Welcome Back! 2014/15 – Second year Penny Clarke Programme Director BSc Accounting
MBS Menu Academic Advisor Arrangements for 2014/15 Academic Advisers Penny Clarke, Mike Woodrow and Natalya Shiryaeva Individual meetings with your academic advisors over the next couple of weeks – check your s for details CHECK YOUR S
MBS MenuReminders On-line Registration: Deadline for registering is 30 September 2014 after which a late registration fee of up to £200 will be charged ATTENDANCE IS COMPULSORY And is likely to be checked Office Hours Go and see your lecturers
MBS MenuReminders Changing optional course choices: Instructions are available via the MBS UG intranet Co-requisites: you must take these courses as well Pre-requisites: you must have passed at 40% or more (not a compensated fail) Choose your courses by 3 October 2014 Can’t always guarantee your chosen option – there may be timetable clashes Choosing seminar groups: Move from ‘ holding seminar / workshop ’ to the slot of your choice
MBS Menu The overall mark for a programme is a weighted average of the overall marks for different years of the programme For the BSc (Hons) in Accounting 3 year programme, the weightings are: –Year 1: Zero –Year 2: 33% –Year 3: 67% Degree Classification – Weighted Average The overall mark ranges for determining final class are: · for class 1, not less than 70.0%; · for class 2i, less than 70.0% but not less than 60.0%; · for class 2ii, less than 60.0% but not less than 50.0%; · for class 3, less than 50.0% but not less than 40.0%.
MBS Menu Progression to final year n reach the minimum pass mark overall (40%); n reach the pass mark (40%) in individual course units totalling at least 80 credits; n reach the pass mark (40%) in all designated core course units*; and n reach the compensatable fail mark (30%) in all remaining course units (a maximum of 40 credits) *BMAN Foundations of Finance *BMAN Financial Reporting and Accountability
MBS Menu Core Course Units* n You HAVE to pass these at 40% n You may as well do it first time around n n Keep on top of your work n n Complete homework exercises and reading n n Practise, Practise, Practise n n GO AND SEE YOUR LECTURERS *BMAN Foundations of Finance *BMAN Financial Reporting and Accountability
MBS Menu Sources of information Online Undergraduate Handbook: Regulations – incl. progression and classification Undergraduate Office (D20) or UG Student Support Office (D14)
MBS Menu Reminders for 2014/15 Attendance monitoring Absence from class Mitigating circumstances Academic integrity / plagiarism Personal development plans Student Charter – see on-line handbook The Learning Commons
MBS Menu Continues for 2014/15 n C11 – Group study room n Book via D20 n Leave student ID card n Available 10am – 4pm n (Learning Commons has more space)
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MBS Menu Career Development – thinking of the future? UPP Interview Skills ‘Speed Dating’ Event Wednesday 5 November; MBS East Atrium; 5pm Opportunity to gain valuable interview experience as well as network with potential employers and practise what we’ve been learning Sign up by ing Viv AFTER 9am tomorrow morning. Places will be allocated on a first come first served Arrange a practise interview with Mike.
MBS Menu Other events to note: n 1 October opportunities for international students (James Lee – regional director ICAEW) n 27 October – MyFuture – full day event Employer presentations & opportunity to network Career skills workshops n 5 November – speed interviewing n 12 November – Women in Accountancy n Look out for information
MBS MenuFinally….. Work hard – your grades all count towards your final degree classification If you find yourself in need help or support – PLEASE ASK