Second Year Commerce - Welcome Back and Happy New Year
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Second
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Semester
Presentation by: Eilis O’ Regan.
J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
Advisory Session
• The purpose of this second year advisory session on day one
of semester two is to inform you of the requirements of your
BComm degree programme
programme.
• It is your responsibility to now familiarise yourself with these.
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B.Comm. (Three Year Degree)
Second Year
Required Credits: 60 ECTS => 50 Obligatory + 10 Optional
Semester One
30 ECTS
Semester Two
30 ECTS
Business Finance I
5
Employment Relations
5
Macroeconomics
5
Information & Operations Management
5
Total Obligatory
20
Two Optional Modules
10
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B.Comm.(International) (Four Year Degree)
Second Year
Required Credits: 60 ECTS Credits => 55 Obligatory + 5 Optional
Semester One
30 ECTS
Semester Two
Language
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30 ECTS
15
Macroeconomics
or Business Law I
5
Business Finance I
or Employment Relations
5
Total Obligatory
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y
One Optional Module
25
5
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Second Year Commerce (Three and Four Year Degree)
Optional Modules
Second Year Options
Final Year Stream
AY209 International Financial Reporting 1
Accounting
MG206 Management of Organisational
Change
Human Resource
Management
EC247 Introduction to Financial Economics
EC259 Economics of Public Policy
Economics
MK206 Consumer Behaviour
Marketing
MS117 Information Systems & Project Mgmt.
BIS
Chinese for Business: CI200 Language and
Culture I
- Exciting elective module in Semester II. (Language & Culture II will
be available in Semester I of Final year).
- Understanding of Chinese Culture and Business,
Business and Chinese Language
Skills
- Lectures begin this week. Check timetable. Class size is limited to 25.
- Register online.
Second Year Commerce (Three and Four Year Degree)
Oth Options
Other
O ti
Available
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MA218 Advanced Statistical Methods for Business
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g Business in China – Language
g g & Culture I
CI200 Doing
Language option (Chinese Language & Culture II available in Semester 1
Final Year).
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LW290 Business
B i
Law
L II.
II Only
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who
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taken
k Business
B i
Law I. Advanced Business Law available in Final Year. B.Comm.
Business Law I in available to B. Comm. International students only.
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Students choose 2 options (10 ECTS) options must have a different
module prefix
•
p
((5 ECTS))
B. Comm. International students choose 1 option
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Note
• Optional courses are not formal prerequisites for Final Year
Streams but are strongly recommended.
• Students wishing to apply for the Master of Accounting
Programme must take Business Finance I and International
Financial Reporting I to avail of maximum exemptions from the
professional accounting examinations.
• Choose options with a view towards your interests,
interests aptitude and
abilities, and final year stream.
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Look ahead- Final Year Commerce
B.Comm. Three Year Degree
• Required Total Credits: 60 ECTS Credits derived as follows:
• 15 ECTS Obligatory Modules
• 25 ECTS modules from One stream/specialisation
• 20 ECTS selected from additional modules listed within the
same stream
t
or from
f
the
th list
li t off electives.
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Look ahead - Final Year Commerce
B. Comm. (International) Four Year Degree with Language
• Required Credits: 60 ECTS Credits derived as follows:
• 15 Obligatory (Commerce)
• 20 Obligatory (Language)
• 25 additional optional credits from the list of electives or from
a single stream.
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Progression to Final Year: B. Comm.
(B.Comm. & B.Comm. International)
Students must pass all the requirements of second
year before progressing to final year.
B. Comm. (Three Year Degree)
•
Pass: 60 ECTS in Second Year (50 Obligatory + 10 Optional)
B Comm.
B.
Comm (International) (Four Year Degree)
•
Pass: 60 ECTS in Second Year (55 Obligatory + 5 Optional)
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Progression to Final Year: B. Comm.
(B C
(B.Comm.
&B
B.Comm.
C
IInternational)
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Pass Mark
•
The Pass Standard is 40% in each module
•
However, the year may be passed by compensation provided:
- No mark is below 35%
- Not more than 15 ECTS of modules have marks in the range 35-39%
- The aggregate mark for all modules of the year is at least 40%
Where one or more of these conditions have not been met each module with a
mark below 40% must be repeated.
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Progression to Third Year:
B C
B.
Comm.(International)
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(F
Year)
Y )D
Degree
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All requirements of second year must be passed, before
progressing
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B. Comm. Degree: Marks and Standards
Degree Average:
The overall degree mark to be derived from adding together
30% of the Second Year marks and 70% of the Final Year
aggregate marks.
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Overall Grade in the Degree
Degree Average
Grade in B. Comm. Degree
70%
First Class Honours (H1)
60%
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Second
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Class H
Honours G
Grade
d 1 (H2
(H2.1)
1)
50%
Second Class Honours Grade 2 (H2.2)
40%
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Third Class Honours (H3)
Second Year Examinations
•
Medical certificates
certificates, etc.
etc should be left with a School Administrator in
Room 355 or 359 in the School Office (top floor of Cairnes building) if
and when seeking permission to defer an examination.
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Change of Mind for Semester II Options
•
You can change your Semester II Options up to 7th February online at
www.nuigalway.ie/registration. Feb 7th is the end of week 4 of semester.
•
Check your registration statement online, and if necessary change your Semester II
Options between these dates
dates.
•
There will be NO CHANGES ALLOWED to modules after 7th February so
please ensure you check your module registration carefully. This is your
responsibility.
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y
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The majority of optional modules have coursework requirements. For these you
must register
g
earlier – information will be pprovided for each module on individual
blackboard pages. If you think you might like to take a module ensure you comply
with the coursework requirements of that module before Feb 7th. Otherwise you
may forfeit some marks for the module.
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Option to Transfer to
BC
B.Comm.
(International
(I
i l Experience)
E
i
) Degree
D
4 Year Degree
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•
•
•
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Two models:
– Internship for 1st semester + study abroad 2nd semester (USA,
Europe, Australia or Hong Kong)
– Study Abroad for both semesters (subject to availability)
All courses through ENGLISH
Must successfully complete internship/pass all courses before progressing
to final
fi l year
To apply: Students require a minimum average of 55% 1st Comm and 2nd
Comm (2nd sem provisional results). Students must pass all modules on
first attempt in second year commerce.
Application closing date 21st Feb. Additional advisory session late Jan/
early Feb.
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Program Period
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th program will
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over HKUST
HKUST’s summer semester,
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i.e., from June 23 to August 15, 2014. Courses will start and end on different dates
within the summer semester. Course list is expected to be available in January.
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Application Procedures - Students must complete online form and take the
printout to Eilis O‘Regan for endorsement. Student must then send their endorsed
application form, transcript and photo page of their passport via email to
isp@ st hk Applications are processed on a rolling basis.
isp@ust.hk.
basis
•
Application Deadline - Interested students should submit their program
applications to us from now until February 7th,2014
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Further Information is available on Blackboard
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Other Opportunity to Study Abroad ‐
B i
Business Summer School 2014
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S h l 2014
in University of Applied Sciences in Steyr, Austria • Three
Three week summer school (5
week summer school (5‐6
6 places available for NUI Galway, Second Year places available for NUI Galway Second Year
Commerce Students). • July 2014 g
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• Wide range of courses taught through English
– Entrepreneurial Finance and Strategic Management – Business Simulation, Intercultural Management, International Key Account Management, Web, Enterprise and Marketing in a Globalised World, Market Entrance in Europe and many more
many more. • No Tuition payable
• Accommodation is guaranteed and arranged by the International Office • Strong Erasmus Student Network –
Strong Erasmus Student Network trips and social events
trips and social events
• Over 100 visiting international exchange students. • A wonderful opportunity to study abroad for a short time if you decide not to take to transfer to the B Comm (International Experience) Degree
transfer to the B. Comm. (International Experience) Degree
Career Planning – start now….
• B. Comm. students are now half way through your degree
programme.
• It is never too early to think about your career plan and to
seek advice and guidance.
guidance
• Have you got involved in extracurricular activities? If not, do
so this semester.
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Career Planning
• Register with Careers Service NOW
• Work on CV development
• Attend career events
• UPGRADE YOUR SKILLS this semester
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Diary Dates
•
Accounting and Tax - for all of the professional accounting organisations to
present to students - ACCA, CAI, CPA, CIMA and ITI. DATE TBC
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Internships & Work Experience Careers Fair - 4 February 2014 from 12.30pm 3.00pm. Atrium, Orbsen Building.
This event is held for students interested in securing a work placement or
internship opportunity
•
CV/Interview/Personal Statement Workshops throughout Jan/Feb 2014. See
C
Careers
Offi
Office ffor ddetails
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If you have any queries/questions, who
do you contact?
B.Comm. Programme Manager
Eilis O Regan, at eilis.oregan@nuigalway.ie, Ext 3104
Room 330, top floor of St. Anthony’s building
School Office (Top floor of Cairnes Building)
Mairead McKeon, Room 355 at mairead.mckeon@nuigalway.ie,Ext.
2612
Martina Huban, Room 359 at suzann.murray@nuigalway.ie,Ext. 3617
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Advice on Optional Modules this
Semester…..
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Management Subjects
Semester 2 - Year 2 - BComm
• MG325 Employment Relations 5ECTS
(
(obligatory)
g
y)
• MG206 Management of Organisational
Change 5ECTS (optional)
• Thinking ahead to 3rd year & beyond…
Th HR St
The
Stream
Postgraduate study & career prospects
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Economics in 2nd Commerce
• Semester I:
– EC209 Managerial Economics (oblig)
• Semester II:
– EC213 Macroeconomics
(oblig) +
– EC247 Introduction to Financial Economics
– or
– EC259 Economics of Public Policy
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Economics in Final Commerce
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Semester
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Global
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Economy ((oblig.)
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+ for stream: EC425 Topics in Microeconomic Theory and EC422 Applied
Econometrics (both Semester I) + further options to total 25 credits:
• Semester I: EC345 Health Economics, EC369 Money and Banking
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Semester II
II: EC325 Hi
History off Economic
E
i Thought,
Th
h EC357
Development Economics, EC362 Economics of Financial Markets,
EC382 International Economics, EC386 Public Economics, EC388
Environmental & Natural Resource Economics,
Economics EC424 Topics in
Macroeconomic Theory, EC429 Marine Economics
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Why
W
y Accounting?
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• For those with an interest and aptitude for accounting, it
offers a varied and rewarding career path with lots of
opportunity to progress to top management level
• The demand for accounting graduates is very high
• The Big 4 Accounting firms have to work hard to find enough
high quality graduates each year
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AY209 International Financial Reporting I
• Completes the study of basic accounting
• Moves on to considering financial reporting: how do we present
a true and fair view of a complex organisation in a set of
financial statements?
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• Addressingg this qquestion has ggiven rise to entire industry
devoted to preparing, auditing, regulating and analysing
financial information
• AY209 required
i d to obtain
b i exemptions
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from
f
Chartered
Ch
d
Accountants Ireland, ACCA, CIMA and CPA
year however,
however strongly advised
• Not required for stream in 3rd year,
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Business Information Systems in 2nd Year
• Compulsory:
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MS217 - Information
I f
ti andd Operations
O
ti
Management
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• Optional: MS117 - Information Systems & Project Management
The objective
Th
bj ti off this
thi course is
i to
t develop
d l students
t d t ’ understanding
d t di off
how to manage an IS function within an organisation to create
business value for the business. That is - how IS are managed in
organisations, the impact of IS within organisations, how to manage
IS so that it contributes to business value, and how to manage the
IS/IT capability.
capability Topics covered may include topics such as:
Alignment between IS and the rest of the organisation; IS Governance
& how IS projects are managed.
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Business Information Systems in 3rd Year
•
•
MIS Stream Compulsory Subjects
Semester 1
– Contemporary Project Management
– Business Intelligence & Analytics
– Database Technologies
•
•
Plus IS Stream options
Semester 2
– Cloud Computing
– E-Business Strategy & Practice
Why BIS?
– Interested in business coupled with an interest in technologies and how
business can best leverage information?
– Still excellent job prospects as Web Developer, Business Analyst, Project
Manager, E-Business Consultant, IT Trainer or IT Support
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1. Marketingg 2nd Year
Semester One
Compulsory - Action Marketing 5 ECTS
Semester T
S
Two
Optional - Consumer Behaviour 5 ECTS
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. Marketing Stream in 3rdd Year
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Semester
t 1
S
Semester
t 2
Compulsory @ 10 ECTS
Compulsory @ 15 ECTS (10+5)
- Marketing Policy & Strategy
- Global Marketing
- Marketing
M k i Research
R
h
Electives @ 5 ECTS
- The
Th Marketing
M k ti off Services
S i
Electives @ 5 ECTS
- Brand Management
- Media & Marketing
Communications
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Any Questions?
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