{"id":7,"date":"2013-10-30T13:06:25","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T20:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mymbaprogram2016\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2020-01-08T16:14:29","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T23:14:29","slug":"start-here","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/2021mmddprogram\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to your MM program site &#8211; consider this your home base for the next 6 months!<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you read all the information under each section on the site and be familiar with the material provided.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll want to start by focusing on the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/2021mmddprogram\/pre-mm-academic-prep\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pre-MM Academic Prep<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/2021mmddprogram\/checklist\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Pre-MM Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/2021mmddprogram\/prep-orientation\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Program Opening<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hopefully we&#8217;ve covered everything you&#8217;ll need, but if you have any questions, don&#8217;t hesitate to <a href=\"mailto:askmm@sauder.ubc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"random-accordion-id-494\" class=\"accordion-shortcode  \">\n<h3 ><a href=\"#communications-your-mm-experie-0\" >Communications &amp; Your MM Experience<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"communications-your-mm-experie-0\" class=\"accordian-shortcode-content \" ><\/p>\n<p>The MM program is intense and fast-paced. There will be a lot going on and many competing priorities and timelines. Communications will often be time-sensitive. Add a bit of classic sleep deprivation and stress into the mix and you will find that communication illusions can happen quite a bit!<\/p>\n<p>Here is a list of our key methods of communication, some information on how they will be used and next steps you need to take to get connected:<\/p>\n<h4>2021 mm dd program site on canvas<\/h4>\n<p>Is where you are now! It's <em>integral<\/em>\u00a0to your learning experience, so be sure to bookmark\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/canvas.ubc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/canvas.ubc.ca\/<\/a> for future use or, better yet, make it one of your browser's homepages.<\/p>\n<p>This site will be an important resource\u00a0for your entire time as\u00a0an MM student\u00a0and contains general (not course-specific) information about your\u00a0program. Both the RHL Graduate School and the Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre will\u00a0keep this site updated throughout your time with us.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Course sites<\/strong> for individual courses will appear on your Canvas homepage throughout the program and are linked to your registration in those courses. Course readings and assignments will be managed through these sites. \u00a0<em>*NOTE:\u00a0not all instructors create sites for their courses - if you do not see one for a course that you believe has a site, <strong>contact the instructor directly<\/strong> to inquire.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>announcements<\/h4>\n<p>Closer to the start of your program, we'll be posting most items in the <em>Announcements<\/em> section on this site.\u00a0\u00a0 We want you to think of the Announcements as your \"newsfeed\" for the program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Set your notifications on Canvas!<\/strong>\u00a0 Both the RHL Graduate School and the BCC will use Announcements. To get your information on time we ask that you set the delivery of announcement notifications to \"daily\" so you get a summary email each day with the most current announcements and information.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on \"Account\" in the left-hand menu<\/li>\n<li>Select \"Notifications\"<\/li>\n<li>Next to \"Announcement\", select \"Send Daily Summary\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>NOTE: This will change the delivery time for all Canvas site notifications - you cannot set Canvas to deliver messages at different times for different courses.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>email<\/h4>\n<p>We'll only use email for individual or urgent messages. Instructors might also use email for course notifications and central UBC offices will communicate with you almost exclusively this way. Make sure that your email address is up to date on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ssc.adm.ubc.ca\/sscportal\/servlets\/SRVSSCFramework\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SSC<\/a>\u00a0as well as with the <a href=\"mailto:askmm@sauder.ubc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RHL Graduate School<\/a> so you don't miss out!<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions about your program, email is the best way to reach us.\u00a0 Use the general email address:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:askmm@sauder.ubc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">askmm@sauder.ubc.ca.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When you send us a message, remember to include the following to help us help you as quickly as possible:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full name<\/li>\n<li>Student number<\/li>\n<li>Program of study (MM DD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>student service centre (ssc)<\/h4>\n<p>This is where you can view course registration and manage program tuition\/fees. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ssc.adm.ubc.ca\/sscportal\/servlets\/SRVSSCFramework\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SSC<\/a> also contains your contact and emergency information - <em>please ensure your address, telephone &amp; e-mail information is always up to date<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #random-accordion-id-494end of accordion shortcode -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to your MM program site &#8211; consider this your home base for the next 6 months! Make sure you read all the information under each section on the site and be familiar with the material provided.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll want to start by focusing on the following: Pre-MM Academic Prep Pre-MM Checklist Program Opening Hopefully we&#8217;ve &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/2021mmddprogram\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Home&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64561,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/2021mmddprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/2021mmddprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/2021mmddprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/2021mmddprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64561"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/2021mmddprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/2021mmddprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7505,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/2021mmddprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/7505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/2021mmddprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}