Welcome Business Combined Honours (BW)

1. Business School Welcome Business Combined Honours (BW) Judith Thomas – Senior Lecturer

2. Aims of this session • Get to know each other and Brookes’ jargon • Knowing where to go for help • Check timetables • Introduction to the Business Field • Answering your questions • Checking your programmes

3. Brookes’ ‘Speak’ • You are a Combined Honours student doing two Fields • Modulesare programmes of study. Modules are worth credits - usually one, sometimes two • You need 8 basic credits in your first year to progress. • Your first year is known as Stage I and your 2nd, 3rd and final years are known as Stage II • Compulsorymodules are ‘must haves’ and must be taken to progress to Stage II. • Tutors tend to talk module numbers, students talk module names

4. Where to go for programme advice • Programme advice and changes - Field Chair – Belinda Platt Tel: (48) 5825, Room W2.01, Email: belinda.platt@brookes.ac.uk Belinda’s Office Hours: Check her ‘Virtual Office Door’ on her PIP page Week 0 - Field Surgeries Thursday: 14.00pm – 17.00pm Friday: 9.00am – 12.00pm and 14.00pm – 17.00pm Business School

5. Field Guide • Useful contacts • Year planner • More information about your chosen field & the staff who teach on it • Expectations of us and of you • Sources of help • How to make the most of your degree • Field regulations (including assessment) • Module Descriptions • Programme specification Business School

6. Sources of help • Field Chair • Academic Adviser • Module leader • Upgrade Service • PAL – Peer Assisted Learning • International Student Advisory Service • Counselling and Advisory Service • Student Union Business School

7. Remember • We can only help you with a problem if we know about it • The earlier you let us know of any problems, the sooner we can help to resolve them • Your programme is ultimately your responsibility, but we are here to help Business School

8. Using PIP • You should all have been introduced to PIP and shown how to use it • Any problems logging on, go to the student help desk • Any Errors or Warnings need to be resolved, go to the Field Surgeries • Changes to your programme for this semester should be made by Friday, this week. Business School

9. Your First Year ProgrammeSee page 17 Compulsory • U50012 Foundations of Accounting and Finance • U51000 Critical Thinking in Business • U51002 Foundations of Business (if A Level Business not passed) • … and the compulsory modules from your other field

10. BW Field Modules in your first year Recommended • U51001 Key Business Competences • U51009 Team Challenges • U51013 Business in Context • International Students U70910 Academic Writing for Business (as a ninth module) Overseas Student Programme – U95002 – key skills does NOT count as a module credit

11. Top Up Modules • U50013 Raising Financial Awareness • U51007 The Context and Development of Business • U50008 Elements of Business Law • U52005 Economics and Society Business School

12. If you need, or want, to alter your programme, this is what you should do: • Change it on line using PIP • Check alterations do not cause slot clashes • Remember to save changes • Check for error messages Business School

13. Checklist for Year 1 Programmes • At least 8 modules registered across the year (can do 9) • Programme includes all compulsory modules for both your fields • Any recommended modules that you want to take • Programme is balanced, 4 modules each semester. • Consult, ‘other modules you may wish to consider’ list if you want to choose non- business modules. • Check for error messages Business School

14. Finally……….. • Any questions (those we know the answers to!) • And … most importantly …. Do you know where you should be next week? • Make sure you print your Timetable on PIP • Check your PIP for any room changes Business School