Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Management
Course details
| NZQF Level | 8 |
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About the course
The Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Management is aimed at management practitioners wishing to undertake a short programme of study in order to extend and update their management knowledge and skills.
Graduates of the Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Management will be able to:
- Assess corporate social responsibility issues and determine appropriate responses
- Apply acquired knowledge and skills in practical management situations
- Evaluate evidence in order to support a management course of action
- Show evidence of advanced knowledge about management practice
- Work effectively in teams
Compulsory Paper
MGT801 Management Practice (15 credits)
The student will critically examine key aspects of management practice.
Elective Papers
Students must complete 45 credits from the following list of electives.
MGT811 Business Analysis (15 credits)
The student will develop knowledge and skills in analysing the strategies, structures and functioning of organisations, in order to improve efficiency and productivity.
MGT813 Project Management and Governance (15 credits)
This course aims to develop the knowledge, skills and competencies that will enable participants to explain the practice and application of project management in various contexts, identify and apply the principles of successful project management and governance, and examine the role of projects in achieving business strategy.
MGT814 Strategic Management (15 credits)
The student will develop knowledge and skills in undertaking strategic analysis, formulating strategy appropriate to an organisation’s internal and external environment and measuring the impact of the implemented strategy.
MGT821 Business Communications (15 credits)
The student will develop knowledge and skills in professional business communication.
MGT822 Business Entrepreneurship and Innovation (15 credits)
The student will develop knowledge and skills required to apply entrepreneurial attitudes, attributes and innovative practice to the development and strategic management of business enterprises.
MGT824 Business Human Resources (15 credits)
The student will critically evaluate the human resources needed for a business enterprise.
MGT826 Business Planning (15 credits)
The student will acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to develop a business model and plan and to set up an ongoing planning process to update the business plan.
About the provider
Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) provides quality tertiary education and training across a wide range of subjects and qualifications. From certificates to postgraduate studies, we offer NZQA programmes for students to learn at a level and pathway that suits them.
We are home to the Zero Fees Scheme and are the only tertiary provider in New Zealand to offer a no tuition cost education to domestic NZ students for every year of study, at all levels.
We offer SIT programmes at campuses in Invercargill, Queenstown, Gore, and online through SIT2LRN Distance Learning.
We also have a specialised faculty in rural education at Telford in Balclutha, South Otago.