Preparatory programme Master of Business Administration 2015 2016

(Preparatory programme) Master of Business Administration 2015 -2016 Peter Teirlinck & Maarten Hulselmans

Who is who

• Prof. Dr. Tom Van Puyenbroeck, campus dean • Prof. Dr. Peter Teirlinck, BBA and MBA programme director • Maarten Hulselmans, BBA and MBA programme coordinator / Teacher English o maarten. hulselmans@kuleuven. be, 02/210. 16. 34, T’Serclaes, 5 th floor (B-05 -25) o office hours 1 st sem: Thursday 11: 00 -12: 00 + appointment by email

Student services • Student Administration sa. brussel@kuleuven. be Office: 1 st floor, B (T’Serclaes building) • Social Services Department Marieke Steurs: marieke. steurs@odisee. be Els Jacobs: els. jacobs@kuleuven. be 02/609. 88. 16 Office: A 01 -04, 1 st floor (T’Serclaes building)

Student services • Ombuds Office Marc Ophalvens: marc. ophalvens@odisee. be Erica Mechelmans: erica. mechelmans@odisee. be Maarten Kindt: maarten. kindt@odisee. be Leen De Wolf: leen. dewolf@odisee. be 02/609. 88. 21 Office: A 01 -03/03, 1 st floor (T’ Serclaes building)

Student services • Study coaches Krista Van Winkel: krista. vanwinkel@kuleuven. be Annelies De Winter: annelies. dewinter@kuleuven. be 02/210. 16. 07 Office: A 01 -07, 1 st floor (T’ Serclaes building)

Study coaching

Exams: Pass/fail? • Passing a subject ? o o o Min. 10/20 (= credit ) Only the courses < 10/20 2 nd exam chance Remark: register digitally for the exams of June and August/September! • 2 chances to pass the course o o Eg fail course in January • 2 nd chance in August/September Eg 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) o Eg Advanced Micro-Economics • January: 9/20 • August/September: 6/20 => You keep the 9/20

Courses 8/20 or 9/20 (prep MBA) • Prep MBA: 8/20 or 9/20 choice: o o Retake (2 nd exam chance or next academic year) Tolerate: • Only for 8/20 or 9/20 • Up to a maximum of 10% of the total amount of SU of the whole preperatory programme minus exemptions • Prep MBA = 30 credits 3 tolerances • Advise: only tolerate after 2 nd attempt, not in January! Master programme: no tolerances!

Obtaining a master degree p - If credits obtained for 60 units p - 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 lecturers o o o Have a look into your exam Compare expected answer with your answer Discuss study method Expectations lecturer Register digitally! • General feedback o o o Discuss overall results and study planning & study method Year programme & tolerances Study path 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: * CSE ≥ 50%: no problem * CSE < 50%: no, you will be denied for one year! Remark: taking a course from the preparatory program for a 3 rd time is possible. 4 th time in your year program: no, you will be denied for five years! Remark: CSE = Cumulative Study Efficiency = SE over x years = credits obtained in x years / all study units registered for in x years

Study progress monitoring • Study credit: Flemish government o o o Limited time frame to obtain degree Backpack full of study units (SU) SU are taken out: study programme Successful SU will be recharged in your backpack Not applicable to the preperatory program Info? Student Portal or Ombudsman’s office

Problems in the exam period? ð Contact the Ombuds Service! No agreements with teachers! T’Serclaes: first floor - during the week (8 h-18 h 30) : 02/210. 13. 19 - during weekends (Saturday 8 h-9 h + 12 h 15 -13 h 15 and Sunday 20 h 21 h) : 0470/90. 43. 91 : only for urgent matters, not for cancelling exams! NOT by e-mail and NOT leaving voice-mail messages ð When… - you cannot participate in an examination (always take contact BEFORE the examination takes place) - you experience problems of some kind ð During the year: report absence to Ombuds Service

Further information

Student portal http: //feb. kuleuven. be/eng/brussels/Students • • • Contact hours teaching staff Course schedules Education and Exam regulations Academic calendar ECTS files And much more …

Campus Brussels 1 Campus – 4 buildings - Hermes classrooms cafeteria - T’Serclaes Library Restaurant Course Material Centre Student Administration International Office - Terranova - Erasmus

Course Material • Course material centre Ground floor T’ Serclaes building • Course material list & opening hours http: //feb. kuleuven. be/eng/brussels/Students • Digital learning environment See https: //toledo. kuleuven. be/

Library & restaurant • Library Located in T’ Serclaes building • Restaurant & cafetaria Cafetaria: Hermes building Restaurant: T’Serclaes building

Communication - KU Leuven e-mail - Notice boards: Toledo Unofficial www. facebook. com/FEBBrussels

Important dates • 24/09/2015 at 12: 30 -13: 30 in 4201 Info session digital learning environment & register your study programme • 24/09/2015: no afternoon classes – Brussel Brost • 30/09/2015 at 12: 30 -13: 30 in 4215 Information session library • 01/10/2015 at 12: 30 -13: 30 in 4215 Info and registration session insurances (Euromut)

Rest of today’s programme Free sandwich lunch (only if registered) 11: 30 HERMES room: 1119 Information fair on studying and living in Brussels 11: 30 - 14: 00 T'SERCLAES -0. 5 Programme coordinators available for questions 14: 00 -16: 00 T’Serclaes B 05. 24 Tour of the campus & tour of Brussels (only if registered) 13: 00 Topic: City-centre highlights (HERMES main entrance) Afterschool drink (ESN - Scott's bar) 21: 00

Erasmus exchange programmes • Erasmus exchange in 3 BA or ‘extended master’ • Interesting choice partner universities in Europe and outside Europe • Essential for academic, social and language skills • More information via mobility. brussel@kuleuven. be or on Toledo: International Office KU Leuven Campus Brussels / FEB Antwerp

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