Welcome to the Business School!

1. Business School Welcome to the Business School! Lindsay Williams Senior Lecturer in Business and Management Co-leader for Induction

2. What are the aims for Induction Week? • To welcome you, help you to meet other students and staff • To prepare you for your first week of study • what is it going to be like? • where do I need to be? • have I done everything I need to do? • Let you know about all the opportunities available to you as an Undergraduate Business School student • Get to grips with the Brookes language and how things work here! Business School

3. Plan for this session • Short presentations from • Tracy Panther (Head of Undergraduate Programmes) • Doug Berlin (Final year student) • Stephanie Weaver (Student Rep) • Faith Clarke (President of ‘Brookes Entrepreneurs’) • John Lamerstock (WAVES) • Nicola Ranjit (The Wheatley Carnival student event) • …and me! Business School

4. Tracy Panther (Head of Undergraduate Programmes) Business School

5. Key words to get you through this week AF - Accounting and Finance AT - Accounting (Combined Honours) BF - Business and Finance for Managers BK - Business and Marketing Management BL - Business Logistics BQ - Business Economics BT - International Business Management BU - Business and Management BW - Business (Combined Honours) EC - Economics (Combined Honours) FI - Business and International Finance HH - Human Resource Management and Business IE - Business Innovation and Enterprise MB - Business and Marketing Communications MK - Marketing Management MM - Marketing Management (Combined Honours) RT - Retail and Business Management Business School

6. BU Business School

7. Key words to get you through this week = + ‘Field Chair’ Business School

8. Key words to get you through this week • Programme • Module • PIP (Personal Information Portal) Makes up your timetable (Stage I and Stage II) Business School

9. Business School

10. Key words to get you through this week • Programme • Module • PIP (Personal Information Portal) • Module Leader • Academic Adviser (read diary pages) Makes up your timetable (Stage I and Stage II) Business School

11. Plan for the rest of the week Tuesday: • Enrolment – see ticket – be on time • Become a Brookes student ‘officially’ • Get your student ID card • Learn about PIP (Personal Information Page) and get your password • Visit Fresher’s Fair Business School

12. Plan for the rest of the week Wednesday: • Introduction to your course – very important • HeadStart with UniSmart (Study Abroad students, Exchange students, EU Associates – ‘Exchanges Social’….please bring your invite) Business School

13. Plan for the rest of the week Thursday: • Field Meetings • Wheatley Carnival • Meet your Academic Adviser • Field Surgeries Friday • Field Surgeries Business School

14. Timings Induction Week Information Pack - colour coded sections: • Combined (Joint Honours) Yellow Pages • Single Honours Blue Pages • Admission with Credit (here for 1 or 2 years) Green Pages Or you can find the information on the Wiki Business School

15. What is the Wiki? One of the most important parts of induction!! Brookes Business School Induction Wiki Business School

16. Doug Berlin (Final Year Student) Business School

17. Making the most of University Opportunities through doing business Opportunities through being a student

18. Brookes Wiki Page Homepage for the week Room changes, time changes etc Induction team Profiles Support and contact https://wiki.brookes.ac.uk/display/bbsi/Home

19. Going on Exchange

20. What is an exchange Open to all second and third year students Loads of places you can go Information in welcome pack Getting information is free!! An academic term abroad Cheaper and better accommodation!

28. Issues Friend groups Catch up Housing If you look hard enough for enough reasons not to do something, you probably wont do it.

29. Work Placement

30. Placement 48 week work programme 3rd year Discover your skills and abilities Great for your CV

31. Academic Advice Teachers – Lecturers Online Resources Wiki page/email Get a diary/day planner Note down your assignment timetable Don’t be fooled by the 40% pass mark

32. General Advice Daily routines Budgeting Get involved!!!

33. Get Involved • Fresher Fair • Sports fair • Societies • Club Websites • Be open to everyone • ENJOY YOURSELF

34. Popular Student Nights Monday – The Bridge, Lava Ignite (both Oxford) Wednesday – Fuzzy Ducks (Carling Academy Cowley) Kukui, Bridge (both Oxford) Regal (Cowley) Friday – 300 @ the regal (Cowley) and Clementines (Cowley)

35. Use the Wiki pages Make the most of your time here ENQUIRE IF AT ALL INTERESETED Enjoy!!!!

36. Stephanie Weaver (Business School Student Rep) Business School

37. Faith Clarke (President – Business Entrepreneurs) Business School

38. John Lamberstock (WAVES) Business School

39. Nicola Ranjit ASKe Events & PR Assistant www.brookes.ac.uk/aske Business School

40. Wheatley Carnival 08 Business School

41. Making new friends Business School

42. Slinkie Love ! Business School

43. Jason Maverick Business School

44. Wheatley Carnival 09Brazilian Samba Parade – Wow! Business School

45. Wheatley Carnival 09Thursday 12:30-14:30 Free BBQ & Ice Cream outside SWUC (subject to availability!) Samba Parade Bedlam Oz performing ‘Slinkie Love’ Jason Maverick – super cool entertainer Oxford Brookes Circus Skills Society ……. and more!!! Not to be missed !! Business School

46. And finally… • DON’T MISS ANY OF OUR SESSIONS!!! • Leave plenty of time for the buses….. • Any questions then check out the Wiki (or visit the Undergraduate Office – above Brookes Café) • Have a really good week! Business School