WE WANT YOU! …TO JOIN THE 2015 BSC. SOC INTRO PROGRAM! BSc. (Soc.) Welcome Guide Dear new BSc. (Soc.) student – aka. Soc’ker ............................................................................... 3 Intro Program ‘15 .......................................................................................................................... 4 13th of August: GETTING TO KNOW YOUR FELLOW SOC'KERS & CBS ................................. 5 14th August: EXPECTATIONS+GROUP COMPETITION & COPENHAGEN DAY ..................... 6 17th to 21st August: CABIN CRUSADE ........................................................................................ 7 Packing List for Cabin Crusade ..................................................................................................... 8 24th August: CASE DAY ............................................................................................................... 9 25th August: READY FOR SCHOOL ............................................................................................ 10 1st September: RESPONSIBILITY DAY w/ CBS .......................................................................... 11 Going to and from CBS ................................................................................................................. 12 About your tutor team- Contact Details ......................................................................................... 13 First day meeting locations ........................................................................................................... 14 Sponsors ....................................................................................................................................... 18 2 Dear new BSc. (Soc.) student – aka. Soc’ker A warm welcome from all of us to all of you! You finally made it! Soon you will start your studies at Bsc(Soc.) - Business Administration and Sociology, see many new and friendly faces and commence a whole new chapter of your life. We, the BSc(Soc.) intro tutor team, are the people that will guide you through this very hectic but thrilling start at BSc(Soc.) and at CBS. We have organized four introductory days with lots of fun activities, combined with an exclusive cabin crusade which we hope you will participate in. All 10 of us are at least 2nd-year CBS- students and we are all committed to providing you with an amazing experience. Just like you, we are extremely excited to meet our 60 new Soc'ker friends! We have written this BSc(Soc.) Welcome Guide as a short student- to-student guide to the intro program, where to be and what to bring! Should you, however, not find satisfying answers to your questions in the Welcome Guide, please do not hesitate to ask us. In the back you can find contact information for each of us and we will gladly help you to the best of our abilities. We can´t wait to see you! NB! After reading this, be sure to join the Facebook group “BSc(Soc.)'15” https://www.facebook.com/groups/1589079131353589/?fref=ts and check out our website: https://bscsocintro15.wordpress.com/ 3 Intro Program ‘15 (Remember to bring pen and paper every day!!!) We have planned an exciting 9 days for you filled with activities of all sorts, including the highly notorious BSc. (Soc.) CABIN CRUSADE. We will be travelling North of Copenhagen where we will be getting to know each other for 5 exciting days. If you are unable to attend the entire program, or if you have any personal circumstances you want to inform us about, please send a mail or give a call to Ditte or Mathias – you can find all our contact details in the back of the Welcome Guide. 4 13th of August: WELCOME EVERYBODY! Time: 10:00- 15:15 Location: TBA Your first day at CBS will start off with an introduction to a group of your fellow students at different locations at the Frederiksberg Garden near campus.* Later you will meet the entire intro team, the BSc (Soc.) Program Director Sine Nørholm Just and get a chance to get to know all your new fellow students. We will arrange lunch for the first day. After lunch we will explore CBS and it’s different campuses through the infamous ‘Tour de CBS’. The tour will end at our Campus Bar, Nexus, at around 15:00 where we will grab some refreshments and socialize some more. * We will upload a PDF file containing the group allocations for the first day as soon as we have the complete list of new students. The meeting places and allocated tutors are preliminarily listed at the end of this guide J 5 14th of August: EXPECTATIONS & COPENHAGEN DAY Time: 09:00- 16:00 Location: Kilen, Ks43 (same room as yesterday) Tutors will be located at both entrances of Kilen to guide you to the right room. - Please remember cash or food for lunch. Today the intro team has planned a special program. You and your fellow students will start the process of distilling what your expectations of the program, CBS and being a student are. We will continue with a speaker who will give their thoughts on why the BSc Soc. program is an incredible background for a future career and what types of challenges you may face later on. At the end of this, we will head towards the city center where we will have an adventurous race around Copenhagen. This will serve as an introduction to the Copenhagen and a fun day of socializing for everyone. The program ends with fun and games in Kongens Have – the Royal Gardens in the city center. Don’t think that the day is over just because the program is though…. Friday night we are throwing your very first BSc (Soc.) party. We will announce the venue shortly, so keep an eye on the Facebook page and website! 6 th st 17 to 21 of August: CABIN CRUSADE The idea behind the cabin trip is to get to know each other socially and academically, in an amazingly fun and exciting environment. On the agenda we have activities and parties beyond your imagination, but it is incumbent on you and your fellow students to make this an experience of a lifetime. Everything is in place for you – you are the guests of honor. Date of departure: Monday, 17th August 2015 Time: 09:15 Meeting location: CBS, Dalgas Have, in the parking lot (you can’t miss it) Be on time! The bus will wait for no Soc’ker who has been left behind. Date of return: Friday, 21st August 2015 Time: Around 13:00 Drop-off location: The same as departure Location of the Cabin: Store Klaus Almagerbakken 28 3660 Stenløse 7 What to bring on the Cabin Crusade: − Lunch for the first day − 1 kitchen towel and 1 dishcloth − Sleeping bag and sheets − Towel(s) and toiletries − Sandals/flip-flops for the shower & indoor use − Painkillers & mosquito spray − Clothes for any weather and occasion − A white sheet for the toga party − Clothes for a night of romance − Outfit for a flashback to the 70s − Dress to impress for the Prom Night − Pen & paper − Additional papers handed out throughout the first three days of intro − Cash for the trust bar − Sport gear, musical instruments, camera etc. [optional] − Extra snacks & drinks [optional] − Any additional stuff to bring to the Cabin Crusade will be announced during the first three days. Intro fee We require a small fee for attending the cabin crusade. This contribution covers expenses for food, accommodation, transportation, decoration for parties, etc., and amounts to: DKK 680 More details about how to pay can be found on the Facebook page and our website: https://bscsocintro15.wordpress.com/ 8 24th of August: CASE DAY Time: 09:00- 15:15 Location: Kilen, Ks54 Tutors will be located at the main entrance of Kilen to guide you to the right room Today you will start your adventure into the world of business and sociology and the possibilities CBS has to offer. You will be meeting representatives of CBS Students, some of the BSc. Soc faculty, and dive into one of your first semester courses: Introduction to Economic Sociology. This day will be focused on working on a case, where you will be introduced to the methods of academic analysis. A copy of the Baring’s Bank Case can be found on our website or in the Facebook group. Today, you will also be divided into the study group you will be working with throughout the first semester. The Case Day will end around 15:00, where some of us will continue on to Nexus. 9 25th of August: READY FOR SCHOOL Time: 9:45-15:30 Location: Kilen, Ks54 Tutors will be located at the main entrance of Kilen to guide you to the right room Today covers the more practical, but crucial, aspects of CBS life; you will be introduced to the web based tools you need as a student, the library, the Student Guidance Counselor, your mentors and the various CBS organizations. We will also share some of our experiences on how life is as a student. Finally we will have Akademikernes A- Kasse and Djøf come talk to us about the magnitude of benefits there are of becoming a member of their unions. We hope that today should prepare and guard you from encountering severe technical/practical issues at the start of your academic journey at CBS. This is also the last day of the program so we hope you will all join us for the final party we are organizing in the evening to kick off your first semester at BSc. Soc ☺! Keep updated with the venue on our Facebook page as well as the website! 10 st 1 of September: RESPONSIBILITY DAY w/CBS Time: 09:30- 16:00 Specific rooms will be announced by CBS. This day is your first official day as a student at Copenhagen Business School. It is organized by CBS and introduces you to working with the corporate social responsibility (a case we will look at during our cabin crusade). All new CBS students will be gathered around campus to work with a real-life company and its CSR issues. http://prme.cbs.dk/rd 11 Travelling to and from CBS Do I get my own private driver? Not exactly, but all of the CBS campuses are easily accessible by public transport or by bike. Bicycle Should you completely lack trust in the public transportation system of Copenhagen or are you a caring soul wanting to spare the environment from pollution, one thing is for sure - the best way to get to and from CBS is by bike! Bicycle Parking Solbjerg Plads: Outdoor parking at both ends of the building.