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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The course of Postgraduate Academic Literacy for Management and Business Students aims not only to improve the academic skills and capabilities of students that are currently majoring in undergraduate studies including business or management but also provides a way to engage them in various academic sources for ease of gathering information and gives a boost to their own research if any. Postgraduate Academic Literacy for Management and Business Students certification course is provided by one of the best institutions that one can name, which is the University of the Witwatersrand that is situated in Johannesburg.
The university appoints the best teachers in this field to educate the students on the parameters of the right procedures to critiquing an academic article, as well as the students, will develop the ability to consider different perspectives and draw comparisons between them. Candidates will also be provided intellect on how to create a narrative that is persuasive.
All this will be experienced by the candidates in just a period of 4 weeks and with an effort of 3 or four hours a week.
The Highlights
- Course by University of the Witwatersrand
- Intermediate level course
- English language
- Certification by edX
- Duration of 4 weeks
- Self-paced
- Video transcript language English
- The study required 3-4 hours/week
- Helpful course handouts
Programme Offerings
- Audio/video lectures
- assignments
- Study Materials
- Transcripts
- Online Classroom
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 11241 | yes | University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg |
- No fee is to be paid for accessing the basic Postgraduate Academic Literacy for Management and Business Students training course contents.
- Rs. 11,241 should be deposited for obtaining a certificate.
Fee Category | Amount in Rs. |
Base Fee | Nil |
Certificate Fee | 11,241 |
Eligibility Criteria
Education
An undergraduate degree is recommended since the Postgraduate Academic Literacy for Management and Business Students training course is a postgraduate level course.
Certification Qualifying Details
The candidates who verify their courses by paying a certificate fee. after auditing the Postgraduate Academic Literacy for Management and Business Students course will be awarded a certificate of completion with the university logo and instructor signatures on it.
What you will learn
Candidates will become familiar with the mentioned areas:
- They will be knowing how to cite different sources
- They will be able to support their own post-graduate research by identifying personal and academic resources
- They will gain the expertise to critique an academic article
- They will be able to draw comparisons between different outlooks presented by diverse people but on the same topic
- Candidates will be working towards integrating the perspective of different sources and hence drawing a conclusion
- Candidates will be searching for academic literature
- They will review the various criteria involved in critiquing articles
- Candidates will be critiquing Mazonde & Carmichael
- They will be learning how to critique Henny and Akoob
Who it is for
This course of Postgraduate Academic Literacy for Management and Business Students is recommended to:
- Those candidates who are looking for ways to kick start their academic resources
- Candidates who want their bases to become strong in the field of academic literacy
- Those who want to learn how to critique articles more efficiently
Admission Details
Boosting academic excellence is an attractive attribute for all and hence this Postgraduate Academic Literacy for Management and Business Students training course is sought after by many people. The steps that have to be kept in mind for enrolment are:
- Go to the homepage of the course by clicking the URL: https://www.edx.org/course/postgraduate-academic-literacy-for-management-and
- There will be an option to Enrol that is the ‘Enrol Now’ button that needs to be clicked on.
- The next page that you see after clicking on the Enrol now button is the login page.
- Fill your details on the login page.
- You will get enrolled in the Postgraduate Academic Literacy for Management and Business Students training course soon as you fill in login details and proceed. The certificate course, however, needs to be unlocked by paying the fee.
The Syllabus
- Introduction
- Research ethics
- Searching the academic literature
- Support resources
- Transcribing tools
- Referencing tools
- Introduction
- Preparing your literature review
- Criteria to consider
- Critiquing the Mazonde and Carmichael article of 2016
- Critiquing Henny and Akoob article
- Critiquing Mazonde and Carmichael article
- Comparison between Mazonde and Carmichael and Henny and Akoob articles
- Introduction
- Integrated narrative using a number of sources
- Final assessment
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
This Postgraduate Academic Literacy for Management and Business Students training course is a postgraduate course of intermediate level difficulty. The duration of this course is just 4 weeks wherein a study of 3-4 hours a week is enough. This Postgraduate Academic Literacy for Management and Business Students training course belongs to the subject of business and management.
All Postgraduate Academic Literacy for Management and Business Students training course videos and communications will be undertaken in the English language. The use of no other language is allowed.
An undergraduate degree is recommended for the candidates before applying for the Postgraduate Academic Literacy for Management and Business Students course.
The teachers are:
-Terri Carmichael
Associate Professor of Management Education at the Wits Business School
Wits University
-Julie Courtnage
Lecturer and doctoral candidate
Wits University
-Nomusa Mazonde
Postdoctoral Fellow at the Wits Business School
Wits University
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