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AMIS600 - Accounting Information Systems
Aim: Learners completing this course will be able to design, implement, operate, manage and control accounting information systems. They will also develop practical knowledge, understanding and skills in the use of spreadsheets, databases, and accounting packages, and an appreciation of evolving technologies. This course is designed to meet the needs of students contemplating a career in accounting. The course is important for those students intending to become members of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ). Knowledge and skills in information technology and accounting information systems is regarded as essential by professional bodies and employers.
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the conceptual foundations of AIS; including the strategic development of AIS and technology developments to improve business processes.
- Identify and address internal control, fraud and security issues in AIS.
- Understand AIS in operation and control issues from the perspective of transaction cycles.
- Understand the process of acquiring and implementing accounting systems to meet organisation’s needs, including the use of the systems development life cycle and appropriate approaches for smaller businesses. This will include a comparison of the ASP and SaaS models versus local server based.
- Demonstrate an awareness of current and emerging issues in AIS with particular reference to E- business and Enterprise Systems.
- Develop practical competence in using computers in the business environment by:
- becoming a proficient user of MS Excel at the intermediate level;
- understanding the fundamentals of relational database design and being able to create a simple relational database;
- develop queries and reports using MS Access or equivalent;
- demonstrate the ability to perform queries into an accounting database using external programs such as MS Access or Crystal Reports;
- design and draw system flowcharts and or process flow diagrams using MS Visio or equivalent (Smart Draw or Open Office Draw);
- demonstrate knowledge of Accounting Software including the design and implementation of accounting systems for given scenarios. The focus is to go beyond the basic data entry already covered in Applied Accounting course.
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AMAM636 - Applied Management
Aim: Students will apply management concepts.
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Prepare a project proposal to identify methods for finding possible solutions to a specified business problem.
- Apply appropriate management concepts to the specified business problem.
- Critically review the processes used to complete the project.
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AMAA600 - Auditing and Assurance
Aim: Students will understand the professional, ethical, legal and procedural issues that are relevant to modern auditing and assurance industry. Students will also develop an understanding of the theoretical background and current research interests in auditing profession.
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Examine the environment, nature and scope of auditing and assurance profession
- Discuss the legal responsibilities of auditions
- Apply auditing standards and framework to evaluate risks, internal control and planning for an auditing engagement.
- Apply relevant audit standards and frameworks to audit programmes and report findings.
- Explore current issues of auditing research.
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AMCB644 - Consumer Behaviour
Aim: Students will understand buyer behaviour and develop appropriate marketing communication strategies to reach consumer and organisation markets.
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe and examine the buyer decision making process and associated influences on marketing communications strategies for target market(s).
- Identify and evaluate target market(s) and select a positioning strategy to target the chosen market segment(s).
- Design, evaluate and integrate suitable marketing communication strategies and tactics for a desired market, to achieve the desired market position.
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AMHR633 - Human Resources
Aim: Students will understand the roles, functions and application of human resource management within contemporary New Zealand organisations.
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Discuss the relationship between human resource management, the organisation and its internal and external environment.
- Apply the principles of job design to organisational effectiveness, and complete a job analysis.
- Compile a recruitment and selection strategy that effectively applies best practice and relevant legislation for a specific position.
- Develop a formal induction programme, and a training needs analysis and plan for a learning event from pre-determined organisational variables.
- Demonstrate understanding of performance management and critically examine strategies to review individual performance.
- Discuss the conceptual framework of remuneration and rewards management and its application.
- Identify and apply health and safety responses that ensure legal compliance.
- Discuss the application of metrics used to inform HR business decisions.
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AMFA601 - Intermediate Financial Accounting
Aim: Students will apply the regulatory and technical aspects of financial accounting and external reporting for companies and evaluate financial and non-financial information.
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Account for the formation of a company and demonstrate application of requirements to account for changes to equity.
- Evaluate the New Zealand Accounting Standards Framework
- Understand the application and implication of various financial standards in preparation of financial statements.
- Critically review, analyse and interpret financial and non-financial information for the purpose of shareholder investment
- Examine purpose and prepare elimination entries and financial statements for business combinations.
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AMMA602 - Intermediate Management Accounting
Aim: Students will collect, interpret, present and use relevant management accounting information for an organisation to effectively plan, control and make appropriate decisions regarding business operations.
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Calculate, apply and evaluate different types of costs to various costing systems.
- Apply management tools to assist in the planning and control of business operations.
- Use management accounting information to assist decision-making.
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AMBA600 - Introduction to Business Analysis
Aim: To enable students to understand Business Analysis, including the business analyst’s role in an organisation to analyse the current situation (issues and opportunities), design appropriate solutions and deliver better business outcomes.
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Analyse the role, function and core concepts of business analysis and the role, skills and qualities required by a successful business analyst.
- Analyse and define the business domain and context in which a business analyst works.
- Evaluate and apply a range of techniques, strategies and models to investigate and determine current stakeholder situational requirements.
- Plan and develop a logical business case for a specified business change.
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AMIF603 - Introduction to Finance
Aim: Students will apply financial management knowledge and skills to a small or medium size business for decision-making purposes.
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the business finance environment.
- Calculate, interpret and evaluate capital budgeting techniques and apply them to the appraisal of investment decisions.
- Apply understanding of working capital and current assets management to given business situations.
- Evaluate short term and long term financing alternatives for businesses.
- Analyse principles of capital structure including the cost of capital.
- Demonstrate application of different aspects of business finance to case studies and offer recommendations.
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AMLO609 - Leadership in Organisations
Aim: To enable students to deepen their knowledge and skills of leadership and management at the individual, group and organisational levels to enhance organisational alignment, performance and effectiveness.
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Evaluate the causes and impact of personal and interpersonal behaviour in the workplace environment from an individual, leadership and organisational perspective.
- Critically analyse the antecedent behaviours within the internal and external workplace environment that contributes to behaviours.
- Analyse and use a range of behavioural and psychological techniques for leaders to influence and model effective workplace behaviour.
- Explore the impacts of change on individuals and organisations and its effect on organisational dynamics such as power, authority, leadership, culture, interpersonal relationships and ethics.
- Apply a range of strategies for leading individual, group and organisational alignment.
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AMOM632 - Operations Management
Aim: To give students an understanding of the concepts and analytical methods that contribute to the systematic direction and control of the processes that transform inputs into completed goods and services. Operations management focuses on the management of people and resources through systematic management and feedback. Students will gain introductory knowledge and experience of an operation’s contribution to the macro-management environment
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain and apply principles and practices for the design and specification of products, services, processes, jobs and systems, including project management and performance measurement and control.
- Evaluate resource planning, sales forecasting and production planning techniques and apply the principles of capacity management.
- Demonstrate understanding of quality management principles and use quality tools and techniques in the design of efficient and effective operating systems.
- Explain the principles of supply chain management, integrated systems strategies, activity scheduling and apply to a given situation.
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AMPM601 - Project Management Theory
Aim: To enable the student to learn the basic principles and terminology of the profession of project management, and apply this to create project plans.
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Compare and contrast project management and general management.
- Apply MS Project software to develop a project plan, which incorporates a Gantt chart, scheduled activities and assigned resources, including people, equipment and their relevant costs.
- Evaluate a project for cost, time and resource workload.
- Monitor and evaluate a project utilising control techniques and project milestones and performance outcomes.
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AMRM600 - Research Methodology
Aim: To introduce students to the key analytical tools used within business and the implications for managerial decisions. Students will learn to apply appropriate research methodologies to identify and solve a business-related problem.
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Evaluate a range of research methods.
- Analyse and apply quantitative methods commonly used within business and social enterprise environments.
- Utilise common statistical tools used in standard business software.
- Compare and apply techniques used in analysing data and processing.
- Analyse and evaluate a range of business case studies.
- Develop a research proposal.
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AMST600 - Special Topic
Aim: This elective course will allow students to carry out research into a special topic in business. Students will present a research proposal and will negotiate objectives, learning plan, assessment criteria and time frame with a supervising lecturer and Pathway Manager.
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding at a higher level of a specialist topic along with the ability to apply the underlying principles and concepts to a given set of facts.
- Self-manage learning by selecting and assigning priorities within restricted resources to organise work to meet tight deadlines.
- Defend views effectively through speech and writing.
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AMTX606 - Taxation in New Zealand
Aim: Students will apply knowledge of taxation rules to New Zealand taxable entities in a range of situations.
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Discuss the taxation rules relating to the definition of a business, the derivation of income and tax residency.
- Apply taxation rules relating to deductions including depreciation and prepare a statement of taxable income.
- Identify the taxation rules relating to the reporting, calculation and payment of taxes, including Provisional and Terminal Tax, PAYE including ESCT, Schedular payments, and Resident Withholding Tax and apply the use of money and penalty rules.
- Analyse features of Inland Revenue administered schemes, and calculate tax credits and prepare IR3 returns.
- Apply taxation rules to partnerships and close companies, and prepare returns.
- Apply taxation rules for Good and Service Tax (GST) and prepare GST returns.
- Apply Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) rules and calculate FBT payable.
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AMLB610 - The Law of Business Entities
Aim: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the legal requirements for establishment, operation and the cessation as applied to various forms of business entity.
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain the legal characteristics of entities and the differences between them.
- Demonstrate knowledge of documentation and registration requirements for formation.
- Analyse options and generate solutions(s) for raising capital in relation to given business situations.
- Apply the law relating to the governance and management of entities to given situations.
- Apply the law relevant to failure and/or the cessation of business.
- Demonstrate knowledge of law related to acquiring an interest in a business.
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