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Oulu Business School

Study info for new IMP students Ms. Merja Inget, Coordinator of studies Email: [email protected]

Office: TA131

Topics covered today

• Who we are • International Master’s Programmes, intake 2014 • Introduction to studies at Oulu Business School (OBS) • On orientation schedule • Student guild Finanssi ry

Who we are?

• • University of Oulu is the second largest multidisciplinary university (about 15 000 students and 3000 staff members) in Finland and ranked among the 500 • best universities in the world Oulu Business School (OBS) is one of the ten faculties within University of Oulu • • About 1500 students and 100 faculty members About 260 new students enrolled this autumn – 190 students in Finnish Bachelor’s Programmes – 40 students in International Master’s Programmes – 30 students in Finnish Master’s Programmes • In addition: 70 exchange students arriving this autumn at OBS OBS received AACSB accreditation last year: only 2 AACSB accredited business schools in Finland and 4 in Northern Europe, OBS included.

International master’s programmes, intake 2014

• About 400 applications to FMA, IBM and MF programmes: • Financial and Management Accounting, International Business Management, Finance • Total of 42 new students begin studies in these programmes • • MF 17 + FMA 7 + IBM 18 Nationalities: Bangladesh, Ghana, Russia, Vietnam, Finland, China, Ukraine, Pakistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nepal, Cameroon, Romania, Nigeria, Egypt, Iran, USA, Panama, Hungary, Zimbabwe, India, Kazakhstan, The Netherlands • In addition to FMA, MF and IBM, two new programmes next year: Economics and Marketing , application period 15.12.2014-31.1.2015

Studying in OBS, sources of information

Web pages : http://www.oulu.fi/oulubusinessschool/

• Studying  Studies: Exams schedules etc.

• Guides: Study guide 2014-2015 for MF, FMA and IBM students, http://www.oulu.fi/oulubusinessschool/guides

WebOodi:

https://weboodi.oulu.fi

• Course schedules, mandatory sign up for courses and exams, exam results, study plans, course feedback etc.:

OBS Student Office: room TA109

• Open from Monday to Thursday 9.30-13.00 (excl. lunch break around 11): Exam results, computers, general guidance on studies etc.

University’s Student Center: room KE1020 (near central lobby of Linnanmaa campus)

• enrollment, transcripts, service desk for IT services etc.

Tutoring in OBS

Tutor students:

• Tareq Amit (MF): [email protected]

• Li Wang (FMA): [email protected]

• Julius Francis Gomes (IBM): [email protected]

• Md. Shah Emran (IBM): [email protected]

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Tutor teachers:

• Andrew Conlin (MF): [email protected]

• Anna Elsilä (FMA): [email protected]

• Irene Lehto (IBM): [email protected]

All OBS staff members ’ email addresses are in form [email protected]

• For example: [email protected]

• Exception: [email protected]

(prof. Janne Järvinen)

Signing up for courses and exams

Important : You need to sign up for every https://weboodi.oulu.fi/ COURSE and EXAM in WebOodi: • Registration periods for courses vary, check timetables in WebOodi. Usually the registration closes one week after the first lecture.

• Exam registration must be done at the latest one week before the exam day, on previous Thursday at 23.59, via WebOodi. • •

Late registrations for courses or exams are not accepted

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Exam will be graded only if the student has registered to the course and the exam in time.

• Rules of examination and exam list available at http://www.oulu.fi/oulubusinessschool/exams • The registration for courses starting this week is still open . It is recommended to check the timetables in WebOodi as soon as possible.

Course information

• • Latest study guide available at http://www.oulu.fi/oulubusinessschool/guides • Course descriptions also in WebOodi, check for up-to-date information

Course and exam schedules

https://weboodi.oulu.fi

only available in WebOodi

: • There are three different levels of courses. The levels you can see from the course codes – for example

721419P

– P in the end stands for basic level course (for bachelor students, courses in Finnish only) • For example: 724103P Strateginen johtaminen (Strategic Management) – A in the end stands for intermediate level course (for bachelor students) • 724204A Management Control –

S in the end stands for advanced level course (for master level students)

• For example: 721556S Globalization and International Management

Note on ethical issues

University of Oulu has zero tolerance for cheating (i.e. copying exam answers, plagiarism of course work etc.) • • • • For example:

chatting in exam hall without appropriate references

or

quoting

other writers is considered as cheating Use references every time you quote other writers/websites/etc.

If found guilty of cheating, the exam (or other course work) will be annulled and the student will get a warning.

Severe offences can be punished even by suspending the student.

Other practical issues

Registration to the university (in case you haven’t done this already)

• First you’ll need to pay the student union fee (96 Euros/year, includes student health service fee) at the Student Union office • Then, in with you).

Student Center (room: KE1020, open Mon-Fri 9 am – 3 pm), you can enroll as present student (take the receipt of student union fee • After enrollment you’ll receive your user account WebOodi (takes usually 1 day, at most) for Webmail and • Until the student card arrives, student discounts in restaurants etc. will be received only with the receipt of the payment A comprehensive guide on practical issues (Guide for New International Students) can be found at: http://www.oulu.fi/english/studying/new students/guide

Orientation Week continues

Today (locations marked on your maps)

• Introduction meeting for new IBM students, at 12:15, room TM113.

• Introduction meeting for new FMA students, at 11:15, room PR253 • Personal study plan info for intl. degree students, at 15:00-16:00, lecture hall L3. (i.e. How to plan your studies in WebOodi) • Meet the student guild (Finanssi ry), at 17:00 onwards, guild room (take the stairs down by door X2)

Tomorrow

• Introduction meeting for new MF students, at 11:15, room TM113

Student Guild Finanssi ry

• Student Association Finanssi ry represents Oulu Business School students • Contact: [email protected]

Oulu Business School wishes you all warmly welcome!