Transcript Manchester Business School - Online Undergraduate Handbook
Welcome Back!
Penny Clarke Programme Director BSc Accounting
[email protected]
Academic Advisor Arrangements for 2013/14
Academic Advisers
Penny Clarke and Natalya Shiryaeva Individual meetings with your academic advisors over the next couple of weeks – check your e-mails for details
Reminders
On-line Registration:
Deadline for registering is 30 September 2013 after which a late registration fee of up to £200 will be charged
Reminders
Changing optional course choices:
Instructions are available via the MBS UG intranet Co-requisites: you must take these courses as well Pre-requisites: you must have passed at 40% or more (not a compensated fail) Choose your courses by 4 October 2013
Choosing seminar groups:
Move from ‘ holding seminar / workshop ’ choice to the slot of your
Degree Classification – Weighted Average
The overall mark for a programme is a weighted average of the overall marks for different years of the programme For the BSc (Hons) in Accounting 3 year programme, the weightings are: – – – Year 1: Zero Year 2: 33% Year 3: 67%
The overall mark ranges for determining final class are: · for class 1, not less than 70.0%; · for class 2i, less than 70.0% but not less than 60.0%; · for class 2ii, less than 60.0% but not less than 50.0%; · for class 3, less than 50.0% but not less than 40.0%.
Progression to final year
reach the minimum pass mark overall (40%); reach the pass mark (40%) in individual course units totalling at least 80 credits; reach the
pass mark (40%)
course units*; and in all designated core reach the compensatable fail mark (30%) in all remaining course units (a maximum of 40 credits) *BMAN 23000 Foundations of Finance *BMAN 21020 Financial Reporting and Accountability
Core Course Units*
You
HAVE
to pass these at 40% You may as well do it first time around Keep on top of your work Complete homework exercises and reading Practise, Practise, Practise GO AND SEE YOUR LECTURERS *BMAN 23000 Foundations of Finance *BMAN 21020 Financial Reporting and Accountability
Sources of information
Online Undergraduate Handbook: https://ughandbook.portals.mbs.ac.uk/ Regulations – incl. progression and classification Undergraduate Office (D20) or email: [email protected]
UG Student Support Office (D14)
Reminders for 2013/14
Attendance monitoring Absence from class Mitigating circumstances Academic integrity Personal development plans Student Charter – see on-line handbook The Learning Commons
New for 2013/14
C11 – Group study room Book via D20 Leave student ID card Available 10am – 4pm
Career Development Student Coaching Selection and Assessment Giving you the best opportunity to be selected for your chosen summer placement, internship, full time training contract...
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Student Coaching
Selection and Assessment
2 x 4 hour modules (2 nd & 9 th Oct, 1pm – 5pm) Understanding competencies, behaviours, rating scales Understanding how graduate recruiters select How to communicate effectively during interviews Practical sessions with experienced assessors Personalised coaching Individual feedback Explaining assessment exercises (online psychometric tests, OPQs, in-trays, written analysis, group exercises, role plays, SJTs...)
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Career Development – thinking of the future?
UPP Interview Skills ‘ Speed Dating ’ Event Tuesday 15 October; MBS East Atrium; 5.30pm
Opportunity to gain valuable interview experience as well as network with potential employers Sign up by e-mailing Viv ( [email protected]
) AFTER 9am tomorrow morning. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis
Arrange a practise interview with Mike. E-mail [email protected]
Finally…..
Work hard
– your grades all count towards your final degree classification If you find yourself in need help or support –