Post Graduate Academic Literacy for Management and Business Students at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

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Boost your own research and academics by learning to critique and compare with Postgraduate Academic Literacy for Management and Business Students.

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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

Managerial skill

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)

1: What are the features of this course?

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.

2: What is the language of the course videos?

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.

3: What are the prerequisites of the course?

An undergraduate degree is recommended for the candidates before applying for the Postgraduate Academic Literacy for Management and Business Students course.

4: Who are the teachers of this 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

5: How can I get a refund?

Candidates who want a refund will have to unenroll themselves from the course within 14 days from the start of the course or purchase of the certificate.

6: Can I merge two courses?

No, edX does not have the facilities of merging accounts or courses. The payment of all courses should be done individually, and candidates can audit however many courses they want.

7: Is applying for the certificate necessary?

No, although the certificate is recommended to the candidates, it is not compulsory. In a free course, candidates will not have access to facilities like graded assignments.

8: Can I delete my account?

Candidates can delete their accounts in the account settings where they will find the ‘’delete my account’’ option. Please note that once the account is deleted, its data cannot be recovered.