BBS Business & Management BBS Equine Business School of Business Orientation September 2014

BBS Business & Management

BBS Equine Business

School of Business

Orientation September

2014

maynoothuniversity.ie

The First Thing to Do after this session.....

Download your module handbook (see your orientation flyer)...


Welcome


Who we are...

• Niamh O’Sullivan• Programme Director, Equine

Business• [email protected]

• John Cullen• Programme Director,

Business & Managment• [email protected]


Where we live...


Communicating with the School

• General Administration

– Grainne Mooney– Kathryn Walsh

• Academic Issues

– Lecturer– Programme Director– Head of School


Programme Directors

• Your first contact for questions on

– The School/Department and the faculty– The course subjects and options– Department policies– Marks and standards

• For module-specific questions

– Talk to your lecturer

If you need to meet your Programme Director

• Email them for an appointment• Do not turn up at their office without an

appointment• For general questions use Moodle– that way everybody learns and the answers get

recorded.


ASK

– We know you are 1st years

– We don’t expect you to know everything

If you have questions …


In Class

Via Moodle – You must log-in regularly

– You must check your official emails ([email protected])

– This is university not school and acting on messages sent is

YOUR responsibility

By text– Make sure you inform registration of new numbers

Website (Current Students Section)

Official communications

mailto:[email protected]


Good communication between the students/class and the faculty is important

Each year of each degree elects a student representative group to meet with the coordinator

Raise issues with lecturers on behalf of students where appropriate

Attend programme board meetings

Student representative


Modularisation & Semesterisation• 1 year = 60 credits (ECTS)

• USUALLY…– Modules are 5 credits

• With a total workload of 80-100 hours

• Modules • Formal lectures (typically 24) • Assignments • Tutorials • Project work • Laboratory work

• Private Study


Semesterisation• Each academic year consist of two semesters

• September January• February May

• The academic year usually consist of • 2 semesters of:

12 teaching weeks 1 study week per semester1 - 2 exam weeks

• During the semester this corresponds to • 40-50 hours total work per week • 14 lecture hours per week

BBS Business and Management• Management is a

multidisciplinary field– Broad range of

interesting topics• Managers– People who design,

lead and sometimes own businesses

Modules• Introduction to Management

and Teams• Organisational Behaviour• Innovation – Ideas that

Changed the World• Business Landscape• Economics

BBS Business and Management• Management– Examine management of

organisations– Financial analysis– Measurement of

performance

• Leadership– “Management is doing

things right, leadership is doing the right things” (Warren Bennis and Peter Drucker)

BBS in Equine BusinessUnique degree course!• Discussions with and feedback

from industry• Continuous involvement of

industry leaders via ;• Steering Committee• Guest lecture series/Industry

visits• Work placement/BBA Option• International exchange

programme

BBS in Equine Business• Introduction to the Equine

Industry• Equine Leisure & Tourism• Stud Farm Business

Management• Racecourse & Equine

Event management• Equine Business Financial

Management


Plagiarism

– Plagiarism is the passing-off of another person’s work as your own.

– It includes copying without acknowledgement from a published source (print or electronic), or from unpublished sources (e.g. another student’s essay or notes).

– Plagiarism also occurs when the substance or argument of a text is copied even with some verbal alterations, such as in paraphrase or translation, without acknowledgement.

– The School regulations on plagiarism are in the handbook and on the website

Plagiarism is a serious offence

Rules and Regulations


CA Policies in the School of BusinessCA is completed when:

• On time• To a satisfactory standard• All components are submitted

CA non-completion (non-compliance) consequences:

• When compulsory, fail module in its entirety• regardless of the marks you receive in any other element of

continuous assessment or the examination where applicable. – Progression halted – Required to register internally next year

• Take classes again, repeat assignments and examinations, and pay full fees

10% reduction per day for late submissions

• On time• To a satisfactory standard• All components are submitted


In order to pass a subject a student must:

1. Obtain 40% on aggregate in the subjectAND

2a. Pass all required modulesor

2b. Pass modules to a credit value of at least half the credit value of the subject, and not fall below 25% in any module

AND

3. Submit all required continuous assessments and obtain a mark of at least 25%

Progression


ECDL


Honours classifications are awarded in the overall degree examination, according to the following marks criteria:

– First Class Honours 70-100%

– Second Class Honours, Grade I 60-69%– Second Class Honours, Grade II 50-59%– Third Class Honours, Grade III 45-49% – Pass 40-44%


Do• Attend lectures and other class meetings diligently

– Attendance is the easiest way to learn, even if you don’t always feel in top form– Complete all CA on-time (especially when mandatory)– Pay careful attention to your timetable and any amendments. Study it now to

make sure you understand it and know where the rooms are.

• Ask questions – from everyone– Lecturers, other staff, fellow students– Keep asking, until you are satisfied– Use the student support services, when necessary

• Note carefully all communications and instructions– After being informed once, it is your responsibility to remember

and act

General Advice


Do (2)

• Manage your time carefully– Allocate regular hours for study and assignments– Avoid bottlenecks with last-minute simultaneous assignment completions or

exam preparation

• Be proud of your degree programme and your participation– It is a top quality degree programme– With your active participation you will get great value for life from it– Let us hear your opinions on how your experience could be improved

• Keep a good work-life balance– Your studies require ONLY 40-50 hours per week in total – that

leaves a lot of time for play and socialising!

• Make lots of friends– You’ll have them for life


Don’t

• Hesitate to ask questions– You’re never alone in not knowing or being unsure

• Leave too much to the last minute– Either study, exam preparation or assignment completion

• Be disrespectful to your colleagues or staff– A professional, enjoyable working environment requires mutual

respect

• Be abusive of college property or regulations


How to read the timetable

http://www.nuim.ie/timetable

http://www.nuim.ie/timetable


Questions?


Thank you

...and don’t forget to download your programme handbook!

Documents

BBS Business & Management BBS Equine Business School of Business Orientation September 2014