BSNS5003 – Business Functions
Module code
BSNS5003
Module title
Business Functions
Prescription
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.
Programmes
- BI1401
- BS7000
- NZ2459
- TP4775
NZQA Level
Level 5
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Supported
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Content
- LO1
- Operations to support business performance, including:
- Role of operations for organisations
- Operational management areas
- Processes and productivity
- Break even analysis
- Productivity definition & calculations
LO2
- HR to support business performance, including:
- Role of human resource management for organisations
- Transactional and transformational HR
- Recruitment to exit
LO3
- Marketing and sales to support business performance, including:
- Role of marketing and sales for organisations
- The marketing concept
- Value proposition
- The marketing mix
LO4
- Accounting concepts and processes to support business performance, including:
- Role of accounting for organisations
- Accounting Equation
- Statements of financial position and financial performance, budgets and cashflow forecasts
- Variance and ratios
- ESG - Learning Outcomes
- 1. Apply principles and practices of operations to support business performance.
2. Examine the role of human resource management in supporting business performance.
3. Explain the application of marketing and sales principles and practices that support business performance.
4. Explore accounting concepts and processes that support human performance. - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Learning and teaching activities will employ a range of elements drawn from approved methods to align with the context of the learning (delivery mode, regional specific requirement, etc.) and any particular needs of the group of aakonga.
- Assessment Criteria
- Assessment in this course employs an achievement-based grading scheme. Participants must submit all assessments and obtain at least 50% overall score in order to pass the course. Aakonga will be advised of all matters relating to summative assessment prior to the start of the course.
- Learning and Teaching Resource
- All required and recommended resources are provided to aakonga via course outlines.
