The document provides an orientation schedule for Springboard students in graduate business programs at the Waterford Institute of Technology. The 2-day orientation on September 2nd and 3rd includes: - Welcome and introductions from program directors and heads of departments - Presentations on developing writing skills, managing time, library resources, and the graduate business seminar program - Campus tours and information sessions on facilities like the WIT card - Program-specific introduction and information sessions - Past graduate feedback - The third day includes an off-campus teambuilding activity that students should bring a lunch and appropriate clothing for.

1. Department of Graduate Business
General Orientation and Welcome
Springboard Students – Business
Venue: Wednesday 2nd
September, G17 Health Science
Building, Cork Road Campus
And
Thursday 3rd
September, Auditorium, Cork Road
Campus
September 2nd
– 4th
2015

2. Schedule - Wednesday 2nd September G17 Health Science Building
9.30am Welcome
Prof. Denis Harrington, Head of Graduate Business
Dr John Wall, Head of School of Lifelong Learning and Education
10am Introduction to Programme Leaders
Dr Sheila O ‘Donohoe and Dr Paul Morrissey, Joint Programme
Directors, (Master of Business)
Mr John Casey, Programme Director, MSc (Global Financial Information
Systems)
Dr Ray Griffin, Programme Director, MSc (Business, Innovation,
Technology and Entrepreneurship)
Dr Patrick Lynch, Programme Director, Higher Diploma in Service Design
& Innovation and HigherDiploma in Business in Management
10.45-11.00 Coffee/Comfort break
11.00-11.45 Developing your writing skills – Dr Sheila O’Donohoe
11.45-12.30pm Campus Tour and Orientation
12.30pm-1.15pm Lunch
1.15pm-2.00pm Postgraduates: Introduction to graduate business seminar programme
Higher Diploma: Introduction to Applied Project. – Venue: G18
2.00pm-3.00pm Presentation from Mr Ken McCarthy Springboard office followed by
questions and answers
3.00pm-3.30pm Past Graduates talk – Feedback from Past Graduates – Mr Jeremy Cullen
and Ms Nora Gordan
3.30pm-4.30pm Introduction to Library and college databases
4.30pm-5.00pm WIT Card - Room F06 (Please note there will be a charge of €15.00 for
your WIT Card and this card will be necessary for access to most facilities
within WIT)

3. Day 2 Venue:Auditorium,CorkRoad Campus.
Thursday 3rd September
9.15-9.30 Registration - Auditorium
9.30-10.00 Welcome and Opening Address (Dr Thomas O’Toole, Dean and Head of School of
Business)
Introduction to Graduate Business (Prof. Denis Harrington, Head of Department
Graduate Business)
10.00-10.45 Managing yourself and your time (Mr. Darrin Taylor)
10.45-11.00 Coffee/Tea break
11.00-11.45 Managing yourself and your time. Continued…(Mr. Darrin Taylor)
11.45-11.50 Short break
11.50-12.20 Overview of library resources
12.20-12.45 Introduction to Graduate Business Seminar programme followed by Q&A
Please note dress code for the Seminar Series is semi-formal. Seminar Series is held on Fridays.
(Dr Sheila O’Donohoe and Mr Gerard Arthurs)
12.45 -1.20 Lunch
1.20-1.40 Information for Teambuilding Day followed by Q&A
1.40-2.40 Introduction to programme with programme leaders:
MBS - Auditorium
Higher Diploma in Service, Design and Innovation – D16
Higher Diploma in Business in Management – D16
MSc Business, Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship – AT111
MSc Global Financial Information Systems – D01

4. Day 3
Friday 4th
September- Teambuilding day – off-campus
9:15 Assemble in the Canteen of the Applied Technology Building for an immediate
departure
5:00-5:30 Return to WIT (exact time will depend on traffic)
(Full detailswill be circulated tostudents duringinductionprogramme)
Please noteourteambuilding is off campus you will need to bring the following:
 a packed lunch
 rain gear
 comfortableshoes