BSc Management BSc Management (Specialism)

1. BSc Management BSc Management (Specialism) • Dr. Ilias Petrounias • Programme Director • BSc Management/Management (Specialism)

2. The Starting Point • Getting my A Level results

3. The End Point (?) • Getting my BSc (Honours) Management degree

4. The Journey Three rewarding years

5. Intended Learning Outcomes • Intellectual Skills • At the end of the Programme students should be able to: • apply higher-level cognitive skills, including analysis, synthesis and evaluation • utilise both qualitative and quantitative problem-solving skills • address arguments/ideas through multiple perspectives • identify inter-relationships between the subject matter of management and integrate these as a coherent whole.

6. Intended Learning Outcomes - 2 • Transferable/Key Skills and Personal Qualities • At the end of the Programme students should be able to: • articulate ideas and arguments with clarity, conciseness and rigour both orally and in writing • learn independently • manage time and prioritise workloads • use IT skills • operate effectively as a member of a group or team.

7. Your ProgrammeBSc Management & Management (Specialisms) • Semester 1 – 6 x 10 credit compulsory courses • BMAN10001: Microeconomics • BMAN10621M: Fundamentals of Financial Reporting • BMAN10801: Introduction to Work Psychology • BMAN10791: People and Organisations • BMAN10821: Quantitative Methods 1 • BMAN10780: Business and Management Skills – full year course (includes practice essay & fortnightly meetings with your Academic Adviser) • Maths Revision sessions are available throughout both semesters for support with QM1 and QM2

8. Your ProgrammeBSc Management & Management (Specialisms) NOT A&F • Semester 2 - 4 x 10 credit compulsory courses and 3 x optional courses • BMAN10632M: Fundamentals of Management Accounting • BMAN10842: Law in a Management Context • BMAN10732: Quantitative Methods 2 • BMAN10780: Business and Management Skills (full year course) 3 courses from: • BMAN10002: Economic Principles - Macroeconomics • BMAN10522M: Financial Decision Making • BMAN10852: Management in Society • BMAN110812: Modern Corporation You will be informed when and how to make your choices. It is important to understand the implications of your choice for the 2nd (and 3rd) year

9. Your ProgrammeBSc Management (Accounting & Finance) • Semester 2 - 5 x 10 credit compulsory courses and 2 x optional courses • BMAN10632M: Fundamentals of Management Accounting • BMAN10842: Law in a Management Context • BMAN10732: Quantitative Methods 2 • BMAN10522M: Financial Decision Making • BMAN10780: Business and Management Skills (full year course) 2 courses from: • BMAN10002 Economic Principles: Macroeconomics • BMAN10852: Management in Society • BMAN10812: Modern Corporation You will be informed when and how to make your choices. It is important to understand the implications of your choice for the 2nd (and 3rd) year

10. Teaching, Learning & Assessment: What to Expect • Semester 1 exams take place in January and semester 2 exams take place in May/June • Some courses are assessed by exam only, some by coursework and exams and some by coursework only • It is important that you attend all your classes – lectures, seminars and tutorials • Information on Blackboard (more about this later) is not a substitute for teaching in class • Ask if you need help – seminar leaders and lecturers can help • Don’t be tempted to copy work (plagiarism), buy essays from the internet or cheat in exams – the penalties are severe, even for a first offence… Last year two students found cheating in first year exams had to resit all their exams and had zero marks on their transcripts

11. Your First Year • You need to pass your first year to proceed to the second year – your overall mark does not count towards your final degree classification, but is still important • Pass everything (40%+ in 120 credits) • Pass 40%+ in 100 or 110 credits and a “compensatable fail” (30-39%) in 10 or 20 credits • If you fail 30 credits or more (<40%) = RESITS • If you fail any course below 30% = RESITS • Resits take place in August/September; they are not a ‘second chance’ to gain better grades, only the chance to gain credits lost • If you fail resits, this may mean that you are required to take additional courses in your second year, have to retake exams and wait a year to join the second year or have to leave university

12. Feedback • Feedback from us to you: this can take many forms including essays, presentations, online quizzes, etc • Feedback from you to us: via questionnaires, focus groups and surveys • Further information in the MBS Undergraduate Welcome Guide

13. General Information • All courses have a space in the Virtual Learning Environment (Blackboard) • IT Support in C13 in Welcome Week: Mon – Fri 10-12 • Attendance at all workshops, seminars and labs is compulsory and will be monitored • English proficiency – testing and language classes are available • Medical, personal and other problems • MBS Student Support office (D14) • Current mobile phone number – so we can contact you quickly (including lecture cancellations and changes)

14. Student Representatives • Student representatives are the voice of students on MBS committees • Staff-student liaison committee • Management Programme committee • Nomination forms available from D20 (including self-nominations) • Deadline 3 October 2011

15. Contacts for MBS Management Programme • Undergraduate Office (D20, MBS East) • Email: undergraduate@mbs.ac.uk • Assessment and Student Support Centre (D14, MBS East) • Email: studentsupport@mbs.ac.uk • Dr Ilias Petrounias, Programme Director (D30, MBS East) • Email: ilias.petrounias@mbs.ac.uk

16. Good Luck for the forthcoming year(s) Manchester Business School