MASTER OF SCIENCE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTION SYSTEM (MSDTPS)

Module Code	Module Name	Description
EDU504	Curriculum Development, Innovation and Industrialisation	Masters students will analyse the concept curriculum and the process and procedures in curriculum development and implementation. In the process, students will be assisted to realise and appreciate the need to come up with curriculum relevant to commerce and industry for sustainable national economic development.
EDU505	Philosophy of Science	Conceptualisation of sciences and the development of scientific thinking among young learners is important in successfully driving the economy of any nation today and for the achievement of national development goals. The course content focuses on curricula and pedagogies that are true to the nature of sciences, consistent with desired educational aims and align with developmentally appropriate practices in the education of young learners. Emphasis will be placed on a frame work for the natural sciences which includes principles of inquiry, problem- solving activities and teaching practices that link sciences to society and the physical environment.
EDU506	Advanced Tools for Educational Research	The module helps students appreciate that research, complimented by innovation and technology is an indispensable tool in education today- Education 5.0. It helps students consider viable/ effective strategies such as collaboration to employ research in teaching programmes
MSDTPS511	Establishing a New Business	This module provides an overview of all of the aspects associated with a business start-up. It provides students with exposure to best practice and an exploration of the practical side of establishing a business enterprise. Students explore the complex and inter-related decisions an entrepreneur has to make. Soft skills based on Ubuntu / Unhu, necessary in running a business, including personal resilience and motivation and ethics are also emphasised.
MSDTPS521	Industrial Engineering	This practical module exposes students to Industrial Engineering (IE) tools and techniques. This enables them to experience the ways in which these tools and techniques are used to fully support Business objectives, usually in the form of standards data and productivity improvements. Students also explore applications of the tools and techniques in different situations, in order to understand which tools to use, how to improvise, redesign and maximise potential benefits.
MSDTPS522	Emerging Technologies for Business	The module addresses the everchanging technology sphere and demonstrates how emerging technologies can be adopted and adapted to different industries and business contexts. It equips students with crucial, advanced theoretical and practical technological foundations. Students engage in practical analysis and selection of current and future technological trends. The module equips students with key competences (knowledge, skills, and values) that enable them to apply and improve existing technologies and explore new ones such as those emerging from the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR).
MSDTPS523	Innovation	The module inculcates a set of skills in students that help them to create new products and systems in a commercial context. It prepares students to be innovative both as new start-ups or as established entrepreneurs. Focus is on instilling capability and confidence to conceptualise, originate, design and commercialise new products, services and business models. Students interpret and contextualise the mindset of a disruptive innovator and critically assess how innovation is designed and deployed. They will also de-construct creativity and the research commercialisation process. A significant amount of time will be spent on exploring e-resources, focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship in developing and emerging economies contexts.
MSDTPS524	International Joint Ventures	The module equips students with competences to engage with international partners and establish joint ventures and other collaborative associations to run viable business enterprises on a win-win basis. It identifies the diverse collaborative ventures now in common use and provides guidelines on the selection of the most appropriate formats to suit particular business needs. Students are also exposed to an overview of the practical, cultural, legal and financial aspects of joint ventures which can be critical in ensuring successful business operations. The module is particularly crucial, given the increase in joint ventures following the adoption of the Indigenisation Policy and need to attract new technologies through value addition ventures.
MSDTPS570	(Dissertation) Production / Manufacturing System Design Major Project	The Final Major Project is practical-based and takes the place of the dissertation in theoretical programmes. Students are required to work with an academic advisor(s) and will need to develop either: a design of a full implementable production system or model, embracing the full design process; or conduct a case study evaluation of a manufacturing system of an identified industry or enterprise culminating in a written report equivalent to a dissertation with clear feasible recommendations. In both cases, students will be required to undertake and attach a complete verifiable validation report that confirms acceptance of their proposed solution and recommendations by the identified prospective beneficiaries. Each student is expected to defend their work in front of a committee of at least three senior academics and 2 stakeholders in the field. Depending on the nature of the project, such defense may be conducted ‘in situ’. Interested public may also be invited but will not participate in the assessment of the candidate. Patenting issues / cautious.