BSc International Business, Finance and Economics

1. BSc International Business, Finance and Economics • Director of Undergraduate Studies • Dr. Ilias Petrounias • Room 3.19, MBS West • ilias.petrounias@mbs.ac.uk Programme Director Dr. Danielle Lyssimachou Room 1.11, Crawford House Danielle.Lyssimachou@mbs.ac.uk

2. Overview • Welcome • Overview of the BSc International Business, Finance & Economics (IBFE) • Organisation/Structure of the Programme • Progression Rules • Contacts and roles • Prizes • Student representation and feedback

3. Learning Outcomes (Knowledge & Understanding) • Understand the principles and theory of micro and macro economics as applied to business and management • Understand financial concepts and accounting practices for business • Understand the context within which business operates. This includes knowledge of recent literatures on globalisation, the changing organisation of business and the impact of new technologies • Understand the different economic, political and sociological perspectives on the workings of the UK and other economies. • Understand the main current approaches to business strategy and broader debates about the impact of the ‘new economy’ on management decisions.

4. Learning Outcomes (Intellectual Skills) • Critically analyse arguments, theories and policies in relation to business • Solve problems and provide individual argument in relation to particular business scenarios • Synthesise and evaluate data from a variety of different sources • Think through and assess the impact of economic and organisational contexts on business performance • Reflect on ones own work, as well as that of ones peers

5. Learning Outcomes (Practical Skills) • Locate/process/collate data or literature in a suitable form for analysis • Input primary sources of information into database format • Use basic mathematical and statistical techniques to understand the decision making process within businesses • Present quantitative and/or qualitative information, together with analysis, argument and commentary, in report form • Correctly cite, acknowledge and reference sources • Present data and argument in oral form, both individually and in groups.

6. Learning Outcomes (Transferable Skills and Personal Qualities) • Apply research skills to the analysis of new and different companies • Apply research skills to the analysis of new and different companies • Use interpersonal skills to orally communicate ideas and arguments • Write reports • Manage time and work to deadlines

7. Your Programme • BMAN1501: Financial Reporting • BMAN10512 Introductory Management Accounting • BMAN10522M Financial Decision Making • BMAN10780 Business and Management Skills • BMAN10770 Financial and Digital Innovations in International Business • AND • ONE COMBINATION FROM EACH GROUP ECON10061 Introductory Mathematics and ECON10062 Introductory Statistics OR ECON10001 Further Mathematics 1 and ECON10132Statistics for Economists OR ECON10071 Advanced Mathematics and ECON10072 Advanced Statistics ECON10041 Microeconomic Principles and ECON10042 Macroeconomic Principles OR ECON10081 The UK Economy – Microeconomics and ECON10082 The UK Economy – Macroeconomics SOCY10912 Work, Organisations and Society OR POLI10601 Introduction to International Politics

8. Teaching, Learning & Assessment • Each year is 120 credits • Courses are either 10 (one semester) or 20 (two semesters) credits • Exception BMAN10780 • Semester 1 exams take place in January and semester 2 exams take place in May/June • Some courses are assessed by exam only, some by coursework and exams and some by coursework only • Attendance is mandatory for all lectures, tutorials, etc

9. Progression Rules • You need to pass your first year to proceed to the second year • Your overall 1st year mark does not count towards your final degree classification, but still important • To progress to 2nd year you must: • reach the minimum pass mark overall (40%); and • reach the pass mark (40%) in individual course units totalling at least 100 credits of the 120 credits for that year; and • reach the pass mark (40%) in all designated core course units; and • reach the compensatable fail mark (30%) in all remaining course units (a maximum of 20 credits). • 1st year core courses • BMAN 10522 / 10522(M) Financial Decision Making; • BMAN10770 Financial and Digital Innovations in International Business; • and ECON 10041 Microeconomic Principles & ECON 10042 Macroeconomic Principles; OR ECON 10081 The UK Economy - Microeconomics & ECON 10082 The UK Economy - Macroeconomics; • and ECON 10061 Introductory Mathematics & ECON 10062 Introductory Statistics; or ECON 10001 Further Mathematics & ECON10132 Statistics for Economists; or ECON 10071 Advanced Mathematics & ECON 10072 Advanced Statistics

10. Progression Rules (cont.) • Resits take place in August/September; they are not a ‘second chance’ to gain better grades, only the chance to gain credits lost • If you fail resits, this may mean that you are required to take additional courses in your second year, have to retake exams and wait a year to join the second year or have to leave university

11. People & Roles • Programme Director • Academic Advisor • meeting every 2 weeks, advice on academic matters • Course co-ordinator • first point of contact for questions/issues for a course • Seminar Leader • support course co-ordinators doing seminars & tutorials. Often are GTAs or PhD students • Programme Administrator • Chris McGlinchey Make Use of Academic Staff Contact Hours

12. Prizes • Year Prize • Programme Prize • School Prize

13. Feedback • Feedback from us to you: this can take many forms including essays, presentations, online quizzes, etc • Formal & informal feedback • University policy • Feedback from you to us: via questionnaires, focus groups and surveys • IBFE Programme Committee • Further information in the MBS Undergraduate Welcome Guide

14. General Programme Information • All courses have a space in the Virtual Learning Environment (Blackboard) • Attendance at all workshops, seminars and labs is compulsory and will be monitored • English proficiency – testing and language classes are available • Medical, personal and other problems • MBS Student Support office (D14) • Current mobile phone number – so we can contact you quickly (including lecture cancellations and changes)

15. Student Representation • Student representatives are the voice of students on MBS committees • Staff-student liaison committee • IBFE Programme committee • Nomination forms available from D20 (including self-nominations) • Further details during the Programme Administrator’s talk

16. Contacts • Undergraduate Office • Email: undergraduate@mbs.ac.uk • Programme Administrator • Chris McGlinchey: chris.mcglinchey@mbs.ac.uk • Assessment & Student Support Centre • Email: studentsupport@mbs.ac.uk • Programme Director • Dr. Danielle Lyssimachou: Danielle.Lyssimachou@mbs.ac.uk