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 |
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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)
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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: 70 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
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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
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Alan Brown
Tel: (0131 6)50 3804
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Course secretary | Mrs Janet Ellis
Tel: (0131 6)51 3798
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