ZIMBABWE SCHOOL OF MINES

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN:

MINING, MINERAL PROCESSING AND EXTRUCTIVE METALLURGY
GEOLOGY, MINE SURVEY AND MINE VENTILATION
COURSE CODE : 536/S07*
SUBJECT : MINE MANAGEMENT
DURATION : 180 HOURS

SUBJECT: MINE MANAGEMENT

AIMS OF THE SUBJECT,

1. To enable the students to understand and appreciate the significance of management work
in work organisations.
2. To equip students with basic front line management responsibilities
3. To prepare students for basic line management

SUBJECT OBJECTIVES
The general objective of the units is stated below and the specific objectives of the topic areas
are set out in the syllabus content.
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
1. Translate the role of management theories in management
2. Perform various function and responsibilities
3. Demonstrate a basic application of the current labour Act of Zimbabwe
4. Relate and explain basic principles of economies
5. Apply basic accounting procedures
6. Planning and scheduling

1. BASIC MANAGEMENT THEORIES / APPROACHES / PERSPECTIVES (1OHRS)

TOPICS: -
1.1 Scientific management Behavioural management
1.3 Contingent management
1.4 Quantitative management

At the end of the student should be able to: -

• Trace the evolution of development of management perspective,
• Scientific management perspectives
• Behavioural management perspectives
• Contingent management perspectives
• Relate the significance of management perspectives in our present organisations.

2. MANAGEMENT FUNCTION (30 hours)

TOPICS: -
2.1 Stakeholders to business
2.2 Basic management functions
2.3 Levels management
2.4 Functional management areas

At the end of the unit the students should be able to:

• Define a business
• Identify the stakeholders in a business
• Define management.
• State the importance of management in a business.
• State and describe the three levels of management and identify the skills required to operate
at the first level.
• Define manager

Describe the following management functions: -

• Planning
• Organising
• Leading
• Controlling
• Motivation
• Delegation
• Decision making
• Co-ordination.

Briefly explain each of the following functions1areas of management: • Marketing

• Finance
• Human Resources
• Purchasing
• Production
• Technical
• Public relations

3.BACIS INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (20 HOURS)

TOPICS
3.1 Labour - Employer - Government relationship 3.2 Code of Conduct
3.3 Safety, Health & Welfare
3.4 Performance & Appraisal
Collective Bargaining

At the end of the unit the students should be able to demonstrate a basic appreciation of the
current Labour Act of Zimbabwe (Chapter 28:01). The student should be able to:-

3.1.1.0 Explain the role of the following major players in industrial relations:
3.1.1.1 Labour
3.1.1.2 Employer
3.1.1.3 Government
3.1.2.0 Briefly explain the following mechanisms that are used to ensure smooth industrial
relations:

3.2.1 Worker's committee

3.2.2 Grievance procedure
3.2.3 Code of conduct
3.2.4 Negotiation and collective bargaining.
4.2.5 Performance appraisal and training.

4.ORGANISATIONAL PROCESSES
4.1Motivation and motivation theories
4.2 Job satisfaction and work performance
4.3 Work organisation and job design
4.4 Delegation processes and approaches
4.5 Factors influencing delegation
4.6 Organisational control and control systems
4.7 Strategies of organisational control
4.8 Power and management control
4.9 Pluralistic approach to power

5.0. BASIC ACCOUNTING (20 hours)

5.1 Forms of Business Ownership
5.2. Accounting Procedures
5.3. Types of Business

5.1.0 Define the following types of business ownership:

5.1.1 Sole proprietor
5.1.2 Partnership
5.1.2 Company

5.2.0 Demonstrate the basic application of the following procedures with regard to
Small companies;
5.2.1 Double entry system
5.2.2 Basic accounting equation
5.2.3 Trail balance
5.2.4 Income statement
5.2.5 Balance sheet
5.2.6 Budgeting
5.2.7 Costing

6.0 BUDGETS
Objectives: To enable students to understand the budgeting procedures:
6.2.1 Company budgets in general.
6.2.2 Department budgets.
6.2.3 Budgets reviews
6.2.4 Budgets adjustment by G M or M D's etc or boards of managements
6.2.5 Control of the operation
REFERENCES:
Steven Hendrson Management for Engineers 6th Edition Southampton Institute if
Higher Education
Distance Learning Centre Management Principles Zimbabwe School of Mines

Mary Coulter Management Southwest Missions State University 6th Edition

Stonner Management Prentice Hall Publishing 6th Edition