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Final Year Returners Meeting 2014 BSc Management/ Management (specialism )

Final Year Returners Meeting 2014 BSc Management/ Management (specialism ). Anna Goatman Programme Director. Congratulations…. …you’ve made it to the final year!. Academic roles 2014-15. Dr Ilias Petrounias Director of Undergraduate Studies. Dr Anna Goatman Programme Director

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Final Year Returners Meeting 2014 BSc Management/ Management (specialism )

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  1. Final Year Returners Meeting 2014 BSc Management/ Management (specialism) Anna Goatman Programme Director

  2. Congratulations… …you’ve made it to the final year!

  3. Academic roles 2014-15 Dr IliasPetrounias Director of Undergraduate Studies Dr Anna Goatman Programme Director BSc Management Dr Antony Potter Programme Director IM & IMABS Prof NikMehandjiev Programme Director BSc ITMB Penny Clarke Programme Director BSc Accounting Dr Reza Salehnejad Programme Director IBFE

  4. Register by the end of September or there will be a fine!

  5. Move to a timetabled seminar/workshop if you are in a holding class (SEM0 or WSP0) Choose your courses by 3rd October 2014 Request programme changes as soon as possible via The Undergraduate Office, D20 Remember: Pre-requisites must be passed at 40% or more (not by a compensated fail)

  6. Management specialism • If you want a specialism, you must • Have chosen (at least) 40 credits at level 2* • Choose (at least) 60 credits at level 3* Specialism details are available on the Online Undergraduate Handbook *and meet any other requirements specified in the Programme structure

  7. Student Charter • Student Charter • States what we expect of you and what you can expect from us

  8. Attendance and engagement As a student I will: Attend, and prepare for, all my scheduled teaching sessions and other learning events, such as induction and meetings with academic advisors. (University of Manchester Student Charter)

  9. Attendance and engagement • Seminar and workshop attendance will be monitored • Spot checks may be carried out in lectures • Students can be prevented from taking exams on the basis of poor attendance • If you are absent, make sure you complete an absence from class form • If you experience mitigating circumstances you must inform the Assessment and Student Support Office (D14), complete the necessary paperwork and provide evidence

  10. Places to study Don’t forget you can book rooms in the Learning Commons for group work MBS East C11 is a Group Study Room available 10-4 that can be booked via D20 – you need to book and leave your student card at D20

  11. Feedback Feedback comes in many forms. • Informal advice and discussion during a lecture, seminar, workshop or lab • Online exercises and quizzes delivered through the course Blackboard space • Responses to your emails and questions from a member of staff, including feedback provided to a group via an online discussion forum • Specific course related feedback sessions • Written and/or verbal comments on assessed or non assessed coursework • Written and/or verbal comments after you have given a group or individual presentation • Generic feedback posted on Blackboard regarding overall examination performance • Group and individual discussions/meetings with your Academic Advisor • Discussions and meetings with your Programme Director To get meaningful feedback you must engage in your education.

  12. Office hours • Office hours are times when academic staff are available to meet students • Please make use of this opportunity • Academic staff should display their office hours on their door

  13. Academic malpractice The University regards plagiarism and other forms of academic malpractice, such as collusion and fabrication or falsification of results, as serious academic offences. Further information about avoiding academic malpractice is available from The Online Undergraduate Handbook. Don’t cheat. It’s not worth it

  14. Degree weightings Year 1 Zero Year 2 33% Year 3 67%

  15. Employability • Make the most of the careers service • Continue to work on your PDP • Think about what you can do this year to improve your CV

  16. Academic Advisors • It is important that you maintain a good relationship with your Academic Advisor • If you need a reference, your Academic Advisor is the first person you should ask

  17. Sources of information and support • Academic Advisor • Course Coordinator • Programme Director • Assessment and Student Support Centre (D14) • Undergraduate Office (D20) • E-Bulletin • University email account Contains lots of information about stuff you need to know! The Online Undergraduate https://ughandbook.portals.mbs.ac.uk/

  18. Work hard – this year is worth two thirds of your final degree mark If you find yourself in need of help or support, please ask

  19. Good luck for the forthcoming year

  20. BSc Management andyour future

  21. Where are you now? • I have a definitive plan • I have no plan • I am somewhere in the middle! Any one of these options is fine… but either way take action now “ Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning Winston Churchill • Need a plan? • MyFuture – Next Steps • Talk to a Careers Consultant • Got something in mind? • Time to take action • Put yourself in the best position to succeed ” University of Manchester

  22. Volunteering… Further study… Part-time jobs… “ Travelling… Not all those who wander are lost JRR Tolkien ” Graduate scheme/internships… Home country or overseas… University of Manchester

  23. What to do, when to do it www.manchester.ac.uk/careers September - November • Find out who's recruiting and what they're looking for • Start making applications for graduate schemes and postgraduate programmes • Get some assessment practice - ideally before you need it • Avoid making simple mistakes University of Manchester

  24. What to do, when to do it www.manchester.ac.uk/careers December - June • Keep looking for jobs • Consider postgraduate programmes • Build and maintain your network • Use all the support and services availableat the University while you can University of Manchester

  25. Upcoming events www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/events • 9th Oct: Volunteering Fair • 16th Oct: Business, Finance and Management Fair • 27th Oct: MBS My Future Event • 80+ events, presentations and workshops this semester! More will be added as the semester progresses University of Manchester

  26. Visit us in the Atrium(Mon-Fri, 9-5, 0161 275 2829) www.manchester.ac.uk/careerslink for graduate vacancies Find us on Social Media Facebook.com/yourcareersservice @ManUniCareersmanunicareersblog.com University of Manchester

  27. What do Management Graduates tend to do? • Financial Analyst • Auditor • Sales and Marketing • Management Consultant • Transport Logistics • Account Management • Media Executive • Operations Consultant • Project Leader • Management Trainee • Account Strategist • Business Development • Press Officer • HR Trainee • Further study • Almost anything! “ Our job is to equip you with the tools and advice you need, when you need it, and for whichever path you choose to take. ” University of Manchester September 2014

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