A reminder to those students who will be competing in tomorrows CBS/Sauder Case Competition, please bring your name tags & laptops.
Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!
Monthly Archives: April 2013
Group Presentation Coaching & Feedback Sessions Available
Regarding presentation coaching and feedback, we have arranged for some support for your upcoming presentations.
1. If you have an upcoming group presentation and would like to benefit from expert feedback, we have arranged with the Canaccord Learning Commons for an opportunity to receive a consultative critique of your presentation approach, design and delivery. 40 and 60 minutes time slots are available.
- 40 Minute: For those groups who are not ready for a dry run of their presentation. Focus will be on constructing a storyline that achieves the goal of your presentation as well as a basic critique of delivery. (A good option earlier rather than later)
- 60 Minute: For those groups who are ready by the appointment date to do a dry run of their presentation. Feedback / advice will be given on storyline construction, where you need to fill holes in your argument, and delivery.
2. Additionally, we are arranging to have that same person attend your in-class presentations. He will collect and provide feedback on a group by group basis.
Both the consultative-style sessions and in-class presence will be delivered/offered by Alex Monegro, Student Development Manager of the CLC. Alex is very experienced with delivering and coaching presentations for high pressure situations. He was part of the 1st place team for the National Investment Banking Conference among others, participated in the SCMP program, created presentation decks at a consulting firm, and has trained numerous case competition trainers and acted as a case competition coach for national conferences.
For the group coaching / feedback sessions, dates are available for:
- Monday May 6th: 10-12, 12-2, 2-4
- Tues May 7th: 12-2pm
- Wed May 8th: 10-12, 2-4
- Friday May 10th: all day
- Mon May 13th: 10-12, 12-2pm, 2-4
- Wed May 15th: 10-12, 12-2, 2-4
- Exam week: Once the schedule is finalized, we will determine if there are potential time slots.
If you group is interested, please select one representative from the team to email Carly with your day/time slot preferences and whether your group would like a 40 or 60 minute session. If you think you are interested, but are not certain about when you would like to do it, please email Carly to indicate your interest. This will help us gauge demand.
David Mindell Award in Entrepreneurship
An Award of $10,000 has been established in the name of David Mindell for a student entering or currently enrolled in the full-time MBA program at the Sauder School of Business.
Eligibility Criteria:
Criteria for the award includes entrepreneurial achievement or potential, demonstrated leadership, initiative and innovativeness and academic achievement. Due consideration will be given to the financial need of the student selected.
Consideration is not restricted to only those students in the entrepreneurship specialization but rather is open to all full-time MBA students with strong track record/potential in entrepreneurship and innovation.
Deadline for application: 4:30pm, Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Application procedures: Announcement – David Mindell Scholarship 2012-2013
*Video Practice Interviews*
Interested in participating and receiving great feedback on how you interview? I currently have 3 openings for this coming Friday, April 26 here at the BCC. First come, first serve!
If you are interested email me ASAP with completed document attached to this post by 11:59 PM PST tonight! I will be sending all documents to Barry Howard tomorrow morning for his review prior to these sessions.
Times:
9:00-10:00
10:00-11:00
2:00-3:00
CBS/ Sauder Case Competition
For students who have registered for next week’s case competition.
Rules for the challenge
- The case will be released on Friday, April 26
- You will be in a cross-institutional team that involves students from Sauder and CBS – the teams will be announced at 12pm on 30 April
- You are allowed to acquire additional material and perspectives that already exist on the web.
- You are not allowed to communicate with anyone outside of the Case Team.
- The challenge will run in two stages – Prelims and finals.
- ALL members of the team must participate in the oral presentation.
Assessment guidelines
You will be assessed on the following criteria:
1. Clear, concise communication of ideas, information and conclusions
2. Logical development and coherent structure
3. Effective use of voice and non-verbal communication
4. Visual aids / technology well-prepared, clear and used effectively
5. Professional communication for a general management audience and context
12.00 pm – 12.30 pm – Lunch & teams released.
12.30 pm – 3.00 pm – Teams work in breakout rooms to prepare for the case
Prelims – 3:00 to 4:30pm – Big 4 conference center (Penthouse), Sauder School of Business
- Each team will present their recommendations to a panel of judges (please see the schedule below).
- Each team will have no more than 10 minutes to present their recommendations with an additional 5 minutes for Q&A.
Finals – 4:45 to 5:45pm — HA 491, Sauder School of Business
Three finalists will be invited to present their recommendations to an audience (including a judging panel and fellow classmates).
- Each team will have no more than 10 minutes to present their recommendations with an additional 8 minutes for Q&A.
- You will use the same presentation materials from the prelims
Schedule for Prelims, Finals
HA 967 HA 968 HA 969
3:00-3:20pm Team 1 Team 2 Team 3
3:25-3:45pm Team 4 Team 5 Team 6
3:50-4:10pm Team 7 Team 8 Team 9
4:15-4:25pm Team 10 Team 11 Team 12
4:30-4:45pm Judges deliberate to choose 3 finalists
4:45-5:05pm Finalist 1
5:10-5:30pm Finalist 2
5:35-5:55pm Finalist 3
5:30pm – Winning Team announced
*Teams to be announced at noon on April 30.
Judging panel
Brian Bemmels, Professor and Senior Associate Dean, Academic Programs, Sauder School of Business
Murali Chandrashekaran, Professor and Associate Dean, Professional Graduate Programs, Sauder School of Business
Deven Davé, Executive Director, W. Maurice Young Center for Entrepreneuship and Venture Capital Center
Amit Kumar, Associate at Sherpa Asset Management, and UBC alum
Tasneem Mantri, Senior Financial Analyst, McKesson Corporation, and UBC alum
Katriona MacDonald, Associate Dean, Strategic Planning and International Relations
Moura Quayle, Professor and Director of d-studio, Sauder School of Business
Tim Silk, Professor, Sauder School of Business
Ryan Wilson, Pilot and UBC alum
MBA Happiness Index®
Dear MBA students,
We are pleased to have been selected alongside other leading international business schools to take part in a survey to be published by Forbes that looks at MBA Happiness.
While many media assessments of the impact of an MBA focus on salary, career progression, ROI and satisfaction, no one has thought to ask the same group how happy they are as a result of their MBA experience.
We trust that your journey in UBC MBA is proving to be mostly positive, and would therefore be grateful if you could take 3 minutes to answer this brief survey, which does not require you to share any personal contact details. Please participate before April 29th.
Thanks for your attention. We look forward to sharing the results with you.
New Date/Time: Earn $30 – tell us what you think of business school web sites!
Earn a $30 gift voucher for Amazon/ Future Shop (your preference) by telling us what you think of our school website and a range of international competitors.
We are taking part in an international study called GenerationWeb to improve business school websites, run by education research specialists CarringtonCrisp.
The research groups will last approximately 1.5 hours and take place at the business school on:
Date: Monday April 29th, 2013
Time: starting at 12:00 noon
Location: HA 045A
Places are limited, so apply now by email to ceilidh.macleod@sauder.ubc.ca stating:
Your name:
Your email address:
What time you can attend (between noon and 1pm):
Your degree subject:
The year you will graduate in:
Your voucher preference: Amazon OR Future Shop
Many thanks for your help with this important research!
The Marketing & Communications team at Sauder
RSVP- Copenhagen Business School Case Competition-Prize of $500
A few weeks from now 35 Master’s students (in Supply Chain Management) from the Copenhagen business school will be visiting Vancouver and The Sauder School of Business. During their visit, we will be hosting a case competition that will include teams of CBS students and Sauder Graduate students.
The case competition will kick off with a lunch on April 30, Tuesday, at 12 noon at the HA Penthouse (9th floor of Henry Angus Building). It will be a great chance to meet and get to know the CBS students. For those of you who have alright signed up for this event, please note that the parameter of the visit have changed and that the event will no longer be lunch only. If you have expressed interest with both the lunch & case competition, we have noted your original RSVP.
The winning team will receive $500 in cash!
The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday April 23: Case & Case teams will be released. Student teams have one week to review the case and prepare within their teams
Tuesday April 30:
- Noon – 3.00 pm – Lunch & Case Competition Prep with your groups
- 3.00 pm – 4.30 pm – Preliminary Round — Each team presents for 15 minutes to a panel of Faculty & Industry judges.
- 4.45 pm – 5.45 pm – Final Round — three finalists present to the panel and to the entire cohort
If you are interested in both the lunch and case competition, please RSVP no later than Friday, April 19 at noon.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkTbxyVMUY-JdDFHbmZJOWdHVC1iQ3FKMEtKZFhUaHc&usp=sharing
Internship/Entrepreneurial Projects: Important Reminders
A few reminders as we all get back into the routine of either internship search, or paperwork required for those of you who have secured offers or plan on entrepreneurial projects.
For many this is a time of year for interviewing and we just wanted to remind you to try and schedule interviews around your class schedule. We respect sometimes it is difficult, but do your best not to ask professors for time off. Often employers can be flexible when you let them know you have a class in the same window.
For some of you, there may be two offers pending and we want to remind you about the importance of understanding that if you accept a verbal offer, you are no longer in the running for future opportunities. We are happy to help you navigate the acceptance of an internship, and help with communication around leaving a door open with an employer for permanent opportunities when you are placed for the summer. (Please communicate with us when you have tough questions to consider.)
For all of you seeking or have secured an internship or entrepreneurial project, there is mandatory paper work required. All students must be assigned to faculty and faculty must be aware of your intentions and we manage that piece, given it’s for credit. If you are not sure what to do first, check in with your career coach or Carly Boettcher to find out what needs to be signed off. All the paperwork is found on Connect in the tab labelled Internships 2013.
Finally, many of you need a visa, or co-op work permit to work in the summer and we manage that as well. Once you have your Co-op permit and SIN Card information, please communicate with Carly Boettcher so she knows you are accounted for.
Lunch with IMBA Students Visiting from Shanghai – Please Sign-up!
This year, we have 35 students (2013 IMBA Cohort 12 Roster) in the new IMBA class (cohort 12). The IMBA Program is a part-time program that runs in collaboration with the Antai College of Economics and Management at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, China.
Cohort 12 will begin Integrated Foundation Part 2 in Vancouver from April 28th to May 10th inclusive. As such, the MBA & ECM Programs Office will organize lunch for most of the days when they are here.
We would like to invite 3 students each to the 7 lunches on the following dates:
Monday, April 29th
Tuesday, April 30th
Wednesday, May 1st
Thursday, May 2nd
Tuesday, May 7th
Wednesday, May 8th
Friday, May 10th
Lunch will be held from 1 to 2pm in the Henry Angus Building (location TBD).
If you are interested in this networking opportunity to meet your classmates from Shanghai, please click sign up on the Google document here by no later than Monday, April 22nd so lunch orders can be placed accordingly. Sign-up will be on a first-come-first serve basis.
Looking forward to seeing you at lunch!