IBMS Prospectus 2015-16

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IBMS

Prospectus

2015-2016

International Business &

Management Studies (IBMS)

Full-time Bachelor Study Programme:

three year programme and four year programme

Pending formal approval by the SPC

This Prospectus takes effect as of 01-09-2015

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Table of Contents

Applicability of the Prospectus ..................................................................................................... 5

Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 7

1. The International Business School – Study programme and organization ................................ 9

1.1 Study programme .......................................................................................................... 9

1.2 Exam Board (EB) and Assessment Committee (AC) .......................................................... 9

1.3 Admissions Committee ................................................................................................. 10

1.4 School Participation Council (SPC) ................................................................................ 10

1.5 Education Committee (EC) ............................................................................................ 11

2. Competencies and Educational Qualifications ...................................................................... 13

3. Programme Structure and Planning ..................................................................................... 17

3.1 Structure of the Programmes, Scheduling and Planning ................................................. 17

3.2 The IBMS Undergraduate Programme major and minor Structure ................................. 21

3.3 Articulation Programme ............................................................................................... 21

3.4 Excellence .................................................................................................................... 21

3.5 Compulsory Attendance ............................................................................................... 22

3.6 Curriculum overview and Course Outlines..................................................................... 22

3.7 Prerequisites ................................................................................................................ 22

4. IBMS Curriculum ................................................................................................................. 23

4.1 First Year ..................................................................................................................... 23

4.2 Main Phase .................................................................................................................. 24

4.3 Honours programmes ................................................................................................... 29

4.4 Programme components taught in a foreign language ................................................... 31

4.5 Graduation programme components ............................................................................ 31

5. Admission Requirements ..................................................................................................... 33

5.1 Admission to the First Year for Dutch applicants ........................................................... 33

5.2 Admission to the First Year for non-Dutch applicants .................................................... 35

5.3 Admission to the First Year for ‘mature’ applicants (21 +) .............................................. 36

5.4 Admission to the Main Phase for First Year students ..................................................... 37

5.5 Direct Main Phase Admission ....................................................................................... 38

5.6 Admission to the Articulation Programme with Jianhang University, Wuhan, China ....... 38

6. Credits, Grades and Assessments ......................................................................................... 41

6.1 Credits, grades and exemptions .................................................................................... 41

6.2 Assessment Schemes.................................................................................................... 43

6.3 Plagiarism and other irregularities ................................................................................ 57

6.4 Rules for the proper conduct of examinations ............................................................... 58

6.5 Exams .......................................................................................................................... 58

6.6 Frequency of assessments .............................................................................................. 59

7. Study advice in the First Year ............................................................................................... 65

8. Study Abroad, Placement and Graduation project ................................................................ 67

8.1 Study Abroad ............................................................................................................... 67

8.2 Placement .................................................................................................................... 68

8.3 Rules and procedures for Study Abroad and Placement ................................................. 68

8.4 Graduation Project ....................................................................................................... 71

9. Academic Advice ................................................................................................................. 73

9.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 73

9.2 Assignment of an Academic Advisor ............................................................................. 73

9.3 Tasks of an Academic Advisor ....................................................................................... 73

9.4 The study planning process .......................................................................................... 73

10. Cum Laude .......................................................................................................................... 75

11. IBS Rules and Regulations .................................................................................................... 77

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11.1 Class enrolment ........................................................................................................... 77

11.2 Study plans in main phase ............................................................................................ 77

11.3 Roll-back from three year bachelor programme to four year bachelor programme ........ 78

11.4 Languages in the four year bachelor programme ........................................................... 79

11.5 Graduation .................................................................................................................. 79

12. IBS Honours programmes .................................................................................................... 81

12.1 Honours Talent Programme .......................................................................................... 81

12.2 China-Europe Business Talent programme .................................................................... 84

12.3 International Business Talent programme ..................................................................... 89

Appendix 1 Examination Regulations regarding Bachelor’s Degree Programmes at Hanze University

of Applied Sciences, Groningen and Examination Protocol for Students ....................................... 91

Appendix 2 Framework Competencies International Business Management and Studies ............ 103

Appendix 3 Flow Chart Study Planning Process .......................................................................... 123

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Applicability of the Prospectus

This IBMS Prospectus, together with the Course Outlines, Handbooks* and the Student Charter form the

Teaching and Exam Regulations, in Dutch: ‘de onderwijs- en examenregeling, de OER’. All of these

documents are digitally available via intranet, (access www.hanze.nl > Education > International

Business School), used by the Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen.

Student

Charter

Examination Regulations

(Chapter 4)

IBMS Prospectus, Course Outlines &

Handbooks

It is meant to provide a reference document regarding procedures specific to education at the

International Business School (IBS) and more generally to the Hanze University of Applied Sciences,

Groningen as a whole. It describes the study programme, International Business and Management

Studies (IBMS), offered by IBS in English and the various rules and regulations that govern all aspects of

studies at IBS. Where necessary, it also provides guidance and advice to students and staff on a variety of

topics.

The Internationale Betriebswirtschaft (BW) programme is an official part of the IBMS programme

therefore, the Internationale Betriebswirtschaft Prospectus (Studienführer) is completely in line with this

IBMS Prospectus.

All official communication supplied by the Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen and the

International Business School (IBS) is done via intranet (access www.hanze.nl) including programmes

accessible via Hanze.nl (e.g. Blackboard, Osiris). This up-to-date information is easily accessible and each

student is required to have read the information published there.

Please be aware that some rules and regulations apply specifically to either the three year programme

or the four year programme. Likewise, some rules and regulations apply specifically to First Year

students as opposed to Main Phase students (year two, year abroad and graduation year).

This edition of the IBMS Prospectus, 2015-2016, applies to all students who are registered in the

academic year 2015-2016. Changes to the programme, as compared with former editions of the

Prospectus, do not affect the former study results of students: credits acquired in previous years remain

valid.

Corrections to any errors and omissions found in this Prospectus, as well as updates and changes

made during the academic year 2015-2016 will be published on Hanze.nl (access www.hanze.nl >

Education > International Business School> Practical matters).

* Handbooks for Placement, Graduation Projects, Honours, and First Year projects of the four year

programme

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Introduction

Welcome to IBS! IBS offers truly international education on Bachelor as well as Master level. We

welcome students from all nationalities and we certainly welcome diversity. Working and studying in

an international environment is exciting, challenging and rewarding.

This Prospectus contains information about our School, our Bachelor programme, and the rules and

regulations that apply to this programme. With staff and students of so many different cultural

backgrounds, it is of extra importance to be clear about the rules and regulations that apply in our

school. Please read this Prospectus carefully and use it as your reference in case of questions about

your study and IBS’ rules and regulations.

IBS is proud to be the first International Business School in a Dutch University of Applied Sciences. IBS

started in 1988 with the first IBMS programme in the Netherlands, as the international version of the

core economic bachelor programme at that time. The new programme was designed to reflect the

open-mindedness in the Netherlands concerning economics and cultures as well as the further

development of the global perspective in business. Since its start, the number of students attending

yearly has increased from approximately 100 in the beginning, to over 1400 today. The Hanze

University is proud to have started the first IBMS programme in the Netherlands, an initiative that

was followed by most other large Universities of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.

A few years after starting the successful IBMS bachelor programme, IBS expanded with MBA

programmes. Currently we offer an international Masters in Business Administration and a Masters

International Business & Management.

All our programmes are truly international, meant to prepare you for a successful international

business career.

At IBS we strongly believe that our students are key stakeholders in our education. We welcome

student participation. You can participate in many ways, such as

• evaluation panels with the Heads of Education and coordinators: in these panels you provide

valuable input that we need to further improve our education.

• the Education Committee (EC): this committee consists of lecturers and students, and advises the

Dean on proposed changes to our education.

• the School Participation Council (SPC): this is the formal body approving policy documents such

as the School Year Plan and the School Strategic Plan.

• the student union ‘IBS-U’

• specific student jobs, such as staffing our Info Desk, or helping in specific projects.

I wish you all the best in your study here at IBS.

Regards,

Bram ten Kate

Dean IBS

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1. The International Business School – Study programme and organization

1.1 Study programme

The International Business and Management Studies (IBMS), offered by the International Business

School (IBS) is a full-time undergraduate programme which is formally accredited by the Dutch

government (NVAO). This international study programme focuses on cultural differences, which are an

integral part of the programme. The curriculum is structured so that learning content, tasks and projects

are up to date and reflect what happens in today’s international business world. This includes practical

assignments for companies/ entrepreneurs when possible.

IBS offers a three year and a four year route for IBMS. The three year programme is open to students

with a Dutch vwo secondary school diploma (or an international equivalent thereof ). The four year

programme is open to students with at least a Dutch HAVO secondary school diploma (or an equivalent

thereof). For the exact admission requirements , please see Chapter 5 of this Prospectus.

Upon successful completion of the programme, IBS will grant a Bachelor of Business Administration

degree in International Business and Management Studies. This degree relates to Article 7.11 subsection

1 of the Higher Education and Research Act (in Dutch WHW). The final diploma (supplement) states the

major (IBMS), the specialization and the minor the student has achieved.

Graduates receive a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in one of the specializations mentioned

below:

• International Marketing

• International Finance & Accounting

• International Management

• International Strategy & Business Development

Graduates also receive a grade list including all modules and grades the student has completed. The

Exam Board of the International Business School is responsible for conducting the final examination of

the full-time study programme: International Business and Management Studies.

1.2 Exam Board (EB) and Assessment Committee (AC)

The Exam Board safeguards the level of the study programme by monitoring the assessments and

final examinations within IBS with regard to content, procedure and level. It is the task of the Exam

Board to determine whether the graduate has attained the end qualifications of the programme as

laid down in the Teaching and Exam Regulations. The members of the Exam Board are appointed by

the Dean. The composition of the Exam Board can be found on Hanze (access www.hanze.nl >

Education> International Business School > Organisation> Overview IBS Committees)

The Exam Board contact is: [email protected].

The Assessment Committee is responsible for monitoring the quality of examinations and operates

under the supervision of the Exam Board.

How to approach the Exam Board

Students who wish their case to be discussed in an Exam Board meeting must write/type an appeal

letter, sign it and submit it to the Exam Board, either on paper in the pigeon hole of the Exam Board (at

the IBS Info Desk) or scanned via email ([email protected]).

Emails regarding Exam Board matters sent to individual Exam Board members, the Secretary or to other

members of IBS staff will not be accepted as a formal appeal.

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Appeal letters to the Exam Board must meet the following requirements*:

a. Must be dated and signed (scanned signature required for letters that are submitted by email)

b. Contain a clear and understandable explanation of the student’s case/complaint in English or German

(BW students only)

c. Contain the student’s request and provide a specific action or solution. For example: What does the

student want exactly and why does he think he deserves it?**

d. Refer to the rule/regulation in the IBMS Prospectus, student charter or elsewhere which the student

thinks applies in his case. Include a copy of the rule.

e. Contain accurate and up-to-date copies of all relevant supporting documents, copies of emails from

teachers or student counsellors, the student’s grade list, etc.

f. If the student’s case depends upon extenuating circumstances (see article 4.16 of the Student Charter

which is included in this Prospectus as Appendix 1), he must request that the student counsellor sends

written confirmation of this to the Exam Board confirming that these extenuating circumstances have

influenced the student’s study progress. Please note: if the student is claiming extenuating

circumstances he must have spoken to a student counsellor at the time the circumstances arose or his

claim will not be accepted.

*Appeal letters which fail to meet these requirements will be returned to the student for completion

before being dealt with by the Exam Board.

**Please be aware that the Exam Board is only authorized to deal with appeals regarding those matters

stated in Appendix 11 of the Student Charter. If a student does not agree with an existing rule, he should

consult the IBS Management Team and not the IBS Exam Board.

Exam Board meetings take place weekly except during holidays.

Please be informed that it could take up to 10 working days to receive an answer from the Exam Board.

What if students do not agree with the decision of the IBS Exam Board

If students do not agree with the decision of the IBS Exam Board, they can appeal at the Student

Appeals Board. The correspondence address of the Student Appeals Board is:

Bureau Klachten en Geschillen, Postbus 70030 (ZP7, F308), 9704 AA Groningen. E-mail

[email protected] Tel. 050 595 4049. Students should bear in mind that they

must appeal within 6 weeks.

Students are advised to consult the Hanze Student Counsellor (F302, Zernikeplein 7, tel. 050 595 4028)

to obtain advice regarding the appeals procedure.

1.3 Admissions Committee

The Admissions Committee advises the Dean on the admission of students to the study programmes.

The Chairman and other members of the Admissions Committee are appointed by the Dean from the

staff members who are charged with teaching in the study programme(s) concerned.

For more information on the Admissions Committee (members and contact details), please refer to

Hanze.nl (access www.hanze.nl > Education> International Business School > Organisation> Overview

IBS Committees).

Information on the admission requirements can be found in chapter 5 of this Prospectus.

1.4 School Participation Council (SPC)

The School Participation Council is the democratically elected committee of the School, representing

both staff members and students. The council is composed of an equal number of students and staff

members.

For more information on the School Participation Council (a.o. members and contact details), please

refer to Hanze.nl (access www.hanze.nl > Education > International Business School > Organisation >

About the institute).

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1.5 Education Committee (EC)

The IBS Education Committee (Study Programme Committee as referred to in Article 10.3c of the Higher

Education and Research Act) advises the Dean on all matters relating to the education within the School.

It is composed of four (Main Phase) students and four lecturers representing all of the IBMS

specializations. The members are appointed by the Dean.

For more information on the Education Committee (members and contact details), please refer to

Hanze.nl (access www.hanze.nl > Education> International Business School > Organisation> Overview

IBS Committees).

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2. Competencies and Educational Qualifications

The Framework IBMS Competencies (detailed overview can be found in Appendix 2) is in accordance

with the HBO standard (procedure HBO council, 22 November 2010). Four aspects are mentioned:

1. Thorough foundation of knowledge;

2. Research abilities;

3. Professional craftsmanship

4. Professional ethical behaviour and responsible social orientation.

The profession-related competencies clearly describe the theoretical foundation of the IBMS

programme.

The IBMS competencies are based on professional and general competencies.

Professional competencies (P)

I. International Business Competencies

1. International business awareness

2. Intercultural competence

II. General Management Competencies

3. International strategic vision development

4. Business processes & change management

5. Entrepreneurial management

III. Functional Key-Areas Competencies

6. International marketing and sales management

7. International supply chain management

8. International finance & accounting

9. International human resource management (HRM)

Generic competencies (G)

I. Interpersonal competencies

1. Leadership

2. Cooperation

3. Business Communication

II. Task-oriented competencies

4. Business research methods

5. Planning and organizing

III. Intra-personal competencies

6. Learning and self-development

7. Ethical and corporate responsibility

Competency: level specification

For the specification of the competencies the level descriptors are provided in the following general

format:

Level 1: The ability to execute a simple task. The student has the basic knowledge and skills to apply

the competency with guidance in a limited context. In most institutions this is learned in the first

year.

Level 2: The student can apply the competency independently in a relatively clearly arranged

situation. This will normally be just before or during the placement period.

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Level 3: The student can apply the competency independently in a complex situation with complete

control of the required skills (Bachelor-level).

Level 4: Flexible application of the competency in complex situations. The student can evaluate his or

her competency and can support others when applying their competencies (Master-level).

Dublin descriptors and Bachelor’s Degree Standard versus IBMS competencies In order to guarantee the end level of the IBMS programme, a matrix comparing the Dublin

descriptors and the new IBMS competencies has been developed. This matrix serves three purposes

to make clear:

1. How the IBMS competencies link to the Dublin Descriptors to prove that the general criteria of a

Bachelor’s degree are covered.

2. What the links between the Dublin descriptors, the IBMS competencies and the curriculum are.

3. That level of complexity of both the Dublin descriptors and the IBMS competencies builds up

throughout the curriculum.

Dublin descriptors (European

descriptors for a bachelor’s

degree)

Bachelor’s

Degree (HBO)-

Standard

IBMS Competency

profile November 2010

In curriculum

(level):

Knowledge and understanding:

Graduates have demonstrated

knowledge and understanding in a

field of study that builds upon and

supersedes their general secondary

education, and is typically at a level

that, whilst supported by advanced

textbooks, includes some aspects

that will be informed by knowledge

of the forefront of their field of

study

A sound

theoretical

basis

Professional

expertise

P6. International

marketing and sales

management

P7. International supply

chain management

P8. International finance

& accounting

P9. International human

resource management

(HRM)

Exams (1, 2, 3)

Project work,

assignments (1, 2, 3)

Graduation Project

(GPJ)( 3)

Applying knowledge and

understanding:

Graduates can apply their

knowledge and understanding in a

manner that indicates a

professional approach to their

work or vocation, and have

competencies typically

demonstrated through devising

and sustaining arguments and

solving problems within their field

of study

A sound

theoretical

basis

Professional

expertise

P1. International

business awareness

P2. Intercultural

competence

P3. International

strategic vision

development

P4. Business processes

& change management

P5. Entrepreneurial

management

Exams , projects (

1,2,3)

Placement (2, 3)

Graduation project

(GPJ)(3)

Making judgments:

Graduates have the ability to

gather and interpret relevant data

(usually within their field of study)

to inform judgments that include

reflection on relevant social,

scientific or ethical issues

A critical mind

Professional

ethics and

social

orientation

G4. Business research

methods

G5. Planning and

organizing

G7. Ethical and

corporate responsibility

Projects (1, 2)

BRM (2)

Placement (2)

GPJ (3)

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Communication:

Graduates can communicate

information, ideas, problems and

solutions to both specialist and

non-specialist audiences

A critical mind G1. Leadership

G2. Cooperation

G3. Business

Communication

Projects (1, 2)

Writing /

Presentation skills

(1, 2, 3)

Skills (1,2)

Languages (1,2 )1

Placement (2)

GPJ (3)

Learning skills:

Graduates have developed those

learning skills that are necessary

for them to continue to undertake

further study with a high degree of

autonomy

A critical mind

Professional

Ethics and

social

orientation

G6. Learning and self-

development

Professional

development (1, 2)

Placement (2)

GPJ (3)

The Job Market

Research among graduates has shown that over 90% of them find a job within two or three months

of graduation. Many graduates are offered jobs with their placement company or the company for

which they did their final graduation project. We are even contacted directly by international

companies that are specifically looking for our graduates.

International Marketing

Graduates with this specialization start work as (trainee) managers in international manufacturing or

trading companies. Among the job opportunities available to graduates are positions in the fields of

export management, international product management, international marketing management,

sales management and international advertising. Some of our graduates are Marketing and

Communication Managers, Sales Managers, Business Developers and Market Analysts.

International Management

International Management graduates pursue management careers in international companies, for

example in business development management, management consulting and plant/project

management. Some of our IBMS graduates are now Project Managers, HRM specialists and Plant

Managers.

International Finance and Accounting

Finance and Accounting graduates work in a wide range of financial positions at (trainee)

management level in international organizations and graduates hold jobs as Investment Bankers,

Financial Analysts, Financial Controllers, Project Managers in Finance, Securities analysts and Risk

Advisors.

International Strategy and Business Development

Graduates with a specialization in International Strategy & Business Development can work in a wide

range of positions at (trainee) management level in international organizations. Furthermore,

graduates with this specialization can qualify for various jobs, such as consultants, operations

managers, compliance & risk managers, controllers, business development professionals, HR

managers, change managers, analysts, assistant to CEO/CFO or independent entrepreneurs.

Finally, this specialization builds a good foundation for Masters programmes in various fields of

studies.

1 four year bachelor prgoramme only

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3. Programme Structure and Planning

3.1 Structure of the Programmes, Scheduling and Planning

3.1.1 Structure of the four year bachelor programme

The four year IBMS programme is a full-time study of 240 ECTS. Each academic year consists of four

study periods (two study periods per semester). In the first year, semesters are offered concurrently

and/or interchangeably, so that students may start with either semester. In the second year the

same applies to blocks. The language modules should preferably be followed in a set order.

Ye

ar

Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4

First Year Semester 1 Modules Semester 2 Modules

Second

Year

Block 2.1

Modules

Block 2.2

Modules

Block 2.3

Modules

Block 2.4

Modules

Year

abroad Study Abroad semester and Placement semester

Graduation

Year

Specialization Semester

Graduation Semester

3.1.2 Structure of the three year bachelor programme

The three year IBMS programme is a full-time study of 180 ECTS. Each academic year consists of four

study periods (two study periods per semester).

Ye

ar

Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4

First Year Semester 1 Modules Semester 2 Modules

Year

abroad Study Abroad semester and Placement semester

Graduation

Year

Specialization Semester

Graduation Semester

3.1.3 Scheduling

Lectures are given Monday through Friday. Detailed class schedules are provided to students shortly

before the start of the period via Hanze.nl (access www.hanze.nl > Quick launch > Digischedule).

Lectures are always to start on the exact time mentioned in the schedule below. IBS plans lectures of

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60 minutes each, of which 50 minutes are used for classes and 10 minutes for a break. In case of a

one-hour class, the 10-minute break is always at the end. In case of a two-hour class, teachers can

decide where to put the two 10-minute breaks: either a 10-minute break during the lecture and one

at the end, or a 20-minute break at the end of the second lecture hour.

First Year/Main Phase

Ho

ur

1 08:30 - 09:30

2 09:30 – 10:30

3 10:30 – 11:30

4 11:30 – 12:30

5 12:30 – 13:30

6 13:30 – 14:30

7 14:30 – 15:30

8 15:30 – 16:30

9 16:30 – 17:30

10 17:30 – 18:30

Note

Students involved in the honours programmes may also have lectures in the evening. Occasionally

also other classes can be scheduled during the evening.

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3.1.4 IBS Year plan 2015-16

Month Week HG periods IBS WEEKS Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri

During the period we also have midterm exams. You

can find the exact dates on the exam schedule.

Period 1

Aug 15 35 24 25 26 27 28 working week for teachers / leave for students

Sep 15 36 1,1 INTRO 31 1 2 3 4 31/8 start Academic Year 2015-2016

37 1,2 week 1 7 8 9 10 11 10/9 exam review MP & masters resits august

38 1,3 week 2 14 15 16 17 18

39 1,4 week 3 21 22 23 24 25

Oct 15 40 1,5 week 4 28 29 30 1 2

41 1,6 week 5 5 6 7 8 9

42 1,7 week 6 12 13 14 15 16

43 1,8 break 19 20 21 22 23

44 1,90 week 7 26 27 28 29 30

Nov 15 45 1,10 exam week 2 3 4 5 6 year 1 (3YB) normal classes

46 1,11 exam week 9 10 11 12 13

Period 2

47 2,1 week 1 16 17 18 19 20

48 2,2 week 2 23 24 25 26 27

Dec 15 49 2,3 week 3 30 1 2 3 4

50 2,4 week 4 7 8 9 10 11

51 2,5 week 5 14 15 16 17 18

52 break 21 22 23 24 25 25-26/12 Christmas

53 break 28 29 30 31 1 1/1 New Year's day

Jan 16 1 2,6 week 6 4 5 6 7 8

2 2,7 week 7 11 12 13 14 15

3 2,8 exam week 18 19 20 21 22

4 2,9 exam week 25 26 27 28 29 project defences year 1 (4YB)

Period 3

Feb 16 5 2,10 resit week / intro 1 2 3 4 5 resits year 1 (4YB)

6 3,1 week 1 8 9 10 11 12

7 3,2 week 2 15 16 17 18 19

8 3,3 week 3 22 23 24 25 26 25/2 graduation ba

March 16 9 3,4 break 29 1 2 3 4

10 3,5 week 4 7 8 9 10 11

11 3,6 week 5 14 15 16 17 18

12 3,7 week 6 21 22 23 24 25 25/3 Good Friday

April 16 13 3,8 week 7 28 29 30 31 1 27-28/3 March Easter

14 3,9 exam week 4 5 6 7 8

15 3,10 exam week 11 12 13 14 15 project defences year 1 (4YB)

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Month Week HG periods IBS WEEKS Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri

During the period we also have midterm exams. You

can find the exact dates on the exam schedule.

Period 4

16 4,1 week 1 18 19 20 21 22

17 4,2 week 2 25 26 27 28 29 27/4 King's day

May 16 18 break 2 3 4 5 6 5/5 Liberation day and Ascension

19 4,3 week 3 9 10 11 12 13

20 4,4 week 4 16 17 18 19 20 16/5 Whitsun

21 4,5 week 5 23 24 25 26 27

June 16 22 4,6 week 6 30 31 1 2 3

23 4,7 week 7 6 7 8 9 10

24 4,8 exam week 13 14 15 16 17 GPJ defences

25 4,9 exam week 20 21 22 23 24 23/6 exam review y1 (4YB); year 1 and GPJ defences

July 16 26 4,10 resit week 27 28 29 30 1 27-29/6 GPJ defences

27 4,11 resit week 4 5 6 7 8

28 finalizing 11 12 13 14 15

11/7 exam review y1 exams (4YB); 14/7 exam review

period 4 exams MP; 15/7 graduation ba/ma

July/Aug 16 29-33 Summer break

Aug 16 34

Summer break/

resit week 22 23 24 25 26 resits MP P2&4 exams

Sept 16 35 29 30 31 1 2 working week for teachers / leave for students

36 1,1 INTRO 5 6 7 8 9 5/9 start Academic Year 2016-2017

4YB, PREP and Masters follow this rhythm. abbreviations:

3YB has 8 weeks of classes and 1 week of exams MP = Main Phase

3YB = three year bachelor programme

4YB = four year bachelor programme

ba = bachelor programmes

ma = master programmes

Christmas

May

Summer

National Holidays/HG closed

HG-Education free period:

21-12-2015 - 01-01-2016

02-05-2015 - 06-05-2016

18-07-2016 - 02-09-2016

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3.2 The IBMS Undergraduate Programme major and minor Structure

The contents of all modules of the IBMS Programme are described in detail in the separate Course

Outlines which can all be found on Hanze.nl (access www.hanze.nl > Education > International

Business School> Practical matters> Manuals). Credits & assessment schedules can be found in later

chapters. A general overview of the course content can be found below.

Major and minor structure

The full-time bachelor study programmes within the Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

have a major-minor structure. This means that a student can take one minor next to his major (main

programme). The major comprises 210 ECTS for the four year programme and 150 ECTS for the three

year programme, the minor comprises 30 ECTS.

Major and specialization

Upon graduation, all bachelor students of the International Business School obtain the major:

International Business and Management Studies.

Specialization

A specialization is a coherent package of (at least) 30 ECTS, aimed at providing in depth knowledge

of, and skills, in a specific area within the student’s study programme.

IBS offers the following four specializations in the academic year 2015-2016:





Minors

Next to a major, students can get a minor. A minor is taken outside the major, is aimed at broadening

the student’s scope and consists of a coherent semester programme. The minor is mentioned on the

diploma supplement. Students can take minors at their own school or externally. In IBS, the minor is

taken during the Year abroad (Study Abroad semester).

For more information about the minor / Study Abroad Semester, please refer to Chapter 8.

3.3 Articulation Programme

The IBS Articulation programme is a cooperation programme with the Jianhang University, Wuhan in

China. Students in this programme first study at Jianhang University up to the entry level of the third

year of the four year bachelor programme of IBS. These students then come to IBS in the third year

of the four year bachelor programme where they enter the Harmonisation Semester (see Table of

Credits later in chapter 4.2.5 for more details).

3.4 Excellence

Hanze University Groningen offers additional challenges to outstanding students. Students, who

possess potential to excel not only academically, but professionally and personally, can apply for

admission to one of the IBS honours programmes.

In 2015-16 IBS offers the following honours programmes:

• Honours Talent Programme

• China-Europe Business Talent programme

• International Business Talent programme

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The tables of credits for the Honours programmes can be found in chapter 4.3. Other information

about the IBS honours programmes, e.g. content, admission criteria and selection procedure can be

found in chapter 12.

3.5 Compulsory Attendance

In some modules, formal assessment is linked to class participation. If a student misses 20% or less,

the student will receive an alternative assignment for the missed class and/or assignment. Failure to

attend at least 80% of these sessions will lead to failure of the module. Due to the nature of these

modules, students can only resit these modules by taking the subject again the next time it is offered,

unless the module is offered only once per academic year, in which case an alternative solution is

offered.

Please check the Course Outline and Blackboard course of each module for specific details.

Course Outlines are available on Hanze.nl (access www.hanze.nl > Education > International Business

School > Practical matters>Manuals)

Blackboard can be accessed via the Quick launch menu on the homepage of Hanze.nl.

3.6 Curriculum overview and Course Outlines

The curriculum overview of the IBMS Programme can be found in chapter 4, in the tables of credits

for each of the years.

The contents of all modules are described in detail in the separate Course Outlines per year which

can be found on Hanze.nl (access www.hanze.nl > Education > International Business School >

Practical matters>Manuals). Together with this Prospectus, the Handbooks and the Student Charter,

the Course Outlines form the Teaching and Exam Regulations, in Dutch: ‘Onderwijs- en

Examenregeling: ‘OER’.

3.7 Prerequisites

Certain study components are subject to prerequisites. The prerequisites for Placement (PLM) and

Study Abroad (SAB) can be found in chapter 8. For other modules, please refer to the Course

Outlines.

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4. IBMS Curriculum

4.1 First Year

The first year of study lays the foundation for further study. Each subject is designed to provide

students with the broad knowledge and basic skills they will need for more specific subjects studied

in the Main Phase. After a one-week compulsory introduction, the programme continues with the

modules listed in the table below.

4.1.1 First Year of the four year bachelor programme

In each study semester students participate in a project. Within both the Consultancy and the

Business Plan Project students cooperate in small groups to find answers to complex, practical

business-related problems. These small, multicultural groups prepare students for successful

communication and cooperation in international business. Professional Development Training

provides academic guidance and teaches study skills.

First Year Table of credits (four year bachelor programme)

Block 1.1

Theme: The Consultant

Block 1.2

Theme: The Practical

Consultant

Block 1.3

Theme:

The Entrepreneur

Block 1.4

Theme: The Practical

Entrepreneur Code Educational Unit EC Code Educational Unit EC Code Educational Unit EC Code Educational Unit EC

IBP1 Introduction

Business processes 2 ICB1 Intercultural

Competence in Business 1 2 LNG1 Language 1* 3 LNG2 Language 2* 3

BSK1 Basic Skills 1 MAT1 Elementary

Mathematics 2 MKT1 Marketing 3 LAW1 Introduction to

International

Business Law

3

FAC1 Financial Accounting 1

3 RSK2 Secondary

Research Skills 1 MAC1Management

Accounting 1 2 RSK1 Primary

Research Skills 1

STA1 Applied Statistics A

2 STB1

Applied Statistics B 2 BMO1 Behaviour,

Management &

Organization 1

3

ECN1 Economics 2

CPP1 Consultancy Project 1

1 CPP2 Consultancy Project 2

4 BPP1 Business Plan 1

1 BPP2 Business Plan 2

4

ERS1 English Business

Report Writing Skills 1 2 ENG1 English/Business

Communication 1 3 EPS1 English

Presentation Skills 2 ENG2

English/Business

Communication 2

3

PRD1 Professional

Development 1 2 PRD2 Professional



Development 4 1

Total 15 Total 15 Total 15 Total 15

*Language 1: DUA1, DUB1, FRA1, GEA1, SPA1; *Language 2: DUA2, DUB2, FRA2, GEA2, SPA2, SPB2.

4.1.2 First year of the three year bachelor programme

Starting point are the Functional Key Areas: marketing and sales, finance and accounting, supply

chain and human resources management. In the Business Labs and the Integrated cases, students

will experience how these areas are interrelated. The Business Labs are simulation environments in

which the students work in groups in a business-like set up.

Personal development and development of professional related competencies are addressed in the

Global Citizenship modules.

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First Year table of credits (three year bachelor programme)

Block 1.1

Theme: .

Block 1.2

Theme:

Block 1.3

Theme:

Block 1.4

Theme:

Code Educational Unit EC Code Educational Unit EC Code Educational Unit EC Code Educational Unit EC

PAB1 Principal Areas

of Business 1

3 PAB2 Principal Areas

of Business 2 3 IHR1 International

Human Resource

Management

2 OBH1

Organizational

Behaviour 1

3

ICA1 Integrated case 1 3 ICA2 Integrated case 2 3 FIA1 Finance and

Accounting 1 2 FIA2 Finance and

Accounting 2 3

ISC1 International

Supply Chain

Management

2

IMK1 International

Marketing 3

GCS1 Global

Citizenship 1

5 GCS2 Global

Citizenship 2

5 GCS3 Global

Citizenship 3

3 GCS4 Global

Citizenship 4

3

LAB1 Business Lab 1 4 LAB2 Business Lab 2 4 LAB3 Business Lab 3 3 LAB4 Business Lab

4 6


4.2 Main Phase

4.2.1 Second Year of the four year bachelor programme

The subjects studied in the second year of the four year bachelor programme are dedicated to

deepening the knowledge and skills of international business issues and to prepare students for a

successful year abroad and graduation year. This second year consists of compulsory business modules,

one foreign language (continuation of the First Year courses in Dutch, German, French and Spanish) and

Professional Development.

The didactic approach in the second year is oriented toward project learning, allowing students to mix

individual performance with team work on practical business related projects. The interpersonal skill-

based modules train students for a wide range of professional skills to equip them for their future

professional lives.

The aim of the second year is to bring students to an academic level that will allow them to follow their

Study Abroad semester in a partner institution abroad. It also prepares students for the professional

world they will be exposed to in their Placement semester.

During the second year, students of the German track (Internationale Betriebswirtschaft) as well as

articulation students and many exchange students will follow the same classes as students of the English

track. Furthermore, representatives from internationally operating companies will regularly give guest

lectures, giving students a more detailed insight in what goes on in the international business world from

the companies’ perspective and thus helping them in their preparation for their placement.

Second Year table of credits (four year bachelor programme)

Table of Credits and Transition Schemes for students who began in year 2 in the academic year 2014-

2015 or earlier, please refer to Hanze.nl (www.hanze.nl).

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Block 2.1 Block 2.2 Block 2.3 Block 2.4 Code Educational Unit EC Code Educational Unit EC Code Educational Unit EC Code Educational Unit EC

LNG3 Language 3* 2 LNG4 Language 4* 2 LNG5 Language 5* 2 LNG6 Language 6* 2

SMK1 Stock Markets 2 BRM1 Business

Research Methods

2 NER1 New

Economic Realities

4 CBH1 Consumer

Behaviour

4

MAC2 Management

Accounting 2

4 STA2 Inductive

Statistics

2 ICB1 Intercultural

Competence in

Business 2

4 IMM1 International

Marketing

Management

4

FIF1 Fundamental

International Finance

4 BMO2 Behaviour,

Management &

Organisation 2

4 EIB1 Ethics in

Business

2 SCM1 Supply Chain

Management

4

Professional

Development 5

2 ERS2 English

Business Report

Writing Skills 2

3 LAW2 International

Business Law

3 CCR2

Community Credit 2

1

CCR1

Community Credit 1

1 CTD1 Career

Training &

Development

2


*Language 3: DUA3, DUB3, FRA3, GEA3, SPA3, SPB3;



*Language 6: DUA6, DUB6, FRA6, GEA6, SPA6, SPB6.

Although PRD6 is not officially part of the curriculum in 2015-16, it is offered as part of the structure

in which students meet with their Academic Advisor, to discuss a.o. their study progress and study

planning.

4.2.2 Year Abroad (for both the three and the four year bachelor programme)

In today’s market, the person who is well travelled and knowledgeable about global issues will have the

competitive edge. Employers and graduate schools are looking for confident, mature candidates with a

global mind-set, proficient in a second language, with the ability to adapt to new situations. Therefore,

all IBS students in the IBMS programme have to spend a full Year Abroad, one semester studying at one

of the IBS partner universities and one semester doing a placement at a company abroad. The purpose

of the two semesters abroad is to increase students’ exposure to, and experience of foreign countries.

Through both studying and working in a foreign country, students will develop a deep understanding of

the country, its language, culture, inhabitants, economy and ways of doing business.

Table of credits Year Abroad

(Third year for the four year bachelor programme, second year for the three year bachelor programme)

Block 1 + 2

Theme: Study Abroad

Block 3 + 4

Theme: Placement Code Educational Unit EC Code Educational Unit EC

SAB1 Study Abroad

PRD7 Professional Development 7

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1

PLM1 Placement 30

Total 30 Total 30

International Semester

This study semester is for non-Dutch enrolled students staying in the Netherlands, at IBS, for their Study

Abroad. By attending and passing all mentioned modules, students can earn a Minor in European

Business.

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Table of credits International Semester

Period 1

Theme: European Business

Period 2

Theme: European Business Code Educational Unit EC Code Educational Unit EC

PRD7 Professional Development 7 1 IPC1 International Presentation and

Communication

3

MEX1 Mentoring Exchange students 1 IES1 International Entrepreneurship 3

Community Credit sem.5 2 IBC1 International Business Cultures 3

IEM1 Introduction to Export Management 3 ARS1 Applied Primary Research Skills 2

EUB1 European Business Environment 3 EBP2 European Business Plan 2 4

ARS2 Applied Secondary Research Skills 2

EBP1 European Business Plan 1 3

Total 15 Total 15

4.2.3 Graduation Year (for both the three and the four year bachelor programme)

In their final year of IBMS, students study modules that form their specialization and support their

graduation project, and they of course do the graduation project itself.

Students complete one of the following specializations during the first semester of the Graduation

year: International Marketing, International Finance and Accounting, International Management or

International Strategy and Business Development.

The second semester of the Graduation year, the Graduation semester, is dedicated to research. During

the first period, students follow research workshops which support the design and execution of the

Graduation Project. Also, during the first period, students develop a research plan for their Graduation

Project and follow the supporting course Reporting Skills including both written and oral training. After

week 7 the students can start executing the research. Period two is fully dedicated to conducting

research and finalizing the Graduation Project.

Table of credits Graduation year

(Fourth year for the four year bachelor programme, third year for the three year bachelor programme)

The first semester of the Graduation year is the specialization semester:

Specialization International Marketing

Block 1 Block 2 Code Educational Unit EC Code Educational Unit EC

MST1 International Marketing Strategy 1 5 IMC1 Integrated Marketing Communication 1 5

IPM1 International Product Management 1 5 ISM1 International Sales Management 1 5

BRD1 Brand Management 1 5 ONM1 Online Marketing 1 5

Total 15 Total 15

Specialization International Finance & Accounting


FAC2 Financial Accounting 2 5 IFI1 International Financial Management 5

AIF1 Advanced International Finance 5 IAC1 International Accounting 5

CSF1 Capita Selecta Finance and Accounting* 5 PLC1 Planning and Control 5

Total 15 Total 15

*students opting for the ‘Energy route’, take Modelling and Mathematic skills (MMS1, 3 ec) and Energy

Business (ENB1, 2 ec) instead.

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Specialization International Management


HRM1 Human Resource Management 5 CSR1 Corporate Social Responsibility 5

PMT1 Project Management 5 COS1 Corporate Strategy 5

ENT1 Entrepreneurship 1 3 ENT2 Entrepreneurship 2 3

CSU1 Corporate sustainability 1 2 CSU2 Corporate sustainability 2 2

Total 15 Total 15

Specialization International Strategy & Business Development


CTG1 Controlling 3 GMS1 General Management Simulation 4

IFA1 International Financial Accounting 3 NER2 New Economic Realities 2 4

GCR1 Governance, Compliance & Risk

Management

4 OMA1 Operations Management 3

DHR1 Dynamic Human Resource

Management

3 PIE2 Project International

Entrepreneurship2

4

PIE1 Project International Entrepreneurship1 2

Total 15 Total 15

The second semester of the Graduation year is the Graduation semester:


GPJ1 Introduction to and start-up of the

Graduation Project

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GPJ2 Graduation Project continued and

finalised

15

RSK3 Research Skills for GPJ 3

PRD8 Professional Development 8 2

ERS3 English Reporting Skills 3 3

CCR4 Community credit year 4 1

Total 15 Total 15

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4.2.4 Shopping students

Shopping students, i.e. students of other Schools of the Hanze University of Applied Sciences, can take a

minor at IBS. The second language modules 1 and 2 of the four year bachelor programme are also open

to Shopping students. These Shopping students, who register for IBS modules via Osiris, will be

registered in Osiris by the IBS Administration Staff once their request to take the minor or second

language module has been approved by the Academic Advisor of their own school (not IBS). In Osiris

shopping students can find in which class they are scheduled.

Shopping students have only one resit opportunity which is the first time the assessment is offered

following their first assessment opportunity at IBS. If they fail the assessment twice, they have to contact

their AA (Dutch: ‘SLB-er’) to discuss an alternative way to fill these credits.

In 2015-16 IBS offers the following minors to Shopping students:





• European Business

Table of credits minors for Shopping students

For the minors International Marketing, International Management, International Finance & Accounting

and International Strategy & Business Development, the tables of credits are equal to those of the

respective specializations. They can be found above, in chapter 4.2.3.

Minor European Business

Period 1 or 3 Period 2 or 4 Code Educational Unit EC Code Educational Unit EC

INT3 Introduction 3 1 IPC1 International Presentation and

Communication

3

ENX1 English for Exchange Students 3 IES1 International Entrepreneurship 3

IBA1 International Business Area Studies 3 IBC1 International Business Cultures 3

EUB1 European Business Environment 3 ARS1 Applied Primary Research Skills 2

ARS2 Applied Secondary Research Skills 2 EBP2 European Business Plan 2 4

EBP1 European Business Plan 1 3

Total 15 Total 15

Second language modules (Spring semester only):

Period 3 Period 4 Code Educational Unit EC Code Educational Unit EC

DUA1 Dutch Language & Culture 1, level A 3 DUA2 Dutch Language & Culture 2, level A 3

DUB1 Dutch Language & Culture 1,

level B

3 DUB2 Dutch Language & Culture 2, level B 3

FRA1 French Language & Culture 1, level A 3 FRA2 French Language & Culture 2, level A 3

GEA1 German Language & Culture 1, level A 3 GEA2 German Language & Culture 2, level A 3

SPA1 Spanish Language & Culture 1, level A 3 SPA2 Spanish Language & Culture 2, level A 3

SPB2 Spanish Language & Culture 2, level B 3

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4.2.5 Articulation Programme

Table of credits Articulation Harmonisation and Placement semesters

The first semester in the Articulation programme is the Harmonisation Semester. This semester is

designed to bridge gaps in prerequisite knowledge and skills. Students need to choose a second

language: German or Dutch.

Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 +4 Code Educational Unit EC Code Educational Unit EC Code Educational Unit EC

INT3 Introduction 3 1

LNG1 Language 1* 3 LNG2 Language 2* 3 PLM1 Placement 30

BRM1 Business

Research Methods

2 MAC2 Management

Accounting 2

4

STA2 Inductive Statistics

2 PMA1 People

Management

4

IMM1 International

Marketing Management

4 ERS2 English Business

Report Writing Skills 2

3

EPS1 English

Presentation Skills

2

ERS1 English Business

Report Writing Skills 1

2

Total 16 Total 14 Total 30

*Language 1: DUA1 or GEA1

*Language 2: DUA2 or GEA2

Table of credits Articulation Programme Graduation year (second and final year)

The Graduation year of the Articulation Programme is equal to the Graduation year for regular IBMS

students. Please refer to the ‘Tables of credits Year 4 IBMS’ under 4.2.3.

4.3 Honours programmes

Hanze University Groningen offers additional challenges to talented and highly motivated who wish

to develop their talents beyond the scope of a regular curriculum. Students, who possess potential to

excel not only academically, but professionally and personally, can apply for admission to one of the

IBS Honours programmes.

In 2015-16 IBS offers the following Honours programmes:


• China European Business Talent programme


The tables of credits for the three honours programmes are given below. Information about the

content, admission etc. can be found in chapter 12.

4.3.1 Honours Talent Programme

The Honours Talent Programme consists of 23 EC for the three year bachelor programme and 30 EC

for the four year bachelor programme, in addition to those earned as part of the regular bachelor's

degree programme and is to be followed concurrent with the regular IBS study periods.

In general, the table of credits for this programme is:

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For the three year bachelor programme (23 EC)

Semester 2 EC

Introduction Intensive 1

Seminar 2

Advanced Business Content 2

Mentoring 1

Community Project 1

subtotal 7

Semester 3 (Study Abroad) EC Semester 4 (Placement) EC

Advanced Business Content 2 Interdisciplinary Course 2

Mentoring 1 Mentoring 1

Community Project 1

subtotal 4 subtotal 3

The credits earned in the 2nd

year are flexible as to the order/semester in which they

are completed.

Semester 5

(Specialization semester)

EC Semester 6

(Graduation Semester)

EC

Seminar 2 Mentoring 1

Interdisciplinary Course 2 Capstone Defence 2

Community Project 1

Mentoring 1


For the four year bachelor programme (30 EC)

Semester 3 EC Semester 4 EC

CMT Introduction Intensive 1 SMR Seminar 2

SMR Seminar 2 IDL Interdisciplinary 2

ABC Advanced Business Content 2 MEN Mentoring 1

MEN Mentoring 1

CMT Community Project 1


Semester 5 (Study Abroad) EC Semester 6 (Placement) EC

ABC Advanced Business Content 2 IDL Interdisciplinary Course 1

MEN Mentoring 1 MEN Mentoring 1



The credits earned in the 3rd

year are flexible as to the order/semester in

which they are completed.

Semester 7

(Specialization semester)

EC Semester 8

(Graduation Semester)

EC

ABC Advanced Business Content 2 CMT Community Project 1

SMR Seminar 2 MEN Mentoring 1

IDL Interdisciplinary Course 2 CAP Capstone Defence 2


MEN Mentoring 1


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4.3.2 China Europe Business Talent programme

The China Europe Business Talent programme consists of 30 EC (for the four year bachelor

programme only), in addition to those earned as part of the regular bachelor's degree programme

and is to be followed concurrent with the regular study programme and periods.

The table of credits for the first year of this CEBT programme is:

Period 1+2 Period 3+4 Code Educational Unit EC Code Educational Unit EC

CLC1 Chinese Language, Culture and Society 1 3 CLC2 Chinese Language, Culture and Society 2 3

CBE1 Insights into Chinese Business Environment 1 2 CBE2 Insights into Chinese Business

Environment 2*

2

CEB1 Organizing a Chinese- European Business

Event*

2

Total 5 7

*delivery in semester 2, start-up in semester 1

4.3.3 International Business Talent programme

The International Business Talent programme is taken instead of the regular IBMS graduation

semester. It consists of 33 ec. The table of credits for the IBT programme is:

Block 3 + 4 Code Educational Unit EC

RSK3 Research skills for GPJ 3

PPR4 Poster presentation 1

GPT1 Introduction to and start-up of the IBT Honours Graduation Project 6

GPT2 Honours Graduation Project International Business Talent 15

IPT1 Implementation plan 1 International Business Talent - start 2

IPT2 Implementation plan 2 International Business Talent 3

ERS3 English Reporting skills 3

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4.4 Programme components taught in a foreign language

The IBMS Programme is taught fully in the English language, as it is a necessary part of international

business today. The IBMS student body is made up of truly international students which make the

language of instruction, English, essential to the success of this international programme.

4.5 Graduation programme components

The curriculum components in which students must demonstrate that they have attained the end

qualifications of the IBMS bachelor programme, are the modules of the Graduation year, i.e. the

modules of the Specialization semester and those of the Graduation semester.

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5. Admission Requirements

Most requirements with regard to admission are established by the Dutch Government. Such legally

established requirements include (among others) prior education, length of enrolment and tuition fees.

IBS has its own specific requirements such as English proficiency. The current admission requirements

are described in this chapter; the details are subject to change.

The Admissions Committee, as appointed by the Dean, advises the Dean regarding all issues related to

the admission of students and based on this advice, the Dean formally decides upon admission. The

Admissions Committee will also provide full and up-to-date information and guidance on the procedures

to applicants.

Next to the diploma and English requirements described below, all students must have valid residency

status enabling them to study in the Netherlands.

5.1 Admission to the First Year for Dutch applicants

5.1.1 Admission to the First Year of the four year bachelor programme for Dutch applicants

The application deadline for Dutch applicants is May 1.

The entrance requirements for Dutch students applying to the First Year are defined in the following

table:

VWO-diploma A VWO graduate needs to have the following appropriate profile (profielen) or

range of subjects listed below:

- Cultuur & Maatschappij: No additional requirements

- Economie & Maatschappij: No additional requirements

- Natuur & Gezondheid: Economics or Management & Organization or

Second Modern Language

- Natuur & Techniek: Economics or Management & Organization or Second

Modern Language

An English grade of 7 or above is strongly advised

HAVO-diploma A HAVO graduate needs to have the following appropriate profile (profielen) or


- Cultuur & Maatschappij: Economics or Management & Organization




- Natuur & Techniek: Economics or Management & Organization or



MBO-diploma Students with an MBO diploma can be directly admitted into the IBMS four year

bachelor programme unless they have completed one of the

following domains: 'Techniek en Procesindustrie', 'Voedsel, Natuur en

Leefomgeving' and 'Zorg en Welzijn'. In this case an entrance exam is required.

More information can be found at www.toelatingstoetsen.nl.


Other diploma

Any diploma judged by the Ministry of Education to be equal to the ones above.

Please see http://www.nuffic.nl for more information.

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5.1.2 Admission to the First Year of the three year bachelor programme for Dutch applicants

The application deadline for Dutch applicants is May 1.

The entrance requirements for Dutch students applying to the First Year are defined in the following

table:

VWO-diploma A VWO graduate needs to have the following appropriate profile (profielen) or


- Cultuur & Maatschappij: No additional requirements




- Natuur & Techniek: Economics or Management & Organization or Second

Modern Language


Other diploma

Any diploma judged by the Ministry of Education to be equal to the ones above.

Please see http://www.nuffic.nl for more information.

5.1.3 Rules for Dutch students with profile deficiencies

Students with a profile deficiency can be admitted if they pass the centralised test 'toelatingstoets

economics', which is offered several times per year by the Noord-Nederlandse samenwerkingsverband.

More information can be found at www.toelatingstoetsen.nl.

According to the Student Charter, prospective students with a Dutch diploma who do not meet the

profile requirements as described above, may be exempted from these requirements based on further

investigation. At the students’ request, the Admissions Committee will investigate which deficiencies the

student has and which supplementary examination he or she has to pass before the first year of

enrolment.

Application

When applying as a student with profile deficiencies, the prospective student should provide the

following information along with his formal application: copies of all relevant diplomas he might have,

including his final sceondary school diploma with grades list; a current resume outlining his educational

and professional career; a letter (no more than 1 A4) stating why he would like to study IBMS, despite of

his deficiencies.

Admission procedure for students with profile deficiencies

The admission exam consists of the centralised test 'toelatingstoets economie', which is offered several

times per year by the Noord-Nederlandse samenwerkingsverband. More information can be found at

www.toelatingstoetsen.nl. The student is responsible for registering for the exam as well as for paying all

related fees.

Rules for admission or rejection

When the above mentioned results are sufficient, the Dean will decide to admit the student. When the

exam grades are insufficient, the Dean will decide to reject the student.

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5.2 Admission to the First Year for non-Dutch applicants

5.2.1 Admission to the First Year of the four year bachelor programme for non-Dutch applicants

To be admitted to the programme, the applicant must meet both the diploma requirements described in

this paragraph, and the English requirement described in paragraph 5.2.3.

It is not possible to specify exactly which diplomas per country are acceptable for admission to the First

Year. In general it can be stated that the qualifications must be equivalent to those required from Dutch

students. The NUFFIC (Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education)

assesses the value of non-Dutch diplomas in terms of the Dutch system and advises IBS of their

acceptability. The following list should give an indication to non-Dutch students of the kinds of secondary

school education diplomas that are generally accepted for admission to the four year IBMS programme

at IBS:

Country National diplomas Dutch Equivalent

Any country -International Baccalaureate -vwo

Germany -Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife

-Fachhochschulreife with proof of both

"schulischer und berufsbezogener Teil"

-vwo

-havo

United Kingdom -General Certificate of Secondary Education

4 GCSE plus 2 GCE at A/S level (all in

academic subjects and with grades A, B or

C)

-havo

Bulgarian -Diploma za Zavarsheno Sredno

Obrazovanie (DZSO)

-Diploma za Sredno Spetsialno Obrazovanie

-havo, exact

-havo, beroepsgericht

China -Diploma senior middle school (gaozhong) -havo

United States -High School diploma (approved by Nuffic) -havo

Spain -Título de Bachiller -havo-vwo

France -Baccalauréat Général

-Baccalauréat Technologique

-Baccalauréat Professionnel

-vwo

-vwo, sometimes mbo4

-mbo4

Students with a diploma of the International Foundation Year in Business and Management offered by

Holland ISC ( www.hollandisc.com; part of StudyGroup) will also be admitted to the programme.

5.2.2 Admission to the First Year of the three year bachelor programme for non-Dutch applicants

To be admitted to the programme, the applicant must meet both the diploma requirements described in

this paragraph, and the English requirement described in paragraph 5.2.3.

It is not possible to specify exactly which diplomas per country are acceptable for admission to the First

Year. In general it can be stated that the qualifications must be equivalent to those required from Dutch

students. The NUFFIC (Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education)

assesses the value of non-Dutch diplomas in terms of the Dutch system and advises IBS of their

acceptability. Below two main categories of secondary school education diplomas that are accepted for

admission to the three year IBMS programme at IBS:

Country National diplomas Dutch Equivalent

Any country -International Baccalaureate -vwo

Germany -Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife -vwo

Students with a diploma of the International Foundation Year in Business and Management offered by

Holland ISC (www.hollandisc.com; part of StudyGroup) will also be admitted to the programme.

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A more comprehensive list can be found on the Hanze website (www.hanze.nl), under the admission

information for the three year bachelor programme.

5.2.3 English Requirement

When applying for the First Year of the IBMS bachelor programme at IBS, all international applicants

need to prove a sufficient level of English by submitting the original results from an IELTS or TOEFL

(English) test that is not older than two years. Therefore, one of the following is required:

• IELTS score: minimum of 6.0 with no sub-score below 5.5. (Students with a score of IELTS 5.5, with at

least 5.0 for speaking and writing and no lower than 4.5 for listening and reading will be referred to

the Preparatory course). For details go to: www.ielts.org

• Internet-based TOEFL score: minimum of 80 points with no sub-score below 17. For details go to:

www.toefl.org

• Successful completion of the Preparatory (Prep) Course offered by the International Business School.

Students can be exempted from submitting an extra language proficiency test in the following cases:

• students with a diploma allowing admission to IBMS, which was issued within one of the EEA

countries, provided this diploma is listed on the ‘diploma list’ drawn up at the behest of the HEI

associations in the Netherlands. This diploma list is published on the ‘Code of Conduct

International Student in Dutch Higher Education’ website,

http://internationalstudy.nl/sites/default/files/Diplomalijst.pdf .

• students with a diploma allowing admission to IBMS, which was issued in the United States of

America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain or Ireland;

• students with a diploma allowing admission to IBMS, issued outside the EEA countries, if they can

sumbit a statement of the educational institution which issued this diploma that their prior

education was English-taught;

• students with an International Baccalaureate or European Baccalaureate.

IBS reserves the right to ascertain the truth and correctness of an applicant’s IELTS or TOEFL score by

examination. This examination is held in form of a personal, standardised interview, conducted by

specially trained IBS staff members and/or representatives, which tests the applicant’s English skills

regarding listening, speaking, and writing.

Students who meet all of the above mentioned admission requirements except for the English

requirement, may apply for the Preparatory (Prep) Course offered by the International Business School.

Students who successfully complete this Prep Course can be admitted to the IBMS Bachelor Programme.

Please note: although for admission to a University in the Netherlands, sufficient knowledge of the

Dutch language (NT2-II) is required, IBS students are exempted from this requirement.

5.3 Admission to the First Year for ‘mature’ applicants (21 +)

Based on the Student Charter, candidates with a minimum age of 21 who do not meet the admission

requirements, may be exempted from these requirements based on further investigation. After a review

of their previous education, they will be subjected to an examination and an interview with the

Admissions Committee. The Committee will look for sufficient general knowledge; sufficient knowledge

of the English language to complete the studies successfully; suitability for HBO studies; enough

knowledge of Mathematics (HAVO-finals level for the four year bachelor programme, VWO finals level

for the three year bachelor programme). In most cases, the review of previous education will be limited

to this admission procedure.

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Application

When applying as a mature student, the prospective student should provide the following information

along with his formal application: a current resume outlining his educational and professional career; a

letter of motivation (no more than 1 A4), stating why he would like to return to school at this moment in

time and why he expects that he will be successful; a list of references; copies of all relevant diplomas he

might have.

The Admissions Committee will review the application and initiate the 21+ entrance exam procedure.

The deadlines for this procedure are 1 June for September entry, and 1 December for February entry.

Admission procedure 21+

At the request of the Admissions Committee, the IBS Administration Staff, who is responsible for the

coordination of admission requests regarding the 21+ procedure and the execution of the exams, will

invite the candidate.

The admission exam consists of:

• an official TOEFL or IELTS test (to be taken by the applicants on their own);

• a written mathematics exam;

• a computer-based general competencies test (MCT-H);

• if necessary a closing interview with the Admissions Committee and/or the Head of Education.

The 21+ entrance exam cannot be repeated within 12 months. After that period, a new request will only

be considered if the educational situation of the applicant has changed significantly as shown by

additional schooling or equivalent practical experience.

Rules for admission or rejection

When the exam results are sufficient and the conversation indicates that the candidate is suitable for the

studies, the Dean will decide to admit the student.

When the exam grades are insufficient and the conversation leads to a negative conclusion, the Dean

will decide to reject the student.

In all other cases, there will be a closing conversation as mentioned above. Following this conversation

the Dean will make a definite decision about whether the student will be admitted or rejected. The IBS

Administration Staff will keep the results of the exams, including a brief written report on the interview.

The exam results will be forwarded to the participant of the 21+ procedure in writing.

When the candidate is admitted, the documents from the admission investigation and a copy of the

admission letter will be added to the student file.

5.4 Admission to the Main Phase for First Year students

Students who have earned 48 or more credits in the First Year after their first year of enrolment are

permitted to take part in modules of the Main Phase. Students in the four year bachelor programme can

take modules from the Second Year. Students in the three year bachelor programme may proceed with

their Study Abroad semester (provided they obtain PTGS, see chapter 8).

Additional information for the four year bachelor programme: Betriebswirtschaft students can only

transfer to the IBMS English track Main Phase after their first year of enrolment if they have no NBSA,

have earned at least 48 EC in the First Year and have passed all WEN modules from the First Year. If

students still need to repair modules in the First Year, these will be followed in Betriebswirtschaft. It is

not allowed to replace BW First Year modules with IBMS English track First Year modules.

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5.5 Direct Main Phase Admission

General rules

Direct entry into the Main Phase of the programme is usually only possible in the context of a recognized

programme with a partner university (such as the Articulation programme). In the three year bachelor

programme there is no possibility for direct entry into the Main Phase.

Direct Main Phase entrance (four year bachelor programme only) requires specific knowledge, skills and

competencies equivalent to those that are acquired during the propedeutic (First Year) phase of the

IBMS study.

Under specific conditions, other applicants may be eligible for enrolment provided they meet

requirements equivalent to those for IBMS students after finishing the First Year, including language

requirements. The investigation includes, but is not limited to, the following aspects: the students’

previous education, their project experience, their proficiency in English, and their proficiency in an

additional foreign language (other than the official language of the country of their nationality(ies)). It is

the responsibility of the applicant to provide all relevant documents to support their request. This would

include, but is not limited to, information relating to their previous education, including: name of

institute, programme description, certified grade list, course names, course description, textbook

information, assessment type etc.

All other candidates can only be admitted to the First Year (provided they meet the requirements); if

necessary, they will be provided with a personalized study plan including possible exemptions.

Rules for Dutch applicants

Dutch applicants need to provide a certificate showing that the applicant has successfully completed the

First Year of an IBMS programme at a HBO-institution in the Netherlands including the requirements for

the second language.



Rules for non-Dutch applicants

Non-Dutch applicants may be admitted directly to the Main Phase of the four year bachelor programme

if they possess a qualification at least equivalent to that demanded from Dutch students as mentioned

above. Certificates, degrees, diplomas, and other documents must be submitted to support the

application and to confirm that IBS requirements are met. Documents should be translated into English

by an accredited body and copies should be certified. It should be noted that IBS reserves the right to

check, both in the Netherlands and abroad, the authenticity of all documents submitted in support of

applications.



5.6 Admission to the Articulation Programme with Jianhang University, Wuhan, China

Students who have completed the first two years of the Academic Courses at Jianhang University as

specified in the cooperation contract and meet the following language requirements:

IELTS 6,0 overall (no more than three sub scores below 5,5, no sub score below 5,0), will be accepted

to the IBMS Articulation Programme.

Admission

Students who meet the requirements as described above will be admitted by the Dean of IBS to the

Main Phase of the IBMS four year bachelor programme.

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Exemptions

Students who meet the requirements above will be exempted by the Exam Board from the 60 ECTS

of the second year curriculum of the four year IBMS programme.

Registration

As a confirmation of admission to the IBMS Articulation Programme, students will receive the

following two letters: one from the Dean and one from the Exam Board.

Articulation Curriculum

Students entering the Articulation programme will be exempted from the second year of the four

year IBMS programme (60 credits). The students complete 120 credits within IBS according to the

Table of credits which can be found in chapter 4.2.5 (Assessment schemes in chapter 6).

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6. Credits, Grades and Assessments

6.1 Credits, grades and exemptions

6.1.1 Credit and grading system

The study load is expressed in terms of European Credits (EC): one credit represents 28 hours of work,

including contact hours in classes and tutorials, hours spent preparing assignments, independent study

and study related activities. Full-time study requires approximately 1.5 credits per week, 60 credits per

year. A complete four year bachelor programme at a university of applied sciences consists of 240

credits, a three year bachelor programme consists of 180 credits.

Validity

The International Business School reserves the right to declare previously awarded credits or exemptions

invalid when the period of enrolment of a student exceeds the period of the nominal duration of the

course, plus two years.

Grading system

Grade Dutch term English term German term pass/fail

10 uitmuntend excellent Exzellent pass

9 zeer goed very good Sehr gut pass

8 goed good Gut pass

7 ruim voldoende amply sufficient Befriedigend pass

6 voldoende sufficient Ausreichend pass

5 bijna voldoende almost sufficient Mangelhaft fail

4 onvoldoende insufficient Ungenügend fail

3 gering low Gering fail

2 slecht poor Schlecht fail

1 zeer slecht very poor Sehr schlecht fail

Grade calculation

On the scale of 1 to 10, a grade of 5.5 or more represents a ‘sufficient’ grade.

Every assessment needs to be sufficient. If an assessment is taken more than once, the highest grade is

the one that counts.

Please note : courses for which students are exempted and courses for which students receive a

pass/fail, do not count towards the calculation of an average grade because ‘EX’/’VR’ grades and

pass/fail grades are not numerical grades. This applies a.o. to the calculation of the average grade for

Cum Laude, and the average grade for the division of study places in the Year Abroad.

6.1.2 Grades and Grade Lists

Students can view their grades and access their grade list through ‘Osiris’, the Hanze grade registration

system (access www.hanze.nl > Quick launch > Osiris) Students are responsible for checking that their

grades are entered correctly into Osiris.

Grades for written exams will be published within 10 working days after the last day of that exam period.

Teachers have 15 working days to grade projects and other assignments.

If a grade is missing or if an incorrect grade has been entered on their grade list, students should contact

the teacher concerned within 20 working days of the grades being announced.

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Disagreement about a grade

If there is a disagreement about a grade, students should first talk to the teacher concerned and if this

talk does not lead to a solution, students should try to reach a settlement via the IBS Exam Board (see

chapter 1.2). Students should bear in mind that they must appeal to the teacher within 20 working days

of the grade being announced.

Improving sufficient grades

Resitting an assessment that a student has already passed, is limited to one opportunity, provided that

this resit takes place within one calendar year after passing the assessment. For students who need to go

abroad as part of their study programme within the calendar year referred to above, this term is

extended by the time that is spent abroad. Resitting an assessment that a student has already passed is

not allowed if it concerns a practical, a group assignment, the placement or the graduation project. In

special cases the Exam Board can decide to deviate from these rules.

Once the First Year certificate for a student is issued, it is no longer possible to resit a First Year exam.

6.1.3 Exam review

IBS offers students the opportunity to review their exam/assignment after it has been graded.

Attending an exam review may never lead to the student receiving a lower grade than before the exam

review.

Written exams

For written exams, there is a central review session (organized by IBS) after every period. During this

session, students have the opportunity to briefly review their exam with the teacher and to make an

appointment with the teacher for a more in-depth review if necessary. During this exam review, it is not

allowed to copy or photograph the exam without the permission of the teacher.

If the student did not attend the exam review session, it is not possible to make an additional

appointment with the teacher.

Projects and other assignments

To obtain feedback on projects and other assignments, the students should make an appointment with

the teacher. For this, the students must contact the teacher within 10 working days of the grade being

announced. For group projects/assignments, groups can only get one appointment (instead of individual

appointments per group member).

6.1.4 Exemptions

Exemptions are dealt with at the start of each period. The procedure for exemptions (how to submit

a request etc.) can be found on Hanze.nl (access www.hanze.nl , use the search function and search

for ‘Exemption IBS’ ).

Exemptions that are granted, are honoured with an ‘EX’ (Exemption)/ ‘VR’ (in Dutch: “vrijstelling”).

This will appear in the student’s grade list in Osiris as soon as IBS has processed the exemption.

Important:

• As soon as a student has taken an assessment for a certain module, he can no longer claim an

exemption for this assessment. For further information see the Examination Regulations

(Appendix 1).

• Because of the nature of the subjects, exemptions for Study Abroad and the Graduation

Project are never granted.

• If an exemption is granted and the student takes the examination anyway, one of the following

will occur:

1. if the student fails the exam, the ‘EX’/‘VR’ grade will remain in Osiris.

2. if the student receives a sufficient grade, this grade will replace the ‘EX’/‘VR’ grade.

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• Exemptions do not count towards the calculation of the average grade for cum laude because

‘EX’/’VR’ grades on the Osiris list are not numerical grades.

• Exemptions for modules in the First Year do not count towards the calculation of the average

grade that is used for the division of study places in the Year Abroad because ‘EX’/’VR’ grades

on the Osiris list are not numerical grades.

Exemptions for English in the First Year

Students holding a passport from one of the countries mentioned below, may apply for an

exemption from BSK-English, ENG1 and/or ENG2 in the First Year, provided they speak English as

their first/native language.

The student must hold a passport of one of the following countries: USA, UK, Ireland, Australia, New

Zealand, Canada (all high school completed in English), or South Africa (all secondary education

completed in English.) In case of doubt, the student may be asked to complete an English language

proficiency test.

6.2 Assessment Schemes

The Assessment Schemes per year list the modules of that year. The schemes provide a.o. the following

information per module:

• assessment components, codes and number of credits

• periods in which the module is offered.

Each module comprises one or more assessment components (‘courses’), which have their unique code

in Osiris, the Hanze grade registration system). Assessment codes used in ‘Osiris’ are 11 characters long,

e.g. IBVP14FAC1A for an assessment of the “Financial Accounting” module in the First Year of the four

year bachelor programme.

The first three characters define the various programmes. The code for the English tracks of

International Business and Management Studies is ‘IBV’. The fourth character refers to First Year (‘P’) or

Main Phase (‘B’). The numbers following these first four characters relate to administrative processes.

In the Assessment Schemes the first four characters, standard to the programme, have been omitted for

clarity and only the remaining characters are shown, in our example: 14FAC1A, where:

‘FAC1’ identifies the module and ‘A’ is the type of assessment. The codes for the different assessment

types are:

A or E = written exam

B = oral exam

C or D = assignment which could include e.g. attendance, class activities or portfolio

The general rule is that the scheme current at the time a student enrols, either in the First Year or in the

Main Phase, is the one that applies to that student (for the First Year or the Main Phase respectively). If

changes are made to the curriculum, a transition scheme is published on Hanze.nl (access www.hanze.nl

> Education > International Business School> Practical matters> Manuals > Transition Schemes).

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6.2.1 First Year of the four year bachelor programme IBMS 2015-2016

Assessment Schemes and Transition Schemes for students who began their studies in the academic year 2014-2015 or earlier, please refer to Hanze.nl.

Modules / Educational units Period

Offered

Osiris code

(IBVP…)

European

Credits

Minimum

grade

Additional information

Semester 1

Basic Skills 1.1 13BSK1A Mathematics

13BSK1E English

0,5

0,5

Pass

Pass

BSK1A (toets-01) Mathematics:

- first opportunity during the introduction week

- practical in period 1

- resit in the exam week of period 1

BSK1E (toets-02) English:

- first opportunity in week 3 of period 1

- practical in period 2

- resit in the exam week of period 2

Introduction Business Processes 1.1 15IBP1C 2 5.5

English Business Report Writing Skills 1.1 12ERS1A 2 5.5

Financial Accounting 1 1.1 or 1.3 14FAC1A

14FAC1E

1

2

5.5

5.5

FAC1A is a mid term test; resit is a week later

FAC1E is in the exam week, resit in resit round

Applied Statistics A 1.1 or 1.3 15STA1A

15STA1E

1

1

5.5

Pass

STA1A is a mid term test; resit is a week later

STA1E is in the exam week, resit in resit round

Economics 1.1 or 1.3 14ECN1A

14ECN1E

1

1

5.5

5.5

ECN1A is a mid term test; resit is a week later

ECN1E is in the exam week, resit in resit round

Professional Development 1 1.1 12PRD1C 2 Pass

Consultancy Project 1 1.1 or 1.3 12CPP1C 1 Pass

Intercultural Competence in Business

1

1.2 15ICB1D

15ICB1C

0

2

Pass

5.5

English/Business Communication 1 1.2 12ENG1A

12ENG1C

2

1

5.5

Pass

Elementary Mathematics 1.2 or 1.4 13MAT1A 2 5.5

Applied Statistics B 1.2 or 1.4 15STB1A 2 5.5

Secondary Research Skills 1.2 or 1.4 12RSK2C 1 Pass


Consultancy Project 2 1.2 or 1.4 12CPP2C 4 5.5

Subtotal Semester 1 30

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Offered

Osiris code

(IBVP…)

European

Credits

Minimum

grade


Semester 2

English Presentation Skills 1.3 15EPS1D 2 5.5

Marketing 1.1 or 1.3 13MKT1A

13MKT1C

2

1

5.5

5.5

Management Accounting 1 1.1 or 1.3 15MAC1A

15MAC1E

1

1

5.5

5.5

MAC1A is a mid term test, resit in the exam week

MAC1E is in the exam week, resit in resit round

Behaviour, Management &

Organization 1

1.1 or 1.3 15BMO1A

15BMO1E

1

2

5.5

5.5

BMO1A is a mid term test; resit is in week 6

BMO1E is in the exam week, resit in resit round


Business Plan 1 1.1 or 1.3 12BPP1C 1 Pass

Language 1 (see overview below) 1.3 3

English/Business Communication 2 1.4 12ENG2A

12ENG2C

2

1

5.5

Pass

Introduction to International

Business Law

1.2 or 1.4 13LAW1C

13LAW1D

2

1

5.5

Pass

Primary Research Skills 1.2 or 1.4 12RSK1C 1 Pass


Business Plan 2 1.2 or 1.4 12BPP2C 4 5.5



Total year 1 60

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Language 1 Period

offered

Osiris code

(IBVP…)

European

Credits

Minimum

grade


Dutch Language & Culture 1, level A 1.3*

14DUA1A

14DUA1E

1

2

5.5

5.5

DUA1A is a mid term test, resit in resit round

DUA1E is in the exam week, resit in resit round

Dutch Language & Culture 1, level B 1.3

14DUB1A

14DUB1E

1

2

5.5

5.5

DUB1A is a mid term test, resit in resit round

DUB1E is in the exam week, resit in resit round

French Language & Culture 1, level A 1.3

14FRA1B 3 5.5

German Language & Culture 1, level A 1.3* 14GEA1E 3 5.5

Spanish Language & Culture 1, level A 1.3 14SPA1E 3 5.5

Language 2

Dutch Language & Culture 2, level A 1.4*

14DUA2A

14DUA2E

14DUA2B

1

1

1

5.5

5.5

Pass


DUA2E is in the exam week, resit in resit round

Dutch Language & Culture 2, level B 1.4

14DUB2A

14DUB2E

14DUB2B

1

1

1

5.5

5.5

Pass

DUB2A is a mid term test, resit in resit round

DUB2E is in the exam week, resit in resit round

French Language & Culture 2, level A 1.4

14FRA2A 3 5.5

German Language & Culture 2, level A 1.4* 14GEA2E 3 5.5

Spanish Language & Culture 2, level A 1.4 14SPA2E 3 5.5

Spanish Language & Culture 2, level B 1.4 14SPB2E 3 5.5

*language modules 1 are offered in period 3, language modules 2 are offered in period 4. DUA1+GEA1 resp DUA2 +GEA2 are also offered in period 1 resp. 2,

for exchange students and articulation students

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6.2.2 First Year of the three year bachelor programme IBMS 2015-2016


Offered

Osiris code

(IBVP…)

European

Credits

Minimum

grade


Semester One

Principal Areas of Business 1

1.1 15PAB1A 3 5.5 First opportunity in week 5

Resit in week 7

Global Citizenship 1 1.1 15GCS1C 5 5.5

Business Lab 1 1.1 15LAB1C 4 5.5

Integrated case 1 1.1 15ICA1A 3 5.5 First opportunity in the exam week

Resit in week 3 of period 2

Principal Areas of Business 2 1.2 15PAB2A 3 5.5 First opportunity in week 5

Resit in week 6



Integrated case 2 1.2 15ICA2A 3 5.5 First opportunity in the exam week



Semester Two

International Human Resource

Management 1.3 15IHR1C 2 5.5

Finance and Accounting 1 1.3 15FIA1C 2 5.5

International Supply Chain Management 1.3 15ISC1A 2 5.5 First opportunity in the exam week


International Marketing 1.3 15IMK1A 3 5.5 First opportunity in the exam week

Resit in the exam week of period 4



Organizational Behaviour 1 1.4 15OBH1A 3 5.5 First opportunity in the exam week

Resit in calendar week 26

Finance and accounting 2 1.4 15FIA2A 3 5.5 First opportunity in the exam week

Resit in calendar week 26




Total year 1 60

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6.2.3 Assessment Schemes Second Year of the four year bachelor programme IBMS 2015-2016

Assessment Schemes and Transition Schemes for students who began the Second year in the academic year 2014-2015 or earlier, please refer to Hanze.nl.

Module Period

offered

Osiris code

(IBVB…)

European

Credits

Minimum

grade

Block 1

Stock Markets all periods 12SMK1A 2 5.5

Management Accounting 2 all periods 13MAC2A 4 5.5

Fundamental International Finance all periods 15FIF1A 4 5.5

Professional Development 5 all periods 12PRD5C 2 Pass

Community Credit 1 all periods 14CCR1C 1 Pass


Subtotal block 1 15

Block 2

Business Research Methods all periods 11BRM1A 2 5.5

Inductive Statistics all periods 13STA2A 2 5.5

Behaviour, Management & Organization 2 all periods 15BMO2A

15BMO2C

2

2

5.5

5.5

English Business Report Writing Skills 2 all periods 13ERS2C 3 5.5

Career Training & Development all periods 13CTD1C 2 5.5


Subtotal block 2 15

Block 3

Ethics in Business all periods 13EIB1C

13EIB1D

1

1

Pass

Pass

International Business Law all periods 14LAW2C 3 5.5

Intercultural Competence in Business 2 all periods 15ICB2A

15ICB2C

2

2

5.5

5.5

New Economic Realities all periods 15NER1A 4 5.5


Subtotal block 3 15

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Module Period

offered

Osiris code

(IBVB…)

European

Credits

Minimum

grade

Block 4

Consumer Behaviour all periods 15CBH1A

15CBH1C

3

1

5.5

5.5

International Marketing Management all periods 13IMM1A

13IMM1C

2

2

5.5

5.5

Supply Chain Management all periods 13SCM1A

13SCM1C

2

2

5.5

5.5

Community Credit 2 all periods 14CCR2C 1 Pass


Subtotal block 4 15

Total Second Year 60

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Languages Second Year MP = main phase

Language 3 Period offered Osiris code

(IBVB…)

European

Credits

Minimum

grade


Dutch Language & Culture 3, level A 2.1 14DUA3A

14DUA3E

1

1

5.5

5.5

DUA3A is a mid term test

DUA3E is in the exam week

resits for both: in the exam week of period 2 and

in the MP resit round

Dutch Language & Culture 3, level B 2.1 14DUB3A

14DUB3E

1

1

5.5

5.5

DUB3A is a mid term test

DUB3E is in the exam week



French Language & Culture 3, level A 2.1 14FRA3A

14FRA3C

1

1

5.5

Pass

FRA3A is a mid term test, resit in the exam week

of period 2 and in the MP resit round

German Language & Culture 3, level A 2.1 14GEA3B 2 5.5

Spanish Language & Culture 3, level A 2.1 14SPA3A

14SPA3E

1

1

5.5

5.5

SPA3A is a mid term test

SPA3E is in the exam week



Spanish Language & Culture 3, level B 2.1 14SPB3A

14SPB3E

1

1

5.5

5.5

SPB3A is a mid term test

SPB3E is in the exam week



Language 4

Dutch Language & Culture 4, level A 2.2 14DUA4A

14DUA4E

1

1

5.5

5.5

DUA4A is a mid term test




Dutch Language & Culture 4, level B 2.2 14DUB4A

14DUB4E

1

1

5.5

5.5

DUB4A is a mid term test

DUB4E is in the exam week



French Language & Culture 4, level A 2.2 14FRA4A

14FRA4C

1

1

5.5

Pass

FRA4A is a mid term test, resit in the exam week

of period 3 and in the MP resit round

German Language & Culture 4, level A 2.2 14GEA4A 2 5.5 Resit in the exam week of period 3 and in the MP

resit round

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Language 4 (cont.) Period offered Osiris code

(IBVB…)

European

Credits

Minimum

grade


Spanish Language & Culture 4, level A 2.2 14SPA4A

14SPA4E

1

1

5.5

5.5

SPA4A is a mid term test

SPA4E is in the exam week



Spanish Language & Culture 4, level B 2.2 14SPB4A

14SPB4E

1

1

5.5

5.5

SPB4A is a mid term test

SPB4E is in the exam week



Language 5

Dutch Language & Culture 5, level A 2.1^ or 2.3 15DUA5A

15DUA5E

1

1

5.5

5.5



resits for both: in the exam week of period 2, the

exam week of period 4 and in the MP resit round

Dutch Language & Culture 5, level B 2.1^ or 2.3 15DUB5A

15DUB5E

1

1

5.5

5.5



resits for both: in the exam week of period 2, the

exam week of period 4 and in the MP resit round

French Language & Culture 5, level A 2.1^ or 2.3 14FRA5C 2 5.5

German Language & Culture 5, level A 2.1^ or 2.3 14GEA5A 2 5.5 Resit in the exam week of period 2, the exam

week of period 4 and in the MP resit round

Spanish Language & Culture 5, level A 2.1^ or 2.3 14SPA5C 2 5.5

Spanish Language & Culture 5, level B 2.1^ or 2.3 14SPB5C 2 5.5

Language 6

Dutch Language & Culture 6, level A 2.2ôr 2.4 14DUA6C

14DUA6D

1

1

5.5

5.5

Dutch Language & Culture 6, level B 2.2ôr 2.4 14DUB6C

14DUB6D

1

1

5.5

5.5

French Language & Culture 6, level A 2.2ôr 2.4 14FRA6C 2 5.5

German Language & Culture 6, level A 2.2ôr 2.4 14GEA6B 2 5.5

Spanish Language & Culture 6, level A 2.2ôr 2.4 14SPA6B 2 5.5

Spanish Language & Culture 6, level B 2.2ôr 2.4 14SPB6B 2 5.5

*languages are offered in a fixed order for all students: language 3 is offered in period 1, language 4 in period 2, language 5 in period 3 and language 6 in period 4

În 2015-16 Language 5 and Language 6 are still offered in both semesters: in the first semester (period 1+2) for students who started in the Main Phase in the second

semester of 2014-15 (or before that), and in the second semester (period 3+4) for students who started in the Main Phase in 2015-16.

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6.2.4 Assessment Scheme Year Abroad IBMS 2015-2016

Module Period

offered

Osiris code

(IBVB…)

European

Credits

Minimum

grade


Study Abroad 3.1+3.2 or

3.3+3.4

14SAB1C 29 Pass Non-Dutch IBMS/BW students staying in the

Netherlands for their Study Abroad , take either

the IBS minor “European Business” or a minor at

one of the other schools at the Hanze.

Professional Development 7 3.2 or 3.4 14PRD7C 1 Pass

Placement 3.1+3.2 or

3.3+3.4

12PLM1C 30 Pass

Total Year Abroad 60

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6.2.5 Assessment Schemes Minor European Business IBMS 2015-2016 (International semester)

For non-IBS students (‘shopping students’) and Exchange students

Module Period

offered

Osiris code

(IBVB…)

European

Credits

Minimum

grade

Introduction 3 3.1 or 3.3 06INT3C 1 Pass

English for exchange students 3.1 or 3.3 06ENX1A

06ENX1C

2

1

5.5

5.5

Introduction to Export Management 3.1 or 3.3 15IEM1A 3 5.5

European Business Environment 3.1 or 3.3 14EUB1C 3 5.5

Applied Secondary Research Skills 3.1 or 3.3 14ARS2C 2 5.5

European Business Plan 1 3.1 or 3.3 14EBP1C 3 5.5

International Presentation and Communication 3.2 or 3.4 14IPC1D 3 5.5

International Entrepreneurship 3.2 or 3.4 14IES1A

14IES1C

2

1

5.5

5.5

International Business Cultures 3.2 or 3.4 14IBC1C

14IBC1D

2

1

5.5

5.5

Applied Primary Research Skills 3.2 or 3.4 14ARS1C 2 5.5


Total 30

For non-Dutch IBS students

The following exam scheme is for non-Dutch IBS students staying in the Netherlands, at IBS, for their study

abroad. By attending and passing all mentioned modules, students can earn a Minor in European Business.

Module Period

offered

Osiris code

(IBVB…)

European

Credits

Minimum

grade

Professional Development 7 3.1 or 3.3 14PDR7C 1 Pass

Community credit minor 3.1 or 3.3 12CCR3C 2 Pass

Mentoring Exchange students 3.1 or 3.3 12MEX1C 1 Pass

Introduction to Export Management 3.1 or 3.3 15IEM1A 3 5.5

European Business Environment 3.1 or 3.3 14EUB1C 3 5.5

Applied Secondary Research Skills 3.1 or 3.3 14ARS2C 2 5.5

European Business plan 1 3.1 or 3.3 14EBP1C 3 5.5

International Presentation and Communication 3.2 or 3.4 14IPC1D 3 5.5

International Entrepreneurship 3.2 or 3.4 14IES1A

14IES1C

2

1

5.5

5.5

International Business Cultures 3.2 or 3.4 14IBC1C

14IBC1D

2

1

5.5

5.5

Applied Primary Research Skills 3.2 or 3.4 14ARS1C 2 5.5


Total 30

For the minors International Marketing, International Management, International Finance & Accounting

and International Strategy & Business Development, the assessment schemes are equal to those of the

respective specializations. They can be found below, in chapter 6.2.6.

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6.2.6 Assessment Schemes Graduation year IBMS - 2015-2016

Assessment Schemes and Transition Schemes for students who began the graduation year (year 4) in

the academic year 2014-2015 or earlier, please refer to Hanze.nl.

The first semester of the Graduation year is the specialization semester.

Specialization International Management

Module Period

offered

Osiris code

(IBVB…)

European

Credits

Minimum

grade

Human Resource Management 4.1 or 4.3 12HRM1A

12HRM1C

2

3

5.5

5.5

Entrepreneurship 1 4.1 or 4.3 14ENT1C 3 5.5

Corporate Sustainability 1 4.1 or 4.3 14CSU1C 2 5.5

Project Management 1 4.1 or 4.3 12PMT1A

12PMT1C

2

3

5.5

5.5

Corporate Social Responsibility 4.2 or 4.4 12CSR1C

12CSR1D

2

3

5.5

5.5

Corporate Strategy 4.2 or 4.4 07COS1A

07COS1C

2

3

5.5

5.5

Entrepreneurship 2 4.2 or 4.4 14ENT2C 3 5.5

Corporate Sustainability 2 4.2 or 4.4 14CSU2C 2 5.5

Total 30

Specialization International Strategy & Business Development

Module Period

offered

Osiris code

(IBVB…)

European

Credits

Minimum

grade

Controlling 4.1 or 4.3 14CTG1D 3 5.5

International Financial Accounting 4.1 or 4.3 14IFA1C 3 5.5

Governance, Compliance, Risk Management 4.1 or 4.3 14GCR1C 4 5.5

Dynamic Human Resource Management 4.1 or 4.3 14DHR1C 3 5.5

Project International Entrepreneurship 1 4.1 or 4.3 14PIE1C 2 5.5

General Management Simulation 4.2 or 4.4 14GMS1C 4 5.5

New Economic Realities 2 4.2 or 4.4 15NER2A 4 5.5

Operations Management 4.2 or 4.4 14OMA1A

14OMA1C

2

1

5.5

5.5

Project International Entrepreneurship 2 4.2 or 4.4 14PIE2C 4 5.5

Total 30

Specialization International Marketing

Module Period

offered

Osiris code

(IBVB…)

European

Credits

Minimum

grade

International Marketing Strategy 4.1 or 4.3 14MST1A

14MST1C

3

2

5.5

5.5

International Product Management 4.1 or 4.3 14IPM1A

14IPM1C

3

2

5.5

5.5

Brand Management 4.1 or 4.3 14BRD1C

14BRD1D

3

2

5.5

5.5

Integrated Marketing Communication 4.2 or 4.4 14IMC1A

14IMC1C

2

3

5.5

5.5

International Sales Management 4.2 or 4.4 14ISM1A

14ISM1C

3

2

5.5

5.5

Online Marketing 4.2 or 4.4 14ONM1C 5 5.5

Total 30

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Specialization International Finance and Accounting

Module Period

offered

Osiris code

(IBVB…)

European

Credits

Minimum

grade

Financial Accounting 2 4.1 or 4.3 12FAC2A 5 5.5

Advanced International Finance 4.1 or 4.3 15AIF1A

15AIF1C

3

2

5.5

5.5

Capita Selecta Finance and Accounting 4.1 or 4.3 15CSF1C 5 5.5

International Accounting 4.2 or 4.4 13IAC1C

13IAC1D

2

3

5.5

5.5

International Financial Management 4.2 or 4.4 08IFI1A

08IFI1C

3

2

5.5

5.5

Planning and Control 4.2 or 4.4 04PLC1C

04PLC1D

3

2

5.5

5.5

Total 30

Specialization International Finance and Accounting, ‘Energy route’

Module Period

offered

Osiris code

(IBVB…)

European

Credits

Minimum

grade

Financial Accounting 2 4.1 or 4.3 12FAC2A 5 5.5

Advanced International Finance 4.1 or 4.3 15AIF1A

15AIF1C

3

2

5.5

5.5

Modelling and Mathematic skills 4.1 or 4.3 15MMS1C 3 5.5

Energy Business 4.1 or 4.3 15ENB1C 2 Pass

International Accounting 4.2 or 4.4 13IAC1C

13IAC1D

2

3

5.5

5.5

International Financial Management 4.2 or 4.4 08IFI1A

08IFI1C

3

2

5.5

5.5

Planning and Control 4.2 or 4.4 04PLC1C

04PLC1D

3

2

5.5

5.5

Total 30

The second semester of the Graduation year is the Graduation semester.

Module Period

offered

Osiris code

(IBVB…)

European

Credits

Minimum

grade

Research Skills for GPJ 4.1 or 4.3 12RSK3C 3 Pass

Introduction to and start-up of the Graduation

Project

4.1 or 4.3 12GPJ1C 6 Pass

English Reporting Skills 3 4.1 or 4.3 12ERS3D 3 5.5

Personal Development 8 4.1 or 4.3 14PRD8C 2 Pass

Community Credit year 4 4.1 or 4.3 14CCR4C 1 Pass

Graduation Project continued and finalised 4.2 or 4.4 12GPJ2C 15 5.5

Total 30

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6.2.7 Assessment Schemes Articulation Programme IBMS - 2015-2016

Harmonisation semester and Placement

Module Period

Offered

Osiris code

(IBVB…)

European

Credits

Minimum

grade

Harmonisation Semester

Introduction 3 1 06INT3C 1 Pass

Language 1 (DUA or GEA) 1 14DUA1A

14DUA1E

OR

14GEA1E

1

2

3

5.5

5.5

5.5

Business Research Methods 1 11BRM1A 2 5.5

Inductive Statistics 1 13STA2A 2 5.5

International Marketing

Management

1 13IMM1A

13IMM1C

2

2

5.5

5.5

English Presentation Skills 1 12EPS1D* 2 Pass

English Business Report Writing

Skills 1

1 12ERS1A* 2 5.5

Management Accounting 2 2 13MAC2A 4 5.5

People Management 2 13PMA1A

13PMA1C

2

2

5.5

5.5

English Business Report Writing

Skills 2

2 13ERS2C 3 5.5

Language 2 (DUA or GEA) 2 14DUA2A

14DUA2E

14DUA2B

OR

14GEA2E

1

1

1

3

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

Subtotal Harmonisation Semester 30

Placement Semester

Placement 3+4 12PLM1C 30 Pass

Subtotal Placement Semester 30

Total Harmonisation and Placement

Articulation Programme

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Graduation year Articulation Programme

The Graduation year of the Articulation Programme is identical to the Graduation year for regular IBMS

students. Please refer to chapter 6.2.6 above.

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6.3 Plagiarism and other irregularities

6.3.1 Plagiarism

The prevention, detection and punishment of plagiarism are good practice in terms of learning, teaching

and assessment. IBS has a legal and moral responsibility to ensure that plagiarism does not happen, or is

dealt with appropriately if it does. Simply saying “students should not do it” is not good enough.

Definition of plagiarism?

It is difficult to give a simple, universally applicable definition. Different disciplines and institutions have

varying traditions and conventions: for instance what might be considered ‘common knowledge’ and

thus not need referencing by an expert in a subject is different from that same knowledge when cited by

a novice first-year student. However, a widely shared understanding is that plagiarism occurs when

someone tries to pass off someone else’s work, thoughts or ideas as their own, whether deliberately or

not, without appropriate acknowledgement.

It is important to recognise that plagiarism does not just apply to written work - whether essays, reports,

dissertations or laboratory results - but can also apply to plans, projects, designs, music, presentations or

other work presented for assessment.

Plagiarism is seen as being particularly harmful because it undermines the whole basis of scholarly

academic values, and undermines academic standards and the credibility of awards. Whilst plagiarism is

not new, the ready availability of material on the internet and the explosion of information in some

areas have raised concerns that students are making extensive use of ‘copy and paste’ functions

available to them. A final issue is that, with the growing diversity of students in higher education -

whether by age, educational background or national origin (including international students on exchange

programmes) - they may have different understandings of what plagiarism is, and not understand what

conventions apply and why.

Plagiarism procedure

As a rule, all written assignments, reports, etc. leading to a grade or a pass/fail for an Osiris code, must

be submitted both on paper (in hardcopy) and through Ephorus (a computer application that checks

documents for similarities with other sources). To submit the assignment, report, etc. through Ephorus,

students need to access Ephorus via the Blackboard course of the specific module.

If a teacher suspects plagiarism, he will deal with it: it is cheating! He will inform the Exam Board who

will then, after providing the student with an opportunity to be heard, determine if plagiarism was

indeed committed and if so, determine the appropriate sanction.

The Exam Board classifies the observed plagiarism and other irregularities in one of the following

categories:

1. Opportunistic cheating.

Opportunistic cheating is understood to mean any act or neglect during examinations that includes

obtaining or passing information unlawfully, such as the usage of forbidden aids, copying, or giving

opportunity to copy. The examination (paper) of a student who is found guilty of these practices will

be declared null and void.

2. Premeditated cheating.

Any premeditated act or neglect during an examination to obtain or pass information unlawfully,

such as the usage of crib notes, giving opportunity to use crib notes, the copying of (parts of) texts

from others without referencing or intentionally pretending the authenticity of fake interviews or

false data from research.

The examination (paper) of a student who is found guilty of these practices will be declared null and

void and the student will be barred from taking this examination for (up to) a period of one year.

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3. Criminal Fraud (theft, embezzlement, forgery)

Any act or neglect intended to obtain or pass on information unlawfully, which is based on any form

of theft, embezzlement or forgery; the complete copying of documents from others and offering it

for evaluation under one’s own name; the forging of a signature from an assessor; wrongfully

indicating or making an indication of presence (e.g. on an attendance list); next to anything the

student has done or not done at falsifying the submitted work or the awarded grade result.

The student will be punished by being barred from taking examinations for a period of one year.

Repeated acts of plagiarism can lead the Exam Board to set a higher penalty within the boundaries of the

law.

6.3.2 The use of (parts of) assignments for other assessments

Students are not permitted to submit parts or the entire assignment from one assessment of a module

to an assessment of another module. This rule applies to all assignments, study reports, Placement

reports (whether produced as a project for the Placement company or to satisfy the regulations for

completion of a Placement), project reports and/or Graduation Project. For example, parts of a

Placement report may not be used in a Graduation Project; parts or the whole of an assignment report

from module ‘X’ may not be submitted to obtain a grade for module ‘Y’.

6.4 Rules for the proper conduct of examinations

Students must be aware of the rules and regulations laid down in the Examination protocol, which is

chapter 5 of the Hanze Student Charter. This Examination protocol is added to this Prospectus in

Appendix 1.

In addition to this, there are some IBS specific rules:

• for multiple choice exams, it is not allowed to write the answers on the exam paper itself.

Students are only allowed to circle their answer and use the answer sheet. Not sticking to these

rules will lead to an Exam Board case.

• It is not permitted to go to the toilet during exams.

6.5 Exams

6.5.1 Enrolling for exams

Enrolling for exams is obligatory. Enrolling for exams is done in Osiris.

If a student has been enrolled in Osiris for a module by the IBS Administration Staff, this student will

be automatically enrolled for the exam(s) of the module that takes (take) place in the period

concerned.

In their first year of enrolment, students will be enrolled for all First Year resit exams by the IBS

Administration Staff. After the first year of enrolment, IBS Administration Staff will enrol students for

First Year exams based on their study plan (see chapter 11).

For any written exam from the Main Phase that students would like to resit, they must enrol

themselves in Osiris. Enrolment for exams in the Main Phase is limited to a maximum of three

opportunities per assessment per academic year (see also 6.5.3). It is therefore very important that

students de-enroll for a written exam if they decide not to take the exam in that period after all. If a

student does not take an exam and has not de-enrolled for it, it will be listed in Osiris as MO = Missed

Opportunity (in Dutch GK: “gemiste kans”) so the student will have one opportunity less for that

assessment in that academic year. De-enrolling is possible up to two days prior to the written exam.

For written exams, the instructions and deadlines for exam enrolment will be communicated via

Hanze.nl; you can find them via www.hanze.nl > Education > International Business School > Practical

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matters > Exam Schedules and Changes. You can enrol for an exam up to and including the 15th

calendar day prior to the exam date.

For oral exams, students can find the procedure for enrolling on Blackboard, with the course for that

particular module.

Students are always responsible for checking their enrolment in Osiris themselves for all exams they

would like to take in a period.

6.5.2 Exam dates, times and locations

For written exams, exam dates, times and locations can be found in the exam schedules on Hanze.nl

(access www.hanze.nl > Education > International Business School > Practical matters > Exam

schedules and changes). Exam dates are set at the start of the academic year; exam times and

locations are added later, when the final exam schedule for the period concerned is published.

Exams are not permitted outside the Exam Board designated times or locations. Students cannot

approach IBS staff requesting permission to complete an exam at another time or location, or to

receive an alternative type of assessment. This includes students who were not allowed into the

exam location (were late for the exam, had insufficient identification), were removed from the exam

location or failed the exam. To ensure consistency and fairness to all students, the official IBS policy is

that no alternative assessment outside the Exam Board designated assessments (see Assessment

Schemes) are permitted.

6.6 Frequency of assessments

IBS offers at least two opportunities per academic year for each assessment.

The nature and type of assessment varies according to each module (as defined in the Course Outlines).

Many modules end with a written exam. However, group work, presentations, oral exams or case

studies are all methods which are also used to assess students.

6.6.1 First Year modules of the four year bachelor programme

In their first year of enrolment, First Year students only have one resit opportunity for modules.

Students who, after their first year of enrolment, meet the requirements to avoid an NBSA (negative

binding study advice, see chapter 7), but have not yet obtained all 60 EC from the First Year, have two

resit opportunities for the missing First Year modules in the first semester of their second year of

enrolment.

For written exams and modules/assessments that do not require class attendance

first year of enrolment

The resit opportunity in the first year of enrolment is offered:

A. during the resit round after two periods of study (February) for the modules that a student was

enrolled for during period 1 and 2

B. during the resit round after four periods of study (July) for the modules that a student was

enrolled for during period 3 and 4

C. there is a separate timing for BSK1/GRK1, STB1/AST2 and the midterm tests of MAC1,

BMO1/VER1, FAC1, STA1 and ECN1 (for details regarding these assessments, please refer to the

assessment schemes).

For details about the procedure and deadlines for assessments other than written exams, please refer to

the Blackboard site of the module concerned.

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second year of enrolment


binding study advice, see chapter 7), but have not yet obtained all 60 EC from the First Year, have two

resit opportunities for the missing First Year modules in the first semester of their second year of

enrolment:

A. period 1 or 2 of the academic year (depending on the period in which the module is regularly

offered)

B. during the First Year resit round in February, before the start of period 3.

C. there is a separate timing for BSK1/GRK1, STB1/AST2 and the midterm tests of MAC1,

BMO1/VER1, FAC1, STA1 and ECN1 (for details regarding these assessments, please refer to the

assessment schemes).

For Modules/Assignments that do require class attendance, the following rules apply:


A student who fails the assessment at the first opportunity, can resit the assessment within the semester

during which he was enrolled for the module. For details about the procedure and deadlines, please

refer to the Blackboard site of the module concerned.


Students who did not receive an NBSA can, in their second year of enrolment, resit the missing modules

from the First Year in period 1 or 2 of the academic year (depending on the period in which the module

is regularly offered). The final resit opportunity is as of week 9 of period 2. For details about the

procedure and deadlines please refer to the Blackboard site of the module concerned.

First Year projects: BPP and CPP

There are two projects in the First Year, the Consultancy case (CPP) and the Business Plan (BPP). Both

projects are offered in both semesters of the First Year. Both projects consist of two parts: the first part

of 1 EC (CPP1/BPP1) and the second part of 4 EC (CPP2/BPP2). Passing the first part (CPP1/BPP1) is a

prerequisite for the second part (CPP2/BPP2).


Students are entitled to two examination opportunities for each project in their first year of enrolment.

If students fail the first part of 1 EC (CPP1/BPP1), they can resit this part according to the procedure

described below under a. If they fail the second part of 4 EC (CPP2/BPP2), they can resit this according to

the procedure described below under b.

Students can also choose to resit the whole project in the first semester of their second year of

enrolment, but only when they have not received an NBSA after the first year of enrolment.

The following possibilities exist for resitting specific parts of the projects:

a. the part of 1 EC in period 1 or 3 (CPP1 and BPP1)

Students hand in their progress report in week 5 of period 1 (or 3). All groups, including those who

pass the progress report, will receive feedback in week 7.

Group resit: If a group fails, the members will be offered a resit opportunity within the same period;

they can hand in an improved version of the progress report on Friday of week 8 and will receive

feedback in week 9. If the group passes the progress report with this resit version, they can continue

with the second part of the project concerned. Should this resit version not lead to a pass, the

students will automatically be excluded from the second part of 4 EC in that semester since they do

not meet the prerequisite for that (see above); they will have to start over with the project in the

first semester of their second year of enrolment at IBS (provided that they have not yet received an

NBSA).

Individual resit: If an individual student was excluded from his project group prior to the hand in date

for the progress report, he must contact the project coordinator concerned within 1 week after being

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excluded; he will then receive an individual alternative assignment (deadlines to be set by the project

coordinator). If the student passes the alternative assignment, he will be assigned to a new group for

the second part of that project (in the second period of the same semester). Should the alternative

assignment not lead to a pass, the student will automatically be excluded from the second part of 4

EC in that semester since he does not meet the prerequisite for that (see above); he will have to start

over with the project in the first semester of his second year of enrolment at IBS (provided that he

has not yet received an NBSA).

b. the part of 4 EC in period 2 or 4 (CPP2 or BPP2)

Students hand in their final report in week 5 of the second period of the semester in question. All

groups receive feedback in week 7. Students then can start preparing for their defence. Students

who have not received a passing grade after the defence and therefore fail the second part of the

project, can resit this part (CPP2/ BPP2) in a special resit group in the second semester of their first

year of enrolment. However, if it concerns a student’s second project (CPP2/BPP2) in his first year of

enrolment the following deadlines apply:

• The student informs the project coordinator concerned by email no later than the first

working day of week 10 of period 4.

• The resit of the second part of the projects (CPP2/BPP2) will start from Monday week 11 of

that period. Special resit groups will be formed to work on a new project assignment.

• Final report and defence:

hand in the final report one full working week before September 1st (exact date to be

specified). Defence of the report will take place at the end of that week.


Students are entitled to two examination opportunities in the first semester of their second year of

enrolment (provided that they have not yet received an NBSA).

Students can take the whole project or parts thereof. If they only need to take the first part of 1 EC

(CPP1/BPP1), they can do so during the first period of their second year of enrolment. If students fail the

first part of 1 EC in that period, they can resit this part according to the procedure described above

under a.

If they only need to take the second part of 4 EC (CPP2/BPP2), they can do so during the second period

of their second year of enrolment. If they fail the second part of 4 EC in that period, they can resit this

according to the following procedure:

• The student informs the project coordinator concerned by email no later than the first

working day of week 10 of period 2.

• The resit of the second part of the projects (CPP2/BPP2) will start from Monday week 11 of

that period. Special resit groups will be formed to work on a new project assignment.

• Final report and defence:

hand in the final report 3 working days before March 1st (exact date to be specified). The

defence will be planned shortly after the deadline for handing in the report

6.6.2 First Year modules of the three year bachelor programme


In their first year of enrolment, First Year students only have one resit opportunity for modules.

For written exams, the resit opportunity in the first year of enrolment is offered shortly after the first

opportunity, see the assessment scheme in 6.2.2 for the exact timing of the resits.

For assessments other than written exams, the resit opportunity in the first year of enrolment is

offered shortly after the first opportunity. For details about the procedure and deadlines please refer to

the Blackboard site of the module concerned.

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after the first year of enrolment


binding study advice, see chapter 7), but have not yet obtained all 60 EC from the First Year, have to

complete their first year programme before they are allowed to start with their Graduation project

(GPJ1). Students may resit assessments during their Year Abroad within the framework of rules and

regulations in this Prospectus , see Chapter 6.6.6. The resit opportunities in the Graduation Year are

offered as follows:

A. two resit opportunities before the start of period 3 to allow students to complete their first year

programme in time to start the Graduation project without study delay;

B. additional resit opportunities in period 3 and 4 to minimize study delay for students that have

incurred a backlog.

6.6.3 Main phase modules

IBS offers at least two assessment opportunities per academic year for each assessment. Enrolment for

assessments in the Main Phase is limited to a maximum of three opportunities per assessment per

academic year.

Written exams

Students can take a written exam every time the module in regularly offered, and in the Main Phase resit

round at the end of the academic year, with a maximum of three assessment opportunities per

academic year.

For the second language modules (DUA/DUB, FRA, GEA, SPA/SPB) the rule is different because these

modules are not offered in both semesters; see below.

The Main Phase resit round at the end of the academic year consists of two weeks that are separated by

the summer break: part of the Main Phase resits take place in the last working week before the summer

break, part in August.

Please note that Main Phase students have NO extra resit round in February.

Oral exams

Students can re-take an oral exam once a year, in the Main Phase resit round after period 4, so not every

time the module is offered. Part of the resits for written exams of the Main Phase take place in the last

working week before the summer holiday. The resits of the oral exams take place during that week.

Assignments, projects, etc. that do not require class attendance

These assignments can be re-taken every time the module concerned is offered, and in the resit round

after period 4, with a maximum of three assessment opportunities per academic year. Students who

want to take a resit, can find the exact information on enrolling, forming of groups etc. on the

Blackboard course of that particular module. Please be aware: if the original assignment was a group

assignment, the teacher can ask the students to do the new assignment in a group as well. The specific

rules concerning the groups (e.g. minimum number of participants, division of nationalities, etc.) will be

published on the Blackboard course of the specific module.

Assignments, projects etc. that do require class attendance

Projects and assignments that require class attendance can, with a maximum of three assessment

opportunities per academic year, only be re-taken by attending classes again. If this is the case, it is

mentioned explicitly in the Course Outline by stating the following (or something similar): “Due to the

nature of this course/this part of the course, this can only be retaken next time it is offered”.

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Second language modules (DUA/DUB, FRA, GEA, SPA/SPB)

These modules are not offered in both semesters; students can take the assessment in the period in

which the module is offered, in the period after that in which the module is offered, and in the Main

Phase resit round at the end of the academic year; again, with a maximum of three assessment

opportunities per academic year.

This does not apply to oral exams; please see above for the rule that applies to oral exams.

6.6.4 Articulation Programme students

For Articulation Programme students, First Year modules are part of their programme thus considered to

be Main Phase modules and the resit opportunity rules described under 6.6.1 do not apply.

6.6.5 Shopping students

Please refer to chapter 4.2.4.

6.6.6 Resitting assessments during the Year Abroad

Students may resit assessments during their Year Abroad within the framework of rules and regulations

in this Prospectus . However, it is the responsibility of a student to manage this process, not the

responsibility of IBS. Students need consent from their Placement company ensuring that the resit does

not intervene with the Placement. If the year planning of the Study Abroad partner institution allows,

students may return for a resit. In both cases, students need to be enrolled in Osiris for the assessments

they want to resit; see 6.4.1. for details regarding enrolment exams. Students are not allowed to follow

courses at IBS next to their Placement and/or Study Abroad.

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7. Study advice in the First Year

The Higher Education and Research Act (in Dutch WHW) states that the school must give a negative

binding advice to students who do not meet the passing criteria for the First Year. This can be given after

one year of enrolment and again at any time while the student has not yet completed the First Year. The

student who receives a negative binding study (NBSA) advice must leave the study programme and

cannot re-apply at the same school.

The following criteria apply to all students starting in the IBMS programme within the Hanze University

of Applied Sciences, Groningen in the academic year 2015-16 or later.

For the four year bachelor programme:

1. A student receives a negative binding study advice when he has earned less than 48 of the

credits required for the First Year (including the credits for exemptions) at the end of four

periods of study (including the resit rounds after two and four periods of study).

2. A student receives a negative binding study advice when he has not completed the entire 60

credits required of First Year modules after six periods of study (including the resit round after

six periods).

The NBSA will be preceded by a written warning: in the first year of enrolment all students concerned

will receive a warning after two periods of study. In the second year of enrolment, students who have

not yet completed the First Year will receive a warning at the start of the year.

For the three year bachelor programme:

1. A student receives a negative binding study advice when he has earned less than 48 of the

credits required for the First Year (including the credits for exemptions) at the end of four

periods of study (including the resits offered shortly after the first opportunity).

2. Students have to complete their first year programme before they are allowed start with their

Graduation project (GPJ1).

The NBSA will be preceded by a written warning: in the first year of enrolment all students concerned

will receive a warning after two periods of study.

For all students:

A student who has enrolled in September will not receive an NBSA if he is de-enrolled from IBS before 1

February of his first year of enrolment.

In some cases, upon the basis of ‘personal (extenuating) circumstances’, a student can get extra time to

meet the requirements to avoid an NBSA. Details about this can be found in Appendix 1 at the back of

this IBMS Prospectus under Article 4.14 through 4.16.

If a student pleads personal circumstances, as referred to in Article 4.16.1, he must inform the

student counsellor (tel. 050 - 595 4028, room F302, Zernikeplein 7) of these circumstances as soon as

they arise, if possible, and in any case before the study advice is issued. Extenuating circumstances

must also be reported in writing to the secretary of the IBS Exam Board. In IBS, informing the

Academic Advisor does not suffice.

IBS Negative Binding Study Advice Procedure

a. By the end of period 4, after four periods of study, all students who have not yet rounded off the

First Year will receive an email stating the intention of the IBS Dean to issue an NBSA to

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students who do not fulfil the requirements. This email will include an invitation to be heard by

the IBS Dean and/or IBS Exam Board. For students in the four year bachelor programme this is

repeated before the resit round after six periods of study (see point 2 for this group above).

b. Based on the outcome of the hearing, the IBS Dean, taking into account the advice of the IBS

Exam Board, will decide if an NBSA will be issued or not. Each case will be reviewed under the

following guidelines: hearing with the student, and -on request of the student- the input of the

Hanze Student Counsellor assigned to the case. Next to this, the student’s Academic Advisor can

be involved. If a student claims extenuating circumstances, an NBSA will not be issued if, and

only if, the IBS Dean finds that the extenuating circumstances were the main cause of the

student’s under-performance (after obtaining advice from the Student Counsellor’s Office

where necessary).

c. Students may appeal against rejection decisions with the Student Appeals Board.

The correspondence address of the Student Appeals Board is:

Bureau Klachten en Geschillen, Postbus 70030 (ZP7, F308), 9704 AA Groningen.

E-mail: [email protected]

Students are advised to consult the Hanze Student Counsellor (F302, Zernikeplein 7, tel. 050 595

4028) to obtain advice regarding the appeals procedure.

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8. Study Abroad, Placement and Graduation project

In the set-up of the IBS bachelor programme, three major curriculum components take place largely

outside the IBS classroom: the Study Abroad semester, the Placement and the Graduation Project.

The Study Abroad semester and Placement together form the Year Abroad. For students in the four

year bachelor programme this is their third year. For students in the three year bachelor programme

it is their second year.

The Graduation Project is designed to be the final assignment of the IBS bachelor programme. It is

part of the Graduation semester, the final semester for both the four and the three year bachelor

programme.

8.1 Study Abroad

The Study Abroad semester will be spent at one of the IBS partner schools where students have the

possibility to study those subjects that are not offered in the IBS programme. Students who plan to

start and/or complete their Study Abroad semester during the academic year 2015-2016 should refer

to the Study Abroad Course Outline (SAB1) as well as that of the related Professional Development

Training (PRD7) for more specific information. The proposed study programme (course selection) has

to be equivalent to 30 credits; this includes 1 credit for Professional Development at IBS. Courses

offered by partner schools with similar content to the compulsory IBMS courses will not be approved

and if indeed taken, students will not receive an exemption from taking the compulsory IBMS course.

All students in the three year bachelor programme have to do their Study Abroad before they go on

their Placement. Specific requirements for the three year bachelor programme might follow in 2015-

2016.

Students may discover upon arrival at the partner school that the defined study programme they had in

mind is not possible. Scheduling constraints, unexpected changes to academic programmes, or course

prerequisites can result in changes to be made to the student’s study plan. Students are expected to

select other courses, and propose the changes to their IBS supervisor within the first week of their start

of class at the host institution. More details on the Study Abroad semester and the relevant procedures

and regulations are available on Blackboard (access www.hanze.nl > Quick launch > Blackboard >

Courses > IBMS - Year Abroad – Study and Placement).

Minor

Upon fulfilment of the Study Abroad requirements, IBS students can get a minor if they meet one of

the following requirements:

• If the student has taken and passed at least 20 EC at the partner school, the student will

acquire a minor in " Business and Culture in……… (country where they studied)".

• If the student did a thematically unified study programme while abroad i.e. at least 20 EC

were done in one knowledge area, for instance International Marketing, the student may

apply for a minor in that knowledge area, e.g. "International Marketing” (which then comes

in place of the minor "Business and Culture in……..").

• Upon completion of an entire formal minor at the partner school, the student may apply for

recognition of this minor by IBS.

Please note that the credits have to be earned while abroad and that a student’s minor cannot be

the same as his/her specialization at IBS!!

In all other cases students will not get a minor, but their grade will state: “Study Abroad in … (country

where they studied)”.

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IBS can never guarantee beforehand that it is possible to actually study a certain minor at the

institution abroad. There are too many variables that IBS has no control over, such as changes of

study plans and curricula, schedule changes etc. What is possible beforehand, of course, is to have

the study plan for Study Abroad checked for the possibility of earning a certain minor (other than

Business and Culture in……..). To obtain approval for this, students should send the proposed study

plan, Course Outlines and a note from the IBS Study Abroad Supervisor (responsible for the school

the student will be studying at) stating his opinion on the matter, to the Study Abroad co-ordinator.

Please be aware that once students arrive at the institution abroad, they may find out that they have

to make changes in their study plan. In that case they can do the same again: ask the Study Abroad

co-ordinator and always include the opinion of the IBS Study Abroad Supervisor.

Students with a nationality that is not Dutch are allowed to do their Study Abroad semester in the

Netherlands. (In case of multiple nationalities, the nationality used for admission to the IBMS

programme is the deciding nationality.) They can either stay at IBS to earn a minor in European

Business or take one of the minors offered by the other Hanze schools. In Osiris all available minors

are listed with a remark from IBS whether a minor is recommended or not. Students who take a

minor at the Hanze but outside IBS should register for this minor in Osiris via www.mijnhanze.nl.

Students who take the IBS European Business minor should contact the IBS Administration Staff

member for the Year Abroad.

8.2 Placement

Students are responsible to find and secure a suitable placement position in a company outside their

country of nationality (in case of multiple nationalities, the nationality used for admission to the IBMS

programme is the deciding nationality). IBS also regularly releases placement offers, previous student

reports and shared experiences of fellow students. In addition, IBS will provide assistance if a student

runs into problems (as long as the problems are not of the students’ own making). The duration of a

student’s placement should be the equivalent of a full-time workload (i.e. 35-40 hours per week) for a

period between five and six months. Students who plan to start and/or complete their placement

abroad semester during the academic year 2015- 2016 should refer to the Placement Course Outline

(PLM1) for more specific information.

More details on the placement semester and the relevant procedures and regulations can be found on

Blackboard (access www.hanze.nl > Quick launch > Blackboard > Courses > IBMS - Year Abroad – Study

and Placement).

In the four year bachelor programme, one of the second year modules is designed to help students

make an adequate resume/CV and application letter, as well as to prepare a placement search strategy.

8.3 Rules and procedures for Study Abroad and Placement

The basic rule for study and placement abroad is the same for all enrolled students:

students have to do both their study and their placement semester in a country that is not their home

country (country of nationality*), specifically:

Dutch students: Must do their study semester in one of the IBS partner schools abroad and must do

their placement outside the Netherlands;

Non-Dutch students: May stay in the Netherlands or go abroad for both the study and the placement

semester as long as it is not in their country of nationality. Non-Dutch students remaining in the

Netherlands for their Study Abroad may enrol in the IBS Minor European Business (International

Semester) or any other approved study programme.

*In case of multiple nationalities, the nationality used for admission to the IBMS programme is the

deciding nationality.

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8.3.1 Permission to go on Study Abroad (PTGS) and Permission to go on Placement (PTGP)

All students planning to start their Year Abroad are required to keep themselves informed by reading the

information available on Blackboard (access www.hanze.nl > Quick launch > Blackboard Learn> Courses

> IBMS - Year Abroad – Study and Placement).

Year Abroad procedures for PTGS and PTGP

for students who started their Main Phase studies before September 2015: please refer to the

Prospectus 2014-2015 which is available via the Hanze website (access www.hanze.nl > Education >

International Business School > Practical matters > Manuals).

for students in the four year bachelor programme who started their Main Phase studies in the

academic year 2015-2016, and for students in the three year bachelor programme who started at IBS

in the academic year 2015-2016:

Students are allowed to go abroad only when permission is given, i.e. when students meet the criteria as

specified below. Obtaining PTGS/PTGP allows a student to start the Year Abroad (Study Abroad or

Placement). Not obtaining PTGS/PTGP can create a serious study delay, as it means that until the

PTGS/PTGP criteria are met, a student will not be allowed to go abroad.

For students in the four year bachelor programme, PTGS is given when a student has

• formally completed the First Year;

• received 20 European credits (EC) in the Second Year including the language 3 or 4 (LNG3 or 4)

module (for students who started IBS in year 1 in September 2013 or later);

For Study Abroad, there are fixed deadlines before which a student must have received his PTGS.

• For students planning their Study Abroad in February, the PTGS must be obtained before mid

September preceding the start of the Study Abroad in February.

• For students planning their Study Abroad in September, the PTGS must be obtained before the

1st of March preceding the start of the Study Abroad in September.

Non-Dutch students remaining in the Netherlands for their Study Abroad, receive PTGS when they have:


• received 48 European credits (EC) in the Second Year including three out of the four Second Year

language modules.

For students planning their Study Abroad in the Netherlands in the Fall semester, the PTGS must be

obtained on the first day of week 1 of period 1 (period 3 for students planning to do their Study Abroad

in the Netherlands in the Spring semester).

Students who stay at IBS for their Study Abroad (Minor European Business) need to contact the IBS

Administration Staff by email ([email protected]) before June 1st

For students in the four year bachelor programme, PTGP is given when a student has


• received 48 European credits (EC) in the Second Year including three out of the four Second Year

language modules.

For placement, PTGP can be given to a student at any time, when a student who fulfils these criteria

applies for it. A student can start looking for a placement before receiving his PTGP. PTGP will be

required when the student starts his placement.

Students in the Articulation programme do not need to obtain Permission to Go on Placement as they

are all at the third year level when entering IBS.

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For students in the three year bachelor programme, PTGS and PTGP are given when a student has

• not received a NBSA after one year of study;

• obtained at least 48 European credits (EC) of his first year.

All students in the three year bachelor programme have to do their Study Abroad before they go on

their Placement. Students must have at least 20 out of 30 EC before March 1st to apply for a Study

Abroad place for the following September. The PTGS must be obtained before mid July preceding the

start of the Study Abroad in September.

For placement, PTGP can be given to a student at any time, when a student who fulfils these criteria

applies for it. A student can start looking for a placement before receiving his PTGP. PTGP will be

required when the student starts his placement.

Non-Dutch students remaining in the Netherlands for their Study Abroad, receive PTGS when they have:

• not received an NBSA after one year of study;

• have obtained at least 48 European credits (EC).

Students who stay at IBS for their Study Abroad (Minor European Business) need to contact the IBS

Administration Staff by email ([email protected]) before June 1st.

8.3.2 Year Abroad procedures for Study Abroad Allocation System

Due to the fact that the number of study places at the most popular partner institutions is limited, IBS

needs a selection system that allows each student a reasonable chance to obtain a study place of their

preference.

IBS uses the following system:

• Students list up to ten preferred partner schools on the PTGS application form, ranked from

1 to 10. As students can never be guaranteed the study place of their first choice, they are

advised to be very careful in listing their subsequent choices as well.

• The Study Abroad allocation takes place once per academic year, in March. All study places

for the following academic year are then allocated to IBS students. Students who plan to

start their Study Abroad in 2016-17 must apply for their Study Abroad by March 7th 2016,

without fail.

• All students are ranked

1. According to their academic performance*

2. According to the weighted average grade*

• The study places will be allocated to students as based on their position on the ranking list.

* The academic performance and the weighted average grade:

for students in the four year bachelor programme, this is based on the credits/grades earned in their

first year of enrolment in IBS;

for students in the three year bachelor programme, this is based on the credits/grades earned in

their first semester of enrolment in IBS.

Students highest on the ranking list are regular students having the best academic performance. Of this

group, the students with the highest weighted average grade will rank highest in the list. An example of

the ranking list can be found on Blackboard (access via www.hanze.nl > Quick launch > Blackboard >

Courses > IBMS- Year Abroad > Study and Placement).

Additional information:

• The study place allocation is done in March of each academic year. This procedure is not related

to the PTGS status of students.

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• Students will receive study places for September and are only allowed to go if they have

Permission to Go Study Abroad (PTGS) in the beginning of March. The exact date will depend on

the date of the exam review of the resit exams. The actual date will be published on BlackBoard.

• In March, study places for February (four year bachelor programme) are allocated on a

provisional basis only; the student will be allowed to go after receiving PTGS by mid-September.

The exact date will depend on the date of the exam review of the resit exams. The actual date

will be published on BlackBoard. The PTGS status of students will therefore be automatically

reviewed in September.

• The weighted average grade is calculated from the weighted grades for all modules from the

first year / semester of enrolment in IBS (excluding modules graded as sufficient ‘P’ (‘V’ in Dutch)

and the modules for which the student was granted an exemption), using the number of credits

as weighting factor.

• Students in the four year bachelor programme who did not do the (full) First Year at IBS are

dealt with individually. The Year abroad Team Manager will calculate the average grade based

on other available grades (obtained in or outside of IBS): if a student skipped year 1, the grades

of the Second year will be used; in all other cases the grades of the institution that gave

admittance to IBS will be used.

For an example of the average grade calculation, please refer to Blackboard (access via www.hanze.nl >

Quick launch > Blackboard > Courses > IBMS- Year Abroad > Study and Placement).

8.4 Graduation Project

The Graduation Project, consisting of GPJ1 and GPJ2, is designed to be the final assignment of the IBS

bachelor programme. In this module, students apply their skills and theoretical knowledge to the

solution of a business problem. Students are required to complete an individual project (group projects

are not an option). The individual research project should be a research/consultancy project for a

company or a group of companies, resulting in a written report containing recommendations and a

presentation/defence. It is the responsibility of the students to acquire their own projects.

The graduation project is worth 21 EC per student, which is equal to a workload of 588 hours (28 hours

per credit) to be spent per student.

A student in the four year bachelor programme must have achieved 144 credits (EC) of the Main Phase

including BRM1/WFM1 before being allowed to participate in the Graduation Project. Students in the

three year bachelor programme must have completed their First Year and obtained at least 84 credits in

the Main Phase. Credits for the honours programmes do not count as part of the 144 / 84 credits.

IBS prefers its students to obtain business experience in different companies. Therefore, IBS strongly

advises students to do their Graduation Project in a different company than the Placement company.

This is an opportunity for students to add to their business experience, making them more valuable to

future employers. If a student would like to do the Graduation Project in the same company in which

they did their Placement, they need to show that the (research) project is different from the activities

done during the Placement.

The IBS Graduation Project Handbook provides important information about the rules, regulations

and procedures for the Graduation Project. For the Handbook and other information relating to the

Graduation Project, please refer to Blackboard (access via www.hanze.nl > Quick launch > Blackboard

> Courses > IBS Graduation Project).

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9. Academic Advice

9.1 Introduction

IBS offers study mentoring called academic advising throughout all phases of the IBMS programme. In

the First Year, academic advice concentrates on following students’ study progress, helping students

cope with the transfer to higher education and determining if the IBMS programme is suitable for the

student in general. In subsequent years, the Academic Advisor (AA) continues to monitor the students’

study progress, discusses study planning issues with the students and helps them to solve problems and

interpret IBS rules.

9.2 Assignment of an Academic Advisor

All students are assigned an Academic Advisor, with the exception of exchange students who have a

study supervisor. Students can find out who their AA is via Osiris. Students can make an appointment to

contact their AA via the IBS Info Desk. In case of emergencies, they can always try to contact their AA

directly in his office.

9.3 Tasks of an Academic Advisor

a. Meet with the student to discuss his study results; offer advice in the case of a possible Negative

Binding Study Advice in the First Year; help answer the question: is IBS really the place for me?

b. Provide help and advice about solving larger problems that are related to the study, the

educational system and the student’s general performance. The student can and should solve

simpler ‘technical’ or administrative (e.g. applying for an exemption) matters himself by reading

the rules in this IBMS Prospectus carefully as well as obtaining the appropriate forms from the

IBS Info Desk.

c. Advise the Exam Board regarding the withdrawal of a Negative Binding Study Advice.

d. Alert the Dean and Team Managers about anticipated problems with the direction and content

of the IBS educational programme.

e. Sign the study plan proposed by the student in his second year of enrolment (study plan for

backlog). It is the responsibility of the student to appropriately complete the study plan. The

signature of the AA only means that the student is allowed to attend the modules mentioned on

the study plan provided that the student is enrolled for these modules in Osiris.

Students should keep in mind that their Academic Advisor is not there to read the rules for them. IBS

expects its students to be independent and proactive during their time at IBS and that includes being

aware of the regulations, responsibilities and possibilities contained in the Course Outlines, this

Prospectus, the Hanze website, Blackboard and information available from the International Student

Office, Student Administration, the Exam Office, information provided to them in class and other sources

such as the Student Charter.

9.4 The study planning process

There are three parties involved in the study planning process: The student, his Academic Advisor, and

IBS Administration. Study planning itself consists of:

a. Assigning courses, and/or specific classes/ groups, to students

This can only be done by IBS Administration. Students can never enrol for an IBS course in Osiris

themselves. Registration in Osiris for a course means that the student is enrolled for the exam of that

course as well.

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b. Exam enrolment

If the student is registered for a course in Osiris, he is registered for the exam of that course as well. For

resit exam enrolment different rules apply: for first year subjects, IBS Administration takes care of

enrolment and for resit exams of the Main Phase students need to enrol themselves.

At all times the student himself is responsible for checking both his Osiris course registration and his

Osiris exam registration, and for taking action if necessary. As soon as the course registration is

completed an announcement will be placed on the Hanze website. As from that moment students

should check their Osiris enrolment. On Monday, one week prior to a new semester, students should

send an email to IBS Administration (and CC their Academic Advisor) to inform them about mistakes. If

students fails to do so, he might have a study delay.

For students in the four year bachelor programme, there is a flow chart which tells the students what

they should do in which phase of their studies, see Appendix 3 of this Prospectus.

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10. Cum Laude

For both First Year certificates and final diplomas, the IBS Exam Board can award the distinction of Cum

Laude, if students complete the following requirements:

a. No more than 1/3 of the total number of credits required for the diploma concerned has been

obtained with exemptions;

b. No more than two opportunities used for each assessment.

c. Examinations of units of study to which the pass/fail system is applied, must have been passed

within the nominal duration of studies.

d. Where a marking scheme is applied, the average of all results must be at least 8.0, no mark may

be below 7.0 and the student must have completed his studies within the nominal duration of

studies.

e. Next to this, for the final diploma, the grade for the Graduation Project must be at least 8.0.

The weighing of the separate exams (number of ECs) is taken into account when calculating the average

grade.

Please note that results from the First Year are not taken into account when determining if the student

meets the requirements for Cum Laude for the final diploma.

Students in the four year bachelor programme who do not achieve the Cum Laude for the First Year

based on the above mentioned rules, may apply to the Exam Board for an exception to the cum laude

rules for the First Year when all of the following requirements have been fulfilled:

1. Students have passed one of the projects in the First Year (either CPP or BPP) with a grade

between 5.5 and 6.9;

2. Students must have passed all first year exams within one academic year with no grade below a

7.0 (except for the project concerned), and with no more than two opportunities used for each

assessment;

3. Students must have achieved a weighted average grade of 8.0 (without taking the grade for the

project concerned into account).

This request must be submitted to the Exam Board within 1 month after obtaining the 60 EC for the First

Year 1.

Students in the three year bachelor programme who do not achieve the Cum Laude for the First Year

based on the above mentioned rules, may apply to the Exam Board for an exception to the cum laude

rules for the First Year when all of the following requirements have been fulfilled:

1. Students have passed one of the Business Lab modules in the First Year (either LAB1, LAB2, LAB3

or LAB4) with a grade between 5.5 and 6.9;

2. Students must have passed all first year exams within one academic year with no grade below a

7.0 (except for the Business Lab module concerned), and with no more than two opportunities

used for each assessment;

3. Students must have achieved a weighted average grade of 8.0 (without taking the grade for the

Business Lab module concerned into account).

This request must be submitted to the Exam Board within 1 month after obtaining the 60 EC for the First

Year 1.

No student against whom the Exam Board has taken a measure which deprives him the right to take one

or more examinations at Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen shall be entitled to the

classification ‘Cum Laude’.

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11. IBS Rules and Regulations

11.1 Class enrolment

Students will be registered for the respective modules via Osiris, by the IBS Administration Staff. A

student is allowed to attend the modules and/or examinations for which he is enrolled in Osiris,

provided that the registration was made in line with the rules and regulations laid down in this

Prospectus.

In Osiris, students can find to which class they have been assigned.

Students have the final responsibility for checking their registration and enrolment via Osiris to make

sure they are enrolled for the appropriate modules and exams. If that is not the case, students need

to contact the IBS Administration Staff ([email protected])

Students have the right to attend a module only once (unless class attendance is required). A student

can submit a request to the IBS Administration Staff to attend a module a second time. The IBS

Administration Staff will check if this does not interfere with the rules and regulations and if there is

space available in class. If these requirements are met, students will be placed in a class on a ‘first

come, first served’ basis.

The IBS Management reserves the right

o to change a student’s registration prior to the start of classes due to class capacity

related decisions.

o to cancel a module or offer the module in an alternative way if the number of

students is not sufficient.

o to remove students from the classes if they do not have an approved study plan.

11.2 Study plans in main phase

As a general rule, students should make a study plan with their AA when they have a backlog.

11.2.1 Students in the four year bachelor programme

As of their second year of enrolment, students who have incurred a backlog may take up to a

maximum of 36 EC per semester including missing credits from previous semesters (40 EC for

students in the Graduation Year). The main focus should lie in finishing the remaining modules of the

previous semesters.

Students who, after their first year of enrolment, meet the requirements to avoid an NBSA (see

chapter 7), can enter the Main Phase (Year 2). They will be registered for Year 2 modules in Osiris by

the IBS Administration Staff, who assigns them to a sequence of blocks.

Students who, after their first year of enrolment, meet the requirements to avoid an NBSA, but have

not yet obtained all 60 EC from the First Year, must make a study plan for their backlog in the First

Year. Detailed instructions on how to complete a study plan will be communicated to students via

email and/or the Hanze website (Hanze.nl). Both the student and the Academic Advisor (AA) are

required to sign the study plan.

These students are allowed to take modules from the Second year next to the modules from the First

Year that they still need to pass (which they must pass in the first semester of their second year of

enrolment, in order to avoid an NBSA). However, the total number of credits that these students are

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allowed to take, is limited to a maximum of 36 EC. If a student, for example, still has 12 EC open from

the First Year, he can take up to 24 EC from the Second year in the first semester of the second year

of enrolment in addition to the First Year credits. The IBS Administration Staff will register the

student in Osiris both for the First Year classes that are included in the above mentioned study plan,

and for the Second Year modules that he is allowed to take.

If a student only wants to resit a First Year exam (not take the class again), he will be enrolled for the

resit exam via Osiris by the IBS Administration Staff, based on the above mentioned study plan.

Please see chapters 6.5 and 6.6 for more details about resits.

Students who, after their second year of enrolment, do not yet go on Placement or Study Abroad,

must discuss their study planning with their AA, so they can be registered for classes in Osiris by the

IBS Administration staff based on the outcome of that meeting. The AA will confirm to both the

student and the IBS Administration Staff which modules the student can take and when.

Students going on Study Abroad or Placement are not permitted to follow courses next to their Study

Abroad courses or Placement.

To enter the Graduation year, students need to have been either on Study Abroad or Placement,

preferably both, with or without completing all credits. Students returning from their Year Abroad and

starting in the Graduation year in September need to give their choice of specialization before 1 April.

Students starting in February in the Graduation year, will be asked to give their choice of specialization

before 1 November.

11.2.2 Students in the three year bachelor programme

As of their second year of enrolment, students who have incurred a backlog may take up to a

maximum of 36 EC per semester including missing credits from previous semesters (40 EC for

students in the Graduation Year). The main focus should lie in finishing the remaining modules of the

previous semesters.

Students going on Study Abroad or Placement are not permitted to follow courses next to their Study

Abroad courses or Placement.

To enter the Graduation year, students need to have been either on Study Abroad or Placement,

preferably both, with or without completing all credits. Students returning from their Year Abroad and

starting in the Graduation year in September need to give their choice of specialization before 1 April.

Students starting in February in the Graduation year, will be asked to give their choice of specialization

before 1 November.

11.3 Roll-back from three year bachelor programme to four year bachelor programme

A student in the three year bachelor programme is allowed to roll-back to the four year bachelor

year programme.

When

There are three specific moments at which this is possible: at the end of week 1 of period 1, at the

end of period 1 (before the start of period 2) and at the end of week 5 of period 2. After this date it

is no longer permitted to roll-back. Students are strongly advised to make their decision as early as

possible, preferably no later than at the end of period 1.

How

Students who wish roll-back to the four year bachelor year programme must first consult their

Academic Advisor. If a student indeed decides to roll-back after this consultation, he must inform the

coordinator of the three year bachelor programme prior to one of the roll-back moments mentioned

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above. The coordinator will make sure that the student is placed in a class of the four year bachelor

programme, and will invite the student to make a study plan and discuss the application for

exemptions. It is not guaranteed that the student can take the modules of the First year of the four

year bachelor programme in the regular order.

Credits

In any case students need to acquire 48 ECTS in his first year of enrolment to prevent a negative

binding study advice (NBSA).

Students who roll back at the end of period 1 will be exempted for modules in the four year bachelor

programme for the same number of credits that they have obtained up to that point in the three

year bachelor programme. When a student rolls back in period 2 it is not guaranteed that all credits

will be transferred; students may incur a study delay.

If a student rolls back to the four year bachelor programme at the end of period 1 or during period 2,

and he has not passed all modules of period 1 of the three year bachelor programme, he will need to

resit the period 1 modules of the three year bachelor programme (within the framework of rules and

regulations in this Prospectus). Based upon those credits he will be exempted for modules in the four

year bachelor programme.

11.4 Languages in the four year bachelor programme

Languages are part of the curriculum of the First and Second Year; students can choose one language

from Dutch, German, French or Spanish.

Students are not allowed to choose the official language of the country of their nationality(ies).

Dutch and Spanish will be taught at two levels (A and B). The B-level of Dutch is only for students

with a German passport. Students with a German passport are excluded from taking the A-level of

Dutch.

Based upon the Spanish 1 module, students will be admitted to either the A or B level of Spanish; for

details, please refer to the Course Outline for SPA1.

Changing language (level)

Changing language (level) during the First year is only permitted in week 1 of the second semester of

the First Year. If students wish to change their language (level) after the First Year, they can only do

so prior to the start of period 1 of the Second Year (i.e. prior to entering the Main Phase); students

should be aware that this change only applies to the language in the Second Year (language modules

3-6), they keep the old language in the First Year (language modules 1 and 2). Furthermore, they are

responsible themselves for reaching the level required to start the new language in the Second Year,

with language module 3; they are not permitted to take classes or exams of the language modules 1

and 2 of the language they are changing to.

Students who wish to change their language (level) need to contact their AA, who will confirm the

change by e-mail, to both the student and the IBS Administration Staff. Students should be aware

that they are responsible themselves for any possible study delay relating to this change.

11.5 Graduation

11.5.1 Criteria for Graduation

A diploma will be granted to students who have passed each educational unit of the Main Phase

(minimum grade of 5.5, or a sufficiency where a sufficient/insufficient system is used). This rule should

be read in conjunction with the definitions of the appropriate Credits & Assessment Schedule and

compliance with the Year Abroad rules and regulations which can be found on Blackboard (access

www.hanze.nl > Quick launch > Blackboard > Courses > Year Abroad – Study and Placement).

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For criteria regarding a ‘cum laude’ qualification, please refer to the Hanze Examination Regulations, Art.

4.13 (which can be found in Appendix 1) and chapter 10 of this Prospectus.

11.5.2 How to apply for graduation

It is compulsory to apply for graduation. Students who plan to graduate should complete an

‘Application for Graduation Form’ available via the Hanze website (www.hanze.nl > Education >

International Business School > Practical matters > Bachelor diploma deadlines). Please adhere to the

deadlines given here.

For more information about the Graduation Project, please refer to Blackboard (access

www.hanze.nl > Quick launch> Blackboard > Courses >IBS Graduation Project).

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12. IBS Honours programmes

Hanze University Groningen offers additional challenges to talented and highly motivated students

who wish to develop their talents beyond the scope of a regular curriculum. Students, who possess

potential to excel not only academically, but professionally and personally, can apply for admission to

one of the IBS Honours programmes.

In 2015-16 IBS offers the following honours programmes:


• China European Business Talent programme


For the tables of credits of these Honours programmes, please refer to chapter 4.3.

Rules of Conduct

The prevention, detection and punishment of plagiarism are good practice in terms of learning,

teaching and assessment. IBS has a legal and moral responsibility to ensure that plagiarism does not

happen or is dealt with appropriately if it does. Simply saying students should not do it, is not

acceptable. For full details/definitions about plagiarism, please refer to chapter 6.3.

It is important to recognize that plagiarism does not just apply to written work - whether essays,

reports, dissertations or laboratory results - but can also apply to plans, projects, designs, music,

presentations or other work presented for assessment.

Plagiarism is seen as being particularly harmful because it undermines the whole basis of scholarly

academic values, and undermines academic standards and the credibility of awards.

If a teacher suspects plagiarism, (s)he will inform the Exam Board who will then, after providing the

student with an opportunity to be heard, determine if plagiarism was indeed committed and if so,

determine the appropriate sanction.

If an honours student is found to have plagiarized (in any part of their assessment at IBS), then they

will no longer be eligible to graduate with the honours title and they will be removed from the

honours programme.

12.1 Honours Talent Programme

The IBS Honours Talent Programme (HTP) is an opportunity open to all IBMS/BW students who

possess potential to excel not only academically, but professionally and personally. Any student

meeting the criteria for the programme may apply.

The Honours Talent Programme consists of 23 EC for the three year bachelor programme and 30 EC

for the four year bachelor programme, in addition to those earned as part of the regular bachelor's

degree programme. The programme is to be followed concurrent with the regular IBS study periods.

For students in the four year bachelor programme, the Honours Talent Programme commences in

the first semester of the Main Phase. For students in the three year bachelor programme it

commences in the second semester of the IBMS programme. In both routes it continues for the

duration of the study programme.

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The Honours Talent Programme is divided into three different educational lines:

For the three year bachelor programme, 23 EC:

• Professional Depth (16EC): deepening understanding in the area of International Business,

based on the students future professional goals,

• Interdisciplinary (4 EC): broadening the participants awareness and ability to integrate

knowledge from disciplines outside the scope of the IBMS/BW programme,

• Community (3 EC): focusing on the student’s essential contribution to society at large, both

as an individual and as part of the Honours community.

For the four year bachelor programme, 30 EC:

• Professional Depth (20EC) : deepening understanding in the area of International Business,

based on the student’s future professional goals,

• Interdisciplinary (5 EC): broadening the participant’s awareness and ability to integrate

knowledge from disciplines outside the scope of the IBMS/BW programme,

• Community (5 EC): focusing on the student’s essential contribution to society at large, both

as an individual and as part of the Honours community.

Activities occur both in groups and independently. Some modules require attendance while others

are planned according to the student’s individual schedules. Honours students will have the flexibility

to create learning opportunities specifically geared to their own professional goals.

Admission criteria

The IBS Honours Talent Programme is an opportunity open to all IBMS/BW students. Any student

meeting the criteria for the programme may apply.

Applications for the Honours Talent Programme will be assessed by the honours admissions

committee in January and June of each year: in January for students in the three year bachelor

programme, and in June for students in the four year bachelor programme.

Applications for the programme will be accepted if the student:

in the three year bachelor programme:

• is, at the time of application, on track to complete the first semester of the IBMS study

programme (30 EC). Failing to successfully complete all modules (within the first semester)

will result in the withdrawal of the offer into honours, if the student has more than 1 failing

grade.

• performs with a minimum grade point average of 6,5 in all courses followed at IBS during the

first semester.

in the four year bachelor programme:

• is, at the time of application, on track to complete the propedeuse (First year) phase of the

IBMS/BW study programme (60 EC). Failing to complete the full propedeuse (within one

year) will result in the withdrawal of the offer into honours, if the student has more than 2

failing grades.

• performs with a minimum grade point average of 6,5 in all courses followed at IBS during the

First year.

Selection procedure

A talented student, who has the motivation and potential to reach high levels of career success,

would be described using a number of qualities.

Therefore the programme selection will be based on a “total picture” of the candidate encompassing

following areas:

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• academic record

• personal motivation essay/letter

• verbal reference from First Year AA to the programme coordinator

• peer reference

• personal interview

• challenge essay.

Each aspect will be weighted on a “point scale” corresponding to the above criteria. These weightings

will be conducted by the honours admissions committee, comprised of honours mentors and

students. The students involved will be asked for their opinions (as a learning opportunity), but the

mentors and coordinator will always make the final decisions regarding which students will be

offered a place in the programme. The initial assessment of the portfolios is done using a ‘blind’

assessment, with only the coordinator knowing the identity of each applicant. Students who meet all

requirements and achieve the highest total score, are invited to the interviews. The students are

selected from the interview rounds, based upon a rating of their various competencies and

development skills. Students are admitted to the programme on a space-available basis. Currently,

enrolment for the programme is limited to 18 students per year: 12 students in September, and 6

students in February (*these are approximate figures, there may be some difference in how many

are admitted per semester, depending on the amount of applicants and suitability of these

candidates in each round for the programme).

Visiting Honours students from partner schools may be admitted during their time at IBS, on a space

available (non-credit) basis.

Honours Curriculum

The IBS Honours Talent Programme centres the activities along three educational lines:

• Professional Depth: The focus of this line is upon deepening understanding in the area of

International Business, based on the student’s future professional goals. This will be achieved

via Advanced Business Content Projects, Seminars, Mentoring and the Capstone Defence.

• Interdisciplinary: Offered every period in conjunction with the Hanze Honours College,

students will participate in workshops broadening the participants awareness and ability to

integrate knowledge from disciplines outside the scope of the IBMS/BW programme.

Students will be allowed to choose the workshops which best suit their own professional or

personal interest (in agreement with their mentor).

• Community: As an Honours student, the student’s essential contribution to society at large,

both as an individual and as part of the Honours community, will be a requirement of this

programme. Whether abroad or here in Groningen, Honours students will play an active role

in the activities surrounding this aspect.

Some portions of the programme are required for all Honours students, and some aspects will be

tailored to the individual student. Participants will work together with their IBS honours mentor to

create a programme based on their own professional interests and personal needs.

Note

Students involved in the Honours Talent Programme will also have lectures in the evening.

Completion of the Programme

Students will receive credits for each completed aspect of the programme. Only upon completion of

the entire Honours Talent Programme and graduation from the IBMS bachelor’s programme will

students receive an honours notation on the official diploma. Honours credits cannot be used to

compensate/replace modules in the regular IBMS/BW study programme.

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Removal of a student from the IBS Honours Talent Programme

A student will be removed from the Honours Talent Programme if one, or more, of the following

occurs:

• The student does not show the "right" behaviour/attitude that is expected from an honours

student. Behaviour of an honours student should be in line with the ‘Code of Conduct’ as

stated in the Student Charter, chapter 8. Showing any of these behaviours will result in the

student being removed from the honours programme.

• The student does not perform sufficiently in the Honours Talent Programme (insufficient

attendance, failing modules, etc.). An honours student will receive only one repair/resit

opportunity for each part of the programme. If the student fails a second time, (s)he will be

removed from the programme.

• Failure to meet the minimum requirement of completed honours credits may be viewed as

insufficient progress within the programme. For the three year bachelor programme the

minimum requirement of completed honours credits is 7EC in year 1, 7EC in the year abroad,

9EC in the graduation year. For the four year bachelor programme it is 12EC in year 2, 6EC in

the year abroad, 12EC in the graduation year. If the student falls behind by more than 2EC in

honours, (s)he will be removed from the honours programme.

• Progress in the regular IBMS programme is lagging behind what can be expected from an

honours student. The lack of progress might be due to the student's inability to cope with the

combination of the regular programme and Honours Talent Programme (too time

consuming/too demanding). Therefore if a student has more than 2 failings grades in an

academic period and/or a backlog of more than 10 EC in the regular programme, (s)he will be

removed from the programme.

• If the student incurs a study delay, and is unable to complete their IBMS bachelor degree

within the nominal duration of studies (four years for the four year bachelor programme, and

three years for the three bachelor programme), (s)he will be removed from the programme.

• If an honours student is found to have plagiarized (in any part of their assessment at IBS),

(s)he will be removed from the programme.

If the student feels that there were extenuating circumstances, or disagrees with the decision, (s)he

can approach the IBS Exam Board.

12.2 China-Europe Business Talent programme

With the shifting focus of global business to emerging markets, China has become the largest

developing economy in the 21st century. The future global business leaders should have an insight

into Chinese business practices, economic policy and business law, as well as the language and

culture.

Against this background, the China-Europe Business Talent programme (CEBT) is set up aiming at

increasing the academic, social and business preparation of talented Hanze students from various

disciplines to access business, cultural and practical challenges in China.

The focus of the programme is “Doing Business between China and (Northern) Europe”.

The CEBT programme is designed to run as a separate talent programme of 30 EC, in addition to

those credits earned as part of the regular four year bachelor's degree programme. The programme

is to be followed concurrent with the regular bachelor programme/periods, commencing in the first

semester of the Main Phase, upon students’ acquisition of the propedeuse (First Year diploma).

Once they are selected, students will join in the programme over a three-year period from Year 2 to

the Graduation year, including the placement and/or graduation phase. During the placement and

graduation phases, students from this talent programme will work on concrete China-European

business assignments of a company. Students will be required to complete their internship at a

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company which is doing business in China or is engaged in Chinese business. Connected with their

work at the company, students’ research skills and research process will be well coached and

supervised. Students’ research is also expected to result in a significant contribution to the business

practices of a company.

Cooperation with the Groningen Confucius Institute

Important parts of this programme will be developed and taught in cooperation with the Groningen

Confucius Institute (GCI), see www.confuciusgroningen.nl:

“Groningen Confucius Institute (GCI) is part of a wide network of over 300 Confucius Institutes

situated all over the world. These institutes are set up by the Chinese government to promote the

Chinese language worldwide. GCI is a partnership between the Hanze University Groningen, the

University of Groningen and the city of Groningen with the Communication University of China.

GCI is an institute that has the intention to strengthen mutual ties between China and the

Netherlands and between China and Northern Germany. With a unique partnership and support

of the Chinese government GCI provides a wide range of high quality services, products and

events which will bring the Chinese language, culture and business closer to you.”

In the first year of this CEBT programme, staff of GCI plays an important role in the setup of the

programme as it is the expert in the north of the Netherlands in developing and teaching courses on

Chinese Language and (Business) Culture.

Admission & Selection

The China-Europe Business Talent programme is open to:

• students from English-taught four year bachelor programmes within the economic domain of

the Hanze UAS, e.g. IBMS, IFM, IC, etc.

• students from non English-taught four year bachelor programmes within the economic

domain of the Hanze UAS (so programmes of SIMM, SIFM, SIBK, SICM, SIFE, etc.) that can

provide proof of a sufficient level of English; for these students a test of their English

language skills will be part of the application procedure.

Under specific conditions, students from other four year bachelor programmes may be eligible for

admission, but for them individual admission criteria may be used, to be set by the coordinator

and/or the admission committee of the CEBT programme. Admission of these students also depends

on the number of available places. Information can be obtained from the coordinator of the CEBT

programme.

Students from non-IBS programmes should note that the setup of this CEBT programme is in line

with the setup of the four year IBMS bachelor programme. This means:

• Year 2 in Groningen, with regular courses, also in the CEBT programme

• Year 3 = year abroad with one semester for a Placement and one semester for a Minor /

Study Abroad

• Year 4 = graduation year with the specialization semester in Groningen, and the graduation

semester which includes a graduation project with a company (preferably) in China.

If necessary, students from non-IBS programmes should contact the Exam Board of their own school

and ask for a change in their programme/sequence, so that it will fit the aforementioned setup.

Students themselves will be responsible for this change in the sequence of their regular programme.

Applications will be assessed by the admissions committee of the CEBT programme in June of each

year (start in September).

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Applications for the programme will be accepted if the student:

• is, at the time of application, on track to complete the propedeuse (First year ) phase of

his/her study programme (60 EC). Failing to complete the full propedeuse (within one year)

will result in the withdrawal of the offer to enter into honours, if the student has more than 2

failing grades.

• performs with a minimum grade point average of 6,5 in all courses followed during the

propedeuse (First year).

A talented student, who has the motivation and potential to reach high levels of career success,

would be described using a number of qualities. Therefore the programme selection will be based on

a “total picture” of the candidate encompassing following areas:

• Academic Record

• Personal Motivation essay/letter

• Reference from First Year teacher

• Peer Reference

• Personal Interview

Each aspect will be weighted on a “point scale” corresponding to the above criteria. These weightings

will be conducted by the admissions committee, comprised of honours mentors and students. The

mentors will always make the final decisions regarding which students will be offered a place in the

programme.

The initial assessment of the portfolios is done using a ‘blind’ assessment, with only the coordinator

knowing the identity of each applicant. Students who meet all requirements will be invited to the

interviews.

Students will be admitted to the programme, on a space-available basis. Currently, enrolment for the

programme will be limited to 12 students per year, all starting in September.

Visiting Honours students from partner schools may be admitted during their time at IBS, on a space

available (non-credit) basis.

General outline of the programme

The CEBT programme consists of 30 EC, that will be spread over the years 2 (12 EC), 3 (8 or 10 EC)

and 4 (10 or 8 EC).

In general the outline of the CEBT programme will look as follows:

Year 2 Year 3 (Year abroad) Year 4 (Graduation year)

Courses:

Chinese Language

Chinese Culture & Society

Placement with research project

Option 1: Working at a Chinese

company for research

Option 2: Working in a European

company for Chinese business

research

Business research project

Option 1: Doing a research project to

help a company to solve a practical

business problem

Option 2: Doing a research project to

help a company to set up a business in

China

Courses:

Insights into Chinese Business

• Chinese Economic Policy &

Ethical issues

• Chinese Market

• Marketing Strategy in China

• Chinese Business Law

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During the whole programme the following lines can be identified in the programme:

• Interdisciplinary line (6 EC): students from various Hanze Honours Programmes are required

to work together and stimulate each other in developing and realizing various learning goals.

• Community line (4 EC): students have to develop and demonstrate their (increased) ability to

reflect on own personal performance and to be(come) beneficial to the various communities

in which this CEBT programme is positioned, e.g. IBS (or other home-institute) and the

honours community in different ways.

• Research line (representing Professional Depth, 20 EC): students have to become able to:

o get a clear understanding of Chinese economic policy, business culture and business law

o develop reasoned and well thought out ideas (‘critical thinking’) of ethical issues in

Chinese economy

o adapt their own approach to Chinese culture

o combine expertise from different specialties

o collect, synthesize and analyze information from a variety of sources about Chinese

markets and the related international business

o show patience and control in Chinese culture and society

o choose learning outcomes related to Innovating business approaches

o conduct research (both in groups as well as individual) in Chinese business

o report research findings in both oral and written format expected at professional level.

First year of the CEBT programme

The first year of the CEBT programme is focused on acquiring sufficient knowledge and skills about:

• the Chinese Language and Culture

• insights into the Chinese Business Environment.

The programme management believes that students in this programme will be confronted with the

following challenges

• Chinese as a foreign language

• Cultural shock: CN vs EU

• New business model & new market

• Bringing the three issues above together by critically reflecting their knowledge and applying

it into practices

Students in the CEBT programme are required to learn Chinese. Although they only need to pass the

entrance level at HSK exams (an internationally standardised Chinese language proficiency exam),

Chinese as a foreign language can be very challenging for students.

Secondly, students will be challenged to meet various business cases, problems, and conflicts, and

learn how to solve the problems in different cultural backgrounds (Chinese vs. European culture).

The experiences of encountering cultural shock are indispensable in this programme.

Finally, students need to be innovative in order to understand and explore new business models and

marketing in China.

Therefore the general setup of this first year of this CEBT programme looks as follows:

Subject Time Additional

information

EC assesment

Chinese Language, Culture

and Society 1 *1

Semester 1 Taught by lecturers

from GCI

3 Test on HSK exam

Chinese Language, Culture

and Society 2 *1

Semester 2 Taught by lecturers

from GCI

3 Test on HSK exam


Environment 1 *²

Semester 1 With guest lecturers 2 Participation and

individual presentation

on reflection

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Subject Time Additional

information

EC assesment


Environment 2 *²

Delivery: semester 2

Start-up: semester 1

Series of lectures on

China-Europe

(business) relations,

organized by

students, in close

cooperation with GCI

2 Participation and

cooperation, tested by

self-reflection & peer-

evaluation

Organising a Chinese-

European Business Event

Delivery: semester 2

Start-up: semester 1

2 Participation and

cooperation, tested by

self-reflection & peer-

evaluation

TOTAL 12

*¹ Chinese student will take on the role of tutor for other students and have the possibility to learn Dutch.

*² choice of subjects mentioned below, depending on availability of (guest) lectures

• Chinese Market

• Marketing Strategy in China

• Chinese economic Policy & Ethical Issues

• Chinese Business Law

During this first year of the CEBT programme, students will take some pre-defined courses, but in the

course of the year students will become more and more responsible for the content of their

knowledge and skills gathering.

Outline of the years 2 and 3 of the CEBT programme

Year 2 of the CEBT programme is done during the third year of the regular bachelor programme, the

Year Abroad for IBS students. Non-Chinese Students will follow at least a placement (PLM for IBS

students) in China. Their minor (SAB for IBS students) should preferably also take place in China; if

the minor is taken in another country, the content should be related to Asian business.

Chinese students will follow a placement in a European country in a company that ‘does business

with China’ (very wide definition). The minor (SAB) will take place at Hanze UAS: these students will

follow the minor European Business offered by IBS. The credits for the placement and minor are part

of the regular bachelor programme, but the content of the activities and the exposure to China-

Europe relations contribute to the knowledge and skills gathering for the CEBT programme.

In this second year of the CEBT programme a minimum amount of activities of 6 EC needs to be

developed.

Students are required to pro-actively develop a programme, in small groups.

Parts of such a programme can be finding, following and evaluating MOOCs and other programmes

of universities around the world with a focus on China and its (business) relations around the world.

Other options include, but are not limited to:

• developing and fulfilling the role of ambassador for Hanze UAS, assisting in setting up

relations with organisations in China,

• becoming an investigator for a company on market-possibilities in a China-Europe business

relation,

• developing into a role as journalist, producing short videos on existing relationships that can

be used for educational purposes.

In short, the activities to be deployed should become beneficial to the whole Hanze community.

Next to this, the CEBT students will be allowed to engage in honours activities that are open to the

students of the IBS Honours Talent Programme. However, every activity needs to have a ‘China-

Europe-flavour’ as essential component.

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Year 3 of the CEBT programme will consist of self-developed research-programmes where the focus

will be on becoming a true professional and on delivering high quality advice-products to the

business world around the Hanze UAS.

Completion of the Programme

Students will receive credits for each completed aspect of the programme. Only upon completion of

the entire CEBT programme and graduation from the bachelor’s programme will students receive an

honours notation on the official diploma. Honours credits cannot be used to compensate/replace

modules in the regular bachelor study programme.

Removal of a student from the CEBT programme

A student will be removed from the CEBT programme if one, or more, of the following occurs:

• The student does not show the "right" behaviour/attitude that is expected from an honours

student. Behaviour of an honours student should be in line with the ‘Code of Conduct’ as

stated in the Student Charter, chapter 8. Showing any of these behaviours will result in the

student being removed from the honours programme.

• The student does not perform sufficiently in the CEBT programme (insufficient attendance,

failing modules, etc). An honours student will receive only one repair/resit opportunity for

each part of the programme. If the student fails a second time, (s)he will be removed from

the programme.

• Failure to meet the minimum requirement of completed honours credits may be viewed as

insufficient progress within the programme. The minimum requirement of completed

honours credits is 12EC in year 2, 6EC in year 3 (Year Abroad), 12EC in year 4 (Graduation

year). If the student falls behind by more than 2EC in honours, (s)he will be removed from

the honours programme.

• Progress in the regular IBS programme is lagging behind what can be expected from an

Honours student. The lack of progress might be due to the student's inability to cope with

the combination of the regular programme and CEBT programme (too time consuming/too

demanding). Therefore if a student has more than 2 failings grades in an academic period

and/or a backlog of more than 10 EC in the regular programme, (s)he will be removed from

the honours programme.

• If the student incurs a study delay, and is unable to complete their regular bachelor degree

within four years, (s)he will be removed from the programme.

• If an honours student is found to have plagiarized (in any part of their assessment at Hanze),

(s)he will be removed from the programme.

If the student feels that there were extenuating circumstances, or disagrees with the decision, (s)he

can approach the IBS Exam Board. Only the IBS Exam Board is authorized to decide in matters

regarding examinations within this CEBT programme.

12.3 International Business Talent programme

The International Business Talent programme (IBT) offers students the opportunity to prove their

skills and ambition during the graduation stage of their studies and to continue with a traineeship,

followed by a real life execution of the recommendations at the company.

This programme, which is taken instead of the regular IBMS graduation semester, offers the

following added value on top of the regular IBS bachelor programme:

• based on Graduation research, the students -based on the own vision on the problem-

develop detailed recommendations for the company and design an implementation plan for

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the recommended course of action. The research together with the implementation plan will

be presented and defended to company stakeholders.

• thorough understanding of the Dutch business culture and the Dutch business environment.

The students receive specific workshops and company visits, and in depth professional

support to be successful within the Dutch society and culture.

• development of a higher level of critical reflection on research methods and results.

• ability to develop a high level implementation plan. Students will have specific coaching and

intervision as support for planning and understanding the implementation process.

More information can be found on the website for the IBT: internationalbusinesstalent.nl

The handbook provides more in-depth information.

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Appendix 1 Examination Regulations regarding Bachelor’s Degree

Programmes at Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen and

Examination Protocol for Students

This is a translated version of the original Dutch taken from Student Charter, chapters 4 and 5.

Please refer to the Dutch version in case of queries:

http://www.mijnhanze.nl/regelsenregelingen /Studentenstatuut.aspx

Chapter 4 Examination Regulations for Bachelor and Associate Degree

Programmes at Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen

Article 4.1 General Provisions

4.1.1 These Examination Regulations have been drawn up in conformity with Section 7.13 of the

WHW Act (the Higher Education and Research Act) and apply to all Bachelor degree

programmes and Associate degree programmes provided by Hanze UAS.

4.1.2 These Examination Regulations, in conjunction with the Teaching Regulations as published on

the intranet of the study programme, form the Teaching and Examination Regulations for the

study programme in question, as referred to in Section 7.13 of the WHW Act.

4.1.3 Besides the provisions in these Examination Regulations, the rights and responsibilities

described in the Student Charter and in the Teaching Regulations referred to under article

3.11.1, also apply to enrolment in Bachelor’s or Associate Degree programmes offered by

Hanze UAS.

4.1.4 In these Regulations, examination means an investigation of the student’s knowledge,

understanding and/or skills. Examinations can be in the form of written, oral or computer

examinations, interim examinations by means of practicals, practical examinations, in-term

assessments, (project) assignments, group assignments, or any other form of assessment

approved by the Examining Board. Students are always assessed individually; this includes

work which is carried out as a group assignment. Examinations may also be referred to as

tests.

(NB: ‘Examination’ or ‘interim examination’ (Dutch: tentamen) in this Student Charter means

any examination except an examination which concludes a phase of study (examen), i.e. the

propaedeutic examination (propedeutisch examen) or the final examination (afsluitend

examen.))

4.1.5 For the purposes of these Regulations, a written request or a written communication has the

same status as a request or communication made by electronic means.

4.1.6 Where these Examination Regulations refer to credits, European Credits are meant. One

credit represents 28 hours of study.

4.1.7 If any serious inequity arises in the application of these Examination Regulations or the

Examinations Protocol contained in Chapter 5 of this Charter, the Examining Board may

deviate from this rule.

4.1.8 In cases for which the Examination Regulations or the Examinations Protocol contained in

Chapter 5 of this Charter do not provide, the Examining Board decides.

Article 4.2 Educational Programme

4.2.1 The academic year is comprised of 42 weeks of study, divided into two terms (semesters)

which are each further divided into two study periods. Each study period includes an

examination period. The annual timetable for the study programme is published on the

University’s intranet and in the Teaching Regulations of the individual programmes.

4.2.2 ‘Academic year’ means the period starting on 1 September and ending on 31 August of the

next calendar year. For students whose enrolment begins in February, however, the

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academic year starts on 1 February in respect of the binding study advice, which cannot be

issued before 31 January of the following calendar year.

4.2.3 Programmes are divided into units of study. The study load of these units is expressed as

whole-number credits. The study load of a whole study programme is 240 credits, divided

into 60 credits in the propaedeutic phase and 180 credits in the post-propaedeutic phase of

the programme. If the total course load is 180 credits, the volume of the post-propaedeutic

phase is 120 credits.

4.2.4 Notwithstanding the provisions of article 4.2.3, the study load of Associate degree

programmes is 120 credits.

4.2.5 The units of study of a programme are included in a curriculum overview. The number of

credits allocated to the units of study in the curriculum overview correspond to the study

load of the units. The curriculum overviews are published on the individual programmes’

intranets.

4.2.6 If any prerequisites apply to a unit of study, this is stated in the Teaching Regulations.

Article 4.3 Propaedeutic and Final Examinations

4.3.1 Both the Bachelor degree programme and the Associate degree programme are divided into

a propaedeutic phase and a post-propaedeutic or main phase, each of which is concluded by

an examination.

4.3.2 To pass the propaedeutic examination or the final examination of a Bachelor or Associate

degree programme, a student has to pass all the interim examinations [tentamens] of each of

the units of study that make up the propaedeutic study programme or the complete study

programme.

4.3.3 At the written request of a student, the Examining Board may allow a student to take one or

more of the examinations that form part of the final examination before the student has

passed the propaedeutic examination of the study programme in which he/she is enrolled;

these examinations to be determined by the Examining Board.

4.3.4 Unless the Examining Board decides differently, a student, who has achieved 40 credits or

more after four study periods of the first year of his/her enrolment in the propaedeutic phase

of his /her study programme including the examination period, is considered to have

permission from the Examining Board to take examinations in subjects that are part of the

final examination.

Article 4.4 Ordinary Examinations

4.4.1 Each unit of study has one or more examinations attached to it.

4.4.2 Examination results are recorded in Osiris. Credits are awarded each time a student passes an

examination. No compensation is possible between examination results. If a unit of study has

more than one examination attached to it, the student must pass all the examinations to

complete the unit successfully. The Dean may lay down in the Teaching Regulations that

students forfeit their examination results if they do not pass all the examinations attached to

the unit by the end of the academic year. The Dean will give an explanation of the

educational reasons.

Article 4.5 Resit Examinations

4.5.1 If a student retakes an examination, the highest result achieved is entered into the records.

Resitting an examination after obtaining a pass is allowed once as long as the resit is taken

within one calendar year of the date of the pass. For students who are abroad during the year

referred to in the previous sentence for reasons connected with their studies, the term within

which the resit must take place is extended by the time of their stay abroad. No resit can be

taken of a passed competence-based test, group test, placement or final thesis. In exceptional

cases the Examining Board may, in derogation from the provisions above, allow an additional

resit.

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4.5.2 If it is decided during an academic year that a certain unit of study, or part of it, will no longer

be offered in the following years or will be substantially revised, then the students concerned

will be given at least one extra opportunity to take the relevant examination(s) before the

academic year in which the unit is no longer offered or is offered in its amended form. Such

resit opportunities are announced at least three months before the resit, but no later than by

1 May of the current academic year.

Article 4.6 Exemptions

4.6.1 The Examining Board, on the written application of a student, may grant the student

exemption from one or more (interim) examinations on the grounds of an in-term assessment

or a certificate, testimonial, diploma or other document which proves that the student has

complied with the requirements of the examination in question. The application may also be

submitted electronically. Exemptions are referred to by the abbreviation ‘VR’ (for vrijstelling).

4.6.2 If an Examining Board, after consultation with the examiner concerned, grants the exemption

applied for, the Board sends the applicant a certificate of exemption within four weeks of the

day that the application was received. The certificate must state the date on which the

exemption was granted and the examination(s) to which the exemption applies. The certificate

is signed by the Chair of the Examining Board.

4.6.3 The Examining Board has the power to grant exemption from the obligation to participate in

practical exercises and may impose other requirements in their place.

4.6.4 No exemptions are possible for any units of study of minors taken outside the study

programme in which the student is enrolled.

Article 4.7 Term of Validity

4.7.1 The term of validity of examinations and examinations results is unlimited.

4.7.2 In respect of students who are enrolled in a study programme without interruption, no

limitations can be set to the credits awarded or exemptions granted, unless their period of

enrolment exceeds the normal length of study plus two years.

Article 4.8 Examination Procedures

4.8.1 The description of the units of a study programme on the intranet of the relevant study

programme also states the form or forms (of those mentioned in article 4.1.4) in which

examinations of units of study, or parts of those units, will be conducted, and also by what

method the examination result will be expressed, as referred to in article 4.9.4.

4.8.2 There will be the opportunity of taking examinations at least twice a year. The periods in which

resits can be taken are announced by the Dean at the beginning of the academic year.

4.8.3 With due observance of the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Dean may lay down in

the Teaching Regulations that examinations in certain specified units of study may only be

taken a certain number of times. Limiting the number of opportunities may not lead to

greater severity of the standards that apply to the study advice, as referred to in article 4.14.

Further, the provisions of article 5.3.1, relating to circumstances outside the student’s

control, remain in full force.

4.8.4 The provisions of article 5.8 apply to participation in examinations by students with functional

limitations or a language deficiency.

Article 4.9 Examination Results

4.9.1 Examinations are graded by the examiner(s) who administered the examination. If an

examination is graded by more than one examiner, the examiners decide on the grade in

consultation. The Examining Board shall draw up guidelines for grading if two or more

examiners are involved; these guidelines may include rules for the appointment of a third

examiner (why/when and how).

4.9.2 Examinations are graded and the results released to students as soon as possible, but no later

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than fifteen working days after the examination was held, and no later than five working days

before any resit examination. The result of an oral examination is announced on the same day

as the examination was held, unless the Examining Board decides otherwise.

4.9.3 The results of oral, written or computer examinations are released by electronic means.

4.9.4 The result of an examination is expressed as a number between 1 and 10 with no more than

one decimal after the point, or as ‘pass’ or ‘fail’. A grade of 5.5 or higher is deemed a pass, a

grade below 5.5 is deemed a fail. Participation in an examination is awarded a minimum grade

of a 1 or a fail.

Article 4.10 Viewing Examination Papers

4.10.1 The Examining Board ensures that students have the opportunity of viewing their examination

papers within twenty working days of the last day of the study period. If a resit is offered, this

term is shortened to up to five working days before the resit. Students are also given the

opportunity to take cognizance of the exam questions and the assessment standards.

4.10.2 The place and time at which examination papers can be viewed are announced at least five

days in advance.

4.10.3 The Examining Board may set further rules such as a prohibition to carry switched-on

photographic or recording equipment during the viewing. Violation of these rules will be

considered an irregularity as referred to in Article 5.6.

Article 4.11 Recording of Study Progress

4.11.1 Students may view their updated study progress status in the student information system,

Osiris, for up to five working days after an examination result has been released.

4.11.2 If, in a student’s opinion, the study progress status recorded in Osiris does not reflect their

examination results correctly, then the student should communicate this in writing to the

examiner concerned within twenty working days of the release of the examination result

referred to in article 4.9.2. The examiner then decides as soon as possible, but no later than

within ten working days, whether the record in Osiris has to be corrected or not and informs

the student accordingly in writing.

Article 4.11a Provision of Degrees

4.12.1 Any student who has successfully passed the final examination of a Bachelor’s degree programme is granted the degree of Bachelor by the Dean. Likewise, a student who has successfully passed the final examination of an Associate degree programme is granted an Associate degree by the Dean. The Executive Board may authorise an officer other than the Dean to award the degree.

4.12.2 A student to whom a degree has been granted pursuant to Article 4.11a.1, is entitled to add the title associated with the degree to their name.

Article 4.12 Diplomas

4.12.1 The Examining Board determines the result of the final examination on the basis of the records in the study progress recording system. If the result is positive, the Examining Board awards the diploma. No diploma is awarded if the student has any outstanding debts to Hanze UAS.

4.12.2 The diploma awarded for passing the final examination must always state: - the name of the study programme; - the examination subjects; - the qualifications attached to the diploma, if applicable; - the degree awarded; - the last date on which the study programme was accredited; - if applicable: the successful completion of an Honours Talent Programme; - if applicable: ‘Cum Laude’, as referred to in article 4.13 below.

4.12.3 The diploma is accompanied by a diploma supplement and a transcript of records. The diploma supplement is drawn up in the English language.

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4.12.4 At the student’s request, the Student Administration provides extra copies of the diploma supplement including a transcript of records, and the diploma, for a charge of € 25.

Article 4.13 Cum Laude

4.13.1 The Examining Board awards a student the classification ‘cum laude’ for their propaedeutic or

post-propaedeutic examination if their overall achievement within the examination

curriculum meets the following requirements:

a. No more than one-third of the total number of examination credits has been obtained in

the form of exemptions;

b. All units of study have been completed within the nominal length of time;

c. The student has made no more than two attempts at any examination;

d. Where a numerical scheme is applied, the average of all the results is at least 8.0, no

grade is below 7.0 and the student has completed their studies within the nominal length

of time.

The average referred to in the preceding paragraph under (d) is calculated using a Weighted

Grade Point Average system, where the weighting factor used in calculating the weighted

average is the number of ECTS credits the unit of study is worth.

4.13.2 Supplementary to the preceding paragraph, the Dean may set out in the Teaching

Regulations that a final grade of 8.0 or higher is required for a certain unit of study.

4.13.3 A student against whom the Examining Board has taken a measure which deprives him or her

of the right to take one or more examinations at Hanze UAS, is not entitled to the

classification ‘cum laude’.

4.13.4 In special cases the Examining Board may grant exemption from the provisions of the first

paragraph under (b) and/or (c).

Article 4.14 Study Advice in the Propaedeutic Phase

4.14.1 The Examining Board reports to every student in writing on the advisability of continuing

their studies, whether inside or outside their department, no sooner or later than at the end

of the student’s first year of enrolment in the propaedeutic phase of a full-time, part-time or

dual study programme.

4.14.2 The Dean can decide to reject a student on the basis of the study advice, but may allow the

student a period of time to meet the programme requirements. This recommendation can

only be given if the student has not yet passed the propaedeutic examination.

4.14.3 A student is rejected if he/she has not yet completed the propaedeutic phase or if he/she,

with due consideration to his/her personal circumstances, must be considered unsuitable for

the study programme because his/her academic performance does not meet the

requirements stated in article 4.14.4. The kinds of personal circumstances that are taken into

consideration are described in article 4.16.1.

4.14.4 In the case of a full-time, dual or part-time bachelor’s programme with a total study load of

180 credits or an Associate degree programme with a total load of 120 credits, the study

advice will be negative if the student has achieved fewer than 48 credits after four study

periods including the examination period regardless of whether the credits were wholly or

partly obtained through exemptions. Without prejudice to the provisions of the first sentence

of this paragraph, a negative study advice may be given at any time while the student has not

yet completed the propaedeutic programme.

4.14.5 If, and in so far as a programme offers resits following the last examination period, a student

who, in their first year of enrolment, enrolled in the propaedeutic phase in September of the

academic year, and who should be rejected on the grounds of the study advice pursuant to

the provisions of article 4.14.4, shall be given the opportunity to take the resit if this could

prevent a negative binding study advice, taking into consideration the maximum number of

credits the student can achieve in the resit.

4.14.6 No binding study advice can be given to a student who was no longer enrolled in the

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propaedeutic phase of a full-time study programme on 1 February of his/her first year of

enrolment. No binding study advice can be given to a student who enrolled on 1 February, in

the first year of his/her enrolment in the propaedeutic phase of a full-time study programme,

if the enrolment was terminated before or on 1 September.

4.14.7 Before rejecting a student, the Dean must issue a written warning to the student giving them

a reasonable time within which to improve their academic performance.

4.14.8 Before proceeding to reject a student, the Dean must give the student the opportunity to be

heard. The Dean may delegate the hearing to an officer or body of the school.

4.14.9 If a student pleads personal circumstances, no negative study advice shall be given until the

appropriate student counsellor and/or tutor has been heard. The personal circumstances

which are taken into consideration are described in article 4.16.1.

4.14.10 A binding study advice is issued to the student in writing, giving reasons. It shall mention the

possibility of lodging an appeal with the Student Appeals Board.

Article 4.15 Qualitative Requirements and the Study Advice

Notwithstanding the provisions of article 4.14.4, a study advice may be accompanied by a rejection if

the student’s academic performance does not meet the qualitative requirements stated in the

Teaching Regulations. These requirements may stipulate that one or more examinations or units of

study must be completed before a certain reference date. The qualitative requirements must be

published in the Teaching Regulations of the programme in question and, if applicable, its intranet.

Article 4.16 Personal Circumstances that may affect the Study Advice

4.16.1 Personal circumstances as referred to in article 4.14.3 include:

- illness;

- physical, sensory or any other functional disorder;

- pregnancy;

- exceptional family circumstances;

- membership of the Hanze UAS Representative Council (HMR), a School Representative

Council (SMR) or a Study Programme Committee;

- being an officer of a recognised student organisation, as referred to in Appendices 2a and

2b relating to the Joint RUG-HG Fund (Student Officers) Regulations and the Student

Assistance Fund II (Student Officer/Representative Bursaries and Fees) Regulations,

respectively.

4.16.2 If a student pleads personal circumstances, as referred to in article 5.3.1, he/she must inform

the student counsellor or his/her tutor of these circumstances as soon as they arise, if

possible, and in any case before the study advice is issued.

4.16.3 The student must communicate the information referred to in article 5.3.2 to the Examining

Board in writing in a timely manner.

Article 4.17 Legal Protection (See also chapter 10 Legal Protection.)

A student may appeal any decision regarding the implementation of the Examination Regulations

with the Student Appeals Board.

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Chapter 5 Examination Protocol for Students

Article 5.1 General

5.1.1 This chapter contains rules for the proper conduct of examinations as referred to in Section

7.12 of the WHW Act.

5.1.2 The examiner determines:

- the time available for taking the examination or the latest date at which assignments to

be assessed must be handed in;

- any aids and materials students may use during examinations.

5.1.3 The examiner prepares the assignments and question papers, draws up assessment criteria,

administers the examination and determines the result.

5.1.4 In principle, no more than five per cent of a text excluding any appendices may consist of

quotations, unless otherwise provided in the assignment. Quotations and paraphrases must

be clearly recognizable as such and the source must be referenced correctly.

5.1.5 Oral examinations are open to public attendance. However, the examiner or the Examining

Board may, in exceptional circumstances, decide that an oral examination must be held

behind closed doors. The Examining Board can also decide that a second examiner be present

at an oral examination. Students can request a second examiner to be present at the oral

examination as well and, if this request cannot be met, the examination will be recorded on

tape. The student must submit such a request to the Examining Board, no later than five

working days before the oral examination will be held.

Article 5.2 Examination Sign-up Procedure

5.2.1 For examinations such as those referred to in the second and third paragraphs of article 3.8,

students must sign up via Osiris. The sign-up period is announced on the University intranet.

5.2.2 The dates of examinations that are held in the first or second study period of the academic

year are announced at the beginning of the year. The dates of examinations held in the third

study period are announced at the beginning of the second period, and those of the fourth

period at the beginning of the third period.

5.2.3 The timetable stating the start and finish times and the location of each individual

examination is announced by the Dean, no later than ten working days before the

examinations begin. A term of at least five working days applies to resits held during a study

period.

5.2.4 If a student was unable to register for an examination within the time limit because of

circumstances beyond their control, they can ask the Examining Board of their study

programme to be placed on the sign-up list stating the circumstances.

5.2.5 A student who has not signed up for an examination in accordance with the provisions of this

article is excluded from participating.

5.2.6 If signing up via Osiris is not possible for technical reasons, the student must contact their

programme with due observance of the time limits stated in article 5.2.2.

5.2.7 After signing up for an examination, the student may cancel their registration via Osiris up to

two days before the examination date.

Article 5.3 Inability to Attend

5.3.1 A student who has the right to take an examination but is unable to attend due to

circumstances outside their control, is entitled to an additional opportunity to take the

examination, which they must apply for, if it would be clearly unfair to reject their

application.

5.3.2 To retain this right, the student must submit a written application to the Examining Board,

accompanied by evidence if possible. The Examining Board will decide on the application and

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inform the student of its decision in writing, giving reasons in case of refusal and stating the

date, time and place of the examination if the application is granted.

5.3.3 The application referred to in the preceding paragraph must be submitted no later than two

weeks after the student was unable to take the original examination because of

circumstances outside their control. If these circumstances persist beyond the period stated

in the previous sentence, the term of two weeks takes effect from the day that the

circumstances no longer apply.

Article 5.4 Procedure

5.4.1 Students are required to be present five minutes before the start of the examination in the

examination room and to take their seats. If necessary the invigilator will conduct the student

to a seat.

5.4.2 Students are required to follow the instructions of the Examining Board, the examiner or the

invigilator, which are made known before the start of the examination, and any other

instructions given during or immediately after the examination.

5.4.3 If a student ignores any instructions referred to in the second paragraph of this article, the

Examining Board, the examiner or the invigilator may exclude him/her from further

participation in the examination. Exclusion entails that no grade is given for the examination.

Before a decision to exclude a student is taken, the student will be given the opportunity to

be heard by the Examining Board.

5.4.4 In urgent cases the Examining Board may take a provisional decision to exclude a student on

the basis of an oral report by the examiner or the invigilator. If possible, the student is heard

before the provisional decision to exclude him or her is taken. The Board will ensure that this

report is put into writing immediately after the examination and that a copy is sent to the

student.

5.4.5 Students are required to display their (valid) Hanze UAS student cards on their desks for

inspection by the invigilator. If a student is unable to produce their student card,

identification may also take place on the basis of a valid driving licence, passport, identity

card, residence permit or personal public transport chip card (OV-chipkaart). A student who is

not able to identify him/herself in one of these ways must leave the examination room and is

barred from participation in the examination. The invigilator shall note such events in the

examination record. If the student refuses to leave the examination room, this will also be

recorded by the invigilator. The record is sent to the Examining Board of the study

programme in which the student in question is enrolled.

5.4.6 If a student is not in possession of a valid identity card because of circumstances beyond his

or her control, a police report of fire, theft or loss of the identity card will suffice.

5.4.7 Students are required to sign the attendance roll.

5.4.8 When taking a written examination students should check the question paper to see if the

copy they have received is correct and complete.

5.4.9 In written examinations, students are required to write the following details on their

examination papers:

- their name,

- their student number,

- the code of the unit of study (subject),

- the name of the lecturer teaching the subject being examined,

- the date of participation in the examination.

5.4.10 A student who has received the questions of the written examination or computer

examination or has signed the attendance roll is considered to have participated in the

examination.

5.4.11 Students are not allowed to leave the examination room during the first thirty minutes of the

examination.

5.4.12 Students arriving not more than fifteen minutes after the start of the examination are

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allowed to participate.

5.4.13 Students must hand in their papers to the invigilator before they leave the examination room.

Question papers and rough work must also be handed in before leaving the room if this is

stated on the question paper.

5.4.14 At the end of the examination students may only leave the examination room after the

invigilators have collected all papers.

5.4.15 For arrangements concerning extra time or extra facilities during examinations, see article

5.8.

Article 5.5 Prohibitions and Disturbances

5.5.1 In written examinations it is prohibited to make the examination on paper other than that

supplied by the invigilator. Students requiring extra paper should make this known to the

invigilator by raising their hands. Students are not allowed to fetch extra paper themselves.

5.5.2 Written examinations written in pencil do not qualify for assessment, excepting answer forms

for optical readers, which do have to be filled in pencil.

5.5.3 All forms of communication between students are prohibited during examinations. Students

are also not permitted to see each other’s work or to talk. Telephone use is not allowed.

Mobile telephones must be switched off and kept in a closed bag or case. The ringing of a

mobile telephone is regarded as a disturbance and will lead to expulsion from the

examination room. Wearing a watch may be forbidden.

5.5.4 Students are not allowed to borrow books or calculators from each other during examinations.

They are allowed to exchange other items but only after consulting the invigilator, whose

attention they should attract by raising their hands.

5.5.5 The use of textbooks, law codes, dictionaries, diskettes, electronic calculators, graphic

calculators, mini PCs, translation aids, smartwatches, etc., is not permitted in the examination

room except as stated on the examination question paper. Students may if they wish inquire,

well before the examination, which aids or materials are permitted.

5.5.6 Items not mentioned as aids as referred to in the preceding paragraph, may not lie on the

table during the examination, with due observance of the provisions of article 5.8.

5.5.7 A student who causes a disturbance during an examination or is caught cheating, as referred

to in article 5.6, will be removed from the examination room. A student who is removed

within 15 minutes of the start of the examination will be escorted by the invigilator to a

location designated by the Student Administration Department. The invigilator shall note

such incidents in the examination record. If a student refuses to leave the examination room,

this will also be recorded by the invigilator. The record is sent to the Examining Board of the

student’s study programme.

5.5.8 A student who is removed from the examination room will have their completed work

collected. The Examining Board may take action and will also take a decision about the

collected work. The provisions of articles 5.6.4 up to and including 5.6.9 apply by analogy in

such cases.

Article 5.6 Academic fraud

5.6.1 Academic fraud is defined as any act or omission on the part of a student (or external student)

which is intended to wholly or partly obstruct the proper assessment of the student’s

knowledge, understanding or skills; this includes cheating at an examination. It is also

considered fraud for a student to act, or desist from acting, with the purpose of partially or

wholly obstructing the proper assessment of another student’s knowledge, understanding or

skills. A specific form of academic fraud is plagiarism.

5.6.2 Plagiarism is the copying of another person’s work and passing it off as one’s own. In all cases

where academic fraud is suspected, the Examining Board is notified.

5.6.3 The Examining Board may take appropriate measures against students who commit academic

fraud, including exclusion of the student from participation in examinations at Hanze UAS or

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any of its departments for a period not exceeding one year.

5.6.4 In the event of repeated cheating or other acts of academic fraud, the Examining Board may

take a more severe measure with due observance of the maximum term mentioned in the

preceding paragraph.

5.6.5 In serious cases of academic fraud, the Executive Board can terminate the student’s enrolment

permanently on the recommendation of the Examining Board.

5.6.6 The Examining Board will give the student the opportunity to be heard before it takes a

decision as referred to in the third paragraph of this article.

5.6.7 In urgent cases, the Examining Board may take a provisional decision to exclude a student on

the basis of the oral account of the examiner or the invigilator. If possible, the student will be

heard before the provisional decision to exclude him or her is taken. The Board will ensure

that this account is put down in writing immediately following the examination and that a copy

is sent to the student.

5.6.8 If an irregularity is discovered after the end of an examination, the Examining Board may

withhold the student’s diploma or decide that the diploma may only be awarded after the

student has taken one or more resit examinations, in which case the Examining Board will

determine what examinations must be resat and how they will be administered.

Article 5.7 Examination Room Facilities

5.7.1 Students are allowed to go to the toilet during examinations after notifying an invigilator who

will escort them. No more than one student at a time may be outside the examination room.

Visits to the toilet are not permitted during the first sixty minutes and the last thirty minutes of

the examination.

5.7.2 The lateral distance between desks used at examinations shall be at least 75 cm.

5.7.3 Eating and drinking are allowed during written examinations provided that the student does

not cause any nuisance.

5.7.4 Any bags or cases brought by a student must remain closed and must be stored at a place

indicated by the invigilator.

Article 5.8 Studying with a Language Deficiency or a Functional Disability

5.8.1 The regulations for written examinations apply in the first place.

5.8.2 Students whose native language is not Dutch, but who meet the NT2 (Dutch as a second

language) admission requirement, have the right to extra time at examinations during their

first year of enrolment. Requests for additional time are decided on by the Examining Board,

which will send a copy of its written decision to the Examinations Unit of the Student

Administration Department.

5.8.3 Students whose native language is not Dutch, but who meet the NT2 (Dutch as a second

language) admission requirement, have the right to use translation dictionaries during

examinations. Requests to use translation dictionaries are decided on by the Examining

Board, which will send a copy of its written decision to the Examinations Unit of the Student

Administration Department.

5.8.4 Students who believe they are entitled to extra examination time or other special facilities at

an examination because of a (temporary) functional limitation need to make an appointment

with one of the student counsellors.

5.8.5 The student should bring the following document(s) to the appointment:

- in case of dyslexia, an official certificate of dyslexia;

- in the case of other functional limitations, a medical certificate.

5.8.6 Students with a functional limitation who desire extra time or other special facilities at an

examination should send their application to the Examining Board of their study programme

no later than 4 weeks before the start of the examination. The Examining Board decides on

the application with due observance of the advice given by the student counsellor. Students

with chronic functional limitations need to submit an application only once during their

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studies.

5.8.7 If the student’s application is granted by the Examining Board of his/her study programme,

the student will receive a letter from the Examining Board stating his/her right to extra

facilities. The Examining Board will send a copy of its decision to the Examinations Unit of the

Student Administration Department.

5.8.8 The student must indicate before the start of the examination period, via Osiris, which

examinations he/she wants to take.

5.8.9 The registration referred to in the preceding paragraph must be made no later than ten

working days before the start of the examination.

Article 5.9 Legal Protection (See also Chapter 10)

Students can appeal decisions regarding the implementation of the Examinations Protocol to the

Student Appeals Board.

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Appendix 2 Framework Competencies International Business Management

and Studies

Profession-related competencies: general description

I International Business Competencies

International

Business

Awareness

The ability to outline and evaluate the key patterns and trends in international

business activity, the different approaches to internationalization, the influence

of increasing globalization, international trade systems and financial relations and

the role of several principal institutions (e.g. WTO, EU, IMF, World Bank) on

international business. The student can assess the impact of these trends on his

own activities as well on the business policy.

Intercultural

competence

Intercultural competence is a set of cognitive, behavioural, and

affective/motivational components that enable individuals to interact effectively

and acceptably in an intercultural environment. A person who is intercultural

competent has both culture-specific as culture-generic knowledge, attitudes, and

skills. Culture specific competences (that relate to a particular cultural group)

includes the ability to recognize, understand and accept, in interaction with

people from other cultures, their specific concepts in perception, thinking, feeling

and acting. Culture generic competences (that are applicable across cultural

groups) are at a higher level of meaning and abstraction – they transcend those

that are based only on specific bi-cultural competence and enable a student to

interact in other bi-cultural settings and in intercultural settings. These

competences include knowledge of the underlying principles, characteristics,

components and universal dynamics that in varying combinations govern all

cultures. The generic approach enables individuals to learn how to learn from

subsequent specific cultural experiences. Culture-generic competence is a

prerequisite to developing culture-specific competence, which in turn feeds into

the on-going expansion of culture-generic competence in a dynamic and iterative

process. A person who is intercultural competent can apply their understanding

of specific cultural differences to function specific settings, for example, human

resources management, marketing and intercultural communication.

II General Management Competencies

International

Strategic Vision

Development

The ability to use his conceptual and visionary skills to contribute to the

development and evaluation of the internationalization strategy of a company.

Business

Processes &

change

management

The ability to research and analyse relevant international business problems, to

propose policy goals and objectives and to prepare alternative solutions in order

to optimize business and human resources processes in order to strengthen the

synergy between strategic, structural and cultural aspects of the organization.

Entrepreneurial

Management

The ability to pro-actively seek and commercially evaluate business opportunities

for both new and existing products/services. The ability to take risks in order to

optimize business profit.

To ability to write and defend a business plan for a (start-up) company.

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III Functional Key-Areas Competencies

International

marketing and

sales

management

The ability to perform a country-analysis on macro, industry and micro level, to

conduct an international market survey in order to assess foreign market

opportunities and competition. The ability to formulate market-entry strategies,

to draft an international marketing plan and to implement, co-ordinate and

control the international marketing (and sales) program.

International

supply chain

management

The ability to assess processes and decisions involved in developing international,

i.e. export/import operations, focusing on supply chain management and to

explain the meaning and application of key logistical concepts.

International

Finance and

accounting

The ability to perform a variety of cost and revenue calculations and to transform

these data into information needed for decision making and the budgeting

process (management accounting).

The ability to contribute to and evaluate key accounting summaries (profit and

loss account, balance sheet and cash-flow statement) and to outline the

differences between various external reporting standards (financial accounting).

The ability to evaluate investment opportunities, to contribute to the assessment

of long-term and short-term debt and equity financing and to contribute to

managing financial risks (financial management).

International

human resource

management

The ability to understand and integrate the availability, employability, motivation

and vitality of people (employees) as the key factors of (I)HRM.

The ability to identify, evaluate and develop the broad spectrum of functions and

responsibilities related to the management of Human Resources.

The ability to formulate the responsibilities and tasks for the proper running of a

HR Department; the ability to formulate the relevant leadership features in

resolving HR related issues.

The ability to understand the importance of generating (quantitative) HR data

and HR information relevant for the evaluation and development of corporate or

organizational strategy.

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Generic Competencies: general description. Interpersonal competencies

Leadership

The ability to take initiative and a leading role within a (project) team in order to

reach a defined goal.

Co-operation The ability to actively contribute to a group product or result.

Business

Communication

The ability to express himself fluently and correctly in English, both in speech and

writing.

The ability to lead discussions, express his ideas, make proposals, draft reports

and give presentations. The ability to make proper use of audio-visual aids in his

presentations.

Optional:

The ability to express himself at an intermediate level in a second foreign

language (in addition to English and his native language).

Task-oriented competencies

Business research

methods

The ability to apply relevant scientific insights, theories and concepts, to combine

several subjects, to gather information and draw conclusions in a methodical and

reflective manner.

The ability to act carefully and punctually and to produce output that is literate,

numerate and coherent.

Planning and

organising

The ability to plan, manage, control and evaluate personal work activities and

group work in projects. The ability to make use of relevant techniques in his

activities to monitor his own performance.

Intra-personal competencies

Learning and self-

development

The ability to know his strengths and weaknesses and to indicate how and when

he intends to improve his weaknesses; he knows the limits of his competencies

and can critically evaluate and account for his own actions; he can take criticism

and put it to good use. Takes initiative and works independently.

Ethical and

corporate

responsibility

Understanding of the ethical, normative and social issues related to the

professional practice and accepting the responsibility for his actions.

1. Competencies: level specification

For the specification of the competencies the level descriptors will be given. The general format is:

Level 1 The ability to execute a simple task. The student

has the basic knowledge and skills to apply the

competency with guidance in a limited context

In most educational situations

this will be learned in the first

year.

Level 2 The student can apply the competency

independently in a relatively clearly arranged

situation

This will normally be at the end

of year 2 or the placement

period.

Level 3 The student can apply the competency

independently in a complex situation with

complete control of the required skills

Bachelor-level

Level 4 Flexible application of the competency in

complex situations. Student can evaluate his

competency and can support others when

applying their competencies.

Master-level

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For the description of the competencies the following model will be used:

Domain Business Administration

ID International Business and Management Studies

Competency <name>

Task and

Context

NB for the generic competencies no task and context will be given

Level

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Further

Specification

4.1 Level specification: Professional Competencies

I.1 International Business Awareness:



International

Business

Competencies

International

Business

Awareness

The ability to outline and evaluate the key patterns and trends in

international business activity, the different approaches to

internationalization, the influence of increasing globalization,

international trade systems and financial relations and the role of

several principal institutions (e.g. WTO, EU, IMF, World Bank) on

international business. He can assess the impact of these trends on

his own activities as well on the business policy.

Task and

Context

The IBMS graduate should be a true generalist in the theory of

international business. He needs to have a great awareness of the

universal aspects of international business trends and the role of

principal institutions.

The IBMS-graduate is internationally oriented, shows a clear

interest in international developments beyond the immediate

scope of his own activities, reads specialist literature and is able to

make a transparent synopsis of an international study. This should

be combined with a broad application of knowledge, insight and

skills and a multidisciplinary integration.

With this knowledge and insight he will be able to attune his own

activities and the business policy to the opportunities and threats

in the international developments. His role will be that of an

advisor.

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Level

Level 1 The ability to research, describe and understand the key patterns

and trends in international business, to identify the role and

importance of MNEs and to explain the role of globalization.

The ability to examine the impact of governmental policies and

practices on international trade and the role of the EU and other

principal international institutions like WTO, IMF and World bank.

The student has the legal knowledge to understand legal

terminology and basic legal arguments.

The student shows interest in international developments.

Level 2 The ability to evaluate patterns and trends in international

business, elaborate further on the theory and practice of

international trade and financial markets. The ability to explain

various methods to enter foreign markets, outline the arguments

to support free trade, identify the sources of comparative and

competitive advantage among nations.

The student can research and assess political risks, economic

variables and legal systems of foreign markets.

The ability to make legal statements and support those statements

with legal arguments.

The student is aware of recent international developments in

specific regions.

Level 3 The ability to do an extensive research and to make a transparent

synopsis of an international study. On this basis he can advise

management on the opportunities and threats in the international

legal and business environment.

The student shows a clear interest in international developments

beyond the immediate scope of his own activities and reads

specialist literature on this topic.

The ability to attune his own activities and those of the company to

international trends.

Further

Specification

International Business awareness refers to the knowledge and skills in the fields of

international business research, economics and law. Students should have an

integrated view on trends in the international business environment and apply this

knowledge in his role as an advisor on international aspects essential for a

company.

I.2 Intercultural competence



International

Business

Competencies

Intercultural

adaptability

The ability to explain the differences between national,

organizational and occupational cultures and to outline strategies

for adapting to these differences in e.g. human resources

management, marketing and intercultural communication. The

student can identify the relevant dimensions of cultures and has

developed self-awareness of his own cultural background. He is

able to adapt his behaviour to the standards in other cultures and

can maintain an international network essential to his tasks. (SEE

ABOVE)

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Task and

Context

The IBMS graduate should be aware of cultural differences, be

able to identify relevant dimensions of culture, to develop a self-

awareness of his own cultural background and be able to adapt

his behaviour to a variety of situations. (SEE ABOVE)

The IBMS-graduate will often work abroad or he will work with

people from another cultural background. His tasks, whether

those will be in general management or in key functional areas

like marketing and finance, require a high degree of awareness of

cultural differences and an ability to adapt his behaviour to the

standards of another culture. He can maintain an international

network essential to his tasks and to the company he works for.

His role will be that of an advisor, visionary

Level

Level 1

Awareness

The student is aware of cultural differences, can indicate if

different behaviour could be based on difference in cultural

background, shows interest in the cultural background of others

and is aware of basic elements of his own cultural background

He is aware of the role of an international network for himself and

for the company.

Level 2

Identify

Self-

awareness

Behavioural

adaptation

The student can identify dimensions of culture (communication,

time perspective, power, individualism etc.) within context. He

has self-awareness of his own norms, values and behaviour and

shows tact and understanding for others. He adapts his behaviour

to the standards of the prevailing culture.

He can indicate the importance of the viable international

relations of a company within the total value chain.

Level 3

Recognize

Appreciate

The student can recognise and appreciate cultural differences in

behaviour and values. He has developed an open attitude and is

motivated to work abroad. He can make effective use of empathy,

or ‘frame of reference shifting’, to understand and be understood

across cultural boundaries. He can maintain an international

network essential to his tasks and to the

company.

Further

Specification

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II.3 International Strategic Vision development



General

Management

Competencies

International

Strategic Vision

Development

The ability to use his conceptual and visionary skills to

contribute to the development and evaluation of the

internationalization strategy of a company.

Task and

Context

The graduate performs his tasks within the constraints of a

company’s mission/vision and internationalization strategy.

He must be able to recognize and understand this

mission/vision and be aware of the impact it has on his own

activities.

On the basis of his own knowledge and awareness of

international trends and developments he must be able to

contribute to adjustments in the mission/vision and

internationalization strategy of a company, while also being

able to evaluate, assess and defend various possible

strategic choices. His role will be that of a strategist

Level

Level 1 The ability to identify the basic components and concepts of

a vision and an internationalization strategy. He can

describe this vision and strategy and can indicate the

consequences of this vision and strategy for his immediate

activities.

Level 2 The ability to recognize topical trends and the

consequences they could have for the vision and

internationalization strategy. He can outline and explain

several methods to enter foreign markets. He can assess the

consequences of an internationalization strategy for the

evaluation of management options.

Level 3 The ability to translate trends in the environment to

opportunities and threats for the organization. He should be

able to assess an international strategic policy for a

company, clearly defining the strategic limits. He can

contribute to the adjustment of a vision and strategy.

He can assess the consequences of a vision and strategy for

business policies and processes.

Further

Specification

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II.4 Business Processes & Change Management



General

Management

Competencies

Business

Processes &

Change

Management

The ability to research and analyse relevant international

business problems, to propose policy goals and objectives and to

prepare alternative solutions in order to optimise business and

human resources processes in order to strengthen the synergy

between strategic, structural and cultural aspects of the

organization. His role will combine the 4 quadrants

Task and

Context

In his task as (assistant to the) general manager or in the key-

functional areas the graduate holds a process-view. He is able to

analyse the relevant business processes (e.g. by flowcharting or

blue printing) and can define possible problems within these

processes.

He can also indicate the interdependence between company

strategy, business structure and human resources processes. He

can advise management on the development of organizational

goals, objectives and policies and contribute to the

development, implementation and evaluation of organizational

change processes.

Level

Level 1 The ability to describe and analyse simple processes in the field

of business operations and human resources. The student can

recognize and describe company goals, objectives and policies.

Level 2 The ability to analyse and evaluate relevant information on

business and human resource processes and to define problems

within these processes. The ability to prepare alternative

solutions for independent processes: change management.

Level 3 The ability to create and change organizational policy while

respecting the interdependence between company strategy,

business structure and human resources processes.

Further

Specification

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II.5 Entrepreneurial Management



General

Management

Competencies

Entrepreneurial

Management

The ability to pro-actively seek and commercially evaluate

business opportunities for both new and existing

products/services. The ability to take risks in order to optimize

business profit.

To ability to write and defend a business plan for a (start-up)

company.

Task and

Context

Graduates are generalists with a truly international orientation.

Consequently, they will usually end up in one of the many

different management positions ranging from account manager,

export manager to international project manager. Some

graduates prefer to start their own businesses or become

consultants. Performing these tasks, the graduate will be truly

aware of the changing international business environment and

will be able to make effective use of his visionary and

entrepreneurial abilities to achieve company goals. His role will

be that of an advisor, visionary, strategist, producer

Level

Level 1 The student understands the trends/developments in the market

and is able to formulate suggestions for improvement for his

own products/services on the basis of this information.

Level 2 The ability to independently take actions and risks to create

opportunities for both existing and new products/services in the

market.

To ability to write and defend a business plan for a (start-up)

company.

Level 3 The ability to contribute, in cooperation with others, to an

optimal exploration by the company of the opportunities for

both new and existing products/services in the market and the

necessary risks involved. The student contributes to a pro-active

opportunity-seeking attitude in the company and encourages the

company to make effective use of these opportunities.

Further

Specification

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III.6. International marketing and sales



Functional

Key- Areas

Competencies

International

marketing

and sales

The ability to perform a country-analysis on macro, industry and

micro level, to conduct an international market survey in order to

assess foreign market opportunities and competition. The ability to

formulate market-entry strategies, to draft an international

marketing plan and to implement, co-ordinate and control the

international marketing program.

Task and

Context

The graduate must be able to make a consistent marketing/export

plan taking into account decisions on ‘why’ a company should

internationalize, ‘where’ it should enter, ‘how’ it should enter

(entry modes). On the basis of international market research he is

able to draft an international marketing plan. He will able to

implement (parts) of the marketing and sales program and control

the outcomes.

He must be able to oversee the impact of international marketing

activities on all relevant aspects of the internal business

environment.

His role will be that of a strategist, producer

Level

Level 1 The ability to evaluate and assess the contribution of marketing to

a firm in an international business environment, including the

decisions on price, product, distribution and communication

Level 2 The ability to evaluate and implement marketing decisions based

on an analysis of the internal and external factors influencing a

company in an international business environment. The ability to

structure these decisions in a marketing planning in accordance

with the corporate planning of the company.

Level 3 The ability to create, change and implement a strategic

international marketing plan which includes an analysis of the

international environment of the company’s position. The plan

contains strategies in product development, pricing, distribution

and international advertising and promotion.

Further

Specification

A sales training is carried out as part of the IBMS program, to include the different

but complementary roles of the marketing and sales functions in a company, sales

preparations, bid management and a practical training in sales negotiations.

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III.7. International supply chain management



Functional

Key-Areas

Competencies

International

supply chain

management

The ability to assess processes and decisions involved in

developing international, i.e. export/import operations, focussing

on supply chain management and to explain the meaning and

application of key logistical concepts.

Task and

Context

The IBMS student should be able to take into account the

implications of the decisions: ‘why’ a company should

internationalize, ‘where’ it should set up its international

business, ‘how’ it should enter the international market (entry

modes) and ‘what’ it should do on the international market

(international marketing mix), he is able to make a consistent

plan on ‘how’ it should structure and organize itself in order to be

successful in an international environment.

Special attention is given to logistical aspects, focusing on key-

questions on supply chain management Including the possibilities

of IT tooling, such as: customer relationship management

applications, enterprise resource planning applications and

database management and control. His role will be that of a

controller, coordinator

Level

Level 1 The ability to describe and understand

- how the company should structure itself when being involved in

international business;

- the importance of logistical aspects and supply chain

management.

- the possibilities of IT tooling for the marketing and sales

performance in a company

Level 2 Apply the understandings of Level 1 in concrete business

situations regarding international business operations.

Level 3 The ability to assess international business operations and to

advise management on the key issues of supply chain

management.

Further

Specification

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III.8. International Finance & Accounting



Functional

Key-Areas

Competencies

International

finance and

accounting

The ability to perform and evaluate a wide variety of cost and

revenue calculations, to transform (cost and revenue) data

into information needed for decision making and to contribute

to the budgeting process. (management accounting)

The ability to evaluate and to contribute to key accounting

summaries (profit & loss account, balance sheet, and cash-

flow statement), to outline the differences between various

(external) reporting standards (among which IFRS). (financial

accounting)

The ability to evaluate investment opportunities (capital

budgeting), to contribute to and assess the mixture of long-

term (international) debt and equity financing (capital

structure), to contribute to and evaluate short-term assets

and liabilities (working capital management), to contribute to

managing (financial) risks. ( financial management)

Task and

Context

The graduate should be familiar with a multi-disciplinary

attitude towards and application of the various control and

treasury activities of a (multinational) enterprise.

The graduate is internationally oriented, and shows a clear

interest in international developments both within and

beyond the immediate scope of his activities. His role will be

that of a controller, coordinator

Level

Level 1 The ability to understand and describe the various

classifications of costs and revenues, to perform –mainly

simple- cost (and revenue) calculations.

The ability to translate simple financial activities into journal

entries and to prepare a balance sheet and profit & loss

account for an SME (small and medium-sized enterprise).

The ability to determine and to work with the information

needs of an SME, among which the chart of accounts;

The ability to translate more complex financial activities into

journal entries and to prepare a balance sheet and profit &

loss account.

Level 2 The ability to perform cost calculations involving indirect costs

and to understand the implications of these.

The ability to prepare a budget for a department of an

organization.

The ability to perform calculations regarding working capital

management.

The ability to prepare a liquidity prognosis, and a ratio-analysis

and to assess the value of an investment proposal.

The ability to describe and work with various forms of long-

term financing (equity and debt)

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Level 3 The ability to describe and understand the consequences of

the various risks inherent to international business.

The ability to contribute to management control of a

multinational organization by means of an integrated

application of his knowledge of business accounting,

management accounting, financial management, and other

relevant aspects.

Further

Specification

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III.9. International Human Resource Management (HRM)



Functional

Key-Areas

Competencies

International Human

Resource

Management (HRM)

The ability to understand and integrate the availability,

employability, motivation and vitality of people (employees)

as the key factors of (I)HRM.

The ability to identify, evaluate and develop the broad

spectrum of functions and responsibilities related to the

management of Human Resources.

The ability to formulate the responsibilities and tasks for the

proper running of a HR Department; the ability to formulate

the relevant leadership features in resolving HR related

issues.

The ability to understand the importance of generating

(quantitative) HR data and HR information relevant for the

evaluation and development of corporate or organizational

strategy.

Task and

Context

The graduate is able to explain - and perform - general HR

tasks related to job analysis, planning of labour needs,

recruitment, selection, training & development,

compensation, (international) performance management,

communication, (international) labour relations, staff health

& welfare, HR strategy development, and intercultural

competencies.

The graduate is able to align HR strategies with the

corporate or organizational strategies, with relevant

international developments, and with intercultural diversity,

and assess the effectiveness and efficiency of existing HR

tools & instruments in these contexts.

The graduate is able to assume the ethical responsibility for

developing and executing HR policies & practices, also – and

in particular – in international context. His role will be that

of a mentor, facilitator

Level

Level 1 The ability to describe, understand and evaluate the general

HRM functions and responsibilities

The ability to relate HR policies & practices to overall

organizational or corporate objectives in accordance with

international labour law.

Level 2 As level 1, plus the ability to assume the responsibility for

the development and integration of HR functions in

organizational or corporate strategic context

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Level 3 As level 2, plus the ability to assume strategic responsibility

in formulating relevant HR policies & practices for the

further development of the organization or corporation in

international and intercultural context.

Further

Specification

IHRM must be positioned in the context of the four functional areas of

International Management: Finance, Marketing, Operations , and IHRM.

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4.2 Level specification: generic competencies

IV.1. Leadership



Interpersonal

Competency

Leadership The ability to take initiative and a leading role within a (project)

team in order to reach a defined goal. As well as the skill to create

and maintain productive relationships within teams. His role will

be that of a mentor, facilitator

Level

Level 1 The ability to supervise and guide a small team when daily duties

and the situation require this.

Level 2 The ability to supervise and guide a team/group in such a way that

it leads to an optimal group result.

Level 3 The ability to choose a role as a leader depending on the situation.

He needs to have a great awareness of the different styles of

leadership, conflict models and negotiating techniques. He is able

to convince others easily by using arguments. He is able to make

decisions even when the outcome is unsure and he is able to

motivate persons to work in a team.

Further

Specification

IV.2. Co-operation



Interpersonal

Competency

Co-

operation

The ability to actively contribute to a group product or result. As

well as procuring a constructive cooperation climate/environment.

His role will be that of a mentor, facilitator

Level

Level 1 The ability to reflect and work with others when asked or when the

situation requires this. The ability to react to the contribution of

others. The ability to concentrate on the realization of the group

goals.

Level 2 The ability to initiate co-operation with others, to ask for input of

team members, to exchange information/knowledge and ideas

with them and the ability to actively inquire whether he can be of

help for the group. The ability to elaborate on the input of others

and to keep working on achieving a situation that is profitable both

for the group and himself.

Level 3 The ability to encourage others to obtain results through co-

operation by sharing ideas and giving in to the wishes of others,

when necessary to progress as a group. The ability to fulfil an

exemplary role within the team. The ability to keep contributing

and participating, even when he is no longer directly involved. The

ability to provide new ideas to improve results collectively.

Further

Specification

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IV.3 Business Communication



Interpersonal

Competency

Business

Communication

The ability to express himself fluently and correctly in English,

both in speech and in writing.

The ability to lead discussions, express his ideas, make

proposals, draft reports and give presentations.

The ability to make proper use of audio-visual aids in his

presentations.

The ability to make use of a wide range of communicative

skills.

His role will be that of a mentor, facilitator

Optional:

The ability to express himself at a basic level in a second

foreign language (in addition to English and his native

language). (level A1-A2)

Level

Level 1 Business Communication:

Generally effective command of the English language in a

range of situations, e.g. can make a contribution to

discussions on practical matters. (level B2)


Good operational command of the English language in a wide

range of real world situations, e.g. can participate effectively

in discussions and meetings.

(Level B2 to C1)


Good operational command of the English language in a wide

range of real world situations, e.g. can participate effectively

in discussions and meetings(level C1)

Further

Specification

The Common European Framework (six levels from A1 (lowest) – C2 (highest))

established by the Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE) is used for a

wide range of European languages. Universities in Britain, North America and

throughout the world accept the certificates awarded to successful candidates at

Levels C1 and C2 as evidence of an adequate standard of English for admission to

undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses. (source: www.alte.org)

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V.4. Business Research Methods



Task-

oriented

Competency

Business

research

methods

The ability to apply relevant scientific insights, theories and

concepts, to combine several subjects, to gather information and

draw conclusions in a methodical and reflective manner. The

ability to act carefully and punctually and to produce output that is

literate, numerate and coherent. His role will combine the 4

quadrants

Level

Level 1 To be able to formulate a problem definition and research

question in a relatively simple situation; the use of several

information resources and to be able to assess the relevance of

these sources. To be able to present research findings and to

translate them into useful information. The use of simple

theoretical concepts.

Level 2 To be able to work in a more complex situation and to

systematically execute a research, report on the findings and to

translate them into useful conclusions. To use theoretical concepts

and the ability to translate these concepts into an information

need.

Level 3 To spot complex issues and to search information from a broad

range of resources. To be able to integrate theory and practice. To

be able to indicate the information needs in complex situations. To

draw conclusions from complex research data.

Further

Specification

In the process students are to acquire basic consultancy skills.

In the process students create a solution to a simple problem and develop the

ability to find (new and/or alternative) solutions regarding more complex

problems and dare to look and search outside the given context.

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V.5. Planning and organizing



Task-

oriented

Competency

Planning and

organising

The ability to plan, manage, control and evaluate personal work

activities and group work in projects. The ability to make use of

relevant techniques in his activities to monitor his own performance.

His role will be that of a controller, coordinator

Level

Level 1 The ability to make a realistic and effective planning of his own

activities.

Level 2 The ability to independently make a realistic and effective planning and

to determine the required time, actions, tools and priorities in relation

to the activities of others.

Level 3 The ability to stimulate others to harmonize the planning and

organization of projects and activities in an effective manner, in

relation to his own activities.

Further

Specification

In the process students are to acquire project management skills

VI.6. Learning and self-development



Intra-

personal

Competency

Learning and

self-

development

The ability to know his strengths and weaknesses and to indicate how

and when he intends to improve his weaknesses; he knows the limits

of his competencies and can critically evaluate and account for his own

actions-can take criticism and put it to good use. Takes initiative and

works independently. His role will be that of a mentor, facilitator

Level

Level 1 The ability to make a simple strengths and weaknesses analysis, to use

the SMART method to indicate in a practical learning situation how and

when he intends to improve his weaknesses and to describe this in a

basic personal activity plan.

Level 2 The ability to know his strengths and weaknesses and to indicate by

using the SMART method how and when he intends to improve his

weaknesses in any situation, to reflect on his achievements by using

the STAR method. Works independently.

Level 3 The ability to know the limits of his competencies, to critically evaluate

and account for his own actions, to take criticism and put it to good

use.

The ability to take feedback, take initiative and work independently.

Further

Specification

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VI.7. Ethical responsibility



Intra-

personal

Competency

Ethical

responsibility

Corporate

Responsibility

The ability to act in accordance with the accepted principles of right

and wrong that govern the conduct of a profession.

Task and

context

In international business an IBMS graduate has to deal with the

international aspects of ethical behaviour. A graduate has to deal with

issues like transparency, increasing stakeholders demands,

environmental issues, cultural differences, corruption and bribery and

social responsibility. On the job the graduate would also have the deal

with personal issues like integrity, moral dilemmas, trustworthiness,

and to work related to own values. His role will be that of an advisor,

visionary

Level

Level 1 The graduate understands the ethical issues at hand in international

business. He has an understanding of his own values an how they

relate to his surroundings. He has an understanding of the theory,

concepts and principles of business ethics. The graduate can act as a

responsible person.

Level 2 The graduate is able to align its own values with that of the group and

corporate policy. He can align the corporate policy with societal norms

and values. He understands the ethical implications of the job in

several fields of international business and several departments, like

HRM, general management, customer relations and financial

management.

Level 3 The graduate should be able to contribute actively to a corporate social

responsibility policy, like an ethics work group or committee. He is able

to handle dilemmas in a manner that he shows that he is responsible

for and can be held accountable for.

Further

Specification

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Appendix 3 Flow Chart Study Planning Process

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Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

International Business School

Visiting address

Zernikeplein 7

Postal address

P.O. Box 70030

9704 AA Groningen

Telephone: +31 (0) 50-595 2300

Internet & intranet: www.hanze.nl

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