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School of Management

MSc International ManagementInduction 2012/13 (Seventh Cohort)

Dr Derrick Chong, Programme Director

Mrs Helen McEwan, Administrator

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Who is Here?

NameWhat/Where (since September

2012)Why (MSc IM at RHUL)

Interests

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‘The Working Language is English’

Arabic Chinese French Portugues

e Russian Spanish

‘To the friendship of English Speaking Peoples’ (BBC Bush House)

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September 2013

Where do you want to be? What do you want to be doing?

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There is a requirement to manage your own personal development alongside

completing a rigorous academic programme of study

RHUL Clubs & SocietiesRHUL Gym

RHUL Career ServicesOther University of London

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Hunt for a job and/or summer internship

Start in Term 1 to be considered by large companies

Consider opportunities outside home country

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Purposes of Induction Session

MSc International Management at RHUL

Learning Process and Management Education

Resources in Management Education

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Drinks Reception

Todayalmost now

Moore Building (School of Management)

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MSc International Management at RHUL

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RHUL – School of ManagementPostgraduate Taught (PGT) Programmes

General Management (2) MSc International Management MBA International Management

Specialist Management (8) MA: Asia Pacific Business; Marketing MSc: Business Information Systems;

Entrepreneurship; International Accounting; International HRM; Leadership and Management in Health; Sustainability and Management

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MSc International Management at RHUL

Taught postgraduate qualification in International Management from a research-led College of the University of London

‘Pre-experience’ (0-2yrs of f/t work experience)

Ideally suited did not read management as part of an undergraduate (first) degree

Knowledge of general management functions and transferable, soft skills

Aged 21-25yrs from 20-odd nations AMBA-accredited MBM (redesign commended in

2010)

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Some of the Faculty

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Time Management is Essential

15hrs of class (lectures/workshops) per week

Classes Mon-Fri (9.00-18.00)

12 months, full-time

Teaching Term 1: 24 Sep – 14 Dec 2012

Teaching Term 2: 7 Jan – 22 Mar 2013Exams (6 @ 2hrs): 29 Apr – 14 Jun

2013

Independent Research Paper due early Sep 2013

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Programme Design

Six General Management Functions Business corporation as social organization

with multiple – often conflicting – stakeholders to satisfy

Two Electives (with MBAs; selections made in Oct)

Research Projects (group-based) Professional Business Skills (personal

development and soft skills) Business Research Methods Independent Research Paper

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Programme Weighting

Courses Overall Weighting (%)

Six General Management Functions(6.0 X 9.52% each)

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Two Electives(2.0 X 9.52% each)

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Research Projects1.0 X 9.52% (= 2.0 X 4.76% per term)

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Professional Business Skills 00.00

Business Research Methods 00.00

Independent Research Paper(1.5 X 9.52%)

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Assessment – individual (including exams, in-class tests, and Independent Research Paper) and group-based

Six Core Management Courses Individual assignment (20%) + 2hr exam (80%); or In-class test (20%) + 2hr exam (80%)

Research Projects Two group-based projects (50% each)

Two Elective Courses Individual assignment or in-class test or group-based

project (100%) Professional Business Skills

Personal development Business Research Methods

Supports Independent Research Paper Independent Research Paper

8-10,000 words (100%)

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Learning Process and Management Education

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Learning Process in Management

Attendance

Preparation

Participation

Pleasure

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Attendance and Preparation

Attendance is required for all classes (lectures and workshops)Monitored by the College and UK’s Border

AgencyDo not sign attendance sheets for ‘friends’Do not pursue social-entertainment activities

in class Preparation before classes

Essential for both lectures (to understand what is being presented) and workshops (to facilitate discussions)

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Participation for Skills Development

Peer-based discussions facilitated by lecturers

Transferable skills (in addition to subject knowledge)Learning to learnSelf-awareness, openness, and sensitivity

to diversityInterpersonal skills of effective listening,

negotiating, and persuasion

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Working in ‘Peer-Based’ GroupsProcess and Output Peer-based groups

Not direct management authority Cooperative effort is essential

Organizations and teams Cooperation around a common goal How to manage differences of opinion, effort? Diversity in organizations is deemed good Ad-hoc nature of project-based teams

‘Self and Peer Assessment’ document to be completed Support and guidance of course instructors

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Working in GroupsSome Suggestions

Who are your group members? What and how do you communicate or

behave? How is it perceived by other group members?

Adopt English as common language Do not spilt the task in a piecemeal manner Independent thinking in advance of group

meetings Individual responsibility to the group Maintain contact outside of scheduled

meetings

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Forms of Assessment and Feedback

Assessment

Examples Feedback

Diagnostic • Induction Week Task (RHI)

• Individual recommendations

Formative • Preparing workshop exercises/readings• Participation in lectures/workshops• Dissertation synopsis

• Oral and written feedback by lecturers• Views of peers in workshops or project-based coursework

Summative

• Exams • Coursework (essays, presentations, etc)

• Mark (on transcript)

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MSc International Management Student-Staff Committee

(chaired by the Director of Graduate Studies)

Representatives (2 per stream)

Self-Nomination(by email to d.chong@rhul.ac.uk by Sun 7

Oct)100-150 words for circulation to peers

Elections on Wed 10 Oct

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Resources in Management Education

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ListeningThe Spoken Word

BBC Radio 4 (92.4-94.6)See www.bbc.co.uk for accompanying

material

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ReadingInternational Business Press

The Economist (part of Pearson which includes the FT)

Financial TimesSee www.ft.com under ‘Business

Education’ for MBA Gym (or www.mbagym.com for direct access)

Bloomberg Businessweek (formerly Business Week)

Forbes (Forbes Rich List) Fortune (Fortune 500; Time Warner) Wall Street Journal (News Corp)

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Reading

Databases of Management Journals See College’s library portal:

http://eresources.rhul.ac.uk/kb/Management Business Source Complete (RHUL) ABI Inform (Senate House)Harvard Business Review, McKinsey

Quarterly, California Management Review, Sloan Management Review, and Journal of Management Studies are general management journals

Course lecturers will direct you to subject-specific management journals

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Research ResourcesHandbooks for Management

Boris Blumberg, Donald Cooper, and Pamela Schindler, Business Research Methods, 3rd European ed. (McGraw-Hill, 2011)

Alan Bryman and Emma Bell, Business Research Methods, 3rd ed. (OUP, 2011)

John Creswell, Research Design, 3rd ed. (Sage, 2009)

Mark Saunders, Philip Lewis, and Adrian Thornhill, Research Methods for Business Students, 6th ed. (FT/Prentice Hall, 2012)

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Research Resources Citation & Academic Referencing

APA Style (which includes the so-called ‘Harvard’ citation system)http://apastyle.apa.org/learn/tutorials/

basics-tutorial.aspx Purdue University has an excellent and free

resource, OWL (online writing lab), with a summary of citation styleshttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

section/2/

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Purpose of Resources

‘Informed Opinion’ is Important

Avoid Plagiarism

Preparation for IRP

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‘Informed Opinion’ is Important

Course lecturers are keen on your assessment/interpretation

Analysis matters – go beyond description

Course lecturers will expect that your opinion is informed

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Avoid Plagiarism

Plagiarize = ‘take and use another person’s thoughts, writings, or investigations as one’s

own’ (COD)plagiarism and plagiarist

Academic misconduct (crime of intellectual

theft)

Penalties include expulsion and material impact on degree

Deception / carelessness / ignorance of correct practice

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Independent Research Paper

Final assessment (8-10,000 words)

IRP requires planning and time management

(more than a long version of an essay)

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Final Thoughts Management at RHUL and You

Intellectual Rigour

Personal Development

Social Capital (Networks)