FM405 Human Resource Development:

This unit explores the issues and choices confrontingThis unit explores the issues and choices confrontingorganizations in regard to the management of people. A centralfocus is the relationship of human resource management, equityand workplace performance. The unit identifies and analyses arange of factors which influence attitudes toward the managementof people and experience at work. It examines, amongst otherthings, recruitment and selection, performance management, andtraining.

FM417 Business Research:

This unit prepares students to undertake a small research projectThis unit prepares students to undertake a small research projectin business and management. The theoretical componentintroduces the philosophies and approaches underpinningqualitative and quantitative types of research, and familiarizesstudents with elements of research project leading to thedevelopment of a research proposal. The practical component ofthe unit develops skills for defining the research problem, criticalreading and writing a literature review, and developing datacollection instruments. The unit will emphasize more on basicbusiness research methods but will culminate with a smallresearch proposal, data collection and analysis and write-up as anon-residential activity.

  FM406 Managing Finance:

This unit provides students with an understanding of fundamentalThis unit provides students with an understanding of fundamentalconcepts necessary to use accounting effectively. Starting with a“macro” view of accounting information, the units present realfinancial statements. Students will be able to establish how afinancial statement communicates the financing, investing,operating activities and decision making of a business tomanagers who are users of accounting information. This unitmotivates students by grounding the discussion in the real world,showing them the relevance of the topics covered to their futurecareer. Thus, this unit develops students’ managerial capacity byexploring financial information for decisions making.

FM422 Marketing Management and Research:

This unit provides theories and concepts on MarketingThis unit provides theories and concepts on MarketingManagement and Research. Marketing Management focuses onhow business create value for customers and capture value fromcustomers in return. The unit will help students examine theprocess by which Marketing builds on thorough understanding ofbuyer behavior to create value. You will learn the major elementsof the marketing mix - product policy, channels of distribution,communication, and pricing - and see how they fit within differentanalytical frameworks that are useful to managers. This willenhance your understanding of how marketing works in thebusiness world. Research component teaches the knowledge andtechniques required to determine the potential market for a specificproduct.

FM420 Operations and Quality Management:

Operations management is the direction and control of theOperations management is the direction and control of theprocesses that transform inputs into outputs for customers, andoutputs must be of an acceptable quality. Operations and qualityare integral to all organizations and this unit on operations andquality management is an important one as an organizations’sustainable competitive advantage depends on the effectivenessand efficiency of its operations and quality management systems.Generally, the unit has two parts. In part one, we examineoperations aspects from idea generation and development toresearch and design to product/service creation to delivery andafter sales service. It delves into contemporary best-practiceoperations strategy, techniques and tools in manufacturing andservice industries. In part two we explore continuous improvementtechniques and initiatives in product and service quality. It exploressteps and techniques that organizations can employ to bettermanage quality aspects of their various operations, quality inputsand outputs for long-term sustainability. Students acquireknowledge, techniques and tools that enable them to manageorganizational processes for cost-effectiveness, gainingcompetitive advantage. Students also acquire knowledge, ideasand tools to assist in managing for quality within organizations. Weexplore steps and techniques that organizations can employ tobetter manage work processes and quality aspects of their varioussystems, ensuring quality inputs and outputs for long-termsustainability.

FM421 Entrepreneurship and SME Development:

In this unit, students acquire the knowledge about how smallIn this unit, students acquire the knowledge about how smallbusinesses are started and managed. Entrepreneurship is abouttaking risks in starting a small business usually between a singleownership to a number of owners and anyway below 20employees would be categorized as small business in PNG. Thestudents should be able to understand the business managementskills such as building competitive advantages, calculated risks,developing intellectual property of its employees, understand therisks of business failures, the knowledge of initial start andbusiness growth to maturity and harvest. The preparation ofbusiness ownership, advantages and disadvantages, sole traders,partnerships, Joint Ventures, and other types of small to mediumenterprise business in PNG and the Governments vision throughthe Department of Trade, Commerce and Industry to promoteCitizens involved in SME business to “create employmentopportunities” rather than seek employment opportunities for thecitizens of PNG. Applying the global context of entrepreneurshipand small business practices into PNG context and application.