NZIM Diploma in Management (Level 5)

Aim of course:

To provide students with a thorough grounding in business and management practice appropriate for people wishing to enter management roles in business.

Outcomes:

Graduates will have knowledge and skills relating to general management, business communication, working in groups, applied research and leadership. The area of skills can relate to accounting, law, marketing, economics or information technology.

Entry requirements:

•    NZIM Certificate in Management or

•    NCEA Level 2 or above or completion of an equivalent course of study approved by ICA

•    International students should be over 16 years and have IELTS of 6.0 or equivalent

Course details:

Course Length: 41 weeks including holidays

Class Timings: Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm

Course Structure:

The NZIM Diploma in Management is an NZQA approved level 5 qualification. This qualification consists of six papers of 20 credits each from the NZ Diploma in Business or their equivalent in other qualifications. The student needs to pass in four compulsory business papers plus two optional papers selected by ICA to complete the qualification. To be awarded the NZIM Diploma in Management Level 5 students must be credited with 120 credits.

Core papers (Compulsory)

1) 530 Organisation and Management: Understand the factors that influence management and the organization.

2) 560 Business Communication: Apply communication knowledge and skills in the evolving context of New Zealand and global business

3) 630 Leadership: Understand concepts and apply principles of leadership. Create a personal plan to develop leadership capabilities.

4) 636 Applied Management: Apply management concepts Optional papers (select two) (ICA may offer any two of these prescriptions)

5) 400 Accounting Principles: Understand financial statements, reports and skills for analysis and interpretation of business performance for sole traders and small companies

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520 The Economic Environment: Apply elements of economic theory to contemporary issues.

6) 510 Introduction to Commercial Law: Demonstrate knowledge of commercial law to enable application of legal reasoning

7) 435 Fundamentals of Small Business: Demonstrate knowledge of characteristics, options and operation of small business in the New Zealand context

8) 541 Fundamentals of Marketing: Have a working knowledge of fundamental marketing concepts relevant to contemporary organizations

9) 550 Business Computing: Understand, discuss, evaluate and apply information technology to meet business requirements.

10) 632 Operations Management: Students will understand functions of operations management and apply techniques to ensure efficient and effective production of goods and services.

Career Opportunities:

Students graduating with this Diploma will have skills, knowledge and competence to undertake a broad range of business activities involving a degree of self directed work and/or the supervision of processes and people.