Welcome Back! 2015/16 – Second year

Welcome Back!2015/16 – Second year Natalya Shiryaeva Programme Director BSc Accounting natalya.shiryaeva@manchester.ac.uk

A new chapter for Manchester Business School • Last October we announced that we would be changing our name to Alliance Manchester Business Schoolin September 2015, following a landmark £15 million donation from Lord Alliance of Manchester and his fellow Trustees of the Alliance Family Foundation. This name change came into effect on 21st September and marks a new, exciting chapter in our fifty year story.

Academic Advisor Arrangements for 2015/16 • Academic Advisers • Penny Clarke, Mike Woodrow and Natalya Shiryaeva • Individual meetings with your academic advisors over the next couple of weeks – check your e-mails for details • CHECK YOUR EMAILS

Reminders • On-line Registration: • Deadline for registering is 29 September 2015 after which a late registration fee of up to £200 will be charged • ATTENDANCE IS COMPULSORY • And is likely to be checked • Office Hours • Go and see your lecturers

Reminders Changing optional course choices: • Instructions are available via the MBS UG intranet • Co-requisites: you must take these courses as well • Pre-requisites: you must have passed at 40% or more (not a compensated fail) • Choose your courses before 9 October 2015 • Can’t always guarantee your chosen option – there may be timetable clashes Choosing seminar groups: • Move from ‘holding seminar / workshop’ to the slot of your choice

Degree Classification – Weighted Average The overall mark for a programme is a weighted average of the overall marks for different years of the programme For the BSc (Hons) in Accounting 3 year programme, the weightings are: • Year 1: Zero • Year 2: 33% • Year 3: 67% The overall mark ranges for determining final class are: · for class 1, not less than 70.0%; · for class 2i, less than 70.0% but not less than 60.0%; · for class 2ii, less than 60.0% but not less than 50.0%; · for class 3, less than 50.0% but not less than 40.0%.

Progression to final year • reach the minimum pass mark overall (40%); • reach the pass mark (40%) in individual course units totalling at least 80 credits; • 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 40 credits) *BMAN 23000 Foundations of Finance *BMAN 21020 Financial Reporting and Accountability

Core Course Units* • You HAVE to pass these at 40% • You may as well do it first time around • Keep on top of your work • Complete homework exercises and reading • Practise, Practise, Practise • GO AND SEE YOUR LECTURERS *BMAN 23000 Foundations of Finance *BMAN 21020 Financial Reporting and Accountability

Sources of information • Online Undergraduate Handbook: https://ughandbook.portals.mbs.ac.uk/ Regulations – incl. progression and classification • Undergraduate Office (D20) or email: undergraduate@mbs.ac.uk • UG Student Support Office (D14)

Reminders for 2015/16 • Attendance monitoring • Absence from class • Mitigating circumstances • Academic integrity / plagiarism • Personal development plans • Student Charter – see on-line handbook • The Learning Commons

Continues for 2015/16 • C11 – Group study room • Book via D20 • Leave student ID card • Available 10am – 4pm • (Learning Commons has more space)

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Events to note: • 14 October 1-3pm – Career and Placement Fair.It’s never too soon to be thinking about your future… Join us for our special careers talk, student Q&A and careers fair featuring Deloitte, PwC, Kelloggs and more! • 2 November - MyFuture – full day event • Employer presentations & opportunity to network • Career skills workshops

Finally….. Work hard – your grades all count towards your final degree classification If you find yourself in need help or support – PLEASE ASK natalya.shiryaeva@manchester.ac.uk Vivien.Browne@mbs.ac.uk

Welcome Back! 2015/16 – Second year