2009 MBA Japan Orientation

“ Oh, you have an MBA…” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcoDV0dhWPA

Student Council 2010 Welcomes You!!! President – Lance Shields Internal VP – Tess Hong External VP – Patrick McWilliams Treasurer – Aron Chan

President – Lance Shields

Internal VP – Tess Hong

External VP – Patrick McWilliams

Treasurer – Aron Chan

Role of Student Council Camaraderie Mentoring Proposing and planning new ideas for program Organizing (Patrick & Tess) Assisting with issues (if you are not able to resolve to your satisfaction)

Camaraderie

Mentoring

Proposing and planning new ideas for program

Organizing (Patrick & Tess)

Assisting with issues (if you are not able to resolve to your satisfaction)

Our Pledge President Help improve visibility of program Build community inside and outside McGill EVP Great speakers Great introductions IVP Taking care of matters at hand Year Book Facilitate greater interaction among all students Treasurer Manage the treasury and keep us honest

President

Help improve visibility of program

Build community inside and outside McGill

EVP

Great speakers

Great introductions

IVP

Taking care of matters at hand

Year Book

Facilitate greater interaction among all students

Treasurer

Manage the treasury and keep us honest

New ideas we’re considering McGill MBA Corner in CCCJ’s The Canadian Start McGill MBA blog to share activities and ideas of our current students with the outside Best Teacher of the Year Award Entrepreneur Award Identify new networking opportunities Continue updating the new library

McGill MBA Corner in CCCJ’s The Canadian

Start McGill MBA blog to share activities and ideas of our current students with the outside

Best Teacher of the Year Award

Entrepreneur Award

Identify new networking opportunities

Continue updating the new library

Corner in the Canadian

Join the Student Council Please nominate your: Internal VP for class of 2011 External VP for class of 2011 1 interclass liaison Deadline: Sept. 1

Please nominate your:

Internal VP for class of 2011

External VP for class of 2011

1 interclass liaison

Deadline: Sept. 1

MBA First Year: How hard is it?

MBA First Year: “Smoothing”

Things to Remember Time Management Organize your deliverable schedule well Choose topic early Start early Team work Have a great team is half the battle Get to know your classmates Be a leader and a good team member Learn from each other Listen to each other

Time Management

Organize your deliverable schedule well

Choose topic early

Start early

Team work

Have a great team is half the battle

Get to know your classmates

Be a leader and a good team member

Learn from each other

Listen to each other

Be original, it’s more interesting

Make your presentations more engaging From one iCore team presentation http://www.vimeo.com/4536979

Things to Remember (con’d) Master how to use the library resource www.mcgill.ca/library Academic Integrity is important “ Off Weekend” is a misnomer The Class of 2010 is your best resource Stay healthy Have fun! Network as much as you can

Master how to use the library resource

www.mcgill.ca/library

Academic Integrity is important

“ Off Weekend” is a misnomer

The Class of 2010 is your best resource

Stay healthy

Have fun!

Network as much as you can

Tip: Use Facebook to network

I-CORE I-Core means: Integrative Core It tests your ability to synthesize everything you have learned and are learning in the course Length of time: 9 months Share ideas thoroughly in your group Choose a project you all are interested in

I-Core means: Integrative Core

It tests your ability to synthesize everything you have learned and are learning in the course

Length of time: 9 months

Share ideas thoroughly in your group

Choose a project you all are interested in

Shots of the I-Core final presentations 5/2009

What else to expect?

Good Luck! (you’ll need it)