MSc International Management School of Management Royal Holloway, University of London

1. MSc International Management School of Management Royal Holloway, University of London Induction 2011/12 (Sixth Cohort) Dr Derrick Chong, Programme Director Mrs Helen McEwan, Administrator 1

2. September 2012Where do you want to be? What do you want to be doing?

3. There is a requirement to manage your own personal development alongside completing a rigorous academic programme of study

4. Hunt for a job and/or summer internship Start in Term 1 to be considered by large companiesConsider opportunities outside your home country

5. 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 5

6. 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) 6

7. 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 7

8. 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%

9. MSc IM Programme Structure (12 months, full-time; Independent Research Paper due in early Sep 2012, along with ‘resits’) 9

10. MSc IM Programme Weighting

11. 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%) 11

12. 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)

13. Term 1 Schedule • Also Term 1 • Research Projects (group-based) • Business Research Methods (preparation for Independent Research Paper)

14. 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

15. 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

16. Skills Development • Transferable skills (in addition to subject knowledge) • Learning to learn • Self-awareness, openness and sensitivity to diversity • Interpersonal skills of effective listening, negotiating, and persuasion

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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/

20. 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

21. 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 21

22. What RHUL Offers Intellectual Rigour Personal Development Social Capital (Networks) 22