6. PROMOTING ACADEMIC INTEGRITY 6.1 The Business School should form a working group with the Exams Office and the Students’ Guild Advice Unit with the aim of eliminating exam misconduct in the Business School.
8.4 Degrees ‘with a proficiency in’ a certain language must be widely advertised and supported for all students studying a Business degree.
6.2 The Business School should ensure that every new student attends a compulsory session explaining exam rules and regulations, with the intention of preventing misconduct in any form.
8.5 SSLC Rep exchanges with outstanding universities should be encouraged and financially supported every year.
6.3 The Business School must ensure that every student, regardless of nationality and English language capabilities, is entirely comfortable with the Exeter exam systems. 6.4 The Business School must introduce measures to guard against plagiarism, where former students or online services are able to provide answers to assessments. 6.5 The Business School should support a student-led campaign to promote the use of technology in avoiding academic misconduct for healthy, modern student learning.
7. OUTSTANDING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES 7.1 By 2015, all programmes taught in the Business School should be professionally accredited by the relevant sector-wide professional regulatory bodies. 7.2 Modules that feature ‘industrial experience’ should be extended through an increase in numbers of academic staff and through a sufficient increase in staff training, as well as by proxy through clearly defined electronic portals and support networks.
9. STUDENT ENGAGEMENT 9.1 To further develop the Business School’s invaluable input into the University Student Engagement network this year, it should work to create a more focused and personalised ‘Student Engagement Strategy’ aligned to the four broad areas established. 9.2 The Business School is encouraged to reinvigorate its Change Agents scheme as explored in its recent review, seeking to identify and support at least three new projects (one for each SSLC) each year. 9.3 The Business School must develop its University-leading work in supporting student engagement with quality assurance and enhancement such as offering increased recognition and support for the work of their superb SSLC and seeking to broaden and deepen the quality of students’ engagement with different aspects of quality assurance and enhancement as outlined.
10. ATTRACTING AND WELCOMING OUTSTANDING NEW STUDENTS 10.1 The Business School must continue to develop its support for INTO students making the transition onto their modules.
7.3 Every student in the Business School should be supported to undertake at least one internship.
10.2 The Business School must set up a ‘Your Exeter’ portal for all new students who have accepted a place.
7.4 Alumni should be incentivised to give the benefit of their employment experience to current undergraduates through career mentoring programmes.
10.3 Increased feedback from alumni should be sought to inform module choice and help prepare new students for their university experience.
7.5 The Business School should ensure that bursaries are available to students who may need additional support to take up opportunities and incur extra costs, such as working for free or living outside of Exeter to complete internships and placements to help them fulfil their potential.
10.4 Every new international student should receive a thorough induction to prepare them for life in the Business School that features an enhanced focus on academic misconduct and exam procedures.
8. ENCOURAGING STUDY, WORK AND VOLUNTEERING ABROAD
10.5 The Business School is encouraged to continue its superb support for Students’ Guild events such as ‘Diversity Month,’ in an effort to develop a truly inclusive and diverse university experience.
8.1 A study abroad option must be made available to all students. 8.2 All students, regardless of financial background, should have the opportunity to participate in study abroad. 8.3 The Business School must seek to forge links with an increasing number of world-class institutions to ensure that as many students as possible can benefit from exceptional study abroad opportunities.
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