Monday, 27 March 2017
Wednesday, 22 March 2017
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
Internal Student Survey - LEVEL 4 & 5 PLEASE COMPLETE
Subject:
Internal Student Survey – please give us your views
Thank you so much to
over four thousand students who have already taken part in the Internal Student
Survey. Your participation is
confidential and so apologies for emailing you again if you have already taken
part. Please see the information at the
bottom of the email to unsubscribe from further central emails about this
survey.
If you have not yet
taken part, we would love to hear your views about your units and course at
Manchester Metropolitan University and what we can do to improve them for
students like you. Listening and
responding to your constructive views and opinions is a key part of ensuring
quality in teaching and learning at Manchester Met.
Please
note – you cannot access the survey
through Moodle.
The
survey will take no longer than 10 minutes to complete, and you will be entered
into a draw to win an iPad!
The
survey closes at 23:59 on Friday 24 March, after which we will be in touch with
our lucky prize draw winning student.
Full details of how
your response data will be used are available when you access the survey.
If you have any
problems accessing or completing the survey, please contact your Student Hub in
the first instance.
Thank
you for participating.
Helen Laville
Pro-Vice-Chancellor
for Education
The Writing Project - FREE 10 Week Course In How To Write Better English
The popular Writing Project is
now open for online registration for Term 3. It is an English language support
scheme, established to help students improve their written work and therefore
their grades and job prospects. Students can enrol at: http://www.writingproject.mmu.ac.uk/.
The Writing Project, which
starts during W/c 24th April 2017, is a free course in how to write better
English and is open to any MMU-enrolled student who would like to improve the
way they write. This term, we are also offering courses as a ‘Fast-track’ over
four and five weeks, and early evening classes.
It covers academic and
non-academic areas and will focus mainly on style, punctuation, grammatical
accuracy, organisation and how to paraphrase and summarise effectively.
It will run at Crewe and All
Saints campuses during each term and the summer. There is no formal assessment.
However, students will do exercises in writing during the weekly face-to-face
sessions and for homework (optional), and will be provided with plenty of
feedback on their writing as the course progresses.
We welcome requests to schedule
specific courses at a time when your students are free.
Students who complete 80% or
more of their Writing Project classes receive a certificate.
The Writing project is part of a wide ranging set of services offered by the Learner Development Service. We also offer an extensive programme of study skills workshops covering a wide range of topics. Please encourage your students to attend the different available workshops. For more information and to book a place: www.mmu.ac.uk/LD/skillsdevelopment.
For more information, or to book
a place on one of the Writing Project courses, please visit our web site www.writingproject.mmu.ac.uk
or contact writingproject@mmu.ac.uk.
International students are
welcome, but could also use the existing Coaching for Academic English course, offered
by the Language Centre, which is designed specifically for students whose first
language is not English.
If you need more information or
clarification of any of the above, please contact me. (Please do not reply all
as this email was sent to multiple staff).
Kind
Regards
Andy
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Andrew
Dawes | Writing Project Administrator
| Learner Development |
Manchester
Metropolitan University Email a.dawes@mmu.ac.uk
| Phone +44(0)161 247 3933 |
Website
http://www.writingproject.mmu.ac.uk/
Business School | Room 1.03 | Manchester,
United Kingdom | mmu.ac.uk
Monday, 20 March 2017
National Numeracy Challenge. Register at: www.nnchallenge.org.uk/qsmm
Manchester Met are working with National Numeracy to develop students’ confidence with numbers through the National Numeracy Challenge.
This short online Challenge will assess your current numeracy skills and then, going at your own pace, you can upskill.
It is free, supportive and student-friendly. You can end up with a transcript that demonstrates your numeracy skills; something employers and tutors would find useful.
Stop worrying about numbers and take the Challenge!
Go to
Access
code: qsmm
The Bishop of Manchester Visit - Evening Guest Lecture - Thurs 23rd March - 5pm Free Refreshments / 5.15pm Start
The Bishop of Manchester Visit
Evening Guest Lecture - Thursday 23rd March - 5pm Free Refreshments / 5.15pm Start
Room 3.27 BS (Business School)
We
have a Special Evening Guest Lecture on Thursday Evening, as the Bishop
of Manchester, David Walker, will be coming in to speak to our students
about Sustainability and how companies can help with this in relation to
climate issues.
This
talk will be taking place in a classroom to encourage questions and
conversation. All are welcome to attend !
Friday, 17 March 2017
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
A BIG THANK YOU / Money Raised For Francis House Children`s Hospice
Hi everyone,
We just wanted to say a BIG THANK YOU to all who
supported the AFE Charity Boat Race again this year, including our many
students and staff rowers, and all who made and bought cakes, donated money and
gave their time to take part.
Since Friday lunchtime we have raised a respectable £201.25
in cake sales and rowing fees for Francis House Children`s Hospice.
We have added this to the £159.25 raised at our last Boat
Race event, and will be sending £360.50 to the charity on behalf of all the students and
staff on the Accounting, Finance & Economics Department at Manchester
Metropolitan University. The event was great fun and everyone enjoyed
themselves immensely.
The Winning Team were `The Superstars` made up
of Tom Hindmarch, Vivien Sheard, Sarah Yates and Daniel Sheratte. They win our
engraved AFE Charity Boat Race Trophy 2017 (the size of a large eggcup. It`s
tiny!) with a great time of 30.06 minutes over the 6.8km. Well done!!!
Our staff and student teams made up of Chris Pyke, Matthew
Gobey, Marcin Wozniak, Yasar Zahid, Kat Werner, Anest Williams, Bea Carter,
Sikander Riaz, Sam Thistlewaite, Toria Byrne, Alice Pugh, Richard Watson and
Shaun Chua, all put in a great display, with Team 2 (Toria, Alice,
Richard & Shaun) coming a very close second.
Special Mentions go to Jack
Christian, and Kat Werner`s husband Mark
who took on their challenge singlehandedly with incredible times of
33.11 and 34.36 respectively. Thank you everyone for buying lots of cake,
making the afternoon a lot of fun, and helping to support a great cause!
Many thanks again,
Clare, Sophie & Anest
Student Experience Support Tutors | Accounting, Finance & Economics
Monday, 13 March 2017
Tuesday, 7 March 2017
Monday, 6 March 2017
Friday, 3 March 2017
18th - 19th MARCH - Post-Crash Economics Society Annual Conference.
This Weekend!!
The Post-Crash
Economics Society is a student-run society which is part of the Rethinking
Economics Network, which believes in broadening university-level economics
education and getting the wider community to talk about economic issues. A key
part of this is the societies’ annual conference.
The event will be held the 18th and 19th March at University Place, Manchester University, M13 9PL.
Prices are £6 p/day or £10 for the weekend for students, and £7 p/day or £12 for a weekend ticket for others.
Prices are £6 p/day or £10 for the weekend for students, and £7 p/day or £12 for a weekend ticket for others.
Come along and ask the big questions about inequality policy, the devolution of power from Westminster or what Brexit might actually mean.
Open to the general
public and entering its third year there will be speakers from the academic
community from Manchester Metropolitan (Dr Fred Day) and Manchester
Universities, the Civil Service (HM Treasury for example), Oxfam, Manchester
Mayoral candidates, economic think tanks, and much more.
Booking Link;
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/post-crash-economics-society-2017-conference-the-big-questions-tickets-30357355668
Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/events/353473118346057/
Thanks again
Richard. New Placement Opportunities Wc 06.03.17
There have been a number of
placements added to my career hub this week that I think will be of interest to
some of you. I have popped together brief information on each role below but do
log onto my career hub to explore each opportunity in detail. As always,
if you are working on any applications and feel that you need some support or advice
please don’t hesitate to contact the business placement team.
My Career Hub :-
WHO: Westinghouse
WHERE: PrestonTHE ROLE: Finance Placement
CLOSES: 31st March 2017
Energize your
career with Westinghouse Electric Company! Our commitment to safe, clean
nuclear energy is second to none. If you are interested in being a part of a
company that values exceeding customer expectations and providing future
generations around the globe with emission-free energy, we want to hear from
you.
Through our four core businesses - Nuclear Fuel, Automation and field Services, Nuclear Power Plants and Engineering equipment and major projects we’re committed to delivering superior services and value to our utility customers worldwide.
Westinghouse, UK is currently looking for talented students interested in placement opportunities. We are seeking applicants in the following disciplines:
• Business
• Finance
The successful placement candidates for this position MUST possess the following:
1. At the time of the placement - the candidate must have completed at least one year of their degree, but not have completed their final year of study.
2. A minimum grade average of 2.1.
3. Pursuing a Business Degree or MBA in an appropriate discipline.
Through our four core businesses - Nuclear Fuel, Automation and field Services, Nuclear Power Plants and Engineering equipment and major projects we’re committed to delivering superior services and value to our utility customers worldwide.
Westinghouse, UK is currently looking for talented students interested in placement opportunities. We are seeking applicants in the following disciplines:
• Business
• Finance
The successful placement candidates for this position MUST possess the following:
1. At the time of the placement - the candidate must have completed at least one year of their degree, but not have completed their final year of study.
2. A minimum grade average of 2.1.
3. Pursuing a Business Degree or MBA in an appropriate discipline.
WHO: P&BIFA –
Financial Planing Intern 2017
WHERE: KnowsleyTHE ROLE: People and Business Independent Financial Advisers
CLOSES: 19th March
The needs of our clients are paramount and successful growth will drive
much of the activity. However, we understand the importance of this placement
in your development and will endeavour to provide a variety of work so that
your experience gives you a genuine feel for a career in Financial Services.
This will be the third year that we have recruited an MMU intern; we continue
to learn from our experience and the feedback from the successful candidates is
very positive.
There will be an opportunity to benefit from a performance managed bonus scheme but this will be contingent on company success and the contribution that you make.
Person Specification:
• Must be reliable and confidential in their handling of personal information
• Must be logical and capable of following defined processes.
• Must have good IT skills, in particular Microsoft Excel, and capable of learning to use bespoke systems.
• Organised and flexible – willing to work with the whole team to provide an excellent service, yet able to manage their own workload in an efficient manner
• Accurate and capable of working to targets
• Must be friendly and have good communications skills (face to face & telephone) and must be socially adept to work well within the confines of a small but growing team.
12 – 15 months with potential for part-time or holiday work following the placement
Additional Info:
We currently have an MMU Financial Services undergraduate in situ and the experience is working so well we are keen to replace him when he returns for his final year.
This is a great opportunity for a student with the drive to shape their own development.
Working in a small firm, you will experience much of the breadth of activity that occurs in an IFA practice and also a vibrant, changing environment.
If you show us that you have the ability we will give you the responsibility of project work to augment daily tasks and the chance to earn a performance related bonus.
In addition we will ensure that you are given the opportunity to attend and observe client meetings.
There will be an opportunity to benefit from a performance managed bonus scheme but this will be contingent on company success and the contribution that you make.
Person Specification:
• Must be reliable and confidential in their handling of personal information
• Must be logical and capable of following defined processes.
• Must have good IT skills, in particular Microsoft Excel, and capable of learning to use bespoke systems.
• Organised and flexible – willing to work with the whole team to provide an excellent service, yet able to manage their own workload in an efficient manner
• Accurate and capable of working to targets
• Must be friendly and have good communications skills (face to face & telephone) and must be socially adept to work well within the confines of a small but growing team.
12 – 15 months with potential for part-time or holiday work following the placement
Additional Info:
We currently have an MMU Financial Services undergraduate in situ and the experience is working so well we are keen to replace him when he returns for his final year.
This is a great opportunity for a student with the drive to shape their own development.
Working in a small firm, you will experience much of the breadth of activity that occurs in an IFA practice and also a vibrant, changing environment.
If you show us that you have the ability we will give you the responsibility of project work to augment daily tasks and the chance to earn a performance related bonus.
In addition we will ensure that you are given the opportunity to attend and observe client meetings.
WHO:
Audit Partnership
THE ROLE: Bilingual Profit
Recovery Auditor Placement WHERE: Tockwith & York
CLOSES: 3rd April
Audit Partnership Limited is an established company with a growing
workforce and is at the forefront of development within the industry. Our
clients are mainly large blue-chip
organisations with household names, including large grocery stores. We analyse closed trading periods to find and recover financial benefits that have been overlooked by our clients.
organisations with household names, including large grocery stores. We analyse closed trading periods to find and recover financial benefits that have been overlooked by our clients.
Role Description:
Chase key claims with international clients
Analysis of purchase and sales data
Reviewing retail promotional activity
Investigating client data to identify errors and outstanding monies
Presenting key claim workings and showing understanding to all levels of management and to our clients
Person Specification:
Bilingual in French and English
Good numerical & analytical skills
Excellent time management and communication skills
Confident with PC based IT systems
Team worker with the ability to use own initiative
Comfortable analysing large quantities of financial data
High attention to detail while still understanding the bigger picture
Thrives on work that is challenging, relevant and rewarding
Commercially aware
Full, clean driving license (due to the remote location of our office)
Chase key claims with international clients
Analysis of purchase and sales data
Reviewing retail promotional activity
Investigating client data to identify errors and outstanding monies
Presenting key claim workings and showing understanding to all levels of management and to our clients
Person Specification:
Bilingual in French and English
Good numerical & analytical skills
Excellent time management and communication skills
Confident with PC based IT systems
Team worker with the ability to use own initiative
Comfortable analysing large quantities of financial data
High attention to detail while still understanding the bigger picture
Thrives on work that is challenging, relevant and rewarding
Commercially aware
Full, clean driving license (due to the remote location of our office)
THE ROLE: Finance Intern
WHERE: Germany
CLOSES: 31st March
Change the world, love your job. At Texas Instruments (TI), you will have
the opportunity to learn and grow – and create world-changing technology. For
more than 80 years, TI has continually reinvented itself by believing in people
with endless curiosity who refuse to leave the world just how they found it.
From developing leading-edge semiconductor technologies and practicing
responsible manufacturing, to caring for our employees and communities,
innovating a better world is in our DNA. Come discover TI and why you belong here.
2 x Finance Opportunties available
Business and Corporate Finance Internship
Controlling, Accounting and Treasury Internship
Requirements :
- Student of finance, accounting, business administration, economics, industrial engineering, supply chain management, logistics management or related field
- Very good communication skills in English, written and spoken, German language skills would be a plus
- Very good ability to work in a team and strong analytical skills
- Very good knowledge of MS Office, with advanced Excel, SAP R/3 knowledge would be a plus
Our Offer
- The possibility to gain new experiences and to implement theoretical knowledge in practical solutions
- Exciting, challenging and creative tasks
- Interesting projects
- An open-minded team and international environment
- An attractive compensation
Cara
Walker| Placement & Project Coordinator | (Working
days are Wed AM, All day Thurs & Fri )
Manchester
Metropolitan University Business School | All Saints Campus| Oxford Road |
Manchester | M15 6BH |
Direct
Line: 0161 247 3382
Placement
Team: 0161 247 3711 or businessplacements@mmu.ac.uk
Twitter:
@MMUPlacements
For
more information on Placement opportunities:
http://www.business.mmu.ac.uk/business/placements.php
Please Support Jack Christian - 100k Challenge - Blind Veterans UK
University lecturer from Chapel St Leonards to take on mammoth 100k challenge for military charity
A man from Chapel St Leonards is training to
compete in a 100k walk across the Yorkshire Dales for Blind Veterans UK, the
national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.
Jack Christian, 63, is a university
lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, teaching business students on
ethics and sustainability.
To support Jack as he takes on the 100k for Blind Veterans UK, please visit: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/JackChristian
He says: “Initially I came across an advert for the event that
ran in a local Sheffield paper, then I found myself talking to a friend who’s Served
20 years. Not long after that, by chance, I met and helped a blind person at
the railway station while on my way to work. Well it was all too much of a
coincidence for me, so I decided I just had to answer the advert and sign up!”
Jack, an avid walker, already maintains a healthy lifestyle and has a particular penchant for setting himself challenges. He says: “The training is going really well, I’ve just competed in a 50k race so I’m confident that come June I’ll be in peak physical condition!”
Registration for the 100k is currently open with a
registration fee of £62.50 for the 100k. For those not wanting to walk the full
distance there is also a relay option available for teams of four walking 25k
each. Teams taking part in the relay have a registration fee of £110. The
all-inclusive entrance fee for participants includes lunch, dinner and
breakfast at three rest stops, snacks and refreshments along the route and a
free event t-shirt.
You can find out more information and sign up at blindveterans.org.uk/100k.
You can find out more information and sign up at blindveterans.org.uk/100k.
This year, the 100k Yorkshire will follow a
stunning new circular route, which starts and finishes in Darley in the
beautiful Nidderdale. From there the route follows the River Nidd, goes onto
Brimham Rocks, and past Ripley Castle. Trek through the dramatic rural
Yorkshire landscape.
For all media enquiries please contact:
Felix Arbenz-Caines
PR AssistantBlind Veterans UK
12 - 14 Harcourt Street
London
W1H 4HD
T: 020 7616 7941
Blind Veterans UK
Blind Veterans UK
is a national charity that believes that no-one who has served our country
should have to battle blindness alone. Founded in 1915, the charity provides
blind and vision impaired ex-Service men and women with lifelong support
including welfare support, rehabilitation, training, residential and respite
care.
Find out more at: blindveterans.org.uk, follow us on Facebook at: facebook.com/blindveteransuk and on Twitter at: twitter.com/blindveterans.
International Women’s Day Events - Wednesday 8th March 2017
Ahead
of International Women’s Day on Wednesday 8th March 2017, the
Gender Staff Forum are pleased to present a programme of events in early March
recognising the day.
Events
are open to all staff and students and are free to attend. Please feel free to
pass this information on to colleagues and friends.
A
full list of events can be found on the Sylvia Pankhurst Gender Research Centre
blog:
Please
engage with the Equality and Diversity Team on their social media channels (Twitter @MMUEqualities and Facebook MMU Equality &
Diversity).
If you attend any of the events – let everyone know!
All the best,
Lykara
Lykara Ryder
Management Services OfficerManchester Metropolitan University
Faculty Student and Academic Services
Faculty of Business and Law
2.15 | Business School and Student Hub | All Saints Campus | Oxford Road | Manchester | M15 6BH
l.ryder@mmu.ac.uk | 0161 247 2215
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
AFE Charity Boat Race - Friday 10th March, 12 - 3pm :
AFE Charity Boat Race – Friday 10th March :
The AFE Charity Boat Race
Event is here again!
Friday 10th March between 12 – 3pm
Date:
Friday 10th March 2017
Time:
12 - 3 pm (Teams can choose a rowing slot of 12pm, 12.30pm, 1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm or 2.30pm)
Location:
Business School Main Entrance
Business School Main Entrance
Prizes:
TBC
TBC
Entry fee:
A suggested donation of £2 per team member
A suggested donation of £2 per team member
We need teams of 4 (staff teams and student teams or mixed teams) rowing the length of the Oxford / Cambridge boat race on rowing machines outside the Business school (under cover).
It is a time race so each team rows their fastest time. Each
team pay £2 per team to enter and the winning team will get a prize (to be
confirmed).
We also have people shaking fundraising cans, and we sell cakes and
do other small events to raise money. The charity is Francis House Children's
Hospice in Didsbury.
Please promote this to your friends (we need teams of 4)
Task: Teams (Maximum 4)
will row the length of the Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race and compete to complete
the challenge in the quickest time. The boat race is 6.8 km (4 miles 374 yards)
and this distance is covered by the team as a whole, not each.
Date: Friday 10th March 2017
Time: 12 - 3 pm (Teams can choose a rowing slot of 12pm,
12.30pm, 1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm or 2.30pm)
Location: Business School Main Entrance
Prizes: TBC
Entry fee: A suggested donation of £2 per team member
Let us know if you wish to speak to us further about the above.
We can be found in room 4.39 of the Business School and would be happy to
discuss everything with you.
Best wishes,
Clare, Sophie & Anest
Clare
Hart
Student
Experience Support Tutor | Accounting, Finance & Economics
Manchester
Metropolitan University, Business School
T: 0161 247 3865 E: Clare.Hart@mmu.ac.uk| W: www.business.mmu.ac.uk |
T: 0161 247 3865 E: Clare.Hart@mmu.ac.uk| W: www.business.mmu.ac.uk |
Student
Support Office Hours: Mon - Fri 9am – 5pm
Tues 7th March 1 -2pm CIMA Mock Assessment Centre - 1.01 SB (Sandra Burslem)
CIMA Mock Assessment Centre Guest lecture - Tuesday 7th March 1 - 2pm
CIMA (the Chartered Institute of
Management Accountants) would like to offer you the opportunity to attend an
interactive Business Game aimed at helping you with your career and giving them
an insight into an employer’s assessment centre.
By attending this skills session
you will:
- Use as a practice
session for Employer Assessment Centres
- Gain an opportunity to
use your business skills and find out how this links in to CIMA &
management accountancy
- An opportunity to put
the Business Game on your CV
- Enhance your
employability skills and give you a topic to talk about at interviews
- Walk away with a much
improved understanding of business
The business game is based on
our final exam the CASE Study, you will read through a scenario and then work
in teams to come up with recommendations on how to accelerate the growth of the
company and increase its profitability.
It’s very similar to the kind of task
that is run at an employer’s assessment centre and will encourage the use of
skills that employers are looking for. Each group will get feedback and
the winning team will get winning certificates.
An important part of the session
is finding out what employers want and hints and tips on how to impress.
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