HANDBOOK - Wellington Institute of Technology

• provide a staircase to higher level studyMajoring in Hospitality is designed to:• introduce and develop students in the key areas of business required to facilitate a careerpathway in international hospitality management and / or aligned fields in the wider serviceand tourism industries.• provide a vehicle for people with relevant employment history and experience todemonstrate their acquired knowledge and competence in various organisational contexts,and attain credentials• provide a staircase to higher level studyGRADUATE PROFILEOrganisational Development StrandIn a range of diverse and changing organisational contexts graduates will be able toeffectively:• Add value by applying specific business management techniques• Communicate information, arguments, and analyses in a variety of forms, to specialist andnon-specialist audiences that includes the critical judgment of the organisationaldevelopment field and function• Apply critical problem solving skills with initiative and judgement• Recognise ethical and cultural issues inherent in decision making• Work independently and within teams of diverse people• Apply the language of organisational developmentHuman Resource StrandIn a range of diverse and changing organisational contexts graduates will be able toeffectively:• Add value by applying specific human resource management techniques• Communicate information, arguments, and analyses in a variety of forms, to specialist andnon-specialist audiences that includes the critical judgment of the human resource functionand how people can best bring performance to an organisation• Apply critical problem solving skills with initiative and judgement• Recognise ethical and cultural issues inherent in the HR process• Work independently and within teams of diverse people• Apply the language of human resource management• Interpret and apply human resource legislationHospitality StrandIn a range of diverse and changing hospitality industry contexts graduates will be able toeffectively:• Add value by applying specific hospitality management techniques• Communicate information, arguments, and analyses in a variety of forms, to specialist andnon-specialist audiences, that includes the critical judgment of the hospitality managementfunction• Apply critical problem solving skills with initiative and judgement• Recognise ethical and cultural issues inherent in the hospitality industry• Work independently and within teams of diverse peopleWellington Institute of Technology - 2013 HV4490 Programme Handbook February 2013Overview and Programme Specific Information Page 11