Academic and Career Development BMAN Ilias Petrounias Anna Goatman

The Team Ilias Petrounias Director Undergraduate Studies Anna Goatman Programme Director BSc Management Linda Whittle Reza Salehnejad Programme Director BSc IBFE Nik Mehandjiev Programme Director BSc ITMB Antony Potter Programme Director BSc IM and IMABS The Careers Service The Library Your Academic Advisor A 2

What is Academic and Career Development? A foundation for studying Management at university Academic and study skills Introduction to employability Managerial and professional skills A 3

What the course is about Providing students with the knowledge to help them monitor, review, plan and take responsibility for their own learning and professional development. Supporting students in developing the academic skills required to study management at university level. Supporting students in developing a working relationship with their academic advisor. Providing students with an introduction to employability, and support them in developing and recognising transferable skills. I 4

Course Structure 10-credit 2-semester course Compulsory for around 550 first year students A structured means of Academic Advisors and students getting to know each other Full course lectures Seminars with Academic Advisor Hands-on and online training and support Input from the Careers Service A 5

What is an Academic Advisor? A member of academic staff – A point of contact regarding academic issues – Somebody you will see every fortnight – Somebody to support you in developing a personal development plan (P&CDP and CV) – Somebody to give you feedback – Somebody who will remain with you for the duration of your degree – Somebody who you could ask to write a reference I 6

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Assessment Formative essay Assessed essay 40% Group presentation Personal and Career Development Plan (P&CDP) plus CV 35% 25% Semester 1 – individual essay Semester 2 – Group presentation All year – individual plan and reflection A 8

Please note… You must pass Academic and Career Development to complete your first year. If you don’t take part in the essay, group project and P&CDP you can’t pass the course. A presentation is like an exam, if you fail to attend a presentation you will get a mark of zero. – If you miss a presentation due to illness or serious personal circumstances you must complete a mitigating circumstances form I 9

Course Timetable – Semester 1 (draft) A 10

Course Timetable – Semester 2 (draft) A 11

The Essay Training from the library in finding resources Lectures on essay writing, referencing and avoiding plagiarism Seminar on understanding plagiarism Academic writingReferencingBuilding an argumentAccessing library resources Online plagiarism quiz Do men make better managers than women? Feedback on formative submission A 12

Finding Resources for your Assignments Lecture and Practical Session Your one hour ‘Finding Resources for your Assignments’ practical skills session has been timetabled in either - Week 2 (week commencing 29 September) or - Week 3 (week commencing 6 October) Your timetabled ‘Finding Resources for your Assignments’ practical skills session can be found on the Academic Advisor seminar information sheet given to you in your arrival pack which you collected on Monday15 September an example is provided below and on your weekly timetable available from the student system. Some practical skills sessions will be in the postgraduate computer cluster Room 1.12 in Crawford House (building 31 on the campus map) so this room will not show on your timetable but will be on the Academic Advisor seminar information sheet given to you in your arrival pack Directions to the postgraduate computer cluster will be ed to you nearer the time of your practical session: A 13

THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER MANCHESTER BUSINESS SCHOOL - UNDERGRADUATE SERVICES st Year Academic Advisor Seminars - Semester 1 The BMAN10780 Academic and Career Development course has both lecture and seminar sessions for you to attend. The fortnightly seminar sessions will be led by your Academic Advisor and are a compulsory element of your programme. Academic Advisor seminars are smaller groups than your other semester 1 seminars and therefore details of these are provided separately to your lecture timetable, which is also included in your arrival pack. Please find below details of who your Academic Advisor is as well as the day, time, venue of your BMAN10780 seminar and which weeks you need to attend. BSc in Management / Management (specialism) BSc in International Management (IM) BSc in International Management with American Business Studies (IMABS) BSc Information Technology Management for Business (ITMB) BA In International Business, Finance and Economics (IBFE) SEMESTER 1 SEMINARS GroupDayTimeRoomAcademic AdvisorNotesCsols MGT1Tuesday10am11amB2Anna GoatmanWeeks 1,3,5,8,10SEM7 MGT1Tuesday10am11amC12 Lab MBS EastFinding Resources For Your Assignments Practical SessionWeek 2 * Crawford House Computer Cluster is located on the ground floor of building 31 Key: B/ C / D / E / F rooms : All located in MBS East Week Commencing:Academic Calendar: 15 September 2014Start of Semester 1 - Welcome Week 22 September 2014Week 1 29 September 2014Week 2 6 October 2014Week 3 13 October 2014Week 4 20 October 2014Week 5 27 October 2014Week 6 - Reading Week 3 November 2014Week 7 10 November 2014Week 8 17 November 2014Week 9 24 November 2014Week 10 1 December 2014Week 11 8 December 2014Week 12 A 14

The Presentation Lecture on group dynamics and management Lecture on presenting with confidence Seminar on presentation skills Group presentation on a a careers related topic Group work Verbal presentation skills Engaging with current employability issues Visual presentation skills Seminar based group work challenge A 15

The P&CDP and CV Reflecting on experiences Recognising strengths and weaknesses Understanding employability Planning for the future Personal and Career Development Plan ongoing throughout the year CV produced in semester 2 Supported by lectures and online resources from the Careers Service A 16

“..the process of internally examining and exploring an issue of concern, triggered by an experience, which creates and clarifies meaning in terms of self, and which results in a changed conceptual perspective.” (Boyd and Fayles 1983: 100) Critical reflection is a key skill in Continuing Professional Development A 17

Taking responsibility for your continuing professional development Making a fair and reasonable evaluation of your personal experience, strengths, qualities and skills Identifying ways of using your strengths well within your professional area Identifying personal limitations and areas that could be improved through training practice or informal training Cottrell (2003) A 18

Cottrell (2003) Recognising the effects of your own responses and behaviour and taking responsibility for these Making useful contributions to team performance Identifying your own contribution to the results of a task, project or outcome Recognising your own mistakes and your team’s mistakes A 19

Kolb’s learning Cycle Experience Doing something in the world and experiencing feedback/results Observation/ reflection Reviewing and reflecting on the experience Forming abstract concepts Observation and reflection assimilated into a “theory” Testing Practical testing in the real world A 20

Feedback can come from… Your Academic Advisor Your lecturer(s) Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) Each other Online tests and assessments A 21 Written Informal Formal Verbal You should take the time to reflect on all of the feedback you receive

A 22 Good feedback is not (necessarily) feedback that tells you that you’re good

23 Before teaching starts next week…

Expectations of University Teaching styles vary – There is no ‘one size fits all’ approach Some classes are very large The emphasis is on you to take responsibility for your own learning I 24

Expectations of assessment Your work will be marked by experts. Marking follows a rigorous process overseen by an internal moderator an external examiner. You can ask for somebody to check that the marks have been added up correctly on your paper. You cannot question academic judgment or ask for a re-mark. I 25

Expectations A 26 We promise to provide you with: –Expert teaching –An Academic Advisor –A broad foundation to studying management –The best administrative support we can You are expected to: –Attend lectures, seminars and workshops –Be punctual –Be quiet in lectures unless you are asked a question –Participate in the seminars and coursework –Complete the tasks in your P&CDP on a regular basis –Read s and Blackboard

A 27 Lecture ‘Finding resources for essay’ Friday 26 th September University Place Theatre B Look at you timetable on the student system for times and locations of you academic advisor seminars (starting in week 1 or week 2) as they won’t show up on you My Manchester timetable. You were given instruction on how to see you student system timetable on Monday.