There is also an increasing demand for those professionals to hold higher level qualifications. Applicants for these roles are therefore at a considerable advantage with a postgraduate qualification and there is a strong emphasis within this programme on application of knowledge and development capabilities in business management or business information systems.
Flexibility within this qualification will also enable aspirations to be matched/targeted to specific employment opportunities.
Learners will extend and deepen their knowledge and understanding of current management capabilities and issues in a range of applied settings through experiential learning strategies and reflective practice.
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This qualification will prepare you for further postgraduate study in the Master of Applied Management (Business Management). Alternatively, you could seek employment in a business management or business information systems-related role.
Minimum academic entry requirements are:
If you need to improve your English Language skills, we offer a wide range of English programmes.
Selection criteria
Where there are more applicants than places available, applicants will be selected on the basis of the best academic records and their admission recommended to the Academic Director who will approve the final selection.
We do not accept international learners under the age of 18 at the time of enrolment.
Students may have completed an undergraduate degree in a different discipline and be working in a management role. There are no specific foundation/bridging programmes in Applied Management for this qualification. Where English proficiency does not meet the required IELTS level, students may pathway to this qualification by completing the New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Level 5).
You'll learn using an online learning platform called Moodle. This means that, no matter where you are, you have easy access to all your course content. You also have access to Office 365, including Microsoft Teams, which you can use as part of your interaction with lecturers and classmates.
You will be expected to spend about 300 hours per study block on your course work. This includes both scheduled class time and self-directed study. For on-campus student, some of these hours may be spent in a workplace gaining hands-on experience and developing important industry and business connections.
This programme comprises four compulsory 15-credit courses, plus electives totalling 60 credits (at Level 8 or 9) from the elective list below.
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COMPULSORY |
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Course name |
Course description |
Credits |
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Capabilities for Managers |
Gain a critical awareness of the skills needed to manage complex organisations |
15 |
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Research and Enquiry |
Achieve the skills you need to undertake small-scale professional projects within organisations |
15 |
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Analytics for Managers |
Achieve the skills needed to critically evaluate data for decision making within applied management |
15 |
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Project Management |
Learn how to develop critical analysis and application skills in project management |
15 |
| ELECTIVES | ||
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
Learn how to analyse the processes associated with managing entrepreneurship and innovation within both new ventures and existing firms and to assess the significant issues associated with utilising these managerial concepts to optimise organisational performance |
15 |
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Managing for Sustainability |
Develop your sustainable practice capabilities and apply these capabilities to a variety of applied settings as a sustainable practice manager |
15 |
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Marketing in a Digital Age |
Gain the marketing management capabilities necessary to organise and manage for growth and profitability in a digital age |
15 |
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Financial Decision Making |
Learn how to apply the concepts, theory and analytical techniques of finance to investment, financing and dividend decisions of a firm |
15 |
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Applied Human Resource Management |
Gain the skills needed for management of human resources within contemporary Aotearoa/New Zealand organisations |
15 |
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Management of Information Systems |
To enable students to understand how information systems should be managed in order to assist in the achievement of the strategic goals of organisations |
15 |
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Professional Project |
Apply the skills and knowledge you have gained during the programme to complete an applied professional project that contributes to professional practice in management within your chosen major |
45 |
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Cross-cultural Management |
Develop capabilities to evaluate the issues that arise in the leadership of organisations when managers address culturally determined differences in employee values, attitudes and behaviours |
15 |
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Corporate Governance and Leadership |
Evaluate complex corporate governance and leadership challenges in the context of different ownership structures. This will include governance and leadership models in the context of indigenous organisations and the importance of the Treaty of Waitangi |
15 |
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Managing Change and Adversity |
Critically analyse the processes associated with achieving organisational growth, effective management of change, and the implementation of actions to respond to adversity, including how iwi/M¯aori organisations have managed post settlement growth |
15 |
Recognition of Prior Learning including cross credit or credit transfer is offered for up to 60 credits in this programme.
Advanced standing is available for up to 60 credits in this programme through the process of assessment of prior learning. Students may use a combination of formal and informal learning experiences to support their application.
AM801002 Capabilities for Managers is not available for credit recognition.