Welcome Back! 2015/16 – Second year Natalya Shiryaeva Programme Director BSc Accounting
MBS Menu A new chapter for Manchester Business School n n Last October we announced that we would be changing our name to Alliance Manchester Business School in September 2015, following a landmark £15 million donation from Lord Alliance of Manchester and his fellow Trustees of the Alliance Family Foundation. This name change came into effect on 21 st September and marks a new, exciting chapter in our fifty year story.
MBS Menu Academic Advisor Arrangements for 2015/16 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 29 September 2015 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 before 9 October 2015 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 2015/16 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 2015/16 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 Events to note: n 14 October 1-3pm – Career and Placement Fair. n 14 October 1-3pm – Career and Placement Fair. It’s never too soon to be thinking about your future… Join us for our special careers talk, student Q&A and careers fair featuring Deloitte, PwC, Kelloggs and more! n 2 November - MyFuture – full day event Employer presentations & opportunity to network Career skills workshops
MBS MenuFinally….. Work hard – your grades all count towards your final degree classification If you find yourself in need help or support – PLEASE ASK