BSc Management 2nd Year Introduction

Whos Who?
Undergraduate Office
Jo Turrall, Dally Bains, Malwina Jozefiak

UG Programme Administration
Trixie Gadd, Kate Parkinson, Julia Engwell, Graeme Shaw

Course Director
Martin Corbett

Senior Tutor
Stephanie Stray

Course Director Dr Martin Corbett Access Hours:

Room E2.23, ext 22465, martin.corbett@wbs.ac.uk

11am 1 pm every Thursday during term time Available outside these times by appointment only

You will need to speak to me if you

wish to study a non-standard module option need an extension to a deadline for assessed work wish to transfer to another degree programme

Key Skills for Second Year Critical Thinking Reflection Teamwork Research skills (including referencing) Presentation skills Statistical analysis

Learning Outcomes Intellectual

specialist subject knowledge ability to analyse and discuss important theoretical problems and issues

Practical

high level of competence in methods and techniques of your chosen areas of management

Personal

experience of working in groups presentation skills

Module Registration Absolutely NO first term module changes after 4pm on Friday 23rd October (end of Week 3) You may change your second term modules (but not drop first term ones youve already taken) up to 4pm on Friday 22nd January (end of Week 2 of Term 2) Use my.wbs for all module registration changes this will check your eligibility for you

Seminar Groups
Unless otherwise specified, you will be allocated automatically to seminar groups on the basis of your current module registrations Please stick to your allotted seminar group group sizes need to be balanced for everyones sake If you need to change because of an unchangeable commitment, call into the Undergraduate Office (E0.23) to discuss

Referencing and Plagiarism Check your understanding of plagiarism Ensure that all sources are quoted Refresh your memory use the resources available on the front page of my.wbs

International Management A briefing meeting will be arranged for week 4 or 5 of Term 1. There are a small number of spaces still available see Martin Corbett or Kate Parkinson if you are interested.

Careers

(www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/careers)

Research your options know which career sector interests you and why Plan your internships/work experience early
Network with employers at Careers Fairs, Presentations and Skills Workshops

Maximise your time whilst on campus

Aspire to achieve a 2.1 or above Get involved: societies, volunteering, business games

Book an appointment with an Advisor in the Careers Centre

Class Tests and Assignment Deadlines Assignment deadline for online submission is always 12 noon on the deadline date Absence from class tests will only be condoned if your provide documentary evidence of serious medical or personal circumstances Any career-related and other activities MUST be rescheduled to avoid clashes with class tests

Attendance Monitoring Your attendance at seminars and meetings with Personal Tutors will be monitored It is YOUR responsibility to arrange termly meetings with your Personal Tutor Repeated failure to attend without documented circumstances may lead to you being asked to leave the University.

End-of-year Exams Your second year contributes 50% towards your final degree classification There are NO resits at the end of the second year your first exam result is the one which will count towards your degree Keep in touch with your personal tutor and let him/her know of any circumstances which might have affected your work, even if youre doing OK

Questions?