This study entails the design of a new engineering faculty building for the University of the North West’s (NWU) main campus at Potchefstroom. The design is influenced by considerations regarding the strengthening of the spatial qualities of the existing main campus, the campus’s relationship with its academic surrounds, requirements as stated by the office of the dean (faculty of engineering, NWU) and a commitment to sustainable design. The problem is addressed on the level of form. The answer is therefore spatial. A flexible architecture evolves. AFRIKAANS : Die studie behels die ontwerp van 'n nuwe ingenieursfakulteitsgebou vir die Noordwes Universiteit (NWU) se hoof kampus te Potchefstroom. Invloede op die vorming van die ontwerp is in hoofsaak oorwegings rondom die versterking van die ruimtelike kwaliteite van die bestaande kampus, die kampus se verband met sy akademiese omgewing, behoeftes gestel deur die kantoor van die dekaan (fakulteit ingenieurswese, NWU) en 'n verbintenis tot volhoubare ontwikkeling. Die probleem word aangespreek op die vlak van vorm. Die antwoord is dus ruimtelik. 'n Buigsame argitektuur ontwikkel. Copyright / Dissertation (MArch(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Architecture / unrestricted

Although every organisation disposes of a corporate identity, it is not a given that the organisation will also have a corporate brand. Corporate brands refer not only to the visual corporate identity elements such as the name, the logo and the corporate colours but also reflect the associations that the internal and external interest groups attach to the organisation. The staff members of the organisation are regarded as the ambassadors of an organisation’s corporate brand which they should live and express in their work and actions. For that reason it is important that the corporate brand should be well established within the organisation itself. The North-West University (NWU) was established in 2004 as the result of a merger between the former Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and the University of the North-West. The North-West University consists of four business units, viz. the Institutional Office, the Mafikeng Campus, the Potchefstroom Campus and the Vaal Triangle Campus. Because of the diversity of the erstwhile institutions, there were several serious implications for the North-West University. One of these was the development and the subsequent suitable management model, given the distance between campuses, and the other would the design and establishment of a corporate brand for the institution, given the culture and background of the former institutions. The result has been the use of a hybrid model with regard to the over-arching corporate brand of the North-West University to the extent that each campus has developed its own separate corporate brand. Although various studies have been done in the field about corporate brands, to date no study has been undertaken about the situation at the North-West University. Against this background it was possible to formulate the following general research question. What are staff members’ perceptions of, respectively, the corporate brand and corporate brand management of the North-West University and the Potchefstroom Campus? For the purposes of this study semi-structured interviews were conducted with management of the Institutional Office and the Potchefstroom Campus directly involved in the application of the corporate brand. A quantitative electronic questionnaire was also sent to all academic, administrative and support staff members of the Potchefstroom Campus. The study indicates that the management of the Institutional Office and of the Potchefstroom Campus in some instances hold differing views about the corporate brand of the North-West University and the Potchefstroom Campus. In contrast to this the study indicated that the staff members of the Potchefstroom Campus gave recognition to the fact that the Potchefstroom Campus had their own corporate brand, but that it is regarded as part of the over-arching corporate brand of the North-West University. The study also indicated that the North-West University and the Potchefstroom Campus corporate brands consisted of different components and that the management of corporate brand depended on the leadership of senior management, but that each staff member played a role in living and establishing the different corporate brands. / MA (Communication Studies), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015

Although every organisation disposes of a corporate identity, it is not a given that the organisation will also have a corporate brand. Corporate brands refer not only to the visual corporate identity elements such as the name, the logo and the corporate colours but also reflect the associations that the internal and external interest groups attach to the organisation. The staff members of the organisation are regarded as the ambassadors of an organisation’s corporate brand which they should live and express in their work and actions. For that reason it is important that the corporate brand should be well established within the organisation itself. The North-West University (NWU) was established in 2004 as the result of a merger between the former Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and the University of the North-West. The North-West University consists of four business units, viz. the Institutional Office, the Mafikeng Campus, the Potchefstroom Campus and the Vaal Triangle Campus. Because of the diversity of the erstwhile institutions, there were several serious implications for the North-West University. One of these was the development and the subsequent suitable management model, given the distance between campuses, and the other would the design and establishment of a corporate brand for the institution, given the culture and background of the former institutions. The result has been the use of a hybrid model with regard to the over-arching corporate brand of the North-West University to the extent that each campus has developed its own separate corporate brand. Although various studies have been done in the field about corporate brands, to date no study has been undertaken about the situation at the North-West University. Against this background it was possible to formulate the following general research question. What are staff members’ perceptions of, respectively, the corporate brand and corporate brand management of the North-West University and the Potchefstroom Campus? For the purposes of this study semi-structured interviews were conducted with management of the Institutional Office and the Potchefstroom Campus directly involved in the application of the corporate brand. A quantitative electronic questionnaire was also sent to all academic, administrative and support staff members of the Potchefstroom Campus. The study indicates that the management of the Institutional Office and of the Potchefstroom Campus in some instances hold differing views about the corporate brand of the North-West University and the Potchefstroom Campus. In contrast to this the study indicated that the staff members of the Potchefstroom Campus gave recognition to the fact that the Potchefstroom Campus had their own corporate brand, but that it is regarded as part of the over-arching corporate brand of the North-West University. The study also indicated that the North-West University and the Potchefstroom Campus corporate brands consisted of different components and that the management of corporate brand depended on the leadership of senior management, but that each staff member played a role in living and establishing the different corporate brands. / MA (Communication Studies), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015

On t.p.: Werkstuk vir die graad van Magister in Lettere en Wysbegeerte (Voorligtingsielkunde) / Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2002. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this document specific attention was given to the foundation and development of the Department of Psychology at the University of Stellenbosch during the period 1917 to 1979. Furthermore, the role that the Department of Psychology played in the development of psychology in South Africa has been addressed. The initial development of the Department of Psychology, important staff appointments made by the Department as well as contributions made by individuals was mentioned. The role that the Department played in the development of Counselling Psychology, the development of the Clinical- and Counselling Psychology courses, the approval of these courses and the registration of psychologists are discussed. The services rendered by the Department of Psychology, as well as research that have been done and the role that the Department played in the South African context is also included in this study. The findings entailed that the Department had an important influence in the development of psychology. The Department of Psychology at the University of Stellenbosch is the oldest psychology department in South Africa. A strong scientific and experimental approach was established in the Department. Fundamental laboratory work formed the basis for a variety of internationally acknowledged research studies and publications. The Department followed a preventative approach in the training of professional psychologists. The first grade course for the training of counselling psychologists in South Africa was instituted at the Department. The Department also played a leading role in the establishment of the University of Stellenbosch Bureau for Student Counselling. The Department was often criticised for not being involved in socio-political matters in the country during the apartheid era and that the research done by the department was focused on sustaining the apartheid ideology. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In hierdie werkstuk word die totstandkoming en groei van die Departement Sielkunde aan die Universiteit van Stellenbosch tussen 1917 en 1979 sowel as die rol wat die departement in die ontwikkeling van sielkunde in Suid-Afrika gespeel het, bespreek. Die totstandkoming van die Departement Sielkunde, belangrike personeel aanstellings wat gemaak is en die belangrikste bydraes wat gelewer is, word bespreek. Daar word ook aandag geskenk aan die rol wat die Departement in die ontwikkeling van Voorligtingsielkunde gespeel het, die ontwikkeling van die Kliniese- en Voorligtingsielkunde kursusse, die goedkeuring van dié kursusse en registrasie van sielkundiges. Verder word gekyk na dienste wat deur die Departement Sielkunde gelewer is, navorsingswerk wat gedoen is asook die Departement se rol en betrokkenheid in die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks. Daar word bevind dat die Departement 'n uiters belangrike rol in die ontwikkeling van sielkunde gespeel het. Die Departement Sielkunde aan die Universiteit van Stellenbosch is die oudste sielkunde departement in Suid- Afrika. 'n Sterk wetenskaplike en eksperimentele inslag is van die begin af in die Departement gevestig. Fundamentele laboratoriumwerk wat gedoen is, het tot verskeie internasionaal erkende navorsingsaktiwiteite en publikasies gelei. In die opleiding van professionele sielkundiges is 'n voorkomende benadering deur die Departement gevolg. Die eerste graadkursus vir die opleiding van voorligtingsielkundiges in Suid-Afrika is gevolglik ook by die Departement ingestel. Die Departement het verder 'n leidende rol gespeel in die vestiging van die Universiteit van Stellenbosch se Buro vir Studentevoorligting. Dit word egter ten laste van die Departement gelê dat die Departement 'n mate van onbetrokkenheid by die sosio-politiese strominge in die land gehad het en deur sy vroeë navorsing bygedra het tot die grondlegging van die apartheidsideologie.

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M.Com. ( Business Management) / Daar is tans In nasionale gewaarwording dat daar In toenemende behoefte bestaan vir mensllke hulpbronontwikkeling wat bestuursopleiding Insluit. Die kritiese rol van bestuur in die bepaling van 'n organisasie se sukses, word allerwee aanvaar. Opleiding en ontwikkeling van bestuurders is een metode om uiteindelik die doeltreffendheid van In organisasie te verseker. Genoemde bestuursopleiding kan plaasvind 'deur' middel van interne indiensopleiding, ad hoc opleidingskursusse deur nie-tersiere instellings sowel as opleidingskursusse deur tersiere instellings. Erkende bestuurskursusse aan sodanige tersiere instelllngs is onder andere Magistergraad in Bedryfsleiding, Magistergraad in Bedryfsadministrasie en Magistergraad in Ondernemingsbestuur. Die afkorting MBA word hedendaags gebruik om te verwys na In Magistergraad in bestuurswese. Vir doeleindes van hierdie studie sal die begrippe bestuurskursus en bestuursopleiding sowel as die afkorting MBA verwys na In Magistergraad in bestuurswese. Hierdie studie fokus op bestuursopleiding as deel van menslike hulpbronontwikkeling.

Hierdie proefskrif is in twee dele verdeel. Die doel van hierdie proefskrif is die bestudering van aankope beheer en die daarstelling van beheer oor die aankopefunksie van die Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit. Die Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit bevind homself in ‘n maalkolk van verandering waarbinne die Regering ‘n belangrike rol speel in rigtinggewing en die beheer van hoëronderwysinstellings. Alhoewel die Regering nog nie betrokke geraak het by die mikro bestuur van hoëronderwysinstellings nie, het hierdie studie bewys gelewer dat daar wel gronde is vir groter inmenging in die finansiële bestuur van universiteite en technikons. Van die metodes wat die Regering kan gebruik om beter korporatiewe beheer e n finansiële bestuur te bewerkstellig is onder andere vinnige intervensie by die vind van wanadministrasie, ‘n duidelike definisie van die vertroue -verantwoordelikheidsposisie tussen hoëronderwysinstellings en die Regering, die toepassing van publieke -sektor finansiële wetgewing, sowel as korporatiewe beheerbeginsels wat spesifiek vir die publieke sektor geskryf is. Al hierdie stappe het ten doel om meer effektiewe finansiële beheer in hoëronderwysinstellings te vestig. Hierdie studie het bewys dat nie alle universiteite en technikons in die besonder goeie finansiële posisie is waarin die Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit hom bevind nie. Ten einde net beter finansiële beheermaatreëls te vestig by die Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit het hierdie proefskrif verder gegaan om in detail beheer daar te stel oor aankope. Die resultate van hierdie proefskrif sluit in die skryf van ‘n eenvormige aankopebeleid, prosedurehandleiding en standaard dokumente wat in die tender - en aankopeproses gebruik gaan word. Purchasing governance and control for the Rand Afrikaans University Die proefskrif sluit ook spesifieke reëls in ten opsigte van die toepassing van voorkeurverkrygingsbeginsels. Hierdie voorkeurbehandeling word toegespits op voorheen benadeeldes sowel as klein, medium, mikro en baie klein ondernemings. Die voorkeurbehandeling wat voorgestel word is in baie opsigte meer progressief as die reëls wat deur die Regering toegepas word en is ‘n refleksie van die wyer transformasie wat binne die Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit plaasgevind het. Voorkeurbehandeling word egter net toegespits op tansaksies wat na die tenderkomitee verwys word. Opsigself is hierdie voorkeurbehandelingsmeganismes nie genoegsaam om blywende aankopehervorming aan die Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit te weeg te bring nie. Die proefskrif maak dit duidelik dat daar normalisering moet kom in die besigheidsverhouding tussen die universiteit en verskaffers. Die metode wat voorgestel word om hierdie doelwit te bereik, is die daarstelling van ‘n omvattende goedgekeurde verskafferslys wat die demografie van die Suid-Afrikaans e samelewing weerspieël. Aangesien die beleid en prosedures wat in hierdie proefskrif voorgestel word tot ‘n groot mate afhanklik is van die mense wat die proses dryf, sluit deel A van die studie af met ‘n etiese kode vir aankopepersoneel. Deel B van die proefskrif sit die beleid, prosedures, reglemente en standaard dokumente uiteen wat ontwikkel is en wat inderdaad al ‘n geruime tyd in werking is by die Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit. / Dr. G. Els

M.A. / This study determines the role of public relations as a marketing communication function in RAU's integrated marketing communication approach. The research topic was selected for numerous reasons. Firstly, dramatic changes have occurred in the tertiary educational domain, which causes universities to adapt their marketing communication approaches. Based on these environmental changes, the Public Relations Division at RAU commissioned the study on the research topic, which is the second consideration for the study. The debate on integrated marketing communication shows, in the third place, that this approach is increasingly important. On closer investigation there is a definite need for a thorough literature review with an authentic integrated marketing communication approach, driven by the integrated organizational functioning and processes. From a public relations perspective, on closer investigation, there is a need for the direct empirical examination of the role of public relations as a contributing function of integrated marketing communication in order to narrow the gap between literature and empirical evidence. To achieve the research objectives, an extensive literature study had to be undertaken. Integraled marketing communication had to be researched in depth, to achieve a thorough understanding of the philosophy of integrated marketing communication. Hence, the contextualization of integrated marketing communication was examined to understand how the concept is applied within an organizational setting. Following from this, it was established that the integrated marketing communication programme can be seen as the advanced application of integrated marketing communication within the organizational context. The role of public relations as a marketing communication function was then explored within this integrated marketing communication approach. It was established that a shift towards a more marketing:oriented approach to public relations was increasing, thus the importance of marketing public relations. The study was enhanced by two phases of research conducted within RAU to meet the objectives of the study. The first, quantitative phase determined the extent to which RAU's communication activities is integrated. The measuring instrument used is the integrated marketing communication mini-audit scale. It is essential to note that all organizations are integrated to a certain extent (Duncan & Moriarty, 1997:14). Therefore, this study did not focus on establishing whether RAU as an organization is integrated. In the second, qualitative research phase, the role of public relations as a marketing communication function within RAU's integrated marketing communication approach was determined. The issue that became apparent throughout this study was that integrated marketing communication in any organizational context is of strategic importance for the "unity of effort" of the greater well-being of the organization. It was found in this research project that there are fundamental concerns for RAU regarding integrated marketing communication, and that public relations is practised on a technical, traditional level. The results of this study are primarily based on three key findings: firstly, the lack of core competency within the Division of Public Relations, secondly, the lack of cross-functional planning and operations within this department, and thirdly, a lack of interactivity with stakeholders. It is put forward that RAU should concentrate on the basic requirements and infrastructure necessary to utilize integrated marketing communication and that marketing public relations should be an integral part of the functioning of RAU as a tertiary educational institution.

Hierdie studie fokus op die moontlike verband tussen die emosionele intelligensie en akademiese prestasie van eerstejaarkoshuisstudente aan die Universiteit van Pretoria. Verder is bepaal of subgroepe van die eerstejaarkoshuispopulasie betekenisvolle verskille ten opsigte van die komponente van emosionele intelligensie toon. Hierdie studie kan van waarde wees ten opsigte van die mentorstelsel van die Studentevoorligtingsdepartement aan die Universiteit van Pretoria. Die inligting verkry in hierdie studie kan aangewend word om psigo-opleidingsprogramme en dienste van Studentevoorligting so te rig ten einde akademiese uitsakking te verminder en studente in die akademiese en sosiale aanpassingsproses op universiteitsvlak by te staan. Verskillende teoriee van emosionele intelligensie word bespreek, met die fokus op Reuven Bar-On se siening van emosionele intelligensie. Die komponente van emosionele intelligensie word in detail bespreek. Die uitsakking van eerstejaarstudente, faktore wat akademiese prestasie be"invloed, faktore uniek tot kultuurandersoortige studente en faktore bepalend vir akademiese sukses word bespreek. Die verband tussen akademiese sukses en die verskeie komponente van emosionele intelligensie word aangedui. Die literatuur toon dan ook dat die 15 komponente van emosionele intelligensie 'n bepalende invloed op akademiese prestasie het en akademiese sukses betekenisvol be"invloed. 'n Opname-ontwerp is in die studie gebruik. Die finale steekproef het uit eerstejaarkoshuisstudente bestaan wat die Emotional Quotient Inventory (Bar-On, 1996c), 'n vraelys wat emosionele intelligensie en die komponente van emosionele intelligensie meet, voltooi het. 'n Biografiese vraelys is ingesluit vir doeleindes van steekproefbeskrywing. Die statistiese verwerkings van die resultate is deur middel van variansie-analise en t-toetse gedoen. Verskeie statisties betekenisvolle intergroepverskille is tussen die geslagsgroepe en taalgroepe aangedui. Alhoewel daar nie 'n betekenisvolle verband tussen die saamgestelde emosionele intelligensie-skaal en akademiese prestasie verkry is nie, toon die resultate verkry deur variansie-analise en t-toetse vir die vergelyking van prestasiegroepe, dat die volgende subskale van die EQ-i tussen goeie en swak presteerders onderskei en as voorspellers van akademiese prestasie beskou kan word: selfaktualisering, realiteitstoetsing, strestoleransie, optimisme, probleemoplossing en kwaliteit van lewe. Hipotese 1, wat stel dat daar 'n verband tussen emosionele intelligensie en die akademiese prestasie van eerstejaarkoshuisstudente bestaan, word verwerp. Hipotese 2, 3 en 4 wat stel dat beduidende verskille tussen verskillende geslags-, taal- en prestasiegroepe verkry sal word ten opsigte van sommige van die emosionele intelligensie-komponente, word aanvaar. Die resultate verkry in die studie kan gebruik word ten einde dienste wat deur middel van die mentorstelsel van die Studentevoorligtingsdepartement van die Universiteit van Pretoria aan eerstejaarkoshuisstudente gebied word, te rig. / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 1997. / gm2014 / Psychology / unrestricted