AQA BUSS4 CPD Briefing Days in 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
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The session programme, dates, locations for our popular AQA BUSS4 CPD briefings in 2012 are shown below. Please note that the first London date is now sold out.
AQA BUSS4 Section A Briefing 2012
LONDON (A) - Monday 27 February 2012: sold out
BIRMINGHAM - Tuesday 28 February 2012
LEEDS - Wednesday 29 February 2012
MANCHESTER - Thursday 1 March 2012
NEWCASTLE - Tuesday 6 March 2012
LONDON (B) - Wednesday 7 March 2012
Bookings can be made using this online form, or by downloading this printable booking form
Programme:
9.30 – 10.30 Registration, Tea & Coffee
10.30 – 11.35 Introduction & Session (1) Getting into M&A
Merger Mania
M&A Talkabout
BUSS4 Mini Briefs
11.35 – 11.50 Refreshment break
11.50 – 12.30 Session (2) Bullet Point Insights
5 must-research takeovers and mergers
Lessons from the world’s worst deals
Hard and soft – the challenge of integration
Opportunities for “Compare and Contrast” to boost essay depth
12.30 – 13.00 Session 3: The M&A Table Team Challenge
M&A Family Fortunes
Deal or No Deal
Takeover Wipeout
13.00 – 13.45 – Lunch
13.45 – 14.35 – Session 4: Building Student Understanding of M&A
Merger mapping
Connectives activity
Building a convincing argument
A 40 out of 40 answer on M&A
14.35-15.00 Session 5: Integrated Section A & Section B
The T2U Twelve
Leadership, Culture and Integration
Globalisation and M&A
Next steps
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