Level 6 papers (elective) - complete three of the following:
MGT202 Employment Relations (Level 6) 15 Credits
Building on student’s knowledge of employment relations, this paper introduces students to consumer legislation, and expands their knowledge of the complex legal environment in which business operations occur and the implications of this on organisations. Students will understand relevant legal concepts and apply them to customers and staff in an organisation.
On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to: analyse the nature of employment relations within the global arena; investigate the causes of employment conflict and assess the steps conducive to resolution, research and evaluate current developments in New Zealand workplace relations and the impact of such on the development of an industry; examine the structure of the New Zealand legal system and how laws are made and developed; locate and evaluate key legislation and case reports; analyse the practical application of legal rules and principles in those areas of law commonly encountered by people in day-to-day business activities, particularly by applying the principles of contract and consumer protection laws and evaluate the potential legal implications of problems and proposals encountered by a business owner/manager.
MGT209 Managing Human Resources (Level 6) 15 Credits
Students will explore the manager’s role in managing human resources and coordinating team activities. This paper will enable students to develop an understanding of aspects of leadership, leadership style and methods for dealing with leadership problems.
On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to: develop a human resource management plan for a specific organisation; outline the factors involved in performance management and critically examine strategies to review individual performance; analyse the factors that contribute to a positive work environment, including cultural aspects of human resource management; examine the importance of leadership style in managing people and dealing with problems in a team environment; consider various contemporary leadership concepts and how they can be implemented to manage teams effectively and evaluate the application of leadership concepts in business environments.
MGT215 Organisational Behaviour (Level 6) 15 Credits
This paper provides students with a strong background and understanding of organisational and motivational theories and the application of these in the development of internal and external environmental analyses for an organisation.
On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to: examine organisation theory in relation to management in organisations; examine motivation theory in relation to management in organisations and conduct internal and external environmental analyses for an organisation.
MGT219 Change Management (Level 6) 15 Credits
This paper provides students with an understanding of change management and the managing of the change process within an organisational context, supported by an understanding of leadership theory and solvency analysis in relation to management in organisations.
On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to: debate current schools of thought that contribute to change management in organisations; examine methods for managing the change process in an organisation; analyse the relationship of leadership theory in organisational management and demonstrate and apply knowledge of the solvency test and its relationship to organisational change.
MGT222 Health and Safety in Employment (Level 6) 15 Credits
This paper presents students with an overview of health and safety in employment situations and the development of strategies to reduce the incidence and severity of work-related injury and illness.
On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to: examine sources of health and safety information; analyse health and safety information; analyse programme strategies to reduce the incidence and severity of work-related injury and illness and develop and apply a health and safety strategy for a specific organisation.
- Requires access to a workplace or organisation to assess Health and Safety systems, processes and procedures.
Level 7 papers (compulsory) – complete all of the following:
MGT301 Business Ethics (Level 7) 15 Credits
This paper aims to provide participants with an understanding of ethical reasoning. Participants will learn to identify ethical issues and evaluate ethical theories as they are applied to various contexts with a particular emphasis on business.
On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to: critically assess key ethical theories and principles; examine and research ethical issues; critically evaluate and apply a variety of ethical theories and principles to ethical problems; critically assess ethical theories and principles and their use in business and formulate strategies to assist businesses with ethical conduct.
MGT302 Contemporary Issues (Level 7) 15 Credits
This paper provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate an advanced knowledge and understanding of various marketing / management / accounting theories and practices applicable to profit and/or non-profit organisations, which reflect the key contemporary issues faced by organisations.
Students will be able to identify, consolidate and evaluate strategic issues studied in earlier parts of the degree and within the current business environment.
On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to: examine and critique contemporary issues relating to organisations and demonstrate familiarity with relevant published works; critically reflect on identified contemporary issues facing a specific organisation, including assessing the relevance and potential impacts; analyse information needs and recommend appropriate data gathering processes to aid organisational decision-making and planning, for an identified contemporary issue facing a chosen organisation and determine the research area for either their dissertation or advanced research project.
MGT312 Advanced Human Resource Management (Level 7) 15 Credits
Students will develop an understanding of the ways in which Human Resource Management supports an organisation in achieving its strategic goals.
On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to: evaluate demographic trends in New Zealand’s workforce and the implications for organisations and the human resource function; design a recruitment and selection process that is linked to an organisation’s human resource strategy and business strategy; evaluate current approaches to employee professional development and assess how they support an organisation in meeting its strategic objectives; evaluate the factors that affect employee engagement; research the link between employee engagement and organisational results and discuss the implications for the HR function; evaluate current schools of thought in the area of reward and discuss the link between business strategy and reward and appraise and debate how technology can support and enhance the HR function.
Level 7 papers (elective) – complete one of the following:
MGT310 Management Dissertation (30 credits)
This paper provides students with an opportunity to conduct advanced research into an aspect of management theory or practice by integrating the body of knowledge learnt in management papers.
On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to select a current management issue or applied management problem and formulate an appropriate research objective and research question, plan, organise and implement a research project, select and apply appropriate research methodologies, collect, analyse and interpret research data, write a research report to a professional standard, make an oral presentation of the management-related research project and answer relevant questions raised.
You are expected to:
Identify and Investigate a current management issue based on personal interest, benefit to an organisation, popular topic or a gap in research you have identified
Approach
- Select a current management issue or applied management problem and formulate an appropriate research objective and research question.
- Select and apply appropriate research methodologies.
- Collect, analyse and interpret research data.
- Write a research report to a professional standard.
- Make a research poster to present your research work
- Undertake an oral defence presenting key points from your research report and answer relevant questions raised.
Assessments
- Introduction and Literature Review
- Final Research Report
- Research Poster
- Oral defence (via Skype)
- Reflective Journal
Total Word Count
Approximately 12,000 words
MGT320 Internship (30 credits)
This paper provides students with an opportunity to become familiar with the micro and macro operating environments of an organization and to apply the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the course of their degree study. Using knowledge and skills gained in the first two years of the degree, students will be enabled to present a development/problem-solving proposal in an area relevant to the internship organization. Students will also gain reflective skills through the reflection on the internship and how their personal and professional managerial skills have developed and broadened.
On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to, critically evaluate an organisation’s corporate direction, main activities, and identify and evaluate the internal environment of the internship organisation, evaluate the organisation’s operating environment and the role of the internship organisation within the industry, assess and rationalise to all stakeholders significant issues confronting the internship organisation, specifically an aspect of concern or interest to the organisation’s operation or management, conduct and critically evaluate primary research regarding the specific aspect to be stated, distinguish between critical and non-critical factors impacting on the problem/development, evaluate information and make recommendations for specific development/problem, consider and assess issues for implementing recommendations, critically assess the dilemmas, challenges and problems faced, and how these issues were resolved during the internship, critically evaluate how the knowledge and skills acquired during the degree programme were adapted into practical situations.
You are expected to:
Identify and Investigate a current management issue within your internship organisation
Approach
- Find an internship placement (this can be in your existing workplace)
- Collect both primary and secondary information to investigate a significant management issue within the organisation
- Make recommendations based on the findings and present a development/problem solving proposal
- Present the reflections and evaluations of the internship project and answer relevant questions raised.
Assessments
- Introductory Report (based on the organisation)
- Proposal Report including Negotiation Evidence
- Research and Strategy Report
- Journal
- Presentation (via Skype)
Total Word Count
Approximately 12,000 words
Applicants must have obtained at least an undergraduate degree in any discipline,
OR
Be a mature student aged at least 20 years and supply evidence of at least three years’ relevant work experience. Each mature applicant must provide their curriculum vitae detailing any relevant work experience and academic achievements. The Programme Manager will use this information to assess whether the applicant is likely to successfully complete the Graduate Diploma.
Language Requirements
Applicants from countries with an annual student visa approval rate of at least 80 percent, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having passed an NZQA approved English Proficiency Assessment, or one of the following tests of English language competence in accordance with the NZQA rules below:
- IELTS test – Academic score of 6, with no band score lower than 5.5
- TOEFL Paper-based test (pBT) – Score of 550 (with an essay score of 5 TWE)
- TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) – Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18)
- University of Cambridge English Examinations – FCE, or FCE for schools, or CAE, or CPE with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill OET at Grade C in all sub-tests
- NZCEL – a) expiring b) current; a) Level 4 (Academic) b) Level 4 (Academic)
- Pearson Test of English (Academic) – PtoE (Academic) score of 50
- City & Guilds IESOL – B2 Communicator with a score of 66
- LanguageCert – C1 Expert IESOL (LRWS) with PASS
An NZQA approved English Language proficiency test, where the student has achieved an outcome that is equivalent or better than those scores listed for Internationally recognised English language proficiency tests above in relation to the level of intended programme of study, or
Completion of all primary education and at least three years’ secondary education at schools with English as the language of instruction, or
Completion of five years of secondary education at schools with English as the language of instruction.
Applicants from countries with an annual student visa approval rate below 80 per cent, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English must provide evidence that they:
- Achieved NCEA Level 3 and met New Zealand University Entrance requirements, or
- Been awarded a Bachelor Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Bachelor Honours Degree, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Master’s Degree or Doctoral Degree with English as the language of instruction, from tertiary education providers from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States, or
- Been awarded the Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults, CELTA, or
- Have achieved one of the English Language competence tests specified above within the two years preceding the proposed date of enrolment.