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Second Year Commerce - Welcome Back and Happy New Year S Second Semester d S BComm Programme Director: Dr. Gerard Turley J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics Advisory/Information Session The purpose of this second year

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Second Year Commerce - Welcome Back and Happy New Year

S d S Second Semester BComm Programme Director: Dr. Gerard Turley

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Advisory/Information Session

  • The purpose of this second year advisory session on day one
  • f semester two is to inform you of the requirements of your

BComm degree programme BComm degree programme.

  • It is your responsibility to now familiarise yourself with these

It is your responsibility to now familiarise yourself with these.

  • Semester One provisional results available on Bb Friday 30th

Semester One provisional results available on Bb, Friday 30 .

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B.Comm. (Three Year Degree) Second Year

Required Credits: 60 ECTS => 50 Obligatory + 10 Optional

Semester One 30 ECTS Semester Two 30 ECTS Business Finance I 5 Business Finance I 5 Employment Relations 5 Macroeconomics 5 Information & Operations Management 5 Total Obligatory 20 Two Optional Modules 10 Two Optional Modules 10

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B.Comm.(International) (Four Year Degree) Second Year

Required Credits: 60 ECTS Credits => 55 Obligatory + 5 Optional

Semester One 30 ECTS Semester Two 30 ECTS Language 15 g g Macroeconomics

  • r Business Law I

5 Business Finance I

  • r Employment Relations

5 Total Obligatory 25 g y One Optional Module 5

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Second Year Commerce (Three and Four Year Degree) Optional Modules

Second Year Options Final Year Stream AY209 I i l Fi i l R i 1 A i AY209 International Financial Reporting 1 Accounting MG206 Management of Organisational Change Human Resource Management EC247 Introduction to Financial Economics EC259 Economics of Public Policy Economics MK206 C B h i M k ti MK206 Consumer Behaviour Marketing MS117 Information Systems and Project Management B I S

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Second Year Commerce (Three and Four Year Degree)

Oth O ti l M d l A il bl Other Optional Modules Available

  • LW 290 Business Law II (2BC1 only, and LW190 prereq.)

CI200 D i B i i Chi L d C lt I (2BC1 l )

  • CI200 Doing Business in China – Language and Culture I (2BC1 only)
  • MA218 Advanced Statistical Methods for Business

B.Comm. students choose 2 options (10 ECTS) options must have a different module prefix different module prefix B.Comm. International students choose 1 option (5 ECTS)

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Note

  • Optional modules are not formal prerequisites for Final Year

Streams but are recommended.

  • Students wishing to apply for the Master of Accounting

Programme should take Business Finance I and International Financial Reporting I to avail of maximum exemptions from the Financial Reporting I to avail of maximum exemptions from the professional accounting examinations. Business Law modules are also important for CAI CAP 1.

  • Choose options based on your interests, aptitude and abilities,

and final year stream.

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Look ahead- Final Year Commerce

B.Comm. Three Year Degree

  • Required Total Credits: 60 ECTS Credits derived as follows:
  • 15 ECTS Obligatory Modules
  • 25 ECTS modules from One stream/specialisation
  • 20 ECTS selected from additional modules listed within the

t f th li t f l ti same stream or from the list of electives.

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Look ahead - Final Year Commerce

  • B. Comm. (International) Four Year Degree with Language
  • Required Credits: 60 ECTS Credits derived as follows:
  • 15 ECTS Obligatory (Commerce)
  • 20 ECTS Obligatory (Language)
  • 25 ECTS additional optional credits from the list of electives
  • r from a single stream.

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Progression to Final Year

1 P t t l f 60 ECTS

  • 1. Pass a total of 60 ECTS:

B.Comm –50 obligatory + 10 optional credits B C I t ti l 55 bli t + 5 ti l dit B.Comm International –55 obligatory + 5 optional credits

  • 2. Must pass ALL modules in Second Year to progress. The pass mark

is 40%.

  • 3. There is a compensation provision
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Progression: Compensation Provision

Th P t d d i 40% i h d l H t d t ith k l th The Pass standard is 40% in each module. However a student with marks less than 40% in one or more modules will be deemed to have passed provided: ‐ The aggregate mark for all modules of the year is at least 40% ‐ No mark is below 35% N t th 15 ECTS h k i 35 39% ‐ Not more than 15 ECTS have marks in range 35 – 39% Note: Where one or more of these conditions have not been met, each module with a Where one or more of these conditions have not been met, each module with a mark below 40% must be repeated. Marks of 40% and above are carried forward to the next session and are not repeatable. You cannot repeat a module that you have passed

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have passed.

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Example of Student who can Compensate ‐ Pass

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Example of Student who cannot Compensate - Fail

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Award of Honours in Degree Award of Honours in Degree

Degree Award: The overall degree mark to be derived from adding together 30% of the Second Year marks and 70% of the Final Year marks. Degree Award Grade in B. Comm. Degree 70% on the aggregate H1 60% on the aggregate H2.1 50% on the aggregate H2 2 50% on the aggregate H2.2 40% on the aggregate H3

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Change of Mind for Semester II Options

  • You can change your Semester II Options up to Wednesday, the 4th February
  • nline at www.nuigalway.ie/registration. Feb 4th is the Wed of week 4 of

semester.

  • Check your registration statement online and if necessary change your Semester II
  • Check your registration statement online, and if necessary change your Semester II

Options between these dates.

  • There will be NO CHANGES ALLOWED to modules after 4th February so

please ensure you check your module registration carefully. This is your p y y g y y responsibility.

  • Some optional modules have coursework requirements. For these you must

p q y register earlier – information will be provided for each module on individual blackboard sites. If you think you might like to take a module ensure you comply with the coursework requirements of that module even before Feb 4th. Otherwise you may forfeit some marks for the module.

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Eligibility to Transfer to B C (I i l E i ) D B.Comm. (International Experience) Degree 4 Year Degree

  • Two models:

1) Placement for one semester + One semester study abroad (USA or Europe

  • r Hong Kong or Australia)

2) Study Abroad for full year in one partner university (Eramus/Non-Erasmus)

  • All modules through ENGLISH
  • Must successfully complete placement and pass all modules before progressing

to final year

  • To apply: First year average of 50%, Second year average of 50% Sem 1 (and

i t i d th h t 2nd ) I t i d l t t t maintained throughout 2nd year). Interview and personal statement

  • Invitation to apply in February. Advisory session in February.

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Career Planning – start now….

  • B. Comm. students are now half way through your degree

programme It is never too early to think about your career plan and

  • programme. It is never too early to think about your career plan and

to seek advice and guidance.

  • Register with Careers Office NOW. Work on CV development.

Attend career events

  • Have you got involved in extracurricular activities? If not, do so this

semester

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semester.

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Career Planning – Dates….

I t hi d W k E i F i T 3rd F b 12 30 3 O b

  • Internship and Work Experience Fair – Tues 3rd February 12.30 -3pm, Orbsen

Building

  • Ernst & Young – Internship Opportunities – Tues 3rd February 12pm -1pm NCBES

Seminar Room

  • CV Workshops – 21st January, 23rd February & 2nd Mar, 6pm Careers Seminar

Room

  • LinkedIn Workshops – 24th February & 11th March, 6pm Careers Seminar Room
  • PWC - Internship Opportunities, Thurs 5th February Talks at 12pm & 1pm CA005

(and stand in Friars) (and stand in Friars)

  • Interview Workshop - Tuesday 3rd March, 6pm, Careers Seminar Room

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If you have any queries/questions, who do you contact?

B.Comm. Programme Director Gerard Turley, at gerard.turley@nuigalway.ie, Ext 3095 Room 205, second floor of St. Anthony’s – old part of Cairnes building School Office (Top floor of Cairnes Building) Room 355 at business@nuigalway.ie, Ext. 2612 (091 – 492612)

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Advice on Optional Modules this Semester…..

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Marketing 2nd Year g Consumer Behaviour 5 ECTS Optional

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Marketing in Final Year Marketing in Final Year 95% Graduates Employed

Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 1

Compulsory @ 10 ECTS M k ti R h

Semester 2

Compulsory @ 15 ECTS (10+5) ‐ Marketing Research Electives @ 5 ECTS Th M k ti f ‐ Marketing Policy & Strategy

John Concannon Director of Market Development, Fáilte Ireland.

‐ The Marketing of Services ‐ Media & Marketing Strategy ‐ Global Marketing

Development, Fáilte Ireland.

Media & Marketing Communications Electives @ 5 ECTS ‐ Brand Management

David Bannon, Marketing & Product Executive Audi

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Management

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Product Executive, Audi

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Economics in 2nd Commerce

Economics Undergraduate Handbook:

http://www.nuigalway.ie/economics/current/undergrad/

Economics Website:

htt // i l i / i / http://www.nuigalway.ie/economics/

Economics Coordinator :

Email: paddy.gillespie@nuigalway.ie

  • Semester I:

– EC209 Managerial Economics (oblig)

  • Semester II:

– EC213 Macroeconomics (oblig) + – EC247 Introduction to Financial Economics

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– EC259 Economics of Public Policy

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Economics in Final

Economics Undergraduate Handbook:

http://www.nuigalway.ie/economics/current/undergrad/

Economics Website:

htt // i l i / i /

Commerce

A t t l f 25 ECT i i d t l t th E i t i 3rd Y

http://www.nuigalway.ie/economics/

Economics Coordinator :

Email: paddy.gillespie@nuigalway.ie

  • A total of 25 ECTs is required to complete the Economics stream in 3rd Year
  • Note: EC423 Ireland in the Global Economy does not count for the stream!

Semester I:

  • EC425 Topics in Microeconomic

Semester II:

  • EC325 History of Economic Thought,

EC362 E i f Fi i l Theory (oblig)

  • EC422 Applied Econometrics (oblig)

EC345 H lth E i EC369 EC362 Economics of Financial Markets, EC382 International Economics, EC386 Public Economics, EC388 E i l & N l

  • EC345 Health Economics, EC369

Money and Banking, EC357 Development Economics EC388 Environmental & Natural Resource Economics, EC424 Topics in Macroeconomic Theory

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Why Accounting? W y ccou g

  • For those with an interest and aptitude for accounting, it
  • ffers a varied and rewarding career path with lots of
  • pportunity to progress to top management level
  • pportunity to progress to top management level
  • The demand for accounting graduates is very high; in 2012

more than 20% of ALL graduate jobs were recruited in the g j area of accountancy and financial management (Grad Ireland Graduate Recruitment Trends Survey, 2013) Th Bi 4 A ti fi h t k h d t fi d h

  • The Big 4 Accounting firms have to work hard to find enough

high quality graduates each year

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AY209 International Financial Reporting I

  • Completes the study of basic accounting
  • Moves on to considering financial reporting: how do we present

a true and fair view of a complex organisation in a set of a true and fair view of a complex organisation in a set of financial statements?

  • Addressing this question has given rise to entire industry

g q g y devoted to preparing, auditing, regulating and analysing financial information AY209 i d b i i f Ch d

  • AY209 required to obtain exemptions from Chartered

Accountants Ireland, ACCA, CIMA and CPA

  • Not required for stream in 3rd year however strongly advised

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Not required for stream in 3rd year, however strongly advised

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Business Information Systems in 2nd Year Business Information Systems in 2nd Year

  • Compulsory: MS217 - Information and Operations

Management O ti l MS117 I f i S & P j

  • Optional: MS117 - Information Systems & Project

Management – How to effectively manage an IS function within an How to effectively manage an IS function within an

  • rganisation to create and appropriate business value for the
  • rganisation and how to sustain it over time

– Topics such as: Aligning IS and the rest of the organisation, IS Governance, measuring the value of IS, how IS is funded, systems security and ethics systems security and ethics

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Business Information Systems in Final Year Business Information Systems in Final Year

  • MIS Stream Compulsory Subjects
  • Semester 1

Contemporary Project Management – Contemporary Project Management – Database Technologies – Business Intelligence & Analytics

  • Semester 2

Plus IS Stream options

– Cloud Computing – E-Business Strategy & Planning

  • Why BIS?

Interested in business coupled with an interest in technologies and how – Interested in business coupled with an interest in technologies and how business can best leverage information? – Still excellent job prospects as Data Scientist, Technology Consultant, Web Developer, Business Analyst, Project Manager…….

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Management Modules in 2nd Commerce

  • MG325 Employment Relations 5ECTS

(obligatory)

  • MG206 Management of Organisational Change

5ECTS (optional)

  • Thinking ahead to 3rd year & beyond…
  • The HR Stream
  • Postgraduate study & career prospects

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HR Stream in Final Commerce HR Stream in Final Commerce

  • Human Resource Management Sem 1(5 ECTS)
  • Global Employment Relations Sem 1(5 ECTS:

p y ( Exclusive to Stream)

  • Rights & Obligations Sem 1 (5 ECTS : Exclusive to

Stream)

  • Cross Cultural Management Sem 2 (5ECTS)
  • Work and Organisations Sem 2 (5 ECTS : Exclusive

to Stream)

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Questions?

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