BSc in International Management BSc International Management with American Business Studies

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BSc in International ManagementBSc
International Management with American Business
Studies

• Dr Jiajia Liu
• Programme Director

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Congratulations!
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Welcome!

• Welcome to Manchester
• Welcome to Alliance MBS
• And welcome to IM/IMABS!
• The IM/IMABS degree
• Two of the largest UG programmes
• IM Covers Europe, SE Asia, Australia and beyond
• IMABS covers North America esp. USA and Canada
• Increasing international focus through studies
• Exchange Year differentiates the programme
  (and the students!)

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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.

Professor Alan Turing
Professor Brian Cox
2010 Nobel Prize (Graphene)
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Alliance Manchester Business School

• Alliance Manchester Business School Original
  Thinking Applied
• Alliance 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.
• Alliance 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.

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Programme DirectorContact Details

• Dr Jiajia Liu
• Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Asian Business
  and Organisation Studies
• Programme Director, International Management
• Programme Director, International Management
  with American Business Studies
• Room E14, Alliance MBS East
• Alliance Manchester Business School
• University of Manchester
• Phone [phone]
• Email Jiajia.Liu_at_manchester.ac.uk
• Office Consultation Times Each Wednesday 10am
  to 12 pm

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Who are you?

• Introduce yourself to the people on either side
  of you
• Whats your name?
• Where do you come from?
• What are you interested in?
• Tell them an interesting fact/story about you!

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What is IM/IMABS all about?

• 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.

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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.

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Programme Structure

• The programme is studied over four years
  full-time, the third year in an overseas partner
  institution Europe and Asia for IM the USA and
  Canada for IMABS students..
• Year 1
• Forms the foundations of the degree!
• Courses can be pre-requisites for year 2 and
  final year courses.
• Students need to pass the first year to proceed
  to the second year. The first year average is
  important for IM/IMABS students as this
  influences where they go on their year abroad!
• Year 2
• Compulsory for IM International Business (10
  credits)
• International Business Strategy (10 credits)
• Compulsory for IMABS full year (20 credits)
  American Economy and Society
• Students can choose a further 20 credits of
  designated international courses as well as
  management courses to achieve 120 credits.

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Programme Structure

• Year 3 on Exchange -- spent abroad at a partner
  institution studying business and management
• PASS or FAIL
• Marks gained on exchange do not affect final
  degree classification
• 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.
• Final Year
• In the final year, students study course units
  amounting to a total of 120 credits from the
  Alliance MBS mainstream Management course menu,
  at least 60 credits from internationally focused
  course units.

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IM/IMABS Year One
Semester 1
Course unit code Course unit title
BMAN10001 Economic Principles Microeconomics
BMAN10621M Fundamentals of Financial Reporting
BMAN10101 Marketing Foundations
Semester 2
Course unit code Course unit title
BMAN10862 Case Studies in Management
BMAN10522M Financial Decision Making
BMAN10632M Fundamentals of Management Accounting
BMAN10872 Introduction to Work Psychology
Full Year
Course unit code Course unit title
BMAN10780 Academic and Career Development
BMAN10970 Introduction to Management and Organisation Skills
BMAN10960 Quantitative Methods for Business and Management
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Exchange Year - My Choices

• Allocation of students to exchange partners is
  carried out by myself and the international team
  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.
• Real constraints (e.g. financial constraints)
  will be taken into account

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Some of our IM Exchange Partners
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Current Confirmed Partners (IM)

• Aalto University School of Economics, Helsinki
• University of Auckland, New Zealand
• Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
• Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
• ESADE, Barcelona, Spain
• RSM, Erasmus, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• HKUST Business School, Hong Kong
• The University of Hong Kong
• IESEG Lille, France
• Lund University, Sweden
• University of Mannheim, Germany
• University of Melbourne, Australia
• NHH, Bergen, Norway
• University of Otago, New Zealand
• University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic
• University of Queensland, Australia
• National University of Singapore, Singapore
• Singapore Management University, Singapore

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Partner UniversitiesIMABS

• 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
• Queens School of Business, Queens 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

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Experiences of Exchange (IM)

• An unbelievable experience, which I will
  treasure for the rest of my life!
• AG, Helskini School of Economics, Helsinki,
  Finland
• Exciting, eye-opening, interesting, scary,
  unforgettable, definitely worth doing.
• HS, CBS, Copenhagen, Denmark
• A unique and exciting educational opportunity
  both culturally and intellectually that has
  enhanced my university experience, and one that I
  would not have missed for the world!!
• AR, IESEG, Lille, France
• St Gallen is one of those places you would
  probably never just visit on holiday, however
  once you visit you will not want to leave, truly
  amazing experience, truly amazing place.
• NB, St Gallen, Switzerland
• A truly mind-blowing year that offered me the
  opportunity to meet amazing people and go to
  places that I never dreamed of going.
• JS, CUHK, Hong Kong
• Fantastic, eye-opening and unbelievable
  experience. One sentence isn't enough
  AMAZING!!!!!!
• DA, University of Sydney, Australia

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Said about Exchange (IMABS)

• A brilliant year in a fantastic city. One of the
  best experiences of my life.
• Greg Russell, HEC, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Fun, fast and spontaneous it was an experience
  I will NEVER forget, and I wish I could do it all
  again!
• Ushma Mistry, Queens, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
• Absolutely indescribablebest friends and
  unforgettable memories for life.
• Caroline Hodgson, Ohio State, Columbus, USA
• Friends for life, once in a lifetime teaching, a
  great institutionpossibly the best year of my
  life!
• Ben Collins, William and Mary, Virginia, USA
• Amazing experience I will never forget Ive
  learnt so much and been given so many
  opportunities, I would recommend studying abroad
  to anybody.
• Dean Tempest, University of Illinois,
  Urbana-Champaign, USA

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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

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Exchange Year

• You will take a normal student workload (e.g. 60
  ECTS credits or equivalent for Europe and 24
  credits for N. America)
• 75 of this must be in management-related
  subjects
• The remaining 25 can be taken in cultural or
  language options
• Course options must be agreed with me in advance
• Students should not choose level one (i.e. first
  year) courses as part of your business/management
  subjects.
• Students are advised not to take courses that
  they intend to take in the final year of the
  programme at Alliance MBS.
• Work placements will not count for credit,
  whatever the local regulations and expectations.
• You pay no fees to the exchange partner
• Fees payable to Manchester University for this
  year vary
• For EU students, funding is available if you go
  to European destinations
• You must pass ALL subjects to progress to the
  final year of IM
• The grade for your exchange year does not affect
  your overall degree classification

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Take a break!
If youve got any questions on what weve covered
so far, please come and ask
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Assessment and Progression
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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.
• IM and IMABS students have to achieve a grade of
  50 for their first year to remain on these
  degree programmes
• Marks may be important when applying for
  internships/ work experience
• Marks also determine which overseas institution
  you go to during your exchange year!
• Second year worth one third of your degree mark
  (i.e. 33)
• Final year worth two thirds of your degree mark
• (i.e. 67)

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Degree Classification

• The first year average does not contribute to the
  degree classification which is currently 33/67
  second/final year.
• Pass everything (40 in 120 credits)
• Pass 40 in 80 credits and a compensatable
  fail (30-39) in 40 credits
• If you fail 40 credits or more (lt40)
  compensation and reassessment
• If you fail any course below 30 reassessment
• Resits take place in August. They are not a
  second chance to gain better grades, only the
  chance to gain credits lost. Your original mark
  will stand.
• 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.

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Progression
Pass everything (40 in 120 credits)
Pass 40 in 80 credits and a compensatable
fail (30-39) in 40 credits
Year 1
Year 2
Fail 40 credits or more below 40 Compensation
and Reassessment
If you fail any course below 30 Reassessment.
Note You can be reassessed in courses up to a
maximum of 80 credits
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Additional requirements for the BSc (Hons) in IM
and IMABS

• The candidate must normally attain an overall
  average of 50 or higher in year 1 of the
  programme to continue on the BSc (Hons) IM or
  IMABS route.
• Failure to satisfy the examiners in these
  requirements will result in the student being
  transferred to the BSc (Hons) Management
  programme at the end of year 1 and assessed
  according to the normal rules for that programme.
• Students with fails and multiple compensated
  marks on their transcripts are at risk of not
  being accepted by partner institutions for the
  third year study abroad element of the IM or
  IMABS programme.
• In such cases, students will progress as
  candidates for the BSc (Hons) Management
  programme according to the normal rules for that
  programme.

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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 https//ughandbook.portals.mbs.ac.uk/Portals/0
  /Docs/my-programme/course-choices/IMABS20Programm
  e20Specification.pdf
• Full Details on the IM programme (structure,
  programme specification, course specifications,
  etc.) can be found at
• https//ughandbook.portals.mbs.ac.uk/Myprogramme/C
  oursechoicesprogrammestructures/Programmestructure
  s.aspx

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Resits
Resits take place in August in Manchester
Resits are for progression only. They are not a
second chance to get a better mark
If you fail resits you may 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
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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

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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.
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Timetable
Your timetable may 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
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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 Academic and Career
  Development course
• 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

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Office hours

• Office hours are times when academic staff are
  available to meet students
• Academic staff should display their office hours
  on their door.
• Course coordinators should be approached in the
  first instance if there is a problem at the
  course level (e.g. via email, phone, after class,
  and/or during office hours)

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IT Information

• IT Account
• Register via the Student System
• Note your University of Manchester email address
  and check it every day!
• Storage p-drive 200mb of space
• Printing - 10 free print credit
• PC labs
• Student Group Study Room C11
• Wifi eduroam
• IT Support itservices_at_manchester.ac.uk

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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 about the language centre are in
  your pre-arrival pack.
• Study Skills course (BMAN 10780 Academic and
  Career Development)
• 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
• Maths revision sessions available for students
  taking Quantitative Methods for Business and
  Management.

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Study Support at Alliance 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 session by Undergraduate Services.
• Student Representatives
• Please consider being a student representative
  for the IM/IMABS programme.
• Student reps sit on the Programme Committee and
  attend the Alliance MBS UG Staff Student Liaison
  Committee.
• It is essential that you have a voice within
  Alliance 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.

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Expectations at Alliance 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 Undergraduate 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.
• Outside of Alliance MBS there is a counselling
  service and other sources of support.

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Who To Speak To?

• Your Support Within Alliance MBS
• Assessment and Student Support Centre
• Undergraduate Office (D20)
• Your Academic Advisor
• Programme Director jiajia.liu_at_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 AMBS
• 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 Alliance MBS, you will
  receive information on individual or collective
  performance.

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Get InvolvedBe a Student Representative!

• Student representatives are the voice of the
  students on Alliance MBS committees
• Staff-student liaison Committee
• Management Programme Committee
• Student Rep Focus Groups
• Nomination forms are available from D20

Meet current reps at the Student Fair
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SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGE

• What is it?
• All 8000 new undergraduates at University of
  Manchester complete the Sustainability Challenge
• Chance to meet and work with students from
  disciplines across whole University
• Unique to University of Manchester
• Fast-paced, interactive, sustainability-themed
  workshop
• Great way to find out more about the kind of
  University this is, and how you can make a
  difference
• When Where?
• Sustainability Challenge Day is Tuesday 20th
  September
• You will be working in mixed-disciplinary groups,
  with different start times and different
  locations
• How will I find out where to go and when?
• Check your emails you have been sent an email
  telling you where to go and when
• Check your personalised timetable via My
  Manchester

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SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGE
Personalised timetable via My Manchester
Your personalised timetable will appear in this
box
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SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGE

• No email or timetable?
• If you havent received an email and cant access
  your personalised timetable, then either
• Go to your School Office
• Visit one of the Sustainability Challenge Help
  Desks
• Barnes Wallis Student Hub Mon 19th Sept
  10.00-17.00
• University Place Foyer Mon 19th Sept
  13.00-17.00 Tues 20th Sept 08.00-17.00
• Ring the Sustainability Challenge Phone Help
  Line 0161 275 2851

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Welcome Week and beyond
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Final Words

• Enjoy yourself
• - but remember, the first year matters!!!
• There is no gentle run-in
• - Especially for IM students!
• Think about being a student rep
• - Alliance MBS needs you
• Keep us informed of how you are
• - Dont 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!