M.Ed. (Curriculum Studies) / Management is a typical human undertaking which occurs when people come together with the aim of striving towards achieving goals. Because of the ever increasing complexity of technology in an advanced western society, management has in all facets changed radically. Effective, modern management practice has become part and parcel of the advanced world. Because management as a science is also applicable to the Telecommunication Chief Technician, it is necessary for the business leader to apply management principles to their fullest. The world of telecommunications is characterized by complex equipment of advanced technology. The application and use of this equipment is part of the action applicable to the Chief Technician. This necessitates the business leader to use people (his subordinates) so that optinm use of men and machines (resources) will be an advantage to the organisation. The purpose of this investigation is to determine to what degree the Chief Technician is quall fled to apply management principles. As a result of this information an effort is going to be made to set guidelines and a model with the purpose of combining management techniques into a curriculum with a view to functional management. This model will serve as a guideline in training Chief Technicians. According to the researcher, functional management can only be considered when it consists of the following: Management principles and curriculum basic principles. Areview of literature which has been used as a reference during the course of this study indicate the following: There are four management principles which exist, namely: Planning, Organizing, Leading and Controlling...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:12449 |
| Date | 30 September 2014 |
| Creators | Nieuwoudt, Stephanus Francois |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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