Final Year Returners Meeting 2014

BSc Management/ Management (specialism)

Anna GoatmanProgramme Director

Congratulations…

…you’ve made it to the final year!

Academic roles 2014-15

Dr Ilias PetrouniasDirector of Undergraduate Studies

Dr Anna Goatman Programme Director

BSc Management

Dr Reza SalehnejadProgramme Director

IBFE

Dr Antony PotterProgramme Director

IM & IMABS

Penny ClarkeProgramme Director

BSc Accounting

Prof Nik MehandjievProgramme Director

BSc ITMB

Register by the end of September or there will be a fine!

Choose your courses

by 3rd October 2014

Move to a timetabled seminar/workshop if you are in a holding class (SEM0 or WSP0)

Request programme changes as soon as

possible via The Undergraduate Office, D20

Remember: Pre-requisites must be passed at 40% or more (not by a compensated fail)

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*and meet any other requirements specified in the Programme structure

If you want a specialism, you must

Have chosen (at least) 40 credits at level 2*

Choose (at least) 60 credits at level 3*

Specialism details are available on the Online Undergraduate Handbook

Student Charter

• Student Charter

• States what we expect of you and what you can expect from us

Attendance and engagement

As a student I will:Attend, and prepare for, all my scheduled teaching sessions and other learning events, such as induction and meetings with academic advisors. (University of Manchester Student Charter)

Attendance and engagement• Seminar and workshop attendance will be monitored

• Spot checks may be carried out in lectures

• Students can be prevented from taking exams on the basis of poor attendance

• If you are absent, make sure you complete an absence from class form

• If you experience mitigating circumstances you must inform the Assessment and Student Support Office (D14), complete the necessary paperwork and provide evidence

Places to study

MBS East C11 is a Group Study Room available 10-4 that can be booked via D20 – you need to book and leave your student card at D20

Don’t forget you can book rooms in the Learning Commons for group work

FeedbackFeedback comes in many forms.

• Informal advice and discussion during a lecture, seminar, workshop or lab

• Online exercises and quizzes delivered through the course Blackboard space

• Responses to your emails and questions from a member of staff, including feedback provided to a group via an online discussion forum

• Specific course related feedback sessions

• Written and/or verbal comments on assessed or non assessed coursework

• Written and/or verbal comments after you have given a group or individual presentation

• Generic feedback posted on Blackboard regarding overall examination performance

• Group and individual discussions/meetings with your Academic Advisor

• Discussions and meetings with your Programme Director

To get meaningful feedback you must engage in your education.

Office hours

• Office hours are times when academic staff are available to meet students

• Please make use of this opportunity

• Academic staff should display their office hours on their door

Academic malpractice

The University regards plagiarism and other forms of academic malpractice, such as collusion and fabrication or falsification of results, as serious academic offences. Further information about avoiding academic malpractice is available from The Online Undergraduate Handbook.

Don’t cheat. It’s not worth it

Degree weightings

Year 233%

Year 367%

Year 1

Zero

Employability

• Make the most of the careers service

• Continue to work on your PDP

• Think about what you can do this year to improve your CV

Academic Advisors

• It is important that you maintain a good relationship with your Academic Advisor

• If you need a reference, your Academic Advisor is the first person you should ask

Sources of information and support

• Academic Advisor• Course Coordinator• Programme Director• Assessment and Student Support Centre (D14)• Undergraduate Office (D20)• E-Bulletin• University email account

The Online Undergraduate https://ughandbook.portals.mbs.ac.uk/

Contains lots of information about stuff you need to know!

Work hard – this year is worth two thirds of your final degree mark

If you find yourself in need of help or support, please ask

Good luck for the forthcoming year

BSc Management andyour future

Where are you now?1. I have a definitive plan2. I have no plan3. I am somewhere in the middle!

Any one of these options is fine…but either way take action now

University of Manchester

Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning

Winston Churchill

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Need a plan?• MyFuture – Next Steps• Talk to a Careers Consultant

Got something in mind?• Time to take action• Put yourself in the best position to succeed

University of Manchester

”Not all those who wander are lost

JRR Tolkien

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Further study…

Part-time jobs…

Graduate scheme/internships…

Travelling…

Volunteering…

Home country or overseas…

University of Manchester

September - November

● Find out who's recruiting and what they're

looking for

● Start making applications for graduate

schemes and postgraduate programmes

● Get some assessment practice - ideally

before you need it

● Avoid making simple mistakes

What to do, when to do it

www.manchester.ac.uk/careers

University of Manchester

December - June

● Keep looking for jobs

● Consider postgraduate programmes

● Build and maintain your network

● Use all the support and services available

at the University while you can

What to do, when to do it

www.manchester.ac.uk/careers

University of Manchester

www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/events ● 9th Oct: Volunteering Fair

● 16th Oct: Business, Finance and Management Fair

● 27th Oct: MBS My Future Event

● 80+ events, presentations and workshops this semester! More will be added as the semester progresses

Upcoming events

Visit us in the Atrium(Mon-Fri, 9-5, 0161 275 2829)

www.manchester.ac.uk/careerslink for graduate vacancies

Find us on Social MediaFacebook.com/yourcareersservice

@ManUniCareersmanunicareersblog.com

University of Manchester

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University of Manchester September 2014

Our job is to equip you with the tools and advice you need, when you need it, and for whichever path you choose to take.

●Financial Analyst●Auditor●Sales and Marketing●Management Consultant●Transport Logistics●Account Management●Media Executive●Operations Consultant●Project Leader●Management Trainee●Account Strategist●Business Development●Press Officer●HR Trainee●Further study

●Almost anything!

What do Management Graduates tend to do?