BUSINESS and MANAGEMENT

For a great career in Business, in this fast-changing world, you need the latest skills. Crown Institute of Studies is able to teach you these skills and help you get into that dream job! You can complete the NZDipBus in just 60 weeks at Crown!

You may cross-credit your New Zealand Diploma in Business (NZDipBus) towards a business degree at a New Zealand university and possibly complete your degree in only two more years of study!

We have a great partnership with Massey University that can help to fast track your studies. Since 1996, Crown and Massey University have offered a fast track to degree success. Students completing Crown’s New Zealand Diploma in Business (NZDipBus) with the required grades can enter Year 1 or Year 2 of the Massey Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) with credits for their Crown papers. The pathway is overseen by Massey University. Click here for more information.

If you are not ready to take on the Diploma course but would like to take on some Business papers the The Crown Certificate in Business Skills maybe ideal for you. This certificate is a great introductory to business. It covers a range of topics including small business operations, project management, and small business accounting.

All of our Business and Management courses are full time and are studied in our campus in the heart of Auckland City.

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Three semesters (A, B, C).  Semesters should be studied in order

Semester A: Accounting Principles, Business Computing, Business Communication, Accounting Practices.

Semester B: Organisation and Management, Fundamentals of Marketing, Introduction to Commercial Law, The Economic Environment.

Semester C: Management Accounting, Leadership, Applied Management, Business Finance

Click here for detailed information of papers

If you complete the required six papers of Crown’s NZ Dip.Bus, you can apply to be granted a NZ Institute of Management (NZIM) Diploma in Management (Level 5). There is a fee of approx NZD180 for this cross-credit. Please ask Crown for details.

16 Apr 2012 – 13 Sep 2013, 9 Jul 2012 – 29 Nov 2013, 24 Sep 2012 – 4 Apr 2014

If you are less than 20 years old you must have the following credits and attend a personal interview. You may need to provide your school report and/or current resume.

A minimum of 14 numeracy credits at level 1 or higher in Mathematics or Pangarau on the National Qualifications Framework; and fifty credits at level 2 or above with at least 12 credits in each of three subjects including a minimum of 8 literacy credits at level 2 or higher in English or Te Reo Maori; 4 credits must be in reading and 4 credits must be in writing. The literacy credits will be selected from a schedule of approved achievement standards and unit standards. The schedule may be found on the NZQA website at: Literacy requirements for University Entrance.

or equivalent to the above.

If you are 20 years of age or over, you must pass the Crown entry test and attend a personal interview. You may need to provide your current resume.

Massey University *   www.massey.ac.nz

University of Auckland     www.auckland.ac.nz

Auckland University of Technology (AUT)    www.aut.ac.nz

* Massey University is our preferred pathway partner. See below for details

Paper 400: Accounting Principles: Topics include: The purpose of accounting and its relationship to the business environment; accounting policies, preparation of financial statements using accrual-based accounting for a sole trader / company; analysis and reporting on business performance for a sole trader / company; management accounting tools.

Paper 550: Business Computing: Topics include: Explanation and evaluation of a business information system; discussion and evaluation of communication technologies; issues associated with computer use and recommended actions to minimise their impact; use of software functions to produce information to meet business requirements.

Paper 560: Business Communication: Topics include: Theories and process of business communication; the influence of self-concept, perception and culture on the communication process; interpersonal communication skills; oral and written presentation skills; the influence of effective communication management on organisational performance.

Paper 501: Accounting Practices: Topics include: Processing transactions manually and using commercial accounting software from source documents through to financial statements for a sole trader / small GST-registered company on an invoice basis; processing transactions through subsystems; internal controls; accounting entities; preparation of a cash budget using spreadsheets.

If you are less than 20 years old you must have the following credits and attend a personal interview. You may need to provide your school report and/or current resume.

A minimum of 14 numeracy credits at level 1 or higher in Mathematics or Pangarau on the National Qualifications Framework; and fifty credits at level 2 or above with at least 12 credits in each of three subjects including a minimum of 8 literacy credits at level 2 or higher in English or Te Reo Maori; 4 credits must be in reading and 4 credits must be in writing. The literacy credits will be selected from a schedule of approved achievement standards and unit standards. The schedule may be found on the NZQA website at: Literacy requirements for University Entrance.

or equivalent to the above.

If you are 20 years of age or over, you must pass the Crown entry test and attend a personal interview. You may need to provide your current resume.

If you pass this course you may wish to work towards your New Zealand Diploma in Business by enroling on CI 321 NZ Dip.Bus (Semester B).

If you pass this course with the required grades you may be eligible to cross-credit some papers to a course of degree study at a university in Auckland (see below).

Paper 530: Organisation and Management: Topics include: The purpose of organisations and management; the development of management philosophies and their influence on business practices; the influence of environments on organisational behaviour; ethics and social responsibility; problem-solving and techniques to aid decision-making; planning and control; organisational structures; leadership, motivation and delegation; team dynamics.

Paper 541: Fundamentals of Marketing: Topics include: Concept of marketing within an organisation; environmental factors for marketing decisions; segmentation, targeting and positioning; marketing mix variables for marketing strategy development; the marketing planning process; factors affecting buyer behaviour.

Paper 510: Introduction to Commercial Law: Topics include: Understanding the legal system; basic principles of the Tort of Negligence; basic principles of the law of contract; basic principles and application of consumer law to everyday situations; aspect of a legal topic affecting business.

Paper 520: The Economic Environment: Topics include: The nature of economics and analysis of economic problems; the supply and demand model; profit-maximising behaviour; assumptions and failures of the free market model and the role of government; the macro-economic environment; potential effects of free trade and analysis of the impact of the global economy.

If you are less than 20 years old you must have the following credits and attend a personal interview. You may need to provide your school report and/or current resume.

A minimum of 14 numeracy credits at level 1 or higher in Mathematics or Pangarau on the National Qualifications Framework; and fifty credits at level 2 or above with at least 12 credits in each of three subjects including a minimum of 8 literacy credits at level 2 or higher in English or Te Reo Maori; 4 credits must be in reading and 4 credits must be in writing. The literacy credits will be selected from a schedule of approved achievement standards and unit standards. The schedule may be found on the NZQA website at: Literacy requirements for University Entrance.

or equivalent to the above.

If you are 20 years of age or over, you must pass the Crown entry test and attend a personal interview. You may need to provide your current resume.

If you pass this course you may wish to work towards your New Zealand Diploma in Business by enroling on CI 322 NZ Dip.Bus (Semester C).

If you pass this course with the required grades you may be eligible to cross-credit some papers to a course of degree study at a university in Auckland (see below)

Paper 602: Management Accounting: Topics include: types of cost; costing systems; overheads; job orders; process costing; activity-based costing; budgets; sensitivity analysis; price and quantity variances; performance measurement; inventory management and planning; relevant costs; cost-volume-profit; pricing decisions; management accounting information for decision-making.

Paper 630: Leadership: Topics include: Concepts of leadership and their relation to business; the influence of culture on leadership; self-evaluation of abilities and leadership potential; application of leadership concepts; leadership and social responsibility.

Paper 636: Applied Management: Topics include: Identification of a business problem and project proposal for the research of possible solutions (individual or team-work); preparation of a report on the application of management concepts to finding a solution to the problem (individual or team-work); a critical review of the project process and research outcomes.

Paper 603: Business Finance: Topics include: Understanding the business finance environment; capital budgeting techniques; evaluating investment decisions; applying knowledge of working capital to effectively manage a business; comparing and contrasting financing options; understanding principles of capital; applying business finance knowledge to given situations.

If you are less than 20 years old you must have the following credits and attend a personal interview. You may need to provide your school report and/or current resume.

A minimum of 14 numeracy credits at level 1 or higher in Mathematics or Pangarau on the National Qualifications Framework; and fifty credits at level 2 or above with at least 12 credits in each of three subjects including a minimum of 8 literacy credits at level 2 or higher in English or Te Reo Maori; 4 credits must be in reading and 4 credits must be in writing. The literacy credits will be selected from a schedule of approved achievement standards and unit standards. The schedule may be found on the NZQA website at: Literacy requirements for University Entrance.

or equivalent to the above.

If you are 20 years of age or over, you must pass the Crown entry test and attend a personal interview. You may need to provide your current resume.

Since 1996, Crown and Massey University have offered a fast track to degree success. Students completing Crown’s New Zealand Diploma in Business (NZ Dip.Bus) with the required grades can enter Year 1 or Year 2 of the Massey Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) with credits for their Crown papers. The pathway is overseen by Massey, your guarantee of quality.

The College of Business at Massey attracts students from New Zealand and from 100 countries around the world. Massey’s College of Business holds accreditation from AACSB International. Programmes hold endorsements from national and international bodies and professional organizations such as CIMA, ACCA and CFA.

Pathways

Unilink Gateway: This pathway allows you to enter Year 1 of the Massey University BBS degree. You must complete at least four Crown NZ Dip.Bus papers, with a minimum B grade pass mark in each paper.

Unilink Standard Track: This pathway allows you to enter Year 2 of the Massey University BBS degree. You must complete the full Crown NZ Dip.Bus, with an average B grade pass mark across all papers.

Unilink Fast Track: This pathway allows you to enter Year 2 of the Massey University BBS degree. You must complete the full Crown NZ Dip.Bus, with an average B grade pass mark across all papers.

Entry to Massey University

You receive a conditional Offer of Place from Massey University when you enrol on Unilink. Your entry to the Massey University Bachelor of Business Degree (BBS) is guaranteed when you pass your Crown course. There are no further tests.

Changing track during your Unilink pathway 

The Unilink pathway is flexible. You can apply to change track during your course if you are finding your current track too easy or too difficult. You can also apply to take additional papers to gain even faster access to university.

Other Massey University degrees for which you may obtain credit(s) with your Crown NZ Dip.Bus

Bachelor of Aviation Management, Bachelor of Accountancy, Bachelor of Applied Economics, Bachelor of Communication. Please check with Massey University for details of the credits to which you may be entitled.

Unused Crown fees

If you enter Massey University before completing your Crown course, a portion of your unused tuition fees may be transferred to your degree programme at Massey. Conditions apply. Please ask Crown for details.

Further information about Massey University

Massey has an information desk at Crown, and Massey staff will be able to give you further information about your degree.