BSGD500 – Business Studies in New Zealand
Module code
BSGD500
Module title
Business Studies in New Zealand
Prescription
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the common principles underpinning business practice in New Zealand to enable further study in this area.
Programmes
- BS8907
- SP1006
NZQA Level
Level 5
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Required Textbooks
- No textbook required
- Learning Outcomes
- 1 Business Overview
Explain the purpose of business in a society
2 Management
Explain management theories in an organisational setting
Identify aspects of organisational behaviour in the contemporary workplace
Identify activities in the design, production and improvement of services and goods
Explain human resource management activities in an organisation
3 Marketing
Understand the purpose of Marketing Management and developing a marketing plan
Identify marketing tools used in different business situations
4 Business Economics
Describe the economic way of thinking
Explain the demand and supply and price mechanism
Understand the role of government
Discuss international business in an economic context
5 Accounting Principles
Explain the use and purpose of accounting and the practice of accountancy
Explain the nature and purpose of financial statements
Understand the nature of accounting elements and their relationship to financial
statements
6 Business Communication
Understand the communication process in a business context
Prepare business documents - Content
- - Understanding the management task
- Organisational issues - culture, design, influences
- Introduction to the operations function
- Human resource development
- Marketing function
- Consumer behaviour
- Market segmentation and research
- Issues in e-marketing
- The Basic Economic Problem
- International trade
- The financial statements of a business
- Organisational communication process - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Teaching will involve blended delivery methods incorporating theoretical and practical classes, face to face, lectures, tutorials, workshops, group activities, guest lecturers, field trips, role-play, video conferencing, and on-line delivery, as appropriate
