EDUCATION STUDIES / ELECTRONIC BUSINESS / ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
Education Studies / Electronic Business / Electronic Commerce
Education Studies www.waikato.ac.nz/wfass/ Education is arguably one of the greatest influences not just on personal development but on society and nations.
With the growth in electronic business and every aspect of business now involving electronic technology this subject gives students the business and technological skills to make them a crucial part of a company’s management team.
QUALIFICATIONS Education is always in the news, whether it is because of funding issues, disputes over zoning or political and religious influences in the community or in schools. John F. Kennedy said a country’s “progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource”. Education Studies investigates how this fundamental resource is shaped. It examines social, political, cultural, economic and personal theories and practices of lifelong education, and explores issues of social policy, culture, gender, work and leisure. Since education is as much concerned with who we might become as who we already are, it is relevant to all our collective and personal decision-making on questions of justice, rights and freedom. Students often take Education Studies as a background to a graduate teaching qualification, but refer to Teaching (page 59) if you want to do a Bachelor of Teaching.
QUALIFICATIONS » Bachelor of Arts/with Honours » Bachelor of Social Sciences/with Honours » Graduate Certificate » Graduate Diploma » Postgraduate Certificate » Postgraduate Diploma » Master of Arts » Master of Social Sciences
Career Opportunities Adult Education Community and Social Work International Aid Agencies Law and Citizens’ Advice Teaching Government Policy Advice eg justice and equity issues
Electronic Business www.mngt.waikato.ac.nz/education/subjects/ The growth of electronic commerce and the knowledge economy means organisations must have electronic business systems at the heart of their operation. Every department and individual in an organisation has specialist knowledge that is vital for company performance, but often there is a lack of coordination between these departments and people. A good electronic business systems manager can change that by gathering and distributing data more efficiently and influencing strategic decision-making.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO
» Bachelor of Management Studies/with Honours » Graduate Certificate » Graduate Diploma
Career Opportunities Electronic Business Manager Electronic Business Consultant Business Analyst Web Systems Project Manager Systems Developer Project Manager
Electronic Commerce www.mngt.waikato.ac.nz/becom Welcome to your business future. It’s global, it’s wireless, it’s online. Electronic Commerce is about using the internet to handle business – the interaction between a business, its customers and suppliers. Just think of Trade Me and how that has revolutionised the private sale of goods. Businesses large and small are using e-commerce business processes. Our electronic commerce students get hands-on exposure to the use of website development tools, databases and communications technologies. They also learn management skills in finance, accounting, marketing, communications and supply chain management. Graduates have an excellent balance of technical and management skills and so are in strong demand for careers in both the business and technical sides of developing and integrating Web-based systems that support the e-commerce business processes.
QUALIFICATIONS » Bachelor of Electronic Commerce/with Honours » Graduate Diploma » Postgraduate Certificate » Postgraduate Diploma » Master of Electronic Commerce