Dundee Business School: Global Perspective Programme

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Dundee Business School

Global Perspectives Programme 2016

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A B E R TAY U N I V E R S I T Y

Abertay University is an internationally recognised institution dating back to 1888. Today, Abertay is recognised for its distinctive achievements in teaching, learning and research that directly support the industries of today and the future. It is a state-funded comprehensive university located in Dundee, Scotland’s fourth largest city. The University has a policy of ‘breaking barriers’ between disciplines and is therefore able to deliver expertise in a range of industry-relevant subjects, including Business and Management.

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Summer School in Scotland The summer school involves lectures and workshops at Abertay University and several exciting visits to field locations, which will enhance both the academic and the cultural value of the summer school. The combination of classroom learning and external visits has been designed specifically to complement and enhance learning through personal observation, development of critical thinking skills, social and cultural awareness and to enable students to gain meaningful, hands-on experiences directly linked to course objectives and course assessment. The city visits have been tailored to this summer school to showcase Scotland as a leader in business education, and as a destination for further study.

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Buachaille Etive Mor

About Dundee Business School Dundee Business School (DBS) is an international business school with close links to industry and external recognition providing a broad spectrum of programmes. These develop your capabilities, both inside and outside our computer labs, seminar rooms and lecture halls, to experience, to understand and to rise to the challenges of business in the global economy of the 21st century. The over-arching methodology we adopt across all disciplines in the DBS entails a mix of the qualitative (such as case studies) and the quantitative (such as spreadsheet analysis). Our strategic focus in DBS is on producing change-makers who embrace internationalisation.

Our Dundee Business School faculty members come from a wide variety of academic, professional and industrial backgrounds, ranging from law through business management and informatics to accounting, finance and economics. As well as being experts, each in their field, our academics are actively engaged in the world of business. Their expertise ensures that what you learn and study is contemporary, well-grounded in evidence and current research, and forward-looking in its areas of application and policy impact. Our well-established links with industry, commerce and finance range from young industries

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like new media to mature industries like energy and oil. With staff and students from many different lands and cultures, Dundee Business School offers you a diverse and rewarding international experience.

Fees* The fee for the summer school is XXXX. The fee includes cost of tuition, accommodation, transportation for all field trips and cultural visits except for the optional visits (21-23 May). The fee does not include flights, airport transfers or food.

Disclaimer: All cultural visits and field trips are indicative only and the timing and location may change depending on the weather conditions. *Abertay University reserves the right to cancel the summer school, if less than 10 enrolments are registered.

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BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME Summer School at Abertay University, Scotland

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16 - 23 May 2016

Arrive in Dundee no later than 15 May 2016 Date

10.00 - 12noon

12noon - 2.00pm

Evenings

• Lectures and discussions.

• Preparation for Glasgow city visit.

• Walking tour of Dundee.

Opening banquet

Monday 16 May

Welcome University tour and introduction to Dundee.

Tuesday 17 May

City Visit: Glasgow Guided discussion on UK retail; site visit (TBD); independent exploration.

Wednesday 18 May

Thursday 19 May Friday 20 May

Saturday 21 May

• Glasgow visit reflection.

• Lecture: History of the Video Gaming industry.

Lunch

2.00pm - 4.00pm

Lunch

• Workshop: Video Game activity (Design Thinking).

• Preparation for Edinburgh city visit.

Dundee sightseeing

City Visit: Edinburgh Guided discussion on Edinburgh as the UK’s financial centre; site visit to the Scottish Parliament; independent exploration.

Site Visit: Radio Tay

Working lunch: site visit reflection

• Programme final reflection and discussion.

• Free time (optional excursion to St Andrews.

Closing banquet

Optional: Cultural visit to the West Coast (spend the night in Glencoe).

Sunday 22 May

Optional: Cultural visit to the West Coast (spend the night in Ratagan); distillery visit; loch visit.

Monday 23 May

Optional: Cultural visit to the West Coast; Eilean Donan castle visit.

Contact For more information contact: International Office Abertay University, Bell Street, Dundee, DD1 1HG, Scotland, UK. T: +44 (0)1382 308814 E: internationaloffice@abertay.ac.uk

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Abertay University is an operating name of the University of Abertay Dundee, a charity registered in Scotland, No: SC016040.