IFS 361 Information Systems Strategy

Main Outcomes

• Evaluate how businesses create value and how information systems assist in value creation.
• Discuss the different contributions that information systems can make to drive innovation.
• Analyze the role of policy, strategy and operational interventions in promoting effective
developmental use of ICTs.
• Apply steps that link idea generation to the introduction of new products or services linked to
sustainable development goals in a project.

Main Content

• Social Innovation
• IS strategic management concepts and analysis
• Mapping and unlocking opportunities
• Design thinking
• Understand the mechanisms for setting up an IT startup company

IFS 362 Business Architecture and Infrastructure

Main Outcomes

• Analyse the role of enterprise architects.

• Apply modern systems architecture and its relationship and application to infrastructure.
• Evaluate the impact of different IS design and platform design approaches on architecture.
• Understand future trends and the impact thereof on organisations.
• Apply concepts in the roll-out of a project

Main content

• The role of systems and enterprise architects.f

• Systems architecture
• The role of the architect in planning these systems (design)
• Digital business, technology innovation and the impact on society.
• Design thinking and Agile project management.

MAN 305 Financial and Analytical Techniques

Main Outcomes

• Critically assess finance problem by drawing upon relevant data and utilizing suitable tools and
theories in financial management and investments
• Identify complex problems and arguments and analyse those using the theoretical tools and
quantitative methods of Finance and Investments.
• Effectively report Finance problems, ideas and findings to both lay and professional audiences.
• Complete an independent or group research project demonstrating appropriate mastery of
research methods in Finance and Investments.
 Main Content

• Discounted cash flow techniques.

• Calculate and interpret different rates of returns
• Fundamental statistical concepts
• Probability concepts to calculate and interpret investment expectations
• Probability distributions to financial risk management
• Sampling and estimation techniques to conduct financial and investment research
• Hypothesis testing techniques
• Regression analysis
• Financial and investment research/analysis/forecasts based on established capital market
models
• Portfolio optimization based on linear programing
• Technical analysis to predict future asset price movements
• Computer simulation models

MAN307 Investment Management

Main Outcomes

• Critically discuss the investment environment

• Analyze and evaluate the various investment management analytical tools
• Perform and evaluate company and share valuations 167
• Calculate and apply market indices in designing investment portfolios
• Critically discuss the development in investment theory
• Calculate fair value of the most common financial instruments available in the financial markets
• Describe and discuss the functions of the major South African financial markets

Main Content

• Introduction to Investment Management

• Organization & the functioning of Financial Markets
• Portfolio Theory & Management
• Asset pricing models
• Market Efficiency (Equilibrium & Capital Markets)
• Equity Analysis & Valuations
• Bonds
• Bonds Analytics
• Investor constraints and objectives

MAN308 Investment Analysis

Main Outcomes

• Demonstrate an understanding of the derivatives markets. 168

• Demonstrate an understanding of basic derivatives instruments.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the pricing of derivatives instruments.
• Construct synthetic derivatives strategies.
 • Evaluate the profit and risk profiles of synthetic derivatives strategies.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the development of capital market theories versus behavioral
finance.
• Demonstrate an understanding of asset allocation principles and portfolio management in the
local and international context.
• Conduct performance evaluation on investment portfolios.
• Apply the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) code of ethics and professional standards to
practical cases.
• Generate constructive analysis of real-world Finance and Investments issues using the theories
of finance and Investments.
• Evaluate the theoretical framework and empirical literature development in Finance and
Investments

Main Content

• Selecting Options and futures markets

• Options algebra and strategies
• Option valuation models
• Forward/futures pricing and application
• Hedging using options and futures
• Swaps fundamentals and application
• Asset allocation and portfolio management in the local and international context.
• Performance Evaluation
• CFA Ethics and professional Standards

MAN312 Financial Management

Main Outcomes

• Use finance related analytical techniques

• Evaluate the profitability of an enterprise
• Determine project and enterprise risk
• Analyze Fixed Income securities and shares and shares
• Evaluate project feasibility

Main Content

• Time value of money.

• Determination of cost of capital, return on equity.
• Determination of bond and share prices.
• Risk and return
• Dividend policy
• Dividend Growth Theory
• Evaluation of leasing
YouTube Asset Monetization
overview of asset monetization on YouTube. Recognize how to monitor data in
YouTube Analytics and downloadable reports to troubleshoot revenue fluctuations and
maximize revenue opportunities

Fundamentals of Digital Marketing

 collect and analyse user data and turn it into actionable insights
 define and track clear goals, segment audiences and analyse data to help
improve your online marketing efforts
 Reach and engage potential customers nearby, using local directories, mobile
marketing and by building a local search presence.
 SEM, search engine marketing
 SEO, search engine optimization
 Marketing goals in context of social media
 Web analytics

Google analytics for beginners

implement tracking code and set up data filters. You'll learn how to navigate the Google
Analytics interface and reports and set up dashboards and shortcuts. The course will
also demonstrate how to analyze basic Audience, Acquisition, and Behavior reports,
and set up goals and campaign tracking

Introduction to data studio

to visualize data online to gain insights. You’ll learn how to connect your data, create
impactful reports, and collaborate with teammates
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