Monthly Archives: August 2013

Westlake Lanes Case Memo Question Updates

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Dear Class, as a quick reminder, please find below the question to address for submitting your Westlake Lanes case memo on Tuesday morning.

What should Shelby Givens do and why? In addressing this question, you should identify what options she is contemplating and provide arguments for and against each option. Before coming to a recommendation, explain your rationale for this choice.

In preparing your answer, try to consider issues related to different disciplines such as Accounting, Marketing, Strategy, Operations and OBHR. We appreciate that you have not covered specific theories for some of these disciplines, but are intentionally trying to push you to look at this question from multiple angles. As you progress in the MBA, you will learn more concepts to apply to future cases, but we wish to encourage the holistic nature of business analysis and decision making right from the beginning of the program.

MBA Boat Cruise – Bus Service

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 There will be a bus service available offering both a ride to the boat cruise and a ride to the Bimini afterwards.  Pick up times are: 5:15pm MBA House, 5:25pm Safeway Broadway & MacDonald, 5:50pm Safeway 4th & Vine, and lastly Downtown, location to be determined.

 

 Please fill out the sign up sheet to indicate pick-up location for planning & logistical purposes, although walk-on’s are also welcome! Please bring $10 in cash, exact change only! Happy Boating!

 

 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cn3HynvgzLCSh8jB8jXi_pcDqus_9nM7kmeQnwL1bVk/viewform.“

 

FT MBA Tuition Payment Issue Resolved

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As some of you may be aware that the tuition amount on your Student Service Centre (SSC) was slightly off. We have worked with the SSC team and this issue has been resolved. Your correct tuition and fees amount should now be showing. Please pay this amount on your account.

For international students who will be using wire transfer as a method of payment, please ensure that your transfer is submitted at the latest on September 4th .

If you have any questions please email askmba@sauder.ubc.ca

Bloomberg BAT

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Bloomberg L.P. is a financial data analytics and media company present in over 194 countries that provides financial software tools, data services and news through the Bloomberg Professional Service to financial and business companies.

Bloomberg Institute is the educational division of Bloomberg L.P. With the same transparency of which Bloomberg L.P. is famous for, the Bloomberg Institute launched the Bloomberg Aptitude Test (BAT) in 2011. The BAT is a standardized online test that connects university students and graduates with employers in the business world.

It’s no surprise Bloomberg has had more than 100,000 students take the Bloomberg Aptitude Test (BAT) in the past 2 years. The BAT is a two hour, 100 multiple choice question exam that tests your aptitude for a career in finance across 8 performance areas (News Analysis, Economics, Math Skills, Analytical Reasoning, Financial Statement Analysis, Investment Banking, Global Markets and Chart and Graph Analysis).

How can the bat help students? Students can use the BAT as an opportunity to identify their strengths and weaknesses against a global peer group, then work to make improvements to become a more competitive candidate for a career in finance.  Most of the BAT test questions are written by recruiters and employers and thus students who take the test experience actual questions they would get during an interview

After taking the BAT, your score is anonymously entered into our BAT database, which recruiters search daily to connect with candidates for internship and entry-level positions. Over the past two years, there have been over 25,000 connections between employers and BAT test takers.

This term, the Sauder School of Business is partnering with Bloomberg to bring the BAT to campus on  Sept 27 & Nov 22 from 3-5 pm and January 24 & March 14 from 1:00-3:00 pm in HA 045A

To register you must RSVP on COOL  AND  also register on the BAT site at: www.taketheBAT.com</b>  (You must do both to be fully registered).

Space is limited to 35 students per session…sign up TODAY!

All test takers automatically receive a 6 month free-trial to the Bloomberg Economics/Mergers/PE/Hedge Fund newsletters. This is worth $2000. These newsletters will help you prepare for finance interviews. (See attachments for sample BRIEFS)

 

Connect Maintenance August 24, 2013 07:00-15:00 PT

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We have just been notified that Connect will be unavailable tomorrow, Saturday, August 24th from 7am-3pm due to system maintenance.

We apologize for this disruption in service, and ask that you please download any documents you will need for Opening Week from Connect prior to Saturday 7am, as they will be unavailable from 7am-3pm.

 

Connect Training – online & after Accounting Prep Thursday Aug 22nd, 4pm

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Connect is our online learning management system, and a tool you will use throughout your program to access program information as well as individual module information.

You may have noticed a different landing page when you last opened Connect, and I’ve created a short 5 min online tutorial to introduce you to the components of the myDashboard page. View the tutorial.

I will send you additional online Connect tutorials over the next few days to help ensure that you are comfortable using this tool for the first week of class.

Cherry and I will also be available after the Accounting Prep class tomorrow (Thursday Aug 22nd) at 4pm to go over some Connect training in person and answer any questions you might have about Connect, Opening Week, etc.

For those of you who aren’t in Vancouver yet you are very welcome to send any questions you might have to askmba@sauder.ubc.ca or post them on the Facebook group so everyone can see the answers.

Schulich Fellowship for Entrepreneurship

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A Fellowship of $5,000 has been established by Seymour Schulich for a student entering the full-time MBA program at the Sauder School of Business.

 Eligibility Criteria:

Criteria for the award includes entrepreneurial achievement or potential, and overall previous academic performance. Abilities such as demonstrated leadership, initiative and innovativeness will receive particular consideration.

This award is open to all Graduating Class of 2015 full-time MBA students.

Deadline:            No later than 8:30 am, Wednesday, October 16th, 2013

Application Procedure:

 Submit the following:

  1.  Cover letter (length 1 to 2 pages maximum) providing information on your leadership roles and/or entrepreneurial achievements (describing the initiative and innovation you demonstrated in this area) along with relevant community and/or extracurricular activities.
  2. Current resume or curriculum vitae

Attention to:
Margot Fraser, Programs Assistant
MBA & MM Programs Office
Robert H. Lee Graduate School
Sauder School of Business
The University of British Columbia
Room 137 – 2053 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC   V6T 1Z2, Canada

Applications may be submitted by one of the following three methods:

  • Via e-mail to: askmba@sauder.ubc.ca OR
  • mailed to the address above OR
  • submitted in person to our reception desk at the address above

 

 

Opening Week – Mini-Case Competition instructions & pre-reading for Friday Aug 30th

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On Friday August 30th you will be participating in a mini-case competition as part of Opening Week.

Please review the full student instructions regarding this competition, and visit your Connect site to access the required pre-reading, which is the Loewen Case. You will find it here: Connect > Prep & Opening Week > Orientation/Opening Week

The timing for Friday August 30th of Opening Week has also changed slightly, as you will see from the instructions – there will no longer be a blog session on Friday morning, instead students will go right into the Mini-Case Competition briefing at 8:30am.

P1 – P7 Schedule, Outlines, Connect myDashboard page & Registration

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Schedule

The P1-P7 Schedule is now available on your Current Students webpage – please visit this page and review the schedule to see which modules you will take in each Period.

For the detailed P1 & P2 schedule please refer to the program Google calendar on your Connect site myDashboard page, which was activated today. The class google calendars enable you to keep track of your P1 & P2 modules (both Blue & Green Cohorts), as well as your program workshop dates and Professional Development workshops. We highly recommend you subscribe to these calendars in order to manage your schedule. Additional workshops/events taking place in P1 & P2 that aren’t on your academic calendar, but are required or optional for you to attend will also appear on your class Google calendar.

Registration

The MBA & MM Programs Office will be registering you in either the Blue Cohort (Section 001) or the Green Cohort (Section 002) for all required classes in P1 & P2 after the first day of Opening Week. You will then self-register in mid-October for the Track Specific mini-modules that you are interested in – you will receive full registration instructions for this in early October. So you don’t need to worry about registering in anything until mid-October.

Outlines & Connect class sites

All outlines that have been received for P1 & P2 have been posted on the Current Students webpage under the Outlines tab – please review the outlines for the modules you will be taking in P1 to see your readings and assignments for each class:

  • BA 504 IPD: Foundation
  • BA 562 Creativity (note the irregular schedule for this class)
  • BAAC 550 Foundations in Accounting
  • BABS 540 Data Utilization
  • BAHR 550 Organizational Behaviour
  • BAMA 550 Marketing
  • BAPA 550 Foundations of Managerial Economics

Most instructors will be using their module Connect site to post assignment and reading information as well. We will be sending out some Connect navigation information to you shortly, and Theresa & Cherry will run a Connect Training Session after the Accounting Prep session on Thursday afternoon this week (Thurs Aug 22nd, 4-5pm in the Prep classroom). There will be additional Connect training sessions available to students in the first few weeks of classes to ensure that you are all aware of how to maximize use of the online resources.