Business and Management BSc Welcome Week Timetable
Welcome Week Timetable 2020
Monday 21 September
| Welcome Week Activity | Description | Start Time | End Time | Link |
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Welcome to the Business School
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Join the Dean of School, Professor Jane Hendy, so that we can welcome you to Brunel Business School and introduce you to the key people for your first year with us!
This session is live, so please be on time and ensure your mic is muted, thank you.
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10:30
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11:15
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Zoom Link
https://bruneluniversity.zoom.us/j/98588329614
Password: business20
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Business and Management Introduction
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Your Programme Leader, Dr Ozlem Bak, explains how your degree will work, what to do in your first year, and who to contact if you have any questions.
We’ve pre-recorded this session so you can watch it as many times as you want to!
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11:30
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12:30
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View here
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Business & Management Q&A Social
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Meet people on your course, and ask your Programme Leader any questions you have.
This session is live, so please be on time and ensure your mic is muted, thank you.
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12:45
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13:15
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https://bruneluniversity.zoom.us/j/92288023403
Password: business20
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Meet the College Dean
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Meet the Dean in a relaxed environment, ask questions and hear plans for the future.
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16:00
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17:00
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Join MS Teams Meeting
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Wednesday 23 September
| Welcome Week Activities | Description | Start Time | End Time | Link |
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Orientation Day: Planning Your Time
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When do you work best? How many hours of reading do you need to do around a lecture? How long do you spend preparing for seminars? Can you work from bed? Join us to work out how, when, and why you work best – and to hear from students and academic staff about how they structure their time.
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13:00
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13:15
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Open link using Chrome Blackboard Learn Collaborate Ultra
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Orientation Day: Understanding Lectures & Taking Notes
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Taking notes in lectures is one of the key ways in which you will learn at University – if you take your notes well, you will help your brain to process and remember new information, and when it comes to essays and exam revision you’ll have the best possible start. Join us as the Academic Skills Team show you the most efficient ways to take notes and understand what’s happening in a lecture.
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13:30
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14:15
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View in Blackboard Learn Collaborate Ultra
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Orientation Day: Mini Lecture
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Practice your skills in this mini lecture, and get back into the swing of academic work!
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14:30
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15:00
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Open link using Chrome Blackboard Learn Collaborate Ultra
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Orientation Day: Thinking like an undergraduate student
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What’s the difference between A-level work and undergraduate work? How do you make that transition, especially when your A-levels may have been affected by Covid-19? Join us as the Academic Skills Team talk you through how to think like an undergraduate!
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15:00
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15:30
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View in Blackboard Learn Collaborate Ultra
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Orientation Day: Navigating Your Reading List - and the Library!
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Feeling a bit unsure of your reading list? Not sure how to navigate it? Or are you excited to get into our huge library and get reading? Either way, come and learn about your reading lists and your library.
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15:45
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16:15
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Open link using Chrome Blackboard Learn Collaborate Ultra
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Orientation Day: Using Online Learning Platforms Q&A
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By this point in Welcome Week, you’ve already used the two main platforms (Zoom and Blackboard Collaborate) you’ll be taught on this term. But if you have any questions, this is the session for you!
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16:15
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17:00
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Open link using Chrome Blackboard Learn Collaborate Ultra
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Orientation Day: The BBS Quiz
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You’ve met your lecturers – now can you beat them in the BBS Quiz?! Join us for a chance to win prizes and get to know your course-mates.
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17:45
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18:30
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https://bruneluniversity.zoom.us/j/99180842843
Password: business20
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Thursday 24 September
| Welcome Week Activity | Description | Start Time | End Time | Link |
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Project: Introduction
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During this session we’ll introduce the project you’ll be completing with a small group. Over a day and a half you’ll be putting together a 90-second presentation to help you acclimatise back into academic work, and to give you an opportunity to interact with your course-mates.
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10:00
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10:45
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Blackboard Learn Collaborate Ultra
Open link using Chrome
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Project: Q&A Session
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Questions about the project? Ask them here!
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10:45
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11:30
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Blackboard Learn Collaborate Ultra
Open link using Chrome
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Project: Working on Your Project
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Time to work on your project
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Student Choice
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Student Choice
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Student Choice of Platform
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Project: Mini Lecture
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Join us for a mini lecture to help you expand your thinking and develop your project further.
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15:00
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15:45
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Blackboard Learn Collaborate Ultra
Open link using Chrome
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Project: Working on Your Project
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Time to work on your project
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Student Choice
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Student Choice
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Student Choice of Platform
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Project: Q&A Session
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Questions about the project? Ask them here!
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15:45
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16:00
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Blackboard Learn Collaborate Ultra
Open link using Chrome
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Friday 25 September
| Welcome Week Activity | Description | Start Time | End Time | Link |
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Project Day: Q&A
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Questions about your project? Ask them here!
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08:00
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12:00
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Blackboard Collaborate
Open link using Chrome
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Project Day: Submission
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We’ll give you clear instructions for how and when to submit your project.
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12:00
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Employability Skills
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Hear about the BrunelPlus award and the READY Programme.
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15:30
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16:00
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Join Zoom Meeting
https://bruneluniversity.zoom.us/j/7301359404
Meeting ID: 730 135 9404
Passcode: 6256134338
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We look forward to meeting you!