Master Business Engineering 2018 2019 Whos who Whos

Master Business Engineering 2018 - 2019

Who’s who

Who’s who? • Study Coach Kristof Cooreman kristof. cooreman@kuleuven. be Office: A 01 -06, 1 st floor (T’Serclaes) • Advisor Internationalization Katrien Wauters k. wauters@kuleuven. be Office: A 05 -01/02, 5 th floor (T’ Serclaes) • Programme director Roel Leus roel. leus@kuleuven. be • Stafmedewerker POC HIR Ruth Bamps ruth. bamps@kuleuven. be

Student services • Student Administration sa. brussel@kuleuven. be Office: 1 st floor, B (T’Serclaes) • Social Services Department Marieke Steurs: marieke. steurs@stuvoplus. be Els Jacobs: els. jacobs@stuvoplus. be Office: A 01 -04, 1 st floor (T’Serclaes) • Ombuds Office Marc Ophalvens: marc. ophalvens@stuvoplus. be Maarten Kindt: maarten. kindt@stuvoplus. be Leen De Wolf: leen. dewolf@stuvoplus. be Office: A 01 -03/03, 1 st floor (T’ Serclaes)

Study programme

Master of science in Business Engineering MASTER BENG § Core Courses (39 ECTS) § Business Analysis § Applications of Operations Research and Statistics Master Thesis; 24 § Energy Technology and Energy Economy [CATEGO RY NAME]; 39 § Management Control and Cost Management § Philosophy § Quality Management § Strategic Management § Major (Campus Brussels) (24 ECTS) § Quantitative Data Analytics Minor; 24 [CATEGO RY NAME]; 9 [CATEGO RY NAME] [VALUE] § Technology and Innovation Management § Finance § Minor (Campus Brussels) (24 ECTS) § Corporate Sustainability § European Affairs Management § Quantitative Data Analytics § Technology and Innovation Management § Finance

First year • Core Courses (27 credits) Students are required to take all of the courses. • Business Analysis (6 credits) • Applications of Operations Research and Statistics (6 credits) • Energy Technology and Energy Economy (6 credits) • Management Control and Cost Management (6 credits) • Philosophy (3 credits) • Major (24 credits) Students select one major. • Quantitative Data Analytics • Technology and Innovation Management • Finance

Second year • Core Courses (12 credits) Students are required to take all of the courses. • Quality Management (6 credits) • Strategic Management (6 credits) • Master’s Thesis (24 credits)

First and second year Students select one minor (24 credits) and electives (9 credits), spread over their 1 st and 2 nd programme stage. • Minor (24 credits) Students select one minor, different from their major, and are required to take all of the courses. • Corporate Sustainability • European Affairs Management • Quantitative Data Analytics • Technology and Innovation Management • Finance • Electives (9 credits)

Academic calendar • 1 st semester • 13 weeks classes • 2 weeks Christmas break • 1 week of study leave • 3 weeks of exams • 1 class free week • 2 nd semester • 7 weeks classes • 2 weeks Easter holidays • 6 weeks classes • 2 weeks study leave • 3 weeks exams • August/September • Retake courses

Study coaching

Exams: Pass/fail? • Passing a subject ? • Min. 10/20 (= credit ) • Only the courses < 10/20 2 nd exam chance • Remark: register digitally for the exams of August/September! • 2 chances to pass the course • E. g. fail course in January • 2 nd chance in August/September • E. g. fail course in June • 2 nd chance in August/September

Courses < 10/20 2 nd exam chance • Retake a course for which you obtained less than 10 out of 20: Best result : you keep the best mark! (only within the same academic year) • Eg Business Analysis • January: 9/20 • August/September: 6/20 • => You keep the 9/20!

Obtaining a master’s degree • If credits obtained for 120 units • Or if you only have one 9/20 and can graduate with distinction (minimum 68%)

Feedback exams • After every exam period (Jan, June and Aug/Sep) • Feedback sessions • Have a look into your exam • Compare expected answer with your answer • Discuss study method • Expectations lecturer • Register digitally!!!

Feedback exams • General feedback • Discuss overall results and study planning & study method • Year programme & tolerances • Study coaches (T’Serclaes 1 st floor A-side)

Re-registration • May re-register for the same degree program • May re-register for the same course • 2 nd time in your year program: no problem • 3 rd time in your year program: no problem • 4 th time in your year program: no, you will be denied for three years! • Remark: CSE = Cumulative Study Efficiency = SE over x years = credits obtained in x years / all study units registered for in x years • Example: Year one = registered 60 units, passed 50 units => CSE = 50/60 = 83, 33% Year two = registered 60 units, passed 55 units => CSE = 50+55/60+60 = 87, 5%

Ombuds service • When… • you cannot participate in an exam • you experience problems of some kind • Long-term absence http: //stuvoplus. be/brussel/who-is-who

Useful information

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Student Portal • Details teaching staff • Course schedules + ECTS files • Master thesis guidelines • Education and Exam regulations • Academic calendar All information: https: //feb. kuleuven. be/student-platform

Course Material • Course material centre • Ground floor T’ Serclaes building • Course material list & opening hours • Student portal • Digital learning environment • https: //toledo. kuleuven. be

Important dates • 24 Sept 2018 Start of lectures! • 27 Sept 2018 Brussel Brost – no PM classes! • 10 Oct 2018 Admin deadline!

Library & restaurant • Library • Located in T’Serclaes building • Restaurant & cafeteria • Cafeteria : Hermes building • Sodexo – De Mineen: T’Serclaes building

Questions?

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