1. Dean of Postgraduate Studies
Professor Helen Berry
Dean of Postgraduate Studies
Hello – Ni Hao (pronounced knee-how)
I am Professor Helen Berry and I am the Dean of Postgraduate Studies at Newcastle University.
Thank you for joining us for tonight’s event “Turning your UK education into a successful career in China”
Particular thanks to our panellists, host and Alumni Committee members – without whom such an event would not be possible.
A very warm welcome to all of our alumni of the Business School who join us tonight. It is fantastic to see so many of you here. We hope that you use this event to network with fellow alumni and share experiences, contacts and expertise. It is also a great opportunity for us to keep in touch with you and keep you updated with news from Newcastle.
We’d like to extend a further warm welcome to the select group of offer holders who have joined us this evening. We are really pleased that you are thinking of studying at Newcastle University Business School and we hope that you find this event useful. As I’m sure many of you are aware, Newcastle University Business School is in the Top 1% of Business Schools in the world and our diverse and international academic staff are at the forefront of research in their chosen areas of Business studies.
We are pleased to announce that this year we have launched our first ever Business Excellence Scholarships for Chinese applicants. Students with a first class degree and who have studied at a high-ranking Chinese University could receive a scholarship of £5000 towards the cost of their tuition fees. Business School staff are on hand to answer any questions you may have about the scholarship, your application or anything else you would like to discuss.
We have lots of alumni here this evening who are more than happy to share their experience of studying in Newcastle with you. Please talk to them about what it’s like to live and study in one of the UK’s favourite student cities, and how studying a Master’s degree in the UK has helped them find work back here in China.
We are very lucky to have a host and panel joining us this evening who have a wealth of experience and expertise in the Chinese job market and who will be sharing their thoughts and advice on how all of you can use your UK education to achieve success in your chosen career in China. I encourage you to join in and ask as many questions as you like to ensure you get the most out of tonight.

2. Update from Newcastle University Business School
Director of Business School
Triple Accreditation
Awards
British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference
Lifelong Learning
Professor John Wilson, left his position of Director of the Business School in December and the School is currently head-hunting a new director.
Newcastle University Business School was re-accredited by EQUIS in April 2016.  This accreditation is from the next 3 years and means the School holds its status as a Triple Accredited Business School keeping the School in the top 1% of Business Schools in the world
Our Global Experience Opportunity Programme's Regional Internship initiative won the Educate North Employer Engagement Award. The award celebrates and recognises best practice and excellence in the education sector in the North of England. The scheme was also runner-up for THE Awards and Guardian University Awards.
Newcastle University Business School was proud to host the 2016 British Academy of Management (BAM) conference in September. The BAM conference is one of the largest and most prestigious international events for business and management scholars. 
The theme of this year’s conference was 'Thriving in Turbulent Times', with a focus on the significant challenges facing business today - from faltering economic growth and pensions funds to social inequality and climate change.
Seventeen of our academics presented at the conference, covering a diverse amount of topics.
Newcastle University remains committed to helping you unlock even more potential. When it comes to developing your career, you could possibly consider a Masters or MBA programme with us. Newcastle University graduates are entitled to a 20% reduction in tuitions fees for further study

3. Alumni Programme Alys Dunn – dedicated Alumni Relations Manager
Alumni Advisory Committees in Beijing and Shanghai
Annual events in China, e-newsletter, LinkedIn Group and website to support ongoing professional development
Opportunities to stay involved:
Committee member
Speaker or panellist
Support recruitment
Mentor
Host internships or placements
Provide business project
Alumni Awards Programme
(Point out Alys, Alumni Relations Manager who started June 2016)
China is our largest overseas alumni community and this is why we are committed to building our presence and supporting our alumni with their ongoing professional development
We are doing this by re-engaging and growing our Alumni Advisory Committees in Beijing and Shanghai, who play an important role in advising, supporting and shaping alumni engagement activity within China – ask committee members to put hands up
We are working on a regular e-newsletter, updated web pages and LinkedIn Group to provide news, resources and support from the Business School and University that can help our alumni in their chosen careers
If you would like to get involved with the Business School – it’s alumni and/ or students you can do this by:
Becoming a member of our alumni committees in either Beijing or Shanghai
Giving a presentation or being a panellist at one of our alumni events
Helping our Recruitment Officers promote Newcastle at recruitment fairs here in China
Mentoring a student - giving them advice and guidance on a project
Hosting a several week internship or a year long placement for a student
Providing a consultancy project for students to work on
Please speak to Alys if you are interested in getting involved in any of these activities.

4. Patrick Behar-Courtois,
Entrepreneur and Organisational Development Specialist
I am delighted to introduce our host for tonight, a much valued member of the Business School’s Shanghai alumni community – completing an MBA at Newcastle University in Patrick has over 20 years of international performance improvement and change implementation experience, specialising in action and performance coaching, competency based management interventions and technology driven organisational development initiatives. As a leading organisational development expert in Asia Patrick has been part of management and performance change projects for Coca Cola, Accor, Volvo, and the World Health Organisation. Patrick is currently dividing his time between Shanghai and Paris, France - where he is undertaking a PhD researching the impact of culture on managerial and human resources practises.

5. Module Selection Meeting
Gillian Holmes DPD
N400/N401 Accounting and Finance
Stage 1 → Stage 2

6. Making your choice
Your N400/N401 degree programme is made up of compulsory and optional elements
For those of you thinking of going into the accounting profession, there are some option choices you should bear in mind, depending on the accounting body from which you may be seeking exemptions.

7. Regulations for N400/N401 Stage 2
STAGE 2 COMPULSORY MODULES:
ACC2002 Managerial & Business Economics 20
ACC2003 Financial Control 20
ACC2005 Intermediate Financial Accounting 20
ACC2007 Corporate Finance 20
ACC2021 Understanding Company Accounts 20
ACC2002 is microeconomics and it builds on the micro material covered in ECO1017
ACC2003 is management accounting and develops from the material covered by Shanta Davie in ACC1011
ACC2005 is financial accounting and develops from ACC1010
ACC2007 is finance, building on the finance introduced by Dylan Che in ACC1011
These modules offer a number of exemptions from the professional bodies.
ACC2021 is a group project where you work together to analyse a company. It is assessed by report and presentation, with the presentation being made to staff from A&F and from the accounting profession (Ernst and Young).

8. 20 credits of options in the Regulations
ACC2009 Strategic Business Analysis (ICAEW exemption) 20
ACC2020 Auditing (ACCA & ICAEW exemptions) 20
NCL2007 Career Development for second year students 20
You may take another module from either the Business School or outside (with DPD approval) – subject to pre-requisites
The LAW1054 requirement is in the for direct entry students – it probably won’t affect anybody in the session.
ACC2009 and ACC2020 are discussed on later slides.
NCL2007 is a University module – taken by students from many degree programmes. There is a session this week to tell you about the module (Wednesday 30 April at I don’t know the venue as it’s not on the schedule). In this module students work/volunteer and then do an assessment based around either their place of work; or voluntary role (e.g. treasurer of a union society); or in a school.

9. Making your choice(s)
It’s a good idea to think about what you may wish to take when you are in stage 3:
You have 60 credits of options at stage 3
Some stage 3 choices may be governed by what you take at stage 2
In stage 3 you can take up to 20 credits of stage 2 modules that you have not already taken
Some students choose Career Development or other modules outside the regulations
Students can do career development at stage 3 – either after they’ve done it at stage 2 or for the first time.

10. Regulations for N400/N401 Stage 3
STAGE 3 COMPULSORY MODULES:
ACC3001 Financial Accounting 20
ACC3002 Management Accounting 20
ACC3006 International Financial Management 20
Financial accounting, management accounting and finance are compulsory.

11. 60 credits of options STAGE 3 ACC OPTIONS:
ACC3004 Derivative Markets 20
ACC3008 Auditing as Social Accountability 20
(Requires ACC2020)
ACC3009 Taxation in Accounting 20
(ACCA, CIMA & ICAEW exemptions)
ACC3016 Accounting, Organisations & Society 20
ACC3018 Accounting Change and Development 20
NCL3007 Career Development for Final Year Students 20
(not available if NCL2007 was taken in stage 2)
NCL3008 Advanced Career Development 20
2 finance modules, ACC3003 and ACC3004.
ACC3008 carries on from ACC2020.
ACC3009 is very popular
ACC3016 is the dissertation
ACC3018 is accounting history
Two career development modules, depending on whether students have taken the CDM in year 2.

12. ACC1011
ACC2003
ACC3002
ACC2007
ACC3006
3004
ACC1010
ACC2021
ACC2005
ACC3001
3009
3016
3018
2020
3008
2009
The pathway for modules in A&F (excluding ACC2002 which follows from ECO1017)

13. ACC2020 Auditing Module Leader: Dr Shanta Davie
Aim: To enable students to understand what auditing means in the context of professional frameworks: how organisations try to seek audit assurance and how this is reported to the relevant stakeholders within an international context.
Audit framework and regulation; Internal audit and corporate governance; Risk assessment and planning of assurance engagements; Gathering audit evidence; assessing and using Internal controls; and Review and reporting
Exemptions: ACCA and ICAEW

14. ACC2009 Strategic Business Analysis
Module leader: Gillian Holmes
Aims:
To enable students to understand how businesses develop and implement strategic choices.
To understand and analyse business objectives, market position, and internal and external factors affecting strategic choices.
Techniques for evaluating the strategic position of a business, including internal and external factors
Scenario analysis, including financial data, to determine strategic choice
Change management
Exemption: ICAEW

15. Managerial and Business Economics 20 25% 135min 75%
Code
Title
Assign – sem 1
Exam -Sem 1
Exam wght Sem 1
Assign – sem 2
Exam – sem 2
Exam wght sem 2
Other assess sem 2
ACC2002
Managerial and Business Economics 20
25%
135min
75%
ACC2003
Financial Control
ACC2005
Intermediate Financial Accounting
60min
120min
ACC2007
Corporate Finance
180min
100%
ACC2009
Strategic Business Analysis
ACC2020
Auditing
ACC2021
Understanding Company Accounts
80%
20%

16. NCL2007 Career Development for Second Year Students
Provided by the Careers Service
Aims: To develop students who can independently self-manage, proactively interact and ethically apply their knowledge and skills in a work-related context
Can to some extent balance work across the semesters.
Students will complete a minimum of 70 hours of direct engagement with the organisation hosting the work-related learning spread over at least 10 weeks.
Three routes are available: Learning from work; Tutoring and mentoring; Volunteering

17. Professional skills assessment (S2) 25%
NCL2007 Assessment:
Reflective log (S1) 25%
Presentation (S2) 50%
Professional skills assessment (S2) 25%

18. Considering a Placement or Study Abroad after Stage 2?
There will be further meetings during Stage 2 outlining these opportunities

19. What do you need to do?
You should have all received an about the S3P system for on-line selection
The portal opens at am on Friday 5 May 2017 and closes at 8.00pm on Thursday 11 May 2017 and all choices must be made by the deadline
Do you know your password?

20. Procedure for choosing option modules – within regulations
You make your module choice/s using S3P
Refer to school web site and s for help on this
Option choices listed in the regulations (ACC2009, ACC2020 or NCL2007) can be made and will go into the timetabling system

21. Alternative modules
If you wish to consider a module or modules outside the regulations, it is up to you to investigate the possibilities:
If you are considering an Economics, Management or Marketing module, look at the programmes on the School website, to see the available modules, and possibly attend module choice sessions or meetings
Make sure that you have met any pre-requisites
The module must have a 2XXX or 1XXX code

22. Procedure for choosing option modules – not in N400/N401 regulations
Register now for an ACC module that is part of your regulations (ACC2020 or ACC2009)
In Induction Week (or earlier), check the timetable for BOTH semesters
If the module you wish to take has NO clashes with ACC modules then contact your DPD to ask if the module will be approved
Go to the Hub (5th Floor of this building) to have the choice entered by a programme administrator

23. Making your decisions If you need help to make up your mind:
Attend the various information sessions
Look at the FAQs on the School web page
Contact the module leader for further information
Contact your tutor or Gillian for advice
Any questions?