Oulu Business School Study info for new IMP

Oulu Business School Study info for new IMP students Ms. Merja Inget, Coordinator of studies Email: merja. inget@oulu. fi Office: TA 131

Topics covered today • • • Who we are International Master’s Programmes, intake 2014 Introduction to studies at Oulu Business School (OBS) On orientation schedule Student guild Finanssi ry

Who we are? • University of Oulu is the second largest multidisciplinary university (about 15 000 students and 3000 staff members) in Finland ranked among the 500 best universities in the world • Oulu Business School (OBS) is one of the ten faculties within University of Oulu • About 1500 students and 100 faculty members • About 260 new students enrolled this autumn – 190 students in Finnish Bachelor’s Programmes – 40 students in International Master’s Programmes – 30 students in Finnish Master’s Programmes • In addition: 70 exchange students arriving this autumn at OBS • OBS received AACSB accreditation last year: only 2 AACSB accredited business schools in Finland 4 in Northern Europe, OBS included.

International master’s programmes, intake 2014 • About 400 applications to FMA, IBM and MF programmes: • Financial and Management Accounting, International Business Management, Finance • Total of 42 new students begin studies in these programmes • MF 17 + FMA 7 + IBM 18 • Nationalities: Bangladesh, Ghana, Russia, Vietnam, Finland, China, Ukraine, Pakistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nepal, Cameroon, Romania, Nigeria, Egypt, Iran, USA, Panama, Hungary, Zimbabwe, India, Kazakhstan, The Netherlands • In addition to FMA, MF and IBM, two new programmes next year: Economics and Marketing, application period 15. 12. 2014 -31. 1. 2015

Studying in OBS, sources of information Web pages: http: //www. oulu. fi/oulubusinessschool/ • Studying Studies: Exams schedules etc. • Guides: Study guide 2014 -2015 for MF, FMA and IBM students, http: //www. oulu. fi/oulubusinessschool/guides Web. Oodi: https: //weboodi. oulu. fi • Course schedules, mandatory sign up for courses and exams, exam results, study plans, course feedback etc. : OBS Student Office: room TA 109 • Open from Monday to Thursday 9. 30 -13. 00 (excl. lunch break around 11): Exam results, computers, general guidance on studies etc. University’s Student Center: room KE 1020 (near central lobby of Linnanmaa campus) • enrollment, transcripts, service desk for IT services etc.

Tutoring in OBS Tutor students: • Tareq Amit (MF): omi 1171@yahoo. com • Li Wang (FMA): liwang@student. oulu. fi • Julius Francis Gomes (IBM): tarkish 13@gmail. com and • Md. Shah Emran (IBM): md. shahemran@gmail. com Tutor teachers: • Andrew Conlin (MF): andrew. conlin@oulu. fi • Anna Elsilä (FMA): anna. elsila@oulu. fi • Irene Lehto (IBM): irene. lehto@oulu. fi All OBS staff members’ email addresses are in form firstname. lastname@oulu. fi • For example: merja. inget@oulu. fi • Exception: janne. t. jarvinen@oulu. fi (prof. Janne Järvinen)

Signing up for courses and exams Important: You need to sign up for every COURSE and EXAM in Web. Oodi: https: //weboodi. oulu. fi/ • Registration periods for courses vary, check timetables in Web. Oodi. Usually the registration closes one week after the first lecture. • Exam registration must be done at the latest one week before the exam day, on previous Thursday at 23. 59, via Web. Oodi. • Late registrations for courses or exams are not accepted. • Exam will be graded only if the student has registered to the course and the exam in time. • Rules of examination and exam list available at http: //www. oulu. fi/oulubusinessschool/exams • The registration for courses starting this week is still open. It is recommended to check the timetables in Web. Oodi as soon as possible.

Course information • Latest study guide available at http: //www. oulu. fi/oulubusinessschool/guides • Course descriptions also in Web. Oodi, check for up-to-date information • Course and exam schedules only available in Web. Oodi: https: //weboodi. oulu. fi • There are three different levels of courses. The levels you can see from the course codes – for example 721419 P – P in the end stands for basic level course (for bachelor students, courses in Finnish only) • For example: 724103 P Strateginen johtaminen (Strategic Management) – A in the end stands for intermediate level course (for bachelor students) • 724204 A Management Control – S in the end stands for advanced level course (for master level students) • For example: 721556 S Globalization and International Management

Note on ethical issues University of Oulu has zero tolerance for cheating (i. e. copying exam answers, plagiarism of course work etc. ) • For example: chatting in exam hall or quoting other writers without appropriate references is considered as cheating • Use references every time you quote other writers/websites/etc. • If found guilty of cheating, the exam (or other course work) will be annulled and the student will get a warning. • Severe offences can be punished even by suspending the student.

Other practical issues Registration to the university (in case you haven’t done this already) • First you’ll need to pay the student union fee (96 Euros/year, includes student health service fee) at the Student Union office • Then, in Student Center (room: KE 1020, open Mon-Fri 9 am – 3 pm), you can enroll as present student (take the receipt of student union fee with you). • After enrollment you’ll receive your user account for Webmail and Web. Oodi (takes usually 1 day, at most) • Until the student card arrives, student discounts in restaurants etc. will be received only with the receipt of the payment A comprehensive guide on practical issues (Guide for New International Students) can be found at: http: //www. oulu. fi/english/studying/newstudents/guide

Orientation Week continues Today (locations marked on your maps) • Introduction meeting for new IBM students, at 12: 15, room TM 113. • Introduction meeting for new FMA students, at 11: 15, room PR 253 • Personal study plan info for intl. degree students, at 15: 00 -16: 00, lecture hall L 3. (i. e. How to plan your studies in Web. Oodi) • Meet the student guild (Finanssi ry), at 17: 00 onwards, guild room (take the stairs down by door X 2) Tomorrow • Introduction meeting for new MF students, at 11: 15, room TM 113

Student Guild Finanssi ry • Student Association Finanssi ry represents Oulu Business School students • Contact: kv-vastaava@finanssi. org

Oulu Business School wishes you all warmly welcome!