2010 Course Availability by Trimester

Open Polytechnic offers courses with either open enrolment or trimester enrolment.

Open enrolment means you may enrol in a course at any time.
Trimester courses are offered in one of our three trimesters. See our key dates page for details of these trimesters.

This page contains details of the courses that are offered under trimester enrolment only.

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OL = Online
P/OL = Print or Online
BL = Blended (Print & Online)

Bachelor of Engineering Technology (OP7005) Back to top
Course	Course Title	Delivery	Course Leader	Tri 1	Tri 2	Tri 3	Exam
CIV1501	Engineering Statics	P	David Guest	-	Y	-	Y
CIV2403	Geology and Geomechanics	P	David Guest	-	Y	-	Y
CIV2502	Structural and Building Technology	P	David Guest	-	Y	-	Y
CIV2601	Job Organisation	P	David Guest	-	Y	-	Y
CIV2605	Construction Engineering	P	David Guest	Y	-	-	Y
CIV2701	Road Design and Location	P	David Guest	Y	-	-	Y
CIV2702	Municipal Services	P	David Guest	-	Y	-	Y
CIV3509	Detailing of Structures	P	David Guest	-	Y	-	N
CIV3603	Construction Methods	P	David Guest	-	Y	-	Y
CIV3906	Civil Materials Practice	P	David Guest	Y	-	-	N
CIV3907	Civil Systems Practice	P	David Guest	Y	-	-	N
ELE1301	Computer Engineering	P	Ioan Tuleasca	Y	-	-	Y
ELE1502	Electronic Circuits	P	Ioan Tuleasca	-	Y	-	Y
ELE1801	Electrical Technology	P	Ioan Tuleasca	-	Y	-	Y
ELE1191	Electrical and Electronic Practice A	P	Ioan Tuleasca	Y	-	-	N
ELE2101	Control and Instrumentation	P	Ioan Tuleasca	-	Y	-	Y
ELE2303	Embedded System Design	P	Ioan Tuleasca	Y	-	-	Y
ELE2501	Electronic Workshop and Production	P	Ioan Tuleasca	-	Y	-	Y
ELE2503	Electronic Systems	P	Ioan Tuleasca	-	Y	-	Y
ELE2504	Electronic Design and Analysis	P	Ioan Tuleasca	-	Y	-	Y
ELE2601	Telecommunications Principles	P	Ioan Tuleasca	Y	-	-	Y
ELE2702	Electrical Measurement and Analysis	P	Ioan Tuleasca	Y	-	-	Y
ELE2704	Electricity Supply Systems	P	Ioan Tuleasca	-	Y	-	Y
ELE2912	Electrical and Electronic Practice B	P	Ioan Tuleasca	Y	-	-	N
ELE2913	Electrical and Electronic Practice C	P	Ioan Tuleasca	-	Y	-	N
ELE3305	Computer Systems and Communication Protocols	P	Ioan Tuleasca	Y	-	-	Y
ELE3307	Real Time Systems	P	Ioan Tuleasca	-	Y	-	Y
ELE3506	Electronic Measurement	P	Ioan Tuleasca	-	Y	-	Y
ELE3803	Electrical Plant	P	Ioan Tuleasca	Y	-	-	Y
ELE3805	Power Electronics Principles & Applications	P	Ioan Tuleasca	-	Y	-	Y
ELE3914	Electrical and Electronic Practice D	P	Ioan Tuleasca	-	Y	-	N
ENG1002	Introduction to Engineering and Spatial Science Applications	P	Alan Culver	Y	-	-	Y
ENG1100	Introduction to Engineering Design	P	Alan Culver	Y	-	-	N
ENG1101	Introduction to Engineering Problem Solving	OL	Ioan Tuleasca	Y	-	-	N
ENG1901	Engineering Practice 1	P	Alan Culver	Y	Y	-	N
ENG2002	Technology, Sustainability and Society	P	Alan Culver	-	Y	-	Y
ENG2102	Engineering Problem Solving and Analysis	OL	Ioan Tuleasca	-	Y	-	N
ENG3003	Engineering Management	P	David Guest	Y	-	-	Y
ENG4004	Engineering Management Science	P	David Guest	-	Y	-	Y
ENV2103	Hydraulics 1	P	David Guest	-	Y	-	Y
ENV2902	Hydraulics Practice	P	David Guest	-	Y	-	-
ENV3105	Hydrology	P	David Guest	Y	-	-	Y
MAT1500	Engineering Mathematics	P	Ioan Tuleasca	Y	-	-	Y
MEC1201	Engineering Materials	P	Alan Culver	-	Y	-	Y
MEC2101	Thermodynamics	P	Alan Culver	Y	-	-	Y
MEC2106	Intro to Fluid Mechanics	P	Alan Culver	-	Y	-	Y
MEC2202	Manufacturing Processes	P	Alan Culver	Y	-	-	Y
MEC2301	Design of Machine Elements	P	Alan Culver	-	Y	-	Y
MEC2304	Solid Modelling	P	Alan Culver	-	Y	-	N
MEC2402	Stress Analysis	P	Alan Culver	Y	-	-	Y
MEC2405	Machine Dynamics	P	Alan Culver	Y	-	-	Y
MEC2901	Mechanical Practice 1	P	Alan Culver	Y	-	-	N
MEC2902	Mechanical Practice 2	P	Alan Culver	-	Y	-	N
MEC3203	Materials Technology	P	Alan Culver	Y	-	-	Y
MEC3204	Production Engineering	P	Alan Culver	-	Y	-	Y
MEC3303	System Design	P	Alan Culver	-	Y	-	Y
MEC3903	Mechanical Practice 3	P	Alan Culver	-	Y	-	N
MEC3904	Mechanical Practice 4	P	Alan Culver	-	Y	-	N
MEC4104	Energy Technology	P	Alan Culver	Y	-	-	Y
SVY1110	Introduction to GPS	P	David Guest	-	Y	-	-
SVY1101	Geology and Surveying	P	David Guest	-	Y	-	Y
SVY1104	Surveying Computations A	P	David Guest	-	Y	-	Y
SVY2905	Geology and Surveying Practice	P	David Guest	Y	Y	-	N
Bachelor of Business (OP7001) Back to top
Course	Course Title	Delivery	Course Leader	Tri 1	Tri 2	Tri 3	Exam
71100	Accounting	BL	Gwyn Narraway	Y	Y	Y	Y
71110	Introduction to Law	BL	Peter McLuskie	Y	Y	-	Y
71120	Economic Reasoning	BL	Catherine Nash T1 & T2 Gordon Halsey T3	Y	Y	Y	Y
71130	Business Management	BL	Chris Burns T1 & T3 Vasanthi Peter T2	Y	Y	Y	Y
71135	Personal and Organisational Learning	BL	Vanessa Scholes	Y	-	-	N
71201	Financial Accounting	BL	Richard Baxter	-	Y	-	Y
71202	Management Accounting	P	Jaco Pieterse	Y	-	-	Y
71203	Business Ethics	BL	Vanessa Scholes	Y	-	Y	Y
71204	Accounting Information Systems	P	George Huang	Y	-	-	Y
71214	Law of Business Organisations	BL	John McDermott	Y	-	-	Y
71224	Employment Law	P	Peter McLuskie	-	Y	-	N
71225	Managing People	BL	Ashish Malik	Y	-	-	Y
71226	Employment Relations	BL	Tom McGrath	-	Y	-	Y
71231	Marketing	P	Henry Steele	Y	-	Y	Y
71232	Operations Management (Next offered 2011)	P	TBA	-	-	-	-
71234	Applied Management (Offered every alternative year)	BL	Kabossa Msimangira	-	Y	-	N
71238	Understanding Business Environments	P	Robert Shaw	Y	-	-	N
71245	Organisational Behaviour	BL	John Collins T1 John Bathurst T2	Y	Y	-	Y
71300	Accounting Theory	BL	Kiran Sahrawat	-	Y	-	Y
71301	Advanced Financial Accounting	BL	Jaco Pieterse	-	Y	-	Y
71302	Advanced Management Accounting	BL	Nazir Awan	Y	-	-	Y
71303	Corporate Finance	P	Allan Chang	Y	-	-	Y
71305	Auditing	BL	Kiran Sahrawat	Y	-	-	Y
71306	Taxation	BL	John Veal	-	Y	-	Y
71315	Business Finance Law	BL	Jonathan Barrett	-	Y	-	Y
71331	Marketing Management	P	Renu Joshi	-	Y	-	Y
71332	Quality Management	BL	Chris Burns	-	-	Y	N
71333	Strategic Human Resource Applications	BL	John Collins	Y	-	-	Y
71338	Managing Change	P	John Collins	-	Y	-	Y
71340	Strategic Management	BL	Vasanthi Peter	Y	-	Y	N
71342	Strategic Human Resource Development	P	Ashish Malik	Y	-	-	Y
Bachelor of Applied Science (OP7010) Back to top
Course	Course Title	Delivery	Course Leader	Tri 1	Tri 2	Tri 3	Exam
71150	Information Systems	BL	Zlatko Kovacic T1/T2 Puvana Natanasabapathy T3	Y	Y	Y	Y
71151	Programming with Visual Basic	OL	Lalitha Jonnavithula T1 Ljudmila Simeonov T2/T3	Y	Y	-	Y
71152	Web Design	BL	Lalitha Jonnavithula T1/T2 Clement Sudhakar T3	Y	Y	Y	N
71251	Advanced Information Systems	OL	Parwaiz Karamat	Y	Y	-	Y
71252	Systems Analysis	BL	Zlatko Kovacic	Y	Y	-	Y
71253	Systems Design and Development	BL	Elozor Shneider	-	Y	-	Y
71254	Electronic Commerce	OL	Parwaiz Karamat	Y	-	-	N
71255	Principles of Information Management	OL	Puvana Natansabapathy	Y	Y	-	N
71257	Web Programming	OL	Clement Sudhakar	Y	-	-	N
71258	The Virtual Organisation	OL	John Green	-	Y	-	N
71351	Database Management Systems	OL	Elozor Shneider	Y	-	-	Y
71352	Information Systems and Technology Management	OL	Puvana Natanasabapathy	-	Y	-	N
71353	Project Management	P/OL	Wendy Apps T1 Puvana Natanasabapathy T2	Y	Y	-	N
71354	Data Communication and Computer Networks	P/OL	Wendy Apps	-	Y	-	Y
71355	Future Trends and Emerging Technologies	BL	Parwaiz Karamat	-	Y	-	N
71356	Data Warehousing	BL	Parwaiz Karamat	-	Y	-	N
72140	Business Communication	BL	Phil Gorman T1 & T3 Gary Mersham T2	Y	Y	Y	N
72141	Effective Writing	P/OL	Luke Strongman	Y	-	Y	N
72142	Information Access	BL	Shannon Wellington T1/T2 Mary Innes T3	Y	Y	Y	N
72144	Professional and Technical Writing	BL	Polly Kobeleva	Y	-	Y	N
72145	An Introduction to Human Communication	P	Phil Gorman	Y	-	-	N
72160	Statistical Analysis	BL	Lois Curry	Y	Y	-	N
72170	The Information Industry	P/OL	Sandra Smith	Y	Y	-	Y
72171	Library Systems and Processes	BL	Alison Fields	Y	Y	-	N
72175	Principles of Records Management	P/OL	Sarah Welland T1 Sandra Smith T2	Y	Y	-	N
72176	Managing Archives	P	Sarah Welland	-	Y	-	N
72180	Principles and Practice of Professional Communication	P	Dorit Hahn	Y	Y	-	N
72182	Writing for the Web	OL	Pip Fowler	Y	Y	-	N
72183	Employee Communication	P	Dorit Hahn	Y	-	-	N
72191	Global Environmental Studies	P	Mike Titov	-	Y	Y	N
72193	Plants and People - an introduction to ethnobotany	P	Mike Burtenshaw	Y	Y	-	N
72194	Sustainable Development and New Zealand	P	Mike Sammons	Y	Y	-	N
72195	New Zealand Native Plants	P	Mike Burtenshaw	Y	Y	-	N
72196	Introduction to New Zealand Ecology	P	Merilyn Merrett	Y	Y	-	N
72251	Intercultural Communication	P	Dorit Hahn	Y	Y	-	N
72252	Interpersonal Communication	P/OL	Phil Gorman	-	Y	-	N
72253	Organisational Communication	P	Gary Mersham	Y	Y	-	N
72260	Reputation Management	P	Dorit Hahn	-	Y	-	N
72261	Public Sector Communication	P	Pip Fowler	Y	-	-	N
72270	Information Sources and Services	P/OL	Amanda Cossham	Y	-	-	N
72271	User Education and Reference Skills	BL	Shannon Wellington	-	Y	-	N
72272	Cataloguing and Classification	P	Amanda Cossham	-	Y	-	Y
72275	Electronic Records and Document Management	OL	Sandra Smith	-	Y	-	N
72276	Literature and Information Resources for Children and Young People	P	Mary Innes	Y	-	-	N
72277	Library Services for Children and Young People	P	Jan Irvine	-	Y	-	N
72280	Writing for Specific Purposes	BL	Polly Kobeleva T1 Dorit Hahn T2	Y	Y	-	N
72291	Coastal and Marine Management	P	Merilyn Merrett	Y	Y	-	N
72292	Resource Management Act and Local Government Act	P	Rick Fisher	Y	Y	-	N
72293	Conservation and Natural Resources	P	Rick Fisher	Y	Y	-	N
72294	Environmental Monitoring and Reporting	P	Merilyn Merrett	Y	Y	-	N
72296	Environmental Impact Assessment	P	Mike Sammons	Y	Y	-	N
72363	Mass Communication	P	Pip Fowler	-	Y	-	N
72365	Communication Management	P	Gary Mersham	-	Y	-	N
72366	Global Communication	P	Gary Mersham	Y	-	-	N
72370	Library and Information Issues	P	Jan Irvine	Y	-	-	N
72371	Policy and Planning for Information Services	P	Alison Fields	-	Y	-	N
72373	Knowledge Management	OL	Mary Innes	-	Y	-	N
72392	Environmental Management Systems	P	Mike Sammons	Y	-	-	N
72395	Environment and the Economy	P	Rick Fisher	Y	Y	-	N
72396	Environmental Perspectives and the Media	P	Rick Fisher	-	Y	-	N
72397	Environmental Studies Research Paper	P	Merilyn Merrett	40cr	-	-	N
73130	Psychology of Communication & Relationship Management	P	Belinda Boyd-Wilson	Y	Y	-	N
73131	Psychology of Grief	P	John Bathurst	Y	Y	-	N
73132	Psychology of Stress	P	Graeme Beaumont	Y	-	Y	N
73195	General and Applied Psychology	BL	Nancy Weaver	Y	Y	-	Y
73196	Social and Individual Psychology	BL	Belinda Lawrence	Y	Y	-	Y
73197	Counselling Theory	P	Aaron Jarden	-	Y	Y	Y
73198	Human Development	BL	Heather Peters	-	Y	-	Y
73202	Social Psychology	P	Nataline Bowker	Y	Y	-	Y
73211	Brain and Behaviour	BL	Belinda Boyd-Wilson	Y	Y	-	Y
73212	Thought, Memory and Language	P	Nancy Weaver	Y	-	-	Y
73213	Research Methods and Interpretation	P	Lois Curry	Y	Y	-	N
73221	Child & Adolescent Issues	P	Christoph Huelsmann	Y	Y	-	Y
73223	Mental Health and Addiction Studies - Aetiologies	P	Kennedy McLachlan	-	Y	-	N
73224	Behaviour Modification	P	Heather Peters	Y	Y	-	Y
73225	Te Hauora Hinengaro	P	Graeme Beaumont	Y	-	Y	N
73322	Child and Adolescent Psychopathology	P	Christoph Huelsmann	-	Y	-	N
73323	Child and Adolescent Developmental Psychology	P	Belinda Lawrence	Y	-	-	Y
73324	Organisational Psychology	P	John Bathurst	Y	-	-	Y
73325	Psychological Assessment	P	Belinda Boyd-Wilson	Y	-	-	Y
73326	Personality and Individual Differences	P	Belinda Boyd-Wilson	-	Y	-	Y
73327	Adult Psychopathology	P	Aaron Jarden	-	Y	Y	N
73328	Mental Health and Addiction Studies - Treatment Issues	P	Graeme Beaumont	Y	Y	-	N

Bachelor of Arts (OP7020) Back to top
Course	Course Title	Delivery	Course Leader	Tri 1	Tri 2	Tri 3	Exam
74104	Introducing Humanities and Arts	P	Jane Clendon	Y	Y	Y	N
74105	Humanities: World Views	P	Jane Clendon	Y	Y	-	N
74106	Humanities & Counter Culture	P	Luke Strongman	Y	Y	-	N
74109	Representations of NZ in Art and Literature	P	Jane Clendon	-	Y	-	N
74111	New Zealand Society	P	Greg Gilbert	Y	Y	-	N
74112	Introduction to the Social Sciences 1: Politics, Identity and Difference	P	Paula Pereda	Y	-	Y	N
74113	Introduction to the Social Sciences 2: Knowledge in a Changing World	P	Greg Gilbert	-	Y	-	N
74206	From Enlightenment to Romanticism	P	Luke Strongman	60cr	-	-	N
74207	Social Science in Action	P	Anna Gruner	-	Y	-	N
74208	Living in a Globalised World	P	Greg Gilbert	60cr	-	-	N
74301	Pacific Studies: Globalisation	P	David Tibbetts	Y	-	-	N
74302	Culture, Media and Identities	P	Paula Pereda	60cr	-	-	N
74303	Pacific Studies: Tourism in the Pacific	P	David Tibbetts	Y	-	-	N
74304	Pacific Studies: Representation and Identity Politics	P	David Tibbetts	-	Y	-	N
74305	Culture and Identities: Europe and New Zealand	P	Jane Clendon	60cr	-	-	N
74342	Research Paper	P	Luke Strongman	Y	Y	-	N
74347	Practicum	P	Mary Innes	Y	Y	-	N

New Zealand Diploma in Business (NC5121) Back to top
Course	Course Title	Delivery	Course Leader	Tri 1	Tri 2	Tri 3	Exam
400	Accounting Principles	BL	Tereska Knap	Y	Y	Y	Y
430	Quantitative Business Methods	BL	Murray McGregor/ Lois Curry	Y	Y	Y	Y
435	Fundamentals of Small Business	P	Chris Matthews	Y	Y	Y	N
501	Accounting Practices	OL	Ruth McIntosh	Y	Y	Y	Y
510	Introduction to Commercial Law	BL	Olive Alexander T1 John Skinnon T2 & T3	Y	Y	Y	Y
520	The Economic Environment	BL	Peter Coyne	Y	Y	Y	N
530	Organisation & Management	BL	Rudra De Zoysa	Y	Y	Y	Y
541	Fundamentals of Marketing	BL	Farib Sos T1 & T2 Renu Joshi T3	Y	Y	Y	Y
550	Business Computing	BL	John Green T1 Parwaiz Karamat T2 & T3	Y	Y	Y	N
560	Business Communication	BL	Ken Marshall	Y	Y	Y	Y
570	Introduction to Banking & Financial Services	P	Andy Kenah T1 TBA T2	Y	Y	-	Y
601	Financial Accounting	BL	Murray Smart	-	Y	-	Y
602	Management Accounting	P	Jagath Munasinghe	Y	-	-	Y
603	Business Finance	P	Allan Chang	Y	-	-	Y
606	Taxation	P	Viv Sampson	-	Y	-	Y
630	Leadership	P	Beverley McNally	Y	Y	-	N
631	Strategic Planning for Small Business	P	Chris Matthews	Y	Y	-	N
633	Human Resource Management	P	Tom McGrath	-	Y	-	Y
635	Employment Relations	P	Tom McGrath	Y	-	-	Y
636	Applied Management	P	Rudra De Zoysa	Y	Y	-	N
642	Marketing Research	P	Henry Steele	Y	-	-	Y
644	Buyer Behaviour & Communication Strategies	P	Renu Joshi	-	Y	-	Y
648	Marketing Planning & Control	P	Renu Joshi	Y	-	-	Y
650	Applied Computing	P	Ljudmila Simeonov	Y	Y	-	N
652	Systems Development Project	P	Clement Sudhakar	Y	-	-	N
655	Information Systems Management	P	Parwaiz Karamat	-	Y	-	Y
670	Advanced Banking	P	Andy Kenah	-	Y	-	Y
675	Lending & Securities	P	Andy Kenah	-	Y	-	Y
676	International Trade and Finance	P	Brian Pascall	Y	-	-	Y
696	Investment and Insurance	P	Andy Kenah	-	Y	-	Y
Diploma of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) (OPEE03) Back to top
Course	Course Title	Delivery	Course Leader	Tri 1	Tri 2	Tri 3	Exam
EC521	Introduction to the Diploma of Teaching (ECE)	P	Karen Illston	Y	Y	-	N
EC522	Perspectives on Learning and Development	P/OL	Ann Allen	Y	Y	-	N
EC523	Te Whāriki: Early Childhood Curriculum and Early Childhood Education	P	Alice Tate	Y	Y	-	N
EC524	Planning for Teaching	P	Pat Penrose	Y	Y	-	N
EC525	Maori Studies, Te Wananga	P	Mere Rakete-Daniels	Y	-	-	N
EC526	Family, Partnership and Society	P	Kim Filshie	-	Y	-	N
EC621	Critical Exploration of Learning and Development	P	Judy Hamer	Y	Y	-	N
EC622	Assessment in Action	P	Vijaya Tatineni	Y	Y	-	N
EC623	Researching the Expressive World of the Child	P	Viv Shearsby	-	Y	-	N
EC624	The Techno-logical World	P/OL	Donna Kenny	Y	-	-	N
EC625	The Social and Physical World of the Child	P	Jenny Malcolm	Y	-	-	N
EC626	The Context of Aotearoa/New Zealand	P	Mere Rakete-Daniels	-	Y	-	N
EC721	Professional Practice in Teaching	P	Jenny Huriwai	Y	Y	-	N
EC722	Effective Planning	P	Joanne Alderson	Y	Y	-	N
EC723	Te Ao Tuhi - The Literate World of the Child	P	Celeste Harrington	Y	Y	-	N
EC724	Early Childhood Education Curricula and Services	P	Derek Hartley	Y	Y	-	N
EC725	He Hapori Ako - Cultural and Social Diversity	P	Kym Hill	Y	Y	-	N
EP521	Year 1 Practicum	P (Contact)	Robin Sigley	Y	Y	-	N
EP621	Year 2 Practicum	P (Contact)	Robin Sigley	Y	Y	-	N
EP721	Year 3 Practicum 1	P (Contact)	Robin Sigley	Y	Y	-	N
EP722	Year 3 Practicum 2	P (Contact)	Robin Sigley	Y	Y	-	N
Other Semesterised Courses Back to top
Course	Course Title	Delivery	Course Leader	Tri 1	Tri 2	Tri 3	Exam
28	Introductory Accounting	P	Jeannette Dyet	Y	Y	-	N
424	Tertiary Study Skills	P	Lalitha Jonnavithula	Y	Y	Y	N
The Open Polytechnic Diploma in Māori Business (OP5207)
Course	Course Title	Delivery	Course Leader	Tri 1	Tri 2	Tri 3	Exam
7115	Mgmt of Māori Resources	P	Dan Love	Y	Y	-	N
7116	Māori Authorities	P	Dan Love	Y	Y	-	N
7117	Māori Small Business	P	Dan Love	Y	Y	-	N
Certificate in Mathematics (OP2015)
Course	Course Title	Delivery	Course Leader	Tri 1	Tri 2	Tri 3	Exam
181	Elementary Mathematics for tertiary studies	P	Murray McGregor	Y	Y	Y	N
182	Intermediate Mathematics for tertiary studies	P	Murray McGregor	Y	Y	Y	N
183	Technical Mathematics for tertiary studies	P	Murray McGregor	Y	Y	Y	N
Open Polytechnic Certificate in Designing and Facilitating E-Learning, Level 5 (OP5440) Back to top
Course	Course Title	Delivery	Course Leader	Tri 1	Tri 2	Tri 3	Exam
5095	Transforming Learning Experiences	OL	Julie Watson	Y	Y	-	N
5096	Facilitating Online Learning Experiences	OL	Julie Watson	-	Y	-	N
5097	Instructional Design for E-Learning	OL	Pip Fowler	Y	-	Y	N

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