Faculty of Management & Entrepreneurial Sciences
The Faculty of Management and Entrepreneurial Sciences aims at making a significant contribution to Education 5.0 through research, teaching, community service and innovations that improve national skills and contribute to the development of enterprises in support of industrialisation and job creation. The mission is to transform students' lives by developing their academic potential, creativity, employability, global insight, and ethical awareness in order for them to outperform in a challenging business environment and make a real difference in the world as an entrepreneur, investor, manager, and strategic planner.
Our programmes
The faculty offers a range of programmes that are career focused and aim for the following:
- Equipping students with the knowledge and skills required to further their careers in management or to start their own businesses.
- Capacitating graduates to venture into entrepreneurship and business development.
- Producing industry-ready employees prepared to work at any level and efficiently in complex and uncertain environments.
An esteemed Faculty of world-class researchers and lecturers will provide the student with current and relevant knowledge of management and entrepreneurship practice and theory.
We are excited to collaborate with you to achieve your objectives and advance this field.
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Diploma Programmes
Entry Requirements:
Applicants should be in senior management positions or anticipate being in this job role. General entry requirements for undergraduate courses shall apply, and there are no exemptions in this programme. Applicants need to be approved by their employers.
Duration:
The normal duration of the programme shall be one academic year full time covering nine courses and a research project.
Assessment:
For each module there are three assignments and at the end of the semester students shall write a three-hour examination.
Coursework shall constitute 30% while examinations shall constitute the other 70% of the student’s overall grade.
A student should pass both coursework and final examination.
Learning Methodology
Lectures constitute the bulk of the teaching and learning components of each course. Students are therefore advised to attend all lectures. Students are expected to prepare for classes and presentations.
Lecture notes are not the sole source of knowledge. At this level, students are required to demonstrate academic rigour through research and consulting various sources to include textbooks, journals and the Internet.
Assignments and Tests
Students shall be subjected to continuous assessment assignments and in-class tests as deemed necessary by course facilitators. Course work contributes 50% towards the student’s final mark for a course. Students are advised to submit their assignments on due dates. Communication with respective lecturers is very important if a student has problems in meeting deadlines. Students found guilty of plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty are penalized. All work submitted should be of acceptable academic standard. Long essay assignments should be referenced.
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Undergraduate Programmes
Preamble
Regulations for the Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree in Information Systems shall apply subject to provisions for both the University and Faculty General Academic Regulations. General Faculty Regulations shall normally take precedence over specific degree special regulations where both are read together.
Programme Aim
The aim of the degree programme is to prepare students for professional Information Systems practice in a wide range of contexts and in both primary and secondary settings. Additionally, the programme equips students with Computer Science knowledge and skills to deliver developmental and therapeutic services.
Programme Objectives
The overall programme objectives are to:
- Produce knowledgeable and skilled individuals who can formulate, design, implement and administer Information Systems programmes for the full benefit of individuals, groups and industry;
- Develop technical problem solving skills that can facilitate full potential of individuals, groups and communities through professional innovations;
- Equip students with knowledge and skills for troubleshooting maintaining and configuring technical aspects.
- Ability to solve problems critically and creatively in the presence of problems and challenges in life
Admissions
Entry Requirements
For all entry pathways candidates must have at least five Ordinary Level subjects/ National Foundation Certificates including English Language, Mathematics and a Science subject at grade C or better
- Normal Entry: A minimum of 2 A’ Level passes in Mathematics AND (Physics OR Computer Science OR any other relevant Science subject).
- Special Entry: Special entry may be granted to applicants with a National Diploma in Computer Science or any related field from a recognized institution.
- Mature Entry: Should be at least 23 years old AND should have at least 2 years relevant industrial experience.
Duration of Programme
The Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree in Computer Science shall take four years to complete full time. Applicants with Diploma in Computer Science/ I.T from HEXCO and other recognized universities will start at second year level.
Assessment of the Students
Normal evaluation shall be based on continuous assessment as well as an examination at the end of the course.
The assessment shall be as follows:
Coursework 30%
Examination 70%
Career Opportunities
The graduates are prepared for career-entry positions in areas such as:
- Software Development and Support
- Research and Development Scientists
- Systems Analysis and Design
- Computer Networking
- Web Design and Authoring
- Software Engineering
- Applications Engineering
- Computer Engineering
Programme Structure
All Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree in Computer Science students are expected to do a minimum of thirty three courses. To meet these requirements, students will undertake thirty-three courses and a project on an approved Computer Science problem.
- In the first year, students shall undertake eleven courses on offer. For a student to proceed to second year, a CGPA of above 2 is required.
- In second year students shall undertake ten courses.
- In the third year, students shall go on Attachment for the whole year.
- In the fourth year, students shall undertake at least eleven courses.
- In order to proceed to register for the project, a student must also have passed KBM225 Business Research Methods in the second year.
- All Sociology and Psychology related courses such as Introduction to Gender, Communication Skills will be offered from their respective disciplines.
Year 1 First Semester
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KHCS111 Principles of Programming Languages
KIS114 Introduction to Computer Science
KHCS114 Operating Systems
KIS116 Foundations of Information Systems
KSS122 Introduction to Gender Studies
KIS115 Ethics and Professionalism
Year 1 Second Semester
KIS121 Introduction to Database Systems
KCS121 Visual Languages and Programming
KHCS124 Computer Architecture and Organisation
KHCS212 Data Structures and Algorithms
KIS213 Software Engineering
KIS117 Applied Statistics
Year 2 First Semester
KIS214 Business Communication
KIS215 Business Management
KHCS211 Object Oriented Programming
KIS217 Systems Analysis & Design
KIS218 E- Commerce
KBAS212 Financial Accounting 1A
KBM117 Financial Accounting
KIS219 Physical Computing & IoT
Year 2 Second Semester
KBAS121 Financial Accounting 1B
KBM225 Business Research Methods
KHCS222 Software Project Management
KIS225 Internet and Website Design
KIS226 Data Communication & Computer Networks
KIS218 Group project
Year 3 First Semester
KIS325 Professional Attachment
Year 3 Second Semester
KIS325 Professional Attachment
Year 4 First Semester
KHCS314 Computer Graphics
KIS211 Management Information Systems
KIS412 Information Security
KIS411 Human Computer Interaction
KIS314 Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems
Year 4 Second Semester
KIS421 Information Systems Audit and control
KIS422 Advanced Database Management Systems
KIS423 Enterprise Architecture
KIS424 Entrepreneurship theory and practise
KIS425 Capstone Project
Kumbirai G Terera has worked in a variety of industries, including banking, advertising, non-governmental organizations, and tertiary institutions. Excellent interpersonal, leadership and communication skills were acquired. Mr Terera is currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Management at Africa's Women's University.
Calvin Muzariri has been involved in Human Resource Management consultancy with the industry during his performance of duties as a Work-related learning coordinator. He has been a lecturer at Midlands state university, presently a lecturer at Women’s University Africa.
She is a visionary technocrat with strong abilities in liaising with various stakeholders for technology development to improve, execute and plan consistently tracking development against plan.Postgraduate Programmes
He is currently working on a second PhD in which he is developing an economic that will lead to a positive contribution of lands transformation to economic growth and development in developing countries. He is an expert in transformation leadership, strategic management for the contemporary business environment, change management frameworks and models. He has done a lot of research and consultancy in areas of leadership development for digital, crisis and stable business environment, strategies in depressed and stable business environments.
Dr. Nyarai Simbarashe is appointed as a full-time Lecturer in the Faculty of Management and Entrepreneurial Sciences at the Women’s University in Africa (WUA) and currently serves as the Chairperson of the Banking and Finance Department and Quality Assurance officer for the Faculty.
He is a member of COAC and recently a member of the teaching and learning committee. Dr. Chawuruka’s research interests are in nation branding, destination marketing, place marketing, reputation management and corporate branding and Strategic Marketing among others. His recent research is on the strategic issues to be considered in improving Zimbabwe’s image.