BSNS201-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Business and Culture

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

In this course, students will reflect on their own participation in multiple cultural forms: ethnic, occupational, gendered, national, digital, global, temporal etc. They will hear from academics and practitioners about their experiences of culture and their advice on how to engage with cultures. Students will learn how to build connections with people in ways which respect cultural traditions and allow for reciprocal, mutually beneficial relationships to develop in their future occupations and workplaces.

Learning Outcomes

1. to explain political and regulatory influences on the economy.
2. to describe the key elements and processes of the New Zealand legal system relevant to a business context.
3. to work effectively in a team in order to reach a common goal.
4. to explain the influences of their own culture and identity when engaging with another culture.
5. to explain the role of tangata whenua in society and in commerce and how te ao Māori (primarily perspectives, values and mana whenua) could be applied in their discipline, field of study or future workplace, and the reasons for their incorporation.
6. to explain how the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi underpin the management of resources in Aotearoa New Zealand.
7. to identify, consider and debate perspectives, processes and impacts relating to globalisation and localisation in different contexts, drawing on theory and practice when considering issues in their discipline or field of study.
8. to identify, consider and debate perspectives, processes and impacts relating to the culture and identity of multiple stakeholders, drawing on theory and practice when considering issues in their discipline or field of study.

Prerequisites

Any 60 points. RP: ACCT102, ECON104, MGMT100

Recommended Preparation

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 17:00 - 18:00 C1 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 22 Feb
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 15:00 - 16:00 C1 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 22 Feb
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 12:00 - 13:00 Haere-roa 118 Ngaio Marsh Theatre
23 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture D
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 11:00 - 12:00 Haere-roa 118 Ngaio Marsh Theatre
23 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Pals S
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00 Beatrice Tinsley 111
23 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
02 Thursday 12:00 - 13:00 Jack Erskine 340
23 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 14:00 - 15:00 Rehua 427 Technology Workshop
16 Mar - 22 Mar
18 May - 24 May
02 Tuesday 16:00 - 17:00 Jack Erskine 121
16 Mar - 22 Mar
18 May - 24 May
03 Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00 Rehua 427 Technology Workshop
16 Mar - 22 Mar
18 May - 24 May
04 Tuesday 14:00 - 15:00 Elsie Locke 104A
16 Mar - 22 Mar
18 May - 24 May
05 Monday 09:00 - 10:00 Jack Erskine 446
16 Mar - 22 Mar
18 May - 24 May
06 Monday 10:00 - 11:00 Jack Erskine 111
16 Mar - 22 Mar
18 May - 24 May
07 Monday 13:00 - 14:00 Rehua 427 Technology Workshop
16 Mar - 22 Mar
18 May - 24 May
08 Thursday 09:00 - 10:00 Rehua 329
16 Mar - 22 Mar
18 May - 24 May
09 Friday 09:00 - 10:00 Jack Erskine 315
16 Mar - 22 Mar
18 May - 24 May
10 Monday 14:00 - 15:00 Rehua 427 Technology Workshop
16 Mar - 22 Mar
18 May - 24 May
11 Friday 13:00 - 14:00 Jack Erskine 443
16 Mar - 22 Mar
18 May - 24 May
12 Friday 14:00 - 15:00 Jack Erskine 443
16 Mar - 22 Mar
18 May - 24 May
13 Friday 11:00 - 12:00 Jack Erskine 101
16 Mar - 22 Mar
18 May - 24 May
14 Monday 15:00 - 16:00 Rehua 427 Technology Workshop
16 Mar - 22 Mar
18 May - 24 May

Timetable Note

Lectures for this course are recorded using the ECHO360 lecture recording system.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Tyron Love

Tutor

Anne-Maree Mills

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Lecture Attendance 8%
Final Exam 50%
Tutorial Attendance and Contribution 10%
First Reflection 06 Mar 2026 12%
Second Reflection 27 Mar 2026 10%
Third Reflection 08 May 2026 10%


The ‘45% rule’ applies to this course. That is, student needs to reach 45% weighted average across invigilated assessments. Please refer here for further information.

Assessment in Te Reo Māori
In recognising that Te Reo Māori is an official language of New Zealand, the University provides for students who may wish to use Te Reo Māori in their assessment. If you intend to submit your work in Te Reo Māori you are required to do the following:

Read the Assessment in Te Reo Māori Policy and ensure that you meet the conditions set out in the policy. This includes, but is not limited to, informing the Course Coordinator 1) no later than 10 working days after the commencement of the course that you wish to use Te Reo Māori and 2) at least 15 working days before each assessment due date that you wish to use Te Reo Māori.

Textbooks / Resources

Readings will be provided via the course Learn site.

Course links

LEARN

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,003.00

International fee $4,538.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see UC Business School Office on the departments and faculties page .

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