Business School Welcome to the Business School! Lindsay Williams Senior Lecturer in Business and Management Co-leader for Induction

Business School What are the aims for Induction Week? To welcome you, help you to meet other students and staff To prepare you for your first week of study what is it going to be like? where do I need to be? have I done everything I need to do? Let you know about all the opportunities available to you as an Undergraduate Business School student Get to grips with the Brookes language and how things work here!

Business School Plan for this session Short presentations from Tracy Panther (Head of Undergraduate Programmes) Doug Berlin (Final year student) Stephanie Weaver (Student Rep) Faith Clarke (President of Brookes Entrepreneurs) John Lamerstock (WAVES) Nicola Ranjit (The Wheatley Carnival student event) …and me!

Business School Tracy Panther (Head of Undergraduate Programmes)

Business School Key words to get you through this week AF - Accounting and Finance AT - Accounting (Combined Honours) BF - Business and Finance for Managers BK - Business and Marketing Management BL - Business Logistics BQ - Business Economics BT - International Business Management BU - Business and Management BW - Business (Combined Honours) EC - Economics (Combined Honours) FI - Business and International Finance HH - Human Resource Management and Business IE - Business Innovation and Enterprise MB - Business and Marketing Communications MK - Marketing Management MM - Marketing Management (Combined Honours) RT - Retail and Business Management

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Business School Key words to get you through this week + = Field Chair

Business School Key words to get you through this week Programme Module PIP (Personal Information Portal) Makes up your timetable (Stage I and Stage II)

Business School

Key words to get you through this week Programme Module PIP (Personal Information Portal) Module Leader Academic Adviser (read diary pages) Makes up your timetable (Stage I and Stage II)

Business School Plan for the rest of the week Tuesday: Enrolment – see ticket – be on time Become a Brookes student officially Get your student ID card Learn about PIP (Personal Information Page) and get your password Visit Freshers Fair

Business School Plan for the rest of the week Wednesday: Introduction to your course – very important HeadStart with UniSmart (Study Abroad students, Exchange students, EU Associates – Exchanges Social….please bring your invite)

Business School Plan for the rest of the week Thursday: Field Meetings Wheatley Carnival Meet your Academic Adviser Field Surgeries Friday Field Surgeries

Business School Timings Induction Week Information Pack - colour coded sections: Combined (Joint Honours) Yellow Pages Single Honours Blue Pages Admission with Credit (here for 1 or 2 years) Green Pages Or you can find the information on the Wiki

Business School What is the Wiki? One of the most important parts of induction!! Brookes Business School Induction Wiki

Business School Doug Berlin (Final Year Student)

Making the most of University Opportunities through doing business Opportunities through being a student

Brookes Wiki Page Homepage for the week Room changes, time changes etc Induction team Profiles Support and contact

Going on Exchange

What is an exchange Open to all second and third year students Loads of places you can go Information in welcome pack Getting information is free!! An academic term abroad Cheaper and better accommodation!

Issues Friend groups Catch up Housing If you look hard enough for enough reasons not to do something, you probably wont do it.

Work Placement

Placement 48 week work programme 3 rd year Discover your skills and abilities Great for your CV

Academic Advice Teachers – Lecturers Online Resources Wiki page/ Get a diary/day planner Note down your assignment timetable Dont be fooled by the 40% pass mark

General Advice Daily routines Budgeting Get involved!!!

Get Involved Fresher Fair Sports fair Societies Club Websites Be open to everyone ENJOY YOURSELF

Popular Student Nights Monday – The Bridge, Lava Ignite (both Oxford) Wednesday – Fuzzy Ducks (Carling Academy Cowley) Kukui, Bridge (both Oxford) Regal (Cowley) Friday – the regal (Cowley) and Clementines (Cowley)

Use the Wiki pages Make the most of your time here ENQUIRE IF AT ALL INTERESETED Enjoy!!!!

Business School Stephanie Weaver (Business School Student Rep)

Business School Faith Clarke (President – Business Entrepreneurs)

Business School John Lamberstock (WAVES)

Business School Nicola Ranjit ASKe Events & PR Assistant

Business School Wheatley Carnival 08

Business School Making new friends

Business School Slinkie Love !

Business School Jason Maverick

Business School Wheatley Carnival 09 Brazilian Samba Parade – Wow!

Business School Wheatley Carnival 09 Thursday 12:30-14:30 Free BBQ & Ice Cream outside SWUC (subject to availability!) Samba Parade Bedlam Oz performing Slinkie Love Jason Maverick – super cool entertainer Oxford Brookes Circus Skills Society ……. and more!!! Not to be missed !!

Business School And finally… DONT MISS ANY OF OUR SESSIONS!!! Leave plenty of time for the buses….. Any questions then check out the Wiki (or visit the Undergraduate Office – above Brookes Café) Have a really good week!