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School of Management
MSc International Management
Induction 2012/13
(Seventh Cohort)
Dr Derrick Chong, Programme Director
Mrs Helen McEwan, Administrator
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Who is Here?
Name
What/Where (since September 2012)
Why (MSc IM at RHUL)
Interests
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‘The Working Language is English’
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Arabic
Chinese
French
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
‘To the friendship of English Speaking Peoples’
(BBC Bush House)
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September 2013
Where do you want to be?
What do you want to be doing?
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There is a requirement to manage your own personal
development alongside completing a rigorous
academic programme of study
RHUL Clubs & Societies
RHUL Gym
RHUL Career Services
Other University of London
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Hunt for a job and/or summer internship
Start in Term 1 to be considered by large companies
Consider opportunities outside home country
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Purposes of Induction Session
MSc International Management at RHUL
Learning Process and Management Education
Resources in Management Education
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Drinks Reception
Today
almost now
Moore Building
(School of Management)
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MSc International Management at RHUL
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RHUL – School of Management
Postgraduate Taught (PGT) Programmes
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General Management (2)
 MSc International Management
 MBA International Management
Specialist Management (8)
 MA: Asia Pacific Business; Marketing
 MSc: Business Information Systems;
Entrepreneurship; International Accounting;
International HRM; Leadership and Management
in Health; Sustainability and Management
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MSc International Management at RHUL
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Taught postgraduate qualification in International
Management from a research-led College of the
University of London
‘Pre-experience’ (0-2yrs of f/t work experience)
Ideally suited did not read management as part of an
undergraduate (first) degree
Knowledge of general management functions and
transferable, soft skills
Aged 21-25yrs from 20-odd nations
AMBA-accredited MBM (redesign commended in 2010)
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Some of the Faculty
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Time Management is Essential
15hrs of class (lectures/workshops) per week
Classes Mon-Fri (9.00-18.00)
12 months, full-time
Teaching Term 1: 24 Sep – 14 Dec 2012
Teaching Term 2: 7 Jan – 22 Mar 2013
Exams (6 @ 2hrs): 29 Apr – 14 Jun 2013
Independent Research Paper due early Sep 2013
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Programme Design
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Six General Management Functions
 Business corporation as social organization with
multiple – often conflicting – stakeholders to satisfy
Two Electives (with MBAs; selections made in Oct)
Research Projects (group-based)
Professional Business Skills (personal development and
soft skills)
Business Research Methods
Independent Research Paper
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Programme Weighting
Courses
Overall Weighting (%)
Six General Management Functions
(6.0 X 9.52% each)
57.14
Two Electives
(2.0 X 9.52% each)
19.05
Research Projects
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1.0 X 9.52% (= 2.0 X 4.76% per term)
Professional Business Skills
00.00
Business Research Methods
00.00
Independent Research Paper
(1.5 X 9.52%)
14.29
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Assessment – individual (including exams, in-class tests, and
Independent Research Paper) and group-based
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Six Core Management Courses
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Research Projects
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Personal development
Business Research Methods
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Individual assignment or in-class test or group-based project (100%)
Professional Business Skills
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Two group-based projects (50% each)
Two Elective Courses
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Individual assignment (20%) + 2hr exam (80%); or
In-class test (20%) + 2hr exam (80%)
Supports Independent Research Paper
Independent Research Paper
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8-10,000 words (100%)
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Learning Process and Management Education
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Learning Process in Management
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Attendance
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Preparation
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Participation
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Pleasure
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Attendance and Preparation
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Attendance is required for all classes (lectures
and workshops)
 Monitored
by the College and UK’s Border Agency
 Do not sign attendance sheets for ‘friends’
 Do not pursue social-entertainment activities in class
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Preparation before classes
 Essential
for both lectures (to understand what is
being presented) and workshops (to facilitate
discussions)
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Participation for Skills Development
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Peer-based discussions facilitated by lecturers
Transferable skills (in addition to subject knowledge)
 Learning to learn
 Self-awareness, openness, and sensitivity to diversity
 Interpersonal skills of effective listening, negotiating,
and persuasion
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Working in ‘Peer-Based’ Groups
Process and Output
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Peer-based groups
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direct management authority
 Cooperative effort is essential
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Organizations and teams
 Cooperation
around a common goal
 How to manage differences of opinion, effort?
 Diversity in organizations is deemed good
 Ad-hoc nature of project-based teams
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‘Self and Peer Assessment’ document to be completed
 Support
and guidance of course instructors
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Working in Groups
Some Suggestions
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Who are your group members?
What and how do you communicate or behave? How is
it perceived by other group members?
Adopt English as common language
Do not spilt the task in a piecemeal manner
Independent thinking in advance of group meetings
Individual responsibility to the group
Maintain contact outside of scheduled meetings
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Forms of Assessment and Feedback
Assessment
Diagnostic
Examples
Feedback
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Induction Week Task
(RHI)
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Formative
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Preparing workshop
exercises/readings
• Participation in
lectures/workshops
• Dissertation synopsis
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Summative
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Exams
• Coursework (essays,
presentations, etc)
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Individual
recommendations
Oral and written
feedback by lecturers
• Views of peers in
workshops or projectbased coursework
Mark (on transcript)
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MSc International Management
Student-Staff Committee
(chaired by the Director of Graduate Studies)
Representatives
(2 per stream)
Self-Nomination
(by email to d.chong@rhul.ac.uk by Sun 7 Oct)
100-150 words for circulation to peers
Elections on Wed 10 Oct
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Resources in Management Education
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Listening
The Spoken Word
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BBC Radio 4 (92.4-94.6)
 See www.bbc.co.uk for accompanying material
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Reading
International Business Press
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The Economist (part of Pearson which includes the FT)
Financial Times
 See www.ft.com under ‘Business Education’ for
MBA Gym (or www.mbagym.com for direct
access)
Bloomberg Businessweek (formerly Business Week)
Forbes (Forbes Rich List)
Fortune (Fortune 500; Time Warner)
Wall Street Journal (News Corp)
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Reading
Databases of Management Journals
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See College’s library portal:
http://eresources.rhul.ac.uk/kb/Management
 Business Source Complete (RHUL)
 ABI Inform (Senate House)
 Harvard Business Review, McKinsey Quarterly, California
Management Review, Sloan Management Review, and
Journal of Management Studies are general
management journals
 Course lecturers will direct you to subject-specific
management journals
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Research Resources
Handbooks for Management
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Boris Blumberg, Donald Cooper, and Pamela
Schindler, Business Research Methods, 3rd European ed.
(McGraw-Hill, 2011)
Alan Bryman and Emma Bell, Business Research Methods,
3rd ed. (OUP, 2011)
John Creswell, Research Design, 3rd ed. (Sage, 2009)
Mark Saunders, Philip Lewis, and Adrian Thornhill,
Research Methods for Business Students, 6th ed. (FT/Prentice
Hall, 2012)
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Research Resources
Citation & Academic Referencing
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APA Style (which includes the so-called ‘Harvard’
citation system)
 http://apastyle.apa.org/learn/tutorials/basicstutorial.aspx
Purdue University has an excellent and free resource,
OWL (online writing lab), with a summary of citation
styles
 http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/
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Purpose of Resources
‘Informed Opinion’ is Important
Avoid Plagiarism
Preparation for IRP
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‘Informed Opinion’ is Important
Course lecturers are keen on your
assessment/interpretation
Analysis matters – go beyond description
Course lecturers will expect that your opinion is informed
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Avoid Plagiarism
Plagiarize = ‘take and use another person’s thoughts,
writings, or investigations as one’s own’ (COD)
plagiarism and plagiarist
Academic misconduct (crime of intellectual theft)
Penalties include expulsion and material impact on degree
Deception / carelessness / ignorance of correct practice
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Independent Research Paper
Final assessment
(8-10,000 words)
IRP requires planning and time management
(more than a long version of an essay)
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Final Thoughts
Management at RHUL and You
Intellectual Rigour
Personal Development
Social Capital
(Networks)
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