UNISA - BCom Informatics - Commerce subjects

[Newbie23]

Hi all

After a very long break, I am continuing with my BCom Informatics degree with UNISA.
I'm still on first year.
Anyway, I am taking the following modules next semester:
ECS1601
FAC1502
MNB1501

Thing is, I have no idea how to tackle these commerce subjects but I need to pass them. When I last studied, I barely scraped through Economics 1 with a 60% pass.

I've been working in IT since I matriculated and I have no experience in commerce at all.

• Does anyone have any advice on how to approach these subjects?
• How did some of you fair with these subjects?
• What are some of the proven methods with correspondence studies for subjects like these?

Any help would be great!

Yes, I realize that I can do a B.Sc Informatics degree instead and avoid all these commerce subjects but I don't meet the mathematics requirement.

 

[D3x!]

MNB1501 is basic AF.

FAC1502 i struggled with slightly in the begninning because I never had accounting at school, ended up getting 80 something, if you struggle go do a few classes.

and FYI if you did informatics you would be doing most of these subjects.

 

[Almaster78]

FAC1502 and MNB1501 are part of the BSc Informatics degree too. So either way you would need to do them. I have completed the BSc Informatics degree, MNB1501 is not hard at all, basic business management, and FAC1502 is a level above matric accounting.
Sign up for this online coures, its the FAC1502 module done by a UNISA lecturer. http://www.tabaldi.org/courses/46-fac1502.html
I used it and FAC1502 was a breeze.

 

[stixx]

I have a BCom Informatics degree (not from UNISA though).

If you are struggling/think you will struggle with these subjects then Informatics might not be the right degree for you. A lot of the course work is commerce related, as in the work environment you will be required to use a lot of the commerce knowledge. The commerce subjects are not that difficult. Understand the concepts they are trying to get across and you will be fine.

 

[Newbie23]

Thanks for the advice.
I think I'll probably end up doing a class or 2 for FAC1502.

Regarding ECS1601, any thoughts?
I believe that's Economics 2, I did Economics when I last studied and I scraped through.