Bachelor 2 Guide

bachelor guide

Year two

for Economics and Business Economics and ibeb students

Academic year 2012-2013

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fore Word Prof. dr. Ivo Arnold Vice-Dean Erasmus School of Economics

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‘ One of the advantages of studying at the ESE is that our school has a large and broad faculty’

Dear student, One of the advantages of studying at the ESE is that our school has a large and broad faculty. This allows us to offer you a wide range of specialisations that help you develop yourself during your studies in Rotterdam.

The other side of the coin is that this variety comes with a lot of choices that you have to make: minors, majors, electives, foreign exchange or an internship. All these choices have implications for the continuation of your studies as well as for the path that you are following towards a professional career. Most choices have to be made already in

the second bachelor year.

This brochure is meant to clarify the options you have as an ESE student and guide you through these various challenging possibilities. I hope that this guide will prove to be of great help in finding your way through this stage of the bachelor.

Prof. dr. Ivo Arnold Vice-Dean Erasmus School of Economics

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00 Contents 01 Year Calender

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02 Start second year

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Studielink Course Registration

Tutorial Registration

03 Block 1

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04 Block 2

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05 Block 3, 4, 5

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06 Colofon

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Examinsation Subscription Orientation

Master Open Days Orientation Cycle

Preparation for block 1 & 2 of Bachelor

Studying Abroad4

Why go on exchange?

Minor

Why take a minor?

Internship

Why do an internship?

iBuddy

Student Assistant Ambassador Requirements Major

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01 Year calender block 1

3 September – 27 october

EFR-COMMITTEE APPLICATION

9 September

EXAMS

22 – 26 october

block 2

29 october – 6 January

MASTER OPEN DAY

30 october

EXCHANGE FAIR

15 November

EXAMS

17 – 21 december

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

22 december -6 January

ORIENTATION CYCLE

block 3

7 January – 2 March

DEADLINE EXCHANGE (IN- AND OUTSIDE OF EU)

21 January

EXAMS

25 February – 2 March

ORIENTATION CYCLE

block 4

4 March – 26 april

MASTER OPEN DAY

7 March

EASTER WEEKEND

29 March – 1 april

APPLICATION PERIOD MINOR

16 april – 7 May

EXAMS

22 – 26 april

ORIENTATION CYCLE

block 5

29 april – 28 June

QUEENS DAY

30 april

ASCENSION DAY

9 May

PENTECOST

19 and 20 May

APPLICATION PERIOD MINOR

16 april – 7 May

EXAMS

17 – 21 June

ORIENTATION CYCLE

resits

1 – 20 July

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02 preparation second Year Preparation for the new academic year

During the summer holidays, students must arrange some registrations regarding their study.

Studielink you have to register yourself for the second year of your programme at Studielink. this is called re-registration (herinschrijving). you can start the registration for Bachelor 2 in June, but you can only finalise it when you have received your final positive BSa. your re-registration has to be approved by the university before the first of September.

Notice that a delayed subscription or payment of the tuition fee can have negative consequences for your study financing and right of free public transport!

Course Registration In order to register for courses, log in to SINonline and go to ‘subscribe’. once there, add the required courses, and save changes. you can find the relevant courses for Bachelor 2 under ‘Course Guide’ in SIN-online. Make sure you have subscribed for your courses and tutorials at least one week before the start of the first block, otherwise you will be too late with your subscription for tutorials, and thus will not be able to participate in your final exam for the particular course.

Tutorial Registration the period for tutorial registration starts four weeks in advance of the start of the relevant block and ends five working days before the start

of the new block, on a Sunday. you can register for tutorials in SIN-online under ‘My registrations’. Here you can subscribe for your preferred tutorial group. after registration you will receive a confirmation e-mail and you will be able to see the new schedule in your timetable. In case all tutorial groups are full, you should notify the Information Desk of the eSC in H6-02 before the end of the registration period. repeaters should subscribe for the special tutorial group for recidivists (rCDV group). you are a repeater if you meet the following requirements: p you have met the attendance requirements in a former academic year p you have obtained a valid, though insufficient result for an exam made in the former academic year. a valid result is always registered in osiris.

If you do not meet these requirements you need to register for a normal tutorial group.

If you do not register on time for a tutorial group, for a bachelor 1 or bachelor 2 course, you can register yourself in the first week of the block at the Information Desk of the eSC (H6-02) against a payment of €25 per tutorial. If you are more than a week late with your registration, you can still register yourself at the eSC, but then the fee increases to €50.

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03 block 1 Examination Subscription

Orientation Cycle

In Bachelor 2 you have to subscribe for examinations in Osiris, just like in Bachelor 1. The procedure for examination registration is the same as before. The registration period for exams starts 5 weeks before the exam and ends 7 days before the exam. In the event of late registration, you can register until 2 working days prior to the day on which the examination is held, against a payment of â‚Ź13.50 in administrative charges per examination at the desk of the Erasmus Student Service Centre (E-building). If you make an exam without registration you can still obtain a valid grade by registering the relevant exam result, but only against a payment of â‚Ź50 at the ESC (H6-02).

This registration can only be made on the same day of the examination. If your examination ends after 16.00 or takes place on a Saturday you can pay during the next working day.

In collaboration with the Erasmus School of Economics and the master study assocations Eureos, FSR, Maeur and Transito the EFR organises the Orientation Cycle. This event consists of five different Orientation Days and provides you with the opportunity to explore different fields of expertise in practice. Find out in which direction you want to go with your major or master by attending the Orientation Cycle.

Orientation There are multiple ways to inform yourself about how to proceed with your studies, among others the Master Open Days and the Orientation Cycle.

Master Open Days Find out all about the available master programmes on the Master Open Days 30 October and 7 March.

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04 block 2 Preparation for block 1 & 2 of Bachelor 3 In your second year you are going to have to prepare and make plans for the first two blocks of your third year. In these blocks you have to obtain 24 credits (ECTS), but you can choose yourself how to obtain them. You can decide to go on exchange and obtain the credits abroad, do a minor at the ESE, the EUR or another university in the first block and choose electives in the second block, or do an internship. If you want to do an internship or study abroad you should already start preparing in the second block of your second Bachelor year.

Studying Abroad In order to be able to apply for the ESE exchange programme you should meet the following criteria: p You need to be enrolled as a fulltime student at the Erasmus School of Economics p You should have passed all courses from your first bachelor’s year (60 credits) upon application p You should have obtained at least 20 credits from your second bachelor’s year upon application p You need to meet the language requirements of the partner university (if applicable) p In principle you should have achieved an average grade of at least a 7.0 of your academic record to apply for universities outside of the European Union

Deadline both for exchange inside and outside of Europe: 21 January 2013 More information about studying abroad, the selection procedure and preparations can be found in the ESE exchange leaflet: The exchange leaflet can be found on the ESE under information for Bachelor 3 students or using the following direct link: www.eur.nl/fileadmin/ASSETS/ese Doelgroepen/ Studenten/Studeren%20in%20het%20 buitenland/ and at the ESE website: www.ese.eur.nl/studyingabroad Of course you should decide yourself whether you want to study abroad or not. You probably have plenty of reasons yourself why you are or are not motivated to study abroad. However in your decision-making you could take some of these considerations into account:

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Why go on exchange? p Studying abroad is an amazing once in a lifetime experience! p you will learn new skills, become more independent, and experience a high personal development. p International perspectives broaden your own visions. p It is a good opportunity to travel, meet new people, and get to know new cultures. p experience abroad and outside of your comfortzone is highly valued by recruiters when hiring new employees. p Going on exchange is a very good opportunity to really broaden your knowledge. Partner universities usually offer different courses than the eSe and you can take any course you want during your exchange

What to take into consideration? p when you are abroad you cannot retake failed courses from your second year. also, you cannot apply for a seminar as long as you did not pass all of your first and second year courses. So if you have one unfinished second year course which is lectured during one of the first two blocks you cannot start your major when you return from your exchange. therefore you will suffer a year study delay! p Semesters abroad, in particular inside of europe, do not always match the block system of the eSe. therefore it could happen that your semester abroad finishes at the end of January, 14 bachelorGuide year two

and consequently you will miss the beginning of your third block (major) at eSe. However some universities offer the possibility to take final exams prematurely, so you can avoid this problem. p Studying abroad can be more costly than studying in rotterdam. p you do not have to pay the tuition fee at the partner university; you pay your regular fee at the eur. p you do have to take into account the cost of housing, which is a big expenditure. However if you already live on your own, you will not face high additional costs. Moreover there are several organisations that meddle in housing swaps, like Housing anywhere. p Finally, all exchange students are compensated for their incurred costs by receiving a grant.

(500,- for outside eu (eSe grant) and +/- 200,- / month inside eu (erasmus)).

In the end going on exchange requires more effort, preparation and money than doing a minor. However these incurred costs are nothing compared to the amazing experience you will have abroad. It is definitely recommended to go on exchange, since it is a very valuable contribution to your curriculum here at the eSe.

Minor a minor is an opportunity for third year bachelor students to broaden or deepen their knowledge about certain subjects. It takes place in the first block of your third year and is worth 12 to 15

credits. the following minors are available at the eSe during the academic year 2012-2013. Changes may occur for the academic year 2013-2014, the new list of minors will be available during spring 2013 on the website below. p Behavioural Finance p Computer Science p Development economics p educatieve Minor economie (in Dutch) p entrepreneurship in the Modern economy p Neuroeconomics p ondernemen en Belastingen (in Dutch) p Port Management and Maritime Logistics p Corporate Social responsibility and Non-Profit Management p exploration of New Markets through Innovation

For more information about minors at the eSe please visit their website: www.eur.nl/ese/studenten/minor/ It is also possible for you to take minors at different faculties or universities in order to broaden your knowledge. If you want to know more about this, please visit the eur minor website: www.eur.nl/minor/ or check for minor opportunities at other universities. the application period for minors is april 16th until May 7th.

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Why take a minor? p Minors are a great opportunity to deepen your knowledge p While doing a minor you have the possibility to retake and improve courses from your Bachelor 1 & 2. p There is no need to move or organise anything yourself, except for subscribing for the minor of your choice. p Minors do not require any lengthy procedures to apply. They work just like subscriptions for normal classes.

What to take into consideration?

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Internship

The ESE offers the opportunity to do an internship in the third year of your Bachelor programme.

Internships can be followed as an alternative to the minor (block 1) or elective (block 2). Internships last for eight weeks and are equivalent to 12 credits (336 hours).

It is the student’s responsibility to find an internship placement and internship supervisor. It is therefore wise to start your search for a suitable internship during your second year. Please note that the internship must have sufficient scientific quality. It must also be in a field relevant to your study, and contribute to answering research questions that you must come up with before the

start of the internship.

Once you have found an internship and a research topic, you must write a proposal, which must be approved by an ESE lecturer who is prepared to mentor you during the internship. The internship proposal has to be approximately two A4 sheets long and has to contain a description of the research questions, required work, and the internship supervision that the company offers.

The internship proposal has to be supported by the internship company and must contain the contact details of the company’s internship supervisor.

If you are having trouble finding an internship supervisor at the ESE, you can contact one of the internship coordinators: Economics Dr. M. Bøg , Dr. B.S.Y. Crutzen (crutzen@ese.eur.nl) Finance Dr. M. J. van den Assem (vandenassem@ese.eur.nl) Marketing Drs. N.A. Hofstra (hofstra@ese.eur.nl) Accounting Drs. R. van der Wal RA (vanderwal@ese.eur.nl) Entrepreneurship and Strategy Economics Dr. I. Colantone (colantone@ese.eur.nl) Urban, Port and Transport Economics Mr. Dr. P.A. van Reeven (vanreeven@ese.eur.nl) Health Economics Dr. T.G.M. van Ourti (vanourti@ese.eur.nl) Behavioural Economics Dr. A. Baillon (baillon@ese.eur.nl)

In order to complete an internship you must also write an internship report, which will then be assessed by your supervisor as adequate or not.

If adequate, the supervisor will sign the report, which will be sent to the Exam Administration, who will then process the credits.

Further information can be found at: www.ese. eur.nl/internship NOTE: Internships can result in study delay, so carefully look into the options that are open to you. It would always be a good idea to verify your internship plans with a study adviser.

Why do an internship? p You acquire work experience and learn to work in and function in real life situations p You will meet new people that could possibly help you in the future (e.g. job offer) p It is also possible to organise an internship abroad

What to take into consideration? p When doing an internship students are expected to have normal working hours 5 days a week p The organisation of the internship is the student’s responsibility It is possible to contact a study adviser to help you create a suitable study plan for your third bachelor year.

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05 block 3, 4 ,5 iBuddy

Requirements Major

each year the eSe accepts students from all over the world for the IBeB-Programme. you can become an iBuddy to help the newcomers, provide them with correct information, guide them to the right parties, introduce them to all social activities and enhance and develop the international network of the eSe. application for this programme starts in the beginning of april, go to www.efr.nl for more information.

In your third bachelor year you have to take a major. a major consists of three major courses (3x4 ects) and a seminar (12 ects) you have to register for your major in your third bachelor year.

Most major courses are offered in block 3, but some are already offered in block 2. In block 2 you can also choose electives. More information about all of this can be found in the Bachelor 3 Guide.

However do take into account that you have to meet the following criteria in order to apply for a major seminar: p Bachelor-1 and bachelor-2 completed. Both passed and compensated courses are taken into account. Courses followed in block 3 (directly before the seminar) cannot be taken into account in the entrance requirements.

Student Assistant the eSe is always looking for student assistants.

If you want to become a student assistant you can apply for the job towards the end of each academic year. More information about this can be found on the SIN-online channel “eSe Vacatures voor student-assistenten”. Being a student assistant has many advantages, including getting paid and acquiring work experience.

Ambassador ambassadors are students who provide information about their study programme to prospective students. every year 40 ambassadors of different studies are active within the eSe. you will represent the eSe at numerous extension activities and study fairs, both at the eur and at different locations throughout the country. you can apply for the ambassadorship by filling in the registration form on www.eur.nl/eao.

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‘Your personal guide to navigate you through the second year of your bachelor programme’

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EFR Academic Events Committee 2011-2012 Marjolein Kramer Manon Dillen Jonathan van der Meer Jesse Koenders Michiel Slag Jakub (Kuba) Romanszewski Tatiana Gorigledzhan

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Special thanks to: Kimberley Noot Wietske Rowaan Aleksandra Stuip Franca Tak Elaine Rouwet Ivo Arnold Monique Doornhaag Studyadvisers and all the ESE professors who contributed