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Business Administration

Postgraduate 700 Level Courses

Accounting and Finance

The interpretation of information contained in accounts prepared for use within the firm and for parties external to the firm. Understanding the sources of information contained in accounting statements. An overview of modern day capital budgeting techniques, the cost of capital, capital structures and their application to the business environment. Acceptance into this course is subject to sitting and passing a quantitative test to demonstrate competence in basic mathematics and algebra.

Accounting for Decision Makers

Financial analysis and management in decision contexts. Strategic analysis, evaluation and use of accounting information.

Business Law

Examines the legal environment of business, contract law, legal rules governing the management of businesses, directorships and partnerships, selected aspects of the Commerce Act and the Fair Trading Act.

Economics

Principles and frameworks of economic thought to inform managerial decision-making. Monetary and fiscal policy, interpretation of the economic press, and the impact of globalisation of trade are considered.

Leadership in Organisations

An exploration of leadership from personal, relational and organisational perspectives. A focus on leadership reflective practice and development of skills. Importance of contextual factors and their influence on contemporary leadership. Topics include leadership and communication processes, organisation culture, change and transition, and diversity.

Managing People

Conceptual frameworks, theories and research relevant to the management of people in contemporary NZ businesses. Topics include: perception and personality, employee motivation and commitment, psychological contracting, work design, team dynamics, recruitment and selection, learning and development, performance management and remuneration. Integration of these topics through goal-setting and problem-solving related to the management of people.

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Business Law

Examines the legal environment of business, contract law, legal rules governing the management of businesses, directorships and partnerships, selected aspects of the Commerce Act and the Fair Trading Act.

Restriction: BUSADMIN 705, 784

Management

Core theories and their implications for the art and practice of management in modern organisations.

Restriction: BUSADMIN 713, 771

Marketing

Customer value and value-creation in markets and the implications for marketing, marketing decision-making, and marketing strategy development.

Restriction: BUSADMIN 772, MARKET 713

Quantitative Analysis

Quantitative analysis theory, techniques, and tools to support and facilitate managerial decision-making. Includes financial, statistical, and operational modelling.

Restriction: BUSADMIN 773

Accounting

The 'language of business' and related knowledge essential for effective resource allocation and for assessing and communicating the accounting performance of the firm.

Prerequisite: BUSADMIN 763

Restriction: BUSADMIN 702, 774

Finance

Describes the role of the financial manager in the creation of wealth for shareholders and stakeholders. Examines the working of the markets for real and financial assets, including techniques for their valuation. Assesses the potential for wealth creation from investment (or divestment) in real assets, the firm's mix of financial assets, and mergers, acquisitions and divestments.

Prerequisite: BUSADMIN 764

Restriction: BUSADMIN 702, 775

Supply Chain Management

Creating value through effective and efficient operating and information systems in both product and service-based firms. Emphasises process inter-relationships and infrastructural requirements.

Prerequisite: BUSADMIN 763

Restriction: BUSADMIN 776, OPSMAN 703

Economics

Examines consumers, firms, markets, business cycles, behaviours, and policy formation from both micro- and macroeconomics perspectives in a managerial context.

Prerequisite: BUSADMIN 763

Restriction: BUSADMIN 710, 777

Strategy

A case-based course addressing the nature and methods of competition, the role and perspective of the general manager, and the art of strategic thinking.

Prerequisite: 60 points from BUSADMIN 761-764 and an additional 30 points from schedule of the Postgraduate Diploma in Business

Restriction: BUSADMIN 729, 778

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Restriction: BUSADMIN 779

Managing Organisations and People

The theory and practice of organising, managing, and leading within the workplace and the implications for both business efficiency and effectiveness.

Restriction: BUSADMIN 713, 761

Marketing for Growth

Processes which shape and drive buyer behaviour and value creation for both customers and enterprise. Examines the nature of marketing, marketing decision-making, and the development of marketing strategies for both consumer and business-to-business markets. Emphasises marketing to achieve substantive growth.

Restriction: BUSADMIN 762, MARKET 713

Modelling and Analysing for Management

The use of quantitative models to facilitate managerial decision-making through systematic analysis. It covers an overview of quantitative modelling techniques and their application to business problems. The course is multi-disciplinary in nature and links to a number of functional areas including accounting and finance, marketing and operations management.

Restriction: BUSADMIN 763

Financial Reporting and Control

Accounting is the language that pervades organisations and markets because it is used to engage and measure commercial transactions and to determine performance. This course covers accounting knowledge essential for effective resource allocation and for quantifying, assessing, and communicating information about the economics and performance of the enterprise.

Prerequisite: BUSADMIN 773

Restriction: BUSADMIN 701, 702, 764

Financial Management

Assesses the role financial managers play within the management team as they seek to create wealth for shareholders and stakeholders. Examines the working of the markets for real and financial assets, including techniques for their valuation. Assesses the potential for wealth creation from investment (or divestment) in real assets, the firm's mix of financial assets, and mergers, acquisitions and divestments.

Prerequisite: BUSADMIN 774

Restriction: BUSADMIN 701, 702, 765

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Focuses on the development of important managerial skills needed to ensure the continuing effective contribution of an enterprise's productive processes and information systems to its competitive position and performance. Emphasises learning about the complex operations and infrastructure required for (1) product development and manufacture and (2) service design and delivery.

Prerequisite: BUSADMIN 773

Restriction: BUSADMIN 766, OPSMAN 703

Business Economics

Micro- and macroeconomic aspects of consumers, firms, markets, business cycles, and policy formation from a managerial perspective. Examines attributes and behaviours of units comprising the economy – consumers, markets, individual firms, and industries – as well as the nature, roles, and impacts of policy-making on the macroeconomy.

Prerequisite: BUSADMIN 773

Restriction: BUSADMIN 710, 767

Strategic Management

The art, science, and practice of strategic thinking and entrepreneurial action. Examines the logics and processes of opportunity recognition and competitive strategy formation and implementation, in both national and global contexts, for a variety of enterprise types. A case-intensive course requiring extensive analysis of business situations and the preparation and communication of pragmatic, 'real world' recommendations.

Prerequisite: 90 points from BUSADMIN 771-777

Restriction: BUSADMIN 729, 768

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Restriction: BUSADMIN 769

Managing Business Growth

A project based course in which teams take on the role of planning the growth of an enterprise. It examines possible growth strategies with emphasis on growth by acquisition or merger. Provides practical experience in identifying, assessing, and valuing strategic opportunities for growth.

Prerequisite: BUSADMIN 768 or 778

Leadership and Ethics

Alternative leadership styles, self-knowledge, and the dynamics of leadership as a vital process. Examines the nature, need for, and impacts of creativity, responsibility, and probity in enterprise leadership and related communications.

Prerequisite: BUSADMIN 768 or 778

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Contemporary theory and practice of entrepreneurship and innovation in small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Topics include opportunity recognition, new product and venture development, risk management, and venture financing.

Prerequisite: BUSADMIN 763 or 773, and 768 or 778

International Business

Factors impacting enterprises seeking to globalise and contemporary issues in the conduct of international business. Examines the impacts of other countries' economic, political, cultural, and legal environments on an enterprise's operational and strategic alternatives and its managerial decisions.

Prerequisite: BUSADMIN 768 or 778

Managers and the Law

Impact of the law on management of the enterprise. Legal requirements, issues, and mechanisms critical to achieving the strategic objectives and managing the risk/reward profile of the firm. Identification of sources of potential legal problems. Law and the international business environment.

Prerequisite: BUSADMIN 768 or 778

Restriction: BUSADMIN 705, 760, MĀORIDEV 721

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Contemporary Topics in Management

Contemporary issues and topics which impact the formulation and administration of management policy.

Prerequisite: BUSADMIN 768 or 778

Advanced Professional Development

Students develop their personal professional skills in order to make a difference in organisations in the future. Personal portfolios reflect individual competences and advancement in conceptual thinking, facilitation, written and oral presentation skills including the use of new media.

Prerequisite: BUSADMIN 768 or 778

Organisational Studies

Selected theories, principles and concepts applicable to contemporary management thought and related productive activities.

Prerequisite: BUSADMIN 768 or 778

MBA Research Project

Individual or group project addressing a specific management challenge or business issue facing an organisation.

To complete this course students must enrol in BUSADMIN 798 A and B, or BUSADMIN 798

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Source: The University of Auckland 2012 Online Calendar
Last updated on: Tuesday 1 November 2011
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