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FAQ - January FT 2015
FAQ - January FT 2015
FAQ - January FT 2015
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July 2015
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CONTENTS
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Grades ...................................................................................................................................... 13
What is the grading policy? .......................................................................................... 13
When can I see my grades? .......................................................................................... 13
What is the grading scale? ........................................................................................... 13
What is the grade distribution? ................................................................................... 14
What happens if I get a failing grade?.......................................................................... 14
Can I see my graded exam paper? ............................................................................... 14
Can I get my rank amongst my peers based on my GPA?............................................ 14
Academic Committees ............................................................................................................. 14
When does the Committee of Validation of the Fundamental Phase take place? ..... 14
When does the Degree Awarding committee take place? .......................................... 14
Who participates in the committees? .......................................................................... 15
Graduation ............................................................................................................................... 15
How many credits do I need to graduate? ................................................................... 15
When is the Commencement Ceremony? ................................................................... 15
Who can attend the Commencement Ceremony? ...................................................... 15
Academic certificates ............................................................................................................... 15
Who do I contact if I need an academic certificate?.................................................... 15
Logistics .................................................................................................................................... 15
Why a pigeon hole? ...................................................................................................... 15
When do I get the course material?............................................................................. 15
What about the IT? ...................................................................................................... 16
What is the procedure to book a room? ...................................................................... 16
What is the delay to book a Classroom? ...................................................................... 16
How do I get a locker? .................................................................................................. 16
What to do in case of loss property? ........................................................................... 16
Quality ...................................................................................................................................... 16
What is the role of the Quality Coordinator? .............................................................. 16
What is the quality initiative? ...................................................................................... 17
Student life at HEC.................................................................................................................... 17
What is the MBA council? ............................................................................................ 17
Id like to know more about Clubs............................................................................. 17
What is the Talent show? ......................................................................................... 17
What is the MBAT?....................................................................................................... 17
How are Cultural weeks organized?............................................................................. 18
What if I want to practice sport on campus? ............................................................... 18
What if Im sick? ........................................................................................................... 18
Legal stay and Insurance .......................................................................................................... 18
What insurance do I need to get? ................................................................................ 18
What happens if my insurance is not up to date? ....................................................... 19
What do I need to do to stay legally in France? (For non-European participants)...... 19
Do I have to renew my visa for the Commencement Ceremony? ............................... 19
Can I stay in France after my MBA? ............................................................................. 19
Intranet ..................................................................................................................................... 19
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MBA Program
How long is the program?
For Full time option, the MBA program lasts 16 months, whereas for Part time option, it can
be extended to 24 months.
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Courses, Electives
Do I need to attend all classes?
The MBA policy considers that participants are strongly expected to attend courses,
seminars and presentations. Professors specify in their syllabus how important it is to
participate in class discussions in the learning process. As such, participation in class is part
of the grade.
What is the difference between the Open choice period and the
Specialization?
These two periods refer to the Customized Phase. The Open Choice period is a term during
which participants freely choose electives from a wide range of offers, based on their
personal center of interest. A Specialization is composed of a backbone and compulsory
related electives defined by the Specialization Coordinator.
For both the Open choice and Specialization periods, there are selection processes, as
detailed in the Rules and Policies Handbook.
Fieldwork Projects
What is a Fieldwork Project and why choose to do it?
A Fieldwork Project is applying in a real life situation concepts and tools youve learned all
along the program. The work you will be doing for a company is similar to a consulting
project.
All projects are tutored by an HEC faculty. They can be carried out individually, called an
Individual Project, or in teams called Team Consulting Projects (2 to 4 participants).
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Companies appreciate Fieldwork Projects since they can interact with your HEC professor
during the whole project, and they usually value the professor's questioning and feedbacks.
Professors are also the key to guarantee that students will have guidance in their research
process.
For January Intakes: it takes place between end of December and mid-April.
For September Intakes: it takes place between mid-April and beginning of
September.
The Career Management Center (CMC) helps you through various workshops,
conferences and career fairs.
On the intranet: "MBA focus" is a page where companies publish offers.
We also advise you to register at the HEC Alumni Association where you can easily
access a network of 45,000 alumni around the world.
Documents about Fieldwork projects are available on the Intranet under Curriculum/
Fieldwork.
Various deadlines to meet (for instance, all contracts for fieldwork projects need to
be signed by mid-December for January Intakes and mid-march for September
Intakes; if your contract isnt signed by the deadline, you will have to choose electives
instead!)
You have mandatory kick-off seminars right before you start your project,
During the Fieldwork Project, you will have to validate academic requirements, (final
reports and oral presentation) and you will be graded for your work by your HEC
tutor and by the Company.
=> Any question: Stphany Hillenbrand
hillenbrand@hec.fr
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International Exchange
How many partner Institutions are there?
36 partners (6 in Europe, 19 in North America, 2 in South America, 6 in Asia and 3 in the rest
of the world).
More details: https://portal.hec.fr/students/en/mba/curriculumft/Pages/InternationalExchange.aspx
figarola@hec.fr
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Double Degree
Who are the partner Institutions?
DD MBA/MBA: CUHK (Hong Kong), FGV (Brazil), ITESM (Mexico), Keio University (Japan),
NUS (Singapore), NYU Stern (USA), PUC (Chile), Tsinghua (China), UTDT (Argentina)
DD MBA/MASTER: Fletcher (USA), L.S.E (UK), Georgetown (USA)
Partnerships: Wisconsin School of Business (USA) - GREM Program, Yale School of
Management - Master of Advanced Management (MAM) Program
DD MBA - Master:
Fundamental Phase + 1st term of the Customized Phase in HEC:
=> September to July for the September Intake.
Application deadlines:
Some Institutions have an ongoing admission process (eg. NUS) and others have a deadline
around mid-February (eg. NYU Stern).
=> Any question: Franoise FIGAROLA
figarola@hec.fr
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Languages
Do I have to take a language course? :
Participants who are not fluent in French
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French courses are mandatory twice a week during the first 2 terms of the program.
French courses are worth 3 credits per term.
If Participants are not fluent in French, they cannot choose to take another language.
Participants who are fluent in French
2.
3.
The Language Coordinator will determine whether or not you are trilingual. If this is
the case, you will be exempted from taking Language courses. Participants get 6
credits for the Fundamental Phase.
You decide to take a 4th language. In this case language courses become mandatory
during the Fundamental Phase. Participants will receive 3 credits per term.
figarola@hec.fr
Course Evaluations
Why do we have to evaluate a course?
In order to assess your professors and therefore ensure the continuous improvement of the
program (cf. Rules and Policies handbook).
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Transcripts
When are transcripts issued?
After each term and once most grades are received.
Grades
What is the grading policy?
Each professor will have his/her own system but it is generally based on class participation,
group work, business case assignments and/or exams. Predefined criteria are published in
each course description.
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Academic Committees
When does the Committee of Validation of the Fundamental Phase take place?
In May, 2016 after the end of the Fundamental Phase
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Graduation
How many credits do I need to graduate?
Participants need to validate 120 credits and have passed all the mandatory core courses
(Fundamental Phase).
Academic certificates
Who do I contact if I need an academic certificate?
Please send an e-mail at least one day in advance to MBA registrars who can provide you
transcripts, attendance certificates, etc. Please specify in which language you need it.
=> Any question: Anca Stoian or Monica Laffite
mbaregistrar@hec.fr
Logistics
Why a pigeon hole?
Participants get their own pigeon hole with their name written on it. It allows them to drop
off documents, handouts needed for classes or allows the MBA Logistics to deliver course
material, name tags, etc.
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mbalogistic@hec.fr
Quality
What is the role of the Quality Coordinator?
The main objective of the Quality Coordinator is to make sure that participants, faculty and
staff work together in the best possible way.
For example, a document called "Rules & Policies" has been established to present a
framework for developing constructive relationships between all of us.
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bonifay@hec.fr
grammaticopoulos@hec.fr
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schools in Europe, the tournament is Europes largest annual gathering of MBA students
participating in a sporting event. MBAT consists of three days of sport competitions and
festivities, which take place on the HEC Paris campus and selected locations in the
surrounding area. The 2016 MBAT will be on May 5-8.
=> Any question: Paul Grammaticopoulos
grammaticopoulos@hec.fr
studentservices@hec.fr
What if Im sick?
There is a sick-room /infirmary on campus (indicated on the campus map) where you can see
a nurse, every week day from 8:30 am to 6 pm. A doctor is also on campus every
Wednesday, from 9am to 1 pm. The consultations are free of charge, and no appointment is
needed. Please note that if you are on a sick leave you will need to bring a Doctors
Certificate to attest of your absence.
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Get the D Visa at the French Consulate of your country of residence; it is a sticker on
your passport
Undergo a medical exam at the Immigration office (OFII) once you are in France; you
will get an OFII sticker on your passport which validate your D Visa
Apply for renewal, 2 months before the expiration date of your D Visa. You will get a
residence card valid from the day after your D visa expires, until the end of your
studies. It will be issued by the Prefecture de Versailles.
Intranet
Which information can I find on my intranet?
Participants can find various information on their intranet:
General information about the campus (campus map, library website, Guide
campus, classified ads and car sharing )
Academic information (participants class schedule, course description, academic
calendars, Gmail link to get to participants class schedule, events, Rules and Policies,
professors information, grades, elective selection process)
Student Services information
CMC information (internship offers, seminars)
Its worth visiting regularly to check new communication or any information.
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Reference material
Available on Intranet:
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