Keeping up with UCLan FoundationCampus
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Business School Applicant Day - Saturday 21st April
Our students will get to find out more details about their business course, meet staff and current students this Saturday, 21st April at the Lancashire Business School open day.
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Students find out all about the Lancashire Business School
Today students had a unique opportunity to talk to three senior lecturers from UCLan's Lancashire Business School.
The senior staff from the top modern university and top UK modern business school spoke to our students exclusively about the courses that they will progress onto. Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Public Relations (see their video here) and Business Management were all discussed.
Students were told about the course content, the assessment methods and the small group teaching that they would benefit from. UCLan's award winning career service, study skills help and UK leading international student support were highlighted as particular benefits of studying at the Lancashire Business School after studying at UCLan FoundationCampus. Work placements and top employer graduate recruitment were highlighted as a success of the Business School. Students get opportunities to have learn about applying for jobs and have practise interviews with top employers as part of their degree. Graduates of the Finance and Accounting degrees gain professional exemption from internationally recognised financial qualifications such as CIMA and ACCA (depending on their options taken).
Students were then given an opportunity to talk individually to the course leaders and have their questions answered.
Students then went on a tour of some of the business school facilities including an undergraduate run marketing/public relations business, the first of its kind in the UK!
The senior staff from the top modern university and top UK modern business school spoke to our students exclusively about the courses that they will progress onto. Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Public Relations (see their video here) and Business Management were all discussed.
Students were told about the course content, the assessment methods and the small group teaching that they would benefit from. UCLan's award winning career service, study skills help and UK leading international student support were highlighted as particular benefits of studying at the Lancashire Business School after studying at UCLan FoundationCampus. Work placements and top employer graduate recruitment were highlighted as a success of the Business School. Students get opportunities to have learn about applying for jobs and have practise interviews with top employers as part of their degree. Graduates of the Finance and Accounting degrees gain professional exemption from internationally recognised financial qualifications such as CIMA and ACCA (depending on their options taken).
Students were then given an opportunity to talk individually to the course leaders and have their questions answered.
Students then went on a tour of some of the business school facilities including an undergraduate run marketing/public relations business, the first of its kind in the UK!
Monday, 16 April 2012
UclanFoundationCampus' photostream
UclanFoundationCampus' photostream on Flickr.
Check out our photographs from the beginning of our International week. We started with an International Buffet where the students brought in traditional foods from their home countries which consisted of pastries, cakes, chicken wraps and much more.
We then also had a Spanish lesson which was conducted by our very own English Teacher Samantha Meehan!
The student had a fantastic afternoon...there are still more langague lessons to be held during the course of the week and an international film festival!
Friday, 2 March 2012
The Importance of Social Media
Over the past two years there has been a prominent need for the use of social media within our UCLan FoundationCampus Centre and throughout the past few months there have been many changes within social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
UCLan FoundationCampus have been trying to find out ways in which we can engage prospective students, current students and tutors to enhance their learning and interactivity with each other to form a more effective communication channel.
UCLan FoundationCampus have been trying to find out ways in which we can engage prospective students, current students and tutors to enhance their learning and interactivity with each other to form a more effective communication channel.
It is important that we continue to use these sites to connect in a modern and effective way with our target audiences as it creates a better learning environment and will also give them the opportunity to meet friends and keep in contact with them before they arrive or when they leave us helping them to feel more at home during their time with us living in the UK.
Not only can they keep in contact with each other but they can keep in contact with us at UCLan FoundationCampus in terms of asking us questions, posting photographs and giving us feedback.
We are also able to organise events and post photographs on these sites in order to help build our social community throughout the Centre.
Our students really get involved with all of the content that we post on to our social media sites and it is a good way of them showing their parents and agents how they have been getting involved during their time studying with us.
Not only does this improve their English skills and team work by socialising but it enhances their ability to work with other students from different cultures all around the world.
If you would like to follow or like us on Twitter and Facebook then please check out these websites:
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/UCLanFoundation
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Educational visit to Landrover & Cadbury
Business students had an action packed day visiting Landrover and Cadbury, Birmingham.
After an early start our students were taken into the heart of a world leading vehicle manufacturer. Students had a tour of the factory from guides with a combined experience of over 75 years of work at Landrover. They were taken around the 300 acre site and witnessed the 90 second process times for each part of the vehicles. The saw the robots, welding and final car assembly. The guides were excellent and gave the students an overview of the business and how one individual can effect the profit and success of the whole production line. The guides also gave students details of the £700, 000, 000 that Tata are making to the site.
To see what the students toured watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtiAWxTkd10
We then drove to Cadbury where students toured the packaging factory and could sample many forms of Cadbury chocolate. Our day finished with an informative talk for our students from a business manager who tailored his talk to the countries of our students. He gave an overview of Cadbury, the recent changes and how Cadbury features in the global market with Kraft food.
The day's details can be found here: http://www.bxlworks.org.uk/images/stories/PDFs/secondaryprograms/may2011/cw%20landroverf.pdf
Pictures can be found in our gallery.
After an early start our students were taken into the heart of a world leading vehicle manufacturer. Students had a tour of the factory from guides with a combined experience of over 75 years of work at Landrover. They were taken around the 300 acre site and witnessed the 90 second process times for each part of the vehicles. The saw the robots, welding and final car assembly. The guides were excellent and gave the students an overview of the business and how one individual can effect the profit and success of the whole production line. The guides also gave students details of the £700, 000, 000 that Tata are making to the site.
To see what the students toured watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtiAWxTkd10
We then drove to Cadbury where students toured the packaging factory and could sample many forms of Cadbury chocolate. Our day finished with an informative talk for our students from a business manager who tailored his talk to the countries of our students. He gave an overview of Cadbury, the recent changes and how Cadbury features in the global market with Kraft food.
The day's details can be found here: http://www.bxlworks.org.uk/images/stories/PDFs/secondaryprograms/may2011/cw%20landroverf.pdf
Pictures can be found in our gallery.
Monday, 28 November 2011
Futures at the University of Central Lancashire
Today students received a talk from The University of Central Lancashire's Enterprise Champion, she informed students of how they can be supported in starting their own businesses with:
- Futures http://www.uclan.ac.uk/information/services/futures/index.php
- Northern Lights http://www.uclan.ac.uk/information/services/northern_lights/index.php
This talk formed part of our students academic course and their pastoral programme.
- Futures http://www.uclan.ac.uk/information/services/futures/index.php
- Northern Lights http://www.uclan.ac.uk/information/services/northern_lights/index.php
This talk formed part of our students academic course and their pastoral programme.
Friday, 18 November 2011
Entrepreneurs Live at Manchester
Our Undergraduate Foundation Programme and International Diploma students visited Manchester for a fantastic day of business. Successful entrepreneurs spoke to our students to let them know what doing business is really like.
More about the event can be found here.
More about the event can be found here.
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