Baccalaureus Technologiae: Quality: Qualification Code: BTQU02 - NQF Level 7
Baccalaureus Technologiae: Quality: Qualification Code: BTQU02 - NQF Level 7
Baccalaureus Technologiae: Quality: Qualification Code: BTQU02 - NQF Level 7
REMARKS
Holders of any other equivalent South African or international qualifications may also be
considered, but will have to apply about six months in advance for the recognition of such
qualifications. Candidates will be required to submit an evaluation of their qualifications by
the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) with their application forms for admission.
The Faculty reserves the right to assess these qualifications and the applicant’s suitability/
competence for admission to the programme. Proof of English proficiency may be required.
Depending on the nature of such an equivalent qualification, completion of certain additional
subjects may be required.
b. Selection criteria:
Selection is based on an assessment by a departmental selection panel.
c. Recommended subject(s):
Computer Skills I (with demonstrated competence in Excel, Word and PowerPoint) and any
of the following subjects: Mathematics I, Qualitative Techniques I, Quantitative Techniques I
and Statistics I.
d. Minimum duration:
One year.
e. Presentation:
Block-mode classes offered over a period of two years.
i. Structure:
This qualification consists of six subjects in which lectures are attended plus a research project,
Project IV (seventh subject). Before the project is accepted for assessment, the student must
submit an article, based on the research and approved by the supervisor, to be considered for
publication in a journal. A draft of the article must be submitted with Project IV.
j. Subject credits:
Subject credits are shown in brackets after each subject.
FIRST SEMESTER
SECOND SEMESTER
C
CONTINUAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IV (CQI401T) 1 X 3-HOUR PAPER
(Subject custodian: Department of Mathematics and Statistics)
Introduction to TQM. ISO 9000 and TQM. Business philosophies. Quality awards and Excellence Models, ISO
9004: 2000. Quality function Deployment (QFD) and Quality Policy Deployment (QPD). Business Process
Re-engineering (BPR). Quality information systems and quality cost calculations (ISO10014:2005). Surveying
customer satisfaction (ISO 10001, 10002, 10003:2005). Teamwork. Motivation. (Total tuition time: not available)
P
PROJECT IV (PJT400T/R) PROJECT ASSESSMENT
(Subject custodian: Department of Mathematics and Statistics)
Research methodology. Project management principles (ISO 10006:2003). Project discussion sessions. Col-
loquiums. Report writing. Submission of a 240-hour project. (Total tuition time: not available)
Q
QUALITY AUDITING TECHNIQUES IV (QAQ401T) 1 X 3-HOUR PAPER
(Subject custodian: Department of Mathematics and Statistics)
ISO 19011:2002. Product, process and system audits. Basic configuration management (ISO 10007). IAF-APG
guidance documents. Sydney Model. IATF process approach to system audits. (Total tuition time: not available)
S
STATISTICAL QUALITY TECHNIQUES III (SQT301T) PRACTICAL EXAMINATION
(Subject custodian: Department of Mathematics and Statistics)
Fundamentals of statistics. Analytical statistics, including descriptive statistics, probability theory, sampling
techniques, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, regression analyses, non-parametric tests. Design of
experiments. Use of statistical software. ISO 10017. (Total tuition time: not available)