This thesis will concentrate on a two-fold purpose: first, to determine whether an industrial management program at North Texas State College is justified; and second, to present a broad outline that will form a foundation upon which the content of such a program can be based.

Hoër onderwys het oor die laaste aantal jare meer en meer onder die soeklig gekom. Baie vraagtekens is dan ook geplaas oor die kurrikulum van Ondernemingsbestuur. Daar word gevra of die kurrikulum werklik nog die behoeftes van die praktyk, die student en die kleinsake-ondernemings aanspreek. Verder word daar vereis dat so ‘n kurrikulum aan die vereistes van die Suid-Afrikaanse Kwalifikasie Owerheid sowel as die beginsels van uitkoms-gebaseerde onderwys sal voldoen. Hierdie studie poog om ‘n kurrikulum voor te stel wat hierdie behoeftes sal aanspreek Hierdie studie voorsien ‘n ontleding van die noodsaaklike elemente vir die doeltreffende en effektiewe bestuur van die kurrikulum in Ondernemingsbestuur. Die persepsies en ondervinding van kleinsake-eienaars en kleinsake-bestuurders ten opsigte van die bestuur van ‘n winsgewende besigheid te ondersoek. Daar word geglo dat hierdie persespsie en ondervinding implikasies vir die aspirasies van studente in die module kleinsakebestuur inhou, met betrekking tot die implementering en sukses van die kurrikulum van Universiteit van Johannesburg (Vista Universiteit). Die doel van die studie is om die moontlikhede van ‘n nuwe kurrikulum binne die konteks van kleinsake-ondernemings te ondersoek. Daar word gepoog om vas te stel hoe prakties uitvoerbaar so ‘n kurrikulum module inhoud sou wees teenoor die huidige kurrikulum module inhoud vir kleinsake-ontwikkeling. Om die doel te verwesenlik, het die navorser ‘n intensiewe literatuurstudie onderneem. Dit is gevolg deur ‘n empiriese studie in die volgende sektore: • Vervaardiging • Konstruksie • Persoonlike diensverskaffers • Handelsdiens en Ambagdiens • Finansiering / versekeraars / eiendomsagente / makelaars • Kleinhandelaars Die uitslae van die empiriese studie het die uitgangspunte van die literatuurstudie bevestig en het ondere andere getoon dat ‘n kurrikulum gegrond op uitkomsgebaseerde onderwys en terugvoering van die kleinsake-onderneming ‘n bruikbare en toepaslike oplossing is vir die opvoeding, opleiding en ontwikkeling van studente en toekomstige eienaars van klein sake ondernemings, binne die konteks van die werkomgewing van Suid-Afrika. Die bydrae van die studie lê in die daarstelling van ‘n pro-aktiewe kurrikulum in die studie en bestuur van kleinsake-ondernemings vir studente binne Ondernemingsbestuur wat in ooreenstemming is met die breë beginsels van die Nasionale Kwalifikasie Raamwerk, asook gepaardgaande wetgewing. Die studie het ook aan die lig gebring dat sukses in die kleinsake-sektor behaal kan word deur die gaping tussen “onderwys en opleiding” en ook “teorie en praktyk” te oorbrug. / Dr. W. Mayhew

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There is a great need for qualified MBL and MBA graduates in South Africa to support and maintain the current growth rate that the economy is experiencing. Diligent effort is required to ensure that the locally acquired MBA/MBL qualifications remain on par with international qualifications. As an initial step to ensure high standards, the Council for Higher Education (CHE) did accreditation evaluations and only 18 MBA courses are now accredited. Admission criteria for the MBA/MBL is one of the minimum standards being assessed as part of the accreditation process conducted by the CHE. / Department of Industrial & Organisational Psychology / M.B.L.

The purpose of this creative project is to develop transparency masters for the course, Product and Manufacturing System Design, as outlined in the Indiana Industrial Technology Education Curriculum Guide. Since the curriculum's acceptance, there has been a need for visual instructional material to support the new courses. The author identified this need by assembling a committee to advice his creative project and thus developed instructional media in the form of transparency masters. Now that the transparency masters are developed, instructors in the field of industrial technology education may now benefit by utilizing the materials to help convey the information to their students. / Department of Industry & Technology

There is a great need for qualified MBL and MBA graduates in South Africa to support and maintain the current growth rate that the economy is experiencing. Diligent effort is required to ensure that the locally acquired MBA/MBL qualifications remain on par with international qualifications. As an initial step to ensure high standards, the Council for Higher Education (CHE) did accreditation evaluations and only 18 MBA courses are now accredited. Admission criteria for the MBA/MBL is one of the minimum standards being assessed as part of the accreditation process conducted by the CHE. / Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology / M.B.L.

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been used widely across the globe for the purpose of improving the quality of both basic and higher education. Lately, different kinds of technologies, such as smart boards, have been incorporated into the teaching and learning process with the aim to contribute to the effectiveness of teaching and learning outcomes. The main aim of this study was to investigate the integration of smart boards by secondary school teachers in the Tshwane West district (Gauteng province) in their business studies teachings. The study focused on the teachers’ perspectives, the challenges they experienced, and the support they required for the integration of smart boards in the classroom. The study used a qualitative research approach to gather and analyse data. Using a multiple case study design, 5 business studies teachers were purposive sampled based on their experience on the use of smart boards. Both semi-structured interviews and non-participant observations were used to collect evidence. Technological and Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) was used as a framework by which to understand the study. The four pillars of trustworthiness (credibility, transferability, confirmability, and dependability) were applied to ensure trustworthiness of the study results. The ethics guidelines (voluntarily participation, anonymity, confidentiality, and informed consent) were also taken into consideration and applied. The main research question for this study was: How do secondary school teachers integrate smart boards in teaching business studies in the Tshwane West district? The findings suggested that business studies teachers have positive perspectives on the integration of smart boards with the belief that smart boards make their teaching easier and allow them to incorporate a variety of audio and visual material into a lesson. The findings also revealed that teachers face various challenges, such as smart board malfunctioning, computer viruses, and limited time given for the integration of smart boards in the classroom. From the findings, it was clear that teachers had received professional development training on smart board integration, but that the training was inadequate. Despite the challenges that business studies teachers face during the integration of smart boards, the findings of this study indicated that teachers still had an interest in and were willing to integrate smart boards into the classroom. The study recommended that teachers should be provided with sufficient professional development on the integration of smart boards in a business studies classroom, which would improve the level of competency of teachers on smart board integration in the teaching and learning process. / Curriculum and Instructional Studies / M. Ed. (Curriculum Studies)