Learn foundational management concepts and business functions in a South African context, using practical examples and simulated problem-solving. The assignment requires you to apply core management tasks to a case scenario and propose ethical, efficiency-focused improvements.

Explore marketing concepts, consumer behaviour, segmentation, targeting and positioning(STP) and the marketing mix to create customer value and basic integrated strategies. The assignment has you develop a STP and marketing mix strategy for a given case-study brand and justify your decisions ethically.

Build core accounting knowledge by tracking transactions, using the accounting equation, and interpreting basic financial statements through guided calculations. The assignment requires you to complete a set of bookkeeping and VAT calculations and draw simple insights from the resulting statements.

Learn how Design Thinking supports creativity and innovation in marketing, and practise tools across each stage of the process in simulated business contexts. The assignment requires you to work through a Design Thinking challenge and complete key elements of a Business Model Canvas for your solution.

Strengthen professional written, oral and visual communication skills, with an emphasis on culturally sensitive practice and effective use of digital tools. The assignment requires you to produce a small set of professional business documents for a simulated workplace scenario, using ethical information practices.

Understand entrepreneurship in South Africa and learn practical methods to identify opportunities, generate ideas, and plan the early steps of a new venture. The assignment requires you to develop a new venture concept with basic market research, objectives and set-up considerations.

Develop academic writing, credible research, digital platform skills, and basic data analysis and visualisation for clear communication. The assignment requires you to write a correctly referenced essay and present findings from a simple dataset using an appropriate visual.

Prepare for the workplace through employability skills, client management methods, and reflective professional practice grounded in real work exposure. The assignment requires you to compile a professional practice portfolio that includes a small consultancy business plan and a reflection on your workplace learning.