corporate venturing in established companies;
tap into your creativity and unlock your entrepreneurial spirit
formulate corporate venturing unit plans;
develop an appreciation of the complexities of implementing entrepreneurship within an enterprise;
advance your entrepreneurial orientation and mindset for the future;
draw up and present a business case for a new entrepreneurial idea;
to act as “intrapreneurs”.
Module Outcomes
Generic outcomes of the module:
After completion of the module students should be more able than previously to:
 Demonstrate responsibility when making decisions and when identifying and solving problems, based on critical and creative thought;
 Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others as member of a team;
 Organise their activities in a responsible, effective and timely manner;
 Gather information effectively and responsibly (using reliable sources of information) and to analyse, organise and critically evaluate it;
 Communicate effectively using visual and/or language skills in spoken or written form;
 Utilise the business environment in a manner that demonstrates responsibility towards others;
 Demonstrate insight into the business world (i.e. that they will develop an appreciation of the environment in which businesses in
South Africa function, and understand that this in turn forms part of and contributes towards the global business environment)
 Realise the importance of the continuous development of life skills (in terms of exploring different learning strategies; participating in
the activities of local, national and global communities; developing cultural sensitivities; exploring educational and career
opportunities).
Specific outcomes of the module:
Upon successful completion of the module, students will:
 develop an appreciation of the necessity of corporate entrepreneurship within established companies and be able to argue the
role corporate venturing can play in established companies;
 think strategically about corporate entrepreneurship and corporate venturing as growth strategies;
 generate ideas and formulate action plans to implement new business ideas.
 analyse different forms of corporate entrepreneurship and corporate venturing.
 benchmark companies in terms of their entrepreneurial intensity;
 act as an “intrapreneur” and champion within ventures.
 implement a corporate venturing process within an established organisation;
 develop an appreciation for an entrepreneurial environment (structure, culture, human resources and control systems) within an
enterprise;
 write a business case for new initiatives;
 innovate at the functional interface within an established enterprise.
 recommend the most suitable type of corporate venturing form, given a specific context.
 develop an entrepreneurial orientation and mindset for the future;
Prerequisites and value of this module
This module is an honours 20 credit module which is offered in the second semester.
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Lecturers presenting the module
Dr MJ Scheepers
Prof J. Hough
K 308, CGW Schumann building
K310
CGW Schumann building
Consulting hours
Consulting hours
Additionally guest speakers and DVDs will also be used in the module.
Prescribed study material
Entrepreneurship covers a vast area of study material and possible sources of information. The point of departure in this course is to use the
prescribed textbooks and reading material listed on WebCT as basis and to further supplement it with case studies, visual material, guest
speakers, practical class assignments and additional references. The responsibility, however, remains with the student to stay abreast of
important developments in the business environment as well as with prescribed material not dealt with in the classroom
The prescribed textbooks are:
Morris, M.H. & Kuratko, D.F., Covin, J.G. 2008. Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Second edition. Mason: Thompson SouthWestern: Fort Worth.
Block, Z. & MacMillan, I.C. 2003. Corporate Venturing: Creating new businesses within the firm. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.
Supplementary reading material:
Reading list – WebCT & Weekly study guides
Supplementary reading material will be available on WebCT and will be handed out in class.
Additional sources
Buckland, W., Hatcher, A. & Birkenshaw, J. 2003. Inventuring: Why big companies must think small. McGraw-Hill: London.
Hitt, MA; Ireland, RD; Camp SM & Sexton. DL. 2002. Strategic Entrepreneurship. MA: Blackwell Publishing.
Academic journals and business magazines
Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice
Journal of Business Venturing
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change
Financial Mail, Daily Newspapers, BusinessWeek
Class attendance and code of conduct
Class attendance is highly recommended and continuous assessment, which contributes to your class mark, will take place during normal
scheduled classes.
The University also regards class attendance in a serious light as specified in the Yearbook – “Admissions and Registration” points 11 and 12
(p. 171-173).
Furthermore, students are expected; in line with the “Rules for students of Stellenbosch University”, point 1.1.2 (p. 238)
“to carry out any lawful instruction or request of any governing body, lecturer or officer of the University, and act in
accordance with such instruction or request”
Assessment opportunities
Summative assessment
Summative assessment leads to decisions and adjudications (such as pass / fail, graduate / or not) regarding students' skills and knowledge
that contribute to their performance marks in the module. Students can prepare themselves for assessment using the weekly study
guides on WebCT. This module is evaluated by means of a system of class mark (CM), examination mark (EM), and performance mark (PM).
Some of the implications of this system are as follows:
 Students need to obtain a class mark (CM) of at least 50% to obtain entrance to the examination.
 Students who have not completed all evaluation opportunities will be denied entrance to the examination.
 Students' class marks (CM) and examination mark (EM) are weighed in a ratio of 50:50 in order to determine their performance mark
(PM).
The composition of the performance mark is as follows:
Type of assessment
Duration
Test 1
2h
In class assessments
During class
Workshops
To be announced
Project
N/A
Aegrotat test
2h
Weight
35%
25%
10%
30%
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Class attendance is highly recommended and assessments will take place during classes.
NB:
It is important to know that you, as the student, are obliged to keep all your tests safely until you have completed the whole of your
module. Without all these documents it will not be possible to discuss any possible errors or misunderstandings about the marks you
obtained.
Examination
Classes
Tuesday 9:00 – 12:00
To be announced
Schumann Building Room 205A
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Module Programme
Dates
22 July
MJS
29 July
Weeks
1
2
Hough
5 August
MJS
12 Aug
3
4
MJS & Codrin
19 Aug
5
Codrin
26 Aug
6
Codrin
2 Sept
7
MJS
8 -12 Sept
16 Sept
8
Hough
23 Sept
9
Hough
Topic
‘Rules of the game’
CORPORATE VENTURING: WHAT?
Defining key terms:
Corporate Entrepreneurship (CE), Strategic
Entrepreneurship, Corporate Venturing
Forms of CE and Types of Corporate Venturing
Benefits of CE and corporate venturing
Some examples: Nokia
Sources
STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES
Strategic Perspectives on entrepreneurship and CE
The link to strategy: Blue Ocean strategy
Organisation life-cycle
Strategic Renewal and Entrepreneurial Leadership
Business model innovation
Entrepreneurial Intensity
Ground-rules for an entrepreneurial organisation
Innovation toolbox
Workshop: Imagination, Creativity and the Entrepreneur
INDIVIDUAL PERSPECTIVES
The intrapreneur
Unlocking your entrepreneurial spirit
Some more innovation tools
Workshop: Imagination, Creativity and the Entrepreneur
CORPORATE VENTURING: HOW?
Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Information Technology
The entrepreneurship process
Getting started
The venture process
Opportunities for corporate venturing
Venture capital investments in IT-firms
New business inside the firm
The “positive organisation:” 3M and Google
Organisational climate (articles)
Locating the venture
Organising the venture
Reses
The business plan / Business Case
Celebrating success
Role of rewards
Controlling the venture
HRM practices
Internal management issues
Morris ch 1 & 4
Morris textbook
chapters: 1, 4 Reading
list
Reading list
Morris ch3
Reading list & Notes
Morris ch 6
Reading list
Morris ch2
Block & MacMillan
ch1 – 3
Case
Block & MacMillan
Ch 4-6
Block & MacMillan
Ch 7-8
Block & MacMillan
Morris
Block & MacMillan
Reading list
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30 Sept
10
Hough
7 Oct
Hough
11
14 Oct
Hough
12
21 Oct
13
28 Okt
Duration:
Lecturer:
Survival guide: The politics of innovation
Learning from failures
Wisdom of mistakes
Obstacles to entrepreneurship & innovation
Entrepreneurial climate and culture
CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP: FUNCTIONAL PERSPECTIVES
The interface with: Marketing, New product development, technology,
finance, supply chain
CORPORATE VENTURING: TYPES
Cooperative Venturing
Joint corporate ventures
Strategic Alliances: Case
Outsourcing
Internal Corporate Venturing
External Corporate Venturing: Venture Capital
Sustaining the entrepreneurial spirit: Today and Tomorrow
Examinations commence
Venue:
Lecture times:
Credits:
Full semester
Dr MJ Scheepers
Prof J Hough
CGW Schumann Building; Room 205A
Tuesdays: 09:00 – 12:00
5 US credits; 11 ECTS credits
First lecture:
Tuesday, 22 July 2008; Schumann Building, Room 205A @ 09:00
Block & MacMillan
Artikels
Morris ch 11
Reading list
Reading list
Reading list
Morris ch 16
Consumer Behaviour (Honours level)
IPSU Course Code:
59625 744
Module Outcomes
After successful completion of this module you will be able to
 Explain the nature and application of consumer behaviour and identify and discuss the tangent points between marketing strategy and
consumer behaviour
 Explain, discuss and apply the external and internal influences on consumer behaviour as psychological explanations of consumers’
behaviour
 Provide a description of the various market segments of the South African consumer
 Explain and apply the consumer decision-making process
 Apply a holistic knowledge of the field of consumer behaviour on practical examples, and/or case studies in such a way that
knowledge will be integrated, synthesised and analysed
Literature
Prescribed textbook
 Hawkins, D.I., Mothersbaugh, D.L. & Best, R.J. 2007. Consumer behavior - building marketing strategy (10th edition). Boston.
McGraw-Hill.
Recommended books
 Cant, M.C., Brink, A. & Brijball, S. 2006. Consumer behaviour. Juta & Co. Ltd. Cape Town.
 Du Plessis, P.J. & Rousseau, G.G. 2007. Buyer behaviour – understanding consumer psychology and marketing (4th edition). Oxford
University
Press.
Cape Town.
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 Schiffman, L.G. & Kanuk, L.L. 2004. Consumer Behavior (8th edition). Englewood Cliffs, Prentice-Hall.
Recommended journals
 Academy of Marketing Science Review
 Advances in Consumer Research
 Finweek
 Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science
 Journal of Consumer Marketing
 Journal of Marketing
 Journal of Marketing Research
 Journal of Marketing Science Review
 Journal of Consumer Behavior
 Journal of Consumer Research
 Journal of Advertising Research
 Marketing Mix
 South African Journal of Industrial Psychology
Electronic databases
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EBSCO Host
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Emerald
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ERIC
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SA e Publications
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Science Direct
Course Methodology
Principles of adult learning, with an emphasis on experiential learning, will be applied where practically possible. Other methods of instruction
include theoretical inputs, class discussions, practical exercises, practical projects and case studies.
This course attempts to provide an overview of the field of consumer behaviour, therefore a large amount of work will be covered in every class.
The lecturer will highlight only some of the theory in class – the rest will be regarded as self-study. This calls for students to be prepared in order
to take part in class discussions and exercises.
Assessment
As consumer behaviour is a field where knowledge should be understood and applied, no theoretical exam will be written.
Students will have two assessment opportunities, namely a case study test and an essay. The focus of these will be on retaining long-term
knowledge and growing insight, as opposed to memorising facts which will likely be forgotten directly after the exam.
The dates and times will still be finalised, but suggestions are made on the course outline supplied here. The final mark for the module will be a
weighted calculation of the two assessments – 40% for the case study and 60% for the essay.
 NB: If a student does not comply with any of the assessments a zero will be given.
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Brief course outline
Date
Topic
Chapter
Introduction / External influences
22/7
Consumer behaviour and marketing strategy; Cross-cultural variations in
1 and 2
consumer behaviour; Discussion of content, approach and admin
29/7
Values; Demographics and social stratification;
3, 4 and 5
Subcultures
5/8
The South African consumer
12/8
Speaker: Mareletta van Zyl of Loud Advertising, on trends in advertising in
Handouts
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South Africa today
19/8
The South African consumer
26/8
Families and households; Group influences on consumer behaviour
2/9
Do assessment 1 (case study)
Handouts
6 and 7
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Internal influences
16/9
Self-concept and lifestyle; Marketing regulation and consumer behaviour
23/9
Perception; Learning, memory and product positioning
30/9
Motivation, personality and emotion; Attitudes and influencing attitudes
12 and 20
8 and 9
10 and 11
Consumer decision process
7/10
Situational influences; Consumer decision process and problem
13, 14 and 15
recognition; Information search
Hand in assignment 2 (essay)
14/10
Alternative evaluation and selection; Outlet selection and purchase;
16, 17 and 18
Postpurchase processes, customer satisfaction and customer commitment
21/10
Present essays in class
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Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
Lectures:
Credits:
Full semester
Ms Amelia Burger
Industrial Psychology Building; Room 1016
Tuesdays: 10:30 – 12:30
4 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
First meeting:
Friday, 18 July 2008; Industrial Psychology Building (Bedryfsielkunde Gebou), Room 1005 @ 09:00
Human Resource Management (Honours level)
IPSU Course Code:
1.
48054 744
OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE: Content, Learning outcomes and competences
This course is an introduction to the field of Human Resources Management (HRM) with a specific emphasis on HRM’s strategic importance to
the success of organisations. The objective of the course is to provide the student with the necessary foundation to understand what is required
to make a scientifically based contribution towards the achievement of strategic organisational objectives via the personnel function of an
organisation.
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This implies that he/she will gain knowledge and an orientation with regards to the development, implementation, management and
maintenance of human resource management systems that will ensure the effective utilisation of the organisation’s human resources. Specific
learning outcomes are provided with each topic during the course that broadly deal with the following themes: General introduction and the
context of Human Resource Management (HRM) including HRM in South Africa and Strategic HRM in context, Basic Organisational
Psychology themes in HRM, Staffing the organisation, Compensation and Benefits Management, Safety and Health and Human Resources
Interventions. Competence to be demonstrated during the course will include knowing and understanding basic HRM concepts, demonstrating
the ability to apply the relevant theoretical and conceptual ideas covered in the course to concrete empirical cases and problems, to manage
conflicting perspectives, ambiguity, paradox and contradiction – the latter will receive specific focus during the group assignment.
2.
TEXT BOOK and LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
All course materials and contact sessions will be in English.
Texbook: Nel, P.S., Van Dyk. P.S., Haasbroek. G.D., Schultz, H.B., Sono, T. & Werner, A. (2008). Human Resources Management (7th
ed.). Oxford South Africa: Cape Town
(+ Selected readings from Noe RA, Hollenbeck JR, Gerhart B and Wright PM, 2006, Human Resource Management: Gaining a
Competitive Advantage (5th ed.). Please note: You do not have to buy this textbook (Noe et al), there will be a copy in the Reserved
Collection of the library and summary information will be made available electronically on webstudies/webCT website)
3.
LECTURER
Mr. Pieter A Kemp
Contact Office: Room 1002, Industrial Psychology Building (Contact person: Me. Coreli Cillie)
(Please note Mr. Kemp does not have an office at the University. He will be available for queries directly after classes or per arrangement in
cases where this is not possible. Please contact him to arrange a meeting if needed, allowing for sufficient time)
E-Mail: pieter.kemp@mweb.co.za
Tel no: 082 7894509
4.
LECTURES
The contact sessions will be in room 1006 of the Industrial Psychology Building on Wednesdays from 16:30 to 18:30.
5. CLASS ATTENDANCE and PREPARATION
Class attendance is compulsory. If the Department of Industrial Psychology is of the opinion that a student’s class attendance is
unsatisfactory, the student could be given a “does not qualify for exam” class mark.
Please read the chapter/s for the theme/topic to be covered in each contact session prior to the contact session for your preparation.
Use the course outline (see next page) as a guideline.
6. CREDITS, CLASS TESTS and ASSIGNMENT
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Course credits = 6ECTS credits.
There will be four opportunities during the semester to obtain a class mark. The final course mark will be the average of
two tests (50%), one short class-test (15%) and an assignment (35%). More information on the assignment will be
communicated in class. The tests are scheduled as follows:
Test 1 – 3 September, covering topics 1- 3 (NOTE: The tests cover Topics NOT Chapters, see the Course Outline for a
breakdown of topics)
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Short class test – 8 October, covering topics 7 and 9 (Compens/ Benefits & Development)
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Test 2 – 22 October, covering topics 4 – 10 (topics 7 and 9 are NOT included)
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Assignment hand-in date: 15 October.
Please note: The university’s regulations with regards to sickness/absenteeism from tests are applicable. If you miss a test
due to ill health, you must contact your lecturer and provide a valid doctor’s certificate. A sick test will then be scheduled
which will cover more work than the test that was missed. It is your responsibility to liaise with your lecturer to finalise
arrangements for the sick test.
I trust that you will enjoy the course!
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COURSE OUTLINE: HRM (IPSU) – FIRST SEMESTER 2008
DATE
TOPIC
(ALWAYS see the specific learning objectives for each topic
in the slides or handout provided per topic)
STUDY MATERIAL
GENERAL INTRODUCTION AND THE ENVIRONMENT OF HRM
Nel et al: Chapter 1 & parts of chapter
23 Jul,
1. Introduction to Human Resource Management and the
30 Jul,
quality approach, Human Resource Management challenges
6 Aug,
in South Africa and Strategic Human Resource Management
13 Aug
in context.
3,
Noe et al: Chapter 1 &2 (available in
the Reserved Collection of the
Library)
and additional slides and reading
material made available
20 Aug.
2. The Human Being as an Employee
27 Aug
Nel et al: Chapter 2
BASIC ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY FOUNDATIONAL THEMES
3. a) Motivation, b) Stages of group formation (self study as it
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forms part of assignment) and c) Situational Leadership
(Test 1 up to here on the 3rd of September)
Nel et al: Chapter 13 and parts of 14 &
15 as per learning objectives
STAFFING THE ORGANISATION
17 Sep
4. Job Analysis
Nel et al: Chapter 7
17 Sep
5. Human Resource Planning and Recruitment
Nel et al: Chapter 8
1 & 8 Oct
6. Selection
Nel et al: Chapter 9 and additional
information in slides
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
7. Compensation and Benefits Management (Short Class
Noe et al: Chapters 11 and 12
Test on this topic on the 8th of Oct)
(Self study)
SAFETY AND HEALTH
8 Oct (Short
class test)
8. A Safe and Healthy Work Environment
HUMAN RESOURCE INTERVENTIONS
9. Development of Employees and Career Management at
the Organisational Level. (Short Class test 8th Oct)
15 Oct
10. Job design (Test 3 up to here)
Handout on article by Grawitz (on web
studies/ webCT))
Noe et al: Chapter 9 (Self-study)
Handout on summary by Pieter Kemp
(on web Studies/ webCT)
Nel et al: Chapter 19
Part of Group
Assignment
Noe et al: Chapter 8
11. Performance Management
and additional reading material
(Independent (self) study as part of
group assignment.
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Please consult your MS Powerpoint slides (provided on WebCT) for learning objectives per topic to be mastered for the tests

The topic dates provided are a broad/general guideline. While we shall try to adhere to this schedule, there may be slightly ahead or
behind at any given time. Therefore, dates are dynamically adaptable and to be changed and finalised in class during the semester,
depending on class discussions and progress.
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Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
Lectures:
Credits:
Full semester
Mr Pieter Kemp
Industrial Psychology Building; Room 1006
Wednesdays: 16:30 – 18:30
4 American credits; 6 ECTS credits
First meeting:
Friday, 18 July 2008; Industrial Psychology Building (Bedryfsielkunde Gebou), Room 1005 @ 09:00
International Business (Honours level)
IPSU Course Code: 59609-744
1.
INTRODUCTION
Rapid technological changes, the increasingly global nature of competition and the impact of the volatile movements of currencies are forcing
local and international firms to distribute their products more widely and quickly, cope with economic and environmental changes and to reduce
costs.
Successful businesses of the future will treat the entire world as their domain in terms of meeting their supply and demand requirements. In such
a globalised market, the domestic company will not be sustainable competitive. Globalisation is not a new concept, but there are relatively new
factors that have contributed to its recent prominence, such as the opening of new markets for (South African) businesses and new
communication and transport technology, which have resulted in a major expansion of international trade and investment. This Module in
International Business will address these and other issues, primarily from a strategic perspective and with the knowledge that we are operating
in a globalised, innovative and knowledge-driven economy.
The International Business (IB) module consists of one introductory session and 12 directive sessions (including formal test) which are
presented from July to October 2008. Lectures are scheduled from 13:00 to 16:00 every Monday and are presented in the post-graduate
lecture room (Room 205A) of the CGW Schumann building.
2.
MODULE CONTENT AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
After the completion of the module you will have considered the following broad subject areas of global and (Southern African) business:

The scope and dynamics of global business;
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The global business environments;
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Global leadership, strategies and operations;
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Economic development and growth imperatives.
After the successful completion of International Business 744, students will be able to:
 analyse and evaluate the changing business environment;
 form their own opinion on globalisation and international trade theories;
 review the role of regional economic integration and free trade agreements in the process of globalization;
 examine how the cultural, political, legal, technological and economic environment differ across and within countries;
 analyse and evaluate global monetary systems and foreign exchange markets;
 argue the role of international management and leadership in the development of multinational enterprises;
 discuss and compare the global competitive strategies that organizations can pursue to enter and compete in foreign markets;
 discuss the importance of strategic international human resource management for success in global operations;
 analyse and evaluate how a global marketing strategy should be developed and implemented to support the overall corporate
strategy;
 examine the activities, scope and goals of international financial management for the success of a global organization;
 Identify, examine and contrast different modes of entry into international markets and the specific benefits and disadvantages of
strategic alliances.
3.
LECTURERS
The module is presented by Ms L Strydom from the Department Of Business Management. Experts in the industry also provide additional
practical insight related to issues covered in the formal lecture sessions. Any queries could be addressed to Ms Strydom:
Telephone:
(021) 808 2216
Email:
lelani@sun.ac.za
4.
4.1
PRESCRIBED MATERIAL
Compulsory material
4.1.1
Hough J & Neuland E. 2007. Global Business Environments and Strategies: Managing for global competitive advantage. Third
edition, Cape Town: Oxford University Press Southern Africa.
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4.1.2
Numerous Web-based articles and online articles (selected from UK, USA and European journals/sites) will be presented during the
module.
4.1.3
Articles, case studies and notes prescribed during the module.
4.2
Recommended books and material
4.2.1
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Books
Davenport, TH, Leibold, M & Voelpel, SC. 2006. Strategic management in the innovation economy. Wiley.
Gamble, PR and Blackwell, J. 2001. Knowledge management. London: Kogan Page.
Hough, J, Neuland, EW & Bothma, N. 2003. Global Business: Environments and strategies. 2nd edition. Oxford University Press:
Cape Town.
Yip, GS. 2003. Total global strategy II. 2nd edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
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4.2.2
Other material
Students are expected to study independently and should have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the tutorial matter. This will only be
possible if you consult additional literature sources, which are available in the US library. These sources include:
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Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) (highly recommended)
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Journal of World Business
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The International Journal of Human Resource Management
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Journal of Global Marketing
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Journal of International Marketing and Marketing Research
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Harvard Business Review (highly recommended)
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Journal of Long Range Planning (highly recommended)
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Strategic Management Journal
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European Management Journal
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The Economist (highly recommended)
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Fortune and Business Week and US News & World Report
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Newsweek
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Financial Mail (SA) and Finance Week (SA) and Global Trade (SA)
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African Business (SA) and African Connexion (SA)
Newspapers such as the London Financial Times, Business Day and Business Report can be consulted.
The Internet obviously provides a rich source of information across the entire spectrum the International Business module. Interesting web sites
on the internet include the following:
MSU-CIBER (IB resource desk)
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp (recommended)
Financial Mail
http://www.fm.co.za/
Business Day
http://www.bday.co.za/ (highly recommended)
Business Times Online
http://www.btimes.co.za/
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/ (highly recommended)
The above-mentioned additional literature and web sites will provide further insights and it will enable you to compare the viewpoints of different
experts on a specific subject which should result in a more informed and objective view of your module material.
Consulting additional literature will furthermore provide you with the latest research findings in this dynamic subject of International Business.
Finally, it is extremely important to keep abreast of current news and international events as reported in the local and international media, as this
will give you a better understanding of international trends and events and their potential impact on South African business and management.
5.
COMPOSITION OF THE CLASS MARK AND FINAL PERFORMANCE MARK
The class mark will determine if you qualify for the examination and will be used together with your examination mark to determine your final
performance mark for this module. You should note that the prerequisite for passing the module for degree purposes is a minimum of 50%.
Although the lecturer has discretion over the awarding of the final class mark, the following is an indication of the relative contribution of each of
the module components:
Formal test
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50
Assignment
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30
Class presentation
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10
Class participation
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10
TOTAL CLASS MARK
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100
5.1 Formal test
A formal test on all the work covered to date will be written during one of the sessions.
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5.2 Assignment
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Each student is required to complete an assignment. A maximum of two students are permitted to work on an assignment. Each of the
students will be awarded the same mark.
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The assignment details will be provided to you on the 4th of August 2008 during class.
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The composition of the groups, the topic and a one-page proposal must be submitted in writing not later than 18 August 2008. A
discussion of the topic with the lecturer beforehand is highly recommended.
The assignment should be submitted in class on 22 September 2008. No late assignments will be accepted.
5.3 Class presentations
Students are expected to participate in class presentations. Details and format of the presentations will be dealt with in class.
5.4 Class discussions
Formal and informal class discussions will take place on a continual basis. It is expected of the students to be prepared. Information regarding
the class discussions will be given on a weekly basis.
6.
EXAMINATION
The final performance mark is a combination (50% : 50%) of the class and examination mark.
Performance marks will only be made known after all payments have been received.
7.
THE MODULE FRAMEWORK FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (IB)
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21 July
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28 July
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04 Aug
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11 Aug
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18 Aug
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25 Aug
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15 Sept
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22 Sept
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06 Oct
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20 Oct
SUBJECT
TASK
ORIENTATION
Part 1 - The scope and dynamics of global business
Chapter 1: Globalisation and the changing business environment
Chapter 2: Globalisation and international trade
Chapter 3: Regional economic integration and free trade agreements
Part 2 – Global business environments
Chapter 4: The international cultural environment
Chapter 5: The international political, legal and technological
environments
Chapter 6: The international economic environment
Chapter 7: The global monetary system and foreign exchange
environment
FORMAL TEST
Assignment
topics
Group Presentation
Assignment
Proposal
HOLIDAY
Part 3 – Global leadership, strategies and operations
Chapter 8: International management and leadership
Chapter 9: Global competitive strategies
Chapter 10: Strategic international human resources management
Chapter 11: Global marketing strategy
Chapter 12: International financial management and strategy
Chapter 12: International financial management and strategy
Part 4– Economic development and growth imperatives
Chapter 13: Global collaboration and strategic alliances
Chapter 14: Economic and social development initiatives for South
Africa and Africa
REVIEW
EXAM
Assignment
Submission
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PLAGIARISM AND SICK TESTS
Please see our Department’s information booklet.
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BECOMING A CERTIFIED GLOBAL BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL (CGBP)
This is the official site for the NASBITE Certified Global Business Professional program. Here you will find information regarding how to become
a NASBITE Certified Global Business Professional, the background to the project, training resources, test locations, and a practice exam. There
is also a forum in which you may ask questions and share your thoughts regarding the NASBITE CGBP credential.
http://www.nasbitecgbp.org/.
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The NASBITE CGBP provides a benchmark for competency in global commerce. The CGBP designation demonstrates an
individual's ability to conduct global business including Global Business Management, Global Marketing, Supply Chain
Management, and Trade Finance. For candidates experienced in international trade, the certification confirms that knowledge.
For candidates just beginning, it establishes a professional development goal to ensure a full understanding of the profession.
The role of NASBITE is to facilitate and coordinate the certification process, not to provide training for the certification exam.
Instead, academic, private, non-profit, and NGOs involved in international trade education and training will provide these services.
If you have a question or concern regarding the NASBITE CGBP Program, please contact Mr. Jim Foley, CGBP Director, at Bradley
University (309) 677-3075 or jff@bradley.edu.
Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
Lecture times:
Credits:
Full semester
Ms Lelani Strydom
CGW Schumann Building; Room 205A
Mondays: 13:00 – 16:00
5 US credits; 11 ECTS credits
First lecture:
Monday, 21 July 2008; Schumann Building, Room 205A @ 13:00
Managing Innovation and Exploiting Breakthrough Ideas (Honours level)
IPSU Course Code:
65196 712
This interdisciplinary module is unique in that it aims to bring together students from various disciplines to promote the successful
commercialisation of technological and scientific inventions. The module is designed to give students a sense of why building a rich
understanding of innovation is both exciting and critical to modern managerial practice. The main objective is firstly to provide students with a
strong background of the fundamental theories, concepts and techniques specific to innovation; this will allow a better understanding of how
technological innovation affects organisational performance. Secondly, the module provides students with the necessary tools to identify novel
ideas and to strategically manage innovation. The module is delineated as follows:
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introduction to the basic principles and themes of innovation;
ideas that changed the world and sources of new ideas;
the process of innovation management;
radical and incremental innovation;
innovation and business success in entrepreneurial firms;
innovation in established firms;
creative destruction and technological discontinuities;
dominant product designs;
organising for innovation;
managing research and development;
innovation and organisational performance;
innovation in developing countries, and;
ethics of innovation.
The module also prepares students who wish to pursue further studies in the field of innovation or related areas such as new product
development.
Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
Lecture times:
Credits:
Full semester
Me Lana Coetzee
CGW Schumann Building; Room 205A
Thursdays: 08:00 – 11:00
5 American credits; 11 ECTS credits
First meeting:
Thursday, 24 July 2008; CGW Schumann Building, Room 205A @ 08:00
Marketing Communication (Honours level)
IPSU Course Code:
62138 744
Module objectives and outcomes
The main objectives and purpose of this module are to investigate recent developments, challenges and issues in marketing communication. An
in-depth investigation of various marketing communication perspectives, including global-, ethical-, and diversity perspectives will be followed. A
practical approach to the integration of theory with application of principles and practices will be applied.
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Specific outcomes of this module include:
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An in-depth understanding of all major marketing communication functions (Advertising, direct marketing, internal marketing, sales
promotion, public relations and personal selling)
Develop insight about the importance of marketing communication and to execute an integrated marketing communication (IMC)
programme in the form of an advertising campaign.
Research and evaluate the marketing and promotional situation of an organisation
Understand the role of advertising agencies and marketing communications organisations.
Development of effective communication strategies and programmes
Develop technical and conceptual skills, and apply the principles of marketing communication.
Understand the role of packaging and –development
Literature
Prescribed Literature:
Belch, G.E. & Belch, M.A. (2007). Advertising and Promotion. An Integrated Marketing Communications Perspective. Seventh Edition
(International Edition). New York: McGraw Hill.
Additional literature/material will be prescribed during the course to ensure that the various subject areas and content contains recent
challenges, issues and applications facing marketers.
Recommended Literature:
Arens, W.F. 2004. Contemporary Advertising. 9th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Clow, K.E. and Baack, D. 2004. Integrated Advertising, Promotion, and Marketing Communications. 2nd edition. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
Duncan, T. 2005. Principles of Advertising and IMC. 2nd Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Egan, J. 2007. Marketing Communication. London: Thomson Learning
Lane, W.R., et al. 2005. Kleppner’s Advertising Procedures. 16th Edition. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
O’Guinn, T.C., et al. 2005. Advertising and Integrated Brand Promotion. 4th edition. Ohio: Thompson.
Shimp, T.A. 2003. Advertising, Promotion & Supplemental Aspects of Integrated Marketing Communications. 6th edition. Ohio: Thompson
Wells, W., Burnett, J. & Moriarty, S. 2000. Advertising Principles & Practice. 5th Edition. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall
Journals:
JJurnal of Marketing
Journal of Advertising
Journal of Advertising Research
Journal of Marketing Research
International Marketing Review
Harvard Business Review
Professional Marketing Review( PMR)
Marketing Mix
Ad Focus 2006 – supplement to Financial Mail
Methodology
Students must be prepared for weekly components of classes. Scheduling of components will be announced weekly. The course focus will be
on class participation and presentation by students. Literature will be supplemented by class discussions, practicals, assignments, projects and
guest speakers.
Students are required to attend all classes. Should a student not be able to attend a specific class session, the lecturer must be notified in
writing.
Assessment Criteria
Assessment will be done based on insight about topics, thoroughness of preparation and presentation of material for discussion, contribution to
group projects, assignments, and class discussions. In order to qualify for the examination students have to obtain a satisfactory class mark as
per post-graduate examination regulations of the Department of Business Management.
The class mark will be constituted as follows:
Type of Assessment
Weight
Individual assignments
10%
Class evaluation
15%
Group assignment
25%
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Official class test
50%
TOTAL
100%
The final performance mark will be calculated as follows:
Class mark
:
50%
Examination mark :
50%
Total
:
100%
Please note that the pre-requisite for passing this module is a minimum final mark of 50 percent.
Detail of individual- and group assignments, as well as projects will be given during the term of the course.
Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
Lecture times:
Credits:
Full semester
Ms Marelize Smit
Industrial Psycology Building (Bedryfsielkunde Gebou); Room 1019
Thursdays: 09:00 – 12:00
5 US credits; 11 ECTS credits
First lecture:
Thursday, 24 July 2008; Industrial Psycology Building (Bedryfsielkunde Gebou), Room 1019 @ 09:00
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