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Greening your business with Enterprise GreenWorks™

Posted by Robert Davis (FCIM) on July 1, 2011 in Entrepreneurship, Leading Applied Business, Learning Experience, Rosebank Road, Strategy, Sustainability |No Comments

Change in New Zealand sectoral greenhouse gas emissions 1990 − 2007. Image via Wikipedia Unitec students and staff have embarked on an innovative programme focussed on helping medium and small enterprise owners advance their journey towards ‘greening the business’. Every two weeks from August, business owners from Rosebank Business Association are invited to participate in […]

The Living Curriculum at the DoMM. An Open Discussion Facilitated by Steve Barnett

Posted by Robert Davis (FCIM) on June 30, 2011 in Leading Applied Business, Learning Experience, Steve Barnett, Student Success |No Comments

Last evening 20 people engaged in spirited conversation about radically different ways to manage learning. Not so radical if you teach on a high school YES programme already, but radical for most secondary and tertiary teachers. Thanks to Rob Ayres (Te Puna Ako) and Yong Liu (Tech wiz & camera operator) the conversation was webcast […]

Breathing life into the Living Curriculum – Tonite at the DOMM

Posted by Robert Davis (FCIM) on June 29, 2011 in Leading Applied Business, Learning Experience, Student Success, Talent |No Comments

In that same Living curriculum vein, it’s not too late to decide to join the Conversation “Breathing life into the “Living Curriculum”” which is all set to happen tonight 5:00pm -7:00pm. 16 people have RSVPd that they will be there. Anticipating a few “door sales” we have catered for 20. We thought that a dozen would be a […]

Department of Management and Marketing: Member of Co9 NZ Heads of Department (Marketing) Group

Posted by Robert Davis (FCIM) on March 11, 2011 in Leading Applied Business, Marketing, Robert Davis

Associate Professor/HoD Dr Robert Davis is please to announce that the department is part of the Co9 NZ Heads of Department (Marketing) Group including: Unitec, University of Auckland, Victoria University, Massey University. Lincoln University, Canterbury University, Waikato University, AUT, Otago University. The first meeting was hosted in February at Victoria University in 2011.

More Good News from the Bachelor of Business: End of placement reflections from an Industry Based Learning Student

Posted by Robert Davis (FCIM) on November 16, 2010 in Bachelor of Business, Industry Based Learning, International Students, Leading Applied Business, Talent

My name is Denisa Hebblethwaite and I am the lecturer and co-ordinator of the Industry Based Learning (IBL) course. IBL forms a cornerstone of the Bachelor of Business degree and is a key reason why our students lead applied business. Often our international students find industry placements a new and exciting (sometimes challenging) experience. Here is one […]

On Steve Barnett by his students

Posted by Robert Davis (FCIM) on November 15, 2010 in Bachelor of Business, Leading Applied Business, Learning Experience, Steve Barnett, Talent

From one of our students on Steve Barnett, a lecturer at the DoMM, working for Fujitsu. “For me the biggest effect was that you got me to think about my own objectives and career path, how I am going to get there, and what obstacles I may encounter. Any question that was asked of you was […]

Rosebank Business DoMM Field Trip

Posted by Robert Davis (FCIM) on November 9, 2010 in Leading Applied Business, Rosebank Road

The staff of the DoMM had another great day today visiting businesses in the Rosebank Road region. We call it our field trip. To refresh our senses and further our understanding of what is happening at the customer front line. Our department has a close relationship with the Rosebank Business Association. We are a Gold Sponsor. Thanks […]