POSTGRAD DIPLOMA / MASTER APPLIED MANAGEMENT 2018Information for International applicants Napier and Auckland

Qualification• Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Management (Level 8)

• Master of Applied Management (Level 9)

Level Level 8 & 9

LengthPG Diploma: 1 YearMasters: 1 1/2 Years

Start datesNapier: 19 Feb, 7 May, 23 July, 8 OctAuckland: 26 Mar, 4 June, 20 Aug, 29 Oct

FeesPG Diploma: NZ$ 21,000 (1 year)

Masters: NZ$ 32,000 (1 1/2 Years)

IELTS 6.5 (academic) no band lower than 6.0 or equivalent.

Total creditsPG Diploma: 120Masters: 60

Class times Classes are scheduled between 8.00am and 5.00pm Monday - Friday. Approximately four classroom hours per course per week

Study hours Approximately two hours for each classroom hour

Location Napier, Auckland

STUDENT PROFILEAmy Abaquita | The Philippines

“The teachers are knowledgeable and are good at what they do. They are like a second family!”

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN APPLIED MANAGEMENT (1 YEAR)This programme deepens and broadens applied business management knowledge well beyond initial undergraduate level.

The programme has a strong applied, real-world focus and utilises research projects, work-based case studies and interaction with industry practitioners in addition to on-campus workshops and blended learning. The programme develops students applied business problem solving and critical thinking skills

to advanced levels.

MASTER OF APPLIED MANAGEMENT (18 MONTHS)Progressing on from the Postgraduate Diploma, this programme seeks to develop students’ applied management capabilities and has a practical focus grounded in theory. It emphasises the application of knowledge in real-world contexts. Students will choose from two streams; a coursework stream and a research stream.

COURSEWORK:This stream will incorporate a capstone course and an individual scholarly project (a small scale research project). Students will have the opportunity to apply their knowledge through practical assessments (including cases and business simulations) and projects; working in groups and individually.

RESEARCH:Students will undertake an extended individual research project focussing on a specific business issue or problem, incorporating advanced levels of analysis, evaluation and discussion. Students wanting to enrol in this stream should have prior experience in business research.

The eight areas of professional competence that are covered by the

programme are:

• Money• Markets

$ $ $

$50,133Median earnings one year

after study

$57,508Median earnings two years

after study

$66,485Median earnings five years

after study

Job opportunities Employment rate two years after study

76% Employment rate two years

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CAREER OUTLOOK

Source: https://www.careers.govt.nz/qualifications/view/2519/6007

• Technology• Innovation

• Globalisation• Sustainability

• People and culture• Planning

SCHOLARSHIP

There is a scholarship available for this programme. This scholarship providea a small contribution to assist students realise their goal of studying in New Zealand.

All International students who accept an offer of place for this programme will receive the scholarship. Please contact us for more information: international@eit.ac.nz

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ENTRY CRITERIA

ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

An undergraduate business degree with a B pass or better, plus previous

relevant work experience. Where the candidate’s undergraduate degree

does not provide the basis of study at the level required for more

advanced study, students will be required to enrol in the Postgraduate

Diploma in Applied Management in the first instance. Upon successful

completion, they can choose to continue their studies to Masters degree

level, either through classroom based study or research.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Students are required to have attained an acceptable level of English

language fluency. This may be demonstrated in a variety of ways,

including successful study in English, approved scores on TOEFL or

IELTS (6.5 Academic) with no band score lower than 6.0 or equivalent, or

completion of an EIT Hawke’s Bay assessment (ELPT).

LEVEL COURSE CREDITS

LEVEL 8 MAPM8.100 International Markets 15MAPM8.150 Finance for Executives 15MAPM8.200 Leadership 15MAPM8.350 Innovation 15MAPM8.400 Global Strategies in Business 15MAPM8.450 Decision Making 15MAPM8.500 Governance 15MAPM8.550 Lean Management 15MAPM8.600 Special Topic 15MAPM8.650 Workplace Learning 15MAPM8.900 Research in Applied Management 30

CAREER PATHWAYS These programmes enable graduates to develop and/or manage a

business, or pursue professional careers within different types of

industries and agencies. These can include the following areas:

• domestic and international markets;

• financial and cost management;

• managing people and businesses;

• understand different cultures and how to do business in a multi-cultural environment;

• strategic planning and strategic management;

• corporate planning;

• managing and controlling different types of technology;

• innovation and entrepreneurial;

• consultancy;

• product and services marketing;

• operations and business in the global world;

• sustainable business, and;

• research in industry and business.

FIND OUT MORE:

international@eit.ac.nz www.international.eit.ac.nz

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COURSE LISTPlease note, if a student intends to continue to Masters level they must complete MAPM8.900 Research in Applied Management in the first year of study. None of the other courses have pre-requisites.

LEVEL 9: MASTER OF APPLIED MANAGEMENT (60 CREDITS)

RESEARCH STREAMMAPM9.100 Applied Business Research Project 45 + 1x Level 8 subject (see list above) 15

COURSEWORK STREAM MAPM9.200 Applied Management Capstone 30MAPM9.300 Independent Scholarly Project 15 + 1x Level 8 subject (see list above) 15

STUDY PATHWAYS

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA

FINANCE

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA leading to Masters

EXIT WITH POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA

ELIGIBLE TO COMPLETE SPECIALISATION

CONTINUE TO MASTERS

45 credits at Level 7+ 75 credits at Level 8

120 credits at Level 8

NO LEVEL 7 SUBJECTS CAN BE TAKEN

MASTERS 45 credits at Level 9 + 15 credits at Level 8

SPECIALISATIONS Select 3x Level 7 subjects (45 credits)

SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS

MANAGEMENT

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

MARKETING & RETAIL

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY

CHOOSE STREAM

RESEARCH PROJECT (L9)

45 CREDITS

+

+ 1 X LEVEL 8 SUBJECT15 CREDITS

CAPSTONE COURSE (L9)

30 CREDITS

INDEPENDENT SCHOLARLY PROJECT

(L9)15 CREDITS

+ Select 5x Level 8 subjects (75 credits) from the course description list below

+1 X LEVEL 8 SUBJECT

15 CREDITS

Hawke’s Bay Campus HB & Auckland

HB & AucklandHB & Auckland HB & Auckland

Hawke’s Bay Campus Hawke’s Bay Campus

Hawke’s Bay Campus

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

LEVEL 7 BRIEF DESCRIPTION LEVEL CREDITS

AC7.01Advanced Financial AccountingTo develop an understanding and critical awareness of financial reporting issues in New Zealand and internationally and demonstrate skill in preparing complex financial statements.

7 15

AC7.02Advanced Management AccountingTo identify, evaluate and apply appropriate traditional and contemporary management accounting tools and theories in a business context.

7 15

AC7.03Corporate FinanceTo enable students to apply the concepts, theory and analytical techniques of modern corporate finance to investment, financing and dividend decisions of a firm.

7 15

AC7.04Advanced TaxationTo provide students with skills to research tax problems and recommend solutions, including the ability to integrate non-tax factors into their recommendations.

7 15

AC7.05Audit and Assurance ServicesTo develop a critical awareness of the nature and purpose of assurance and auditing engagements, the regulatory and professional environment and the process of conducting financial statement audits in New Zealand.

7 15

AC7.06Industry Based Learning (Accounting)To provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in a real business context.

7 15

BU7.01Special TopicTo provide students with an opportunity to investigate a business topic of their interest.

7 15

LM7.01Business ProjectTo provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in a real business context.

7 30

LM7.02InternshipTo provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in a real business context.

7 45

LM7.03Advanced Project ManagementTo develop the knowledge and skills to specify a project and take on a project manager role.

7 15

LM7.04Strategic Business AnalysisTo develop an understanding of the business analyst’s role in facilitating and recommending change to improve organisational performance at a systemic level.

7 15

LM7.05Advanced Health Services ManagementTo enable students to critically examine aspects of the health service manager’s role including policy, strategy, staff management and leadership.

7 15

LM7.06Retail ManagementTo develop an understanding of the retail manager’s role in evaluating operational strategy, improving business performance and evaluating leadership skills.

7 15

LM7.07International BusinessTo enable students to understand and critically evaluate international business from a strategic perspective and apply this knowledge and understanding to business opportunities in the Asia-Pacific Region.

7 15

MG7.01Strategic ManagementTo enable students to review critical aspects of organisational strategy evaluation and formulation.

7 15

MG7.02Advanced Operations ManagementTo design and apply operations strategy models & frameworks to business operations.

7 15

MG7.03Advanced Human Resource ManagementTo understand and critically evaluate topical issues in the HRM field and prepare students to perform the role of a strategic HRM business partner.

7 15

MG7.04Career ManagementTo give students the knowledge and skills to manage their careers in a contemporary business and careers environment.

7 15

MG7.05Entrepreneurship and InnovationTo develop students’ understanding of the theory and practice of entrepreneurship and innovation.

7 15

MK7.01Strategic MarketingTo develop a strategic approach to marketing planning to achieve superior long-term marketing and business performance within a competitive, global marketing environment.

15 15

MK7.02Marketing ResearchTo develop an understanding of the role of marketing research in marketing decision making and the skills to complete a comprehensive marketing research project.

15 15

LEVEL 8 BRIEF DESCRIPTION LEVEL CREDITS

MAPM8.100

International Markets This course is an advanced study of marketing theories and contemporary practices on how organisations (including SMEs) create and serve international markets in sustainable ways. The aim of the course is to explore and also fuse latest theories and creative practices into a unique investigation of creative market internationalisation. The students will explore, evaluate, criticise, and to some extent contribute to the body of knowledge of peers on international markets. The application of Māori business perspectives to international marketing is encouraged.

8 15

MAPM8.150

Finance for Executives This course examines and critically evaluates important issues in finance from perspectives of executives who are responsible for making significant decisions. At the end of the course the student will be able to apply the concepts, theory, and analytical techniques of finance to investment, financing and dividend decisions in a sustainable manner for small and medium sized enterprises in domestic and international contexts. The emphasis is on the development of problem solving skills based on carefully selected case studies.

8 15

MAPM8.200

Leadership At the end of this course students will be able to: demonstrate an understanding of and apply various theories, perspectives and approaches of leadership; critically evaluate contemporary leadership issues; analyse leadership in a team context; and critically reflect on their own leadership. Leadership will be examined in relation to sustainable and Māori business practices in the context of the environment in which organisations (including SMEs) operate.

8 15

MAPM8.350Innovation This course examines the effective use of innovation as an organisational strategy and to synthesise its application in various sectors and contexts.

8 15

MAPM8.400

Global Strategies in Business This course aims to develop a management perspective of strategic management principles and processes in an entrepreneurial context. Students will undertake self-directed research to demonstrate their capability to effectively apply these principles with the purpose of achieving sustainable strategic competitiveness and above-average financial returns within New Zealand’s small to medium-sized enterprises and global milieu. The application of Māori business perspectives in the global context is encouraged.

8 15

MAPM8.450

Decision Making To enhance knowledge and application of decision making and implementation techniques in complex organisational environments with a focus on a range of cultural contexts. To develop the ability to critique rational decision making approaches in applied contexts.

8 15

MAPM8.500

Governance To explore the role of the Board of Directors and other governance bodies in terms of their statutory, regulatory and legal duties, responsibilities and obligations to stakeholders, including shareholders. This aim will be underpinned by a philosophy that it is desirable to work toward sustainable objectives and will focus on a range of enterprises from small not for profit organisations to multi-national corporates.

8 15

MAPM8.550

Lean Management This course focuses on gaining a management perspective of Lean principles, practices, and techniques from both a technical standpoint and the people perspective needed to effect the change and sustain the improvement. Emphasis is placed on developing the individual skills needed to become a Lean thinker and champion, and on building a roadmap for transitioning an organization from its current state to one of being a Lean operation.

8 15

MAPM8.600

Special Topic This course provides an opportunity for participants to develop and apply new skills and techniques to small existing or small emerging problems in the applied business area. Participants will be required to demonstrate independent application of knowledge and skills within the Business field. Students will be expected to demonstrate an ability to research a specific business issue or problem. The student will be expected to demonstrate an ability to research a specific business issue or problem applying different investigative methods including sustainability and may include Māori-centric perspectives.P = MAPM8.900 Research in Applied Management

8 15

MAPM8.650

Workplace Learning This course provides students with the opportunity to experience a business work environment and to gain a management perspective of the particular environment in which the work is carried out. The students will be required to tackle and write up a number of mini projects that they have completed as part of their work experience, applying different investigative methods including sustainability and may include Māori-centric perspectives.

8 15

MAPM8.900

Research in Applied Management This Course is an advanced study of both qualitative and quantitative research methods applicable to business. The aim of the Course is to provide students with a framework for research in the applied management context which can be used to conduct research relevant to current business issues in organisations (including SMEs). The application of Māori-centric and sustainability-focussed research methods will be encouraged.

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• A student can take up to 60 credits (level 8) from any of the following Master Programmes, with approval from the Programme Coordinator: Master of Health Science, Master of Nursing, or Master of Information Technology.

• Up to 30 unspecified credits might be allowed with Programme Coordinator approval.• Any approved 15 credit level 8 course or Research in Applied Management (30 credits) if this has not been completed previously.

LEVEL 9: MASTER OF APPLIED MANAGEMENT

MAPM9.100

Applied Business Research Project (compulsory for Master of Applied Management) This course provides an opportunity for participants to develop and apply new skills and techniques to existing or emerging problems in the applied business area. Participants will be required to demonstrate independent application of highly specialised knowledge and skills within the business field. Students will be expected to demonstrate ability to research a specific business issue or problem, incorporating advanced levels of analysis, evaluation, discussion, and theoretical development.P = MAPM8.900 Research in Applied Management

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MAPM9.200

Applied Management Capstone An advanced course of study designed to integrate students’ prior coursework-based learning by working collaboratively on complex cases. The course enables student to develop skills (in particular collaborative problem solving and work management skills) which can enable them to apply their learning in organisational contexts.P = MAPM8.900 Research in Applied ManagementC = MAPM9.300 Scholarly Project

9 15

MAPM9.300

Independent Scholarly Project An advanced course of study which is designed to guide students through the process of applying research principles to practice. This is done through the completion of a project on a topic chosen in the course MAPM8.900 “Research in Applied Management” by the student and linked thematically to one of the cases studied in MAPM9.200 Applied Management Capstone course.P = MAPM8.900 Research in Applied ManagementC = MAPM9.200 Applied Management Capstone

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