A friendly reminder that our first Business Plan Workshop will be held tomorrow!
Mandatory Business Plan Workshop #1
Date: Thurs, Sept 26
Time: 5-9pm
Location: Swing Space Building – Room 221 (5 minutes walk from the Henry Angus Building)
As the schedule for the workshop is looking very tight, there will not be a full supper break. We kindly advise all students to eat a hearty meal in advance of the 5:00pm start and bring a light snack with you.
Please note the 3 approved business plan proposals that we have now posted on Connect > myUBC MBA 2015 > myIPD > BA 504 (3.0) Integration & Professional Development: Foundation > Business Plan Project > Business Plan Proposals.
You are welcome to select one of the proposals for your Business Plan Project focus. Please note that we manage the requests on a first-come-first serve basis. Should you be interested, you can reserve the proposal by emailing askmba@sauder.ubc.ca with your team number (please click here for this information).
Should the proposal you desire be taken, you can request to be placed on a waiting list and we will let you know as soon as it becomes available. The proposal will also be marked as “TAKEN” on Connect when it is not available anymore.
It is important to note that teams do not contact the client before securing the proposal and receiving confirmation from askmba@sauder.ubc.ca.
A few of your have enquired about the presentation that you need to prepare for this Thursday’s Business Plan Project workshop #1.
Please note that the topic you are presenting is just in general based on your reading of chapter 1 of the Business Model Generation Book and not related to the topic of your business plan project.
Should you have any questions, please direct them to askmba@sauder.ubc.ca.
Dear Sauder MBA Students:
Please find attached a poster for a free symposium on selected student projects undertaken in Africa this past year. ISL Symposium Poster
Also note that we will be recruiting students for the Sauder Africa Initiative or SAI (for the summer of 2014) at this event. If you want to get involved in social entrepreneurship or international development then you will want to attend this free symposium and SAI information day. Please see our web site for additional information: http://www.sauder.ubc.ca/Global_Reach/Sauder_Africa_Initiative
Participants can register for this symposium at pursuingimpact.eventbrite.com It is FREE
Any questions, please contact Frances Chandler, Director Research Support Services at frances.chandler@sauder.ubc.ca .
The Career Tracks Information Workshop will take place this Friday, Sept 27th, from 9am-12:30pm in HA 098.
You will hear a description of each track from the Track Champions, as well as information about career possibilities, the skills needed and the highlights of the track programming.
The Business Career Centre staff will be in attendance to add their perspective, and there will be lots of time for you to ask questions.
In preparation for Friday please watch the following 5 minute Track Overview video that gives you an overview of how the career tracks work (timing for choosing your track, registration for track-specific mini-modules, how the Track Requirements sheets work, track overlap for modules). No one will be presenting the information found in the video on Friday, so please do watch it in advance.
I have updated your Connect site with all the Track information, including the Track Requirements sheets (originals found on your Current Students website, under the FT MBA Track Requirements tab), a link to the video, and the Track Overview powerpoint presentation.
Also included is the Pre-req Module List document, which lists all the modules taught in the program, which track they belong to and are cross-listed with, what pre-reqs they have etc.
Please review the information and documents provided above prior to the workshop on Friday, and if you have any questions in the meantime please send them through to askmba@sauder.ubc.ca
This past Thursday, 51 of you experienced Mock Interview “B”. As a reminder, Mock Interview “A” is part of your Intake Meeting with Mary/Rodrigo. By all accounts, mock interviewing thus far has been a great use of your time.
These learning events were designed to give you a mechanism to try-out your skills, get feedback in a no-risk environment and move forward. We experienced everything from 6 minute answers on the “tell me about yourself” question to people sharing far too much about their family problems, etc. And at the same time, great examples were given, strengths articulated, and most importantly, you had an opportunity to be in the “hot seat” and practice live. This was the purpose of this exercise – to get a baseline experience. So, great job to all of you who have participated. For those scheduled for this Thursday, you should look forward to a valuable 30 minutes.
The Mock Interview journey continues during IPD week begining Tuesday, October 15. More information to follow next week.
I do have an important message to communicate. These activities are required elements of the program, and involve a significant amount of planning and organization. Twenty-two students ignored the sign-up deadlines. Rodrigo was able to fit in 5 at the last minute. (One of those people did not show up for their interview.) Which leaves 18 who have not scheduled their mock interview, nor communicated with us.
Going forward, it is very important that you sign-up, where required, in a timely fashion. Please respect that it is not a good use of our time to be chasing people after the deadline.
For this one time only, we are going to try and create some slots for the 18 who have not scheduled their interview. As one interview experience leads to the next, and because you will be representing Sauder during interview season, this training is important.
Thank you for your attention on this. Onwards and upwards.
Please note that your grade for the 2nd Integrated Case Memo – Savage Beast is now released on Connect > myIPD > BA 504 (3.0) Integration &Professional Development: Foundation > My Grades (left menu under IPD: Foundation).
*It is important to note that underneath your grade, you may click on “Comments” to view the individual feedback our graders have provided for you.*
Within the Grading folder in Sept 20 – Integrated Case #2: Savage Beast, we have also posted the Overall Graders’ Comments that were presented last Friday and 2 exemplars for you to refer to.
Should you experience any problems with viewing this information, please do not hesitate to contact askmba@sauder.ubc.ca.
Further to the previous blog post – Business Plan Project – Workshop #1 – Thurs, Sept 26, it is crucial that students review Appendix 6 of the IPD Handbook so get yourself well prepared. The handbook is located on Connect > myUBC MBA 2015 > myIPD > IPD Handbook
Please keep in mind that:
Should you have any questions, please email askmba@sauder.ubc.ca.
Global Immersion Location Teams!
The location destination teams are now finalized and the next leg of your UBC MBA journey is ready to begin! We are very pleased to be able to give everyone their first or second choice for location. Location selection took into consideration: student preference, student non-familiarity with the locations and logistical constraints/location capacity.
Click image below to see GIE teams:
Follow up communications regarding Global Immersion will be sent to you in the next couple of weeks by blog post or emails. Some of these will be specific to all Global Immersion participants, and others will be location-specific.
IMPORTANT — Please note that there are two mandatory workshops which all Global Immersion 2014 participants must attend:
9 AM – 4 PM Saturday, October 26th
9 AM – 1 PM Saturday, February 1st (*Followed by location specific break-out sessions as required)
Best of luck to all of the teams on this exciting journey!
It has been brought to our attention that there was a Facebook post encouraging the 1st year MBA students to sign up for the Net Impact Conference in Silicon Valley, California from Oct 24-26.
Please note that the 3rd integrated case discussion is scheduled on Friday, Oct 25 and attendance is mandatory. As such, 1st year MBA students will not be able to attend the Net Impact Conference this year.
Your class will however be able to take advantage of this opportunity in the 2nd year of the program.
Thank you for your understanding.