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MSc International ManagementSchool of Management

Royal Holloway, University of London

Induction 2011/12 (Sixth Cohort)

Dr Derrick Chong, Programme Director

Mrs Helen McEwan, Administrator

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September 2012

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

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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 your home country

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RHUL – School of ManagementTaught Postgraduate (PGT) Programmes

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

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) Did not read management as part of an

undergraduate (first) degree Knowledge of core management functions and

transferable, soft skills Aged 21-25yrs from 20-odd nations AMBA-accredited (redesign commended in

2010)

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MSc IM Redesigned for 2010/11

Reduction in taught courses Electives: two courses rather than four Emphasis on six core management function courses Greater time to complete group-based assessments

and for personal development Independent Research Paper (8-10,000 words)

in lieu of Dissertation (12-15,000 words) MSc IM students sit six exams (3hrs each = 18hrs) MSc IM is a ‘conversion’ degree

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MSc IM Redesigned for 2011/12

Group-based assessment Greater emphasis on process not just output Research Projects (Terms 1 & 2) is core for

group-based assessment Elimination of group-based assessment across

six core management function courses Degree classification by College

Merit band (60-69%) ‘Resits’ capped at 50%

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MSc IM Programme Structure (12 months, full-time; Independent Research Paper due in early Sep 2012, along with ‘resits’)

Term 1 (Sep-Dec 2011)

Term 2 (Jan-Mar 2012)

Exams (May-Jun 2012)

IS & Ops Mgmt Business Economics Business Economics

Int’l Accounting & Finance

Int’l HRM & OB IS & Ops Mgmt

Int’l Marketing Elective 1 (with MBA)

Int’l Accounting & Finance

Int’l Strategy Elective 2 (with MBA)

Int’l Marketing

Research Projects Research Projects Int’l HRM & OB

Professional Business Skills

Professional Business Skills

Int’l Strategy

Business Research Methods

Independent Research Paper

Independent Research Paper

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MSc IM Programme WeightingCourses Overall

Weighting (%)

Six Core Management Functions(6.0 X 9.52% each)

57.14

Two Electives(2.0 X 9.52% each)

19.05

Research Projects1.0 X 9.52% (= 2.0 X 4.76% per term)

09.52

Professional Business Skills 00.00

Business Research Methods 00.00

Independent Research Paper(1.5 X 9.52%)

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MSc IM Assessment – individual (including exams, in-class tests, and Independent Research Paper) and group-based Six Core Management Courses

Individual assignment (20%) + exam (80%) or in-class test (20%) + exam (80%)

Research Projects Two group-based projects (50% each)

Two Elective Courses Assignment or in-class test or group-based project (100%)

Professional Business Skills (0%) Personal development

Business Research Methods (0%) Supports Independent Research Paper

Independent Research Paper 8-10,000 words (100%)

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MSc IMAttendance and Preparation

Attendance is required for all sessions (lectures and workshops) Monitored by the College and UK’s Border Agency Do not sign attendance sheets for ‘friends’ Do not pursue social and entertainment activities

(on laptops and/or phones) Preparation before sessions

Essential for both lectures (to understand what is being presented) and workshops (to facilitate discussions)

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Term 1 ScheduleMon Tue Wed Thu Fri

9-10 Core Mgmt

Core Mgmt

10-11

Core Mgmt

Professional Business Skills 1

Core Mgmt

11-12

Core Mgmt

Professional Business Skills 1

Core Mgmt

12-13

WS 1 Core Mgmt

WS 3 Core Mgmt

13-14

WS 2 WS4 WS 4 WS 2

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WS 3 WS 1 Professional Business Skills 2

WS 1 WS 3

15-16

WS 4 Professional Business Skills 2

WS 2 WS 4

16-17

WS 2 WS 1

17-18

WS 3

Also Term 1

• Research Projects (group-based)

• Business Research Methods (preparation for Independent Research Paper)

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Elective Course Selection – Term 2(Note: selection process with submission deadline in early Oct)

MN5104 – Advertising & Promotional Communications (Marketing)

MN5115 – Marketing Research (Marketing) MN5211 – International Business Law (Law) MN5212 – Commercial Dispute Settlement (Law) MN5214 – Business Ethics (Sustainability) MN5281 – International Sustainability Management

(Sustainability) MN5107 – International Investment Management

(Finance) MN5108 – International Corporate Finance (Finance) MN5109 – Knowledge Management MN5191 – Multinational Enterprise & the Global Economy MN5193 – Entrepreneurship MN5201 – International Business Analysis

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Working in ‘Peer-Based’ GroupsProcess and Output Peer-based groups

Not direct management authority Cooperative effort is essential

Organizations and teams (social system) Undertaking involving cooperation around a common

goal How to manage conflict (differences of opinion, effort)? Diversity in organizations is deemed good Ad-hoc teams in organizations

‘Self and Peer Assessment’ document to be completed Support and guidance of course instructors

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Skills Development

Transferable skills (in addition to subject knowledge)Learning to learnSelf-awareness, openness and

sensitivity to diversityInterpersonal skills of effective

listening, negotiating, and persuasion

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Working in GroupsSome Suggestions Who are your group members? Why are they

here? What do they hope to achieve? (What do they eat?)

What and how you communicate or behave? How is it perceived by other group members?

Adopt English as common language Do not spilt the task (final output) in a piecemeal

manner; edit for consistency Independent thinking in advance of group

meetings (including ‘brainstorming’ sessions) Individual responsibility to the group (reliability) Collective responsibility for the final output Maintain contact outside of scheduled meetings

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Avoid Plagiarism

Plagiarize = ‘take and use another person’s thoughts, writings, or investigations as one’s own’ (COD); so plagiarism and plagiarist

Considered academic misconduct (crime of intellectual theft) by the College with severe penalties including expulsion and material impact on degree classification

Deliberate attempt to deceive vs carelessness vs ignorance of correct practice

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Research Resources Handbooks for Management

Alan Bryman and Emma Bell, Business Research Methods, 3rd ed. (2011)

John Creswell, Research Design, 3rd ed. (2009) Mark Saunders, Philip Lewis, and Adrian

Thornhill, Research Methods for Business Students, 5th ed. (2009)

Citation / Academic Referencing APA Style (which includes the so-called ‘Harvard’

citation system): http://apastyle.apa.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.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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Informed Reading and Listening

‘Informed Opinion’ is important Instructors are keen on your assessment/interpretation of a

situation/case, however, they will expect that your opinion is informed

Databases of management journals Access College’s library portal http://xerxes.rhul.ac.uk/ Harvard Business Review, McKinsey Quarterly, California

Management Review, Sloan Management Review, and Journal of Management Studies are general management journals

International business press Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, International Herald

Tribune, Fortune, Forbes, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Economist

MBA Gym www.mbagym.com (free and FT initiative) BBC Radio

Radio 4 (92.4-94.6); see www.bbc.co.uk for accompanying material

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In Addition to Studying

Physical activity – individual exercise or team sport – is important

Visit London and areas near Egham (Windsor and Richmond-upon-Thames)

‘Half a pint of your finest bitter, please’ Examples of ‘real ale’: Timothy Taylor Landlord, St

Austell Tribute, Fuller’s London Pride, Young’s Ordinary, Greene King IPA, Sharp’s Doom Bar, Harveys Sussex Best Bitter, Adnams

Local pubs include The Happy Man, The Bee Hive, The Crown, Alma Mater, and The Barley Mow (Englefield Green)

Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) http://www.camra.org.uk/page.aspx?o=181061

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What RHUL Offers

Intellectual Rigour

Personal Development

Social Capital (Networks)