BMAN10780: Business and Management Skills

Ilias Petrounias [email protected]

Anna Goatman [email protected]

The Team

A 2 Ilias Petrounias Anna Goatman Linda Whittle

Plus your Academic Advisor

(approximately 36 academic advisors)

What is Business and Management Skills?

Academic and study skills Introduction to employability Managerial and professional skills A 3 A foundation for studying Management at university

Course Structure

10-credit 2-semester course Compulsory for around 550 first year students A structured means of Academic Advisors and students getting to know each other A channel for feedback in both directions Full course lectures I 4 Seminars with Academic Advisor Hands-on and online library training Input from the Careers Service

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What the course is about

• Providing you with the knowledge and skills to monitor, review, plan and take responsibility for your own learning and professional development.

• Giving you a broad overview of business, management and professionalism, which pulls together all your studies into a broader perspective • Keeping you abreast of current developments of business and management, particularly those arising in the news.

Reading

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General texts

Management or Study Skills?

Background and Current Issues

I 6 • Business Radio and TV programmes – Including Dragon’s Den and the Apprentice

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What is an Academic Advisor?

• A member of academic staff – A point of contact regarding academic issues – Somebody you will see every fortnight – Somebody to support you in developing a personal development plan (PDP and CV) – Somebody to give you feedback – Somebody who will remain with you for the duration of your degree – Somebody who you could ask to write a reference

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Assessment and Feedback

Semester 1 1000-word formative essay Written individual feedback from Academic Advisor via Blackboard Group presentation on a current business issue (45%) Semester 2 Written feedback for each group from Academic Advisor (issued electronically by Linda Whittle) Group presentation: critique of current management paper (45%) Written feedback for each group from Academic Advisor (issued electronically by Linda Whittle) Personal Development Plan (PDP) and CV (10%) Written individual feedback for from Academic Advisor (issued electronically via Blackboard)

The Formative Essay

Do men make better managers than women?

Academic writing Accessing library resources Building an argument Referencing

Finding Resources for your Assignments Lecture and Practical Session

• Your ‘Finding Resources for your Assignments’ lecture will be on Tuesday 24 September in Room G6 in MBS West (

building 29 on the campus map

) • Your one hour practical skills session has been scheduled in either - Week 2 (week commencing 30 September)

or

- Week 3 (week commencing 7 October) • Your timetabled ‘Finding Resources for your Assignments’ lecture and practical skills session can be found on the

Academic Advisor seminar information sheet given to you in your arrival pack

which you collected on Monday 16 September

an example is provided bel ow

and on your weekly timetable available from the student system. • The practical skills sessions will be in the postgraduate computer cluster Room 1.12 in Crawford House (building 31 on the campus map) Work on your essay starts next week

45% of the assessment

The First Presentation

Group presentation on a current business issue Group work Engaging with current business issues Verbal presentation skills Visual presentation skills

45% of the assessment

The Second Presentation

Group presentation: Critiquing an academic paper Group management Critical thinking Evaluating academic research Improving presentation skills

10% of the assessment

The PDP and CV

Personal Development Plan ongoing throughout the year CV produced in semester 2 Supported by lecture and online resources from the Careers Service Reflecting on experiences Understanding employability Recognising strengths and weaknesses Planning for the future

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Week

Welcome Week 1 (27/09/13) 2 (04/10/13) 3 (11/10/13) 4 (18/10/13) 5 (25/10/13) 6 7 (08/11/13) 8 9 10 11 12

Lecture Seminar

Introduction to Course Writing Skills, Referencing and Plagiarism 1 Writing Skills, Referencing and Plagiarism 2 Group Dynamics and Management Presenting with Confidence

Seminar 1

Introductions PDP Formative Essay

Seminar 2

Plagiarism cases - class discussion Essay skills Q&A Introduction of small group projects Careers Service Lecture

Seminar 3 (for groups that started in week 1)

Presentation skills & PowerPoint Karaoke

Formative essays to be submitted by the end of week 5 (25/10/13)

Employability: Guest speaker from industry No Lecture No Lecture No Lecture No Lecture Reading week – No timetabled activity

Seminar 3 (for groups that started in week 2)

Presentation skills

Seminar 4

Students presentations (assessed)

Seminar 5

Exam/ Revision Skills No timetabled activity

Other activities

Library lecture Practical library sessions Online plagiarism quiz

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Week

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Lecture

Developing a CV Possible lecture No Lecture No Lecture No Lecture No Lecture No Lecture No Lecture No Lecture No Lecture No Lecture

Seminar Seminar 6

Reflections on Semester 1 PDPs

Seminar 7

Discussion of how to critique academic papers.

Seminar 8

No seminar – One-to-one individual meetings

Other activities Seminar 9

Student Presentations (assessed)

Seminar 10

Preparation for year 2 2 nd year options No seminar

PDPs and CVs to be submitted by Friday 2 nd May 2014

07/05/13 Options talks No timetabled activity

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Blackboard

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Please note…

• • • You must pass Business and Management Skills to complete your first year.

If you don’t take part in the group projects you can’t pass the course.

A presentation is like an exam, if you fail to attend a presentation you will get a mark of zero.

– If you miss a presentation due to illness or serious personal circumstances you must complete a mitigating circumstances form

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Expectations of University

• • • Teaching styles vary – There is no ‘one size fits all’ approach Some classes are very large The emphasis is on you to take responsibility for your own learning

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Expectations of assessment

• Your work will be marked by experts.

• Marking follows a rigorous process overseen by an internal moderator an external examiner.

• You can ask for somebody to check that the marks have been added up correctly on your paper.

• You cannot question academic judgment or ask for a re-mark.

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Good feedback

is not (necessarily) feedback that tells you that you’re good

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Feedback can come from…

• Your Academic Advisor • Your lecturer(s) • Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) • Each other • Online tests and assessments

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Expectations

• We promise to provide you with: – Expert teaching – An Academic Advisor – A broad foundation to studying management – The best administrative support we can • You are expected to: – Attend lectures and seminars – Be punctual – Be quiet in lectures unless you are asked a question – Participate in the seminars and coursework – Read emails and Blackboard

Next Week

Tuesday 24 th September: Check your timetable for your ‘Finding resources for essay’ lecture in MBS West G6 Check your timetable to see where and when you meet your academic advisor (week 1 or week 2) Friday 27 th September – Writing skills, referencing and Plagiarism 1 (University Place Theatre B) A 24

Directions to the postgraduate computer cluster for the ‘Finding resources for your assignment’ practical session in week 2 or 3 (check your timetable):

- Go up the steps outside the Chaplaincy (building 32) and bear left - You will see the Precinct Library entrance at the top of the steps - Go to the right of the library entrance and you will see two sets of sliding glass doors (the first set of doors leads over the bridge to the MBS East building) - Go through the second set of sliding doors and turn immediately right into the computer cluster - There will be signs on the sliding doors and on the door of the computer cluster