New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 5) (Administration and Technology Strand)

This qualification provides learners with core technical knowledge, people, cognitive, affective, and business environment skills.

The programme is structured with core technical papers, then three elective papers.

For New Students to this Programme of Study:

Please undertake 8 papers to complete this programme.

• The core compulsory papers in all strands are: BSNS5001, BSNS5002, BSNS5003 and BSNS5004

The 4 compulsory papers for the Administration and Technology strand as follows:

• Administration and Technology Strand: BSNS5201, BSNS5202, BSNS5203 and BSNS5204

For Returning Students (student who have previously started this programme of study):

Please select papers that start with MGT... these papers are only for returning students who are finishing off the SIT version of this qualification. New students should not select these papers.

• Core Compulsory: MGT501,MGT502,MGT503, MGT504, MGT505
• Administration and Technology strand: MGT506,MGT508, MGT509
• Leadership and Management strand: MGT507, MGT508, MGT510
• Project Management strand: Compulsory MGT511, 30 credits from MGT514, MGT515.

Programme Structure (New Learners under Te Pūkenga)

Compulsory Core Courses (all strands)

• BSNS5001 Organisations in an Aotearoa New Zealand Context
• BSNS5002 Business Environments
• BSNS5003 Business Functions
• BSNS5004 Change and Innovation

Administration and Technology Strand

• BSNS5201 Administration Systems and Processes
• BSNS5202 Advanced Business Information
• BSNS5203 Applied Business Technologies
• BSNS5204 Office Management

Paper Descriptions

BSNS5001 Organisations in an Aotearoa New Zealand Context  (Level 5) 15 Credits

The aim of this course is to develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies to analyse organisations and engage with stakeholders in an Aotearoa New Zealand context.

At the successful completion of this course, ākonga will be able to:

• Examine the nature of organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand
• Analyse how bi-cultural partnerships can influence operational business activities and relationships in Aotearoa New Zealand.
• Demonstrate effective communication in professional contexts
• Maintain professional and ethical stakeholder relationships in a socially and culturally appropriate manner.

BSNS5002 Business Environments (Level 5) 15 Credits

The aim of this course is to develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies to analyse and manage the impact of environmental influences on an organisation.

At the successful completion of this course, ākonga will be able to:

• Analyse the impact of internal environmental influences on business operations.
• Analyse the impact of external environmental influences on business operations.
• Evaluate environmental data to manage risk to support the performance of an organisation.

BSNS5003 Business Functions (Level 5) 15 Credits

The aim of this course is to develop knowledge, skills, and competencies relevant to the core business functions of accounting, operations, human resource management, marketing and sales.

At the successful completion of this course, ākonga will be able to:

• Apply principles and practices of operations to support business performance.
• Examine the role of human resource management in supporting business performance.
• Explain the application of marketing and sales principles and practices that support business performance.
• Explore accounting concepts and processes that support business performance.

BSNS5004 Change and Innovation (Level 5) 15 Credits

The aim of this course is to develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies to contribute to organisational change and innovation.

At the successful completion of this course, ākonga will be able to:

• Apply practices and processes relevant to organisational change and innovation.
• Discuss how organisational change and innovation can contribute to enhanced business performance.
• Examine personal and interpersonal skills that contribute to organisational change and innovation.

BSNS5201 Administration Systems and Processes (Level 5) 15 Credits

The aim of this course is to develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies to evaluate administration systems and processes to inform improvements.

At the successful completion of this course, ākonga will be able to:

• Demonstrate effective use of administration systems and processes used in organisations.
• Analyse administration systems and processes to inform decision making for an organisation.
• Recommend improvements to manage administration systems and processes in an organisation.

BSNS5202 Advanced Business Information (Level 5) 15 Credits

The aim of this course is to develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies to produce business information to support administration functions and operations in organisations.

At the successful completion of this course, ākonga will be able to:

• Describe how business information is used within administration functions and operations of organisations.
• Analyse communication methods used to produce business information for organisations.
• Produce business information to support administration functions and operations of organisations.

BSNS5203 Applied Business Technologies (Level 5) 15 Credits

The aim of this course is to develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies to support the use of technologies in organisations.

At the successful completion of this course, ākonga will be able to:

• Describe the role of business technologies within organisations.
• Examine current and emerging technologies to support business operation in Aotearoa New Zealand.
• Recommend business technologies to meet the needs of organisations.

BSNS5204 Office Management (Level 5) 15 Credits

The aim of this course is to develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies to manage business administration functions and operations to support organisations.

At the successful completion of this course, ākonga will be able to:

• Describe the role and responsibilities of an office manager in an organisation.
• Analyse how administration functions, operations, and/or projects support operational goals.
• Plan administration functions, operations, and/or projects that support operational goals.

Programme Structure (Returning Students)

Compulsory (all strands)

• MGT504 Introduction to Accounting
• MGT502 Introduction to Human Resource Management
• MGT501 Introduction to Applied Management
• MGT503 Introduction to Applied Marketing
• MGT505 Business Communications

Administration and Technology Strand

• MGT506 Introduction to Business Operations
• MGT508 Workplace Relationships
• MGT509 Administration Systems

Paper Descriptions

MGT504 Introduction to Accounting (Level 5) 15 credits

This paper provides students with an introduction to management accounting, finance processes and their associated components.

On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to: explain the role of management accounting; apply processes for controlling and allocating costs; prepare information for management decision making; develop financial strategies; identify opportunities to improve financial performance; analysis and interpretation and analyse and interpret an entity’s financial report.

MGT502 Introduction to Human Resource Management (Level 5) 15 credits 

This paper provides students with an overview of human resource management specific to the New Zealand Environment.

On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to: discuss human resource management and its place in organisations in new Zealand; outline the main functions of human resource management in the New Zealand context; discuss the impact of key legislation on human resource management practice in new Zealand; explain human resource requirements and potential sources for personnel; analyse employment obligations and responsibilities within a particular context; assess staff development needs and policies and apply human resource management options to a specific situation.

MGT501 Introduction to Applied Management (Level 5) 15 credits 

This paper provides students with an introduction to the principles management and strategic processes and how these may be applied to address current issues in the New Zealand context.

On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to: discuss the role of strategy and strategy formulation in organisational planning and development; explain strategies for organisational development; identify the resources and capabilities of a specific organisation in relation to its external environment; identify the strengths and weaknesses of business vision concepts, including entrepreneurship and innovation with reference to relevant management models and theories; outline an ethical framework for business operations, which includes te ahurea Māori and develop management goals and objectives and strategic plans and justify the approach with reference to relevant applied management theories.

MGT503 Introduction to Applied Marketing (Level 5) 15 credits

This paper provides students with an introduction to marketing principles and processes used in the promotion of products or services and in the establishment of direction and targets for marketing operations.

On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to: discuss the role of promotion in marketing; explain the inter-relationships of the promotional mix; outline how situational analysis is used to determine appropriate promotional objectives and target market with reference to relevant marketing theories and modes; identify marketing objectives within a given context and justify the approach with reference to relevant marketing theory and develop an operational plan for a marketing campaign.

MGT505 Business Communications (Level 5) 15 credits 

This paper provides students with an overview of applied communication techniques within the business context of working within teams or groups.

On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to: discuss advantages and disadvantages of working within teams/groups with reference to relevant business communications theory; analyse team/group processes and their effect on team/group functions; discuss the social and cultural aspects of communication within teams; compare and contrast strategies to manage conflict within a team/group; identify theoretical approaches for team building and provide examples of a relevant team building approach in a selected context and develop goals and team/group processes to achieve objectives and justify the approach with reference to business communication theories and models.

MGT506 Introduction to Business Operations (Level 5) 15 credits

This paper provides students with an introduction to business operations surrounding conflict management, and the presentation of business information.

On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to: compare and contrast the outcomes of conflict management; develop strategies to manage conflict situations within an organizational environment; compare presentation options for dissemination of business information and present business appropriate information to an audience and justify rationale for approach with reference to relevant theories.

MGT508 Workplace Relationships (Level 5) 15 credits

This paper provides students with an overview of strategic workplace relationships, including managing conflict situations and the potential impact of workplace relationships upon business operations.

On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to: with reference to relevant theories and models, develop strategies to establish and maintain positive workplace relationships; examine the issues of interpersonal conflict in a workplace situation; implement strategies for avoiding and/or resolving conflict situations and justify choices of strategy using relevant theories and models and utilise conflict resolution strategies for a business operation.

MGT509 Administration Systems (Level 5) 15 credits

This paper provides students with an overview of administrative systems and practices, including the management and evaluation of systems and processes to support a business entity’s needs

On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to identify and critically assess administration systems within a business entity, apply management techniques to the administration functions and operations within a business entity, evaluate emerging business technologies in terms of meeting business needs, use evaluative techniques to identify and recommend applicable improvements to administrative systems and processes.