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 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.
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:
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:
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.
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:
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.
The eportfolio is an important part of Opening Week and your entire MBA journey.
By Sunday August 25, in preparation for Monday, Aug. 26th:
On Monday afternoon, the 26th, we will be discussing professional identity and eportfolios and you will be asked to share and discuss your artefact.
As a reminder, the topic of the first assignment is: Your Story: Describe your journey before your Sauder MBA, what led you here and what do you expect out of it.
Alternatively, if you have not yet done your post, you could also focus on My Achievement: Write about a major professional achievement.
Per the original instructions, your post should be up to 500 words (350–500 is a good range).
Additionally, video and images can help bring a artefact to life.
If you have any questions, please contact your Career Coach.
For this simulation, you will be placed in a group of 5 students and teams information will be released just right before the simulation begins.
During the simulation, you will be required to use your laptop. Your laptop must have web access and a browser with Flash Player 9+ installed. Please perform this simple test on the computer that you will use for this simulation, by going to http://login.experiencepoint.com/ep/test.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact askmba@sauder.ubc.ca.
We are pleased to announce an upcoming International Student Webinar. Details are as follows:
When: Friday, August 16th, 2013
Time: 8:30am-10:30am PST
Speakers: Kiley Fithen, Manager for Global Learning at the MBAO and
Mary Cowan, Manager for MBA Careers from the Business Career Center.
RSVP: Click here to RSVP. Detailed instructions on how to join the session will be
sent to participants via email.
The webinar will cover common settlement issues and allow students the opportunity to ask any questions they have prior to arrival.
*Important Note: The webinar will be taped. If you’re not able to take part in the session you can access the recording at a later date (link will be posted on the blog).
Questions? Email kiley.fithen@sauder.ubc.ca.
Alumni Cares Lounge
Ready to indulge in FREE mini-cupcakes? We are welcoming all new students to Sauder and welcoming back returning students! Head over to the Sauder Alumni Engagement Table in the CA Hall on September 5, Thursday starting at 11:00am for some nice treats to welcome you to the new school year!
LOCATION CHANGE
Please be advised that the location for the MBA and MM Prep: Statistics Course has now been moved to the Hennings Building.
Link to the location: http://www.maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index_detail.php?showMapCampus=y&bldg1ID=652
Here is the updated schedule:
It is only 3 minutes away from the Henry Angus and right across the Irving K Barber Learning Centre. Our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
CLASS NOTES
Notes of content covered in the Statistics Prep course have been posted on Connect under the “Prep & Opening Week” tab.