Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Business

at Eastern Institute of Technology - Hawke Bay Campus New Zealand

Develop your critical thinking skills and the ability to lead and influence businesses and organisations for a future of commercial, community, and environmental sustainability in Master of Applied Management, You will gain specialised business knowledge and skills and the ability to apply business knowledge by building on existing qualifications and experience, resulting in a comprehensive understanding, professional competence and leadership skills in modern business and management.

The Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science (BSES) program is a full-time, three year program that offers stimulating degree studies, enabling you to become a highly regarded industry professional within the sport, health and exercise science sectors.

The program enables graduates to enter employment in the sport, exercise and recreation industry with a sound knowledge of:

• Anatomy and physiology
• Exercise and sport science
• Nutrition and health
• Sport coaching and psychology
• Industry projects
• Research and professional practice skills

This program is designed to develop:

• Technical skills related to sport and exercise science
• Communication skills necessary for negotiation, coaching, scientific and management level presentations
• Research skills, critical thinking and problem-solving skills necessary to evaluate new information, concepts and evidence from a range of sources
• Professional skills which meet the needs of industry and society/communities, and that will enable you to continue to consolidate, apply and extend your knowledge

In IDEAschool’s Bachelor of Creative Practice (BCP) program you will learn through hands-on engagement with the ideas and technologies associated with Design, Fashion, Fine Art, Music and Screen Production.

The course will teach you a wide range of technical skills that are essential to successful practice in the creative industries today. You will learn software as well as traditional methods of creating Design, Fashion, Fine Art, Music and Screen Production. You will be challenged to develop your powers of creative thinking and idea generation. These, together with developing mastery of media techniques, will enable you to make work that is both professional and personally satisfying. In the second and third years of the degree you will drive your creative direction with increasing independence.

IDEAschool has a suite of up-to-date and well-appointed workshops and technologies along with the expert tuition to help you navigate and master them. Course content reflects the cultural concerns specific to Aotearoa New Zealand as well as wider contemporary global trends and influences. EIT and IDEAschool maintain strong relationships with the local and national creative communities and connects with these to create opportunities for you beyond the classroom.

Advance your knowledge and capability to meet the future needs of the national and global logistics and supply chain industry. The postgraduate program suite in logistics and supply chain management will prepare and upskill students for success in the industry. 

The postgraduate diploma enables employment of advancing conceptual and theoretical knowledge for application within the field of logistics and supply chain management. The program aims to produce graduates able to lead and develop effective strategies and operations management to optimise logistics and supply chain aspects of a business on a national and global basis. This would include warehouse planning, transport and distribution processes across logistics and supply chain networks.

The New Zealand Diploma in Business is a stand-alone program providing a firm understanding of business in the New Zealand environment along with the most valuable attributes that are required in the modern business era. You’ll choose from two majors: accounting and leadership and management.

In particular, the program is designed to:

• Apply a broad range of business knowledge and skills as well as specialised knowledge and skills in selected fields of business.
• Be proactive to changes in the local, national and global business environment.
• Demonstrate business competencies including problem solving, decision-making, negotiating and using technology effectively.
• Develop and manage innovative approaches to business.
• Practise business in a legal, sustainable, ethical and culturally appropriate manner.
• Communicate, collaborate and build networks effectively with a diverse range of individuals, teams and organisations.
• Gather, select and analyse information from a range of sources to inform business practice.
• Take responsibility for continued learning and career opportunities.

Advance your knowledge, skills and entrepreneurship to problem-solve issues and effectively manage solutions in the constantly evolving global business environment.

Students will learn to evaluate the impact of social, ethical, cultural and sustainability dimensions on digital business contexts. The program aims to produce graduates who will be able to contribute to the execution of digital transformation strategies and decision making processes to solve complex business problems

The MIT is a Level 9 programme with a minimum of 180 or 240 credits. It enables those who have completed a Bachelors’ degree in Information Technology/Computing to achieve a postgraduate level qualification in Information Technology.

The programme can be completed in two years (240 credits) or 18 months (180 credits) full-time or up to eight years part-time, depending on your previous study and experience and specific course preferences.  It is designed to extend and deepen your knowledge and skills by building on attainment gained from undergraduate study in the computing field and to extend current information technology professionals in their career progression.

The programme builds on your existing information technology knowledge and skills through courses that research and apply that knowledge and those skills in an environment that combines project work, case studies, real-life simulations, and practical work experience.  It encourages flexibility, acknowledging the diversity of the IT environment and the diversity in student interest and needs.

The Graduate Diploma in Business is the ideal program for students looking to take the next step in their career or for those looking for a change. This program is suitable for students without previous qualifications in a business-related field who want to add a degree-level business qualification to their undergraduate subject area.

The Graduate Diploma in Business has the following endorsements :

• Accounting
• Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Sales and Marketing
• Logistics and Supply Chain
• Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management

In this program you will gain an understanding and the skills you need to get the right people into the jobs they will excel in. You will be able to keep them in those jobs and you will be able to develop their performance and talent.

On completion of this program you will able to manage and develop an organisation’s most valuable asset, its people, and as such you will have a strategic role. Human resources advisers may work for large organisations, government departments, or human resources consultancies.

The BVN program is designed for individuals wishing to become highly regarded industry professionals within the veterinary nursing sector.

As a graduate of the Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing you will:

• Place animal welfare at the forefront of every veterinary nursing task and procedure performed while also considering human and environmental factors;
• Integrate extensive knowledge and understanding of the professional, cultural, ethical and moral responsibilities of a veterinary nurse;
• Confidently apply advanced theoretical knowledge and skills in veterinary medical nursing, anaesthesia and surgical assistance in practice;
• Think and reflect critically to continuously improve animal well-being, their own practice and the industry as a whole;
• Proactively engage in continuous learning and undertake research to support evidence-based practice, solving complex problems in relation to patient care and health;
• Advise clients on the management of individual animal care based on contemporary evidence; and
• Recognise the need for and lead the development of strategies to deal with emotionally and otherwise stressful situations.

Advance your knowledge and capability to meet the future needs of the national and global logistics and supply chain industry. The postgraduate program suite in logistics and supply chain management will prepare and upskill students for success in the industry. 

These specialist programs open up career pathways that derive from the synergy between the fields of Business and Technology, especially from a strategic view, and from the need for organisations to harness technology more effectively.