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Prizes for Doctoral Research Excellence
At our Annual Research Conference on 15th & 16th May 2012 we awarded 13 prizes for doctoral research excellence (sponsored by HSBC).
Overall, the field was very competitive in each category and the overall feedback from the judging panel was that the majority of the presentations and posters were of high quality, which reflects a dynamic and developing culture of research excellence in The Business School - students should be proud of their input to the conference.
Congratulations to all prize winners listed below.
School of Management
Florian Huber (First Year PhD Prize)
Steven Logie (1st year DBA poster prize)
Jennifer O’Neil (second year PhD poster prize)
Chiara Amati (Final/Interim Year DBA prize)
Audrey Wilson (Final/Interim Year DBA prize)
Llowellyne James (Final/Interim Year PhD prize)
School of Marketing, Tourism and Languages
Maren Viol (First Year PhD Prize)
Lars Achterberg (second year PhD poster prize)
Nathalia Tjandra (Final/Interim Year PhD prize)
Collins Osei (Final/Interim Year PhD prize)
Rick Lagiewski (Final/Interim Year PhD prize)
School of Accounting, Financial Services and Law
Jennifer Ucha Placke (First Year PhD Prize)
Paul Langford (First Year PhD Prize)
Thank you once again to all those students who helped with the organisation of, and ideas for, the conference, and to all those who delivered presentations and displayed their posters.
Edinburgh students' stateside sales coup
TWO Edinburgh Napier students have beaten off their American peers to land a top sales award. Kenny Miller and Louise Bailey, together with their lecturer and sales coach, Tony Douglas, recently took second place at the Russ Berrie International Sales Challenge in New Jersey.
The Capital team took on 30 universities from across the US at the three-day event, where top sales students met with representatives from major corporations.
The competition was designed to help students develop their sales skills, obtain real-world business knowledge and make valuable contacts with executives seeking to hire sales professionals.
Mr Douglas, who is director of the Sales Division of the University’s Edinburgh Institute, said: “It is a brilliant achievement by the students. Kenny and Louise performed superbly across both the speed selling and sales call role play challenge, and were unfortunate to be pipped right at the post for the very top award.
“The other American universities were very impressed with our performance – if a little shaken; after all it is only the second time we have competed in such a prestigious event where all the students come from Universities who have been delivering sales programmes for many years”
Louise (20), who is from Dundee and is studying marketing management, said: “We were blown away to come second. We didn’t expect to get anywhere close to that level because we were competing against American students who are studying sales as a degree. It was an exceptional experience and something I’ll never forget.”
Kenny (29), a fourth year law student from Dalgety Bay, added: “When I saw the university advert looking for students to participate in the competition I thought it looked like a fantastic opportunity, and that’s exactly what it turned out to be.
"It was a remarkable experience to compete against top American sales students, and was particularly satisfying to do so well.”
The students’ success comes after the recent launch of a sales division within the University’s Edinburgh Institute, which has seen it working closely with the US’s Russ Berrie Institute for Professional Sales. Mr Douglas added: “Our aim is to build on these links in order to boost sales and leadership training here in Scotland, and to ensure our students are as well equipped for the workplace as possible.”
ENU Business School launches world-class online MBA
A new online MBA from a leading Edinburgh Business School will be one of the most technically advanced in the world - designed to create the next great global business leaders.
The Business School at Edinburgh Napier University today launched the online version of its MBA which, unlike other online MBAs on the market, can be used on all digital and mobile platforms, including the iPad and tablet computers. Its innovative teaching technologies enable it to be 100 per cent online and mobile technology compatible.
The new programme content has been developed to address the contemporary issues within the business and financial environment which led to the global economic downturn. The thrust of the new online MBA emphasises the significance of leadership and emotional intelligence, the legal consequences of business decision-making, combined with the importance of financial and management analysis.
The new online MBA has been created in response to current market and individual student demands for flexibility in balancing study with work, domestic and family commitments. Mammed Bagher, a former investment banker and Programme Director of the Edinburgh Napier MBA Programme, said: “At a time when budgets are tight, many people need to earn while they learn to develop their careers.
“This new online MBA is one of the most technically advanced in the world, by enabling student access to their learning environment at any time and any place. The result is a more responsive learning experience, allowing students from across the globe the option to develop their career prospects further with a globally recognised qualification. We aim to create great business leaders who want to better the communities and companies in which they work by showing them how to use their emotional intelligence within their businesses environment, whilst addressing the legal, financial and managerial consequences of decision-making.”
Edinburgh Napier has seen an 85 per cent rise in international student applications since 2006/2007, with specific growth areas being Hong Kong (134 per cent), China (86 per cent) and the EU (64 per cent).
The MBA module leaders are an international teaching team, representing Africa, North America, Europe and Asia.
Mammed Bagher added: “Our international team is uniquely placed to deliver an MBA with a global business perspective – a valuable asset given the global nature of modern business. On top of that, the online resources mean students from across the world can form or join networks to interact together.”
Students will also be able to take advantage of a fully integrated online learning experience which, unlike any other online MBA, includes interactive online study guides supported by core texts.
Mike Gordon, senior associate at CAPDM, the company assisting with marketing and development of the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), said: “Online MBAs are becoming increasingly popular with professionals who are looking to develop their career at their own pace and in their own environment.
"The point of difference for this new online MBA is in being highly student-centric in its focus. Right now, there cannot be a better return on investment from education. The competitively low fees of £800 per module and £7,200 for the complete MBA should be regarded as the seed money that produces a career-long uplift in annual earnings.”
Edinburgh Napier University is also launching an online MSc in Business Management, for people who want an academic course in management, or who do not currently have the work experience to study for an MBA. There is a route to top up later to an MBA if desired. Some of the modules which will be covered in the online MBA include Organisational Behaviour, Finance for Management Decision Making, Contemporary Issues in Strategic Management, and Creating Competitive Advantage.
Prospective students eager to get a taste of the course before signing up will also have access to try-before-you-buy demonstration materials.