Undergraduate Course: Exchange Preparation for the Business Year Abroad (BUST08022)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 0 |
| Home subject area | Business Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The objective of the course is to improve student awareness of what the year abroad entails, to encourage more active engagement in preparation sessions, to provide students with an increased appreciation of the value of reflecting on course choices to maximise the value of their year abroad. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 75 |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
0
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Lecture Hours 2,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
For students who have participated on this course they will be aware of the following:
- The range of destination universities
- The variety of teaching practices that they will be exposed to
- The importance of being open-minded and willingness to adapt to and learn from a new environment
- Coping mechanism for studying and living abroad
- Enhanced career opportunities from studying abroad
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Assessment Information
The course is based around existing scheduled activities and events and these are as follows:
- October: Business School Exchange Fair
- November: deadline for submitting an application
- March: Year Abroad Pre-Departure Event
- June/July: Submission of a Learning Agreement
- June/July: Confirmation of progression to Year 3
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Lorraine Edgar
Tel: (0131 6)50 3828
Email: Lorraine.Edgar@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Janet Ellis
Tel: (0131 6)51 3798
Email: Janet.Ellis@ed.ac.uk |
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