APPLYING MANAGEMENT LEARNING
Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) student Fungai Mabonga who is currently studying the Master of Applied Management at the institute, says her expectations have been exceeded, her views expanded and she is being challenged in the best possible way.
The 18 month programme is seeing Fungai honing her management skills including researching management trends and issues, governance, business planning, strategic management and corporate social responsibility, all of which are valuable and transferable to various fields.
Programme manager Frank Bennett says the Master of Applied Management is a great fit for students both in Southland and across the country. “Because it is applied management, the range of students that it fits is quite large.”
As part of this programme, students focus heavily on case studies and literature which is applied directly to different aspects of management. They then complete either a 17-week long research project or a yearlong thesis.
“Within our Masters programme, the quality of the students and their experience really comes out in the classroom. They end up learning almost as much from each other as they do from the tutors,” he says.
Business leaders of tomorrow need the experience, knowledge and advanced capabilities required to hold down senior managerial positions or lead their own business.
Bennett says the Master of Applied Management will give them these tools and assist in advancing their career goals. It’s available at both the Invercargill campus and by SIT2LRN Distance Learning, a full-time course of study can be completed in 18 months or at a more relaxed pace part-time.