Victoria University of Wellington

This course covers management, procurement, and development. It examines the theories and ideas that underpin planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the use of resources over time. Topics include the principles of management, organizational development, basic finance, costing, development feasibility, valuation theory, and quantitative analysis relevant to the construction industry.

In this interdisciplinary course, students examine the changing nature of work and employment from a range of perspectives including sociology, history, philosophy, media studies, design, and management. This course traces the history of work and employment, and considers the contemporary challenges facing workers and their employers in the context of labor market and wider social changes. Students evaluate a range of views on these changes, and apply their understandings to a specific challenge presented by a Wellington organization.