2. Today’s Topics Goal of this information session Why curriculum revision as of 2008-2009 The new curriculum Main changes How to finish your bachelor programme Master entrance requirements Questions

3. Goal of this information session To inform students of reasons for curriculum revision Explain changes in curriculum Explain consequences for students and their study plan Offer possibility to ask questions

4. Why curriculum revision as of 2008-2009 Current curriculum is highly regarded and received both national and international recognition, however: We still see the opportunity for further improvements, based on signals and suggestions of : * students (evaluations) * authorities within the university (educational concept) * external authorities (quality increase in relation to other (inter)national comparable programmes) * corporate world Developments at university level give rise to changes in the curriculum: * implementation of the university-wide minor system (extra room for elective courses)

5. How to complete your bachelor programme Complete the programme that you started Courses passed and credits earned remain valid Courses you have not passed yet will be replaced by new courses (equivalence table) Transitional arrangements Make a study plan on time

6. The new curriculum Earlier acquaintance with business themes in first year Broaden the skills trajectory More focus on research methodology More cohesion between courses More focus on educational format of courses Clearer link to corporate world More possibilities for international experience in curriculum More room for elective courses

7. The new curriculum – main changes

8. Courses that are joined to form one new course: International Business Strategy + Strategic Management International Business Strategy Organisation & Management + Organisational Dynamics Organisational Theory & Development

9. The new curriculum – main changes If you passed both International Business Strategy and Strategic Management before September 2008, you do not need to follow the new course International Business Strategy. If you only passed one of these courses or none of these courses before September 2008, you have to follow the new course International Business Strategy. If you passed both Organisation & Management and Organisational Dynamics before September 2008, you do not need to follow the new course Organisational Theory & Development. If you only passed one of these courses or none of these courses before September 2008, you have to follow the new course Organisational Theory & Development.

10. The new curriculum – main changes Courses that disappear: International Financial Management New courses: Quantitative Decision Making Philosophy of Science Technology for Managers

11. The new curriculum – main changes Courses of B2 + B3 that move to another year: International Investment & Trade (B2  B1) Methodology (B2  B1) Corporate Finance (B3  B2) Business Information Management (B2  B3) Foundations of Business Law (B2  B3)

12. The new curriculum – main changes Courses that move to another trimester in B2 + B3: Leadership, Sustainability & Governance (=BSM) (Term 3  Term 1) Organisational Theory & Development (=O&M + OD) (Term 2/3  Term 1) International Business Strategy (=IBS + SM) (Term 1  Term 2) Cross Cultural Management (=CCM) (Term 1  Term 2+3) International Accounting (=MA) (Term 1  Term 2) RSM Minor (=Elective) (Term 3  Term 1) Business Information Management (Term 1  Term 2) Research Project/Bachelor Thesis (Term 1/2/3  Term 2/3) Innovation Management (Term 1  Term 3) Supply Chain Management (Term 1  Term 3) Intermediate International Account (=FA) (Term 2  Term 3)

13. The new curriculum – main changes Courses that will have more/less ECTS in B2 + B3: Leadership, Sustainability & Governance (=BSM) (6  5) Organisational Theory & Development (=O&M + OD) (5+4  6) International Business Strategy (=IBS + SM) (5+4  6) Cross Cultural Management (=CCM) (4  5) Marketing Management (6  5) RSM Minor (=Elective) (10  15) Foundations of Business Law (3  4) Research Project/Bachelor Thesis (16  12) Human Resource Management (6  5) Supply Chain Management (6  5)

14. The new curriculum – main changes Courses that will remain the same in B2 + B3: Applied Business Methods International Marketing Research Language Elective

15. Bachelor 2 – old vs. new curriculum Management Accounting (6) Foundations of Business Law (3) International Marketing Research (3) International Business Strategy (5) Organisation & Management (5) Marketing Management (6) Business Information Management (5) Applied Business Methods (6) International Financial Management (4) Cross Cultural Management (4) International Investment & Trade (4) Business- Society Management (6) Methodology (3) 2007-2008 Term 1 Term 2Term 3 Quantitative Decision Making (6) International Accounting (6) International Marketing Research (3) Philosophy of Science (3) International Business Strategy (6) Marketing Management (5) Organisational Theory & Development (6) Applied Business Methods (6) Corporate Finance (5) Leadership, Sustainability & Governance (5) Cross Cultural Management / Int. Case (5) Technology for Managers (4) 2008-2009 Term 1 Term 2Term 3

16. Bachelor 3 – old vs. new curriculum Innovation Management (4) Human Resource Management (6) Organisational Dynamics (4) Strategic Management (4) Financial Accounting (5) Elective (10) or Internship (10) or Language (5) Supply Chain Management (6) Corporate Finance (5) Research Project and Bachelor Thesis (16) 2007-2008 Term 1 Term 2Term 3 International Exchange (20) Or RSM Minor (15)/ Internship (15) And/or Language (5) Human Resource Management (5) Innovation Management (4) Business Information Management (5) Intermediate International Accounting (5) Foundations of Business Law (4) Supply Chain Management (5) Research Project and Bachelor Thesis (12) 2008-2009 Term 1 Term 2Term 3

17. How to complete your bachelor programme Complete the programme that you started Courses passed and credits earned remain valid Courses you have not passed yet will be replaced by new courses (equivalence table) Transitional arrangements Make a study plan on time

18. How to complete your bachelor programme Step by step procedure Cross out all courses you have passed before September 2008 on left side of equivalence table (pre-master students also cross out all courses that are not part of their personal programme) For the remaining courses on the left side: look up the new courses on the right side of the equivalence table and highlight them Look up the highlighted courses (right side of equivalence table) in the overview of the new curriculum and highlight the courses The highlighted courses in the overview of the new curriculum are the courses you still need to pass in order to finish your programme and it shows you your study plan for 2008-2009

19. Code Courses “old style” (up to and including 2007/2008) Code Equivalent courses “new style” (as of academic year 2008/2009) BAB01Management Accounting (6)BAB17International Accounting (6) BAB02International Business Strategy (5)BAB18International Business Strategy (6) BAB04Foundations of Business Law (3)BAD15Foundations of Business Law (4) BAB05International Financial Management (4)BAB20Technology for Managers (4) BAB06Organization & Management (5)BAB21Organisational Theory & Development (6) BAB07International Investment & Trade (4)BAP72International Investment & Trade (4) BAB08Applied Business Methods (6)BAB08Applied Business Methods (6) BAB10Business-Society Management (6)BAB22Leadership, Sustainability & Governance (5) BAB11International Marketing Research (3)BAB11International Marketing Research (3) BAB13Methodology of Management Science (3)BAP73Methodology (3) BAB14Cross Cultural Management (4)BAB23CCM / Int. Case (5) BAB15Marketing Management (6)BAB15Marketing Management (5) BAB16Business Information Management (5)BAD14Business Information Management (5) BAD01Innovation Management (4)BAD01Innovation Management (4) BAD02Strategic Management (4)BAB18International Business Strategy (6) BAD04/BTH00Research Project + Bachelor Thesis (16)BAD10Research Project + Bachelor Thesis (12) BAD05Human Resource Management (6)BAD11Human Resource Management (5) BAD06Financial Accounting (5)BAD12Intermediate International Accounting (5) BAD07Corporate Finance (5)BAB24Corporate Finance (5) BAD08Organizational Dynamics (4)BAB21Organisational Theory & Development BAD09Supply Chain Management (6)BAD13Supply Chain Management (5) BAE01 or BKBxx or N.A. or BAEINTERNSHIP Bachelor Elective Language (5) and/or Bachelor Elective RSM (10) or Bachelor Exchange (20) or Bachelor Internship (10) BAE01 or BKBxx or N.A. or BAE04 Bachelor Elective Language (5) and/or Minor (15) or Bachelor Exchange (20) or Bachelor Internship (15) An example

20. = courses you need to attend in 2008-2009

21. Master entrance requirements Current bachelor 3 students and pre-master students, requirements for entrance in September 2008 and September 2009: Maximum of one course open of Bachelor 2 or 3 according to the new curriculum Pre-master students: maximum of one course open of personal programme according to the new curriculum Passed the Research Project/Bachelor Thesis course

22. Questions Ms Thea den Hartog, student adviser: Tel: 010-408 1280 Email: thartog@rsm.nlthartog@rsm.nl SIN-Online Curriculum Revision 2008-2009 channel