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POSTGRADUATE TIMETABLE - 2025
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COURSES WILL RUN ONLINE via Continuous Assessment
BLOCK RELEASE COURSES - COURSES OFFERED FROM JAN - NOVEMBER
Lecturer and Further
CourseCode Course Name Dates Time Details Continuous Assesment Location
MECN7001A Reliability Engineering 03/07 - 28/07 Every Monday and 1700 - 20:00 Mr R Sibanda Date: TBC Online
Thursday
MECN7005A Engineering Economics Monday, 24 February 2025 08:30 - 13:00 Mr G Jay Date: TBC Online
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
Monday, 03 March 2025 Assign1 -24/03
Wednesday, 05 March 2025 Assign2- 07/04
Monday, 10 March 2025
Wednesday, 12 March 2025
Monday, 17 March 2025
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Monday, 24 March 2025
MECN7008A Financial Management Tuesday, 26 August 2025 15:30 -17:30 Mr G Jay 31 October 2025 Online
Thursday, 28 August 2025
Tuesday, 02 September 2025 Assign1- 06/10
Thursday, 04 September 2025 Assign2- 20/10
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
Thursday, 18 September 2025
Monday, 22 September 2025
Monday, 29 September 2025
Tuesday, 07 October 2025
Thursday, 09 October 2025
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
Thursday, 16 October 2025
Thursday, 23 October 2025
MECN7017A Value Engineering 15/09 - 19/09 (5 days in total) 08:30 - 17:00 Mr K Bindeman Date: TBC Online
Assign Date:TBC
MECN7023A Management of Technology 05/07 Saturday + 08:30 - 17:00 Professor R Siriram Date: TBC Online
02/08 Saturday + Assign Date: Due at every
06/09 Saturday + lecture
04/10 Saturday (4 days in total)
MECN7024A Maintenance Engineering 03/04 - 24/04 Every Monday and 16:00 - 20:00 Mr R Sibanda Date: TBC Online
Thursday
MECN7032A Management Accounting Monday, 28 April 2025 15:30 - 17:30 Mr G Jay 07 April 2025 Online
Wednesday, 30 April 2025 Assign1- 09/06
Tuesday, 06 May 2025 Assign2 - 23/06
Thursday, 08 May 2025
Tuesday, 13 May 2025
Thursday, 15 May 2025
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
Thursday, 22 May 2025
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
Thursday, 29 May 2025
Friday, 30 May 2025
MECN7051A Business to Business Marketing 01/03 Saturday + 08:30 - 17:00 Mr S Moeller Date: TBC Online
08/03 Saturday + Presentation: TBC
15/03 Saturday +
22/03 Saturday +
29/03 Saturday (5 days in total)
MECN7053A Systems Engineering Management 18/08 - 22/08 (5 days in total) 10:00 - 15:00 Ms S Malherbe Date: TBC Online
Assign Date: 19/09
MECN7054A Systems Eng Soft Systems Methodologies 01/03 Saturday 09:00 - 17:00 Professor R Siriram Date: Online
22/03 Saturday Assign Dates: Due at every
12/04 Saturday lecture
26/04 Saturday
14/06 Saturday (5 days in total)
MECN7055A Requirements Analysis in Systems 30/06- 04/07 (5 days in total) 10:00 - 15:00 Ms S Malherbe Date: TBC Online
Engineering Assign Date: 25/07
MECN7057A Enterprise Engineering 03/05 Friday 08:30 - 17:00 Professor R Siriram Date: TBC Online
17/05 Friday Assign Date: Due at every
31/05 Friday lecture
12/07 Friday
26/07 Friday (5 days in total)
MECN7058A Systems Engineering: Hard Systems 24/03 - 28/03 (5 days in total) 10:00 - 15:00 Ms S Malherbe Date: TBC Online
Methodologies Assign Date: 25/04
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MECN7065A Service Engineering 09/08 Saturday 08:30 - 17:00 Professor R Siriram Date: TBC Online
30/08 Saturday Assign Date: Due at every
27/09 Saturday lectue
11/10 Saturday
25/10 Saturday (5 days in total)
MECN7066A Research Methods in Eng Refer to the Lecture/Workshop dates 9:00 - 11:00 Prof K Hassani Proposal Presentations Online
below: only
W1 - 13/02 Thursday
W2- 20/02 Thursday
W3- 06/03 Thursday
W4- 13/03 Thursday
W3- 03/04 Thursday
W4- 10/04 Thursday
W5- 08/05 Thursday
MECN7111A,7112A Investigational Methods + Investigational No Workshops please refer to the 9:00 - 13:00 Dr B Smith - Course Proposal Submission Online
and Project (for Eng students already in MECN7112A Ulwazi site coordinator Date: Presentations
MECN7025A system) Date: Final Projects
Submission
MECN7113A Strategic Management Monday, 07 July 2025 08:00 - 10:30 Mr G Jay 22 August 2025 Online
Wednesday, 09 July 2025 Assign1- 11/08
Monday, 14 July 2025 Assign2- 18/08
Wednesday, 16 July 2025 Group Presentation-18/08
Monday, 21 July 2025
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
Monday, 28 July 2025
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Monday, 04 August 2025
Wednesday, 06 August 2025
Monday, 18 August 2025
MECN7117A Lean Operations 18/08 - 22/08 (5 days in total) 08:30 - 17:00 Mr Z Myeza Date: TBC Online
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
SEMESTER 1 - 10TH FEBRUARY - 27TH MAY
MECN7019A Internal Combustion Engine Analysis 11/02- 27/05 every Tuesday 17:30 -19:30 Dr H Roohani & Mr [Link] Date: TBC Online
& Mr I Mathebula
MECN7059A Supply Chain Management 12/02 - 21/05 every Wednesday 17:30 -19:30 Mr P Makins Date: TBC Online
Assign Date: TBC
MECN7120A Strategic Sourcing and Procurement 11/02- 27/05 every Tuesday 17:30 -19:30 Mr P Makins Date: TBC Online
Excellence
NOTE:
First Quarter: Mon 10 February - Wed 26 March
Second Quarter: Mon 07 April - Tue 27 May
SEMESTER 2 - 22ND JULY - 28TH OCTOBER
MECN7026A Finite Element Methods 28/07 - 27/10 every Monday 17:30 -19:30 Dr C Constancon Date: TBC Online
MECN7114A Operations Strategy 28/07 - 27/10 every Monday 17:30 -19:30 Mr T Raiva Date: TBC Online
MECN7013A Principles of Air Conditioning 22/07 - 28/10 every Tuesday 17:30 - 19:30 Mr Y Suder Date: TBC Online
MECN7016A Quality Management 22/07 - 28/10 every Tuesday 17:30 - 19:30 Mr H Saberi & Mr V Date: TBC Online
Shrivastava
MECN7000A Operational Research Methods 23/07 - 22/10 every Wednesday 17:30 - 19:30 Mr M Eardley Date: TBC Online
MECN7006A Production & Operations Management 24/07 - 23/10 every Thursday 17:30 - 19:30 Ms K Mabotja Date: TBC Online
MECN7007A Elements of Industrial and Commercial 22/07 - 28/10 every Tuesday 17:30 -19:30 Ms K Pillay (3Q) & Ms J Date: TBC Online
Law Katzew (4Q)
NOTE:
Third Quarter: Tue 22 July - Fri 05 September
Fourth Quarter: Mon 15 September - Tue 28 October
ADDITIONAL NOTE FOR COURSES LECTURED BY DR R SIRIRAM
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Additional Note: All lecture notes, slides readings etc are available on Canvas. It is essential that students read through the lectures slides before the class commences or
they will be at a disadvantage.
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