B100-16J Day School 1Blocks 1 and 2

Phillippa Seaward

Overview of Day School 1 • Welcome• Getting to know each other• How we will work together• Elements of B100• Working with case studies• Where to find information on business and management?• Zero-hour contracts • Final questions and conclusion

Introduction

Introduce the Person next to you• Their name• Where they live, or what they do• Why they are taking B100• What are they looking forward to• What are they most unsure about

• 5 minutes

Elements of B100• What you study independently: readings, online activities• Face to face or online alternative tuition: make contact

with other students, deepen subject learning, apply concepts to case studies and your own experience, ask questions

• Cluster online events (not on the LEM) ask questions, prepare for assignments (what is a cluster?)

• Tutor group forum: ask questions, get important information for your tutor group, participate in discussion

• Activity forums related to the subject (compulsory)

B100 On-line components • Module Web Site• Study planner• Tutor Group Forum (TGF)• Activity Forums• OU Live tutorials• Resources• B100 module-wide Student Cafe• Direct links to Library?

B100 Website• Volunteer student to log on.

Tutorials – what do I need to sign up for?• Day School 1 (4 hours) or online alternative

tutorials 1 & 2 (2x2 hours) – cover Blocks 1 & 2

• Day School 2 (6 hours) or online alternative tutorials 3,4 ,5 (3x2 hours) – cover Blocks 3, 4 & 5

• Day School 3 (4 hours) or online alternative tutorials 6 & 7 (2x2 hours) – cover Blocks 6 & 7

Additional online sessions for TMA preparation and putting B100 into practice – NOT on the booking system,

• 7 cluster events in your cluster online room. Dates for each event will be posted in your TGF by your own tutor – Only one option to attend but the events will be recorded for access after the event

TUTORIAL NO. 1

Week 3

TACKLING YOUR FIRST ASSIGNMENT

TUTORIAL NO. 2

Week 7

ORGANISING YOUR TIME AND SOFT-SKILLS – TMA02

TUTORIAL NO. 3Week 11

EXTRA SESSION ON BLOCK 3 – could be in addition to module wide

session so a Q&A

TUTORIAL NO. 4

Week 15

STUDY SKILLS SUPPORT & TMA04

TUTORIAL NO. 5Week 19

EXTRA SESSION ON BLOCK 5 & related qtns for TMA05

TUTORIAL NO. 6Week 23

EXTRA SESSION ON BLOCK 6 & related qtns for TMA05

TUTORIAL NO. 7Week 28

PREPARING FOR THE EMA

Overview of B100 assessment

• Read the Assignment booklet• Each based on one of the blocks• TMA01 : Case study (block 1)• TMA02 : Informal report on job advert (block

2)• TMA03 : Case study (block 3)• TMA04 : Case study (block 4)• TMA05 :Case study (blocks 5 and 6) • EMA : Extended case study

(Choices of all 7 blocks in module)

Cut-off dates: TMAs and EMA

• TMA01 – Thursday 27 October 2016

• TMA02 – Thursday 24 November 2016

• TMA03 – Thursday 22 December 2016

• TMA04 – Thursday 2 February 2017

• TMA05 – Thursday 30 March 2017

• EMA – Thursday 1 June 2017

B100 Face to Face teaching

DAY SCHOOL TWO: 26 November 2016 10 am till 4 pmBlocks 3, 4 & 5 TMA 03 & 04

DAY SCHOOL THREE: 4 March 201710 am till 2 pm

Blocks 6 and 7 TMA 05 and the EMA

Group activity– What Ground Rules would you like for the TGF and activity forums?

Making contact with others• Contact guide – Email and TGF is first method.• Importance of keeping in touch when there are

problems or need an extension.

• Contacting each other – the use of TGF & other students as source of support.

• Student Support Team• Student café and social media

Working with case studies• What is a case study?

– For the purposes of B100 it is a short ‘story’ about an organisation or a management situation

• What are case studies used for?– Illustrate business and management concepts in the

context of real (or realistic) contexts– Deepen understanding of concepts and about the real-

life context in which business and management happen– Provide realistic business and management problems

for students to solve with the use of module concepts

Working with case studies 2• How to approach case study analysis

– Start by reading the case carefully– Note down any concepts that can help explain what is

going on in the case– Answer any case study questions that are set– Propose solutions to any problems that are set

Definition: a stakeholder is any individual or group of individuals that has a legitimate interest in an organisation because they are affected by the organisation’s actions.

Organisation

Employees

Owners

CustomersSuppliers

Community

Banks

Some typical stakeholders

Stakeholders

Case study questions• What is a SWOT analysis and how can it be useful for

organisations?• Conduct a SWOT analysis for the case study company.• What are the important issues they should address?• How could they respond to these issues?

Case study questions• What are the main stakeholders of Original Travel?• How are they affected by the organisation’s actions?• What contribution do they make to Original Travel?

Questions

Lunch

Block 2 - Outline

• The nature of motivation• Recruitment and selection• Job design• Performance management• Incentives and rewards• Development• Work pattern design• Groups and teamwork• Equality at work

Finding business and management related information• An important skill for B100 students• Useful in future modules

• Group activity – identify sources of information

Zero-hour contracts• Part of an attempt to find more flexible working patterns• A work contract that does not specify the number of

hours worked – employees are on call and get paid according to the hours worked

• Flexibility can be good for employers – they have workers available but do not need to pay them at times when there is not work for them

• Flexibility can be good for employees if it allows them to combine work with other duties / activities, e.g. family commitments

• Flexibility can be bad for workers if it increases insecurity of employment or income

Zero-hour contracts- a good idea?

Pros and cons of zero-hour contracts

Group Activity• Using the articles, note

• What are the main advantages of zero hour contracts?• What are the main disadvantages of zero hour contracts?

• Who are the ‘winners’?• And who are the ‘losers’ here?

What is an argument?In academic terms an argument is a statement that has a number of specific features. These features are that it will:•state a position, i.e. it will make clear what you think on a particular question•give reasons for that position, i.e. it will make it clear why you think what you think on this particular question•be supported by evidence, i.e. explain how you support your positions and the reasons for it with facts, well-known and respected arguments by other people, your own experience and/or that of other people, etc.•be properly referenced, i.e. when you use the arguments made by other people or fact reported elsewhere you will give references so that readers can find these arguments or facts in the original.

What are the main arguments?• Separate groups to discuss ONE of articles

Recognising different viewpoints and bias

Open Session• What can I help you with ?

Using eTMA

• Try the dummy TMA• Include at least one line of text (eg your name)• Tutor will add comments and feedback• Practice collecting marked assignment TMA00• Look for comments on your script AND The

Assessment Summary (html)• Try this soon please, so that you feel relaxed

about the mechanics of it before the first TMA

B100 Assessment

Tutor Marked Assessments ...• If you think you might miss the deadline

contact your tutor• Under certain circumstances an extension

can be agreed• You need a valid reason!• Any extension must be agreed before the

due date

Important Dates

• OU Live session 1

• TMA01

• OU Live session 2

• Day school 2

• TMA 02

Questions