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MIT Stream A
Brochure 2016
Last Revision: 8 December 2015
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PURPOSE
The graduate of the Masters degree in IT will have the knowledge and skills to
manage and lead information and information technology-related activities in an
organisation in strategic, operational and project environments. This degree provides
a broad IT perspective as well as good research and reporting skills. The MIT degree
is ideal for a middle management officer in preparation for senior management. Half
of the degree is course work and the other half a mini-dissertation.
(8 credits)
(5 credits)
(5 credits)
(8 credits)
DEGREE FORMAT
Language:
The MIT degree programme is only offered in English.
Classes:
Classes will be offered once per month on Thursday afternoon and Friday at the
University of Pretoria Hatfield Campus. The timetable for 2016 will be available on
the MIT website (www.up.ac.za/mit). Class attendance is compulsory.
Duration of Course:
The course duration is a minimum of two (2) years part-time or full-time study and
must be completed in a maximum of three years.
Conferment of the Degree:
The MIT degree is conferred on a student who successfully completes 180 credits.
Core modules
90 credits
Mini Dissertation (50% of degree)
90 credits
FEES
All registration and re-registration initial payments will be R7500 for 2016 registration
for current and new students.
There is no distinction in tuition fees between part-time and full-time studies.
All international students from 2016 need to note the new regulations
regarding the initial payment of fees in the section in the brochure for
International Students
Any new first-time postgraduate registrations made after 31 August 2015 will
be charged the applicable initial registration fee for that year, (R7 500 in 2016)
and the full applicable annual fee for the following year/s.
Annual fee for MIT Stream A is currently R22 000.00 per annum.
Full details: http://www.up.ac.za/fees-and-funding/article/277386/tuition-fees-perfaculty
CONTACT DETAILS
Preferred mode of communication is via e-mail.
MIT Website:
http://www.up.ac.za/en/informatics/article/2075225/postgraduate-mit-stream-acoursework
MIT Administration:
Mrs Rhona van der Merwe
Email: mit-A@up.ac.za
Telephone: @012 420 6321
Fax: 012 362 5287
MIT Coordinator:
Prof Carina de Villiers
Email: carina.devilliers@up.ac.za
Telephone: 012 420 3798
SEMESTER 1
MIT 862 (8)
IT Research
(Compulsory requirement for admission to MIT840)
MIT 835 (8)
Information in Perspective
SEMESTER 2
MIT 850 (8)
Digital Economy
Corporate IT Systems
SEMESTER 3
MIT 844 (8)
IT Financial Management
Mini-dissertation
SEMESTER 4
MIT 840 (90)
Mini-dissertation
Time
Sat 23 Jan
Thursday 18
February
09:00 09:15
09:15 09:30
09:00 09:15
09:15 09:30
09:30 09:45
09:45 10:00
10:00 10:15
10:15 12:00
14:00 16:30
17:00 19:30
Friday 19
February
Venue
IT Building 2-27
(second year students)
Tswelopele (IT Building 4-64)
Module
WELCOME AND REGISTRATION
All students must be in the venue by 07:45.
This is a compulsory session and the only
chance for students to finalise their
registration.
MIT844 Introductory Session
MIT864 Introductory Session
MIT835 Introductory Session
MIT860 Introductory Session
MIT842 Introductory Session
MIT843 Introductory Session
MIT862 Introductory Session
Problem solving: registration
MIT862 IT Research
MIT843 Information in Perspective
08:00 10:30
11:00 13:30
14:30 17:00
14:00 16:30 Tswelopele (IT Building 4-64)
17:00 19:30
08:00 10:30
11:00 13:30
14:30 17:00
14:00 16:30 Tswelopele (IT Building 4-64)
17:00 19:30
Friday 20 May
08:00 10:30
11:00 13:30
14:30 17:00
Mon 30 May
Thursday 17
March
Friday 18
March
Thursday 21
April
Time
Venue
Module
Thursday 21
July
14:00 16:30
17:00 19:30
Friday 22
July
08:00 10:30
11:00 13:30
14:30 17:00
14:00 16:30
17:00 19:30
Thursday 25
August
Friday 26
August
Thursday 22
September
Friday 23
September
Thursday 20
October
08:00 10:30
11:00 13:30
14:30 17:00
14:00 16:30
17:00 19:30
08:00 10:30
11:00 13:30
14:30 17:00
14:00 16:30
17:00 19:30
Friday 21
October
08:00 10:30
11:00 13:30
14:30 17:00
Mon 7 Nov
Fri 11 Nov
Fri 18 Nov
Time
Venue
Module
Sat 23 Jan
08:00 09:00
IT Building 2-27
09:00 09:15
09:15 09:30
IT Building 2-27
09:30 10:00
IT Building 2-27
12:00 12:30
12:30 15:00
15:15 17:45
12:00 12:30
12:30 15:00
15:15 17:45
12:00 12:30
12:30 15:00
15:15 17:45
12:00 12:30
12:30 15:00
15:15 17:45
MIT840 Mini-dissertation
MIT844 ICT Strategic Management
MIT864 ICT Financial Management
MIT840 Mini-dissertation
MIT844 ICT Strategic Management
MIT864 ICT Financial Management
MIT840 Mini-dissertation
MIT844 ICT Strategic Management
MIT864 ICT Financial Management
MIT840 Mini-dissertation
MIT844 ICT Strategic Management
MIT864 ICT Financial Management
08:00 11:00
13:00 16:00
CBT Lab
CBT Lab
Fri 12 Feb
Fri 11 March
Fri 15 April
Fri 13 May
Mon 6 June
E-Mail address
Telephone
carina.devilliers@up.ac.za
rhona.vandermerwe@up.ac.za
dawn.taljaard@up.ac.za
E-Mail address
marietjie.schutte@up.ac.za
Telephone
012 420 2963
012 420 3798
MIT 840
Prof Carina de
Villiers
carina.devilliers@up.ac.za
MIT 841
Ms Joan de Beer
Mr Meinhard Peters
joanfdebeer@gmail.com
meinhard.peters@gmail.com
MIT 842
Dr Mary Adedayo
madedayo@cs.up.ac.za
MIT 843
ina.fourie@up.ac.za
MIT 844
Dr Henk Pretorius
henk.pretorius@up.ac.za
MIT 850
To be announced
MIT 851
Prof Carina de
Villiers
carina.devilliers@up.ac.za
MIT 852
Dr Rennie Naidoo
rennie.naidoo@up.ac.za
MIT 853
To be announced
MIT 860
Dr Patricia Lutu
plutu@cs.up.ac.za
MIT 862
Prof Carina de
Villiers
carina.devilliers@up.ac.za
MIT 864
Dr Rennie Naidoo
rennie.naidoo@up.ac.za
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Module title
Book details
MIT835
MIT862 &
MIT840
MIT841
MIT842
IT Research
Mini-Dissertation
Organisational Behaviour
and Management
MIT843
Computer Science in
Perspective
Information in Perspective
MIT844
MIT850
ISBN 978-0-470-91739-8
Also available as an e-book
Notes and recommended books
Organisational Behaviour A contemporary South
African Perspective by Amanda Werner (Ed), 4th
edition 2016, Van Schaik Publishers.
ISBN 978-0-627-034176
Own notes and readings
Big Data: A revolution that will transform how we
live, work and think by Viktor Mayer-Schonberger
and Kenneth Cukier, 2013, Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt Publishers, New York
ISBN 978-0-544-002692
Managing and Using Information Systems, 5th
Edition. Pearlson, K.E and Saunders, C.S, 2010.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISBN: 978-0-470-34381-4
Note: International student version of the same
book has title Strategic Management of
Information Systems
Own notes and readings
MIT851
MIT852
MIT853
Corporate IT Systems
MIT860
ICT Infrastructure
Management
MIT864
IT Financial Management
ISBN 0137025068
IT Investment: Making a Business Case (Computer
Weekly Professional Series) by Dan Remenyi and
Michael Sherwood-Smith.
ISBN-13: 978-0750645041
ISBN-10: 0750645040
These books can be obtained from the campus shop Bookmark on the Hatfield
campus.
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The university uses a program which detects any use of plagiarism, namely Turnitin
(http://turnitin.com/static/home.html). Lecturers have the right to submit any piece of
work, submitted for assessment, to this program.
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It is the policy of the University of Pretoria to supply all students who study at the
University with an e-mail address for life.
The official communication medium with students of the University is via the web
interface Student Online Services (SOS). This is accessible through the Universitys
Homepage.
Every student is therefore supplied with a unique life-long standard e-mail address.
The format of this standard e-mail address is:
unumber@tuks.co.za
Every year during registration a student had the opportunity to save an alternative
forwarding e-mail address to which the students e-mail can be sent. This e-mail
address will then be set up as the forwarding address.
Should the student want to change the e-mail address after registration it can be
changed on Student Online Services (SOS).
You are therefore encouraged to change and/or correct your e-mail address
personally on Student Online Services as and when necessary. The Faculty
Administration no longer has access to make changes to a students email after
registration.
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The parking area to be used is right next to the Daan Swiegers Building on LC De
Villiers which is south of the rugby stadium.
From LC de Villiers: A bus will depart every 15 minutes from 06:45 to 17:45.
On Campus: The bus will stop at the Graduate Centre to upload or download
passengers.
From Hatfield campus [Graduate Centre]: A bus departs every 15 minutes from
07:00 to 17:45.
Only registered Honours and Masters students can park after 14:00 on Hatfield Campus,
after obtaining a parking disc.
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