Bachelor of Business Administration

1. Bachelor of Business Administration 2014-2015 Peter Teirlinck & Maarten Hulselmans

2. Who is who

3. Prof. Dr. Tom Van Puyenbroeck, campus dean • Prof. Dr. Peter Teirlinck, BBA and MBA programme director • Maarten Hulselmans, BBA and MBA programmecoordinator / Teacher English • maarten.hulselmans@kuleuven.be, 02/210.16.34, T’Serclaes, 5th floor (B-05-25) • office hours 1st sem: Tue 11:00-12:00+ appointment by email

4. Student services Student Administration sa.brussel@kuleuven.be Office: 1st floor, B (T’Serclaes building) Social Services Department MariekeSteurs: marieke.steurs@odisee.be Els Jacobs: els.jacobs@kuleuven.be 02/609.88.16 Office: A01-04,1st floor (T’Serclaes building)

5. Student services Ombuds Office Marc Ophalvens: marc.ophalvens@odisee.be Erica Mechelmans: erica.mechelmans@odisee.be Maarten Kindt: maarten.kindt@odisee.be Leen De Wolf: leen.dewolf@odisee.be 02/609.88.21 Office: A01-03/03, 1st floor (T’ Serclaes building) Study coaches Krista Van Winkel: krista.vanwinkel@kuleuven.be Annelies De Winter: annelies.dewinter@kuleuven.be 02/210.16.07 Office: A01-07, 1st floor (T’ Serclaes building)

6. Student portalhttp://feb.kuleuven.be/eng/brussels/Students • Contact hours teaching staff • Course schedules • Education and Examregulations • Academiccalendar • ECTS files • Andmuch more …

7. Campus Brussels 1 Campus – 4 buildings • Hermes •  classrooms •  cafeteria • T’Serclaes • Library • Restaurant • CourseMaterial Centre • Student Administration • International Office • Terranova • Erasmus

8. 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/

9. 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 sessionlibrary (entrancelibrary) - 1201 • 02/10/2014: 12:30 – assessment test mathematics (for the studentswhohaven’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 andregistrationsessioninsurances(Euromut) - 1201

10. Library & restaurant Library Located in T’ Serclaes building Restaurant & cafetaria  Cafetaria: Hermes building  Restaurant: T’Serclaes building

11. Communication & student associations Communication - KU Leuven e-mail - Notice boards • online (Toledo) • mainentranceHermes building Unofficial: www.facebook.com/FEBBrussels

12. Lunch & workshops Lunch offeredby KU Leuven - drinksontable - owndrinks to bepaid (no cash) - ROOM 1119 Walking tours start at 12:30

13. Agenda • Programme BA • Evaluation & testing • Outcomes • What’snew?

14. BA: mission statement • Science as foundation, practice as orientation • International orientation + diversity and multiculturality in Brussels • Focus on the student’slearningprocess • Quality of and innovation in education

15. Science as foundation, practice as orientation Proper contactswith business Cases, exercises, examples Guestlecturers

16. DIDACTIC CONCEPT correctionvia cyclus Program outcomes Competenceprofilebachelor and masterBusiness Administration Plan idealsituation Do Compe-tencegrowth model Learning contents Learning methods (interactive) Lecture Seminar Case study Individual& groupworkpaper Portfolio selfreflectionplenarydiscussion Company screening – project work Master thesis Studymaterial Basichandbook Technicalliterature International peer-reviewedarticles Searchingandinterpreting relevant literature Forms of evaluation Understanding and reproducing in a simple context Apply and analyse Integrate, criticalevaluation and remediation Beingcreative in a complex context Xxxx Xxxx Business orientation Academic bases Business-basedtrajectory Fromconceptualframeworkstowardsapplications enhanced (business-) economicexpertise Trajectory ‘Entrepreneuriallearning’ Research projectswith practical finality Fromsimple (fragmentary) towards complex (interdisciplinary) practices Research orientedtrajectory Fromsimpletowards complex (own) research Growth in methodological, statistical and informationskills Research basedtrajectory Interpretation of research results Methods of economicsub-disciplines Critical reflection on (own) research basic (instruct& explore) intermediate(enlarge& going more profound) advanced(integrate& specialize) Check Currentsituation ECTS-file = translation at the level of each course Competenceschedule(competences+ levels) Schedule learningmethods Schedule studymaterial Schedule evaluationmethods instruments Act Futuresituation Points of attention & possibilitiesforimprovement of study program, learningmethods, studymaterial and methodsforevaluation

17. Business orientation • Guestlecturers: • Personshavingspecialised expertise in work field • Guest speakers • Business Seminars • Company visits • Excellence rewards • Company projects – master thesis

18. Context-driven research: integrationacademic foundation and business orientation: • Research questionssituatedwithin a realistic business environment • Teamwork and multidiciplinaryapproach in business projects • Scientifically correct performance in a business context • Conceptualsolutionswhich are addedvaluefor the academicworld

19. Analyses: programme-competenceprofile

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

21. Programmecoherence Global construct – learning tracks • 5 learning tracks : • Socialanalysis & policy • Methodology & Academic Training • Economics & International Business • Strategy, Management & Entrepreneurship • Business Sciences – Learning track = content based cluster of coursesconstructing a coherent set of knowledgedomains and competences • Increasednumber of choices in the latestphases of the programme

22. Programmecoherence Commoncompetences, to beacquiredby all students: • Learning track Methodology & Academic Training • Learning track Socialanalysis & Policy Options in the otherlearning tracks: • Orientations in BBA 3 (12 credits): Business Information Management, International Business Management and International Relations • Furtherdifferentiation in master to approx. 50% of credits in 3 majors

23. Evaluation & testing • Guidelines: • Link betweencompetences and the waythey are tested • Progressiveapproach • Sufficientvariation • Different kinds of tests • Cognitivelearning: mainlybymeans of traditional test formats, e.g. writtenexam • Integratedlearning: application of knowledge and skills, e.g. in a paper • Processorientedlearning: self-reflection and monitoring, e.g. peer-assessment, portfolio • Organizationalaspects: • Administrativeorganisation: Student administration and Planning • Formaldetermination of resultsbyexamcommission

24. Outcomes

25. Attained level: work field (incl. alumni) Resonancecouncil Alumni-surveysAfter 1 year: lessthan 5% unemployed Global satisfaction BA: high => yourvisioncounts: evaluations !!

26. Attained level: master thesis • Resultsmaster thesis

27. Attained level: master thesis - projects • Satisfactionwork field Only 57% defends thesis withinyear t (2012)!!! (+8% comparedto 2011)

28. Attained level: internationalisation • Foreignexperience (20% norm) Percentage of successful BA studentswithforeignexperience

29. Education efficiency Average successrate BA students per educationyear However, is going up andfor first time in 2012-13 higherthan in HW

30. Study time Measurement of studyeffort - ongoing

31. What’snew? • Partnership USL • Internship – extra curriculum • Increasedeffortsfor job opportunities

32. Questions?