Bachelor of Business Administration

2014-2015 Peter Teirlinck & Maarten Hulselmans

Who is who

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Prof. Dr. Tom Van Puyenbroeck

, campus dean •

Prof. Dr. Peter Teirlinck,

BBA and MBA programme director •

Maarten Hulselmans,

BBA and MBA programme coordinator / Teacher English o [email protected]

, 02/210.16.34, T’Serclaes, 5th floor (B-05-25) o office hours 1st sem: Tue 11:00-12:00 + appointment by email

Student services

Student Administration

[email protected]

Office: 1 st floor, B ( T’Serclaes building)

Social Services Department

Marieke Steurs: [email protected] Els Jacobs: [email protected]

02/609.88.16

Office: A01-04,1 st floor ( T’Serclaes building)

Student services

Ombuds Office

Marc Ophalvens: [email protected]

Erica Mechelmans: [email protected]

Maarten Kindt: [email protected]

Leen De Wolf: [email protected]

02/609.88.21

Office: A01-03/03, 1 st floor (T’ Serclaes building)

Study coaches

Krista Van Winkel: [email protected]

Annelies De Winter: [email protected]

02/210.16.07

Office: A01-07, 1 st floor (T’ Serclaes building)

Student portal

http://feb.kuleuven.be/eng/brussels/Students • Contact hours teaching staff • Course schedules • Education and Exam regulations • Academic calendar • ECTS files • And much more …

Campus Brussels

1 Campus – 4 buildings

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Hermes

 classrooms  cafeteria

T’Serclaes

 Library  Restaurant  Course Material Centre  Student Administration  International Office Terranova Erasmus

Course Material

Course material centre

 Ground floor T’ Serclaes building

Course material list & opening hours

 http://feb.kuleuven.be/eng/brussels/Students

Digital learning environment

 See https://toledo.kuleuven.be/

Important dates

• • • • • • Important dates 22/9/2014: 10:00-11:00 - Study and Learning Path Coaches, Student Counselling & STUVO - 2201 22/9/2014: 11:00-12:00 - Information session digital learning environment - 2201 25/09/2014: 12:30 –13:30 - Information session library (entrance library) - 1201 02/10/2014: 12:30 – assessment test mathematics (for the students who haven’t taken it) – ‘grote aula’ (1k216) 27/11/2014: 09:00 – 14:30 Global village XL (Erasmus/Exchange – fair) - 2215 30/09/2014: 12:30 – 13:30 Information and registration session insurances (Euromut) - 1201

Library & restaurant

Library

Located in T’ Serclaes building

Restaurant & cafetaria

 Cafetaria: Hermes building  Restaurant: T’Serclaes building

Communication & student associations

Communication

- KU Leuven e-mail - Notice boards  online (Toledo)  main entrance Hermes building

Unofficial: www.facebook.com/FEBBrussels

Lunch & workshops

Lunch offered by KU Leuven

- drinks on table - own drinks  to be paid (no cash) - ROOM 1119

Walking tours start at 12:30

Agenda

• Programme BA • Evaluation & testing • Outcomes • What’s new?

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BA: mission statement

• • • • Science as foundation, practice as orientation International orientation + diversity and multiculturality in Brussels Focus on the student’s learning process Quality of and innovation in education 14

Science as foundation, practice as orientation

Proper contacts with business Cases, exercises, examples Guest lecturers 15

correction via cyclus Program outcomes Competence profile bachelor and master Business Administration Plan ideal situation Do Check Current situation instruments Compe tence growth model

basic

(instruct & explore)

intermediate

(enlarge & going more profound)

advanced

(integrate & specialize) Business orientation

Learning contents

Trajectory ‘Entrepreneurial learning ’ Business based trajectory Research projects with practical finality From simple (fragmentary) towards complex (interdisciplinary) practices From conceptual frameworks towards applications enhanced (business-) economic expertise Academic bases Research oriented trajectory From simple towards complex (own) research Growth in methodological, statistical and information skills Research based trajectory Interpretation of research results Methods of economic sub disciplines Critical reflection on (own) research ECTS-file = translation at the level of each course Learning methods (interactive) Lecture Seminar Case study Individual & group work paper Portfolio self reflection plenary discussion Company screening – project work Master thesis Study material Forms of evaluation Basic handbook Understanding and reproducing in a simple context Technical literature Apply and analyse International peer-reviewed articles Integrate, critical evaluation and remediation Searching and interpreting relevant literature Being creative in a complex context Xxxx Competence schedule (competences + levels) Schedule learning methods Schedule study material Xxxx Schedule evaluation methods Act Future situation Points of attention & possibilities for improvement of study program, learning methods, study material and methods for evaluation

Business orientation

Guest lecturers: Persons having specialised expertise in work field Guest speakers Business Seminars Company visits Excellence rewards Company projects – master thesis 17

Context-driven research

: integration academic foundation and business orientation: Research questions situated within a realistic business environment Teamwork and multidiciplinary approach in business projects Scientifically correct performance in a business context Conceptual solutions which are added value for the academic world 18

Analyses: programme competence profile 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 1ste bachelor 2de bachelor 3de bachelor master Advanced Intermediate Basic 19

Didactic concept: targets and quality check

• • Targets: process of curriculum development Internal and external follow-up ECTS = translation of the didactic concept 20

Programme coherence

Global construct – learning tracks o 5 learning tracks : • Social analysis & policy • Methodology & Academic Training • Economics & International Business • Strategy, Management & Entrepreneurship • Business Sciences – Learning track = content based cluster of courses constructing a coherent set of knowledge domains and competences - Increased number of choices in the latest phases of the programme 21

Programme coherence

Common competences, to be acquired by all students:

o Learning track Methodology & Academic Training o Learning track Social analysis & Policy 22

Options in the other learning tracks:

o Orientations in BBA 3 (12 credits): Business Information Management, International Business Management and International Relations o Further differentiation in master to approx. 50% of credits in 3 majors

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Evaluation & testing

Guidelines:

• Link between competences and the way they are tested • Progressive approach • Sufficient variation • • • Different kinds of tests

Cognitive learning

: mainly by means of traditional test formats, e.g. written exam

Integrated learning

: application of knowledge and skills, e.g. in a paper

Process oriented learning

: self-reflection and monitoring, e.g. peer assessment, portfolio 23 Organizational aspects: • Administrative organisation: Student administration and Planning • Formal determination of results by exam commission

Outcomes

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Attained level: work field (incl. alumni)

Resonance council Alumni-surveys After 1 year: less than 5% unemployed 25 Global satisfaction BA: high => your vision counts: evaluations !!

Question Would you choose a degree programme within the field of economics again? Would you choose HUB again? Altogether, are you satisfied with what your degree programme at HUB offered you? (score op 5)?

2010-14 90,9 % 92,3 % 3,70

• Results master thesis

Attained level: master thesis

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Attained level: master thesis - projects

• Satisfaction work field Only 57% defends thesis within year t (2012)!!! (+8% compared to 2011)

Question

Research question answered Thesis well-founded by scientific data Robust answers on the research question Adoptable answers in practice

Score (on 5) (Absolutely) agree

4,43 89,1% 4,39 4,33 4,11 89,1% 87,0% 82,2% 27

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Attained level: internationalisation

Foreign experience (20% norm) Year 2008

2009 2010 2011 Bachelor

Total % 59

20 29 35

3,4%

35,0% 20,7% 57,1% Master

Total % 13

34 66 76

23,1%

14,7% 18,2% 19,7%

Percentage of successful BA students with foreign experience 28

Education efficiency

1 BA 2BA 3BA 1MA 2008-2009 50,7% 57,4% 68,9% 78,6%

2009-2010 48,2% 57,4% 68,9% 71,4% 2010-2011 45,9% 51,1% 66,1% 75,4%

Average success rate BA students per education year However, is going up and for first time in 2012-13 higher than in HW 29

Study time

Average study time

Bachelor HW

Average study time

Bachelor BA

2010-2011 2009-2010

3 years and 9 months 3 years and 4 months 3 years and 8 months 3 years and 7 months 2008-2009 3 years and 3 months 3 years and 2 months 2007-2008 3 years and 7 months 2 years and 11 months

Average study time

Master HW 1 year and 8 months 1 year and 6 months 1 year and 4 months 1 year and 2 months

Average study time

Master BA 1 year and 7 months 1 year and 6 months 1 year and 1 month 1 year Measurement of study effort - ongoing 30

What’s new?

• Partnership USL • Internship – extra curriculum • Increased efforts for job opportunities 31

Questions?