BSNS4401 – Business Environment
Module code
BSNS4401
Module title
Business Environment
Prescription
The aim of this course is to develop knowledge, skills and attributes to resolve factors that impact on a business entity and promote workplace relationships.
Programmes
- NZ2456
NZQA Level
Level 4
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Supported
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- LO1: Explain the impact of internal and external factors on an entity.
LO2: Develop strategies to resolve factors that impact on achieving objectives in an entity.
LO3: Explain factors that promote workplace relationships in an entity. - Content
- LO1: Internal factors including:
• Organisation types and structures
• Resources
• Culture
• Objectives
• External factors including:
• Legislation and local-body bylaw
• Economic cycles
• Technology changes
• Changing demands or requirements of customers or suppliers
LO2: Resolution factors including:
• Strategies
• Evaluation
• Communication
LO3: Workplace relationships factors including:
• Multicultural
• Ngaa kaupapa o te Tiriti o Waitangi (the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi)
• Respect for individuals
• Diversity and social conventions
• Inclusive environment
• Maaori values including whanaungatanga (building relationships) and manaakitanga (ethic of caring) - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Learning and teaching activities will employ a range of elements drawn from approved methods to align with the context of the learning (delivery mode, regional specific requirement, etc.) and any particular needs of the group of aakonga.
- Assessment Criteria
- Aakonga will be advised of all matters relating to summative assessment at the start of the course.
Assessment in this course is achievement-based. Aakonga must submit all specified assessment items and obtain at least 50% overall score in order to pass this course. - Learning and Teaching Resource
- All required and recommended resource are provided to aakonga via course outlines.
