If you did not attend the convocation in May, you will be contacted by phone or email directly regarding when to pick-up your diploma.

If you have any questions, please email gradapplications@students.ubc.ca

I know a lot of you have been wondering about Capstone, here are the details for your final MBA module!

*All students will need to submit a Confidentiality Agreement to participate in Capstone. Please have the  Confidentiality Agreement filled in for Monday, Dec 4th check in*

Monday, December 2nd:
Time: 8:30am-5:30pm
Location: Meet at the HA 098
Lunch: Bring your own lunch
Attire: Please dress for the weather and in comfortable outdoor gear for the morning activity. It is recommended that you should bring a change of clothes for the afternoon session (Business Casual).
Instructions: Please have the following Waiver form signed and completed when you check -in at 8:30am on Monday.

Tuesday, December 3rd:
Time:8:00am-5:30pm
Location: HA 098
Lunch: Will be catered
Attire: Business Casual

Wednesday, December 4th:
Time: 8:00am-4:00pm
Location: Penthouse
Lunch: Will be catered
Attire: Business Formal

Capstone Celebration: Dec 4th
Time: 4:00-5:30pm
Location: CPA Hall (formerly CA Hall)
Instructions: Make sure you pick up your two drink tickets at lunch. You will be given one white ticket for the champagne toast and one red ticket for all other drinks. Do not lose them!

Grad Checks Session
Date: Thursday, Nov 21, 2013Time: 12:30-2:00pm
Location: HA 135
Description:
The Graduate Programs office will be hosting quick one-on-one advising session tomorrow for any students who would like to go over their graduation credits.

Please sign up here.

Please come prepared with a copy of your Program and Track check list filled out to expedite the process.

Graduation Chklst May 2014
Track Forms

Appointments will be Henry Angus 135, please note we will not be sending confirmations or reminders. Please add this appointment to your agenda.

The Period 7 exam schedule is now posted on the Sauder website here.  The exam schedule is also posted on your Connect site under:  Home Page >myUBC MBA 2014> myMBA Program> Schedules & Registration> Exam Schedules & Policy > Current Students webpage

Please note, if your module’s final evaluation is not listed please consult with your instructor. Also, the due dates and times for some final evaluations are subject to change depending on the instructor.

As per the Examination Policy:

• All exams, whether FT or PT, must be sat at the time stated in the exam schedule.
• Exams may not be re-arranged to accommodate students’ travel plans, irrespective of the reason for travelling.
• Extensions may only be granted by the Graduate Programs Office for medical reasons.
• Students must notify the Graudate Programs Office (askmba@sauder.ubc.ca) prior to the start of the exam if they are too ill to write.  A doctor’s note must be provided prior to the scheduling of a new exam date.

Any student with Examination Hardship defined as THREE or more exams within a 24-hour period should report this to the Gradue Programs Office (cherry.wang@sauder.ubc.ca) by no later than Thursday, November 14, 2013.

Failure to notify the MBA& MM Programs Office of 3 exams within 24 hours by the deadline given may result in students not being able to have an alternate exam sitting.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email cherry.wang@sauder.ubc.ca

Connect will be unavailable on Saturday, November 2nd from 06:00 PT-08:00 PT due to scheduled maintenance. Work done during this time will include database changes required to bring two new application servers online and work to begin moving our application servers to the UDC.

Here is a summary of the key remaining dates in your program for your reference.

• P7 runs Oct 21 – Nov 30th, with exam week from Nov 25th – 30th
• Friday Oct 25th – BCC Negotiation Mania event
• Remembrance Day Holiday – Monday Nov 11th – no classes this day (check for make-up classes on the schedule)
• Integrated Capstone – Monday Dec 2nd – Wednesday Dec 4th (5:30pm)
• MBA Society Gala – Saturday Dec 7th
• Graduation – May 21-23rd & May 26-28th 2014 – actual date/time for your ceremony will be finalized in January. The online graduation application will open sometime in December, and we will notify you when this is available, along with information about what you need to do.

If you haven’t already, now is a good time to double check that you are meeting all the credit requirements for both your degree as well as your track. Further information as per this blog post.

All the academic components of your program will be finished as of 5:30pm on Wednesday Dec 4th (note the change from 10pm that night). We do recommend that you attend the MBA Society Gala on Saturday Dec 7th as well as it is generally a fantastic evening and a really nice way to wrap up your program.

Please direct any questions about the above to askmba@sauder.ubc.ca

If any students are still interested in taking the BAFI 509 Debt, Financial Distress and Strategic Reorganizations content in P7, Ron Giammarino has agreed to teach it as a Directed Studies course: BAFI 590, 1.5 credits. Please contact Ron directly to let him know you are interested and to enquire about the class format and meeting times: ron.giammarino@sauder.ubc.ca.

If you decide to go ahead with taking this Directed Study please fill out the attached Directed Study paperwork with Ron and return to Cherry at the office so that she can register you.

Please note that while Directed Studies cannot usually be counted towards your Track Elective credits, in this case we will make an exception to the policy since the content will be so similar – so FIN Track students can count this as a Track Elective towards their FIN Track Requirements.

Please direct any administrative questions regarding this to askmba@sauder.ubc.ca

The module outline for BASM 580B Consulting Simulation, along with a biography for Nancy Blair has now been posted on your Module List on the Current Students website

Please ensure you are referring to this outline when preparing for the module, as it is different from the outline originally provided by Phil Arrata (who is no longer available to teach the module).