Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Management (Business Information Systems)

Level
Level 8
Duration
One year full-time
Intakes
February, April, July, October
PGDAM (BIS) FS

Management occupations are projected to grow rapidly over the next ten years, leading to an increasing need for management professionals.

There is also an increasing demand for those professionals to hold higher-level qualifications. Applicants for these roles are therefore at a considerable advantage if they hold a postgraduate qualification. 

Flexibility within this qualification will enable aspirations to be matched/targeted to specific employment opportunities.  

You will extend and deepen your knowledge and understanding of current information systems management capabilities and issues in a range of applied settings through experiential learning strategies and reflective practice. There is the opportunity to work with industry during a professional project, and the programme also includes employability workshops, industry events and guest speakers. 

This qualification will prepare you for further postgraduate study in the Master of Applied Management (Business Information Systems). 

New Zealand offers residency under a number of categories, including for those who have completed their study in New Zealand. To learn more about your specific situation, please refer to the Immigration New Zealand website or engage with a licensed immigration adviser.

  • What will I learn?

    This programme comprises four compulsory 15-credit courses, plus electives totalling 60 credits (at Level 8 or 9) from the elective list below. 

    COMPULSORY

     

     

     

    Course name

    Course description

    Level

    Credits

    Capabilities for Managers

    Gain a critical awareness of the skills needed to manage complex organisations

    8

    15

    Research and Enquiry 

    Achieve the skills you need to undertake small-scale professional projects within organisations

    8

    15

    Analytics for Managers 

    Achieve the skills needed to critically evaluate data for decision making within applied management

    8

    15

    Project Management

    Learn how to develop critical analysis and application skills in project management 

    8

    15

    ELECTIVES

     

     

     

    Course name

    Course description

    Level

    Credits

    Information Security

    Learn how to critically analyse information security and design appropriate information security structures for organisations

    8 

    15 

    Business Intelligence

    Critically evaluate the process and principles behind data analytics and extract information from large data sets that may be used to benefit a particular business or organisation 

     9

    15 

    Management of Information Systems

    Understand how information systems should be managed in order to assist in the achievement of the strategic goals of organisations 

     9

    15 

    The following courses are subject to availability and number of enrolments.

    Business Solutions Architecture

    Become equipped with the capabilities to critically analyse, evaluate and apply the concepts and procedures used for the successful planning, design and implementation of an enterprise architecture based on an organisational strategy

     8

    15 

    Business Analysis

    Gain the ability to meet specified business needs through critical business analysis

    9

    15 

    User Experience Design

    Analyse the design and behaviour of interactive products in organisations

    8

    15 

    Software Engineering Methodologies

    Critically analyse and apply structured and adoptive software development principles in different organisational contexts

    8

    15 

    Software Quality Assurance

    Become equipped to investigate, critically evaluate, recommend and apply software quality assurance methodologies and techniques in organisations 

    8

    15 

    Professional Project 

    This course is compulsory for the course work and Professional Practice option only. It will enable you to critically apply skills and knowledge gained during the programme to complete an ethical applied professional project that contributes to professional practice in management. 

    9

    45
  • What are the entry requirements?

    Minimum academic entry requirements are:

    • A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent qualification) in a related discipline, OR
    • A combination of academic qualifications and relevant skills and knowledge acquired through work or professional experience that is deemed equivalent to the above.
    • If English is not your first language, you must provide:
      • New Zealand University Entrance OR
      • Overall Academic IELTS 6.5 with no individual band score lower than 6.0 (achieved in one test completed in the last two years), OR
      • Acceptable alternative evidence of the required IELTS (see here for NZQA proficiency table).

    Selection criteria  

    Where there are more applicants than places available, applicants will be selected on the basis of the best academic records and their admission recommended to the Academic Director who will approve the final selection.

    We do not accept international learners under the age of 18 at the time of enrolment.

  • What's the workload?

    You will be expected to spend about 300 hours per study block on your coursework. This includes both scheduled class time and self-directed study. Some of these hours may be spent in a workplace, gaining hands-on experience and developing important industry and business connections.

  • What are the pathways into this qualification?

    Students may have completed an undergraduate degree in a different discipline and be working in a management or information systems role.

Career outcomes

This programme can lead to successful careers as Business Analysts, Business Intelligence Analysts, Information Systems Analysts, Information Systems Security Analysts, Project Managers, Technical/ Solution Architects, User Experience / Front End Designers and Information Systems Researchers.

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