International Management with American Business Studies Dr Antony Potter Programme Director Welcome! • Welcome to Manchester • Welcome to MBS • And welcome to IMABS! • One of MBS’s flagship programmes University of Manchester • History: University of Manchester created by bringing together The Victoria University of Manchester (established in 1851) and UMIST (established in 1824). • The largest single-site university in the UK • 39,000 students and 10,400 staff • Part of the “Russell Group” of elite (red brick) research-intensive UK universities • In the RAE assessment exercise the university came 3rd (after Cambridge and Oxford) in terms of research • 25 Nobel Prize winners have either studied or connected some of their work to the University of Manchester. 2010 Nobel Prize (Graphene) Professor Alan Turing Professor Brian Cox Manchester Business School • Manchester Business School: “Original Thinking Applied” • MBS is the largest campus-based school in the UK • 2,000+ students, 200+ teaching staff • We support a further 3,500 students worldwide through centres in Brazil, China, Hong Kong, UAE, Singapore and the USA. • We offer an impressively broad base of subject areas, across four dedicated divisions: - Accounting and Finance - Marketing, Operations Management and Service Systems - People, Management and Organisations - Innovation Management and Policy • MBS is part of a small and select group of institutions worldwide that is accredited by all three major bodies - AACSB International, AMBA and EQUIS. Programme Director Dr Antony Potter Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Operations and Supply Chain Management Programme Director, International Management Programme Director, International Management with American Business Studies Room: 3.54 (MBS West) Manchester Business School University of Manchester Phone: 0161 275 6466 Email: antony.potter@mbs.ac.uk Office Consultation Times: Each Wednesday: 10am to 12 midday Who are you? Introduce yourself to the people on either side of you: • What’s your name? • Where do you come from? • What are you interested in? • Tell them an interesting fact/story about you! What is IMABS all about? The IMABS programme aims to: 1. enable students to acquire state of the art knowledge and understanding of the field of management with a specialisation in the international aspects of management 2. promote the exchange of students between the home and carefully chosen overseas partners to enable students to experience management teaching and learning within a different cultural environment to that of the home institution 3. provide an educational experience both at home and overseas which will facilitate and promote students’ intellectual development and life-long learning skills 4. promote critical awareness of the merits and complexities of management, especially in an international context, and to inculcate an appreciation of the association between theory and practice 5. appraise students of important new developments in the field of management 6. enable students to develop appropriate practical and transferable skills 7. provide a high quality management programme in the home institution and access to a high quality management programme abroad. IMABS Learning Outcomes A. Knowledge and Understanding A1. Understand the ‘core’ disciplines of the field of management (e.g. accounting, economics, marketing, operations management) A2. Understand subject specific theories, ideas, issues and practices relating to general management and to international aspects of management A3. Understand management as a dynamic field, as located in a complex historical, social and international context A4. Understand developments in business and management. B. Intellectual Skills and Other Attributes B1. Apply higher-level cognitive skills, including analysis, synthesis and evaluation. B2. Utilise both qualitative and quantitative problem-solving skills. B3. Address arguments/ideas through multiple perspectives. B4. Identify inter-relationships between the subject matter of management and integrate these as a coherent whole. C. Practical and Transferable/Key Skills (generic) C1. Articulate ideas and arguments with clarity, conciseness and rigour both orally and in writing. C2. Learn independently C3. Manage time and prioritise workloads C4. Use IT skills C5. Operate effectively as a member of a group or team. C6. Operate effectively in an overseas environment. Programme Structure • The programme is studied over four years full-time, the third year in an overseas partner institution in the US or Canada. • Students take course units worth a total of 120 credits per year at MBS, and a broadly equivalent workload in the overseas partner. • YEAR 1: The first year of the programme is a foundation year in which you learn the basic disciplines and try out subjects to assist with optional course choices for the second and final year. • YEAR 2: In the second year, students take a compulsory full year (20 credits) course unit that covers the economic, financial and legal systems of North America, and also includes business and labour history. • In addition, students take a further 20 credits of designated international courses as well as management courses to achieve 120 credits. • YEAR 3: The third year is spent abroad at a partner institution studying business and management in the US or Canada - Students will commit 75% of their study to the study of management and business and the remaining 25% may be taken in cultural or language options. • YEAR 4: In the final year students study course units amounting to a total of 120 credits from the MBS Management menu, at least 60 credits of which should be selected from the list of approved internationally focused course units. IMABS Year One Semester 1: 6 x 10 credit compulsory courses BMAN10001: Economic Principles: Microeconomics BMAN10621M: Fundamentals of Financial Reporting BMAN10881: Analysing Organisations 1 BMAN10101: Marketing Foundations BMAN10821: Quantitative Methods for Business and Management 1 BMAN10780: Business and Management Skills (including practice essay) – full year course IMABS Year One Semester 2: 6 x 10 credit compulsory courses BMAN10892: Analysing Organisations 2 BMAN10862: Case Studies in Management BMAN10522M: Financial Decision Making (M) BMAN10632M: Fundamentals of Management Accounting (M) BMAN10872: Introduction to Work Psychology BMAN10732: Quantitative Methods for Business and Management 2 Maths Revision sessions are available throughout both semesters for support with QM1 and QM2 English language support sessions are available throughout the academic year Students wishing to take specialised finance courses must take BMAN10522 IMABS Year Two • Students must pass the first year to proceed to the second year! • Students take American Society and Economy (20 credits) which covers the economic, financial and legal systems of North America, and also includes business and labour history. • You also take a further 20 credits of designated international courses. • You choose additional management courses to make up 120 credits for the year. • Availability of options changes from year to year and pre-requisites/co-requisites apply. • It is important that you achieve good grades during your first two years. In particular, passing the first year is essential and your performance may be taken into account during the allocation process. Exchange Year - Your Choices • IMABS meeting soon to explain the process of selecting the overseas university you will be visiting • Early in your second year, you will be given the names and number of places of each of our exchange partners • You then have two weeks to research the possibilities and express your preferred destinations – so start thinking in advance! • It is essential that you are flexible in terms of your exchange destination – Investigate what is on offer at a wide number of destinations! – Approach the investigation with an open-mind, and think about what this means for your CV and your career Exchange Year • Allocation of students to exchange partners is carried out by myself in October of your second year • Allocation will be based on: – Your expressed preferences – A statement of your expectations of the exchange year – AND your First Year Results… • I endeavour to ensure that all students go to their most preferred institutions. – This is greatly helped by flexibility on your part – AND students being knowledgeable about the full range of destinations. Partner Universities IMABS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • W P Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, Arizona, USA Babson College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA Saunder School of Business, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Haskayne School of Business, The University of Calgary, Canada Goizueta Business School, Emory University, Atlanta, USA Warrington College of Business Administration, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA HEC, Montreal, Quebec, Canada The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada The University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA The Stern School of Business, New York University, USA Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA Queen’s School of Business, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada The Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario, Canada UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Michael G Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattle, USA Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA The College of William & Mary, Virginia, USA Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Canada Said about Exchange (IMABS): • “A brilliant year in a fantastic city. One of the best experiences of my life.” – • “Fun, fast and spontaneous; it was an experience I will NEVER forget, and I wish I could do it all again!” – • Caroline Hodgson, Ohio State, Columbus, USA “Friends for life, once in a lifetime teaching, a great institution…possibly the best year of my life!” – • Ushma Mistry, Queen’s, Kingston, Ontario, Canada “Absolutely indescribable…best friends and unforgettable memories for life.” – • Greg Russell, HEC, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Ben Collins, William and Mary, Virginia, USA “Amazing experience I will never forget I’ve learnt so much and been given so many opportunities, I would recommend studying abroad to anybody.” – Dean Tempest, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA The Value of the Exchange Year • "The UK develops some great talent. It attracts some of the best from around the world. We will recruit that talent but to remain competitive we want to see more UK graduates developing a global perspective through international experience. They will have to work with global clients and mix with a range of people from different cultures. They have to be at home with cultural differences." – Keith Dugdale, Head of Global Recruitment, KPMG • "This (…) is a wake-up call for students and parents. You'll get further in life if you travel overseas to study or gain work experience. In today's turbulent times it is more important than ever for every graduate to demonstrate an international dimension to their thinking, and there is no better way to demonstrate this than to study or work for a period overseas.“ – Will Archer, director of i-graduate Take a break! If you’ve got any questions on what we’ve covered so far, please come and ask Assessment and Progression Degree weightings • First year – need to pass to proceed to second year – Marks do not count towards degree classification, but do appear on a transcript of marks. – Marks may be important when applying for internships/ work experience • Second year – worth one third of your degree mark • Final year – worth two thirds of your degree mark Degree Classification • The first year average does not contribute to the degree classification which is currently 25/75% second/final year. - Pass everything (40%+ in 120 credits) - Pass 40%+ in 100 or 110 credits and a “compensatable fail” (30-39%) in 10 or 20 credits - If you fail 30 credits or more (<40%) = RESITS - If you fail any course below 30% = RESITS • Resits take place in August. They are not a ‘second chance’ to gain better grades, only the chance to gain credits lost • Important to attend classes and engagement with studies including preparation for lectures and interacting at seminars • Prizes – there are several programme prizes for high achieving students at the end of each year. Progression Pass everything (40%+ in 120 credits) Pass 40%+ in 100 or 110 credits and a “compensatable fail” (3039%) in 10 or 20 credits Year 1 Year 2 Fail 30 credits or more below 40% = RESITS If you fail any course below 30% = RESITS Assessment: What to Expect • Semester 1 exams take place in January • Semester 2 exams take place in May/June • Some courses are assessed by exam only, some by coursework and exams and some by coursework only. It is your responsibility to check your coursework deadlines and your exam dates, times and venues! The Full Version is called the Progression Rules Full details of progression rules can be found at; http://ug.mbs.ac.uk/intranet/secure/progression-rules.aspx Full Details on the IM programme (structure, programme specification, course specifications, etc.) can be found at; https://ughandbook.portals.mbs.ac.uk/Portals/0/Docs/my-programme/coursechoices/IM%20Programme%20Specification.pdf Resits Resits take place in Resits are for August in Manchester progression only. They are not a second chance to get a better mark fail resits may If you you be allowed to take additional courses in your second year, may have to retake exams and wait a year to join the second year, or be excluded from the university Approaches to teaching and learning • University teaching is different from school/college: – – – – Some very large lectures Some small group seminars/workshops A range of teaching styles Lecturers, senior lecturers, professors, graduate teaching assistants (GTAs), seminar leaders • You are expected to be an independent learner • You are responsible for your own learning Attendance and Engagement You are expected to attend all scheduled teaching session (lectures, seminars, workshops etc) You are expected to engage in all scheduled teaching session (lectures, seminars, workshops etc) You are expected to avoid any behaviour that would interfere with the learning and engagement of others. Seminar attendance will be monitored, and spot checks may be conducted in lectures. Academic Advisors • Every student will be assigned an academic advisor • An academic advisor is a member of staff who you will get to know over your first year, and who will remain with you throughout your time on the programme. • You will meet your academic advisor every fortnight as part of the Business and Management Skills course (BMAN10780) • Your academic advisor will provide you with: – – – – A point of contact regarding academic issues Support in developing a personal development plan (PDP) Feedback on your progress A reference should you need one for a job, internship or further study Feedback Feedback is developmental and should enable you to enhance your knowledge and understanding, personal qualities and intellectual, transferable and practical skills. • Informal advice and discussion during a lecture, seminar, workshop or lab. • Online exercises and quizzes delivered through the course Blackboard space • Responses to your emails and questions from a member of staff, including feedback provided to a group via an online discussion forum • Specific course related feedback sessions • Written and/or verbal comments on assessed or non assessed coursework • Written and/or verbal comments after you have given a group or individual presentation • Generic feedback posted on Blackboard regarding overall examination performance • Group and individual discussions/meetings with your Academic Advisor • Discussions and meetings with your Programme Director Feedback • Academic staff aim to provide feedback which is: – – – – – Prompt Individual Constructive Related to progression Related to the learning outcomes of the course unit Office hours • Office hours are times when academic staff are available to meet students • Academic staff should display their office hours on their door. Study Support at MBS • English Proficiency/Language classes – If your first language is not English, I would encourage you to attend language proficiency testing and sign up for English language classes if necessary. – Further details of this will be covered at Thursday’s induction session. Information about the language centre is also in your pre-arrival pack. Study Skills course (BMAN 10780 Business & Management Skills) You will be taking a course as part of your degree programme which runs across both semesters in year one. The course will incorporate study skills, academic advisor sessions, library information and personal development plans. As part of the seminar activities students will write a practice essay and will receive feedback on this. Attendance of this course is compulsory and will be monitored. • Maths Revision Sessions – Revision sessions available at the end of each semester for students taking Quantitative Methods for Business and Management 1 and 2. Study Support at MBS • IT Skills and Blackboard – Blackboard is the University-wide virtual learning environment for students and a virtual blackboard space will be attached to each course. – Further details on this will be covered later in the induction sessions. – Students should already have received a handout about this in their arrival pack and more information can be found on the MBS UG intranet www.mbs.manchester.ac.uk/intranet/ • Student Representatives – Please consider being a student representative for the IMABS programme. – Student reps sit on the Programme Committee and attend the MBS UG Staff Student Liaison Committee. – It is essential that you have a voice within Manchester Business School and we encourage you to put yourself forward for this. – All interested students should go to the undergraduate office (D20) for a nomination form. Expectations at MBS • Work and Attendance Monitoring – Attendance at all seminars and workshops is compulsory and will be monitored via registers. – If you are unable to attend a class because of illness or other good reason, you need to complete an ‘absence from class’ form and submit it to the undergraduate office. Forms are available from the UG office (D20) or can be downloaded from the MBS UG intranet (www.mbs.manchester.ac.uk/intranet/). Further details on this are online in the student handbook. – If you miss 3 or more consecutive seminars or workshops, this will be followed up by the Assessment and Student Support Centre. We have a duty to make sure you are still attending classes and do not have any serious problems that are the cause of non-attendance. • Medical/Personal problems – It is vital you tell us if you experience medical, personal or other problems which have (or may have) an adverse affect on your studies. – Ideally you should seek help from the MBS UG assessment and student support centre (headed by Gill Clarke). You may also wish to inform your academic advisor and/or your programme director. – Outside of MBS there is a counselling service and other sources of support. Timetable Your timetable will be different each week You are responsible for checking your personal timetable on the Student System and making sure that you are in the right place at the right time H Who To Speak To? • Your Support Within MBS – – – – – MBS Assessment and Student Support Centre Undergraduate Office (D20) Your Academic Advisor Programme Director: antony.potter@mbs.ac.uk International Office Susan.Fidalgo@manchester.ac.uk • Other Sources of Help – Counselling Service, Nightline, Student Welfare, International Student Welfare – Details can all be found in your arrival packs • Feedback – Your student representatives play a key role in relaying your views to MBS – You will from time to time be invited by the school to partake in surveys/questionnaires or focus groups. This is a key form of feedback and I would strongly encourage you to take part. – Throughout your courses at MBS, you will receive information on individual or collective performance. – Further information in the MBS Undergraduate Welcome Guide. Final Words • Enjoy yourself – but remember, the first year matters… • There is no gentle run-in… – Especially for IMABS students! • Think about being a student rep – MBS needs you… • Keep us informed of how you are – Don’t lose contact with your academic advisor! • You are responsible for your own learning and the time management implications of this. • Make the most of Manchester…