Video Transcript
Campus Tour including interviews with undergraduate students
Liz Hotchin: Hi, welcome to the University of Bradford School of Management. My name's Liz and I'm a third year marketing student.
Everyone arrives at the School of Management with the same objective, to get a degree. But no two people will ever leave ever having had the same experience.
Although on my placement I've still got work to do, so I'm gonna drop this
off and I'm gonna take you round the University and introduce you to a few of
the guys that I study with.
(Adriana Durrant, Hasdina Ann Hashim, Michael Ball (Undergraduate Students) - Why I chose Bradford University School of Management)
Adriana Durrant: The location of the School of Management was quite a big factor in me deciding to come here because it's so nice and great for studying.
Hasdina Ann Hashim: I was attracted to the School of Management because of its reputation of high quality teaching and academic excellence. The School of Management is one of the top business Universities in the UK and around the world. I've heard a lot about it from previous students.
Adriana Durrant: Lots of greenery it's very peaceful and great for studying.
Michael Ball: Being able to choose my own modules was definitely one of the reasons why I chose Bradford School of Management because I've been able to specify which courses and modules I want to do in the future, which is relevant to the fields I want to go into. So when I do go into work then I'll have the experience and the background that I do need that I can follow through into my job.
(Campus tour continues)
Liz Hotchin: This here behind me is the Airedale Building most of your tutorials are going to take place here.
(Jane Ning, Hasdina Ann Hashim (Undergraduate Students) - Life in Bradford for International students)
Jane Ning: Hi, I'm Jane Ning and I'm doing marketing. I'm a final year student at Bradford School of Management Centre.
Hasdina Ann Hashim: Hi, I'm Ann, I'm an international student from Malaysia. I'm currently in my final year of accounting and finance.
Jane Ning: I'd say the life in England is very different from the life in Hong Kong in terms of the language, and the religion and the culture, especially the culture.
Hasdina Ann Hashim: The other main attraction was the multicultural diversity of this area, we had a chance to experience and learn about new cultures and their way of living.
Jane Ning: I think that my English has improved a lot actually through discussing in tutorials, and giving presentations and mixing with other people because I remember in the beginning first when I arrived at Heathrow airport I was panicked cause I really don't know what to say, I have trouble in asking for directions.
Hasdina Ann Hashim: I've met a lot of people form all over the world and to name a few, Nigeria, China, Singapore, Malaysia as well and I'm sure they'll be my lifelong friends.
(Campus tour continues)
(Michael Ball (Undergraduate Student) - My First Year at University)
Michael Ball: My first year at University, it's been a different experience to what I've experienced previously. I've made a lot of friends socially and the academic work has been a lot different to previously. I get to chose my own modules for next year so I can specify into what I want to do and management interests me rather than or like at college when I've been told what I have to do.
Well the major changes that I've foreseen is that I've had to manage my time a lot better. You have a lot less hours that you do at college but then you have to manage your time better to work, work in your spare time, when you're available to work.
(Campus tour continues)
Liz Hotchin: That was Season's restaurant it's recently been refurbished. That's where you'll get all your lunch, and all your dinner and the food is so nice.
The library at the School of Management has amazing resources for whatever course your studying
(Neel Shah (Undergraduate Student) - Personal Development / Placement Year)
Neel Shah: Hi I'm Neel, currently a final year student on the marketing programme here at Bradford School of Management. About to graduate, well hopefully in a few weeks times, my final exam is coming shortly.
I've developed in numerous ways, picked up many employable skills along the way in my four years here. When I first started here, I was quite oblivious to the skills needed to be successful in the workplace, however, throughout the years I've picked up these skills and did a placement year and during my second and third year which also helped me develop.
I did my placement year at General Electric, based up in Leeds. This was in their marketing department and they gave me loads of training there which complemented the things I'd learnt here.
I'm a big fan of placement year it's help me to no end, not only in my academic year but to come back with best time management skills so when it comes to course works and things like that, you can handle your time better, you can manage your time better. But I'd strongly recommend it, not only in terms of your personal things but when you come to graduate it makes you a lot more employable because you've got a whole year's experience and training, and obviously employers then know that you can work in a workplace and you can settle in very quickly.
After I've graduated in a few weeks I'm in the fortunate position of being offered a contract on ASDA's graduate management scheme based up in Leeds as well.
If I hadn't gone into a graduate training scheme I definitely would have considered
coming back to Bradford University especially to do one of them MA programmes
which obviously would give you even more skills which employers are looking
for and obviously develop you as a person as well.
(Campus tour continues)
(Paul Lambourne (Undergraduate Student) - Life at University / Time Management)
Paul Lambourne: Hi, my name's Paul, I'm in my third year at Bradford. I'm doing a business and management three year course and I graduate about six weeks.
At college and high school you were like really structured in your learning. So they were telling you what to do and on what day, by what day, by what time. Whereas at University you end up having to plan things yourself, learning to find out where resources are.
You might only have sort of twelve hours of lectures a week, but the rest of the time just flies by. Especially this year I've been running a football team, so I've had to dedicate a lot of time to that as well. So I've had to sort of split my time equally between courses, modules, lectures, exams, coursework and all of that as well as trying to get people to go to the right football pitch at the right time on the right day, wearing the right colours, so that's been interesting.
(Campus tour continues)
(Alex Armstrong (Undergraduate Student) - Help with Dyslexia)
Alex Armstrong: My name's Alex, I'm a final year student studying business and management at the University of Bradford.
The University's helped me with my dyslexia a great deal. I chose the University because of the course but when I came here, they're very, very helpful. I knew I was dyslexic before I came but they assessed me for my needs and they arranged for me to get a computer, paid for by my local LEA. So I've always got Internet access, I can always do my reports and so on, the spell checking which is vital to me. They also arranged for a mini disk so they could record all my lectures, which means I don't have to worry about missing stuff cause I'm taking notes and so on which is excellent.
The University has also been very helpful to one of my friends, I advised him
to go and speak to them because he had tendonitis and had real difficulty in
exams, writing for long periods. After he went to see a doctor and discussed
it with them they've arranged for him to have a computer in his exams. So he
can now write and perform properly, without the pain and difficulty he was having
before.
(Campus tour continues)
(Jonathan Muir (Lecturer in Marketing) - The Role of a Personal Tutor)
Dr Jonathan Muir: The role of a personal tutor is one of the fundamental activities that we have here at the school. At the moment I have nine students. I meet with them each term at the beginning of the term just to discuss their course options, how they see their courses developing, and see whether or not they've got any problems over and above academic issues.
(Conversation)
Liz Hotchin (undergraduate student): I've being thinking about the HRM modules and just wondered whether you thought that was a good mix with the marketing modules.
Dr Jonathan Muir: Yes, sure as long as you have an interest in the HRM area as well, you might have a natural talent with the subject and with the theoretical side of things. There needs to be an interest in your final year because it the final push if you like to attain your degree.
(End of conversation)
Dr Jonathan Muir: The majority of the time I do just see students at
the beginning of the term and their courses run smoothly as does all their other
issues such as accommodation and so on and so forth and I don't see them. But
if the students need to come and see their personal tutor, we're there as their
tutor to offer pastoral care over and above academic relations. So the door
is always open via personal tutors for the students to come in and have a chat,
regardless of what the issue is really.
(Campus tour continues)
(Melanie O'Brien (Undergraduate Student) - The Halls of Residence / University Life)
Melanie O'Brien: This is my halls room, it's a typical size room a first year is expected to get, fully equipped with a beautiful view.
I chose the Bradford University School of Management basically because of the modules that were on offer, the course is tailor made to your needs and you can pick and chose which modules you do and don't want to do.
Moving into the halls of residence is the scariest thing your gonna do. I'd say its one of the scariest things I ever did, but once you get there you have the time of your life, you make long term friends.
Learning at University is a lot more independent, reading, your given notes but you have to expand a lot more, you have to do a lot more reading, intense reading in your own time, compared to what you did at college when you were given notes.
Since arriving at Bradford University I feel I've become a lot more independant in myself, I've made so many more friends and I've learned to look after myself as well, basically in the way of the halls, cooking, going out, enjoying myself.
(Campus tour continues)
Liz Hotchin: So that was the School of Management, I hope you've enjoyed it.