BSc International Business, Finance

and Economics

Director of Undergraduate Studies

Dr. Ilias PetrouniasRoom 3.19, MBS West

ilias.petrounias@mbs.ac.uk

Programme DirectorDr. Danielle Lyssimachou

Room 1.11, Crawford HouseDanielle.Lyssimachou@mbs.ac.uk

Overview

• Welcome

• Overview of the BSc International Business, Finance & Economics (IBFE)

• Organisation/Structure of the Programme

• Progression Rules

• Contacts and roles

• Prizes

• Student representation and feedback

Learning Outcomes (Knowledge & Understanding)

• Understand the principles and theory of micro and macro economics as applied to business and management

• Understand financial concepts and accounting practices for business

• Understand the context within which business operates. This includes knowledge of recent literatures on globalisation, the changing organisation of business and the impact of new technologies

• Understand the different economic, political and sociological perspectives on the workings of the UK and other economies.

• Understand the main current approaches to business strategy and broader debates about the impact of the ‘new economy’ on management decisions.

Learning Outcomes (Intellectual Skills)

• Critically analyse arguments, theories and policies in relation to business

• Solve problems and provide individual argument in relation to particular business scenarios

• Synthesise and evaluate data from a variety of different sources

• Think through and assess the impact of economic and organisational contexts on business performance

• Reflect on ones own work, as well as that of ones peers

Learning Outcomes (Practical Skills)

• Locate/process/collate data or literature in a suitable form for analysis

• Input primary sources of information into database format

• Use basic mathematical and statistical techniques to understand the decision making process within businesses

• Present quantitative and/or qualitative information, together with analysis, argument and commentary, in report form

• Correctly cite, acknowledge and reference sources

• Present data and argument in oral form, both individually and in groups.

Learning Outcomes (Transferable Skills and Personal Qualities)

• Apply research skills to the analysis of new and different companies

• Apply research skills to the analysis of new and different companies

• Use interpersonal skills to orally communicate ideas and arguments

• Write reports

• Manage time and work to deadlines

Your Programme•BMAN1501: Financial Reporting

•BMAN10512 Introductory Management Accounting

•BMAN10522M Financial Decision Making

•BMAN10780 Business and Management Skills

•BMAN10770 Financial and Digital Innovations in International Business

•AND

•ONE COMBINATION FROM EACH GROUP

ECON10041 Microeconomic Principles and ECON10042 Macroeconomic Principles

OR

ECON10081 The UK Economy – Microeconomics and ECON10082 The UK Economy – Macroeconomics

ECON10061 Introductory Mathematics and ECON10062 Introductory Statistics

OR

ECON10001 Further Mathematics 1 and ECON10132Statistics for Economists

OR

ECON10071 Advanced Mathematics and ECON10072 Advanced Statistics

SOCY10912 Work, Organisations

and Society

OR

POLI10601 Introduction to

International Politics

Teaching, Learning & Assessment

• Each year is 120 credits

• Courses are either 10 (one semester) or 20 (two semesters) credits

• Exception BMAN10780

• Semester 1 exams take place in January and 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

• Attendance is mandatory for all lectures, tutorials, etc

Progression Rules•You need to pass your first year to proceed to the second year

•Your overall 1st year mark does not count towards your final degree classification, but still important

•To progress to 2nd year you must:

•reach the minimum pass mark overall (40%); and

•reach the pass mark (40%) in individual course units totalling at least 100 credits of the 120 credits for that year; and

•reach the pass mark (40%) in all designated core course units; and

•reach the compensatable fail mark (30%) in all remaining course units (a maximum of 20 credits).

•1st year core courses

•BMAN 10522 / 10522(M) Financial Decision Making;

•BMAN10770 Financial and Digital Innovations in International Business;

•and ECON 10041 Microeconomic Principles & ECON 10042 Macroeconomic Principles; OR ECON 10081 The UK Economy - Microeconomics & ECON 10082 The UK Economy - Macroeconomics;

•and ECON 10061 Introductory Mathematics & ECON 10062 Introductory Statistics; or ECON 10001 Further Mathematics & ECON10132 Statistics for Economists; or ECON 10071 Advanced Mathematics & ECON 10072 Advanced Statistics

Progression Rules (cont.)

• Resits take place in August/September; they are not a

‘second chance’ to gain better grades, only the chance to gain credits lost

• If you fail resits, this may mean that you are required to take additional courses in your second year, have to retake exams and wait a year to join the second year or have to leave university

People & Roles

• Programme Director

• Academic Advisor

• meeting every 2 weeks, advice on academic matters

• Course co-ordinator

• first point of contact for questions/issues for a course

• Seminar Leader

• support course co-ordinators doing seminars & tutorials. Often are GTAs or PhD students

• Programme Administrator

• Chris McGlinchey

Make Use of Academic Staff Contact Hours

Prizes

• Year Prize

• Programme Prize

• School Prize

Feedback

• Feedback from us to you: this can take many forms including essays, presentations, online quizzes, etc

• Formal & informal feedback

• University policy

• Feedback from you to us: via questionnaires, focus groups and surveys

• IBFE Programme Committee

• Further information in the MBS Undergraduate Welcome Guide

General Programme Information

• All courses have a space in the Virtual Learning Environment (Blackboard)

• Attendance at all workshops, seminars and labs is compulsory and will be monitored

• English proficiency – testing and language classes are available

• Medical, personal and other problems

• MBS Student Support office (D14)

• Current mobile phone number – so we can contact you quickly (including lecture cancellations and changes)

Student Representation

• Student representatives are the voice of students on MBS committees

• Staff-student liaison committee

• IBFE Programme committee

• Nomination forms available from D20 (including self-nominations)

• Further details during the Programme Administrator’s talk

Contacts

• Undergraduate Office

• Email: undergraduate@mbs.ac.uk

•Programme Administrator• Chris McGlinchey: chris.mcglinchey@mbs.ac.uk

• Assessment & Student Support Centre

• Email: studentsupport@mbs.ac.uk

• Programme Director

• Dr. Danielle Lyssimachou: Danielle.Lyssimachou@mbs.ac.uk