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