This weeks video newsletter:

Withdrawal deadline

Please note that the last date to withdraw without financial penalty from Session 1 2011 courses has now passed. 
The last date to withdraw without academic penalty is Sunday 27 March 2011 (Course tuition fee is forfeited or FEE-HELP debt incurred. No academic penalty is incurred).

Class Attendance

We would like to take this opportunity to remind students that they should attend their allocated class. If a situation arises where you attend a class other than your allocated class, please ensure that you sign the Attendance Roll as a visitor.

Assignments must be handed in to your allocated Class Instructor for marking. Please make alternative arrangements with your Instructor if you are unable to attend the class when assessments are due.

Telephone Evaluations

Please be advised that during Week 4 the Student Experience Team will continue to conduct random 5 – 10 minute telephone evaluations. Your assistance in providing feedback about your courses is greatly appreciated. Thank you to those who have provided feedback already.

IT & Organisational Performance – Workshop 1

ITOP workshop 1 schedule is now up on our website under ‘Workshop schedules’.

We encourage students to visit our website on a regular basis in order to obtain the most up-to-date information.

Managing People and Organisations – Workshop 1

MPO workshop 1 schedule will be available on our website this week, under ‘Workshop schedules’.

We encourage students to visit our website on a regular basis in order to obtain the most up-to-date information.

Marketing Management Intensive Weekend 1

The MKTM Intensive Weekend 1 is scheduled this weekend at the AGSM Building, University of NSW, Kensington campus, Sydney.  

Parking is available by ‘Pay & Display’ ticket machines between 7:30am-7:30pm Monday to Friday, on the top 2 levels of Botany Street car park. Parking is free after 7:30pm weekdays, and on weekends. Street parking may also be available.

Course fees include lunches and snacks while attending the workshops. Students are responsible for any other meals and associated travel or accommodation costs. Please click here for a list of local hotels.

Timetable for Intensive Weekend:

Friday 4 March:                      6pm – 9pm

Saturday 5 March:                  9am – 5pm

Sunday 6 March:                     9am – 4pm

Students are required to complete work and readings prior to attending the residential.

Mid Session Examination, Special Arrangements

Students with physical or medical conditions requiring special arrangements for their midsession examination are required to submit the Special Arrangements form to the Program Office before 5pm on Friday 4th March.
The form can be found at: http://www.asb.unsw.edu.au/currentstudents/agsmmba/studentresources/formspoliciesandguidelines/Pages/default.aspx
For more information please see: http://www.studentequity.unsw.edu.au/content/Services/Disabilityservices.cfm?ss=2

Responsible Management Education at AGSM MBA Programs – MBA Challenge video contest

AGSM MBA Programs at the Australian School of Business is a signatory school of the UN Principles of Responsible Management Education initiative. Signatory schools commit to embedding ethical and socially responsible teaching into curricula, promoting these values to students, and engaging in research and partnerships to explore effective approaches to meeting the challenges of global social responsibility and sustainability.

In relation to this, we would like to draw your attention to a competition being run by the Global Business School Network (GBSN). GBSN is offering current MBA students and recent graduates the opportunity to showcase the work that they are doing to make the world a better place. The competition encourages current and former students to submit a video highlighting their student projects, start-up enterprises, and new careers which are making a difference to the developing world, and how their MBA experience helped them to accomplish this.

The winner will present her/his innovative work to the participants of the 6th annual GBSN Conference co-hosted by IPADE Business School in Mexico City on June 21, 2011: Generating Leadership: developing human capacity in emerging markets.

At AGSM MBA Programs we are aware that many of our current students and alumni are using their MBA experience to effect positive change across the globe, and we encourage all those who fit the criteria to apply for the MBA Challenge video contest.

Entries must be submitted by 11:45pm EST (US) on April 1, 2011

For more details, go to: http://www.gbsnonline.org/mbachallenge/

If you do enter the contest, please let us know as we would love to hear more about the work you are doing.