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POSTGRADUATE TIMETABLE - 2020

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BLOCK RELEASE COURSES - COURSES OFFERED FROM JAN - NOVEMBER

Lecturer and Further Exam, Date, Time and
CourseCode Course Name Dates Time Details Venue Location
MECN7005A Engineering Economics 14/04 - 15/04 + 08:30 - 17:00 Mr G Jay Exam: 05/06 CPMD, 103 WILLIAM
20/04 - 22/4 (5 days in total) Assign Date: 15/05 14:00 - 17:00 RD, NORWOOD,
CPMD Tel 011 728 7225

MECN7008A Financial Management (Pre-requisite 04/09 08:30 - 17:00 Mr G Jay Exam Date: 23/10 CPMD, 103 WILLIAM
MECN7011) 11/09 Assign Date: 09/10 14:00 - 17:00 RD, NORWOOD,
17/09 - 18/09+ CPMD Tel 011 728 7225
01/10 - 22/09 +
28/09 - 29/09 (6 days in total)
MECN7011A Accounting and Financial Statements (Pre- 17/02 - 19/02 + 27/02- 08:30 - 17:00 Mr G Jay Exam Date: 17/04 CPMD, 103 WILLIAM
requisite for MECN7008) 28/02 (5 days in total) Assign Date: 20/03 14:00 - 17:00 RD, NORWOOD,
CPMD Tel 011 728 7225

MECN7017A Value Engineering 31/08 - 04/09 (5 days in total) 08:30 - 17:00 Mr K Huber Exam Date: 21/09 NW40
Assign Date:TBC 14:00 - 17:00
SWE120
MECN7023A Management of Technology 04/07 Saturday + 08:30 - 17:00 Professor R Siriram Exam Date: 02/11 SWE118
08/08 Saturday + Assign Date: Due at every 14:00 - 17:00
12/09 Saturday + lecture SWE118
10/10 Saturday (4 days in total)
MECN7026A Finite Element Methods 30/03 - NW17 08:30 - 17:00 Mr J Jansen van Rensburg Exam Date: TBA TBA
31/03 - NW36 Assign Date: TBA 14:00 - 17:00
01/04 - NW17 TBA
02/04- SWE120
03/04 - NW17
(5 days in total)
MECN7032A Management Accounting 08/06 -09/06 + 08:30 - 17:00 Mr G Jay Exam Date: 31/07 CPMD, 103 WILLIAM
17/06 - 19/06 (5 days in total) Assign Date: 10/07 14:00 - 17:00 RD, NORWOOD,
CPMD Tel 011 728 7225

MECN7051A Business to Business Marketing 08/02 Saturday + 08:30 - 17:00 Mr S Moeller Exam Date: 26/3 SWE118
15/02 Saturday + Presentation:14/03 14:00 - 17:00
22/02 Saturday + SWE110
29/02 Saturday +
07/03 Saturday +
14/03 Saturday (6 days in total)
MECN7054A Systems Eng Soft Systems 10/02 Monday + SWE120 09:00 - 17:00 Professor R Siriram Exam Date: 14/04
Methodologies 17/02 Monday + SWE120 Assign Dates: Due at every 14:00 - 17:00
24/02 Monday + SWE120 lecture SWE120
9/03 Monday + SWE120
16/03 Monday + NW33 (5 days in
total)
MECN7055A Systems Engineering: Requirments 29/06 - 03/07 (5 days in total) + 10:00 - 15:00 Mr A Smit Exam Date:19/08 14:00 SWE120
Analysis (Pre-requisite MECN7058) Assign Date: 17/07 - 17:00 SWE120

MECN7056A Systems Engineering: Architecture (Pre- 31/08 - 04/09 (5 days in total) 09:00 - 15:00 Mr A Smit Exam Date: 28/10 SWE120
requisite MECN7055, MECN7058) Assign Date: 27/09 14:00 - 17:00
SWE120
MECN7057A Enterprise Engineering 23/03 - 27/03 (5 days in total) 08:30 - 17:00 Professor R Siriram Exam Date: 23/04 NW36
Assign Date: Due at every 14:00 - 17:00
lecture NW40
MECN7058A Systems Engineering: Hard Systems 23/03 - 27/03 (5 days in total) 10:00 - 15:00 Mr A Smit Exam: 20/05 Boardroom SWE 107
Methodologies Assign Date: 20/04 14:00 - 17:00
SWE120
MECN7065A Service Engineering 07/09 - 11/09 (5 days in total) 08:30 - 17:00 Professor R Siriram Exam Date: 12/10 SWE110
Assign Date: Due at every 14:00 - 17:00
lectue SWE118

MECN7066A Research Methods in Eng 12/2 Wednesday + 9:00 - 16:00 Prof Law & Ms Sunjka Proposal Presentations NW17
11/3 Wednesday (2 days in total) only

MECN7112A and Investigational Methods + Investigational Refer to the Lecture/Workshop dates 9:00 - 16:00 Dr J Bührmann - Course Proposal Submission
MECN7025A Project (for Eng students already in in the column below: coordinator Date: 20/03
system) Presentations
Lecture/Workshop 1 - Ms B Sunjka 05/02 Wednesday (NW36)+ Date: 30 /03 – 09/04
Lecture/Workshop 2 - Mrs L Doherty Final Projects Submission
Lecture/Workshop 3 - Prof L Hofsajer 10/02 Monday (SWE118 from 9:00- Date: 28/09
09:45) + (SWE110 from 10:15-
16:00)+

02/03 Monday (SWE118 from 9:00-

09:45) + (SWE110 from 10:15- 16:00)
(3 days in total)
MECN7113A Strategic Management (previously titled 03/08 - 04/08+ 08:30 - 17:00 Mr G Jay Exam Date: 25/09 CPMD, 103 WILLIAM
MECN7009 Principles of Management) 13/08 - 14/08 + Assign Date: 07/09 14:00 - 17:00 RD, NORWOOD,
27/08 - 28/08 (6 days in total) CPMD Tel 011 728 7225

SEMESTER COURSES - ONE NIGHT PER WEEK IN EITHER 1ST OR 2ND SEMESTER. THE COURSES ARE NOT
REPEATED IN BOTH SEMESTERS. THE LIST OF COURSES FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR FEBRUARY - END OCTOBER

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SEMESTER 1 - 4TH FEBRUARY - 17TH MAY

MECN7019A Internal Combustion Engine Analysis 04/02-12/05 every Tuesday 17:30 -19:30 Dr H Roohani & Mr Exam Date:19/06 NW36
C.Beretta & Mr Ipeleng 14:00 - 17:00
Mathebula SWE120
MECN7059A Supply Chain Management 05/02 - 15/05 every Wednesday 17:30 -19:30 Ms H Mojapelo & Mr M Exam Date:06/06 SWE118
Motsai 14:00 - 17:00
Assign Date: TBC SWE120
MECN7010A Human Resources 07/02 - 16/05 every Thursday 17:30 - 19:30 Mr W Visser Exam Date: 28/05 SWE120
Assign Date: 25/04 14:00 - 17:00
SWE120

NOTE:
First Quarter: Mon 3 February - Fri 20 March
Second Quarter: Mon 1 April - Thur 14 May

SEMESTER 2 - 15TH JULY - 22ND OCTOBER

MECN7016A Quality Management 14/07 - 20/10 every Tuesday 17:30 - 19:30 Mr Hossein Saberit & Mr V Exam Date: 04/11 NW17
Shrivastava 14:00 - 17:00
Assign Date: 20/10 SWE118
MECN7000A Operational Research Methods 15/07 - 14/10 every Wednesday 17:30 - 19:30 Mr P Reynolds Exam Date: 13/11 NW33
Assign Date: TBC 14:00 - 17:00
SWE120
MECN7006A Production & Operations Management 16/07 - 15/10 every Thursday 17:30 - 19:30 Mr W Olivey Exam Date: 16/11 SWE120
Assign 1 : 20/08 14:00 - 17:00
Assign 2: 25/09 SWE120
MECN7007A Elements of Industrial and Commercial 16/07 - 15/10 every Thursday 17:30 -19:30 Ms K Pillay (3Q) & Ms J Exam Date: 12/11 NW36
Law Katzew (4Q) 14:00 - 17:00
Assign Date: 18/09 SWE120

NOTE:
Third Quarter: Mon 13 July - Fri 28 August
Fourth Quarter: Mon 7 September - Tues 20 October

SHORT COURSES
MECN7001 A Reliability Engineering 04/05 - 08/05 (5 days in total) 07:30 - 17:00 Mr E Bradley Exam Date: 25/05 NW36
Assign Date: 17/05 14:00 - 17:00
NW40
MECN7024A Maintenance Engineering 07/09 - 11/09 (5 days in total) 07:30 - 17:00 Mr E Bradley Exam Date: 23/09 SWE118
Assign Date: 16/09 14:00 - 17:00
SWE118

MECN0060 Lean Manufacturing TBA 08:30 - 16:00 TBA TBA TBA

ADDITIONAL NOTE FOR COURSES LECTURED BY DR R SIRIRAM

MECN7054, MECN7057, MECN7065, MECN7023
Additional Note: All
the lecture notes,
slides, case studies
etc are ONLY
available on SAKAI
PRIOR TO THE
COURSE
COMMENCING

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