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Welcome to the Business School!

Lindsay WilliamsSenior Lecturer in Business and Management

Co-leader for Induction

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What are the aims for Induction Week?

• To welcome you, help you to meet other students and staff

• To prepare you for your first week of study• what is it going to be like?• where do I need to be?• have I done everything I need to do?

• Let you know about all the opportunities available to you as an Undergraduate Business School student

• Get to grips with the Brookes language and how things work here!

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Plan for this session

• Short presentations from

• Tracy Panther (Head of Undergraduate Programmes)• Doug Berlin (Final year student)• Stephanie Weaver (Student Rep)• Faith Clarke (President of ‘Brookes Entrepreneurs’)• John Lamerstock (WAVES)• Nicola Ranjit (The Wheatley Carnival student event)• …and me!

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Tracy Panther

(Head of Undergraduate Programmes)

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Key words to get you through this week

AF - Accounting and Finance AT - Accounting (Combined Honours) BF - Business and Finance for Managers BK - Business and Marketing Management BL - Business Logistics BQ - Business Economics BT - International Business Management BU - Business and Management BW - Business (Combined Honours) EC - Economics (Combined Honours) FI - Business and International Finance HH - Human Resource Management and Business IE - Business Innovation and Enterprise MB - Business and Marketing Communications MK - Marketing Management MM - Marketing Management (Combined Honours) RT - Retail and Business Management

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BU

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Key words to get you through this week

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‘Field Chair’

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Key words to get you through this week

• Programme• Module

• PIP (Personal Information Portal)

Makes up your timetable (Stage I and Stage II)

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Key words to get you through this week

• Programme• Module

• PIP (Personal Information Portal)• Module Leader• Academic Adviser (read diary pages)

Makes up your timetable (Stage I and Stage II)

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Plan for the rest of the week

Tuesday:

• Enrolment – see ticket – be on time

• Become a Brookes student ‘officially’• Get your student ID card• Learn about PIP (Personal Information Page) and

get your password

• Visit Fresher’s Fair

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Plan for the rest of the week

Wednesday:

• Introduction to your course – very important

• HeadStart with UniSmart

(Study Abroad students, Exchange students, EU Associates – ‘Exchanges Social’….please bring your invite)

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Plan for the rest of the week

Thursday:

• Field Meetings• Wheatley Carnival• Meet your Academic Adviser• Field Surgeries

Friday

• Field Surgeries

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Timings

Induction Week Information Pack - colour coded sections:

• Combined (Joint Honours)

Yellow Pages

• Single Honours

Blue Pages

• Admission with Credit (here for 1 or 2 years)

Green Pages

Or you can find the information on the Wiki

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What is the Wiki?

One of the most important parts of induction!!

Brookes Business School Induction Wiki

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Doug Berlin

(Final Year Student)

Making the most of University

Opportunities through doing business

Opportunities through being a student

Brookes Wiki Page

Homepage for the week

Room changes, time changes etc

Induction team Profiles

Support and contact

https://wiki.brookes.ac.uk/display/bbsi/Home

Going on Exchange

What is an exchange

Open to all second and third year students

Loads of places you can go

Information in welcome pack

Getting information is free!!

An academic term abroad

Cheaper and better accommodation!

Issues

Friend groups

Catch up

Housing

If you look hard enough for enough reasons not to do something, you probably wont do it.

Work Placement

Placement

48 week work programme

3rd year

Discover your skills and abilities

Great for your CV

Academic Advice

Teachers – Lecturers

Online Resources

Wiki page/email

Get a diary/day planner

Note down your assignment timetable

Don’t be fooled by the 40% pass mark

General Advice

Daily routines

Budgeting

Get involved!!!

Get Involved

• Fresher Fair

• Sports fair

• Societies

• Club Websites

• Be open to everyone

• ENJOY YOURSELF

Popular Student Nights

Monday – The Bridge, Lava Ignite (both Oxford)

Wednesday – Fuzzy Ducks (Carling Academy Cowley) Kukui, Bridge (both Oxford) Regal

(Cowley)

Friday – 300 @ the regal (Cowley) and Clementines (Cowley)

Use the Wiki pages

Make the most of your time here

ENQUIRE IF AT ALL INTERESETED

Enjoy!!!!

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Stephanie Weaver

(Business School Student Rep)

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Faith Clarke

(President – Business Entrepreneurs)

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John Lamberstock

(WAVES)

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Nicola RanjitASKe Events & PR Assistant

www.brookes.ac.uk/aske

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Wheatley Carnival 08

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Making new friends

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Slinkie Love !

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Jason Maverick

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Wheatley Carnival 09Brazilian Samba Parade – Wow!

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Wheatley Carnival 09Thursday 12:30-14:30

Free BBQ & Ice Cream outside SWUC (subject to availability!)

Samba Parade

Bedlam Oz performing ‘Slinkie Love’

Jason Maverick – super cool entertainer

Oxford Brookes Circus Skills Society

……. and more!!!

Not to be missed !!

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And finally…

• DON’T MISS ANY OF OUR SESSIONS!!!

• Leave plenty of time for the buses…..

• Any questions then check out the Wiki (or visit the Undergraduate Office – above Brookes Café)

• Have a really good week!