Graduate Diploma (Management) – GradDip(Mgt)

The course provides students from a range of educational backgrounds/cultures and language settings with the academic language skills needed for final year undergraduate and postgraduate study. It equips students whose first language is not English with the necessary skills to successfully engage in group work, communicate effectively in collaborations with others, and gain confidence in building productive relationships to achieve their learning outcomes.

This course aims to enable students to develop the critical and analytical thinking skills essential for studying at the final year of undergraduate and at postgraduate level. Students will learn to critically engage with academic reading material to examine and evaluate the argument of others. Students will learn to identify the difference between critical analysis and description and be able to better formulate an argument effectively in their own writing. Students will participate in interactive workshops to develop confidence in their ability to apply critical thinking strategies.  Students will analyse differing viewpoints, challenge the views of others and clearly communicate their own position.

This course takes an andragogical approach to develop students from a range of educational backgrounds and cultures such that they can adeptly navigate differing contexts demanding diverse language competencies. The skills developed extend the ability and reach of students through the use of real-world business contexts and contexts requiring differing genres and lexicons. It equips students whose first language is not English with the necessary skills to transition successfully between different contexts as effective communicators.

This course will provide students with an understanding of how to interact, participate and communicate effectively in Aotearoa New Zealand. Emphasis will be placed on providing students with opportunities to understand their own culture, develop meaningful and empathic understandings of other cultures (with reference to Aotearoa New Zealand) and how they relate to each other.  This course will also develop knowledge, understanding and intercultural communication skills that will enable students to participate effectively in a range of personal and professional contexts.

An introduction to business management in Aotearoa New Zealand, and the skills, tools and techniques needed for success in professional business practice. Students will engage with core concepts, examples, and case studies relevant to a range of business functions.

This course introduces the area of Human Resource Management and Workplace Relations. Specifically, the focus of the course is on the principles and practices associated with organisational behaviour, employment relations, human resources management and development.

A study of the theories of management and their application within organisations.

An analysis of the relationships between the business community, the natural environment, and social and environmental sustainability. The course examines global debates on social and environmental issues, introduces theories of sustainability, and considers the implications of sustainability for business policy and management.

Focuses on the first stage of international expansion by providing an introduction to the knowledge and skills required for managing import and export businesses and conducting international trade.