Oulu Business School
Study info for new IMP students
Ms. Merja Inget, Coordinator of studies
Email: merja.inget@oulu.fi
Office: TA131
Topics covered today
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Who we are
International Master’s Programmes, intake 2014
Introduction to studies at Oulu Business School (OBS)
On orientation schedule
Student guild Finanssi ry
Who we are?
• University of Oulu is the second largest multidisciplinary university (about 15
000 students and 3000 staff members) in Finland and ranked among the 500
best universities in the world
• Oulu Business School (OBS) is one of the ten faculties within University of
Oulu
• About 1500 students and 100 faculty members
• About 260 new students enrolled this autumn
– 190 students in Finnish Bachelor’s Programmes
– 40 students in International Master’s Programmes
– 30 students in Finnish Master’s Programmes
• In addition: 70 exchange students arriving this autumn at OBS
• OBS received AACSB accreditation last year: only 2 AACSB accredited
business schools in Finland and 4 in Northern Europe, OBS included.
International master’s programmes, intake 2014
• About 400 applications to FMA, IBM and MF programmes:
• Financial and Management Accounting, International Business
Management, Finance
• Total of 42 new students begin studies in these programmes
• MF 17 + FMA 7 + IBM 18
• Nationalities: Bangladesh, Ghana, Russia, Vietnam, Finland, China,
Ukraine, Pakistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nepal, Cameroon,
Romania, Nigeria, Egypt, Iran, USA, Panama, Hungary, Zimbabwe,
India, Kazakhstan, The Netherlands
• In addition to FMA, MF and IBM, two new programmes next year:
Economics and Marketing, application period 15.12.2014-31.1.2015
Studying in OBS, sources of information
Web pages: http://www.oulu.fi/oulubusinessschool/
• Studying  Studies: Exams schedules etc.
• Guides: Study guide 2014-2015 for MF, FMA and IBM students,
http://www.oulu.fi/oulubusinessschool/guides
WebOodi: https://weboodi.oulu.fi
• Course schedules, mandatory sign up for courses and exams, exam results,
study plans, course feedback etc.:
OBS Student Office: room TA109
• Open from Monday to Thursday 9.30-13.00 (excl. lunch break around 11):
Exam results, computers, general guidance on studies etc.
University’s Student Center: room KE1020 (near central lobby of
Linnanmaa campus)
• enrollment, transcripts, service desk for IT services etc.
Tutoring in OBS
Tutor students:
• Tareq Amit (MF): omi1171@yahoo.com
• Li Wang (FMA): liwang@student.oulu.fi
• Julius Francis Gomes (IBM): tarkish13@gmail.com and
• Md. Shah Emran (IBM): md.shahemran@gmail.com
Tutor teachers:
• Andrew Conlin (MF): andrew.conlin@oulu.fi
• Anna Elsilä (FMA): anna.elsila@oulu.fi
• Irene Lehto (IBM): irene.lehto@oulu.fi
All OBS staff members’ email addresses are in form firstname.lastname@oulu.fi
• For example: merja.inget@oulu.fi
• Exception: janne.t.jarvinen@oulu.fi (prof. Janne Järvinen)
Signing up for courses and exams
Important: You need to sign up for every COURSE and EXAM in WebOodi:
https://weboodi.oulu.fi/
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Registration periods for courses vary, check timetables in WebOodi.
Usually the registration closes one week after the first lecture.
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Exam registration must be done at the latest one week before the exam
day, on previous Thursday at 23.59, via WebOodi.
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Late registrations for courses or exams are not accepted.
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Exam will be graded only if the student has registered to the course
and the exam in time.
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Rules of examination and exam list available at
http://www.oulu.fi/oulubusinessschool/exams
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The registration for courses starting this week is still open. It is
recommended to check the timetables in WebOodi as soon as possible.
Course information
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Latest study guide available at http://www.oulu.fi/oulubusinessschool/guides
• Course descriptions also in WebOodi, check for up-to-date information
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Course and exam schedules only available in WebOodi:
https://weboodi.oulu.fi
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There are three different levels of courses. The levels you can see from the
course codes – for example 721419P
– P in the end stands for basic level course (for bachelor students, courses in
Finnish only)
• For example: 724103P Strateginen johtaminen (Strategic Management)
– A in the end stands for intermediate level course (for bachelor students)
• 724204A Management Control
– S in the end stands for advanced level course (for master level
students)
• For example: 721556S Globalization and International Management
Note on ethical issues
University of Oulu has zero tolerance for cheating (i.e. copying
exam answers, plagiarism of course work etc.)
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For example: chatting in exam hall or quoting other writers
without appropriate references is considered as cheating
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Use references every time you quote other writers/websites/etc.
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If found guilty of cheating, the exam (or other course work) will be
annulled and the student will get a warning.
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Severe offences can be punished even by suspending the student.
Other practical issues
Registration to the university (in case you haven’t done this already)
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First you’ll need to pay the student union fee (96 Euros/year, includes
student health service fee) at the Student Union office
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Then, in Student Center (room: KE1020, open Mon-Fri 9 am – 3 pm),
you can enroll as present student (take the receipt of student union fee
with you).
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After enrollment you’ll receive your user account for Webmail and
WebOodi (takes usually 1 day, at most)
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Until the student card arrives, student discounts in restaurants etc. will
be received only with the receipt of the payment
A comprehensive guide on practical issues (Guide for New International
Students) can be found at: http://www.oulu.fi/english/studying/newstudents/guide
Orientation Week continues
Today (locations marked on your maps)
• Introduction meeting for new IBM students, at 12:15, room TM113.
• Introduction meeting for new FMA students, at 11:15, room PR253
• Personal study plan info for intl. degree students, at 15:00-16:00, lecture hall
L3. (i.e. How to plan your studies in WebOodi)
• Meet the student guild (Finanssi ry), at 17:00 onwards, guild room (take the
stairs down by door X2)
Tomorrow
• Introduction meeting for new MF students, at 11:15, room TM113
Student Guild Finanssi ry
• Student Association Finanssi ry represents Oulu Business
School students
• Contact: kv-vastaava@finanssi.org
Oulu Business School
wishes you all warmly welcome!