Bachelor of Commerce in Operations and SCM

Develop African Kalanga through foundations for economic and management sciences. Practise with authentic tasks, feedback and reflection across the programme year.

Practical task

Record a short introduction and explain its meaning to a peer.

Assessment

Submit the practical work, a brief reflection and evidence of language review. Assessment checks meaning, audience fit and improvement after feedback.

Identify a real need, study the people affected and develop a responsible idea for a product, service or process. Apply this learning to Bachelor of Commerce in Operations and SCM through an authentic brief and feedback from an appropriate audience.

Practical task

Investigate a need related to Bachelor of Commerce in Operations and SCM. Interview or observe intended users with consent, compare possible responses and present one justified concept.

Assessment

Submit an opportunity brief, research notes, a concept sketch and a reflection on feedback. Assessment considers the quality of the evidence, the response to feedback, feasibility and your individual explanation.

Study African history through oral, written and archaeological evidence. Examine the diversity of African societies, knowledge and exchange, then trace the emergence of Pan African ideas about identity, solidarity and self-determination.

Practical task

Create an annotated timeline or digital learning poster on a selected African society or historical development. Compare at least two credible sources and explain one connection with your field of study.

Assessment

Submit the timeline or poster, an annotated source list and a short explanation of the evidence. Assessment considers chronology, historical accuracy, source judgement and the clarity of your interpretation.

Learning resources

• UNESCO: General History of Africa

Prepare purposeful communication for colleagues, customers and decision makers. You will organise evidence, adjust tone for different audiences and check whether a message leads to the intended action. Examples include multilingual workplaces, professional correspondence and short management reports.

Practical task

Produce a report, meeting record and five-minute briefing about a service problem.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Use everyday digital tools to organise business information accurately. You will build reliable spreadsheets, manage documents and share work responsibly. Activities address uneven connectivity, accessible communication and the protection of personal information in small organisations and public offices.

Practical task

Create a shared office information pack with formulas, document versions and access instructions.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Translate business questions into numerical models. You will work with percentages, equations, graphs and probability, then explain what the calculations mean for a decision. Particular attention goes to units, assumptions and the interpretation of results from spreadsheets.

Practical task

Compare three purchasing or financing options in a spreadsheet with checked calculations.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Study how households and firms make choices under scarcity. You will examine prices, incentives and market structures, then use diagrams and calculations to explain changes in behaviour. Examples include food markets, informal enterprises and access to essential services.

Practical task

Explain a local price change using data, diagrams and alternative explanations.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Examine output, employment, inflation and external trade at economy level. You will connect household and business conditions to fiscal, monetary and exchange-rate decisions. Work with published indicators while distinguishing nominal values, real changes and differences between national contexts.

Practical task

Prepare an economic conditions briefing comparing two Southern African economies.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Follow business transactions from source documents to a trial balance. You will use double-entry reasoning, reconcile control accounts and explain common errors. The module develops a clear audit trail before introducing the financial statements used by owners and other users.

Practical task

Process one month's transactions for a fictional enterprise and document corrections.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Explore how organisations pursue objectives within social, legal and economic conditions. You will compare ownership forms, identify the contribution of major business functions and examine the responsibilities of managers. Local cases include small enterprises, cooperatives and established companies.

Practical task

Map the operating environment and functional responsibilities of a selected organisation.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Turn organisational objectives into coordinated work. You will develop plans, allocate responsibilities and examine how structures influence decisions. Cases introduce resource constraints, delegation and performance information, with attention to the practical relationship between a plan and everyday operations.

Practical task

Prepare a quarterly operating plan with responsibilities, resources and review points.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Recognise legal issues in ordinary business transactions. You will distinguish sources of law, examine how agreements arise and consider the rights and duties of contracting parties. Cases are labelled by jurisdiction so legal principles are not assumed to apply identically across borders.

Practical task

Write a reasoned memorandum on a fictional supplier dispute using supplied legal materials.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Examine the responsibilities of organisations towards workers, customers, communities and the environment. You will identify conflicts between objectives and assess proposed responses using evidence. Cases address resource use, responsible sourcing, inclusion and honest reporting of social and environmental performance.

Practical task

Review a business practice and produce an evidence-based responsibility improvement plan.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Develop African Kalanga through applied communication for economic and management sciences. Practise with authentic tasks, feedback and reflection across the programme year.

Practical task

Prepare and test a bilingual message for a realistic community or workplace situation.

Assessment

Submit the practical work, a brief reflection and evidence of language review. Assessment checks meaning, audience fit and improvement after feedback.

Turn a promising idea into a testable proposal using evidence, creative methods and basic resource planning. Apply this learning to Bachelor of Commerce in Operations and SCM through an authentic brief and feedback from an appropriate audience.

Practical task

Develop a small prototype or service model for a Bachelor of Commerce in Operations and SCM problem. Test it with relevant users, record feedback and revise the proposal.

Assessment

Submit a prototype, a feasibility note, user feedback and a record of revisions. Assessment considers the quality of the evidence, the response to feedback, feasibility and your individual explanation.

Examine colonial change, resistance and liberation across Africa, with attention to Zimbabwe and South Africa. Compare Pan African movements, organisations and debates, including contributions from women, workers and diaspora communities.

Practical task

Develop a comparative case study of a liberation issue or Pan African debate relevant to Southern Africa. Use a historical document alongside a scholarly account and explain differences in purpose and interpretation.

Assessment

Submit the case study, a source comparison and a reflection on your conclusions. Assessment considers context, evidence, recognition of different perspectives and the quality of your argument.

Learning resources

• UNESCO: General History of Africa
• African Union: OAU Charter

Study how organisations transform resources into goods and services. You will analyse demand, capacity and workflow, then propose improvements using operational evidence. Examples from production and service settings help connect efficiency with quality, delivery reliability and safe working conditions.

Practical task

Analyse a process bottleneck and prepare a practical improvement plan.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Coordinate demand, materials and capacity across an operating system. You will use forecasts and schedules to plan production, then examine the consequences of variability and shortages. Activities connect inventory decisions with service levels, working capital and practical shop-floor constraints.

Practical task

Prepare a linked demand, materials and capacity plan from a supplied dataset.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Examine how quality is designed, monitored and improved in goods and services. You will define requirements, analyse variation and investigate causes of failure. The module connects improvement tools with customer evidence, process ownership and the practical need to verify whether a change works.

Practical task

Complete a quality improvement investigation with baseline and follow-up measures.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Analyse how work is performed and identify practical improvements in method and flow. You will observe tasks, represent processes and examine time, movement and resource use. Activities require attention to worker participation, ergonomics and the reliability of the evidence used to propose change.

Practical task

Prepare a work-study report for a simulated office or production task.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Use financial information to support investment and financing decisions. You will evaluate cash flows, estimate funding needs and compare sources of finance. Decisions are examined alongside uncertainty, timing and organisational objectives, with clear separation between calculated results and management judgement.

Practical task

Prepare a funding and investment recommendation with sensitivity calculations.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Summarise data and judge the strength of numerical evidence. You will distinguish a population from a sample, choose appropriate summaries and interpret uncertainty. Business examples cover demand, customer service, workforce information and variation in operating performance.

Practical task

Analyse an anonymised service dataset and write a short evidence report.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Examine how information systems support transactions, coordination and decisions. You will map information flows, compare system requirements and recognise control weaknesses. Examples connect operational data with management reporting while considering security, user needs and the cost of maintaining dependable information.

Practical task

Design an information-flow diagram and requirements brief for a small organisation.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Follow a purchase from the identification of need to delivery and supplier review. You will prepare clear requirements, compare offers and maintain an accountable record of decisions. Attention goes to total cost, ethical conduct, delivery risk and dependable supplier relationships.

Practical task

Compile a purchasing file for an agreed organisational requirement.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Coordinate the movement and storage of goods and related information. You will compare distribution arrangements, analyse service and cost measures and identify weaknesses in handovers. Cases connect transport, warehousing and inventory decisions with customer requirements and regional infrastructure constraints.

Practical task

Design a distribution plan with service targets, resource estimates and control points.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Organise a defined piece of work with a clear objective, scope and responsibilities. You will distinguish projects from continuing operations and prepare basic plans for time, resources and communication. The module develops practical records for monitoring progress and recording agreed changes.

Practical task

Prepare a project charter, work breakdown and progress report for a small initiative.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Develop African Kalanga through specialist communication for economic and management sciences. Practise with authentic tasks, feedback and reflection across the programme year.

Practical task

Interview a speaker about a field-specific issue and produce a checked bilingual summary.

Assessment

Submit the practical work, a brief reflection and evidence of language review. Assessment checks meaning, audience fit and improvement after feedback.

Plan and evaluate the practical introduction of an innovation in a relevant organisation or community. Apply this learning to Bachelor of Commerce in Operations and SCM through an authentic brief and feedback from an appropriate audience.

Practical task

Prepare and defend a pilot plan for an innovation relevant to Bachelor of Commerce in Operations and SCM. Set measures of success, identify risks and explain how results will guide improvement.

Assessment

Submit a pilot plan, budget assumptions, evaluation measures and an individual rationale. Assessment considers the quality of the evidence, the response to feedback, feasibility and your individual explanation.

Evaluate the legacy of Pan Africanism in continental and regional cooperation, culture and public life. Apply historical inquiry to a heritage, community or professional issue, recognising both achievements and contested interpretations.

Practical task

Prepare a sourced heritage or civic-learning project connected with your field or a Southern African community. Explain its historical basis, audience, permission needs and limits. Obtain consent if you conduct interviews.

Assessment

Submit a project brief, an annotated source portfolio, a public-facing learning resource and an evaluation of your interpretation. Assessment considers evidence, ethical practice, historical reasoning and usefulness to the intended audience.

Learning resources

• African Union: About the African Union
• African Union: Agenda 2063
• UNESCO: General History of Africa

Connect operating capabilities with organisational strategy and supply networks. You will compare process configurations, resilience options and technology investments using cost, service and risk evidence. Cases require an integrated view of capacity, quality and delivery across more than one organisational function.

Practical task

Submit an integrated operations strategy for a regional production or service organisation.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Examine the relationships linking suppliers, operations and customers across a supply network. You will analyse information sharing, inventory positioning and coordination failures, then compare improvement options. Cases address regional trade, sustainability and the balance between low cost and dependable supply.

Practical task

Prepare a supply-chain improvement proposal using network, cost and service evidence.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Coordinate uncertainty, quality requirements and purchased resources within a project. You will develop risk responses, plan quality checks and define supplier responsibilities. Cases connect these decisions with project scope and schedule so controls support delivery rather than becoming detached administrative records.

Practical task

Compile a risk, quality and procurement plan for a fictional project.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Examine an organisation's position and develop a defensible strategic direction. You will connect industry conditions, organisational capabilities and stakeholder expectations, then compare options against explicit criteria. The module emphasises evidence, assumptions and choices rather than an uncritical use of planning frameworks.

Practical task

Prepare a strategy proposal for an organisation using a supplied evidence pack.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Identify uncertainty affecting organisational objectives and assess how existing controls respond. You will distinguish risk ownership, treatment and assurance, then develop monitoring information suited to management decisions. Cases include operational interruption, fraud, compliance failures and financial exposure.

Practical task

Prepare a risk-control assessment for a fictional enterprise process.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Develop analytical evidence for complex management decisions. You will frame questions, assess data quality and compare modelling approaches before interpreting outputs. The module emphasises reproducible reasoning, appropriate visualisation and the limits of prediction when decisions involve changing behaviour, incomplete information and uncertain operating conditions.

Practical task

Produce an analytical management report and a reproducible decision-support model.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Plan project expenditure and monitor the relationship between cost and progress. You will estimate resources, develop a budget and analyse changes against a baseline. Cases distinguish cash flow, committed expenditure and performance measures, with clear explanations of the assumptions supporting forecasts.

Practical task

Produce a project budget and a cost-control report from supplied progress data.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Plan an enquiry suited to a specific social or organisational question. You will compare qualitative and quantitative approaches, prepare ethical data collection and assess evidence quality. The module connects research questions to sampling, analysis and clear reporting of uncertainty and limitations.

Practical task

Submit a research proposal, instruments and a worked analysis of a pilot dataset.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Connect taught subjects with supervised or carefully designed simulated professional work. You will agree learning objectives, record tasks and evaluate your decisions against evidence. The portfolio makes your individual contribution visible and identifies areas requiring further practice or specialist supervision.

Practical task

Compile a verified or simulated workplace portfolio with supervisor or facilitator feedback.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.

Investigate a defined business problem by combining knowledge from several management subjects. You will frame a useful question, gather appropriate evidence and compare feasible responses. The final report explains the recommendation, implementation implications and limitations of the enquiry rather than claiming certainty.

Practical task

Complete an individual business investigation and present the resulting improvement proposal.

Assessment

Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.