2009 Undergraduate & Graduate Prospectus - PDF - Waikato ...

SUPPORT
When you start university, it's great to know that
there are people whose job it is to ensure you
have a smooth transition into uni life. Waikato
Management School provides a number of support
services specifi cally for management students.
MANAGEMENT STUDENT CENTRE (MSC)
MSC provides you with somewhere to meet, study, use
resources (such as photocopying) and hand in and receive
marked assignments.
Our student advisors, who work via an appointment
system, are available to provide you with programme advice
and answer any of your university related queries. Our
management student consultants manage the support needs
for all students, with a consultant for each of the following
areas: undergraduate, graduate, Māori, international, language
and learning, and enrolment and retention.
MSC provides
> Enrolment and programme advice
> Academic support for students
> Employment and scholarship information
> Assignment hand-in and collection service
> Space for group and individual work
> Language and learning development
> Student mentors
Mentoring Service – NgāKaiarahi Mātauranga
Mentors are available for all students enrolled in the
Management School. The mentoring programme is
confidential and offers advocacy and support to students
who have concerns or queries of any kind, both inside and
outside university life. Mentors are senior students from a
range of management school qualifications.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
Our students have 24-hour, 7-day access to over 250
personal computers located in 11 labs. Waikato Management
School students can use:
TM > A personalised study portal (MYWEB )
> A comprehensive selection of business and
knowledge databases
> An online shopping mall for the purchase of course
readings and merchandise
> Electronic tutorial sign-ups
> On-site photocopying and group study facilities
> Electronic submission of assignments
> Research Facilities
You can also access the extensive University Library and
its related facilities which include over 611,000 books and
201,000 serial titles. The University Library holds a wide range
of historically-maintained research journals, professional and
industry journals, government data, abstracts and many
other publications, including an extensive New Zealand
collection. The University also subscribes to over 200
databases across a wide range of subject areas and several
collections of electronic books. These databases are essential
to research, enabling you to access top internationally-based
academic and professional journals.
If you require assistance with your research, you can make
an appointment to see either the University Management
Librarian in the Library or Waikato Management School’s
Knowledge Manager.
MĀORI STUDENT SUPPORT
The University of Waikato is committed to meaningful
partnerships under the Treaty of Waitangi and to providing
leadership in research, scholarship and education relevant
to the needs and aspirations of iwi and Māori communities.
Waikato Management School has a Māori Consultant and a
Kaitautoko Advisor who are here to awhi and tautoko Māori
students specifically.
Te Ranga Ngaku – Māori Management Student
Network
Te Ranga Ngaku is an established Māori network within
Waikato Management School. The kaupapa of the group is
to encourage whakawhanaungatanga of all Māori students
through the concepts of Manaakitanga, Awhi, and Tautoko.
The network supports and promotes the activities and
interests of Māori Management students. You are welcome
to come and be a part of the whanau. Whakapiri mai tātou
kia kotahi.
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE PASTORAL CARE
OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
New Zealand has set high standards for the care and
protection of all international students. Waikato
Management School, as part of the University of Waikato,
has agreed to observe and be bound by the Code of Practice
for the Pastoral Care of International Students published by
the Minister of Education. Copies of the Code are available
on request from the university or,
More info can be found at www.minedu.govt.nz
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