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Welcome to BA Business (DB)BA Business and Management (BU)
Jo Feehily
Programme Lead
Department
Business and Management
Ross Jordan
Subject Coordinator
Business and Management
Setting the SceneWhat are the objectives of today?
Subject Meeting Agenda
What will I know by the end of this meeting?
•Specific details about my programme•Next week – when, where and why•How to find help
The rest of the day
Wheatley FestivalMeet my Academic AdviserDepartment meetingStudent Support Co-ordinators Explore the campus
Jargon Buster
What do these people do?•Programme Lead
•Module Leader
•Seminar Leader
•Academic Adviser
•Student Support Co-ordinator
What do these mean?• PIP
• Programme
• Module
• Brookes Virtual/Moodle
• Mitigating Circumstances
• Virtual Office Door
• Office hours
• SWUC
Quiz
Stage I of my programmeBA (Hons) Business - DB
BA(Hons) Business and Management – BU
Level 4 (Year 1)
8 module credits – 6 compulsory modules (5 with Business A-level) plus 2 recommended modules (3 with Business A-level)
Semester 1 Semester 2
U58002 Introduction to Management (double)
U50001 Analytical Techniques for Business & Management (single)
U51015 International Business Context (double)(pre-requisite U51002 Foundations of Business)U51002 Foundations of
Business (single) (if without Business A-level)
Stage I of my programmeBA (Hons) Business - DB
BA(Hons) Business & Management – BU
Recommended modules:•U51014 The Evolution of Global Business•U55002 Foundations of Marketing *•U58004 Planning a Successful Event•U58005 Creating Entrepreneurial Organisations
Other level 4 modules
Language credits
U50013 Individual Financial Awareness
Common First Year
• BA(Hons) Business and Management BU• BSc(Hons) Business DB• BA(Hons) International Business Management BT• BSc(Hons) International Business ID
International Student Modules
Overseas Student Programme – U95002•Study advice•Not assessed•1 hour per week, weeks 1-5
Academic English Support for International Undergraduates•U70910 Academic Writing for Business•U70906 Academic Listening and Speaking•U70901 Academic Reading for Writing and Speaking
In additionFree no credit bearing classes, tutorials and independent study resources in the language skills needed for academic tasks.
What information do I need for next week?
Have you chosen the modules you want?
Do you have four module credits per semester?
Do you have your timetable?
What time do you start?
Where do you need to be?
Who is your academic adviser?
Where do I find this information?
PIP
There will be help desks at Gipsy Lane and in the Simon Williams Undergraduate Centre at Wheatley.
Where to go for help 1
Student Handbook•Useful contact details•Programme structure•Academic year explained•How to make the most of being at Brookes
Where to go for help 2
Student Support Co-ordinators (SSCs)
This week:
Thursday 20th September, Wheatley4-5pm in W201The Student Support Zone, Simon Williams Undergraduate Centre
Friday 21st September, Wheatley10am – 4pm in W201 as aboveFriday 21st September, Headington10am – 4pm FH104a, Fuller Building
SSCs- the team
The team is made up of:
Linda Martina Izzy Michelle
Heap Kaupp-Roberts Bunn Hicks
Belinda Platt is the Academic Administration Manager, responsible for the SSCs
Where to go for help 3
SSC Office HoursWheatley All in W2.01, Simon Williams Centre
Monday 10-4 Tuesday 10-4Wednesday 9-12Thursday 10-4Friday 10-4
SSC Office Hours Gipsy LaneAll in FH104a, Fuller Building
Monday 10-2Tuesday 10-2Wednesday 9-12Thursday 10-2Friday 10-2
Other sources of help
Academic Advisers
Subject Coordinator (wait to be referred)
Module Leader
Seminar Leader
Upgrade
PAL
ISAS
Counselling
SU
Student Reps
Student Reps
•Pro-active representation•How do I sign up?•Who can tell me more?•Welcome lunch in Week 2
Making the most of my degree
Exchange
Placement
PAL
Brookes Business Society
Student Ambassador
The rest of the day and week
SSC hours
PIP help desk
Festival
Department meetings / meet my Academic Adviser EL19 2-4 pm today
Campus map / tour
My To Do List
Have fun at the Wheatley Festival
Check my programme on PIP to make sure I have four module credits per semester and no errors
Meet my Academic Adviser
Book my first meeting with my Academic Adviser
See the SSCs if I have concerns about my programme
Print up my timetable – don’t forget to check again Monday morning in case of last minute changes
Pick up a campus map and check where I need to be on Monday morning
Who’s here?
Students•BA(Hons) Business and Management BU•BSc(Hons) Business DB•BA(Hons) International Business Management BT•BSc(Hons) International Business ID
Staff