Final Year Student Orientation 2014/15 Welcome Back Dr. Gerard Turley, BComm Programme Director | September 2014 J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
Streams in Final Commerce Students must select one of the streams listed below and pass the required 25 ECTS modules in that stream. • Accounting • • Economics Economics • Management of Human Resources • Business Information Systems • Marketing Modules are offered subject to sufficient demand and availability of staff. NOTE: STUDENTS CAN ONLY REGISTER FOR 60 ECTS FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING AVAILABLE MODULES VISIT • http://www.nuigalway.ie/cairnes/currentstudents/ J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
Final Year B. Comm: ECTS & Stream Requirements : Three Year B Comm Degree Final Year: 60 credits required Three Year B. Comm. Degree ‐ Final Year: 60 credits required • 15 obligatory credits • 25 credits from one stream 25 credits from one stream • 20 credits either from the same stream or from the list of electives Required for graduation: • • Pass: 60 ECTS Credits in Final Year Pass: 60 ECTS Credits in Final Year • Pass Mark: 40% ( But : Allowed To Pass up to 15 ECTS credits at 35% ‐ 39%) J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
Final Year B. Commerce International: ECTS Requirements: Four Year B Comm International Degree : 60 credits required Four Year B.Comm International Degree : 60 credits required • 15 obligatory credits • 20 language credits 20 language credits • 25 from a single subject stream or the list of electives or both. Please note modules chosen from outside the list of electives must come from a single subject stream. Required for graduation: R i d f d i • Pass: 60 ECTS Credits in Final Year • Pass Mark: 40% ( But : Allowed To Pass up to 15 ECTS credits at 35% ‐ 39%) 39%)
BComm ‐ Stream Requirements (i) • B.Comm students CANNOT graduate without meeting stream requirements i.e. 25 ECTS required for each stream stream • Some modules are obligatory . Check and recheck with g y the relevant discipline. • It is your responsibility to ensure your registration meets It i ibilit t i t ti t stream requirements before the closing date for registration ‐ September 30 th . g p
BC BComm - Stream Requirements (ii) St R i t (ii) • BComm students are not permitted to register for any more than 60 ECTS with the exception of students wishing to do the LLB. • Students wishing to do the LLB MUST register for 65 ECTS, which must include 25 ECTS of Law. These students must also fulfil the stream requirements. Law is not a stream. stream requirements. Law is not a stream. • Students who wish apply for the LLB must go to the School Office to seek permission to register for 65 ECTS. seek permission to register for 65 ECTS. J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
B.Comm. International – Stream Requirements As advised: B.Comm International Degree Fourth Year: 60 credits required • 15 obligatory credits • 20 language credits 25 from a single subject stream or the list of electives or both • • Those interested in taking the accounting stream and gaining exemption from Th i t t d i t ki th ti t d i i ti f the professional accounting exams may APPLY to the School Office to take an additional 5ECTS module relevant to exemptions for the professional accounting examinations. Permission will only be granted to students who have an excellent academic record and have clearly demonstrated that they h ll t d i d d h l l d t t d th t th can carry an additional 5ECTS module. • Note: Management Accounting III, is not required for CAP 1 exemptions from CAI. You will need to take Tax 2 and Adv Bus Law. CAI. You will need to take Tax 2 and Adv Bus Law.
Accounting Exemptions Website link re exemptions from all the professional membership bodies: http://www nuigalway ie/cairnes/currentstudents/exemptions/ http://www.nuigalway.ie/cairnes/currentstudents/exemptions/ See attached link to CAI ‐ http://students.charteredaccountants.ie/Student ‐ Information/Courses/Exemptions/NUIGBCOM/ It is the responsibility of the student at all times to ensure that they have selected It is the responsibility of the student at all times to ensure that they have selected the appropriate modules and have the necessary modular pre-requisites if they are seeking exemptions from professional examinations.
Module Registration • Students must register online by 30 th September www.nuigalway.ie/registration • Semester II ‐ Change of mind dates TBA (week 3 or 4, most likely) ‐ You will NOT BE PERMITTED to change your mind after this date after this date.
Final Year Commerce/Commerce International/International E Experience – Obligatory (15 ECTS) i Obli (15 ECTS) Semester ECTS Ireland in the Global Economy I 5 Strategic Management II 5 Innovation, Creativity & Enterprise II 5 J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
Final Year Commerce ‐ Stream and Electives (45 ECTS) You MUST select Stream Credits from the list of modules specified for the You MUST select Stream Credits from the list of modules specified for the stream B.Comm. Semester ECTS Single Stream I & II 25 Stream/Electives Stream/Electives I & II I & II 20 20 45 45 J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
Final Year Commerce International – Language, Stream and Electives (45 ECTS) B.Comm. International ECTS Language 20 Single Stream and/or Electives 25 45
Final Year – B. Comm., B. Comm. International & International Experience The Pass standard is 40% in each subject However a student with marks less than The Pass standard is 40% in each subject. 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% ‐ Not more than 15 ECTS have marks in range 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 where the mark is below 40% must be repeated. Marks of 40% and above are carried forward to the next session and are not repeatable. J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
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Overall Degree Result – B. Comm., B.Comm International and B.Comm International Experience • Based on the combined results of the Second and Final • Based on the combined results of the Second and Final Commerce years, the overall mark to be derived from adding together 30% of the Second year aggregate marks and 70% of the Third year aggregate marks J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
B. Comm. Overall Degree Award Degree Average Grade in B. Comm. Degree H1 70% on the aggregate H2 1 H2.1 60% on the aggregate 60% on the aggregate H2.2 50% on the aggregate H3 40% on the aggregate J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
Final Year Repeat Examinations • Students must present for the initial examination in a module unless permission has been granted from the School Office. • Medical certificates should be supplied to the School Office if and when seeking permission to defer an exam in advance, contact business@nuigalway.ie or 091 492612. b i @ i l i 091 492612 • If exams are deferred complete degree results will not be available • If exams are deferred, complete degree results will not be available until after Autumn Repeat Exam Boards i.e. September, and from the Exams Office only.
Innovation, Creativity & Enterprise Two lecture sessions to be delivered in Semester 1 Wednesday, October 8 th from 6 ‐ 7pm, Wednesday, November 12 th from 6 ‐ 7pm. Venue: Kirwan
Doing Business in China: Language and Culture I and II ‐ Elective modules, in Sem I (CI300) and Sem II (CI301, which cannot be Elective modules in Sem I (CI300) and Sem II (CI301 which cannot be taken unless first module is completed). Pls note that CI200 is not available to final year students. ‐ Understanding of Chinese Culture and Business, and Chinese Language Skills Skills ‐ Lectures began today. Check timetable. Class size is limited to 30 g y students. No change of mind facility offered on these modules h f i d f ili ff d h d l
Career Development Centre Services for Final Year Commerce Students: • Careers information – career options with your degree, further study. • One ‐ to ‐ one guidance appointments. • CV Workshops and one ‐ to ‐ one CV/Application Clinics, employer events, presentations and careers fairs – drop in for a copy of our events listings. Semester 1 ‐ Important Dates • Business Employer Events most Wednesdays @ 6pm– see event listing for details Your Degree in Business – What Next? September 10 th @6pm – 7pm IT 125 • Graduate Job Programmes Information Session September 30 th @6pm – 7pm IT250 • • Graduate Job Programmes Information Session September 30 @6pm 7pm IT250 Graduate Jobs Fair Tuesday 7 th October 12.30 – 4pm Bailey Allen Hall – 70+ companies on campus • Visit www.nuigalway.ie/careers for more information Career Development Centre
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