MSC RMFE Programme Handbook 2012-13

PROGRAMME
HANDBOOK
MSc RISK MANAGEMENT & FINANCIAL ENGINEERING 2012/13
MSc Risk Management and

Financial Engineering 2012 - 2013
Programme Handbook
www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school
Contents
1
WELCOME MESSAGES ............................................................................................... 5
PROGRAMME OVERVIEW ........................................................................................... 9

2.1
Aims, Objectives, Learning Outcome and Skills Mapping........................................ 9
2.2
Programme Structure............................................................................................ 12
2.3
Marking Criteria for Foundation Courses............................................................... 13
2.4
Marking Criteria for Core Courses, Electives and Project ...................................... 14
2.5
Marking Schemes for MSc RMFE ......................................................................... 15
2.6
Prizes.................................................................................................................... 16
2.7
Association with Professional Body ....................................................................... 17
2.7.1
2.8
Pre-study Online Courses ..................................................................................... 18
2.8.1
Accounting Primer (compulsory) .................................................................... 19
2.8.2
Introduction to Finance (compulsory) ............................................................. 20
2.8.3
Induction to Maths (optional) .......................................................................... 21
2.8.4
Plagiarism Awareness Course (compulsory) .................................................. 22
2.8.5
Ethics and Professional Standards in Finance (compulsory) .......................... 23
2.9
Welcome Day and Foundation Courses ................................................................ 24
2.9.1
Welcome Day Schedule 31 August 2012 .................................................... 24
2.9.2
BS1023 Markets and Securities ..................................................................... 26
2.9.3
BS1025 Financial Modelling........................................................................... 27
2.9.4
BS1024 Mathematical Finance ...................................................................... 29
2.9.5
BS1026 The Finance Industry........................................................................ 30
2.10
Professional Risk Managers International Association (PRMIA) .................... 17
Core Courses........................................................................................................ 31
2.10.1
BS1002 Financial Statistics (Autumn Term) ................................................... 32
2.10.2
BS1016 Investments and Portfolio Management (Autumn Term) ................... 34
2.10.3
BS1022 Stochastic Calculus for Finance (Autumn Term) ............................... 35
2.10.4
BS1030 Risk Management (Autumn Term) .................................................... 36
2.10.5
BS1021 Advanced Financial Statistics (Spring Term) .................................... 37
2.10.6
BS1031 Financial Engineering* (Spring Term) ............................................... 39
2.10.7
BS1014 VBA (Spring Term) ........................................................................... 40
2.11
Electives ............................................................................................................... 42
2.12
Project .................................................................................................................. 43
INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS ............................................................................... 44

3.1
Programme Director and Programme Team contact details .................................. 44
3.2
Expectations Code of Ethical Conduct ............................................................... 45
3.2.1
Expectations .................................................................................................. 45
3.2.2
Code of Ethical Conduct ................................................................................ 46
3.2.3
Behaviour Requested of Business School Students....................................... 47
3.3
Getting Started...................................................................................................... 50
3.3.1
Start of Term Checklist .................................................................................. 50

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3.3.2
Registration ................................................................................................... 51
3.3.3
Tuition Fees ................................................................................................... 51
3.3.4
ID Card .......................................................................................................... 51
3.3.5
Email ............................................................................................................. 52
3.3.6
Freshers Fair................................................................................................. 52
3.3.7
Lecture Theatres............................................................................................ 53
3.3.8
Absence from College.................................................................................... 53
3.3.9
Addresses...................................................................................................... 53
3.3.10
Statements of Attendance .............................................................................. 54
3.3.11
Council Tax .................................................................................................... 54
3.3.12
Insurance ....................................................................................................... 54
3.3.13
Business Cards.............................................................................................. 54
3.3.14
Laptop Registration ........................................................................................ 54
3.3.15
Financial Times.............................................................................................. 55
3.3.16
Lockers .......................................................................................................... 55
3.3.17
Travel Card (Transport for London) ................................................................ 55
3.4
3.4.1
Term dates for 2012/13 .................................................................................. 56
3.4.2
Timetables ..................................................................................................... 56
3.5
Key Dates and Timetables .................................................................................... 56
Your Involvement .................................................................................................. 57
3.5.1
Student Feedback .......................................................................................... 57
3.5.2
Lecturer Evaluation (LEQ).............................................................................. 57
3.5.3
Student Staff Committee ................................................................................ 58
3.5.4
Student Ambassador Scheme ....................................................................... 60
KEY FACILITIES & SERVICES ................................................................................... 61

4.1
Health Centre........................................................................................................ 61
4.2
Library................................................................................................................... 61
4.3
English Language Support .................................................................................... 62
4.4
IT Resources ........................................................................................................ 62
4.5
Photocopying ........................................................................................................ 63
4.6
Printing ................................................................................................................. 63
4.7
Room Bookings .................................................................................................... 63
4.8
Career & Professional Development Service ........................................................ 63
4.8.1
4.9
5
Working in the UK After Your Studies ............................................................ 64
Alumni Information ................................................................................................ 64
ASSIGNMENTS (COURSEWORK, QUIZZES AND PROJECT) ................................. 66

5.1
Late Submission ................................................................................................... 66
5.2
Deadline Extension ............................................................................................... 67
5.3
Syndicate Groups ................................................................................................. 67
5.4
Referencing Notes ................................................................................................ 68
5.5
Plagiarism and Cheating ....................................................................................... 71
5.6
Multiple Use of the Same Company in Assignments ............................................. 72

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5.7
Assignment Submission Guidelines and Procedure .............................................. 73
5.8
Assignment Grades and Feedback ....................................................................... 76
EXAMINATIONS ......................................................................................................... 77
6.1
Attendance ........................................................................................................... 77
6.2
Calculator ............................................................................................................. 77
6.3
Examination Arrangements for Students with Disabilities ...................................... 77
6.4
Exam Results........................................................................................................ 78
6.4.1
6.5
Frequently Asked Questions about Results ................................................... 78
The Examination Process ..................................................................................... 79
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES AFFECTING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE .......... 82
RE-SITS AND RESUBMISSION.................................................................................. 83
HELP & SUPPORT ..................................................................................................... 84
10 FINANCE GROUP CONTACT DETAILS..................................................................... 86

11 INFORMATION GUIDE A Z ...................................................................................... 90
12 APPENDIXES ............................................................................................................ 107
MISSION STATEMENT
To be the Business School of choice for practising
and aspiring leaders worldwide, sought for our
cutting-edge research, innovative thinking and
excellent delivery.
WELCOME MESSAGES
Welcome from Professor Dorothy Griffiths, Acting Principal of the

Business School
Welcome to the Business School. You have made a great
choice about where to study in London. Thank you for
choosing us. We receive a very large number of applicants
for all of our Programmes, so you have won your place in
competition with many other well qualified applicants.
Congratulations.
Imperial College is a world class institution and has a
Business School to match. We pride ourselves on the quality
of our faculty, the quality of our students and the quality of
our teaching. Our highly international faculty are all experts
in their fields as you will discover when they teach you.
This year we are launching a new MSc in Economics and
Strategy for Business. Applications were heavily
oversubscribed. The MSc in Strategic Marketing, which we
launched last year, proved so popular that we have taken a
second stream this year.
Our MSc Management continues to attract excellent students and we have a wonderfully
international cohort. This year we introduce a new pathway on Energy Business. On the
MSc International Health Management programme, the students will have the opportunity
to join a series of events Healthcare in Action relating to the practice of healthcare and
the implementation of healthcare policy. The Business Plan Competition on the MSc
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Management was such a well received feature of the
Programme, that we have extended its scale and scope for the forthcoming year. We
continue to expand the choice available to our MSc Finance, MSc Risk Management and
Financial Engineering and MSc Actuarial Finance Programmes with new elective
offerings. And our Doctoral Programme continues to build its taught components.
Our undergraduate Intercalated BSc in Management for medical students is a unique one
year course. It is the only one of its kind in the UK and we welcome students not only from
the Imperial College School of Medicine, but also from Medical Schools across the UK. They
will join the very successful Joint Honours Programme we run for some of the Colleges
Science Departments.
We will be welcoming over 900 new students to the School this autumn. I hope that your
time with us will give you the knowledge and inspiration to build successful careers when
you leave us. We have an excellent careers service to support you in this transition.
Let me urge you to take advantage of all that the School offers whilst you are here. We have
an excellent Distinguished Guest Lecture series at School level and each Programme
organises speakers.
When you complete your Programme, you will become a member of our growing Alumni
network. I hope that you will actively support the network and build the reputation of the
School through your success.
We are fortunate to attract such outstanding and talented students. I hope that you have a
wonderful and very special year.
Dorothy Griffiths
Acting Principal
Welcome from Professor Gerry George, Deputy Principal of Faculty

and Programmes
A very warm welcome to you!
Congratulations! You have passed a rigorous selection
process that places you in a cohort of highly qualified and
able students. You will find that your classmates come from
across the globe, have distinguished backgrounds, and are
keen to be part of a vibrant community.
At the Business School, we emphasize innovation,
collaboration and excellence in everything we do. Our
programmes are tailored to help you grow as a person and
as a leader with integrity and global perspective. Our
courses are designed to help you develop analytical and
problem solving skills that will be the foundation of a brilliant
career.
Your faculty are among the best in the world; their research is routinely published in
internationally-leading journals. Its not just their intellectual contribution that will enrich your
classroom experience - many of our faculty are also star teachers! Your faculty are thought
leaders who shape important conversations in government policy and management practice.
To get the best out of your time here, your task is to be well-prepared and ready to engage.
Our programme and operations teams work hard to ensure that you will have a fruitful
experience at Imperial. Whether you need advice on courses or help with your career plans,
you will find our team to be professional, enthusiastic, and committed. If you need assistance
or guidance, dont hesitate to ask.
I hope that you will have a wonderful year here at Imperial. There are plenty of things to do take in the rich culture around South Kensington, go for a run in Hyde Park, and make full
use of Imperials library or recreational facilities! The College, through the Student Union,
also offers a large number of clubs, societies and activities for you to join. You will also have
many opportunities to attend Distinguished Guest Lectures, and benefit from Imperials
strong alumni community. We expect you to roll up your sleeves and get to work, but also to
find time to build lifelong friendships and to enjoy London.
If you see me walking around, say hello and introduce yourself! I look forward to meeting
you. We are pleased that you have decided to join us at the Business School. We hope that
you will find Imperial to be the most transformative experience in your life.
You have much to look forward to this year.
Gerry George
Welcome from Programme Director

I am delighted to welcome you all to the 2012/2013 MSc in
Risk Management and Financial Engineering.
You are
embarking on an exciting and enjoyable year where you will
immerse yourselves in finance and risk management and get
to grips with both the theory and the practice. The faculty will
be working hard to stimulate you and help you to understand
the concepts of financial, economic and statistical theory and
to show how theory and practice interact; to obtain maximum
benefit you too will need to work hard. The pay-off will be a
thorough grounding and competence in financial risk
management that will stand you in good stead throughout your
career.
Blackboard is our virtual learning environment which you will
use to access all learning resources, to submit coursework, hold discussions and read any
course announcements. Please check Blackboard and your college email account at least
once a day.
This handbook contains key information about the programme, you should make sure that
you read it carefully. Please pay careful attention to the checklist of administration tasks that
you need to complete in the first week.
I am extremely fortunate in having a very experienced programme team to ensure the
smooth running of your programme, they are available to deal with any queries that arise.
As programme director, I am happy to meet you to discuss any issues you would like to
raise; I can always be contacted by email (n.meade@imperial.co.uk).
I hope you all have a fruitful year at Imperial.
With best wishes
Nigel Meade
Professor of Quantitative Finance
Programme Director of MSc Finance and MSc Risk Management and Financial Engineering
PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
2.1
Aims, Objectives, Learning Outcome and Skills Mapping
MSc Risk Management and Financial Engineering: AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

We aim to give our students a rigorous understanding of the theoretical basis of risk
management and financial engineering at the same time making the theories relevant to
market practice and behaviour. The programme is different from MSc Finance in that it
provides a more focused training in asset pricing and risk management whereas MSc
Finance covers a broader set of topics in finance, ranging from investments, corporate
finance and derivatives. The programme aims to provide skills that enable students to
embark on a career oriented towards quantitative analysis in the financial services sector or
to pursue further academic study (doctoral research). Students who successfully complete
the programme will be able to:
Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of fundamental finance theories and models

including their derivation and their use and context in the measurement and
management of risk;
Apply mathematical tools to complex financial problems relating to risk
measurement, risk management and risk pricing;
Use a range of programming tools to develop live implementations of financial
models and use these implementations in practice;
Analyse and evaluate investment decisions and data students should be able
to apply econometric theory and software to draw valid conclusions about data.
The course offers a range of careers-related activities which form an integral part of the
programme. Please consult the careers pages in this handbook for further information.
Skills Mapping
Here at Imperial College Business School you have the opportunity to develop a wide range
of professional skills through a variety of different mediums. These skills will not only aid
your personal development but also make you more competitive within the marketplace.
Importantly, this involves more than just workshops. It involves a blend of learning through
both curricular and non-curricular activities. In order to rationalise the approach to
developing these skills we have created a matrix outlining the different categories and the
methods in which you will learn them.
Categories
We split professional skills into three main categories. This provides you with the chance to
identify the structure of skills learning and how useful they can be in the workplace.
Category
Personal Development
Description
Personal effectiveness on an
operational level. This includes the
dynamics of working individually or as
a member of a group.
Example
Working in teams or time
management.
Communication
Verbal, non verbal and written skills.
CV writing or presentation
skills.
Technical & Analytical
Essential workplace tools and

techniques beyond curriculum
teaching.
VBA, C++, Matlab.
Professional
Skills
Type
Personal
Development
Foundation
Courses
Core Courses
Electives
Project
Optional
Workshops
Careers
Development
An important
emphasis is
placed on this in
the September
term. You will
start thinking
about your
approach to
learning as an
individual,
syndicate and
cohort member
and as an
international
student.
You will
quickly realise,
once the core
courses start,
that you need
to sharpen up
your personal
management
skills whilst
working
effectively on
group
coursework.
The electives
provide you with
an excellent
opportunity to
expand your
personal
development
skills and put
them into
practice. Some
emphasise
collaboration,
others will
require more
practical skills.
The project
gives you the
opportunity to
put previous and
taught skills into
action. Project
and time
management
will certainly be
needed here.
The
workshops
and GSEPS
courses
offered provide
you with the
opportunity to
develop a
range of
personal skills
from groupbased skills to
personal
organisation
and
effectiveness.
Workshops
and one to one
sessions give
you the
opportunity to
learn about the
operational
approach to
take in the
workplace and
the way to
conduct
yourself within
the working
environment
Communication
You will spend

time developing
an
understanding of
communication
and how to
come across
effectively.
The electives
you choose will
help develop
your
communication
skills. Some of
the more
technical
courses will
enable you to
learn the more
technical
language of
finance.
The project
allows you to
develop your
written
communication
and helps you
learn how to get
your message
across
effectively.
The
workshops
and GSEPS
courses
offered provide
you with the
opportunity to
develop a
range of
communicatio
n skills from
writing
technical
presentations
to networking
effectively.
Workshops
and one to one
sessions will
help you
develop your
communicatio
n skills to
enable you to
communicate
effectively
within the
workplace and
at interviews.
Technical and
Analytical
You will be
introduced to
Blackboard and
Matlab that you
will use regularly
throughout the
year.
Throughout
the core
courses you
will be
required to
communicate
with fellow
students,
complete
coursework
and negotiate
your way
around work
priorities. You
will also be
introduced to
financial
terminology.
In addition to
the actual
subject matter
taught, there
will be many
technical and
analytical skills
to develop.
This will
involve
learning skills
from analysing
case studies to
effective use
of Matlab, VBA
and
spreadsheets.
Electives
provide students
with a number of
technical skills
related to
subject matter of
the course.
These can
range from
specific IT skills
such as C++ to
maths formulae
to risk analysis.
The MSc project

requires you to
use technical
and analytical
skills. Data
collection and
analysis will
require many IT
and numerical
skills.
The
workshops
offer a direct
route to
improving your
technical and
analytical
skills. You will
be able to
master
packages such
as VBA and
C++.
Workshops
and one to one
sessions
provide you
with the tools
to get through
an
assessment
centre.
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Personal Skills Development for Individual Courses MSc RMFE
Written
September Courses
Mathematical Finance
Markets and Securities
Financial Modelling
Finance Industry
Core Course
Financial Statistics
Risk Management
Investments and Portfolio Management
Stochastic Calculus
Advanced Financial Statistics
Financial Engineering
Electives
Advanced Corporate Finance
Banking
General Insurance
Life Insurance
Enterprise Risk Management
Hedge Funds
International Finance
Private Equity & Entrepreneurial Finance
Venture Capital Finance and Innovation
Fixed Income Securities
Credit Risk
Structured Credit and Equity Products
Computational Finance with C++
Numerical Finance
Advanced Investments
Advanced Options Theory
Behavioural Investment Management
Individual Project /AFR
Presentations
Spreadsheets/
Numerical
Software
Analytical
& Critical
Reasoning
Verbal
Teamwork
Personal
Skills
Depends on
topic
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2.2
Programme Structure
The programme consists of four compulsory (and one optional) online courses, four
foundation courses, six core courses, three or four electives (depending on the project you
do), a VBA course and a project.
Term
Online Courses
Element
Accounting Primer
(pre-study Aug 2012)
Introduction to Finance
Induction to Mathematics
(optional pre-study Aug 2012)
Plagiarism Awareness Course
Coursework
Course
Code
BS1090
Exam Schedule
BS1092
Online test on 05
Oct 2012
By 08 Oct 2012
BS1091
N/A
BS1317
By 31 Oct 2012
Ethics and Professional

BS1305
Summer term
Standards in Finance
30%
BS1023
Thurs 04 Oct 2012
Foundation
Financial Modelling
100%
BS1025
N/A
(Sept 2012)
50%
BS1024
Thurs 04 Oct 2012
The Finance Industry
100%
BS1026
N/A
Core Course:
20%
BS1030
Risk Management
10 14 Dec 2012
Core Course:
15%
BS1002
Autumn
(exact date TBA)
(Oct Dec
Core Course:
15%
BS1016
2012)
Investments and Portfolio
Management
Core Course:
20%
BS1022
Stochastic Calculus for Finance
Complete a TOTAL of three or four electives* depending on the project chosen;
with a maximum of two electives in Spring Term
Core Course:
15%
BS1021
Core Course:
20%
BS1031
Compulsory: VBA
30%
BS1014
30%
BS0340
Spring
11 22 Mar 2013
15%
BS0309
(Jan Mar
(exact date TBA)
Banking
30%
BS0338
2013)
General Insurance
100%
BS1130
Life Insurance
100%
BS1126
Venture Capital Finance and
100%
BS0325
Innovation
Hedge Funds
25%
BS1009
Numerical Finance
0%
BS1028
100%
BS1029
20%
BS0302
Behavioural Investment
15%
BS0342
Management
Summer
17 28 Jun 2013
30%
BS1105
(Apr Jun
(exact date TBA)
Credit Risk
15%
BS0318
2013)
20%
BS0308
30%
BS0301
Private Equity and Entrepreneurial
100%
BS0324
Finance
Structured Credit and
15%
BS1011
Equity Products
Summer
Project
100%
Due on 17 Aug
holiday
2013
* Electives run subject to student interest. Imperial College Business School reserves the right not to run electives that
do not have sufficient student interest. Imperial College Business School reserves the right to change electives offered.
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2.3
Marking Criteria for Foundation Courses
Course
Financial Modeling
Finance Industry
Assessment
To be assessed by 30% group
work: 70% end of term test
To be assessed by 50% weekly
exercises: 50% end of term test.
To be assessed by 100%
coursework
To be assessed by a pass/fail
group presentation
Weighting
30%
30%
25%
15%
A pass in the September foundation courses is a requirement for the award.

To gain a pass, students will be required to achieve an average of 50% or above across the
four courses, with a minimum mark of 40% in each course.
If students do not achieve a pass or get less than 40% in any individual assessment they will
have the opportunity to re-sit any coursework element they have failed in Sept 2013 and to
resit the Markets & Securities test in the first week of October 2013.
Individual Foundation courses will appear in the official transcript as Pass or Fail.
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2.4
Marking Criteria for Core Courses, Electives and Project
At Imperial College Business School, all postgraduate work is marked to the following
scheme:
Grade
Marks
Interpretation
A+
85+
70 84%
Marks represent a distinction performance
60 69%
Marks represent a pass performance demonstrating a clear

grasp of the relevant concepts and facts
50 59%
Marks represent a pass performance demonstrating an

adequate grasp of most of the relevant concepts and facts
40 49%
Marks represent a fail performance but it is considered a

condoned pass. Students who receive a D grade in any exams
are not required to resit provided they achieve an average of
50% in their electives.
30 39%
Marks represent a fail performance (with significant

shortcomings). Students are automatically required to resit any
exams for which they receive an E grade regardless of the
overall grade they achieve for the course.
0 29%
Marks represent a fail performance (with major shortcomings).

Students are automatically required to resit any exams for which
they receive an F grade regardless of the overall grade they
achieve for the course.
Marks represent an exceptional distinction performance
In addition, the following guidance is provided to staff in relation to projects:

70% +
A mark of this level corresponds to a distinction

The Report indicates exceptional success in tackling the Project. All the
Projects objectives have been met as fully as could reasonably be expected.
The student has shown initiative and been rigorous in the collection and use
of data. Where appropriate, relevant literature has been critically evaluated.
The standard of the Report presentation is very high.
A mark of this level should be reserved for Reports of exceptional merit
which has something extra and which surprises. The supervisor will be
required to justify why a distinction has been awarded in the section
provided.
60 - 69%
The student has tackled the problem conscientiously and logically and has
produced sound conclusions. Presentation is of good standard. A mark of
this level corresponds to a merit.
50 59%
The students work has been no more than moderate overall or would have
deserved a higher grade but for areas of significant weakness.
< 50%
The students work has failed to reach a satisfactory standard.

A mark below 50% should be used to indicate a fail in the Project.
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2.5
Marking Schemes for MSc RMFE
Weighting
All courses are equally weighted with the exception of the dissertation project which carries a
double weight. The Applied Financial Research Report (AFR) is single weighted and must
be taken together with an additional elective.
Core courses + Electives: 81%
Research Project: 19%
OR

AFR: 10%
Pass
An average of 50% or above in each of the 2 elements
1. Core courses
2. Electives & Research Project/AFR
At least 40% in each examination;
At least 50% in the Research Project or Applied Financial Research Report;
A pass mark for each of the Accounting Primer, Ethics and Professional Standards in
Finance, Introduction to Finance & VBA courses;
A pass mark in the September foundation courses (an average of 50% or above
across the four courses, with a minimum mark of 40% in each individual course).
Merit
An average of 60% or above in each of the 2 elements:
1. Core courses
Distinction
1. Core courses
At least 50% in all courses
At least 40% in each examination
NB: Please refer to Re-sits and Resubmission section if applicable.
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2.6
Prizes
Each year, outstanding MSc RMFE students are awarded a prize in various areas of finance
in recognition of their academic achievements. Below is the list of prizes currently available
to students*.
MSc RMFE Outstanding Student Prize - 500
For annual award to an MSc RMFE student with the best all round performance in
examinations, electives and project work taken together.
MSc RMFE and MSc Finance Best Project Prize - 200
For annual award to the MSc RMFE or MSc Finance student with the highest mark in his/her
research project.
MSc RMFE Best Applied Financial Research Prize - 200
For annual award to the MSc RMFE student with the highest mark in his/her AFR project.
Andreas Kyriakides Memorial Prize for MSc RMFE Investment and Portfolio
Management - 200
For annual award to the MSc RMFE student with the highest average in Investment Portfolio
Management and Advanced Investments.
MSc RMFE Financial Statistics Prize - 200
For annual award to the MSc RMFE student with the highest average in Financial Statistics
and Advanced Financial Statistics combined.
Stochastic Calculus Prize - 200
For annual award to the MSc RMFE student with the highest average in Stochastic Calculus
and Fixed Income Securities combined.
Numerical Finance Prize - 200
For annual award to the MSc RMFE student with the highest average in Financial
Engineering and Numerical Finance combined.
Company Prize of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers Prize - 300
For annual award to the MSc RMFE or MSc Finance student who makes the most significant
contribution to banking in their research project/applied financial research project.
Furthermore, winners of this prize are eligible for entry into the Annual Lombard prize, which
consists of a prize of 1500 together with an inscribed silver dish, which is presented at the
Companys Annual Banquet in February at the Guildhall, a prestigious event in the City
calendar which is attended by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, the Governor of the Bank of
England, other senior figures within the City of London.
The winner of the prize will be announced in early Autumn 2013, to allow time for the winner
to submit their application for the Lombard Prize in mid November 2013.
* All prizes are subject to change
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2.7
Association with Professional Body
The MSc RMFE programme at the Imperial College Business School is reputed for its
academic excellence, and as such is associated with Professional Risk Managers
International Association (PRMIA).
2.7.1
Professional Risk Managers International Association (PRMIA)
As part of an initiative to forge stronger links with PRMIA (Professional Risk Managers
International Association) we are looking to obtain PRMIA accreditation for the MSc RMFE
(NB this is a lengthy process that is on-going, we will keep you informed of any updates). In
the meantime we are acquiring PRMIA student membership for you all for the duration of
your MSc.
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2.8
Pre-study Online Courses
Students are required to complete the following online courses.

Before your arrival at the School:
1. Accounting Primer (compulsory)
2. Introduction to Finance (compulsory)
3. Induction to Mathematics (optional)
Experience tells us that students without a basic knowledge of these subjects will struggle on
parts of the programme. If you have not yet completed these courses, you should do so
before Autumn term starts in October.
Autumn term:
4. Plagiarism Awareness course (compulsory)
Summer term:
5. Ethics and Professional Standards in Finance (compulsory)
Although the marks for the test and quizzes for courses 1 - 3 & 5 above will not count
towards your final grade, it is a programme requirement that you pass them.
It is a Business School requirement that all students complete course 4 above.
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2.8.1
Accounting Primer (compulsory)
Course Aims:
This course is at an introductory level and includes several self-help exercises. You must
then pass a one-hour computer-based accounting test, which normally takes place in the
first week of October. If you fail the test, you will be able to retake it. We expect all students
to gain some basic knowledge of accounting as part of their MSc studies.
Course Contents:
This course introduces the basic financial statements, namely the balance sheet, the income
statement and the cash flow statement. It is a legal requirement for companies and large
organisations to report their financial status through these statements.
The basic pro-forma of these statements, how they are prepared, and the limitations of the
statements are explained. It is imperative for business people to be able to interpret and
analyse this information to support good decision-making.
Topics covered:
The balance sheet

Profit and loss account
The cash flow statement
Assessment:
The Accounting Primer course is assessed by a multiple choice test which will take place on
Friday 05 October. If you do not pass the test at the first attempt, you will have the
opportunity to re-sit it later in the term.
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2.8.2
Introduction to Finance (compulsory)
Course Aims:
This online learning course introduces you to basic concepts in Finance and Financial
Valuation models.
When you have completed the course and the quizzes on Blackboard, you will be able to:
Use the time value of money to value assets

Understand how risky cash flows are valued
Calculate spot and forward rates
Understand how a yield curve is obtained
Understand how portfolio selection problem is solved
Implement the CAPM equation to estimate the rate of return on risky assets
Understand how forward and option contracts are priced
Topics covered:
Bonds
Valuing risky cash flows
Bond yields
Forward rates
Term structure theory
Portfolio selection
CAPM
Derivatives and markets
Derivatives and pricing
Assessment:
You are required to complete the Course Review Quiz questions at the end of each section
of this course by 08 October 2012.
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2.8.3
Induction to Maths (optional)
Course Aims:
This course reviews mathematical techniques that you will generally have encountered in
your earlier studies. The material is presented in a self-contained way. This course is highly
recommended to those who have not studied this subject for a while and need to refresh
their maths knowledge.
When you have completed the online course, youll be able to:
Take derivatives and integrate simple commonly encountered functions

Employ product and chain rules and integrate by parts
Understand and manipulate simple equations involving vectors and matrices
Be familiar with commonly encountered matrix functions such as determinants and
eigenvectors
Understand simple properties of linear ordinary differential equations
Topics covered:
Differentiation
Integration
Taylor expansion
Linear algebra
Differential equations
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2.8.4
Plagiarism Awareness Course (compulsory)
Course Aims:
The course aims to introduce students to the concepts and issues surrounding plagiarism in
the academic environment. This online course will be available on 01 September and
students are required to take a compulsory test.
Course Outline:
In this short course, we will explain the key academic issues relating to deliberate and
accidental plagiarism including what it is, the different types of plagiarism and the notion of
academic integrity, as well as providing advice on how to avoid plagiarism in your work.
There are four sections for students to complete. Each section includes a blend of key
explanatory information, screen recordings, video commentary and practical examples to
test the key concepts learned in that section.
Assessment:
You are required to complete and pass the online plagiarism awareness test by 31 October
2012.
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2.8.5
Ethics and Professional Standards in Finance (compulsory)
Course Aims:
To introduce students to corporate responsibility and professional standards for financial
analysts. This online course will be available in the summer term and at the end of it,
students are required to take a compulsory test, which must be passed before they can be
awarded the MSc.
Course Outline:
In this short course, we will take students through a review of the key factors and
responsibilities for ethical practice in finance.
There are eight sections in total for students to complete. Each section will include video
commentary, a web-based lecture, suggested readings, practical examples and discussion
questions to test the key concepts learned in that section.
Assessment:
You are required to complete and pass the online Ethics and Professional Standards in
Finance course during the summer term.
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2.9
2.9.1
Welcome Day and Foundation Courses

Welcome Day Schedule 31 August 2012
MSc Risk Management and Financial Engineering

Time
Events
11:30 AM
Registration
Welcome I
12:30 PM
12:50 PM
1:30 PM
2:15 PM
Speakers: Nigel Meade, Programme Director and Dot Griffiths,

Acting Principal
Welcome II
Speaker: Lisa Umenyiora, Programmes Manager
Lunch Break
Location: Business School Lower Ground Cafe Forum
Library Talk
Speaker: Heather Lincoln, Business and Humanities Librarian
Information Technology Session and BlackBoard

Session
2:45 PM
Speakers: Bhupendra Patel, Support Services, Information and

Communication Technologies (ICT) and Karlie OHara, Senior
Learning Technologist, Education Technology Unit (ETU)
3:30 PM
Coffee Break
Speed Networking
3:45 PM
Organisers: Programme Team

Rooms: To be confirmed
Campus Tours
5:00 PM

Meeting Point: Queen Victoria Statue, adjacent to Business
School Main Entrance
Drinks Reception
6:00 PM
Hosts: Imperial College Business School

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Foundation Courses
You will study four courses in September that introduce you to the tools of modern finance
and enhance your career development skills.
1. Markets and Securities
Introduction into securities trading, pricing and investment
Review of probability theory and optimisation
2. Financial Modelling
Hands-on introduction into programming (Matlab, Excel/VBA)
Review of matrix algebra and statistics
3. Mathematical Finance
Systematic survey of mathematical techniques in finance
4. The Finance Industry
An exploration of the financial sector, with special focus on investment banking
Practical careers sessions
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2.9.2
BS1023 Markets and Securities
Course Instructors:
Name:
Room:
Telephone:
Email:
Lara Cathcart
53 Princes Gate - Room 5.09
020 7594 9126
l.cathcart@imperial.ac.uk
Name:
Nick Baltas
53 Princes Gate - Room 4.03A
020 7594 9109
a.baltas07@imperial.ac.uk
Room:
Telephone:
Email:
Course Aims:
This course firstly provides a broad overview of key financial markets; Stocks, Bonds and
Derivatives. Secondly it introduces the concepts of risk and return and how diversification
influences risk and return.
Course Outline:
Bonds
Equity
Portfolio Analysis
Derivatives
Main Texts:
Berk, Jonathan and De Marzo Peter (2009): Corporate Finance, Pearson
Bodie, Zvi and Kane, Alex and Marcus, Alan (2011): Investments, McGraw Hill
Assessment:
Coursework (30%) Group Work

1-hour closed-book test (70%) on Thurs 04 Oct
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2.9.3
BS1025 Financial Modelling
Course Instructors:
Name:
Room:
Telephone:
Email:
Paolo Zaffaroni
020 7594 9186
p.zaffaroni@imperial.ac.uk
Name:
Nick Baltas
020 7594 9109
Room:
Telephone:
Email:
Course aims:
This course intends to provide students with the essential background in probability and
statistics for the core and elective courses of the MSc Risk Management and Financial
Engineering programme.
Topics covered:
1. Motivation: some empirical finance questions
a) An Asset Management Question: when is the stock market bouncing back?
b) A Risk Management Question: how likely is that I will incur a big loss in the future?
c) An International Finance Question: how efficient is the foreign exchange market?
2. Random variables and probability distributions
d) Sample space and events
e) Probability function
f) Conditional probability and independence of events
g) Random variables
3. Moments of a random variable
a) Expectation
b) Higher order moments
c) Percentiles and mode
4. Probability distributions
a) Discrete distributions
b) Continuous distributions
5. Joint, marginal and conditional distributions
a) Joint distribution
b) Marginal distribution
c) Conditional distribution
d) Covariance and independence of random variables
6. Functions and transformation of a random variable
a) Distribution of a function of a discrete random variable
b) Distribution of a function of a continuous random variable
c) Expectations of functions of random variables
d) Special transformation cases
e) The law of large numbers
f) The central limit theorem
g) Useful results on forms of convergence
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7. Hypothesis testing
a) Basic definitions
b) Tests of the mean
c) Tests of the variance
d) Hypothesis testing and confidence intervals
8. Univariate regression
a) Model definition and assumptions
b) Ordinary least squares
9. Matrix Algebra
a) Transpose, trace, determinant and inverse of matrices.
b) Rank and eigenvalues.
c) Linear and quadratic forms.
d) Moments of linear transformation of vector random variables
Key texts:
The textbook for this course is:
Larsen, Richard and Marx, Morris: An introduction to mathematical statistics and its
applications (4th edition), Prentice Hall
For plenty of exercises, the Schaum's Outline series has:
Spiegel, M., Schiller, J. and Srinivasan, A.: Schaum's Outlines: Probability and Statistics
(2nd edition), McGraw Hill
Assessment:
Coursework (100%) in-term mini projects
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2.9.4 BS1024 Mathematical Finance

Course Instructor:
Name:
Room:
Telephone:
Email:
Filippos Papakonstantinou
020 7594 1817
f.papakonstantinou@imperial.ac.uk
Course Aim:
To introduce students to the theory of asset pricing in discrete time.
Course Outline:
Arbitrage Theory in One Period: Hedging in Complete and Incomplete Markets,

Arbitrage, State Prices, Risk-neutral Valuation in One Period.
Arbitrage Theory in Dynamically-Complete Markets: Binomial model,

Dynamic Hedging, Dynamic Arbitrage, Risk-neutral Valuation in Multiple Periods.
Limits to Arbitrage: Efficient Markets, Market Anomalies, Noise-trader risk,

Constraints.
Utility Theory: Rational and Behavioral Theory, Expected Utility Theory, MeanVariance Utility, Prospect Theory, Risk Aversion.
Consumption-based Asset Pricing Model and Equilibrium: Stochastic

Discount Factor, Competitive Equilibrium, Edgeworth Box, Lagrangian.
Key text:
Cerny, A. (2009) Mathematical Techniques in Finance: Tools for Incomplete Markets
(2nd Edition), Princeton University Press,
(for web resources, see http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9079.html)
Supplementary reading:
Anton, H. (2000): Elementary Linear Algebra (8th edn), JohnWiley & Sons.
Binmore, K. and Davies, J. (2001): Calculus: Concepts and Methods, Cambridge
University Press.
Assessment:
Coursework (50%) weekly exercise

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2.9.5 BS1026 The Finance Industry

Course Instructors:
Name:
Room:
Email:
Career and Professional Development Service

MENG 448 - 453
icbs.careers@imperial.ac.uk
Course Aims:
An exploration of careers in financial services.
The aims of the course are to give students:
1) An understanding of the finance industry in more depth, to answer the following
questions: What opportunities are there for graduates? What do organisations
actually do? What does the day to day role look like? What skills and competencies
are required in these roles?
2) An understanding of how to market skills, experience and interests effectively to
appropriate potential employers.
Course Outline:
This unique course will be delivered by a combination of the Career & Professional
Development Service, external consultants and professionals working in the sector. There
will be many opportunities to meet potential employers, gain an insight into their
organisations and develop wide commercial awareness.
The course will begin with an introduction to the Career & Professional Development
Service, an overview of the UK financial services industry and the recruitment market.
Thereafter, attention will be devoted to sessions looking at the day to day working life of
professionals working in specific divisions of investment banks or in other types of financial
services organisations. In addition, there will be a careers fair to give students a chance to
meet a wide variety of recruiters in the financial services sector, such as specialist trading
houses, financial data providers, consultancies, insurance companies and professional
services firms.
Recommended Reading:
All You Need to Know About the City 2011: Who Does What and Why in London's Financial
Markets
Assessment:
Attendance
Group Presentation (100%) - Pass/Fail group presentation
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2.10 Core Courses

The six core courses are:
Risk Management
Four core courses are taught in the autumn term and two in the spring term.
For each course there is a 3-hour lecture and a 1.5-hour class per week.
We endeavour to film the lectures and have them available to view via Blackboard.
However, this is not a substitute for class attendance. The system occasionally does not
work due to technical errors so this should not be relied upon as an alternative to attending
in person.
You are expected to attend all lectures, classes and workshops.
You will receive text books for autumn term courses only.
Compulsory VBA Course

For VBA, there is a two-hour workshop per week in the spring term.
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2.10.1 BS1002 Financial Statistics (Autumn Term)

Course Instructor:
Name:
Room:
Telephone:
Email:
Paolo Zaffaroni
020 7594 9186
Course aims:
This course intends to provide students with the essential tools of linear time series and
econometrics with applications to asset pricing and risk management.
Topics covered:
1. Least squares estimation theory I
a) Matrix formulation of the k-variable model (BOOK 3.1)
b) Inference in the k-variable equation (BOOK 3.1)
c) Testing linear hypothesis (BOOK 3.3 and 3.4)
d) Large sample properties of OLS
2. Least squares estimation theory II
a) Prediction (BOOK 2.4)
b) Generalized least squares (BOOK 5.4,5.5)
c) Nonlinear least squares (BOOK 4.2)
d) Instrumental variable estimators (BOOK 5.7)
3. Application: least squares estimation of models for interest rates
a) Splines
b) McCulloch (1975) model
c) Nelson-Siegel-Svensson model
4. Maximum likelihood and method of moments estimation
a) ML estimation of linear model (BOOK 4.3)
b) Generalized method of moments (BOOK 4.4)
5. Application: ML estimation of single-factor models for the term structure
a) Vasicek model
6. Hypothesis testing (BOOK 4.3)
a) Likelihood ratio (LR) test
b) Wald (W) test
c) Lagrange multiplier (LM) test
d) Testing non-nested hypotheses
7. Application: backtesting Value-at-Risk
8. Linear Time Series
a) Stationarity and lag operator (BOOK 7.1)
b) Linear processes: ARMA (BOOK 7.1)
c) Model Selection, Estimation and Diagnostic of ARMA(p; q) (BOOK 7.2)
d) Few remarks on stochastic non-stationarity (BOOK 7.3)
e) Regression-based tests of non-stationarity (BOOK 7.3)
f) Prediction of ARMA (BOOK 7.1)
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9. Kalman filter (we use a different book namely Hamilton (1994), Chapter 13)
a) State-space representation of dynamic system
b) Main blocks of Kalman filter
c) Forecasting
d) ML estimation
Key texts:
The textbook for this course is (we refer to it as the BOOK):
Brooks: Introductory Econometrics for Finance (2nd Edition), Cambridge
Assessment:
Coursework (15%) details will be provided in class

2-hour closed book exam (85%)
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2.10.2 BS1016 Investments and Portfolio Management (Autumn Term)

Course Instructor:
Name:
Room:
Telephone:
Email:
Petri Jylh
020 7594 9146
TBC
Course aims:
This course provides students with a critical understanding of important investment and
portfolio management techniques used for portfolio management by fund managers, risk
managers, banks trading desks, structured product groups, pension funds and other
financial institutions. One of the strengths of the course is that it is accompanied by case
studies and realistic practical examples that students are asked to solve each week using
Matlab. Moreover the course covers pricing and predictability of a large range of asset
classes including equities, bonds, foreign exchange, commodities and hedge funds.
Students who have completed the course should be able to implement trading strategies,
risk management techniques, stock selection and portfolio construction methods in a wide
range of assets including equities, bonds, foreign exchange, commodities and derivatives.
Course outline:
The course covers static portfolio theory, market efficiency, factor models, return
predictability, value-at-risk, tactical and strategic asset allocation, term structure of interest
rates, carry trades, covered interest rate parity, spot-futures theorem, portfolio
insurance/options, and stock selection. Portfolio performance measurement and the
determinants of the information ratio are discussed in the context of mutual funds and hedge
funds. Case studies include the asset allocation example of Harvard Management Company.
This course closely follows the excellent Bodie, Kane and Markus and 'Cochrane' textbooks
to build a thorough foundation in investments and portfolio management. The textbook is
complemented with more advanced material from research papers, case studies and
selected chapters from other books.
Key Texts:
The two main text books are:
- Bodie, Kane and Markus (2011): Investments (9th Edition), McGraw-Hill
- John Cochrane (2005): Asset Pricing (Revised edition), Princeton University Press
Assessment:
Coursework (15%) fortnightly assignments

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2.10.3 BS1022 Stochastic Calculus for Finance (Autumn Term)

Course instructor:
Name:
Room:
Telephone:
Email:
Caterina Lepore*
TBC
TBC
c.lepore10@imperial.ac.uk
Course Aim:
This course intends to provide the students with the essential piece of knowledge in
stochastic calculus and especially its continuous-time application to finance. A reasonable
balance between rigorous mathematical proofs, intuitive explanations and real-life examples
of the financial industry is achieved. Students are expected to have had some exposure to
probability (random variables, distributions etc.) and ordinary calculus (differentiation,
integration etc.) concepts.
Course Outline:
The course begins with a brief overview of the probability theory including indicatively
Probability Spaces, Measures, Events, -algebra, Conditional Expectation, Jensens
Inequality.
With this piece of machinery at hand, the course progresses to the introduction of Brownian
Motion and the world of continuous-time stochastic calculus. Topics to be covered include
the mechanics of various Stochastic Processes that are heavily used to solve problems of
practical importance (e.g. arithmetic Brownian Motion, geometric Brownian Motion, OrnsteinUhlenbeck, CIR), the properties of Ito processes, the derivation and applications of Itos
Lemma, Stochastic Differential Equations (SDE), Stochastic Integration, Ito Integral and Ito
Isometry.
Linking stochastic calculus with asset pricing and risk-neutral valuation involves the definition
of concepts like the Martingale, the Martingale Representation Theorem, the RadonNikodym derivative and the Girsanovs Theorem. The financial notion of self-financing
portfolios, replication and risk-neutral pricing is developed and the Black-Scholes-Merton
Partial Differential Equation (PDE) is derived. The link between partial differential equations
and stochastic processes via the Feynman-Kac formula is subsequently covered, which
effectively gives a clear view of the fundamental formula for the pricing of contingent claims.
Subject to time constraints, further advanced topics will be potentially covered, like the
Heston Stochastic Volatility framework (linked to implied volatility and volatility skew/smile).
Key text *:
Shreve, S. (2005): Stochastic Calculus for Finance, Volumes II, Springer
Assessment:
2-hour closed-book final exam (80%)
* subject to change
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2.10.4 BS1030 Risk Management (Autumn Term)

Course instructor:
Name:
Room:
Telephone:
Email:
Rustam Ibragimov
020 7594 9344
TBC
Course Outline:
Identification of categories of risk faced by financial institutions such as credit,

market, liquidity, operational, reputational risks.
The structure of risk management frameworks and responsibilities within a financial
institution.
Basel principles and standards for managing the key risk types faced by banks and
other financial institutions.
Overview of market risk - Value at risk and related concepts and analyses, capital
requirements
Overview of credit risk - capital market models and recovery models, rating systems
and metrics, capital requirements
Operational risk, definition and management, capital requirements
Teaching and learning methods:

Teaching and learning will be delivered through the use of lectures, readings, case studies
using real life examples and class discussion.
Key texts:
-
P. F. Christoffersen (2012): Elements of Financial Risk Management (Second

Edition), Academic Press
J. McNeil, R. Frey and P. Embrechts (2005): Quantitative Risk Management:

Concepts, Techniques, and Tools, Princeton University Press
Assessment:

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2.10.5 BS1021 Advanced Financial Statistics (Spring Term)

Course Instructor:
Name :
Room:
Telephone:
Email:
Rustam Ibragimov
53 Princes Gate Room 5.02
020 7594 9344
TBC
Course aims:
This course aims to provide students with more advanced tools of time series and
econometrics than Financial Statistics. Applications to asset pricing and risk management
will be covered.
Topics covered:
The topics are listed, with approximate coverage from sections of the relevant book [as a
prerequisite, read Appendix A and Appendix B from JD]:
1. Nonparametric (NP) estimation [JD 11.4, 11.5]
a) Density estimation, with application to hazard rates and to interest rates
b) Nonparametric regression, with application to stock prices and volumes
2. Multivariate time series models of the mean [JD 4.4 (not enough), 7.6, 8.1, 8.3, 8.4,
9.1, 9.3, App.9.2; CLM 2.6 for long memory]
a) Robust estimation, recursive estimation, outliers, and breaks
b) Vector AR (VAR) models, error-correction mechanism (ECM), autoregressive
distributedlag (ADL), integration, co-integration, and spurious regressions
c) Long memory
3. Application: predictability of the mean of asset returns (calendar effects, momentum,
and cycles)
a) Foreign exchange rates
b) Stock prices
c) Present-value relations
4. Time series models of the variance [CLM 12.2]
a) Auto-regressive conditional heteroskedasticity (ARCH) models
b) Stochastic volatility (SV)
c) Multivariate extensions
d) Applications: CAPM, value at risk, exchange rates
5. Stable-limit theorem (SLT) and extreme-value theory (EVT) [Additional optional
references: P. Embrechts, C. Kluppelberg, and T. Mikosch (2008) Modelling Extremal
Events for Insurance and Finance, Springer; or A.J. McNeil, R. Frey, and P.
Embrechts (2005) Quantitative Risk Management: Concepts, Techniques, and Tools,
Princeton.]
a) The tail of a distribution and its quantiles
b) Stable distributions: Levy and Pareto
c) Order statistics: finite-sample and limiting (generalized extreme value, GEV)
distributions
d) Hill and generalized Pareto distribution (GPD) estimators, with an application to
extreme returns on IBM's shares
6. Parametric models for qualitative and limited dependent-variates [JD 13]
a) Linear probability, probit, and logit models
b) Models for truncated and censored variates
c) Estimation and inference
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7. Monte-Carlo (MC) methods [JD 11.1, 11.3]

a) Generating pseudorandom numbers, variance-reduction techniques, and
response surfaces
b) Simulating the performance of estimators and tests
c) Simulating option prices
d) Resampling by the Jackknife and bootstrap: improved estimation and inference
8. Diffusion and other continuous-time processes [Lecture to link elements of Finance
Theory and Econometrics {Not examinable]
a) The relation of the AR(1) to the Wiener process (Brownian motion) and OrnsteinUhlenbeck process. Other processes: interest-rate models, fractional Brownian
motion, Levy process, and jump process (including Poisson).
b) Discretization, estimation, and inference
9. Specification of models [Additional reference: PC-GIVE manual]
a) Exploratory data analysis (EDA) and parametric model specification
b) Testing for misspecification
c) Model selection: general-to-specific methodology and encompassing
d) Case study
Key texts:
The lecture notes will contain extensive material, and will be self-contained. Students may
also consult the following textbooks, the first (the main additional text) for the methods and
the second (optional) for the applications:
J. Johnston and J. DiNardo (1997): Econometric Methods (Fourth Edition), McGraw-Hill
[JD]
J.Y. Campbell, A.W. Lo, and A.C. MacKinlay (1997): The Econometrics of Financial
Markets, Princeton [CLM]
A well-written and accurate introductory book is G.S. Maddala (2001) Introduction to
Econometrics, Wiley. Students may wish to consult it if they find gaps between this course
and ones they have attended before.
Assessment:

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2.10.6 BS1031 Financial Engineering* (Spring Term)

Course instructor:
Name:
Room:
Telephone:
Email:
Damiano Brigo
TBC
TBC
TBC
Course Outline*:
Definition: Financial engineering is the use of mathematical and computational

methods to make trading, hedging and investment decisions.
Overview of financial instruments and markets, futures and option markets
Cash flow engineering and developing synthetic instruments
The engineering of interest rate derivatives
The engineering of swaps, uses of swaps
Dynamic replication methods and synthetics
Engineering tools for pricing, fixed income and volatility.
Essentials of structured products.

Assessment:

* Subject to change
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2.10.7 BS1014 VBA (Spring Term)

VBA COURSE Part I - Beginners
Instructor:
Name: Alexandra Spachis
Email: alexandra.spachis04@imperial.ac.uk
Course aims:
This course aims at familiarising students with the programming language Visual Basic for
Applications (VBA) for Microsoft Excel. It covers introductory and intermediate topics to
equip students with the basic skills necessary to create VBA projects. The course assumes
little or no programming language experience. By the end of the course, students are
expected to be able to create macros, custom functions and have a more in-depth
knowledge of basic Excel VBA objects: Application, Workbooks, Worksheets and Ranges.
Course outline:
The course runs for 5 weeks in which the following subjects are covered:
1. VBA Introduction: VB Editor, Sub-procedures, Macros
2. Functions
3. Control flow statements
4. Arrays
5. Useful VBA techniques; Excel Object Model
Reading list:
A list of useful reading material is given below:
Writing Excel Macros with VBA, Steven Roman
Excel 2007 VBA Programmers Reference; Green, Bullen, Bovey, Alexander
The Complete Guide to Option Pricing Formulas, Espen Gaarder Haug
Microsoft Excel 2000 power programming with VBA, John Walkenbach
BS1014 VBA COURSE Part II - Advanced

Instructor:
Name: Thalis Zis
Email: thalis.zis09@imperial.ac.uk
Course aims:
This course builds on the material taught during the Basic VBA course and introduces
students to more advanced programming and Excel concepts. The lectures and coursework
will focus on data manipulation and visual interfaces. By the end of the course, students are
expected to be able to manage large collections of data, create their own form-based
applications and have a good command of class objects and collections.
Course outline:
1. VBA Revision: Numerical Algorithms
2. Data lookup using Excel and VBA
3. Controls and Forms
4. Collections, Types and Classes
5. Programmatically generated tables
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Reading list:
Total Assessment for Parts I & II:
Coursework (30%) 1-hour open book test

Exam (70%) 1.5-hour open book test
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2.11 Electives
There is a total of 27 contact hours for each elective and electives are taught in the Spring
and Summer terms. Students choose and complete 4 electives, unless they get approval to
do the Research Project (rather than the Applied project) in which case they only take 3
electives.
You will receive further information about the process of choosing your electives, and details
of each course offered (including course outlines), in a separate document towards the
middle of the Autumn term.
Students can choose from the following:
Spring term elective choices:
Banking
General Insurance
Hedge Funds
Life Insurance
Numerical Finance
Summer term elective choices:
Credit Risk
Private Equity and Entrepreneurial Finance
* Electives run subject to student interest. Imperial College Business School reserves the right not to
run electives that do not have sufficient student interest. Imperial College Business School reserves
the right to change electives offered.
Students who would like to learn more about C++ but do not wish to take the Computational
Finance with C++ elective may take C++ for Finance as an optional course in the spring
term.
Should you take and pass the optional C++ for Finance course you will receive a certificate
of completion. Your mark will not count towards your final grade and that course will not
appear in the official transcript.
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2.12 Project
The vast majority of students are expected to complete the Applied project which, as its
name suggests, has a practical focus and is designed for those who wish to pursue a career
in a financial institution. For the small number of students who wish to follow an academic
career and want to go on to a PhD programme, we offer the Research project which is more
appropriate for this context.
Applied Financial Research Project
This is a project undertaken by you under the advice of a tutor. You will work on the AFR
project over the Spring and Summer terms and the AFR project report must be submitted by
mid August 2013. The AFR project may involve an outside partner, such as a work
placement sponsor or a prospective employer. In scope it is broadly equivalent to one
elective and the work will be presented in a report of between 2,800 and 3,200 words.
Typically the AFR falls into one of these three categories: an equity evaluation, a quantitative
analysis or writing a software application. You will be issued with a booklet covering
possible AFR topics, guidelines and the submission date in December 2012.
Academic Research Project
This is an original piece of academic finance research undertaken by you under the
supervision of a tutor. You will work on the research project during the Spring and Summer
terms and the research project report must be submitted by mid August 2013. In scope, the
research project is broadly equivalent to two electives and the work will be presented in a
report of a maximum of 10,000 words. You will be issued with a booklet on academic
research project topics, guidelines and the submission date in December 2012.
Leave of Absence
If you wish to leave the UK to take up an internship or do field work for your project/final
essay, you will be required to fill in a Leave of Absence form, a copy of which can be found
on Blackboard. Your leave of absence will need to be approved by the Programme
Director. If approval is granted, you must ensure that you update your address on student eservice. Further information about the approval process will be provided in the project
guidelines.
Plagiarism
If your completed MSc project is discovered to contain verbatim material from other sources
that have not been acknowledged, then this will be referred to the College authorities. If
plagiarism is found to have taken place, your MSc qualification may be withdrawn (e.g. even
if the plagiarism is discovered several years after submission). Please note that selfplagiarism is also disallowed (e.g. reusing your own essay or your other thesis/dissertation).
The Business School has produced a short video on plagiarism and this is available on the
MSc Risk Management and Financial Engineering programme area on Blackboard. We
expect you to have watched it at least once before you start writing your project report.
Submission of your project
You must submit your project by uploading it onto Blackboard by Thursday 15 August
2013. Plagiarism detection software will be used to check and test your project for
plagiarism.
Late submission of the project is not allowed. Failure to submit the final project
results in automatic failure of the entire MSc Risk Management and Financial
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3
3.1
INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS

Programme Director and Programme Team contact details
Students can contact the Programme Directors for academic issues and they should contact
the Programme Team for all other issues.
Programme Team
Jason Murray
Senior Programme Coordinator
Email: jason.murray@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 (0)20 7594 1642
Office: MENG 493
Lisa Umenyiora
Programmes Manager
Email: l.umenyiora@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9110
Office: MENG 493
Programme Director
Professor Nigel Meade

Programme Director
Email: n.meade@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9116
Office: MENG 492
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Expectations Code of Ethical Conduct
3.2
3.2.1
Expectations
You should expect us to:
support you fully in achieving the goals of your MSc programme

provide feedback on exams and coursework in order for you to improve the quality of
your work
provide you with the opportunity to give regular feedback on the programme
respond quickly to any questions, suggestions or concerns relating to the programme
provide advice on non-academic issues or recommend sources of information /
support
treat any issues related to illness or personal problems sensitively and confidentially
We expect you to:
behave appropriately in line with the Business Schools general conduct guidelines
and policies.
complete and submit coursework on or before the deadlines set
respond to feedback and take responsibility for monitoring your own progress
be familiar with the college regulations concerning Assignments, Examinations and
Plagiarism.
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3.2.2
Code of Ethical Conduct
Introduction
Imperial College Business School endeavours to conduct its business in accordance with the
seven Principles identified by the Committee on Standards in Public Life (selflessness,
integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership). This is an ambition
which is shared by the College as a whole. To this end, the Business School and the College
require staff and students to comply with all College Policies and Procedures. These policies
should be used alongside the Schools Code of Ethical Conduct.
In all their decisions and actions, members of the Business School are expected to uphold
the highest ethical, legal and professional standards. All should be familiar with the Schools
Code of Ethical Conduct and all are responsible for ensuring its adherence.
The Schools Code of Ethical Conduct describes how we attempt to embody our values in
principle and practice. It provides guidance on addressing dilemmas about institutional, staff
and student conduct. Although it cannot address or anticipate all likely ethical dilemmas, it is
intended to guide staff and students in how to act with integrity, good conscience and
judgement at all times.
Scope
All academic and non-academic staff, students, contract workers, volunteers and those who
are associated with the Business School, are expected to adhere to the Schools Code of
Ethical Conduct. Where a section is specific to one group, this is outlined in the Code.
Standards
The Business School has a reputation for integrity and quality. This should not be
compromised by the actions of any individuals with whom the Business School is
associated. It is the responsibility of every staff member and student to uphold the good
reputation of the Business School and College. Unethical practice of any sort will not be
tolerated.
Trust underlies all that the Business School does and all of its relationships. This is built on
integrity, fairness and respect for others. Business School members must not misrepresent
the facts or produce work which is not honest and truthful. Plagiarism is a serious offence.
The Examination Board reserves the right to take further action against students as it deems
appropriate to protect the name of the Business School and the College. Staff are also
expected to produce only work which is original and accurate.
Confidentiality and privacy
The Business School complies with all laws relating to data generated and received. It
expects all Business School members that are granted access to this information to act in a
lawful manner and to follow the Colleges Data Protection Policy available at:
www.imperial.ac.uk/legalservicesoffice/dataprotection/policy
It is a College requirement that an employee does not disclose confidential information about
the Colleges affairs. However, if an individual discovers information which he or she
believes shows malpractice or wrongdoing within the College, then that information should
be disclosed without fear of reprisal, and that may be done independently of line
management.
Compliance with laws
All decisions and actions taken by staff, students and close associates of the Business
School must comply with the law.
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3.2.3
Behaviour Requested of Business School Students
General conduct guidelines

We are committed to achieving excellent results from all students. If we, and even more
importantly, if you are to be successful, it is essential that together we create the most
appropriate learning environment for everyone.
We have sought feedback from students about what standards of behaviour they would
expect of fellow students. In response they have outlined the following.
All students to:
Make the effort to attend every class and fully prepare for each session.
Arrive at class on time. Some delays may be out of your control but if you arrive later
than 10 minutes after the start you are asked not to enter the lecture theatre but wait
for an appropriate coffee break or break between lectures.
Act attentively during class and not participate in unrelated work.
Participate constructively in class. Self-expression is welcomed but this should not

include disruptive gestures, offering observations unrelated to the discussion taking
place or domination of the discussion.
Turn mobile phones off or to silent and never take a call in class.
Not conduct private conversations in class.
Not leave mid-lecture unless absolutely necessary; to do so is very disruptive for

colleagues.
Not eat and drink in the lecture theatre or in the computer rooms as the smell and/or
noise has proved disruptive to others.
Communicate with staff and fellow students with civility and respect.
Act with integrity at all times.
Be considerate of others if using a laptop during lectures. You should not be

checking email or using social networking sites.
When engaging with employers act with professionalism and integrity at all times.
Recording a conversation, for example in a 1:1 or a group activity without seeking

prior permission is not acceptable, and is illegal. There are however exceptions,
mostly related to the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). A student with a statement
of, for example, dyslexia (may also apply to some other disabilities) who is in receipt
of DDA assistance as part of the Colleges provision may be allowed to record
lectures and 1:1s or have the use of a note-taker.
As indicated above, these standards have been produced in response to feedback from
students. We appreciate that no-one intentionally means to disrupt the learning of others but
not abiding by the above guidelines does have that effect. We hope that by working
together, and adhering to the standards laid out, we will create a stimulating and productive
learning environment.
The Business School does not prescribe what action will be taken if a student breaches the
points above. Instead, the Staff and Student Committee for your Programme will be asked
to draw up, monitor and implement its own sanction scheme. In the absence of any such
scheme, the School will intervene. The School would, of course, need to take immediate
action if any member of staff is threatened or abused, either physically or verbally.
If you have further suggestions in relation to standards of student behaviour, please contact
your Programme Manager.
The College has produced a student charter which can be accessed online. The Schools
Code of Ethical Conduct is included in the appendices.
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Computer room guidelines

The etiquette for using the computer rooms is as follows:
No food or drink
Mobile phones should not be used
Noise should be kept to a minimum
Do not leave yourself logged on to a computer when you are away from the desk for
an extended period
Do not log another person off yourself
Downloading policy
Echo360 is an ICT system that films lectures in Business School lecture theatres. The
videos it produces are then available to students to watch again via Blackboard. Whilst
students are encouraged to view these films on Blackboard, students are not permitted to
copy or download them.
Plagiarism policy
Plagiarism is the presentation of another persons words, ideas, judgement or data as
though they were your own. For example, not referencing the source of your ideas or
arguments when they have derived from your reading, taking verbatim the words of
someone elses work and putting it into your project without quotation marks and
referencing, taking whole sections out of books, articles, lecture notes, other reports or
students work, and including them in your report uncited.
When submitting your assessed coursework you will be required to submit a form confirming
that you have read and understood the definition of plagiarism. Submitting this form will
certify that the work presented is entirely your own, except where indicated.
Smoking policy
Non-smoking is the norm at Imperial College. Smoking is only permitted where it will not
cause nuisance to others or safety risks. The College will comply with all legislative
requirements on the control of smoking.
Smoke-free locations
All Campuses
All buildings owned or used by College for work purposes
All temporary enclosed structures erected on campus
All substantially enclosed spaces outside of buildings
South Kensington
Sherfield Walkway
Dalby Court (all parts)
Covered pedestrian route adjacent to central Library
Pedestrian walkway along front of Sherfield / Queens Tower Rooms
3rd Floor courtyard, Mechanical Engineering building
Faculty cycle store
Blackett Quad
Blackett loading bay and environs
Huxley Undercroft and environs
Chemistry loading bay
Courtyard, Bone Building
Goods entrance, ACE extension and environs
The Colleges full policy can be found at:
www.imperial.ac.uk/hr/procedures/health/smoking
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Reporting of suspected violations

We hope that by working together, and adhering to the standards laid out, we will create a
stimulating and productive learning environment. The School does not prescribe what action
will be taken if a student breaches the General Conduct Guidelines above. Instead the Staff
and Student Committee for each Programme will be asked to draw up, monitor and
implement its own sanction scheme. In the absence of any such scheme, the Business
School will intervene. The Business School would, of course, need to take immediate action
if any member of staff is threatened or abused, either physically or verbally.
If any Policies of the student code have been broken and a successful resolution cannot be
reached between people involved, violations should be reported. Concerns should be taken
to a member of the Programme Team. If, for any reason, none of these can be approached,
the issue should be reported to the Principal, Deputy Principal or Faculty Operating Officer.
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3.3
Getting Started
Please pay particular attention to the administration tasks that you are required to complete
in your first week.
3.3.1
Start of Term Checklist

College registration
If you have not yet registered on-line, you should

do so as soon as possible at
www.imperial.ac.uk/studenteservice.
It is not possible to issue you with your College
ID card until you have registered.
Further information: see Registration section.
Security/ ID Card
If you did not upload a photo of yourself before

the first day of term when registering, you need
to do this within the first week. You will then be
contacted by your Programme Coordinator when
your card is ready for collection.
In the interim, before you are given your College
ID card, you must wear your temporary ID card
at all times. Once you have received your
permanent ID card you must return your
temporary card, or you will need to pay a 5
replacement fee.
Further information: see ID Card section.
Start using your Imperial

email account
You should have been allocated a College

username and password before arrival at the
School to enable you to access your Blackboard
Joining Pack. If you dont yet have one, please
inform your Programme Coordinator.
Further information: see Email section.
Student Staff Committee
If you wish to get involved as a Student Staff

Committee member, complete the online
nomination form in Blackboard by Fri 14 Sept by
16.00. Further information: see Student Staff
Committee section.
Business Cards
Complete the on-line Business Card template at:

http://printegrity.officedepot.co.uk/imperial
Username:
students
Password:
tanaka
Further information: see Business Card section
Read this document and familiarise yourself with
the Schools Health & Safety procedures. You
will be required to complete the Health and
Safety form on your first day of induction.
Health & Safety Guide
Imperial College Union

Freshers Fair
Attend the Fair on Tuesday 2nd October between

11.00 and 16:00. Stalls will be spread over the
campus and a plan will be available on the
Student Union website and in Felix (the College
newspaper) closer to the time.
Imperial College Welcome

Reception
Attend the Colleges Welcome Reception on the

afternoon of Monday 1st October at 15.00 in the
Great Hall.
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3.3.2 Registration
All students must register on-line at the following website:
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/studenteservice
You will have been sent an e-service username and password to enable you to register. If
you have not yet registered, you should do so straight away.
If you have admission conditions outstanding on the first day of term (i.e. because official
paperwork has not yet been checked by the College), you will not be able to register. The
on-line facility will become available, once all conditions have been satisfied.
Please keep your e-service username & password safe, as you will need to use them
throughout the year to update your contact details, and to obtain your final results.
You will be required to print your Registration Confirmation page this will appear in your
Student e-Service area once you have registered. You should keep this safe as, as you may
need this later on. Overseas students will be asked to upload a scanned copy of the photo
page of their passport and to enter their passport number. (This is related to Tier 4 visa
requirements).
3.3.3 Tuition Fees
Information regarding tuition fees can be found on
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/studentfinancialsupport/tuitionfees
You can pay fees online or at the Student Hub (Level 3, Sherfield Building), although please
note that they cannot accept cash.
The Government provides Higher Education institutions with Access to Learning Funds, for
home students who need additional financial support. Details on this can be found at
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/studentfinance/currentstudents/alf
EU and overseas students are not eligible for the Access to Learning Fund, but can apply for
a Hardship Fund. Details of this can be found at
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/studentfinance/currentstudents/hardshipfund
3.3.4 ID Card
Your College ID card is very important and will provide you with access to the School, the
computer rooms and College buildings after hours. Your ID card also enables you to use the
library and sports facilities and entitles you to a discount on food, drink, stationery etc. at the
shops on campus.
Once your health and safety induction is completed, you should be issued with your ID card
on your first day. If you were unable to upload a photo before the September term, then you
will need to visit the ID Card Office where staff will take the photograph for your identity card.
Please ensure you take a print out of the confirmation of your online enrolment with you, or
they will not be able to create the card. The ID Card Office is situated in room 169 of the
Sherfield building and is open between 8.30-10.30; 12.00-14.00 & 15.45-16.45.
You will not be provided with your ID card immediately but this will be sent to Jason Murray,
your Programme Coordinator. You will then be able to collect your ID card from your
Programme Coordinator (until the Wednesday 03 October. After this you will need to visit
the ID Card Office to collect your card).
If you do not receive your photographic ID on the Welcome Day you will be issued with a
guest swipe card. This will provide you with access to the School, the computer rooms and
the office floors. You will be asked to sign for this card and the card number will be noted.
You will be asked to return this card before you are issued with your official College ID card.
If you lose the guest card in the first week, you will be asked to pay a 5.00 replacement
charge.
It is School Policy that you display your guest swipe card/ID Card on your person at all
times. You will be supplied with a lanyard for this purpose.
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You must also display your College identity card on your desk during all examinations.
If your card is lost or stolen, please report this as soon as possible to the ID Card Office
(telephone: 020 7594 8906) from where replacement cards are also available.
If you forget to bring your ID card with you, during normal office hours the Reception Desk
will contact your Programme Coordinator to ask for the necessary authorisation to give you
access to the building.
3.3.5 Email
Outlook email is the main method of communication within the Business School. You will
have been issued with a College account and computer login details prior to arriving at the
College which enabled you to access Blackboard. The same username and password
should be used for your Outlook account.
Email accounts can also be accessed off-site through the internet at the following address:
https://exchange.imperial.ac.uk.
From the web browser type the outlook gateway address https://exchange.imperial.ac.uk.
You will then be shown a logon dialog box. Enter your usual username, click in the password
box and enter your password. Now click log on. If the login details are correct a new web
browser window will open and you will be shown your inbox.
Please check your e-mail account on a regular basis, as all important information is sent via
this method of communication. We recommend that you check your Imperial account at least
once every day.
If you would prefer for e-mails to be sent to your home/work account you should set up an
automatic e-mail forward. Details of how to do this are available from ICT. It is your
responsibility to ensure that the forward is working and you are receiving all mail.
When sending an e-mail, if you click on the To button in the New message window, a list
of college staff/students will appear. To search for a member of staff, type in the first few
letters of their surname. When the name appears underneath, double click on the name and
the address will appear in the To window. Group emails can also be set up for syndicate
groups.
Students attention is drawn to the Conditions of Use of Information Technology (IT)
Facilities.
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/registration/forms/registrationtermsandconditions
When emailing members of staff within the School, it would be helpful if you could add an
email signature which includes your name, surname, programme and contact details e.g.
your mobile phone number.
You are reminded that you must not forge email signatures, or initiate or forward chain, junk
or harassing email.
3.3.6 Freshers Fair
On Tuesday 2nd October, Imperial College Union will hold a fair with stalls all across campus.
A detailed plan of the fair is available on the Student Union website
http://www.imperialcollegeunion.org and also in Felix, the Colleges newspaper.
The Union supports over 250 Clubs & Societies, each one will be present and eager to talk
to you about what it is they do and how you can get involved. There will be a host of outdoor
stages and demonstrations offering you the opportunity to see a number of activities and
performances.
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3.3.7 Lecture Theatres

When naming the lecture theatres, we have tried to make it as clear as possible by linking
them to the floor in which they are on. There is also a large lecture theatre in the Mechanical
Engineering building, 542 and a small seminar room in 53 Prince's Gate (tall white houses
opposite the main entrance on Exhibition Road), 1.01. The lecture theatres are known as:
LGS
LGR
LTG
LTUG
LT1
LT2
LT3
MENG 542
53PG 1.01
LT552
LT553
Lower Ground Square - Square lecture theatre in the Lower Ground Forum
Lower Ground Round - lecture theatre in the Lower Ground at the bottom of
the drum.
Lecture Theatre Ground Level
Lecture Theatre Upper Ground Level
Lecture Theatre Level One
Lecture Theatre Level Two
Lecture Theatre Level Three
Mechanical Engineering Building, Level 5, Room 542
53 Prince's Gate, Seminar Room
ACEX Building, Level 5, Room 552
ACEX Building, Level 5, Room 553 (Computer Room)
The weekly bookings for each lecture theatre are posted on the relevant floor. In addition
each lecture theatre has a daily booking sheet posted on the doors. You may use the rooms
for group work, if there is not a lecture scheduled. The seminar room in 53 Prince's Gate is
not available for student bookings.
3.3.8 Absence from College
It is a College regulation that students must notify their Programme Director if they are
absent from College for more than three days during term. If the absence is due to illness a
medical certificate must be produced after seven days. If an examination or coursework
deadline is missed on account of illness, a mitigating circumstances form should be
completed and submitted along with a medical certificate, a maximum of five days after the
examination/submission deadline. Please see further information under Mitigating
Circumstances.
The Government imposes a new requirement on universities to monitor the attendance of
international students, and to report to the UK Border Agency (UKBA) any international
students who cease to be in regular attendance. The College is required to report any
international students who are expected to commence a programme and fail to enrol within
ten days of the end of the normal enrolment period. Additionally, the College is required to
notify the UKBA where a student has missed ten expected interactions with the College.
The implications of not attending are therefore serious. Further information on this will be
provided by your Programme Team during induction week.
on Blackboard. Your leave of absence will need to be approved by the Programme Director.
If approval is granted, you must ensure that you update your address on student e-service.
3.3.9 Addresses
Students should notify their Programme Coordinator and Registry of any changes to their
home or term-time addresses. Students are also reminded of the importance of notifying the
Registry of any change to either their next-of-kin or their next-of-kins address. You can
update these details by accessing Student e-service
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/studenteservice.
Your formal exam results will be released via student e-service and your degree/diploma will
normally be sent to your Permanent Home address. If you would like them to be sent to a
different address, please update your record via e-service well in advance. Please note that
a University or College accommodation address will not be accepted as the address to
which your degree/diploma should be sent.
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3.3.10 Statements of Attendance

Statements or letters confirming your student status at the College are available on request
from the Registry, Level 3, Sherfield Building. To request a statement you can email a
request to registry.support@imperial.ac.uk. More information can be found at
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/currentstudents/documentrequests . Straightforward
statements will take a minimum of two days to prepare and you should allow for this delay
when you request the document. During the first week of the new academic year, the waiting
period may be extended.
3.3.11 Council Tax
Full-time students may be exempt from paying council tax or be eligible for a reduction.
Further information about this can be found at:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/currentstudents/counciltax
You can collect a Council Tax exemption form from the Student Hub (level 3 Sherfield
Building) or email records@imperial.ac.uk and ask them to send one to you.
3.3.12 Insurance
All registered students are insured against death or injury whilst engaged on College
activities, under a group policy held by the College. Full details are available from the
Insurance Officer. They can be contacted on insurance@imperial.ac.uk
The College can accept no liability for theft or damage to students personal belongings. You
are advised not to bring items of substantial value to the College and should make your own
arrangements for insuring property if necessary.
3.3.13 Business Cards
We will provide you with a set of Business cards.
To ensure you receive your cards as early as possible please visit the link below and
complete your details.
Username:
Password:
students
tanaka
You are responsible for the submission of correct information. Make sure you select or enter
the full course name and year of study eg. MSc Risk Management & Financial Engineering
2012-13. You will be provided with the opportunity of approving a proof on-line.
Additional or replacement sets of cards can be provided at a cost of 13.
Your cards will be delivered to your Programme Coordinator. Please allow at least a week
following completion of your details for the cards to be produced.
3.3.14 Laptop Registration
If you use a WiFi (wireless) network you do not need to register your laptop. As long as you
have an Imperial College username and password you should be able to log-in to the
Imperial College WiFi network (the name of which is Imperial WPA).
For a LAN (wired) network you should connect your laptop to the LAN network and open a
web-browser (i.e. Internet Explorer). It will then automatically take you to a laptop
registration page and you will need to log in with your Imperial College credentials. The site
will then take you through the registration procedure.
If you have any problems connecting to the Imperial College network please contact the ICT
Service Desk on 020 7594 9000 for assistance.
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3.3.15 Financial Times

The Library has premium access to FT.com. For access details see the Business subject
pages:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/library/subjectsandsupport/business
The Premium access subscription includes the following:
Unlimited FT.com access
5 year company financial archive
The 6am Cut
The LEX column
ePaper access
Exclusive letter from the editor
3.3.16 Lockers
Each Programme has a number of lockers to allocate to students. Space is limited, therefore
lockers are allocated on a short term basis and a 20 deposit is required to secure one. For
further information about the availability of lockers you should contact your Programme
Coordinator. Finance students lockers are located on level 4 of Meng Eng building.
3.3.17 Travel Card (Transport for London)
Discounts on tube and bus travel are available for full-time students. Student Oyster Cards
can be applied for on-line, and information on how to do this is available via the Registry
website on http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/currentstudents/traveldiscount . You will need
to be able to upload a passport sized photo, and the fee for the application is 10.
If you are unable to complete this application online, then you will need to go to the Student
Hub, Level 3, Sherfield Building, to collect a paper form. They will then stamp this for you
and you will need to send this, along with your photo to Transport for London.
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3.4
Key Dates and Timetables
3.4.1
Term dates for 2012/13

START
FINISH
September Term
Friday 31 August 2012
Friday 28 September 2012
Test Dates
Thursday 04 October 2012
Friday 05 October 2012
Autumn Term
Monday 08 October 2012
Friday 07 December 2012
Exam Dates*
Monday 10 December 2012
Spring Term
Monday 07 January 2013
Friday 08 March 2013
Exam Dates*
Monday 11 March 2013
Summer Term
Monday 15 April 2013
Friday 14 June 2013
Exam Dates*
Monday 17 June 2013
Friday 28 June 2013
Resit Exam Dates
Monday 16 September 2013
* The Exams Office will send you the exact dates, times and venues when they have been
confirmed.
Bank Holidays in 2012/13:
Monday 06 May 2013**
Monday 26 August 2013
** Lectures scheduled for these days will be re-arranged.
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Closure Days
The College, and therefore the School, will be closed at the following times:
Christmas 2012
From 17.00 on Friday 21 December 2012 and re-opens Wednesday 02 January 2013.
Easter 2013
From 17:00 on Wednesday 27 March 2013 and re-opens Wednesday 03 April 2013.
3.4.2
Timetables
You will be given the September term timetable on Welcome Day.

Autumn term timetable will be available online. You will receive by email instructions on
how to access the online timetable closer to the start of term.
The Spring and Summer term timetables (for electives) will be available in November and
students will be notified accordingly.
Where classes are double-streamed groups will be allocated by the Programme Team.
Please ensure that you attend classes according to the group you are assigned.
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Sometimes timetables need to be changed due to unforeseeable circumstances. The online

timetable will be updated to reflect any such changes.
Please contact the Programme Team if you have any questions regarding the timetable:
Jason Murray, jason.murray@imperial.ac.uk.
Class Times & Punctuality
The schedule of classes is very tight and rooms often have to be vacated promptly for use
by other groups of students. It is essential that classes start and finish at the designated
times.
Please note, therefore, that classes will start promptly at the time indicated on the timetable.
3.5
Your Involvement
3.5.1 Student Feedback

The simplest method for reporting specific academic problems is to talk to your lecturer at
the end of the lecture/seminar.
You will also have student members on a staff-student committee (SSC) who will report
broader concerns about the Programme to the Programme Directors. At the beginning of the
year, you will be asked to nominate student representatives to attend these meetings.
For each module you will also be asked to complete a web-based Lecture Evaluation
Questionnaire (LEQ). The results are used by the School to evaluate the effectiveness of
the teaching. Your feedback is taken very seriously and we encourage you to be honest in
your assessment. It is important that the questionnaire is completed carefully and returned
promptly so that the School has a representative sample for each lecturer/course. There is
also an assessment form which covers the supervision of your project which will be
distributed at the end of the Programme.
You can also inform your Programme Director of your general views on the course.
3.5.2 Lecturer Evaluation (LEQ)
Near the end of each course you will be asked to complete a web-based Lecturer Evaluation
Questionnaire (LEQ) for each member of staff who has taught you. This questionnaire is
important for a number of reasons:
it provides us with feedback about the course and the lecturer and, as such, is part of
our commitment to continuous improvement;
your feedback forms an input into the performance review of staff.
You will be asked to rank a number of statements using a 1 to 5 scale. If you wish to offer
additional comments there is space to do so. The questionnaire allows anonymous
feedback but we do need to verify that we are receiving valid entries and so you will be
allocated a confidential code which you can use when submitting your questionnaire. When
you score the course/lecturer and offer comments think about good practice in giving
feedback:
be specific and give examples: so, rather than saying you didnt like something say
why and give an example to illustrate your point;
dont be personal: this is not about whether you like the lecturer. We will edit out
offensive personal comments. Think about the impact of receiving your comments;
it is OK to give positive comments as well
The data is collated and then passed to the Programme Director and Programme Manager,
the Deputy Principal, individual members of staff and Group Heads.
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Staff members can respond via the Programme Director to their feedback and Programme
Directors will respond to student groups.
The School aims to ensure that all teaching is carried out at a consistently high level. We
aim for a School average of 4.
The Business School takes student feedback very seriously and you are urged to complete
the questionnaires sent to you.
3.5.3 Student Staff Committee
The SSC is the most formal forum in which students can provide feedback to the Finance
programmes team and other Business School representatives. The student representatives
are responsible for both conveying the opinion of their entire cohort and for communicating
back the response from the programmes team.
If you wish to get involved as a Student Staff Committee member, complete the online
nomination form in Blackboard by Fri 14 Sept by 16.00. The successful candidates will be
notified before the end of the September term.
Attendance
The SSC is attended by the following staff and student representatives:
Staff
Programme Director Professor Nigel
Meade
Teaching Quality Officer - Dawn Redford
Programme Manager Lisa Umenyiora
Senior Programme Coordinator Jason
Murray
Member of Careers Team
Member of Library Team
Students
Chair/Careers Representative
2 Academic Representatives
2 Social Representatives
Facilities/Health & Safety Representative
ICT/Library Representative
SSC meetings
SSC meetings are held once a term, usually in the 3rd or 4th week of term.
Before each meeting:
The Programme Coordinator will send a meeting invite out to all attendees along with
an agenda ahead of the meeting. A typical agenda can be found at the end of this
document.
If there is something of particular importance that you would like to have added to the
agenda, please inform the Programme Coordinator before the meeting.
If you are unable to make a meeting for any reason, please send the Programme
Coordinator an apology for absence.
It is your responsibility to poll your cohort of students to get feedback on the area
which you are representing. How you do this (word of mouth, Facebook etc.), is
entirely up to you.
Remember that at the meeting you should be voicing the general opinion of your
colleagues, not your own individual opinion.
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After each meeting:

We take the feedback given to us at SSC meetings seriously. Minutes will be taken
by the Programme Coordinator and a list of action points drawn up. We will
endeavour to act on these as promptly as possible.
The minutes of the meeting will be circulated for accuracy to all meeting attendees
shortly after the meeting, and, once approved, will then be posted up on Blackboard
for all students to see.
Note that if you receive any feedback during the course in your area of
representation, you do not have to wait until the next SSC meeting to pass this on to
the Programmes Team. The sooner we receive feedback, the sooner we can act on
it.
3.5.3.1 Specific Duties of the SSC Representatives

The chair will coordinate the student representatives and is responsible for ensuring
good attendance at SSC meetings and that all reps have sought feedback prior to the
meetings. He/She is responsible for liaising with the social reps to ensure the social
budget is being managed appropriately.
He/She is also responsible for collecting information from the students on any
Careers matters and feeding it back to the Careers team. This might include general
feedback on the Careers Service and how it is performing, or more specific feedback
on the Careers sessions and Careers events that are held.
He/She is also expected to feed back any relevant careers information to the
students after the SSC meeting.
Academic Representatives (x 2)
The Academic Representatives are responsible for collecting information from the
students on teaching-related issues, including feedback on each course taught in a
given term. This might include general feedback on how the courses are progressing,
and specific ideas for how the courses might be improved, either this year or in future
years.
They are expected to feed back any relevant teaching-related information to the
students after the SSC meetings.
Social Representatives (x 2)
The Social Representatives are responsible for organising social events throughout
the duration of the programme. For example, parties/days out/sporting activities/endof-year party.
One Social Rep will also act as the Treasurer, managing your programmes social
budget. Please indicate if you would like to apply for the position of Social Rep or
Social Rep/Treasurer.
The Social Representatives are given a budget of approximately 40 per student for
these events. The main social event of the year is normally the end-of-year party and
it is common (but not mandatory) for the Social Representatives to use the bulk of
their budget for this purpose. Additional income for the end-of-year party is normally
generated from selling tickets for the event and the programmes team is sometimes
able to further subsidise the event, depending on budget constraints. Further
information about how to access the social funds will be sent out by the Programme
Coordinator.
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The Social Reps are also required to liaise with the Events team regarding crossprogramme social events. They will have to attend one meeting per term with the
Events team and all social reps cross-programme to help plan and promote the
cross-programme events (there will be 2-3 events across the academic year).

The Health & Safety Representative is responsible for collecting information from the
students on any Health & Safety issues, including problems with facilities.
He/She is also expected to attend the Health & Safety meetings if schedule allows,
and to feed back any relevant Health & Safety information to the students.
Library/ICT Representative (ICT provides IT support services to Imperial College)

The Library/ICT Representative is responsible for collecting information from the
students on Library and IT related issues. For example, access to services the
Library provides, and any ideas for additions to their resources.
He/She is also expected to feed back any relevant Library/ICT information to the students
after the SSC meetings.
3.5.4 Student Ambassador Scheme
As an Ambassador for Imperial College Business School you will be an integral part of the
community. You will help prospective students learn more about their programme of choice
by meeting and speaking with them, and through profiling your experience and choices in
relevant marketing materials. We consistently receive feedback that hearing from current
students is the most helpful aspect of the application process for candidates.
The role offers you the chance to assist in building the Imperial College Business School
brand and the profile of your programme. You will meet a range of people, forge a real
community spirit and build links across the Business School and College.
The Marketing and Communications department will contact you shortly after the start of
term to offer you the chance to become a Student Ambassador.
For more information on the student ambassador scheme and to apply, please visit
www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/ambassadors or email ambassador@imperial.ac.uk.
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4
4.1
KEY FACILITIES & SERVICES

Health Centre
Imperial College Health Centre is located at 40 Princes Gardens, London SW7 1LY. The 24
hour number to contact is 020 7584 6301 and their email address is
healthcentre@imperial.ac.uk.
Opening Hours are:
Term time
8.00 18.00 Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday
Tuesdays: 8.00 13.00
Out of term time

Thursday, Friday
The Health Centre is closed at weekends and on public holidays. On weekdays during the
Christmas and Easter closures, the Health Centre runs an emergency clinic only, 8.00
10.00. Reception is open 8.00 13.00.
To register as a patient you need to download the forms from the website
(www.imperialcollegehealthcentre.co.uk) or go to the Health Centre.
To book online a patient must complete an EMIS Access form (this can be downloaded from
the website). Repeat prescriptions can be ordered in person, faxed, posted or emailed and
the patient must allow 2 working days to collect them.
Doctors emergency clinics run daily from 8.30 10.00 for urgent medical problems that
cannot wait until the next appointment, but patients are asked to telephone first.
Nurses Open Clinic run daily from 9.00 11.00 and every afternoon from 15.00 16.00
except Tuesdays.
The NHS direct contact number (for UK residents) is 0845 46 47. Overseas students should
contact the local medical services for advice.
Within the Health Centre is a National Health dental surgery. The dental team provides the
full range of NHS treatments. If you feel you may require dental treatment within the next
year and are not registered with a London dentist, you should register as soon as it is
convenient, in order to become eligible for NHS treatment. You can register from Monday to
Friday between 9:00 and 17:00. The surgery can also provide private treatment. To make
an appointment the telephone number of the surgery is 020 7594 9396.
4.2
Library
Students are automatically registered with the Library. Most business books are at the 300
classmark (economics) and 650 classmark (business). The classmarks are organised as
follows:
0-532 Level 2
533-599 Level 4
600-999 Level 5
Central Library Opening Hours 2012 2013
During term time open 24 hours (closing every Friday 23.00 Saturday 10.00)
Check Library website for vacation closure dates:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/library/usethelibrary/openinghours/centrallibrary
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The Business Library contacts are Heather Lincoln & Paula Evans
Email: h.lincoln@imperial.ac.uk and paula.evans@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: 020 7594 8611 (int 48611) and 020 7594 9307 (int 49307)
The Library's webpage is: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/library, which details services and
provides access to resources. The Business pages:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/library/subjectsandsupport/business are specifically designed to
point you to the Business databases, e-journals and e-books useful for your course. The
Library subscribes to over 33,000 online journals and has access to more than 45 business
databases. It provides access to key publications including the Financial Times and the
Economist, and contains academic articles, company profiles, equity research reports,
market & industry reports, economic and financial data.
A Library induction lecture introducing you to Business information at Imperial has been
organised for you on Friday 31 August at 14.15. Please ensure you attend. Throughout the
year the Business Librarians deliver training sessions and offer appointments on finding
business information, reference management software and avoiding plagiarism.
4.3
English Language Support
At the start of your programme all non-native English speakers will be asked to complete a
written English Language Diagnostics test. The purpose of the Diagnostics test is to review
students proficiency and ensure we are able to provide the correct level of language support
during the academic year.
There will be timetabled English Language support classes in small groups (4-6 students)
each week with Jim McCloskey, our English Language tutor. Attendance will be
recommended for some, but classes will also be available for those that feel they need extra
support and help. These sessions will develop written and spoken language skills.
4.4
IT Resources
Computers are available in room LG19 and room 2.02 in 53 Princes Gate, which is open
from 8.00 - 22.30, 7 days a week. Computers are also available in the Library.
Computer related courses are taught in LT553 (ACEX building). When not being used for
scheduled teaching, the computers in this lecture theatre are available for student use.
The bridge from the main entrance area on the ground floor has eight computers for internet
use and for checking emails. In addition, all lecture theatres and discussion rooms have
wireless connections and plug-in facilities for laptops/notebooks.
No food or drink
an extended period
Do not allow others to enter the room on your swipe card
Save all data to your H drive or on a USB key and not the hard drive
If you suspect a computer user is not from the Business School, tell a member of
staff
Any general problems with the computers, printers or your accounts should be reported via
Service.Desk@imperial.ac.uk. If you are unable to access your e-mail then you can phone
Extension 49000 (or 020 7594 9000 from outside College) to log the problem. Alternatively,
you can see the IT Support team (Peter Brown, Bhupendra Patel and Tom Wong) who are
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located in the Level 4 Mechanical Engineering Building (accessible via level one of the
Tanaka Building) or go to the service desk on level 4 of the Sherfield building.
The IT Team are able to offer advice / best endeavour support for home PCs and laptops
Further information regarding resources and where to go for help is available on the ICT
website http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/servicedesk
ICT also offer Imperial Mobile, which is a mobile application enabling students to access
College information and services anytime, anywhere. For further details please see
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/personalcomputersupportandmobileservices/imperial
mobile
4.5
Photocopying
The Reprographics department is sited on the Lower Ground Floor in room LG17 and is
staffed during office hours. There are two black and white photocopiers and one colour
photocopier in this room that are also networked so that documents can be sent to print.
The machines will only copy or print your file when your swipe card is used.
You will be provided with 2,500 units on your card at the beginning of the year which should
last you for the entire programme. This is for both photocopying and printing and it is up to
you how you use these units. Additional units can be purchased from the Library or
purchased online at https://ict-printservice-www.cc.imperial.ac.uk/ict/printservice/.
If you experience any problems with your swipe card, please see the Reprographics
Administrator located in LG17.
The library also has numerous photocopiers which can be used by swiping your ID card.
4.6
Printing
There are networked photocopiers in the Reprographics Room and in LT3. Once you have
sent your file to print, you can use your swipe card at any photocopier to start printing. Your
ID card will be credited with 2,500 photocopying and printing units at the beginning of the
year. Once these units have been used, you can purchase additional units from the Library.
The Reprographics Room, LG17, also contains a colour photocopier/printer.
If a copier is out of toner please report to the Reprographics Administrator in room LG17.
4.7
Room Bookings
The four discussion rooms and a number of the vaults on the Lower Ground Floor of the
School are bookable through the Public Folders (Outlook). The vaults seat about six people
and the discussion rooms seat up to eight. Students can book these rooms for meetings,
working on coursework or other group work. You may book these rooms for a maximum of 2
hours at a time. When making your booking, you must give your name, programme of
study and a contact number. If these guidelines are not adhered to, your booking may be
cancelled by a member of your programme administration team.
Students wishing to book lecture theatres to practice presentations should contact
bsroombookings@imperial.ac.uk. Lecture Theatres may also be booked for a maximum of 2
hours.
4.8
Career & Professional Development Service
The Career and Professional Development Service is an integral part of your experience at
Imperial College Business School. The Service focuses on you as an individual; building
lasting relationships with you as students and later as alumni to fill the teams mission:
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To equip students and alumni with the tools to identify their career goals and to achieve
them
The Service is here to help you move through the key stages of the career management
process in a proactive and positive way. We will help you:
Identify your skills, strengths, motivators and interests

Research different roles and sectors
Explore the advertised and hidden job market to find roles that suit your skills and
interests
Market yourself by writing a successful CV, get interview practice and enhance your
presentation skills
Negotiate offers by selecting between opportunities and negotiating the best results
Our aim is to help you take the initiative in your career planning from the first day of your
programme right through to accepting your job offer. We will equip you with the tools you
need to achieve your career goals. This is done via a variety of e-learning modules,
bespoke one to one appointments, group workshops, access to our extensive career
resources and the opportunity to attend a variety of employer events. We would encourage
you to start thinking about your career goals early on and make the most of the resources
available to you.
The Career and Professional Development Service is situated on Level 4 of the Mechanical
Engineering building. Appointments are available between 9am and 5pm, Monday Saturday, supplemented with evening appointments at busy times. Please contact Olga
Studinska for appointments at: icbs.careers@imperial.ac.uk.
Details of central Colleges Careers and Advisory Service can be found at
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/careers
4.8.1 Working in the UK After Your Studies
In April 2012, the UK Border Agency launched the Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur visa, for
students who have developed world class innovative ideas or entrepreneurial skills, and wish
to extend their stay in the UK to establish one or more businesses. It may be of interest to
many Imperial College Business School graduates. There are only 10 Tier 1 Graduate
Entrepreneur visas available to Imperial College graduates per year. Further details about
this visa are available at: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/international/visas/workingafterstudies
A more common route for any non-European graduates who have found employment at the
end of their studies is the Tier 2 (Skilled Worker) visa. For information on the rules about
working during your studies, including the months at the end of your course when you still
have a valid student visa, please refer to this webpage:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/international/visas/working
International students might also wish to read the International Offices Working in the UK
During Your Studies document, which has been included in the appendices of this guide.
4.9
Alumni Information
Our extensive network of approximately 10,000 alumni spanning more than 110 countries
has helped stamp our reputation as a world-class business school. As a Business School
alumnus, you will also be part of the wider Imperial College Alumni Network - a group with
over 140,000 members. Together, these networks provide you with worldwide connections
across almost every sector imaginable.
We encourage you to play an active part in this prestigious network both as a student and
alumnus of the Business School. During the course of your studies with us, you will have an
opportunity to meet with members of the Business Schools Alumni Advisory Board (AAB)
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and to participate in a range of alumni events, including sector-specific alumni Special

Interest Groups (SIGs). You are also encouraged to engage with your alumni network
through the Business Schools group on the professional network site, LinkedIn, and via the
official Imperial College Business School Alumni Network page on Facebook.
At every stage of your career development, your alumni network enables you to build
mutually beneficial professional connections. Even long after your graduation from the
Business School, you will have excellent opportunities to continually develop your skills and
networks, and to engage with and support the Business School.
For further information about the alumni network, please see
www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/alumni or contact the Alumni Relations Team:
E: alumni-business@imperial.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)20 7594 6137
Level 2 (right hand side), Tanaka Building
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ASSIGNMENTS (COURSEWORK, QUIZZES AND PROJECT)
There is a coursework component for all the core courses and electives. Coursework is
weighted at a minimum of 15% of the final mark for each core course and elective. The type
of coursework to be done will be determined by the course instructors.
Assignments should be submitted via Blackboard. Submissions by hand or by email will not
be accepted unless you have been given prior permission or instruction to do so.
It is important that all work is legible and should be produced using Arial font size 11.
Adequate margins should be left on each side of the paper.
A single colour of ink should be used. Assignments are not always marked electronically by
staff and if printed, will be printed in black ink, and so any references to coloured text might
be overlooked.
It is also important that you produce your work in a printable format. Use the print preview
function to ensure that the work will print exactly as you would expect. Assignments will be
printed in batches and time will not be spent by School staff re-formatting work.
It is recommended that you put your name in a header or footer so that it appears on every
page.
All assignments must be submitted with a completed online plagiarism form. Typing your
name in the signature field is sufficient.
You are advised to keep all work that is returned to you until the programme has completed.
Electronic submission for an assignment will close at the cut-off deadline. If you are late in
submitting an assignment, you need to contact your Programme Coordinator. Please note
that it is College policy that late work is reduced by 5% per day late.
5.1
Late Submission
submitting an assignment, you need to contact your Programme Coordinator. Marks for late
submissions will be capped at the pass-mark. This penalty will apply from the deadline for
five days (week-ends and bank holidays included). Work received over five days late will
receive a mark of zero.
This is the default penalty for late submissions and should be deviated from only in
exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the Senior Tutor (or Course Director for taught
postgraduate courses). Deviations are justified:
i)
If legitimate mitigating circumstances are declared by the candidate in writing
ii)
If, in the judgment of the Senior Tutor or Course Director, the default penalty is
considered unreasonably harsh in the circumstances
We do not accept any excuses for late submission. Students experiencing technical trouble
when they are due to submit their coursework should take a screenshot of the error
message, which must include the date and time, and attach this to an email with their
submission and send it to the Programme Coordinator. The authenticity of the message or
technical problem will be verified by the Schools Learning Technologists.
Late work which is submitted after all other coursework (including online quizzes) has been
marked and returned to fellow students will receive a zero.
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The penalty for late submission does not apply to the end of year project/report. It is a
College regulation that students who fail to submit their project/report on time will
automatically fail the programme.
The above procedures are implemented to ensure that all students are treated uniformly,
across the Programme, the School and the College.
5.2
Deadline Extension
If you require an extension for an assignment, you should complete the extension approval
request form, which is available on Blackboard and at the back of this handbook, in advance
of the submission date. Submit this to the Programme Coordinator who will consult the
Programme Manager and Programme Director before returning the form. It is then the
students responsibility to attach the approved extension form to their assignment upon
submission; otherwise the Schools penalties for late submission will apply.
Request for extension of coursework submission deadline due to mitigating circumstances
(e.g. illness or death of a near relative, etc.) must be made to the Programme Coordinator or
the Programme Manager normally before the deadline. The reasons for your request should
be clearly stated and appropriate documentary evidence (e.g. doctor's note if it is due to
health reason, death certificate if it is due to bereavement, etc.) must be provided. Note that
documents such as 'Employee's Statement of Sickness' or 'Sickness Self Certificate', etc.
will not be accepted. If your request is approved, you will be informed of the new submission
deadline for that piece of coursework.
5.3
Syndicate Groups
All Business School programmes require students to work in syndicate groups. Syndicates
are responsible for joint work (including assessed work) in the form, for example, of case
study preparation and reports, essays, and class presentations.
The Programme Teams normally determine syndicate composition. The syndicate group that
you are placed within may remain constant or may change either for different courses or
each term to enable you to work with a wider selection of people from your cohort. Your
Programme Team will make it clear during the first few weeks of the autumn term how the
syndicate group system will operate on your programme.
The School uses group assessment fairly extensively within each of its programmes. This is
to reflect the real-world experience where you often have to work with other people in order
to produce a final product or to reach a consensus. You dont have to be friends with all of
the members in your group. In the workplace you will often be placed in a team with people
you do not know or get on with. Issues often arise with team working but we remain
committed to the importance of including this on your programme. It is an important learning
objective of the syndicate system that members endeavour to work together harmoniously,
efficiently and in mutual support. Where issues arise we would expect you to work as a
group to try to resolve them. Part of the discipline of group work is to establish professional
relationships. Of course, your Programme Team is there to support you if resolving the issue
becomes too difficult.
The key to successful group work is to play to the strengths of each group member. Levels
of English, work experience, subject knowledge and skills etc. will not be the same for each
person in your group so we suggest that you use this to your advantage and allocate
different roles to your group members when completing a piece of work.
The most substantial element of each course is normally assessed individually usually a
formal examination worth 70%. So you should not feel that you are not being given an
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opportunity to demonstrate your personal knowledge and skills. Even courses that are
assessed by coursework alone usually have an individual component comprising at least
50% of the final mark for that course. The weighting of group/individual assessed work is a
School standard and will not normally be adjusted within the academic year that you are
studying.
The School operates a system of peer assessment when grading syndicate work. This is to
address the issue of free-riders (students who dont make a reasonable contribution to the
final piece of work). The peer assessment system is not meant to be used as a way of
penalising someone who you feel is weaker in some way, for example whose English or
subject knowledge is not as strong as other group members.
The peer assessment system works in the following way. A grade will be awarded for a
piece of group coursework overall. A students individual mark, however, will depend on the
effort their team members think they have put in.
Each student provides a numerical assessment of the other members in their group
(maximum score is 5). Based on these assessments, an average mark is calculated for
each student (not taking the lowest mark into account). If the average mark given by the
other members in the group is 5, the student receives the grade awarded by the lecturer for
the coursework overall. If the average mark is below 5, the student loses 5% for every mark
which takes them below. For example:
Overall Mark: 63
Student 1 scores given by fellow group members: 5, 5, 5, 5
Final Mark: 63
Final Mark: 63
Final Mark: 59.5
Final Mark: 54.5
Programme Director will
meet the group
Any student whose work is to be marked down as a result of the peer assessment will be
asked to meet the Programme Director and/or Programme Manager. Their contribution to
the piece of work will then be discussed and the Programme Director/Manager will make a
decision as to whether the lower mark should be awarded. This stage is a precaution to
ensure that individual students are not being victimised by the rest of their group. If there is
evidence to suggest that an individual student is being victimised then the rest of the group
will be penalised.
5.4
Referencing Notes
Anybody reading, seeing or hearing your work must be able to locate the exact source of
your material regardless of whether this material is in the format of text, figures, graphs,
charts or web-sites.
Imperial College Business School uses the Harvard Referencing Method.
A) CITING REFERENCES IN THE TEXT
i.
Paraphrasing
The following text is extracted directly from a book by Laudon and Laudon
Four powerful worldwide changes have altered the business environment. The first
change is the emergence and strengthening of the global economy. The second
change is the transformation of service economies. The third is the transformation of
the business enterprise. The fourth is the emergence of the digital firm.
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If you wish to refer to these ideas in your work without committing plagiarism you need to
acknowledge their source within your own text. You must include the authors name or
names followed by the publication date in parentheses.
Example
As Laudon & Laudon (2004) suggest there has been an emergence and strengthening of the
global economy as well as a transformation of industrial economies into knowledge and
information-based service economies.
ii.
Direct Quotes
If you are quoting any part of an original source without alteration, in addition to the authors
names and the date you must also use quotation marks to indicate the direct quotation as
well as the page number.
Example
Recent years have seen widespread transformation in the business world. A major change
has been in the emergence and strengthening of the global economy (Laudon & Laudon,
2004 p.4)
iii.
Electronic sources
Material taken from electronic sources such as the Internet must be attributed.
Example
It is suggested that less than half of Americans who need a flu shot get one
(http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/)
iv.
Multiple Authors
If there are more than two authors the surname of the first author should be given followed
by et al written in italics
Example
Smith et al (2001) suggest that..
v.
More than one document published by an author in the same year
If the author has published more than one document in the same year which you wish to
cite, they are distinguished by adding lower case letters (a,b) after the date.
Example
This suggestion was first put forward by Winton (2001a). The argument is further addressed
in Winton (2001b).
vi.
Secondary referencing
Secondary referencing should be avoided where possible. However, if you are not quoting
an original document but one which is cited by another author you must reference both
works
Example
A study by Meridith (2003, page 4) as quoted in Happle (2004, page 13)
vii.
Multiple references given at one point in the text
Where a number of articles deal with the same issue, references should appear
chronologically separated by a semi-colon
Example
Evaluation of health systems have been conducted (Abigail 1994; Comer 1997; Bast 2000;
Ealy 2002)
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B) Writing the Reference List

The reference list appears at the end of your work.
i.
Reference to a book:
The order of information when referring to a book should be as follows:
1. The author or authors
2. The date of publication in brackets
3. The title of the book (highlighted or underlined or italicised but must be consistent)
4. Edition
5. Place of Publication
6. Name of Publisher
7. Page numbers (if using a direct quotation)
Example:
Laudon K.C. & Laudon J.P, (2004) Management Information Systems, Eighth Edition, Upper
Saddle River, New Jersey, Pearson Education Inc., page 4
i.i An Edited Book
Dames, Lynn and Kenin, James (eds) (1997) Theory of computing: an integrated approach.
New York, Prentice Hall
i.ii A Chapter in a book
Weir, Pauline (1995) Clinical practice development role: a personal reflection. In: K. Kendrick et
al. (eds) Innovations in nursing practice. London, Edward Arnold. p. 5-22.
ii.
Reference to a journal article
The order of information when referring to a journal article should be as follows:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Author of the article

Year of publication (in brackets)
Title of the article
Title of the journal (highlighted or underlined or italicised but must be consistent)
Volume and part number, month or season
Page numbers
Example
Cox, B. (1994) Communicating Conceptual Integrity in Distributed Systems through Intelligent
Assistance, Omega, Vol.22, No2, 113-122
iii.
Reference to a thesis
Example
Simpson, Margaret (2003) A study of electronic patient records, Unpublished MSc.
dissertation, Imperial College.
iv.
Reference to an electronic source
The order in which the information is provided
1. Author/Editor.
2. Year
3. Title (highlighted or underlined or italicised but must be consistent)
4. [Internet].
5. Edition.
6. Place of publication:
7. Publisher (if ascertainable).
8. Available from: <URL> [Accessed date]
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Example:
John Elliott, 2004 Space Giant Brakes Hard to Run Rings around Saturn [Internet] New
York, Timesonline, http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,2761-1159570,00.html
[Accesssed 29th September 2004}
5.5
Plagiarism and Cheating

though they were your own. For example:
not referencing the source of your ideas or arguments when they are derived from
your reading,
taking verbatim the words of someone elses work and putting it into your work
without quotation marks and referencing,
taking whole sections out of books, articles, lecture notes, other reports or students
work, and including them in your report uncited.
When submitting your assessed coursework, via Blackboard or in hardcopy, you will be
required to submit a form confirming that you have read and understood the definition of
plagiarism. Submitting this form will certify that the work presented is entirely your own,
except where indicated. This includes your final project or essay as well as all other
assessed work.
You should be aware that you have a collective responsibility for the integrity of group work
submitted for assessment. This means that if part of the work is plagiarised, all group
members will be held accountable unless proof can be provided by each member of their
contribution. You should, therefore, retain an audit trail of your contribution for this purpose.
All Masters and final year reports/essays will be submitted to plagiarism detection software.
Random plagiarism checks will be made on coursework submissions.
The direct and unacknowledged repetition of your own work (reusing your own essay or
previous thesis/dissertation) which has already been submitted for assessment can
constitute self-plagiarism.
Plagiarism is a serious offence. The Examination Board are entitled to penalise you for
plagiarism, and serious cases will result in an automatic failure of the coursework/project.
The Board reserves the right to take further action as it deems appropriate to protect the
good name of the School and the College, and this may eventually involve expulsion of a
student from the course or withdrawal of a degree award.
If your completed project or essay is discovered to contain substantial amounts of verbatim
material from other sources that have not been acknowledged, then this will be referred to
the College. If plagiarism is found to have taken place, your degree qualification may be
withdrawn (even if the plagiarism is discovered several years after submission).
Please note that there have been instances in recent years where students have committed
Major Plagiarism or have cheated in an examination and been excluded from their
programme.
All students are expected to have:
satisfactorily completed the online module on plagiarism, available on Blackboard

familiarised themselves with the recommended referencing style.
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Further guidelines relating to plagiarism and examination offences and details of the
penalties used by the College are provided in the appendices, in the Cheating Offences
Policy and Procedures document. Please take the time to read it.
Additional information on how to reference correctly can be found in the Harvard
Referencing Guide. An electronic version of this guide and other referencing information can
be found on the Librarys website at:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/library/subjectsandsupport/referencemanagement
REGULATIONS FOR STUDENTS
Plagiarism Detection
1.
The College may electronically submit the work of all students to a database for use
in the detection of Plagiarism. This database may be searched for the purpose of
comparison with other students work within the College and other academic institutions nay
also search it. The database is managed by JISC (Joint Information Systems Council) and
has be established with the support of HEFCE.
2.
All students are deemed to consent to their work being copied and used for this
purpose. If you wish to object you must write to the Academic Registrar, Imperial College
London, South Kensington Campus, SW7 2AZ. The College, JISC and HEFCE do not seek
any intellectual property rights over the work stored.
3.
The work submitted will not be available to the public at large. It will only be
potentially viewable by other academic institutions that are using the Plagiarism detection
service. Your work will only be flagged if another piece of work appears to potentially
plagiarise it. This will occur in order to alert the institution carrying out the search to the
possibility of plagiarism.
4.
Work submitted to the database will include personal data such as your name, email
address, course details and institution. This data will be processed in strict accordance with
the Data Protection Act 1998. The Data Controller if HEFCE. However, you attention is
drawn to the fact that in order for the Colle3ge to participate in this service, your data may be
transferred to countries that are not governed by EU Data Protection legislation.
5.
If you wish to remove your data from the Plagiarism detection service at any time you
should contact the Data Protection officer at HEFCE, Northavon House, Coldharbour Lane,
Bristol, BS16 1QD. You will receive written confirmation when this has been completed.
6.
If you wish to find out what personal data the service holds on you, please contact
the Data Protection Officer at HEFCE, Northavon House, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16
1QD. You will be required to prove you identity before any personal information can be
disclosed to you. Personal data held by the service will then be supplied to you within 40
days. A fee of 10 will be charged by HEFCE, which must be paid in advance.
5.6
Multiple Use of the Same Company in Assignments
Students are not allowed to use a particular companys details and financials in more than
one assignment during their MSc. The Programme Team will be monitoring students
assignments and any students who are discovered to have used the same company in more
than one of their assignments will be penalised.
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5.7
Assignment Submission Guidelines and Procedure
Coursework is submitted via the Blackboard area of the relevant course. It is your
responsibility to ensure that an assignment has been submitted and you should ensure that
you obtain and keep a submission notification as your proof of submission.
When submitting group work, only one member of the group needs to submit the piece of
coursework but all members should submit a completed Group Coursework Submission
Form.
Submitting an assignment involves two steps:
1. Upload your file from your computer to Blackboard
2. Submit the file for grading
Also bear in mind the following:
- Use Arial font size 11
- Leave adequate margins on each side of the paper
- Use a single colour of ink
- Produce work in a printable format. Use the print preview function to ensure that
the work will print exactly as you would expect
- For individual coursework, complete and submit plagiarism form.
For group coursework, complete and submit group coursework submission
form.
Procedure for submitting assignments
1. Assignments are submitted via the relevant Course Area. From the Home Page click on
Assessment
2. On the following Assessment page, click on the Submission icon for the appropriate
assignment submission.
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3. Click the coursework that you want to submit and the Edit Submission screen will then
appear.
4. Make sure that you have followed any instructions under the heading Instructions.
5. Under Submission click Add Attachments.
6. In the following dialogue box click My Computer on the left hand side to view files
located on your computer (See note on filenames below).
7. Browse to your assignment file on your computer and click Open.

8. You will now see that the attachment is displayed in red under the Submission area.
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9. Add any relevant text comment to your submission if requested.
10. Click the Submit button at the bottom of the page to submit your assignment. You will
now be directed to the Confirmation screen. This confirms that your assignment
submission has been successful.
Note on filenames:
Filenames can contain any of the following: az, AZ, 09, spaces, _, &, ( ), , ., and
~ However the tilde (~) cannot be used as the first character in the filename.
You should also add the file extension that corresponds to the software you used.
For example, if you completed your assignment in Excel, add .xls to the filename if
the software program doesn't automatically add it.
You must include your name in the filename. e.g:

john_jones_marketingCoursework.xls. If you don't we may not know it is your
submission.
If you experience technical problems when submitting coursework, click on the FAQ link
under My Tools for detailed help and instructions.
You can also contact the Imperial Help Desk at service.desk@imperial.ac.uk. For all other
problems, contact your Programme Coordinator.
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5.8
Assignment Grades and Feedback
With each returned assignment, it is the Business School policy that lecturers provide
students with meaningful coursework feedback within a reasonable time so that students can
incorporate this feedback into their exam preparation. This may take the form of individual
or general feedback to the class as a whole.
Lecturers will strive to return marked work as soon as is practically possible.
Where coursework is due at the end of the term, marks and feedback are unlikely to be
available until after exams. In this instance, it is reasonable to assume that materials
covered in that piece of coursework are based on an element of the course which will NOT
be examined.
The grade you receive for your coursework will be available on Blackboard after it has
been marked.
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EXAMINATIONS
All examinations for this programme are closed-book. Every course has a 2-hour
examination with the exception of the following electives:
Enterprise Risk Management - 3-hour exam
General Insurance - 100% coursework
Life Insurance - 100% coursework
Computational Finance with C++ - 100% coursework
Private Equity & Entrepreneurial Finance - 100% coursework
Venture Capital Finance & Innovation - 100% coursework
6.1
Attendance
Please note that it is a College regulation that you must present yourself to all examinations
unless you are able to provide medical evidence to support any absences. Failure to attend
an examination results not just in failure of the course but failure of the Programme as you
lose the right to re-sit missed examinations.
Applications for the deferral of examinations, on medical or exceptional personal
circumstances grounds, must be made using the Business Schools mitigating
circumstances policy. For further information, please see the Mitigating Circumstances
section.
You should arrive at the venue of the examination at least fifteen minutes before the start
time.
6.2
Calculator
You will be supplied with a Texas Instruments TI-BA II Plus calculator. This is a University
approved model. You should bring this calculator to all tests and examinations where
one is required, as spare calculators will not normally be issued. It has been issued at
this stage of the programme to enable you to familiarise yourself with the layout and
functions. If you lose this calculator you should contact your Programme Coordinator for a
replacement before any tests or examinations. You will be charged for a replacement. You
are not permitted to use any other type of calculator in a College test or examination.
Calculators will be checked by invigilators.
6.3
Examination Arrangements for Students with Disabilities
Students wishing to make an application for special examination arrangements should

contact the Business Schools Examinations Manager, Becky Lewis, as close to the start of
the autumn term as possible.
Full details of the procedures can be obtained from Becky, but the basic procedure is as
follows:
i)
Applications should reach the College at least six weeks before a candidates first
examination, except in the case of accidental injury or acute illness, when the application
should be submitted as soon as possible after the event.
ii)
Students with physical disabilities should contact Becky, who can explain the guidelines
on allowances given and the college requirements for applications.
Students with learning disabilities (e.g. dyslexia) will be required to present an up-to-date full
Psychological Assessment Report (not more than two years old). You should send this to
Becky, who will arrange for an application to be made to the College.
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6.4
Exam Results
Students can normally expect to receive the provisional overall course grades (exam and
coursework) about six weeks after the exams.
The provisional overall course grades will be finalised at the external exam board meeting in
October 2013.
Registry will issue a percentage transcript to the students after the external exam board
meeting has taken place (usually in November/December). This will be available online via
the Student e-Service website.
Your cohort will normally receive general feedback on examination performance from the
lecturer after provisional grades have been released. Students do not receive individual
feedback and exam scripts are not returned to students to view.
The Procedure for the Consideration of Representations Concerning Decisions of Boards of
Examiners is available at the back of this booklet. Students should note, however, that there
is no formal appeals procedure against the results of examinations on academic grounds.
The College will only consider representations made on the grounds of administrative error,
or where there is concern that the examination may not have been conducted in accordance
with the relevant Instructions, Regulations and/or Degree Requirements, or where there is
new evidence of circumstances which might have adversely affected a candidate's
performance. Students who consider an academic assessment to have been unfair should
raise the matter with their Programme Director at the earliest opportunity.
A calendar is included in the appendices, which indicates the exam periods for each
programme. Also included is a document detailing the Colleges policy on examinations and
religious observations.
The Colleges Academic and Examination regulations can be found at
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/proceduresandregulations/regulations
6.4.1
Frequently Asked Questions about Results
Q: How will I know if I have to re-sit an exam?

A: You will automatically have to re-sit an exam if you get below a 40% (this is either an E
or F grade on your exam). You would also have to re-sit if your overall average across the
MSc is below 50%; you would have to re-sit as many exams as is required to get your mark
up to a 50% overall average.
Q: If I missed an exam because I was ill, will my mark be capped at 50% when I sit in
September?
A: Provided you have submitted a completed mitigating circumstances form and sufficient
evidence, your claim will be considered by the Board of Examiners and recommendations
regarding any course of action will be made (also refer to MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
section). If your claim is successful, your September exam will count as your first sitting and
therefore will NOT be capped.
Q: If I fail one of the exams and have to re-sit, can I still get a merit or distinction?
A: No. Failing an exam means you cannot get a merit or distinction on the MSc.
Q: Can I review my exam script to see where I went wrong?
A: No. College policy states that under the Data Protection Act, 1998, students may not see
their exam scripts once theyve been submitted and the College has the right to withhold
them. We have asked lecturers to provide general feedback about the exams (i.e. common
mistakes) so this should also give you a clearer indication.
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Q: Theres no way I got that grade on the exam! Can I have the exam re-marked?
A: No. The exams are marked twice; once by your lecturer and second by an independent
academic. Samples, including ALL fails are then sent to an external examiner to ensure
accuracy and fairness in marking.
Q: I want to appeal against my exam result. How do I do this?
A: You should note that representations against decisions of Boards of Examiners cannot be
made on academic grounds, so it is not possible to appeal your results because you feel that
you did better than the marks which have been released to you suggest. Appeals may be
made on the grounds of administrative error; where there is concern that an examination
may not have been conducted in accordance with the relevant instructions, Regulations
and/or Degree requirements; or where there is new evidence of circumstances which might
have adversely affected your performance. Please note that you may only appeal AFTER
the final External Examiners meeting which takes place in October following the academic
year. For more information go to this website:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/exams/studentappeals
Q: What do I need to get a merit?
A: An average of 60% or above in each of the 2 elements Core Courses & Electives +
Project
Q: What do I need to get a distinction?
Project
Q: I only receive alpha grades how will I know whether Im close to getting a
merit/distinction if I dont know what my exact average is in each course?
A: You wont. Unfortunately College doesnt allow us to give you numerical grades The
numerical grades will only be available in November/December 2013 after the exam board
has taken place and will be printed on the official transcript.
6.5
The Examination Process
The following describes the process for examined courses.

The essentials of this process are laid down by the College and are requirements that apply
to all taught post-graduate programmes.
The Board of Examiners is made up of all members of the School's academic staff who
teach on the programme (called 'internal examiners') plus a number of external examiners
drawn from other universities. A representative of the College Registry also normally
attends Board meetings. The external examiners are appointed for no more than four
consecutive years. They are, or have in the past been drawn from, among others, LBS,
Manchester, Cranfield, Lancaster, City, Open University, LSE etc. Each external is allocated
a number of subjects in their area of expertise. The Board Chairman is the Programme
Director. The External Examiners for 2012/13 are:
Professor Mark Freeman, University of Loughborough
Professor Andy Mullineux, University of Birmingham
Professor Alessandra Guariglia, University of Birmingham (University of Durham at time of
appointment)
Professor Richard Harris, University of Exeter
Professor Jane Binner, University of Sheffield
The details provided above are for information only. Please note that it is not appropriate for
students to contact the externals directly regarding their studies, Any issues that you have in
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relation to your assessment should be raised internally with your Programme Team in the
first instance or with the College Registry if necessary.
The process is as follows:
The internal examiner prepares an exam paper for their subject. This is checked for
errors and clarity by a different internal examiner.
The paper is sent to the designated external examiner who further checks for clarity
but also ensures that the paper is appropriate in terms of standard, coverage of the
syllabus, consistency with previous papers and generally acts as a 'watchdog' for
quality and fairness to candidates. Any perceived problems or issues are discussed
with the internal examiners and, if necessary, with the Chairman, and agreement
reached.
Following the examination itself, the papers (which are identified by candidate
number only and not your name) are marked separately by two internal examiners.
In the event of a disagreement in the marks, there will be a discussion between the
internals, and if necessary a third internal examiner will be consulted. If necessary,
there will be adjudication by the external examiner.
The proposed marks for all candidates together with a sample of scripts are sent to
the external. The sample will normally include scripts that are marginal at a pass/fail
or merit/distinction boundary and a selection across the range. The purpose of the
sample is three fold:
(i) First to allow the external to ensure that the overall standard of performance
is accurately reflected in the marks awarded;
(ii) Second to give a third (and usually conclusive) judgement in marginal cases;
(iii) Third to ensure that proper procedures have been followed in the examining
process.
A sample of coursework is also sent to the externals for each subject.

When all marks are available, an Internal Board of Examiners will review the marks prior to
the External Examiners meeting.
To ensure consistency from year-to-year, the Board normally applies the marking guidelines
quite rigidly. However, where a candidate has suffered from illness or other circumstances
that the Board believes will have had a significantly adverse effect on their performance, the
Board may allow the candidate to pass even though their marks would otherwise cause
him/her to fail. It is fair to add, however, that the Board has used its discretion in this way
only in cases of truly marginal failure.
Candidates who are judged to have failed at this stage are allowed by College regulations
ONE further entry to the examinations.
A candidate may be required to re-sit for the following reasons:
where failure arises from an examination mark below 40% and the candidate passes
on all other criteria. In this instance re-entry is required only in the paper in which less
than 40% is achieved. To pass, the candidate must achieve a mark of at least 40%
on re-entry.
where failure is a result of achieving less than 50% in the average of all the
examination and coursework marks. In this instance a candidate must re-sit any
examination in which they achieved less than 40%, and is given the opportunity to re80
sit any examination in which they have achieved less than 50% in order to increase
their overall average above 50%.
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MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES AFFECTING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
You may submit a claim for mitigating circumstances if you have missed an
exam/coursework deadline or feel your performance has been affected by a situation outside
of your control (by illness for example). You must complete and submit a mitigating
circumstances form within five days of the deadline/exam date and it must have
documentary evidence attached to support your claim (doctors note is it is due to health
reason, death certificate if it is due to bereavement for example). All claims will be
considered by the Board of Examiners and recommendations regarding any course of action
will be made.
When providing documentary evidence please take the following into account:
Documents should include dates, so that the Board are able to clearly identify the
period for which you are claiming.
You should provide original copies. If you need to keep the original a member of
staff will photocopy it and confirm they have seen the original.
If your evidence is in another language, you should provide a stamped transcript from
a translation service. Documents translated by an unofficial/ unknown person/ body
might not be accepted.
Medical certificates must be from a certified Western GP (we do not accept notes
from herbalists).
If there is a delay in producing the evidence, please complete and submit the form within the
five day period and explain the cause of the delay in providing the supporting
documentation.
All submissions will be dealt with confidentially.
Your Programme Coordinator will be able to provide you with an electronic copy of the
mitigating circumstances form and it is also available on Blackboard. An example of the
form is available at the back of this guide.
The Board of Examiners may use their discretion where mitigating circumstances may be
judged sufficient to have affected performance as follows:
To allow candidates with marginally less than the passmark to proceed to the next
year
To allow candidates with marginally less than the passmark to achieve a pass in a
component of a postgraduate degree examination
In the consideration of the award of degree classification/distinction where a
students marks are close to a class/distinction boundary
Please note that consideration of extenuating circumstances by a Board of Examiners will

not lead to an alteration of the actual marks that you have obtained.
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RE-SITS AND RESUBMISSION
Students who fail examinations will be provided with the opportunity to re-sit. You may
choose whether to re-sit failed examinations in the September re-sit period or with the next
cohort. You may not, however, split your re-sit examinations between the re-sit period and
the next academic year. If you decide to re-sit in September you will be asked to sign to say
you acknowledge the September re-entry as your one and only re-sit attempt. Students who
re-sit in September and meet all academic requirements will have their degree award
considered at the Examination Board for their cohort. Those who delay until the following
year will have their degree award considered at the Examination Board for the next cohort.
Students who fail at the first attempt cannot be awarded a Distinction or a Merit whatever
their final average mark after their re-sits. Re-sit examinations are capped at 50%.
Students may only re-sit once. For example:
A student receives 25% in their first attempt at an exam. As this is below the
pass mark they must re-sit the exam.
The student re-sits the exam and the raw mark they receive is 62%.
This is then capped and recorded as 50% by the Exams Office.
If a student has mitigating circumstances which are accepted by the Examination Board they
may be given the opportunity to re-sit as a first attempt, in which case the results will not be
capped and they will be eligible for the award of Merit or Distinction.
If a student chooses to re-sit their examinations in the following academic year and the
syllabus has changed, they will be given access to the current years course materials on
Blackboard, will be expected to familiarise themselves with the material, and will be
examined on the revised syllabus.
Students who are required to resubmit their final project/essay/AFR will be capped at 50%
(unless mitigating circumstances are accepted) and will not be eligible for a Distinction or
Merit award. This also applies to capped marks for final projects/essays/AFRs due to
plagiarism. Unlike re-sit examinations, resubmissions due to academic failure can only take
place in the following academic year.
Students who need to re-sit examinations/resubmit their final project/essay/AFR will be
required to pay a re-sit fee (unless they have had mitigating circumstances accepted to sit as
a first attempt).
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HELP & SUPPORT
Within the School, you can seek help and advice from your Programme Director or the
Schools Senior Tutors, Baggy Cox and Mike Brocklehurst. You should contact Baggy Cox
in the first instance, her office is room 277 and her internal extension is 49164. Mike
Brocklehurst can be contacted on 020 8400 7905. The Senior Tutors oversee pastoral
support systems in the School. They provide a place for students to raise confidential issues,
and offer counselling. They also link in to the college network of Senior Tutors, and also the
College Tutors, for the purpose of information sharing and specialist updating and
development.
Outside of the School, support is available from the following:
Location
Ext.
Email
Mrs Margaret Cunningham
Room 373, Huxley Building
48277
m.cunningham@imperial.ac.uk
Dr Mick Jones
31643
m.d.jones@imperial.ac.uk
Dr Simon Archer
7s7c Commonwealth Building

Hammersmith campus
211 Biochemistry Building
45368
s.archer@imperial.ac.uk
Dr Lynda White
48527
l.white@imperial.ac.uk
College Tutors
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/students/col
legetutors
Student Counselling
Room 445, Sherfield Building
49637
counselling@imperial.ac.uk
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/counselling
Health Centre
40 Prince's Gardens
49375
49376
healthcentre@imperial.ac.uk
www.imperialcollegehealthcentre.co.uk
Disabilities Officer
Mary Bown
49755
disabilities@imperial.ac.uk
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/disabilityadv
isoryservice
Student Financial Support Team (student funding advice and administration)

Student Funding Team
(Registry), Sherfield Building,
Level 3
48130
48122
student.funding@imperial.ac.uk
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/stud
entfinancialsupport
Student Union (welfare issues, housing, and general representation)

Union Adviser
Imperial College Union Office,

Beit Quad
48067
advice@imperial.ac.uk
http://www.imperialcollegeunion.org/re
presentation/representationstaff/?lp=311
International Office
Room 164, Sherfield Building,
48040
international@imperial.ac.uk
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/internatio
nal
Halls of Resident
Wardens
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/students/we
lfareandadvice/wardens
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The Chaplaincy Centre
East Basement, Beit Quad
The Muslim Prayer

Room
9 Princes Gardens
49600
chaplaincy@imperial.ac.uk
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/chaplaincy
islam@imperial.ac.uk
Nightline (a charity organisation run by students of London Universities providing emotional support for
students as well as an information service, open every night 18:00 8:00)
020 7631 0101
listening@london-nightline.org.uk
http://www.nightline.org.uk/
Academic Registrar (available during term time, by appointment, to see any student who wishes to discuss a
major problem which it is felt cannot be settled in the students own department or by one of the Registrys
specialist Assistant Registrars)
Nigel Wheatley
Level 3, Sherfield Building
n.wheatley@imperial.ac.uk
Dean of Students (the Dean of Students reports to the Pro-Rector for Education and has overall responsibility for
all matters relating to the welfare of students).
Professor Denis Wright
Level 5 Sherfield Building
d.wright@imperial.ac.uk
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10 FINANCE GROUP CONTACT DETAILS

Lecturer Details
Abadir, Karim
Email: k.m.abadir@imperial.ac.uk
Office: 53 Princes Gate, Room 3.03
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 1819
Angelopoulos, Andreas
Email: andreas@imperial.ac.uk
(Visiting Lecturer)
Course(s) taught on Finance Group

programmes
Advanced Financial Econometrics (MSc
Finance)
Cases in Finance & Investments (MSc

Finance)
(MSc Finance/MSc RMFE)
Babus, Anna
Email: a.babus@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 1695
Advanced Portfolio Management (MSc

Finance/MSc RMFE)
Baltas, Nick
Email: a.baltas07@imperial.ac.uk
Office: 53 Princes Gate, Room 4.03A
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9109
Applied Markets and Securities (MSc

Finance/MSc RMFE)
Biffis, Enrico
Email: e.biffis@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9767
Advanced Investments (MSc Actuarial

Finance)
Banking (MSc Finance/MSc RMFE)
Applied Financial Modelling (MSc

Finance/MSc RMFE)
Life Insurance (MSc Actuarial Finance/MSc

RMFE)
Advanced Life Insurance (MSc Actuarial
Finance)
Cathcart, Lara
Email: l.cathcart@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9126
Market and Securities (MSc Finance/MSc

RMFE)
Advanced Options Theory (MSc
Finance/MSc RMFE)
Fixed Income Securities (MSc Finance/MSc
RMFE)
Advanced Derivatives (MSc Actuarial
Finance)
Chemla, Gilles
Email: g.chemla@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9161
Corporate Finance (MSc Actuarial Finance)
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Distaso, Walter
Email: w.distaso@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 3293
Financial Econometrics (MSc Finance)
Della Corte, Pasquale

Email: p.dellacorte@imperial.ac.uk
Office: 53 Princes Gate, Room 5.01D
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9331
International Finance (MSc Finance/MSc

RMFE)
de Servigny, Arnaud
Email: TBC
(Visiting Lecturer)
Behavioural Investment Management (MSc

Finance/MSc RMFE)
Elizalde, Abel
Email: a.elizalde@imperial.ac.uk
(Visiting Lecturer)
Structured Credit and Equity Products (MSc

Finance/MSc RMFE)
Francis, Rob
Email: rob.francis@frontier-economics.com
(Visiting Lecturer)
Corporate Finance in Regulated Industry

(MSc Finance)
Hewitt, Tony
(Programme Director, MSc Actuarial Finance)
Email: a.hewitt@imperial.ac.uk
Office: MENG 491
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 1158
Actuarial Practice (MSc Actuarial Finance)
Ibragimov, Rustam
Email: TBC
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9344
Advanced Financial Statistics (MSc RMFE)
Jylh, Petri
Email: TBC
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9146

(MSc RMFE)
Kemp, Malcolm
Email: m.kemp@imperial.ac.uk
(Visiting Lecturer)
Enterprise Risk Management (MSc

Actuarial Finance/MSc RMFE)
Risk Management (MSc RMFE)
Hedge Funds (MSc Finance/MSc RMFE)
Advanced Enterprise Risk Management

(MSc Actuarial Finance)
Kherraz, Ammar
Email: a.kherraz01@imperial.ac.uk
(Visiting Lecturer)
Computational Finance with C++ (MSc

RMFE)
Optional C++ for Finance (MSc
Finance/MSc RMFE)
Kitten, Marc
Email: mkitten@candesic.com
(Visiting Lecturer)
Applied Corporate Finance (MSc Finance)
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Kosowski, Robert
Email: r.kosowski@imperial.ac.uk
Office: 53 Princes Gate, Room 5.01C
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 3294

(MSc Finance)
Lepore, Caterina
Email: c.lepore10@imperial.ac.uk
Office: TBC
Tel: TBC
Stochastic Calculus for Finance (MSc

RMFE)
Maher, George
Email: g.maher@imperial.ac.uk
(Visiting Lecturer)
General Insurance (MSc RMFE/MSc

Actuarial Finance)
McCarthy, David
Email: dg.mccarthy@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9130
Pensions (MSc Actuarial Finance)
Meade, Nigel
(Programme Director, MSc Finance/MSc
RMFE)
Office: MENG 492
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9116
Applied Financial Research Project (MSc

Finance/MSc RMFE)
Mele, Antonio
Email: TBC
Office: 53 Princes Gate, Level 3
(Visiting Lecturer)
Asset Pricing and Derivatives (MSc

Finance)
Papakonstantinou, Filippos
Email: f.papakonstantinou@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 1817
Mathematical Finance (MSc RMFE)
Picard, Pierre
Email: TBC
(Visiting Lecturer)

Actuarial Finance)

Actuarial Finance)
Advanced Pensions (MSc Actuarial

Finance)
Advanced Corporate Finance (MSc

Finance/MSc RMFE)
Sefton, James
Email: j.sefton@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9128
Business Valuation (MSc Finance)
Spachis, Alexandra
Beginners VBA (MSc RMFE)

Optional Beginners VBA (MSc Finance)
Sritrakul, Worrawat
Email: Worrawat.sritrakul07@imperial.ac.uk
Office: 53 Princes Gate, Room 5.01B
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9209
Mathematics for Finance (MSc Finance)
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Stefanowski, Robert
Email: b.stefanowski@imperial.ac.uk
(Visiting Lecturer)
Mergers and Acquisitions (MSc Finance)
Tinn, Katrin
Email: k.tinn@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9690
Business Economics (MSc Actuarial

Finance)
Toxvaerd, Flavio
Email: TBC
(Visiting Lecturer)
Corporate Finance (MSc Finance)
Van Landschoot, Astrid

Email: astridvanlandschoot@googlemail.com
(Visiting Lecturer)
Credit Risk (MSc Finance/MSc RMFE)
Zaffaroni, Paolo
(Acting Group Head of Finance Group)
Email: p.zaffaroni@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9186
Financial Modeling (MSc Finance/MSc

RMFE)
Zheng, Harry
Email: h.zheng@imperial.ac.uk
Office: 6M16, Huxley Building
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 8539
Numerical Finance (MSc RMFE)
Zis, Thalis
Financial Statistics (MSc RMFE)
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11 INFORMATION GUIDE A Z
You will find in the following pages a number of items that have been arranged in an A-Z
format. Please find time to read them carefully. If you have additional questions, the Finance
programme team will be around to answer any queries that may arise.
Please also make use of the Colleges welcome information for new students. This can be
found at: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/students/newstudents.
What is covered in this Guide:
Access to Business School
Interruption of Studies
Accidents
Intranet
Activating IT account
Language Classes
Address of the School
Logo Usage
Adjunct Professors
Marketing & Admissions
Administration
Notice board
Advisory Board
Other Programmes
Bicycle Racks
Plan of Building
Blackboard
Progress of Students on Remand
Bookshop
Press & Public Relations
Building Defects
Procedures
Car parking
Programme Specifications
Computers
Public Folders
Data Protection
Reprographics Service
Disability and Equality
Sexual & Racial Harassment
Doctoral Programme
Shops
Eating & Drinking
Smoking
Equal Opportunities
Sports Facilities
Employment During Studies
Student Alcohol and Substance Misuse Policy
Fire
Student Union
Graduation Ceremony
Toilets
Graduate School
Vending Machines
Health and Safety
Withdrawal
Imperial Volunteer Centre
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Absence from College

Circumstances.
Access to the Business School

General access is through the main entrance from Exhibition Road or from Dalby Court.
You will have access to the Business School from 8:00 until 11:00, seven days a week.
Access to the staff office areas is restricted to 9.00 to 17.00, Monday to Friday.
Imperial Colleges main reception desk is staffed between 8:00 and 18:00 and outside of
these hours, will be staffed by security until the building closes at 23:00. If you need to make
contact with a member of staff before 9:00 or after 17.00 then you can do so via reception.
ACCIDENTS
If you are unfortunate enough to suffer an accident whilst on College premises, please notify
the Business Schools Safety Officer, Afrey Edes, as soon as possible. Her e-mail is
a.edes@imperial.ac.uk and her phone number is 020 7594 9152. Any circumstances which
may give rise to a potential hazard should also be reported in the first instance to Afrey.
Details of the insurance cover as it affects students are available from Imperial College
Union and the Finance Division.
ACTIVATING YOUR IMPERIAL COLLEGE IT ACCOUNT FOR THE FIRST TIME
As a new member of College you will automatically be provided with a College username
and email address. These enable you to for example:
send and receive e-mail
log-on to the College network and Virtual Learning Environment (Blackboard)
access electronic information services provided by the Library
There are three ways that you can activate your College username and email address and
set up a password.
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If you are staying in a Hall of Residence:

Each study bedroom (*) has a network socket, which you can use to connect your personal
computer, using a network cable. You should follow the instructions supplied to open your
browser and browse to an external webpage (e.g. www.google.co.uk). When you have done
this you will be redirected to the College registration pages which have a link to
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/ict/activateaccount
You can purchase a network cable from the Student Union Shop or from a supplier such as
PC World on Kensington High Street.
Note that there are no wireless connections in study bedrooms in halls.
* Students in Orient and Piccadilly Halls should find connection instructions in their Hall
Welcome Pack on arrival or ask their wardening team for further information
If you are not staying in a Hall of Residence:
If you are not in a Hall of Residence and this is your first day in College, you can go to the
Business Schools computer room and do the following:
Enter the username activate and then the password Activate! (Note the Capital A and the ! at
the end)
This will automatically take you to https://www.imperial.ac.uk/ict/activateaccount
From outside College:
If you read this note for the first time at home or elsewhere away from College, and you want
to activate your College username and email address, then just open your Internet browser
and go to:
Click the box accepting the Conditions of Use of IT Facilities at Imperial College. This is
mandatory and you will not be able to proceed unless you do this. Having accepted the
College terms and conditions, you will be asked for your full name, your date of birth and
your College identifier (CID). This can be found on most official correspondence from
College or on your College ID card. Read the instructions on how to choose a strong
password which satisfies the College password requirements and then enter a password
twice.
When you have completed the form, please click on the Activate My Account button.
If the details you have entered are correct, your College computer account should be
activated within a few seconds and your College username and email address will be
displayed. Please write these down so you do not forget them.
If you have made a late entry to College or there have been problems with your College
registration, then it may take a few days before your College computer account can be set
up. Please repeat the above process again a day or so later before reporting a problem.
If you have problems with activating your account, please contact the ICT service
desk on Level 4 (west end) of the Sherfield Building South Kensington Campus or your local
campus Service Desk, locations and opening times can be found at
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/ict/servicedesk/locationsandopeningtimes
The South Kensington Service Desk telephone number is 020 7594 9000 and it is open 8.30
- 18.00 Monday to Friday. You can also email service.desk@imperial.ac.uk. You should
give your name and CID and a short description of the problem. ICT will then get back to
you as soon as possible.
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Any problems with accessing electronic journals, books and databases or with the Athens
access service should be reported to the Central Library Help Desk at library@imperial.ac.uk
. More information about Electronic Library Services can be found on the Library website at
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/library/digitallibrary
Address of Imperial College Business School
Imperial College Business School
Tanaka Building
Imperial College London
South Kensington Campus
London SW7 2AZ
Telephone:
Fax:
Email:
Website:
020 7589 5111

020 7594 9184
business@imperial.ac.uk
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school
ADJUNCT PROFESSORS DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS

The Business School is fortunate in having a number of very distinguished Adjunct
Professors. These are all senior practitioners distinguished in their fields. As part of their
contribution to the School, you may find them giving a guest lecturer on one of your core or
optional courses, if they are a specialist in this field. A list of the Adjunct Professors can be
found at:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/people/adjunctprofessors#ae
Administration Responsibilities
Up until now, you will have directed all of your queries to your Recruitment Administrator.
Now that you are fully registered as a student, your Programme Coordinator takes over and
will be happy to help you should you have any further queries throughout your programme of
study.
The administrative areas of responsibility for staff for the MSc Risk Management and
Financial Engineering programme are given below:
You should direct your questions in specific areas to the appropriate individuals noted below.
Director
Nigel Meade
Programme Manager
Lisa Umenyiora
Jason Murray
Acting Principal
Professor Dot Griffiths
Deputy Principal for Faculty and

Programmes
Professor Gerry George
Director of Operations
Jon Tucker
Teaching & Quality Manager
Veronica Russell
Teaching & Quality Officer
Dawn Redford
Faculty and Support Services Manager

(including facilities and Health & Safety)
Afrey Edes
Alumni Manager
Nicola Pogson
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Examinations Manager
Becky Lewis
Examinations & Timetabling Officers
David Boyle
Vicky Nicholson
Julia Sadowski
Alison Harker-Smith
Peter Brown
Bhupendra Patel
Tom Wong
IT Support
Recruitment Administrator
Crystal Grant
Senior Tutors
Baggy Cox & Mike Brocklehurst
Reprographics Administrator
Muhammad Ashraf
Contact details for all staff can be located on Blackboard
ADVISORY BOARD
The Business School has an Advisory Board, comprising high-level outside representatives
of business. Meeting three times a year, the Boards role is to identify long-term
opportunities and challenges, and discuss their strategic implications for the School. Its
membership is:
Kimberly Albright
Kate Bingham
Ian Coleman
Iain Conn (Chair)
Bronwyn Curtis
Robert Easton
Sunil Kappagoda
Rolf Stahel
Director of International Advancement

General Partner, Schroders Ventures Life Sciences
Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chief Executive, Refining and Marketing, BP Group
Head of Global Research, HSBC Bank Plc
Managing Director, Carlyle Group
Senior Partner and Managing Director, The Boston Consulting
Group
Chairman, Chesyl Pharma Ltd
Bicycle Racks
Secure bicycle racks are located under the Faculty Building. You will need your identity card
to access this area.
Please visit the following webpage for more details:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/facilitiesmanagement/security/bicycles
Blackboard
Blackboard is the VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) used at the School. Virtual Learning
Environments are similar to intranets but contain a range of functionality for teaching and
learning.
This environment serves three main functions:
1.
It is your first port of call for any information or documents relating to your
programme.
2.
Blackboard contains communication spaces and online community building tools

including information on students/staff, discussion forums, chat rooms and the facility
for you to create your own homepage. To gain the most from your time at the
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Business School we recommend that you become quickly familiar in using these
tools and participate fully in the online community.
3.
The area contains teaching tools such as online assessment and virtual tutorial
software. These tools will be used at the discretion of course lecturers and you will
find that their use varies from course to course.
Blackboard can be accessed at the following address: http://learn.imperial.ac.uk using your

regular IC username and password.
Note: In our experience the "Firefox" browser integrates more smoothly with Blackboard and
we recommend you use this in preference to Internet Explorer. Firefox can be downloaded
at: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox
Bookshop
There are two Waterstones bookshops located near to campus at the following addresses:
Harrods
87 Brompton Road SW1X 7XL
193 Kensington High Street

London W8 6SH
You can also buy books on-line at Amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk).
BUILDING DEFECTS
If you notice a building defect which you would like to report, please contact Gail Hallissey
on g.hallissey@imperial.ac.uk or on 020 7594 9137.
CAR PARKING
Unfortunately there are no parking facilities available for students Monday to Friday between
7:00 and 18:00. However, from 18:00 to midnight weekdays and on weekends Postgraduate
students can pay to park on campus. The following charges apply:
Less than 30 minutes

Up to 1 hour
Up to 2 hours
Up to 4 hours
Up to 6 hours
Up to 9 hours
Up to 12 hours
Free
3.00
6.00
11.00
16.00
22.00
26.00
Please note that you cannot park overnight. To pay for your parking, take a ticket on entry to
the campus. Unless staying for less than 30 minutes, prior to returning to your car, present
your ticket at the Pay on Exit station. You should then pay the appropriate tariff to validate
your ticket and exit the car park via Exhibition Road or Prince Consort Road.
Computers
Please see entry under IT Resources.
Data Protection Act

The College is required to collect, hold and process personal information on students for
various academic and related administrative purposes. This information will largely be
provided by the students themselves on application to the College, on registration and on
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notification to the Registry from time to time. The College will confirm, update and enhance
personal records as students progress with their studies.
All personal information will be processed in accordance with the Colleges data protection
policy which, in turn, enshrines the data protection principles as set out under the Data
Protection Act 1998.
Imperial College London is committed to ensuring that all students can access their studies
successfully and achieve their potential. The Disability Advisory Service is a friendly,
confidential service offering support and advice to students with a disability, specific learning
difficulty, enduring health or mental health condition. For more information, please visit the
Disability Advisory Services website at: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/disabilityadvisoryservice
The Business Schools Disability Officer is Dr Baggy Cox. She can be contacted by e-mail
on b.cox@imperial.ac.uk or by phone on 020 7594 9164. All information discussed with the
Disability Advisory Service and Dr Cox will be treated as confidential.
For further information about special exam arrangements, please see the section entitled
Examination Arrangements for Students with Disabilities. The Colleges disability statement
is included at the back of this guide. You can also view the Colleges Disability Equality
Scheme at http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/equality/protectedcharacteristics/disabilities Details of
the Colleges Equality Unit can be found at http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/equality
DOCTORAL PROGRAMME
The purpose of Imperial College Business School's Doctoral degree is to enable outstanding
scholars to conduct original research with major impact on academia and management
practice. Exceptional faculty connections to both of these and our diverse student body
create unique opportunities to undertake research at the frontiers of one's field. Proximity to
Imperial's science departments together with our faculty's wide-reaching interests create an
energised and continuously evolving intellectual environment at the cutting edge of
innovation in business and policy. It is also one that encourages the pursuit of
multidisciplinary study, collaboration and access.
There are around 35 research active supervisors involved in the Doctoral programme and up
to 80 students. Close mentoring and contact with faculty help map a challenging blueprint
tailored to one's own interests whilst also offering a rich exposure to others' ideas. A
significant number of our doctoral students join from abroad, one third coming from outside
the European Union, combining a variety of cultural, intellectual and educational
perspectives. A number of studentships are available each year; please see the Doctoral
Programme section on the College website for the latest funding news. Research being
carried out in the School is organised into four main areas:
Finance Group
The Groups research includes a number of areas in finance, including derivative pricing,
capital markets, credit risk modelling, hedge funds, risk management and financial
econometrics, while in corporate finance there is a focus on corporate governance, mergers
and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital. Group members publish regularly in top
journals, produce research with high impact, and attend the major finance conferences every
year.
The Group organizes a number of high profile workshops and conferences each year,
including the Annual Conference on Advances in the Analysis of Hedge Fund Strategies, the
seventh of which will take place in December 2012. This conference, which is always heavily
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oversubscribed, provides an essential meeting point for researchers, senior market

participants and policy makers.
The Risk Management Laboratory brings together research on risk within the Group.
More information about the Groups activities can be found at
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/research/accountingfinance and
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/riskmanagementlaboratory
Health Management Group

The Health Management Group undertakes interdisciplinary research in health systems
innovation in governance, financing, resource allocation and service delivery to inform policy
and practice at global, national and local levels. Members of the Group are engaged in joint
research with the Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Physical Sciences, and the Faculty of
Medicine through the School of Public Health and the Divisions and Medicine and Surgery.
Group members also contribute to research undertaken at the Grantham Institute of Climate
Change and the Institute of Global Health Innovation.
Our research focuses on Health Systems Innovation, in particular:
Innovation in Health Systems Governance: Regulation and performance

Innovative Financing and Resource Allocation: Payment systems and incentivisation
Innovation in Service Delivery: Organisational design and novel delivery models.
Organisation and Management Group

Members of the Organisation and Management Group are currently carrying out research in
a number of areas including the consequences of radical innovation in high technology
contexts, the role of technology platforms in innovation, and the strategic ramifications of
technology evolution in digital consumer goods. There is also a focus on the management of
brands, consumer behaviour, and on developing computationally efficient algorithms to
enable the use of optimization-based decision support systems in operational planning and
the scheduling of resources. Researchers are also actively researching areas which include
subjects such as leadership, the management of professional service firms, organizational
citizenship behaviour, team formation, corruption and whistle-blowing.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Group

The Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Group brings together the latest thinking and
practice in the process of innovation and entrepreneurship. Its academic research,
collaborations with institutions from around the world and partnerships with business provide
a unique insight into how organisations can create greater value from their innovation
programmes. Part of Imperial College Business School, the I&E Group sits within one of the
worlds leading universities, renowned for its research and education in science,
engineering, medicine and technology.
EATING & DRINKING WITHIN THE COLLEGE

There is a selection of refectories in the College open to both resident and non-resident
students:
The Forum Coffee Shop is situated on the Lower Ground Level of the Business School.
During term time, the Forum is open from 8.30 to 18:00. Opening hours are subject to
amendment if the Forum is booked for events. This facility is available for use by Business
School staff and students.
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There are three dispensing/vending machines in the School offering snacks and hot and cold
drinks on the Ground Floor by the lifts and WCs.
The Queens Tower Restaurant is located on the ground floor of the Sherfield Building,
facing the Queen's Lawn. Opening times during term-time are: Monday to Friday 11:45
until 14:15. This restaurant sells a wide range of hot food including vegetarian options,
burgers, hot snacks and fries.
The Junior Common Room is located on Level 2 of the Sherfield Building and may be
entered from the Sherfield Walkway. The Junior Common Room offers four catering options
throughout the day (the Deli Bar, Queens Tower Shop, JCR Cafe Bar and Fast Food)
supplemented by a comfortable seating area and snack machines.
The Deli Bar offers a wide range of freshly made baguettes, homemade yogurt pots, fresh
fruits, soup and jacket potatoes. It is open Monday to Friday, 11:00 14:30.
The Queens Tower Shop offers a large selection of wraps, sandwiches, hand-held snacks
and drinks. They also promote Meal Deals, which are indicated on the plasma screen in
the shop. The Queens Tower Shop is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 18:00.
The JCR Cafe Bar offers a selection of fairtrade coffees, teas and hot chocolate, plus a wide
range of paninis, pastries and homemade muffins. The JCR Cafe Bar is open during term
time, Monday to Friday, 9:00 15:30.
Fast Food offers hot food options such as burgers, hot salads, pitta wraps, fried chicken or
panini boxes. Cold drinks and juices are also available. Fast Food is open during term time,
Monday to Friday, 11:00 15:00.
All of the Junior Common Room restaurant open hours are subject to change.
The Eastside bar and restaurant is situated on the ground floor of the Eastside halls of
residences. As well as alcoholic and soft drinks, you can also purchase hot food.
Eating and drinking, with the exception of water, are not allowed in the Schools lecture
theatres.
EMPLOYMENT DURING STUDIES
The Colleges policy on student employment during studies can be found in the appendices.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY
The Colleges mission is to maintain a standard of achievement such that in teaching and
research it is judged to be one of the premier institutions worldwide. To achieve this the
College strives to admit to the available places on its courses of study students of the
highest academic ability and motivation, as judged by the College on the basis, in part, of
previous attainments, and who are able, either personally or through other sources, to meet
the prescribed fees for the courses. In pursuing this end the College does not discriminate
against any person on the grounds of colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin,
religion, politics or sex. In implementing an equal opportunities policy the College will
incorporate the provisions described above and appropriate provisions in relation to age,
disability and sexual preferences within the law. This policy will be regularly reviewed and
arrangements made to monitor its application.
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Fire
Fire exits are clearly signposted and fire alarms are regularly tested. There is a voice alarm
in the lecture theatres and forum space and a bell in the staff office space. If the fire alarm
is heard continuously at any time, please evacuate the building immediately by the nearest
available exit (not using the lifts) and go to the muster points, either at the Queens Tower or
Imperial College Road. Please refer to the Schools Health & Safety Guide for more
information. If you see a fire, do not attempt to tackle it yourself but set off the nearest alarm
or call extension 4444.
GRADUATION CEREMONY
The Postgraduate graduation ceremony will be on Wednesday 1st May 2013.
GRADUATE SCHOOL
All postgraduate students are welcome to attend relevant transferable skills courses and
PhD students are required to attend a number of these courses within the 18-24 month
milestone. Further details of the programme and transferable skills requirement can be
found at www.imperial.ac.uk/graduateschools
The Graduate School organises the annual open day for students interested in further study
at Imperial. This will take place in the Great Hall on Wednesday 5th December 2012 at 12.30
- 16:00 (last entry at 16:00). If you are interested in attending please register at
www.imperial.ac.uk/graduateschools
Useful study guides provided by the Graduate School can be found at
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/students/studyguide including the Imperial Study Guide for
Masters Students, which we would advise you to read.
Health and Safety
On the first day of induction, you will be required to complete a Day One Health & Safety
Induction. Your programme team will explain the details of this. Once you have completed
this, you will be able to receive your swipe card (if you uploaded a photo before the induction
week began).
The Schools Health & Safety Guide is provided at the end of this booklet. It is important that
you read and familiarise yourself with this information as it includes, amongst other things,
details of first aiders and evacuation procedures.
One student representative is required from each programme for the Schools Health and
Safety Committee. This Committee gives you the opportunity to communicate any health
and safety issues affecting the MSc Risk Management and Financial Engineering students
to members of the Business School. The committee meets once a term.
IMPERIAL VOLUNTEER CENTRE

Transferable skills are needed in todays working environment, and when thinking about your
future career, you might want to consider volunteering as an extra option to increase your
real-life skills. Imperial Volunteer Centre (IVC) aims to give volunteers the opportunity to
gain new skills and experiences while putting something back into their community.
Imperial Volunteer Centre has over 150 active projects and all projects are listed on
www.imperial.ac.uk/volunteering, along with details as to how to apply.
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INTERRUPTION OF STUDIES
This should be requested when personal emergency or other circumstances arise
which mean that a student needs to take a break from their studies. No fees are payable for
such a period, during which a students research registration is effectively suspended. This
is not the same as study leave.
Interruption of studies should be reported to Registry by the students department promptly.
Overseas students should consult the International Office before applying for an interruption
of studies as this may affect their ability to remain in the United Kingdom during the period of
their interruption. The Registry is obliged to notify the UK Border Agency of any student,
with a tier four student visa, who takes an interruption of studies.
INTRANET
The College intranet is available at http://www.imperial.ac.uk/students. There is also a link
from the Colleges home page.
It is the first port of call for online news, the College telephone directory and a range of
information, such as course syllabuses, academic regulations, postgraduate courses, dates
of terms, as well as downloadable forms to request, for example, council tax certificates,
transcripts, statements of attendance and to notify a change of address.
LANGUAGE CLASSES
The Colleges Centre for Co-Curricular Studies provides the opportunity for students to learn
a number of languages. Classes are available in Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese,
Mandarin Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
The department offers both a day and an evening programme:
Evening Programme
The evening sessions (non-credit) take place once a week. The programme consists of
twenty sessions which run from mid October 2012 to late March 2013. Evening classes are
also available in a small number of humanities subjects. The fee is 190 per course and
further details can be found on the link below.
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/humanities/evening
There will also be a five-week summer evening programme starting in late May. Further
details on this will be available on the website from late March.
Day Programme
On the day programme, the Humanities Department offers language courses at a range of
levels in Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Russian and
Spanish. The programme is assessed and runs over two terms (two sessions per
week). The fee is 250 per course, exceptions are Russian (free of charge) and Arabic
(50). Business School postgraduates take Humanities language courses on a non-credit
basis (i.e. the course will not count towards your final degree classification).
Please note that priority for places is given to undergraduate students who are taking these
courses as part of their main degree programme (i.e. for credit). Further details can be found
on the link below.
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/humanities/undergraduate/foreignlanguagecourses
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For information on the number of places still available, please contact Catherine Chapouton
on languages@imperial.ac.uk or ring 020 7594 8757.
A language laboratory offering both audio and video courses is also available free of charge
to students. All students must attend an induction session before being allowed to use the
language lab. Induction sessions take place on Wednesday afternoons at 14:00 and are
held by Paul Chauncy, no appointment necessary. For any queries please contact Paul on
p.chauncy@ic.ac.uk or ring 020 7594 8755.
The Centre for Co-Curricular Studies is located on level 3 of the Sherfield Building.
LOGO USAGE
Our corporate identity is the face and personality we present to all our internal and external
audiences. It is as important as the programmes and research we provide.
We recognise that students may have the need to use the Business School logo, however
we need to ensure that the Imperial College Business School brand is used in a consistent
format across all communications.
All usage must therefore be approved by the Marketing and Communications department.
Please contact Julie Bennett, julie.bennett2@imperial.ac.uk (Level 1, Ext. 42652).
MARKETING AND ADMISSIONS SURVEY
At the start of the year, the Business School Marketing and Communications department will
circulate an entry survey regarding your experiences prior to joining us, from our marketing
communications to the service you received from our admissions team.
Communication with the Marketing and Communications department is an ongoing process.
We are always interested to receive insight into what information prospective students are
seeking prior to their decision on where to study, and where they would expect to find that
information.
If you wish to discuss any element of the above, please contact Nancy Messih,
n.messih@imperial.ac.uk (Level 1, Ext. 49205).
Notice Board
The MSc Risk Management and Financial Engineering notice board is situated on level 4 of
the Mech Eng building (outside room 493).
OTHER PROGRAMMES AT IMPERIAL COLLEGE BUSINESS SCHOOL
Imperial College Business School offers a range of study programmes. These are listed
below. You are strongly encouraged to mix with students on other programmes in order to
broaden your personal network.
Full-time MBA
Executive MBA (part-time weekday study)
Executive MBA (part-time weekend study)
MSc Actuarial Finance
MSc Economics and Strategy for Business
MSc Finance
MSc Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Management
MSc International Health Management
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MSc Management
MSc Strategic Marketing
Doctoral programme
Intercalated BSc with Management
Joint Honours with Management
The School also offers a range of Executive Education courses which are highly customised
for both public and private sector organisations.
PLAN OF THE BUILDING
A plan of the building is located in the main programmes area of Blackboard.
POLICY ON PROGRESS OF STUDENTS WHO ARE REMANDED OR GIVEN A

CUSTODIAL SENTENCE WHILST ON COURSE
The Colleges policy on the above can be found at
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/proceduresandregulations/policiesandprocedures/discipli
nary
If you feel that activities you are involved in are newsworthy, please send an email to the
Press and PR Manager, Tanya Gubbay, t.gubbay@imperial.ac.uk . Tanya will follow up with
the most appropriate action, which may include an internal communication, a note on our
website or a press release.
Please note that we have procedures in place when students are asked to speak to the
media about College matters. If you are contacted for comment by a journalist, please inform
Tanya before you answer any questions. A Press and PR procedural document is available
if you require further information.
PROCEDURES
Below are links to some useful College policies and procedures for your information:
The Colleges Regulations for Students:

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/proceduresandregulations
Mitigation / extenuating circumstances policy and procedures:

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/proceduresandregulations/policiesandprocedures/
examinationassessment
Complaints and Appeals procedures:

complaintsappeals
Academic integrity:
https://workspace.imperial.ac.uk/registry/Public/Procedures%20and%20Regulations/
Policies%20and%20Procedures/Examination%20and%20Assessment%20Academic
%20Integrity.pdf
Cheating offences policy and procedures:

disciplinary
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PROGRAMME SPECIFICATIONS
Programme specifications can be found at http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/businessschool/programmes
PUBLIC FOLDERS
The Schools public folders are available via Microsoft Outlook. These folders contain some
useful shared information including booking sheets which enable you to book the four
discussion rooms and the vaults in the lower ground floor of the Business School building.
You can access the folder by clicking on the heading Public Folders located in the menu on
the left side of the screen under your mail folder headings. (If the heading Public Folders is
not displayed on the left, you will need to select View on the main toolbar and select
Folder List.) You then need to click on All Public Folders to bring up a list of departments
within the college. If you click on Business School another list of headings appears from
which you can make your selection.
REPROGRAPHICS SERVICE
The Reprographics room is located in room LG17 on the Lower Ground Floor. Aside from
the copiers (mentioned in the Photocopying section), you can also find:
Coloured paper and card

Comb binder machine
Shredder
Guillotine
This equipment is available for use at any time, but please be aware that the Reprographics
Room is very busy during term time - particularly around assessment deadlines.
Print Management Centre
There is also a College Reprographic Service which is run by Office Depot Print
Management Services, in room 024, lower ground floor of the Sherfield Building. It is open
Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 17:00, and provides the following services for students. You
can submit your job in either the Business School or Sherfield Reprographics room.
With their fast and reliable copiers and print equipment, they can meet all of your digital
reprographic needs from black and white or colour printing and copying to wide format
poster printing. Whatever your print needs, the on-site print team will work with you to find
the right solution and deliver on time and on budget. If you wish to discuss any projects in
greater detail, ask to see the Print Account Manager who is on hand to offer further resource
and expertise.
Printing / Offset & digital

Various Single & double sided copies A5-A3
Basic artwork creation or amendment
Booklets
Branded Products
Business Cards
Design & DTP Service
Flyers
Laminating up to A0 size
Leaflets
Posters up to A0 size
Stationery & Furniture
Wire/Comb Binding
Below is the basic price list for some of the services provided by the Print Management
Centre. Please be aware that there is a minimum charge of 1 and the final cost will vary
according to the size and nature of the request.
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A4 Black and white digital print single sided

3p per sheet
5p per sheet
A4 Colour digital print single sided
25p per sheet
50p per sheet
65/32.50/16.25 Per
A0/A1/A2 Colour digital print single sided
Poster
A0/A1/A2 Lamination
15.00 per sheet
Plastic Comb or Wire Binding with covers
1 per document per sheet
All items are sold at prices ruling at the date of dispatch and may vary at office
Depots discretion from those originally quoted or shown.
The standard delivery turnaround time for a job is 24 hours, though this is subject to change
depending on the size and nature of the request.
Office Depot @ Imperial College
Room 024, Lower Ground, Sherfield Building, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ
Tel: 020 7594 9587/3576 Email: imperial.college@officedepot.co.uk
Sexual harassment includes any action or behaviour (by members of the other sex or of the
same sex) which has an explicit or implicit sexual motivation and which causes
embarrassment, offence or intimidation to the individual to whom it is directed, or which
creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive working and social environment. Incitement to
commit such action is equally culpable.
Racial harassment includes any action or behaviour by one individual towards another
based on difference in colour, culture, ethnic or national origin which causes offence,
intimidation or distress to the individual to whom it is directed or which creates an
intimidating, hostile or offensive working and social environment. Incitement to commit such
action is equally culpable.
Sexual and racial harassment will not be tolerated at the College and can lead to disciplinary
action. Anyone who considers that they have such a grievance, which they have been
unable to resolve personally, can discuss their concern confidentially with their Programme
Director or any other member of staff in whom they have confidence. They may also see one
of the College Tutors, or the Schools Senior Tutors. If a complaint is made, confidentiality
will be maintained and action may be taken informally if appropriate. Should official action be
required, information and advice on the procedures for disciplinary action will be given by the
College Tutors.
Shops
A number of College shops are situated on the walkway near the Sherfield Building. The
opening times, during term time, are usually 8.45 to 18.00. The shops stock stationery,
greetings cards, confectionery and newspapers. There are also a number of subsidised
eateries on campus.
Smoking
The College operates a no-smoking policy in all of its buildings.
Sports Facilities
Ethos Sports Centre was officially opened by Sir Roger Bannister on 26th April 2006. It is
located on the north side of Prince's Gardens, and built over 3 storeys.
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Ethos offers the latest state-of-the-art equipment together with full supervision by qualified
fitness instructors. Facilities available include:
a 75 station fitness gym

classes run by qualified instructors included spin cycle, pilates, yoga, body pump,
body sculpt, step, aerobics and more
a 25m deck-level five-lane swimming pool with sauna, steam room and spa.
Swimming lessons are available
a sports hall offering activities such as badminton, table tennis, 5-a-side football,
basketball, handball, volleyball and cricket nets
a 9m high featured climbing wall with overhangs and a chimney section, providing a
range of climbing challenges. Beginners welcome
three high quality squash courts. Coaching available
a state-of-the-art dry water massage machine providing an ideal way to relax and
revitalise
physiotherapy, osteopathy, and sports massage services through qualified
therapists
Imperial students are able to use both the fitness gym and the swimming pool free of charge.
External use of the Centre is limited. Imperial is the only UK University offering free use of
facilities to students as a health, fitness and wellbeing benefit.
Further information is available from the Sports Centre at: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/sports
STUDENT ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE POLICY
A copy of the Colleges policy on student alcohol and substance misuse is included in the
appendices.
Student Union
All students registered with the College are automatically members of the Imperial College
Union.
Registered students, who wish to exercise their right under the Education Act 1994 formally
to opt out of ICU, may visit the Registry to record their decision. Students are advised that
the only practical effect of opting out will be that they cannot stand for elected office or take
part in Union elections and referenda.
Details on the Student Union can be found at http://www.imperialcollegeunion.org/ If you
would like further information on the Student Union representatives this can be found at
https://www.imperialcollegeunion.org/representation/ Details of the ICU Advice Centre can
be found at https://www.imperialcollegeunion.org/information-and-advice/
Whether you are studying for a Masters, PhD or MD(Res), you are automatically a member
of the Graduate Students' Association (GSA). The GSA is a branch of Imperial Colleges
Student Union (ICU). Both the ICU and the GSA are student run and aim to improve the
education and welfare of Imperial's students. A link to the GSA website can be found at
https://www.imperialcollegeunion.org/faculty-unions/gsaweb/index,457,ICS.html
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Toilets
There are toilets near the lifts on each floor in the Business School Building (except the
Upper Ground Floor). Toilets in the ACEX building are located in the breakout space next to
the lecture theatres.
VENDING MACHINES
There are three dispensing/vending machines offering snacks and hot and cold drinks on the
Ground Floor in the Business School by the lifts and WCs.
WITHDRAWAL
Students who wish to withdraw from their Programme must inform their Programme Director
in writing within two weeks of the date they formally leave the programme.
Students who withdraw from the College during the academic session will be charged the
appropriate pro rata fee, based upon the number of weeks studied during the session and
the relevant course tuition fee.
Students who do not formally withdraw will be liable for payment of full fees.
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12 APPENDIXES
The following documents and forms are provided in the pages which follow:
1.
Academic Staff Structure
2.
Administrative Staff Structure
3.
Cheating Offences Policy & Procedures
4.
5.
Disability Statement
6.
7.
Examinations and Religious Observations
8.
Fire Notice
9.
First Aider Notice
10.
11.
Leave of Absence Form
12.
Map of South Kensington
13.
Mitigating Circumstances Form
14.
Representation Against Results
15.
Student Alcohol & Substance Misuse Policy
16.
Working in the UK After Your Studies
17.
2012/13 Calendar
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IMPERIAL COLLEGE BUSINESS SCHOOL

Vacant
Principal
Professor Dorothy Griffiths Acting Principal
Finance Group
Innovation &
Entrepreneurship Group
Organisation &
Management Group
Prof Paolo Zaffaroni

Acting Head of Group
Professor David Gann

Head of Group
Professor Nelson Phillips

Head of Group
Professor Rifat Atun

Professors
Prof Karim Abadir
Prof Andrea Buraschi
Professors
Prof Erkko Autio
Prof Bart Clarysse
Professors
Prof David Begg
Prof Tommaso Valletti
Professors
Prof Rifat Atun
Prof James Barlow
Prof Gilles Chemla

Prof Walter Distaso
Prof Rustam Ibragimov
Prof Nigel Meade
Prof James Sefton
Associate Professors
Dr Harjoat Bhamra
Dr Enrico Biffis
Dr Robert Kosowski
Assistant Professors
Dr Ana Babus
Dr Pasquale Della Corte
Dr Petri Jylha
Dr Katrin Tinn
Prof Gerard George
Prof Richard Green
(AIM Senior Fellow)
Dr Benita Cox
Mr Marc Wells
Prof Ammon Salter

Prof Mike Wright
Assosciate Professor
Dr Aija Leiponen
Mr Johan Bruneel
Dr Paola Criscuolo
Dr Ileana Stigliani
Senior Research Fellows
Dr Ritsuko Ozaki
Dr Markus Perkmann
Dr Keith Smith
Research Fellows
Dr Sankalp Chaturvedi
Dr Andreas Eisingerich
Dr Catarina Sismeiro
Dr Elena Dalpiaz
Ms Maria Farkas
Dr Annabelle Gawer
Dr Claudia Jasmand
Dr Mark Kennedy
Dr Boris Maciejovsky
Dr Namrata Malhotra
Dr Ralf Martin
Prof Carol Propper

Prof Christopher Chapman
Prof Jonathan Haskel
Professor Peter C Smith
Reader
Dr Tim Heymann
(Honorary)
Assistant Professor
Dr Marisa Miraldo
Senior Research Fellow
Dr Katharina Hauck
Research Fellows
Dr Mauro Laudicella
Mr Tony Hewitt
Mr Colin Love
Mr Ebrahim Mohamed
Dr Marco Mongiello
Senior Teaching Fellow
Mrs Angela Dalrymple
Ms Karlie O'Hara
Learning Technologist
Mr Fotios Begklis
Assistant Learning Technologists
Ms Janaina Dos Reis
Mr Christopher Skinsley
Web Developer
Daniel Peterson
Dr Catherine Mulligan
Dr Steven Moxey
Dr Cher Li
Dr Pantelis Koutroumpis
Mr Rodney Ball
Research Associates
Dr Riccardo Fini
Mr Samuel Macaulay
Dr Anja Kern
Dr Yuri Mishina
Dr Jonathan Pinto
Dr Mirjam Tuk
Prof Roman Inderst
Research Fellow
Dr Iain Staffell
Dr Steffen Bayer
Research Associates
Dr Theopisti Chrysanthaki
Dr Rodrigo Moreno-Serra
Research Associate
Dr Tao Huang
Research Assistants
Dr Isabel Shaw
Research Assistant
Ms Inger Abma
Dr Antoine Vernet
Dr Priti Parikh
Dr Richard Carmichael
Ms Ammara Mahmood
Lecturer
Dr Omar Merlo
Senior Lecturers
Dr David McCarthy
Lecturers
Dr Katja Ahoniemi
Mr Steven Riddiough
Mr Worrawat Sritrakul
Research Associates
Ms Daniela Gamberini
Dr Elena Pizzo
Dr Dimitrios Spyridonidis
Dr Danielle Tucker
Principal Teaching Fellows

Dr Anjali Bakhru
Dr Lara Cathcart
Director of ETU
Mr David Lefevre
Senior Learning Technologists
Teaching, Research & Centre Directors

Chair in Economics
Professor Carol Propper
REF
Distance learning MBA
Dr Marcel Cohen
Dr Benita Cox
Prof David Gann
Prof Dot Griffiths
Mr Colin Love
Prof Erkko Autio
Mr Ebrahim Mohamed
Prof Dot Griffiths

Deputy Principal for Research &
Business Engagement
Head of Programmes
Doctoral Programme
MBA Programmes
MSc Risk Management
BEST
Dr Marco Mongiello
Dr Robert Kosowski
Prof Gerry George
Prof Tom Hoehn
MSc Management
Dr Jennifer O'Connor
Mr Jerome Courturier
Executive Education
Dr Zeynep Farooqui
Mr David Lefevre
Director ETU
Risk Lab
Rajiv Gandhi Centre
Intellectual Property Centre
July 12
New Organisation
Dr Tufool Al-Nuaimi
Dr Kun Fu
Mr Dmitry Sharapov
Mr Robin De Cock
Dr Jan-Michael Ross
Research Assistants
Mr Stefano Miraglia
Ms Charlotte Pauwels
Lecturer
Mr Llewellyn Thomas
Chart Business School
TBC- Principal
Rebecca Cope - Manager, Principal's Office

and Special Projects
Jon Tucker - Faculty Operating Officer

Carmen Schiemann - PA to Principal Suite
Executive Education
*Jerome Couturier Director
* Michelle Guest Executive Education
Operations Manager
*Catherine Smith - Account
Manager
*Stacey Loghdey Executive Education
Programme Manager
*Natalia Forte - Executive
Education Programme
Manager
*Julie Coyne - Executive
Education Programme
Manager
*Jessica Geldart Executive Assistant to
DEE
Cassie Gilbert - Careers Manager

*Mary Goudge - Information Manager
Karen Tweddle Teaching & Quality

Team Manager
*Veronica Russell *Ania Mirkowska - Employer Relations Teaching & Quality
Manager
Coodinator
*Dawn Redford - Teaching
*Enrico Cocchi - Employer Relations
& Quality Officer
Executive
*Olga Studinska - Careers Co-ordinator *Vicky Nicholson Examinations Officer
*Emma Cooper - Careers Consultant
* Becky Lewis *Kira Hughes- Careers Consultant
*Holly Crane - Careers Consultant
*Sanela Lukanovic - Careers Consultant *David Boyle Examinations Officer
*Jenny Roberts - Careers Consultant
*Julia Sadowski *David Pullinger - Careers consultant
Examinations Officer
*Patricia Keener - Careers Consultant
*Anne-Kathrin Alaoui - Careers Coach *Alison Harker Smith Examinations Officer
and Consultant
*Mark Davies - Corporate Relations

Manager
TBC- Director of External Relations

*Maurice Farmer - Head of IT Projects and Digital
Media
*Desmond Samuel - Digital Media Exec
*Phil Carter - Marketing & Development Manager
*Ed Whisker - Marketing Executive - Programmes
*Rowena Boddington - Marketing Coordinator Programmes
*Tim Ruthven - Corporate Marketing Manager
*Julia Kettlewell - Corporate Marketing Executive
* Julie Bennett - Corporate Marketing Coordinator
*Rachael Glasgow - Exec Assistant & Marketing
Coordinator
*Nancy Messih - Marketing & Development Manager
*Steve Togneri - Recruitment & Development Executive
*Franca Galati - Recruitment Administrator
*Kate Raison - Recruitment and Marketing Coordinator
*Crystal Grant - Recruitment & Development Executive
*Ryan Abbt - Recruitment Administrator
*Sarah Stubbings - Recruitment and Marketing
Coordinator
*Rachel Crooks - Recruitment and Marketing Coordinator
*Sharona Walker - Recruitment & Development
Executive
* Russell Watson - Recruitment & Marketing Coordinator
*Lisa thomas - Marketing and Recruitment Coordinator
Julie Paranics - Doctoral

Programme Manager
* Catherine Lester Programme Coordinator
Jo Demetris - HR Adviser
* Naz Hussain - Senior HR
Administrator
Yvonne Cheng - Head of Major

Events
*Colette Stevenson - Events
Co-ordinator
*Maria Healy - Events Communication
Hamza Siddiq - MBA Programme

Manager
*Siew Tin Lim - Senior Programme Coordinator
*Phoebe Voong - Senior Programme Coordinator
*Mikhaela Gray - Programme Coordinator
Nicola Pogson - Alumni
Relations Manager
* Stephanie Tapply - Alumni
Relations Executive
*Celia Pearce - Alumni
Communications Executive
*Kayane Shadarevian - Alumni
Relations Administrator
Bernadette Kuforji- Finance
Manager
*Natasha Studinska Management Accountant
*Nasir Uddin - Trainee
Management Accountant
*Noeline Joseph Management Accountant
Peter Brown- ICT Site Manager
*Bhupendra Patel- IT Support
Specialist
Afrey Edes - Facilities Manager
*Gail Hallissey - Facilities Coordinator
*Samantha Gillatt - Faculty Services
Risk Management Lab

*Tessa Ogden - Risk Lab Operations
Manager
*James McCloskey - English

Language Support Coordinator
David Wilson - Research Strategy

Manager
*Sabrina Keifer - Venture Coach &

Business Plan Manager
Donna Sutherland - Smith - PA/Group

*Philippa Egan - Group Secretary
*Bora Trimcev - HaCIRIC Secretary
Virginia Harris - PA to Head of I&E Group

Catherine Griffiths - Executive Co-ordinator to
Karen Tune - Secretary, Mike Wright (I&E)
IMPERIAL COLLEGE
BUSINESS SCHOOL
Updated Jul 12'
New Organisational Chart
Lisa Umenyiora
Finance Programme
Manager
*Gillian Forsyth - Senior
Programme Coordinator
*Wee Ming Lim - Senior
*Jason Murray - Programme
Coordinator
*Rash Rahim - Programme
Co-ordinator
*Moira Rankin - PA to Head of
Group/ Group Administrator
Jo McHugh - Research Centre
Manager
*Maryam Philpotts - Network
Coordinator
*Anushka Patel - Network
Coordinator
*Claire Thorne - DCE Coordinator
*Richard Foulsham - Programme
Coordinator
*Tim Gordon - Assistant
Coordinator
Edina Hamzic Maguire - MSc

Strategic Marketing &
Undergraduate Programmes
*Jolanta Leonaite - Programme Coordinator
*Rosemarie Brown - Programme Coordinator
*Charlene Fairs - Programme Coordinator
Sarah Wilsey - MSc Management &
MSc I, E &M Programmes
*Frederick Diacon - Senior
Programme Co-ordinator
*Abdus Salam - Programme Coordinator
Anjali Bakhru - MSc ESB
Programme
*Susan Mossey- Senior Programme
Co-ordinator
Dr Baggy Cox- MSc International
Health Management Programme
*Rose Shaddock - Senior Programme
Co-ordinator
Imperial College London, Academic Regulations 2011/12
Appendix 3
Cheating Offences Policy and Procedures
INTRODUCTION 1
1
These Policy and Procedures apply to all students and former students at Imperial College
registered for Imperial College or University of London awards. Allegations of a breach of the
examination regulations involving staff of Imperial College will be referred to the Director of Human
Resources and dealt with by investigation and disciplinary measures through the Human Resources
Disciplinary Procedures.
Students and former students must note that conduct of a nature which would be inappropriate in a
member of some professions could require additional disciplinary action. In particular, students
whose course of study leads to provisional registration as doctors, and whose conduct falls to be
considered under the Cheating Offences Policy and Procedures, may also fall to be considered
under the Colleges Procedure for the Assessment of Fitness to Practise Medicine.
In any proceedings under these Policy and Procedures, the student shall be presumed to be
innocent until the contrary is established beyond reasonable doubt.
Throughout these Policy and Procedures, the Academic Registrar and the Head of Central
Secretariat may delegate any of the duties ascribed to him/her to another appropriate member of
College staff.
Any dispute as to the interpretation of these Policy and Procedures shall be referred to the
Academic Registrar, whose decision in the matter shall be final.
Cheating may take the form of Plagiarism or other Examination Offences, and these offences shall
be dealt with according to different procedures, outlined below. Plagiarism is dealt with under
paragraphs 7 to 22 below, and Examination Offences under paragraphs 23 to 288.
PLAGIARISM TAUGHT COURSES

7
This section should be read in conjunction with the Tariff for Major Cheating Offences at Annex 1.
Where the offence is an instance of suspected plagiarism, it shall be dealt with in accordance with
the following procedures, commensurate with the severity of the suspected offence.
Where plagiarism is detected in group work, members of that group may be deemed to have
collective responsibility for the integrity for work submitted by that group and may be liable for any
penalty imposed, proportionate to their contribution.
These Policy and Procedures draw on the best practice at several Higher Education Institutions and Imperial College would like this to be
acknowledged.
10
Minor Offences of Plagiarism: The following instances of suspected minor plagiarism shall be
referred directly to the relevant Board of Examiners (or Chairman or other delegated person acting
on behalf of the Board) by the Department:
a. A first occurrence and in which the part of the work in question can be demonstrated to have
been plagiarised, either intentionally or unintentionally, and is not judged by the Board of
Examiners to form a significant part of that work, considered both by volume and by weight of
meaning. This may include instances of self-plagiarism or suspected collusion (where the work
of another student is used with that students consent).
11
The action open to the Board of Examiners is as follows:a. That there is no case to answer and therefore that no further action be taken;
b. That the student concerned be informally reprimanded (i.e. that a note should be kept on the
students departmental file);
c. That the student concerned be informally reprimanded and that the mark given for the
performance of the student in the assessment in question be reduced;
d. That the student concerned be informally reprimanded and that a mark of zero be made upon
the performance of the student in the assessment in question.
[Note 1: the decision of a Board of Examiners that plagiarism has occurred need not preclude the
student in question from submitting subsequent coursework for assessment for the same course,
where applicable.
Note 2: in cases in which a student is penalised for an academic offence with regard to a single,
optional assessment, the Board or Panel may exercise the right to specify that the assessment
should count towards the students marks for the academic year, as if the student had chosen to
submit it.]
12
Any such action taken by the Board of Examiners should be reported to the meeting of the Board at
which students results are confirmed, and a summary report of action taken by the Board during
the academic year under this procedure, in which individual students are not named, should be
made annually, normally via the minutes of the meeting of the Board, to the Academic Registrar for
dissemination to the Pro Rector (Education and Academic Affairs) (see also paragraph 18 below).
13
Major Offences of Plagiarism: All other instances of suspected plagiarism not covered in
paragraph 11 above, including matters where the student does not admit that plagiarism has
occurred, should be reported to the Academic Registrar who will appoint an investigating officer
who shall be responsible for investigating the incident. Each Department should delegate to one or
more academic staff the responsibility for the investigation of suspected instances of plagiarism on
behalf of the Board of Examiners. As soon as is reasonably possible, the Chairman of the Board of
Examiners or their nominee shall complete the official forms Annex 2, Part I). Where the
investigating officer deems on the evidence presented that the plagiarism is of a minor or technical
2
nature s/he, after consultation with the Chairman of the Board of Examiners, may decide that the
matter can be dealt with by the Board of Examiners, or that no further action will be taken. A report
of the decision shall be kept in the Registry but the matter shall, thereafter, be regarded as closed.
14
Where it is suspected that a student has made use of another student's work without that student's
consent, this will normally be regarded as an offence of plagiarism of a major nature.
15
Where an offence of plagiarism is suspected in more than one piece of assessment or where an
offence of plagiarism is suspected in respect of an individual who has previously been punished for
a cheating offence including an offence of plagiarism, the offence[s] shall be regarded as major
plagiarism even if the offence[s] taken in isolation might normally be regarded as minor in nature.
16
Where the investigating officer has determined that there is a prima facie case of major plagiarism
to answer (that is, instances other than those defined in paragraph 10 above) the case shall be
dealt with in accordance with paragraph 28 below and will proceed to the establishment of a Review
Panel (see paragraphs 29 to 32 below).
17
In considering accusations of major plagiarism, the Review Panel can decide upon appropriate
actions as laid out in Annex 1.
18
Recording of Plagiarism offences: Minor plagiarism offences will be recorded on the students
Departmental student file and summarised in the minutes of the meetings of the Boards of
Examiners. Major plagiarism offences will be recorded on the students Departmental and Registry
files. In order that the College has an overview of the extent of the problem, a report outlining the
number of minor plagiarism offences dealt with by each Department/Division (in which individuals
are not named) shall also be sent to the Pro Rector (Education and Academic Affairs) at the end of
each academic year.
PLAGIARISM RESEARCH DEGREES

19
Plagiarism in a research degree can essentially only be detected by the supervisor when reviewing
the thesis prior to submission, by the examiners either before or during the viva or by someone who
reads/consults the thesis post examination. If plagiarism is identified during the research
programme well before thesis submission then correction, modification and re-education would be
seen as part of the learning process imparted by supervisor to student with the former reinforcing
their role of guiding students to avoid plagiarism and to reference their work properly. If plagiarism
is repeated and this is still well before thesis submission the Department shall be required to review
the students position and determine whether registration for a research degree is still appropriate.
20
Otherwise there are two types of plagiarism that may be detected in a thesis submitted for
examination:
a. Plagiarism determined as minor in nature would comprise a relatively small component of the
thesis and would in all likelihood be attributable to poor academic practice rather than intent to
deceive. The penalty for such an offence would normally be a reprimand, a commitment and
undertaking by the student to remove or properly reference the offending material and for the
student to agree to have the final thesis run through the plagiarism detection service prior to
3
examination as a precaution to ensure that no other material had been plagiarised. If the
plagiarism detection service detected further significant plagiarism then the penalty below shall
apply.
b. Plagiarism shall be identified as major where a relatively large component of the thesis has
been plagiarised thereby normally indicating an intent to deceive. The only penalty appropriate
for major plagiarism in a research degree thesis is expulsion from College and exclusion from
all future assessment.
21
Suspected
plagiarism in a research degree is very serious and, as such, all cases whether major or minor are
reviewed by a Panel, comprising the Pro Rector (Education and Academic Affairs), Dean of
Students and Academic Registrar, once the alleged offence has been investigated by an officer
appointed by the Academic Registrar in the usual way.
22
If plagiarism is identified in a thesis post award, the above Panel shall appoint an investigating
officer who, as part of their investigation, shall seek the views of the students Department and most
importantly the original examiners on the validity of the award. If plagiarism is shown to be relatively
minor it may be sufficient to require the student to remove or properly reference the offending
material. If major plagiarism is proven this would normally lead to the degree award being revoked
and the student being excluded from all future assessments of the College.
EXAMINATION OFFENCES
23
Where the offence is an Examination Offence (defined in paragraph 24) it shall be dealt with under
the procedures below. Conduct which breaches examination regulations and/or which is likely to
affect the security of examinations and/or which is likely to give an unfair advantage to the student
in examinations or assessments, whether in written, oral, practical, clinical, laboratory-based or
coursework form, shall be dealt with in accordance with the procedures described below.
24
Examination offences include, but are not restricted to:

a. Introduction into the examination room of any materials other than those permitted for the
examination;
b. Removal of any examination script, any part of an examination script or blank examination
stationery from the examination room except by a person with designated authority to do so;
c. Any attempt to confer with or gain access to the script of any other student during the period of
the examination; or to collaborate in or gain access to the assessed coursework of any other
student, unless authorised to do so;
d. Any attempt to tamper with examination scripts or coursework after they have been handed in
by students;
e. Any unauthorised study and/or unsupervised absence of a student from the examination room
during the period of the examination;
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f.
Impersonation or attempted impersonation of a student, including aiding and abetting someone

to do so; both the student who is impersonated and the impersonator are liable to be punished.
g. Incidences of plagiarism, which is defined as the presentation of another persons thoughts or

words or work (including figures, diagrams, formulae and computer programs) as though they
were a students own. Plagiarism offences, which may be minor or major in nature, shall be
treated according to the procedure described in the Plagiarism section above.
h. Contract cheating including the purchase of essays and other material from other sources.
i.
Other conduct likely to give an unfair advantage to the student.
PROCEDURE FOR DEALING WITH EXAMINATION OFFENCES

25
Where a student2 or former student is alleged to have committed an examination offence as defined
in paragraph 24 above other than cases of plagiarism which are treated according to the
instructions in the Plagiarism section above the Department/ Division shall inform the Academic
Registrar as soon as possible after its detection. The Academic Registrar shall then appoint an
investigating officer from within the Registry, who shall be responsible for investigating the incident.
As soon as is reasonably possible, the Chairman of the Board of Examiners or their nominee shall
complete the official form (Annex 2, Part I). In cases of joint courses, the students second
Department shall be informed about the alleged examination offence at the same time as the
Registry.
26
Where the investigating officer, who may consult other members of staff recommended by the
Academic Registrar if necessary, deems on the evidence presented that the offence is of a minor or
technical nature s/he, after consultation with the Chairman of the Board of Examiners, may decide
that the matter can be dealt with by the Board of Examiners in whatever way is considered
appropriate. This can include the decision that no further action will be taken. A report of the
decision shall be kept in the Registry and the matter shall, thereafter, be regarded as closed.
27
Academic Registrar if necessary, has determined that there is prima facie a case to answer, s/he
shall complete the first half of the Student Allegation Form (Annex 2, Part II) determining the official
wording of the allegation in relation to the relevant regulations.
28
The Student Allegation form, along with a copy of this policy, shall then be sent to the student for
completion. The student shall complete and return the Student Allegation Form (Annex 2, Part II) to
the investigating officer within 10 working days from the date on the letter. A Review Panel will then
be established. Where a student admits a cheating offence he/she shall be invited to submit a
statement of mitigation to the Review Panel. If the student fails to return the form within 10 working
days, the investigating officer shall send a warning letter. If, following another 10 working days, no
answer is still forthcoming, the College shall by default proceed to the establishment of a Review
Panel.
As used herein, the term student shall include the plural.
ESTABLISHMENT OF A REVIEW PANEL

29
A Review Panel comprising the Academic Registrar or Deputy Academic Registrar, the Dean of
Students (or nominee) and a College Tutor shall be established to consider the evidence and to
agree on an appropriate outcome according to the Tariff at Annex 1 (depending on whether the
Review Panel has been convened to hear a case of plagiarism or another examination offence).
30
In exceptional circumstances, the Review Panel may decide, at its absolute discretion, to apply one
of the other penalties set out in Annex 1 instead of the default or moderated penalty for the offence.
The penalty may be higher or lower than that suggested by the tariff. Where the Review Panel
decides exceptionally to exercise its discretion in this way, it must set out its reasons for doing so in
the record of its decision.
31
The investigating officer shall communicate the decision of the Review Panel, including where the
decision is that no offence has been committed, in writing to the student within five College working
days following the decision of the Panel, as well as his/her Head(s) of Department and any other
persons involved in the case.
32
If the student wishes to appeal against the decision of the Review Panel, he or she must write to the
Academic Registrar within five College working days of receiving the decision of the Review Panel,
stating that s/he wishes to appeal and giving the grounds for the appeal. An appeal against the
Review Panels decision shall be allowed on the grounds listed in paragraph 33 and, if the appeal is
allowed, an Appeals Panel will be convened to consider the appeal (see Establishment of an
Appeals Panel section below).
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPEAL

33
An appeal may be allowed on the following grounds:

a.
Administrative error;
b.
Where there is new evidence of extenuating circumstances which was not available to the
Board of Examiners at the time it made its decision;
c. Where there is evidence that the Review Panel or Board of Examiners acted unfairly or where it
was thought to have imposed too harsh an outcome.
34
In cases of minor plagiarism, notice of intention to appeal must be received in writing by the
Academic Registrar, no later than five College working days after the date on which the student was
notified of the decision. The notification of intention to appeal must state the grounds for appeal.
The Academic Registrar in conjunction with the Deputy Academic Registrar will decide whether an
appeal is justified, based on the grounds given in 33. If an appeal is justified, a Review Panel will be
convened. The Review Panel will have the power to confirm, reverse or modify the original decision,
including the application of further and more severe outcomes, in accordance with the penalties
applicable to minor offences of plagiarism, in 11.
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35
In cases of major cheating offences, notice of intention to appeal against the decision of the Review
Panel must be received in writing by the Academic Registrar, no later than five College working
days after the date on which the student was notified of the decision. The notification of intention to
appeal must state the grounds for appeal. The Academic Registrar will forward the case to the Pro
Rector (Education and Academic Affairs) who, in conjunction with the Head of Central Secretariat,
will decide whether an Appeals Panel shall be convened based on the grounds given in 33.
36
An Appeals Panel shall be convened for the purpose of hearing the appeal as early as possible
after the receipt of such notification and the student notified in writing of the relevant date and time
of the hearing.
ESTABLISHMENT OF AN APPEALS PANEL

37
The Appeals Panel3 shall be constituted as follows:

a.
The Chair, who shall be a Dean;
b. Two members of the Discipline Committee and Examination Offences list (which is drawn up
from nominations by Departments and approved annually by Senate);
c. The President of the Student Union, or a member of the Student Union Council nominated by
the President;
d. A Lay member of Council or the Court.
The Academic Registrar or his or her nominee shall be present to provide advice to the panel.
38
A secretary to the Appeals Panel shall be appointed by the Head of Central Secretariat. The
proceedings before the Appeals Panel and its deliberations shall be recorded by the secretary in
sufficient detail to enable him/her to complete Annex 2, Part III of the report.
39
The Academic Registrar shall commence proceedings describing the procedures involved and the
background to the particular case concerned. The evidence in the possession of the College shall
be presented by the Dean of Students (or his nominee). Either the Chair of the relevant
Examination Board (or his nominee), or a Departmental Representative nominated by the Head of
Department, shall be available for the full duration of the Hearing, to answer any queries from the
Panel and the student.
40
Students may, if they wish, be accompanied by a member of Imperial College (either a fellow
student, or a personal tutor, warden or other member of the academic staff). The person
accompanying the student may speak in support of the student if the latter so desires.
To ensure natural justice, Panel members should not have been connected to the offence in any way, nor should they be from the same
Department(s)/Division(s) as the accused student(s).
41
If the student wishes to be accompanied by a member of Imperial College they shall notify the Clerk
to the Panel accordingly with reasonable notice, not less than two working days before the appeal
hearing.
42
The Chair of the Board of Examiners or his/her nominee shall arrange for a copy of each document
which s/he will present to the Appeals Panel to be sent to the student. This should include Annex 2,
Part I questions 1-8, but should not include questions 9-12 (which shall only be presented at an
Appeals Panel once and if a cheating offence has been established). Such documents shall also
include any written statement or statements made by the student. A notice of the purpose of the
Appeals Panel and the time and place at which it will be held shall also be sent with these
documents. The documents shall include any materials relating to the Departments initial dealings
with the case. They shall also include details of the Departments measures to communicate the
seriousness of the offence and its definitions. The documents and notice shall be posted no fewer
than five working days before the date set for the hearing.
APPEALS PANEL PROCEDURE

43
The student shall have the right to be present at all proceedings of the Appeals Panel subject to
paragraphs 52 and 53 below.
44
Sittings of the Appeals Panel shall normally be held in private, but in keeping with the Human
Rights Act (1998), the student may, if s/he wishes, request that the hearing be held in public.
45
Proceedings of the Appeals Panel shall not be invalidated by reason of the absence from the
meeting of the Panel of the student provided that the conditions of paragraphs 33 to 36 of these
Policy and Procedures have been observed.
46
All members of the Panel shall introduce themselves. The secretary shall read to the student the
particulars of the allegation and ask him/her to confirm the decision made on the Student Allegation
Form (Annex 2, Part II) irrespective of whether the allegation has been admitted to or not.
47
If, at this stage, the student decides to admit to an offence that s/he had previously not admitted,
the Panel has the authority to consider which outcome(s) to impose immediately (section on
Decisions of the Appeals Panel and section on Outcomes for Examination Offences below), so long
as the Chair of the Board of Examiners (or his/her nominee) and the student are in agreement that
this should occur.
48
In all cases other than those covered by 47 above, each side, first the Chair of the Board of
Examiners (or his/her nominee) and then the student, shall present the documentary material and
call witnesses who may be examined.
49
The student shall have the right to examine any documents, reports or written statements that have
been used in the case as the Appeals Panel has the right to examine any written reports or
documents introduced by the student.
50
If the student wishes, s/he may give evidence, and may thereupon be questioned by the Chair of
the Board of Examiners or his/her nominee and members of the Appeals Panel.
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51
Before the Panel considers its finding, the Chair of the Board of Examiners (or his/her nominee) and
then the student shall have the opportunity to make any closing arguments.
52
The Panel shall consider its finding in private and shall if possible reach its finding without
adjournment. The secretary shall be present.
53
The Appeals Panel may, at its discretion, at any time during the proceedings, order the room to be
vacated, or the members may themselves retire to another room for private discussions. The
student shall not be entitled to be present at such times.
DECISIONS OF THE APPEAL PANEL

54
An Appeals Panel shall have the power to confirm, reverse or modify the original decision in any
way, including the application of further and more severe outcomes (listed in the Appeals Panel
section below).
55
The decision of the Appeals Panel shall be reached by a majority vote but shall be announced as
the decision of the Appeals Panel. In cases of a split vote, the Chair shall have the casting vote.
56
The votes of individual Panel members shall always be treated as confidential.
57
At the conclusion of the evidence, the Appeals Panel shall determine in private whether an offence
has been committed. The Panel shall give reasons for its decision on the form at Annex 2, Part IV.
58
Before reaching any decision on the outcome, the secretary shall pass to the Appeals Panel any
written statements (which may include statements from a personal tutor, Head of Department, or
other member of College staff) submitted to the Panel by the Chair of the Board of Examiners or
his/her nominee or by the student who has been found to have committed an offence. Copies shall
be provided for both sides. No witnesses may be called at this stage.
59
The consideration of the outcome shall be made in private. At the beginning of the consideration,
the secretary shall provide the Panel with information about the student provided in Annex 2, Part I
The Effect on the Students Academic Progression.
60
Where possible, the Panel shall reach its decision on the outcome without adjournment. However, if
an adjournment is required, the Panel may adjourn for a period not exceeding five working days.
61
If the Appeals Panel finds that an offence has been committed, it can decide upon one of the
outcomes listed in Annex I. The decision regarding the penalty and the reasons for the decision (as
recorded in Annex 2, Part IV) shall be communicated to the student in writing as soon as possible
after the Panel meeting, no more than five College working days after the hearing, or seven College
working days if an adjournment has been required.
62
All paperwork relating to the Appeals Panel shall be entered on the students file in the Registry.
63
In keeping with the Human Rights Act (1998), should the student wish, the decision of the Panel will
be posted on the relevant departmental notice board(s).
OUTCOMES FOR EXAMINATIONS OFFENCES

64
This section should be read in conjunction with the Tariff for Cheating Offences at Annex 1.
65
In deciding upon an examination offence, the Review Panel or Appeals Panel can decide upon an
appropriate action in accordance with Annex 1.
66
For all outcomes except a. (That the allegation is not proven and that no further action is
required), a record must be entered on the students file in the Registry. The Review Panel or
Appeals Panel shall normally apply the appropriate tariff system, and shall bear in mind that a
student who has committed an examination offence should receive a higher penalty than would
result from not submitting the piece of work in the first place.
67
Findings and outcomes of the Review Panel or Appeals Panel, including where the decision is that
no offence has been committed, shall be sent to the student, his/her Head(s) of Department and
any other persons involved in the case as soon as possible after the review or hearing, at most no
more than five working days.
COMPLETION OF PROCEDURES
68
Once a student has completed the Colleges internal procedures, the College will issue the student
with a Completion of Procedures Letter. If the student is still dissatisfied, the student may direct
their complaint to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator within three months of the date on
which the Completion of Procedures Letter was issued. Information on the complaints covered by
the Office of the Independent Adjudicator and the review procedures is available at:
http://www.oiahe.org.uk. The College reserves the right to reject a complaint when it is issued more
than three years after the substantive event (s) to which it relates.
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Annex 1
TARIFF FOR MAJOR CHEATING OFFENCES
1
In considering accusations of major cheating offences, the Review Panel can decide as follows.
a.
That the allegation is not proven and that no further action is required; or
b.
That the plagiarism offence is a minor one and should be referred to the relevant Board of
Examiners; or
c.
That the allegation is proven and that one of the following penalties shall be applied with
reference to the tariff reproduced below at (1)-(6) and in tables 1 to 3. The tables indicate
the default penalty for any offence. The moderated penalty should only be used when the
Review Panel considers that there is good reason not to award the default penalty. The
penalty awarded by the Review Panel in accordance with the tariff shall be binding upon the
Department. For all penalties a record must be entered on the students file in the Registry:
(1)
That the candidate is to be formally reprimanded but that no further action is

required;
(2)
That the candidate is to be formally reprimanded and that the mark obtained in the
assessment(s) concerned is to be set at zero. Where the candidate is eligible to
retake the assessment(s), s/he shall be required to retake the assessment(s) at the
next available opportunity in the following academic year, but the mark recorded will
be capped at the pass-mark;
(3)
That the candidate is to be formally reprimanded, that zero is to be recorded for the
performance of the candidate in all the written examinations and other assessments
s/he sat in the academic year the offence occurred and that the candidate not be
permitted to retake the assessment in that academic year; and
a)
b)
c)
(4)
That the candidate, where eligible, should retake the assessments at the next
available opportunity, but the mark recorded will be capped at the passmark; or
That the candidate is not to be permitted to re-enter for any assessments
before the expiry of a stated period of time, not exceeding two years and the
mark recorded will be capped at the pass-mark; or
That the candidate is to be permitted to re-enter for those assessments on the
next available opportunity and the mark recorded will be capped at the passmark, but that no degree/diploma/certificate is to be awarded to the candidate
before the expiry of a stated period, not exceeding two years following
satisfactory completion of the conditions for the award;
s/he sat in the academic year the offence occurred and s/he is to be excluded from
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any future assessments administered under the Colleges jurisdiction; this amounts
effectively to expulsion from the College.
[Note 1: in cases in which a student is penalised for an academic offence with regard to a single,
submit it.]
[Note 2: tables 1-3 below should be read in conjunction with paragraph 13 - 17 and 23 - 24 of the
Procedures/paragraph 1.c. of this Annex.]
Table 1:
UG YEAR ONE
AND TWO
PLAGIARISM
DEFAULT
MODERATED
Table 2:
ALL OTHER UG
YEARS AND PGT
PLAGIARISM
DEFAULT
MODERATED
Table 3:
ALL UG AND PGT
YEARS EXAM
OFFENCES
CHEATING DEFAULT
CHEATING
MODERATED
IMPERSONATION
2
INTENT TO
DECEIVE
INTENT TO
DECEIVE
POOR ACADEMIC
PRACTICE
POOR ACADEMIC
PRACTICE
FIRST OFFENCE
FIRST OFFENCE
(3a)
(2)
REPEATED
OFFENCE
(3b)
(3a)
REPEATED
OFFENCE
(3a)
(2)
INTENT TO
DECEIVE
INTENT TO
DECEIVE
POOR ACADEMIC
PRACTICE
POOR ACADEMIC
PRACTICE
FIRST OFFENCE
FIRST OFFENCE
(3c)
(3a)
REPEATED
OFFENCE
(4)
(3c)
REPEATED
OFFENCE
(3c)
(3a)
INTENT TO
DECEIVE
INTENT TO
DECEIVE
NO INTENT TO
DECEIVE
NO INTENT TO
DECEIVE
FIRST OFFENCE
FIRST OFFENCE
(4)
REPEATED
OFFENCE
(4)
REPEATED
OFFENCE
(3a)
(3a)
(3c)
(1)
(2)
(4)
N/A
N/A
N/A
(2)
(1)
(3a)
(2)
(2)
Findings and orders of the Review Panel, including where the decision is that no offence has been
committed, shall be sent to the student, his/her Head(s) of Department and any other persons
involved in the case as soon as possible after a decision has been reached, and normally not more
than 5 working days.
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MONITORING
3
A monitoring report on the operation of the above procedures will be made to Senate by the
Academic Registrar in the Spring Term annually.
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Annex 2
REPORT OF AN ALLEGATION OF CHEATING
PART I
Part I of this report is to be completed by the Chairman of the Board of Examiners or their nominee in the
event of an allegation of major plagiarism or other examination offence being made against a student.
At the end of the procedure, a copy of all parts of this report (excluding the accompanying documentation
unless an appeal is being made) are to be forwarded to the Academic Registrar and relevant Head(s) of
Department and, if the student has been found guilty of the offence, recorded on his/her file in the Registry.
Name of Student:
CID of Student
Programme on which student is registered
Year of registration
Course/component of programme or name of paper in which the breach of examination

regulations is alleged to have occurred:
Statement of the alleged breach of examination regulations:

Please provide a brief factual summary of the breach that is alleged to have occurred and when the
breach is alleged to have occurred.
Where the allegation involves plagiarism, please provide an estimate of the extent (in
percentage) to which the assessment(s) in question is/are alleged to have been plagiarised:
Documentation:
Please indicate below the documentary evidence to be considered in support of the allegation e.g.
the assessment in question or other material, notes or items relating to the allegation; notes of any
interview held with the student about the alleged breach; and a copy of any statements already
made. Where the allegation involves plagiarism, extract of original texts, underlined to indicate the
extent
of
the
plagiarism,
should
also
be
provided.
14
Questions 9 and below should not be circulated to the student(s).
The relation of the assessment in question to the degree/diploma/certificate for which the
student is registered:
This should be expressed as a proportion of the overall mark or, where this is part of a larger unit of
assessment the proportion of that assessment and that assessments contribution to the degree as
a whole.
10
Is the course/component in which the alleged breach of examination regulations has

occurred compulsory or optional?
11
Does the student have a further opportunity to retake the assessment in question:
12
Has the student been found to have committed any breach of the examination offences
policy in the past?
If yes, please give details
Chairman of the Board of Examiners:

Name of person completing form if different from above:
Date:
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PART II STUDENT ALLEGATION FORM

Sections 1-5 shall be completed by the investigating officer:
1
NAME OF STUDENT
PROGRAMME ON WHICH STUDENT IS REGISTERED
YEAR OF REGISTRATION
COURSE/COMPONENT OF PROGRAMME OR NAME OF PAPER IN WHICH THE BREACH OF

THE EXAMINATION REGULATIONS IS ALLEGED TO HAVE OCCURRED
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ALLEGED BREACH OF THE EXAMINATION REGULATIONS
The following shall be completed by the Student:

(Please tick the relevant boxes below and sign and date the form)
Either:
I admit to the allegation set out on this form. A Review Panel will consider what outcome, if any,
should be made.
Or:
I do not admit to the allegation set out on this form. A Review Panel will consider the allegation
and what outcome, if any, should be made.
(You are able to submit a written explanation in addition to this form. Please tick the relevant box below)
I wish to submit a written explanation (attached).

I do not wish to submit a written explanation.
Signed
(Student)
Date:
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Please note that help and advice is available from College Tutors and from the Student Information
and Advice Centre (advice@imperial.ac.uk)
PART III REPORT OF THE APPEALS PANEL
Date of Appeals Panel Meeting (delete as appropriate):
Panel Members (if Appeals Panel Meeting):
Student:
Name of friend [if in attendance]:
Did the student admit to the allegation (as set out in Part II of this Report)?
Statement in Explanation (Please list any facts or other explanation given by the student in
response to the allegation):
Other factors/issues raised during the course of the hearing:
Signed
(Secretary of the Panel)
Date:
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PART IV DECISIONS OF THE APPEALS PANEL

Decision of the Appeals Panel (please tick the appropriate box and delete as applicable)
Grounds for Allegation / Appeal established

Grounds for Allegation / Appeal not established
Reason(s) for the Decision
Penalty(s)
Reason(s) for the Penalties
Signed
Chair of Panel
Date:
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1.
Introduction
Imperial College Business School endeavours to conduct its business in accordance

with the seven Principles identified by the Committee on Standards in Public Life
(selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership).
This is an ambition which is shared by the College as a whole. To this end, the
Business School and the College require staff and students to comply with all College
Policies and Procedures. These policies should be used alongside the Schools Code
of Ethical Conduct.
In all their decisions and actions, members of the Business School are expected to
uphold the highest ethical, legal and professional standards. All should be familiar with
the Schools Code of Ethical Conduct and all are responsible for ensuring its
adherence.
The Schools Code of Ethical Conduct describes how we attempt to embody our
values in principle and practice. It provides guidance on addressing dilemmas about
institutional, staff and student conduct. Although it cannot address or anticipate all
likely ethical dilemmas, it is intended to guide staff and students in how to act with
integrity, good conscience and judgement at all times.
Scope
All academic and non-academic staff, students, contract workers, volunteers and
those who are associated with the Business School, are expected to adhere to the
Schools Code of Ethical Conduct. Where a section is specific to one group, this is
outlined in the Code.
Standards
associated. It is the responsibility of every staff member and student to uphold the
good reputation of the Business School and College. Unethical practice of any sort will
not be tolerated.
Trust underlies all that the Business School does and all of its relationships. This is
built on integrity, fairness and respect for others. Business School members must not
misrepresent the facts or produce work which is not honest and truthful. Plagiarism is
a serious offence. The Examination Board reserves the right to take further action
against students as it deems appropriate to protect the name of the Business School
and the College. Staff are also expected to produce only work which is original and
accurate.
expects all Business School members that are granted access to this information to
act in a lawful manner and to follow the Colleges Data Protection Policy available at:
-1-
It is a College requirement that an employee does not disclose confidential information
about the Colleges affairs. However, if an individual discovers information which he or
she believes shows malpractice or wrongdoing within the College, then that
information should be disclosed without fear of reprisal, and that may be done
independently of line management.
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2.
Student behaviour

We are committed to achieving excellent results from all students. If the School, and
even more importantly, if its students are to be successful, it is essential that together
we create the most appropriate learning environment for everyone. Having sought
feedback from students on what behaviour they would expect from their peers, we ask
all students to:
Make the effort to attend every class and fully prepare for each session
Arrive at class on time. Some delays may be out of the students control but if a
student arrives later than 10 minutes after the start, they are asked not to enter
the lecture theatre but wait for an appropriate coffee break or break between
lectures
Act attentively during class and not participate in unrelated work
Participate constructively in class. Self-expression is welcomed but this should
not include disruptive gestures, offering observations unrelated to the
discussion taking place or domination of the discussion
Turn mobile phones off or to silent mode and never take a call in class
Not conduct private conversations in class
Not leave mid-lecture unless absolutely necessary; to do so is very disruptive
for colleagues
Not eat and drink in the lecture theatre or in the computer rooms as the smell
and/or noise is disruptive to others
Communicate with staff and fellow students with civility and respect
Act with integrity at all times
Be considerate of others if using a laptop or tablet computer during lectures.
You should not be checking email or using social network sites.
Additionally, it is expected that, in all their actions, students will not discriminate
against any person on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, sex,
marital status, disability, religion, political belief, socio-economic background, parental
status, sexual orientation, gender identity and age. All individuals are treated fairly and
with respect.
Alcohol and Substance Misuse policy
The College is committed to promoting the health and well-being of its students and
will ensure any students with alcohol or substance dependency problems have the
opportunity to obtain support and are treated sensitively. The College wishes to
ensure that the health, safety and welfare of its students are not jeopardised through
misuse of alcohol or substances in College. The Colleges full policy can be found at:
http://workspace.imperial.ac.uk/registry/Public/Procedures%20and%20Regulations/Po
licies%20and%20Procedures/Student%20Alcohol%20and%20Substance%20misuse
%20policy.pdf
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No food or drink
Do not leave yourself logged on to a computer when you are away from the
desk for an extended period
Do not log another person off yourself.
Downloading policy
students are encouraged to view these films on Blackboard, students are not
permitted to copy or download them.
Plagiarism policy
When submitting your assessed coursework you will be required to submit a form
confirming that you have read and understood the definition of plagiarism. Submitting
this form will certify that the work presented is entirely your own, except where
indicated.
Smoking policy
Non-smoking is the norm at Imperial College. Smoking is only permitted where it will
not cause nuisance to others or safety risks. The College will comply with all legislative
All Campuses

South Kensington
Sherfield Walkway
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Faculty cycle store
Blackett Quad

We hope that by working together, and adhering to the standards laid out, we will
create a stimulating and productive learning environment. The School does not
prescribe what action will be taken if a student breaches the General Conduct
Guidelines above. Instead the Staff and Student Committee for each Programme will
be asked to draw up, monitor and implement its own sanction scheme. In the absence
of any such scheme, the Business School will intervene. The Business School would,
of course, need to take immediate action if any member of staff is threatened or
abused, either physically or verbally.
If any Policies of the student code have been broken and a successful resolution
cannot be reached between people involved, violations should be reported. Concerns
should be taken to a member of the Programme Team. If, for any reason, none of
these can be approached, the issue should be reported to the Principal, Deputy
Principal or Faculty Operating Officer.
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Information for students with a disability, specific learning difficulty, or enduring health or
mental health issue
Imperial College London is committed to ensuring that students with a disability, specific learning
difficulty, enduring health or mental health condition can access their studies successfully and achieve
their potential.
Some examples of disabilities are:
specific learning difficulties (e.g. dyslexia, dyspraxia, AD[H]D)

Asperger's Syndrome
enduring mental health difficulties (e.g. chronic anxiety, bipolar, depression)
long-standing health conditions (e.g. epilepsy, arthritis, diabetes, Crohn's disease)
physical or mobility difficulties
sensory impairments, (e.g. deafness, hearing difficulties, or visual impairments)
This is a broad list that cannot reflect every person's personal experience with disability. You are not
required to fall firmly within one of these categories.
In order to ensure that disabled students have the support they need, it is important that you let us
know about any disability, specific learning difficulty or health problem as early as possible. Declaring
a disability will not impact your application to Imperial College, and will be treated as confidential.
Where to find help:
1. Your Departmental Disability Officer (Dr Baggy Cox, Ext 49164, b.cox@imperial.ac.uk)
Dr Baggy Cox is your first point of contact within your department and is there to help you with
arranging any support within the department that you need. Baggy is also the person who will apply
for Special Examination arrangements on your behalf. You need to contact her without delay if you
think that you may need extra time or other adjustments for your examinations.
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/exams/specialexamarrangements
Disability Advisory Service: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/disabilityadvisoryservice
The Disability Advisory Service is a friendly, confidential service offering support and advice to
students with a disability, specific learning difficulty, enduring health or mental health condition.
The Service aims to provide students with all the information they need to ensure that they can
access their studies successfully. The DAS can assist with facilitating support within the College, help
students understand and access the financial and academic support available to them, and signpost
additional support that students can access during their studies.
The DAS can also help if you think that you may have an undiagnosed study problem such as
dyslexia. Our service is both confidential (information about you is only passed on to other people in
the university with your agreement) and specific to you, as support is tailored to the individual.
Some of the sorts of things we can help with are:
disability advice, support and guidance

dyslexia and specific learning difficulties advice
screening and assessment for specific learning difficulties, such as dyslexia
Disabled Students' Allowance advice
Specialist mentoring and specialist one-to-one tutoring
DAS/ July 2012
2. Disabled Students Allowance:

http://www.imperial.ac.uk/disabilityadvisoryservice/supportatimperial/funding
There is a government allowance available to UK home students to help meet the extra costs that
students may face as a direct result of their disability. This fund is a grant, not a loan, and isn't means
tested. Any home student with a disability can apply. This includes unseen disabilities such as
enduring mental health difficulties, specific learning difficulties and health conditions.
DAS/ July 2012
POLICY ON STUDENT EMPLOYMENT DURING STUDIES
The College is aware that most students will face varying degrees of financial pressures which make it
necessary for them to contemplate part-time work while studying full-time, however, they should not plan
their studies on the assumption that they will be able to hold down a part-time job to support them during
the degree programme.
Degree programmes at Imperial are very demanding and intensive and students will generally have a full
timetable though this still leaves opportunities to participate in sporting and other social activities offered by
the Students Union. Students are encouraged to take part in IC Union activities to complement their
academic study especially as such a wide range of opportunities is unlikely to recur in later life.
Each student is responsible for setting their own balance between academic work and social or sporting
activities, however, the College is of the view that students principal focus must be on the academic
demands of their programme. Students are expected to produce regular coursework to deadlines and
prepare for classes/labs, as well as revising for examinations.
The College recommends that full-time students do not take up part-time work during term-time. If this is
unavoidable we advise students to work no more than 10-15 hours per week, which should be principally at
weekends and not within the normal working hours of the College. Working in excess of these hours could
impact adversely on a students studies or health. International students should be advised that most visas
allow students to work no more than 20 hours a week. Some sponsors may not permit students to take up
work outside their studies and others may specify a limit. Students considering part-time work during term
time are strongly advised to discuss this issue with their personal tutor. International students should also
seek advice from the International Office regarding visa limitations on employment.
The College does not condone situations where a students employment would cause them to miss
teaching or other departmental activity during the College working day, or submit coursework after the
specified deadline.
It should be noted that there are some opportunities for part-time work at College, for example in the
Students Union, in Catering and in halls. Some final year undergraduates and some postgraduate
research students will have the opportunity to undertake paid tutorial and demonstration duties for which
training will be provided. Certain students may be required to undertake a work placement or internship
whilst at College in which case this would be an assessed part of their course.
The Colleges examination boards will not normally consider as mitigating circumstances any negative
impact that part-time work during term-time may have had on a students performance in examinations or in
other assessed work. Nor can examinations or vivas be rescheduled to accommodate students part-time
working arrangements.
Senate, November 2011

Imperial College is aware that examinations are very stressful and would always strive to
ameliorate, if possible, any situations where one individual or group of students might be
unreasonably disadvantaged by factors which are not relevant to the assessment.
The Imperial College student population includes people from many different religious groups and
also many with no religious affiliation at all.
Imperial College has a very large student population and each year has to set a vast number of
examinations at various times throughout the academic year. Moreover there is severe pressure on
examination space on most campuses especially at peak examination times. These factors present
major logistical issues in devising a satisfactory examination timetable and unfortunately severely
inhibit flexibility for individual departments.
Religious festivals and the fasting that is associated with some of these can, for many, be an
important and positive experience and celebration of and commitment to their faith. Many of the
major religious festivals fall within the Colleges vacation period when no examinations are normally
set. At other times the College will strive to take account of the dates of key festivals in setting
examinations as far as it can but the logistical issues described above make this very difficult.
Students with a religious obligation that clashes with an examination date should bring this to the
attention of the Senior or Postgraduate Tutor as early as possible in the academic session. In some
cases the department may be able to change the examination date but this will not always be
possible. Where it is not possible to resolve a clash between an examination and a religious
obligation a student is advised to discuss their options both with the Senior or Postgraduate Tutor
and with a religious advisor at the College chaplaincy.
In some years, either the main examination period or the re-sit examination period will overlap (at
least partially) with Ramadan or one of the other periods of religious fasting. The College will not be
able to alter dates of the major examination periods as these are all carefully timed to accommodate
the various elements of the individual degree programmes and the limited availability of
examination rooms. If students have a religious fasting obligation during an examination period they
are advised to seek advice from the College chaplaincy.
Some general comments and advice on religious fasting and examinations can however be offered
and the following options are open to students:
Some students may decide not to take any particular steps and to continue with their
fast as usual.
Some students, in consultation with their religious advisor, may consider that their
examinations are sufficient justification to permit them not to fast, either just on
examination days or in some cases for the whole examination period. It might be
possible to undertake the period of fasting
at a later time or explore if some
alternative arrangement could be considered.
Mr Yusuf Kaplan, the Colleges Muslim Faith Advisor, offers the following practical guidance to
Muslim students with examinations in Ramadan:
Prepare the night before by mentally rehearsing the day ahead and note areas which may present
difficulties.
Work out how to overcome those difficulties but try to imagine it as an ordinary day.
Ensure you are well rested - this may mean not attending 'tarawih' (night prayers in congregation).
Ensure you have 'suhur' (a pre-dawn meal) that has slow-release energy food.
If the exam is in the afternoon, take a short rest of 15-20 minutes around midday.
If you feel lethargic or irritated, refresh your 'wudu' (ritual ablution).
And peace on those who follow the right guidance.
While departments may give consideration to timetabling some examinations during the fasting
period in the morning this is completely impractical for all examinations because of the logistical
issues described above. The College is aware of arguments that students who are fasting for religious
reasons could be disadvantaged, compared to other students, if their examination occurs in the
afternoons during the period of the fast, because the student was not permitted to eat at lunchtime.
Mornings would not be affected as fasting students would have the opportunity to breakfast before
dawn, so would be little different to other days. Persons who have a fasting obligation are generally
aware of the need to keep hydrated and to eat well in the evenings a nd mornings.
The disadvantage arises from the changes in blood sugar, resulting from the fast, producing
hypoglycaemia1 (low blood sugar) and an inadequate supply of glucose to the brain, which can, in
turn, affect a persons brain function (neuroglycopenia) including direct effects on concentration,
memory, attention and other cognitive processes plus potential indirect effects on overall mood,
anxiety and fatigue levels which can affect studying, revision and the examinations themselves.
Those people who have a diagnosed medical condition, such as diabetes, and in certain other
circumstances, are usually excused from the religious requirement to fast.
Individuals will inevitably differ in the extent to which they do, or do not, experience such changes,
depending on their individual metabolisms1. The cognitive difficulties will naturally tend to be
greater later on in the day.
The Department of Health provides a guide on healthy living and Ramadan which may be found at:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/D
H_078409
Registry March 2012

Acknowledgement
This document draws heavily on a similar statement prepared by the School of Oriental and African Studies.
FIRE ALARMS AND ESCAPE ROUTES

The Tanaka Business School is part of 2 Imperial College buildings for fire evacuation purposes and therefore has 2 different fire alarm
sounds and assembly points dependent on whether you are in the office/open plan desk space or in the lecture theatres and social space.
Wherever you are in the Building, always look for the green fire exit signs; if the fire escape doors are not automatically open always press
the break glass to exit the building. The fire alarms are as follows:
Levels 1, 2 and 3,
Offices and Open Plan Desk Space
Continuous Bell Ringing (Fire Exits at each end of the floor, see green arrows on plan)
Lecture Theatres, LG Forum,

Mechanical Engineering
Intermittent Beep, Voice Saying Evacuate the Building (Use Fire Exits in Lift Lobbies)
Assembly Point The Queens Tower POINT F

Assembly Point Imperial College Road POINT E
PLEASE NOTE: Whichever side of the dividing line you are, if there is a fire alarm in progress DO NOT ENTER THAT PART OF THE
BUILDING
Sounds Like: Intermittent

Beep
Voice saying Evacuate the
Building
Sounds Like: Continuous Ringing Bell

Green lines show fire exit options
LT1
Imperial College Business School Fire Safety Handout
Afrey Edes a.edes@imperial.ac.uk
Sounds Like: Intermittent Beep

Building
Sounds Like: Continuous Ringing

Bell
LT2

Building

Bell
LT3

Building
LTUG

Building
RECEPTION
LTG
MAIN ENTRANCE

Building
PC ROOM
LGS
LGR
SERVERY
LIFE SAVERS/FIRST AIDERS

In an emergency either contact a life saver or first aider listed below or phone
the College emergency number, 4444 from an internal phone or 020 7589 1000
from a mobile. All security staff are fully trained first aiders.
Level Name
1
Nasir Uddin
Telephone
49153
Location
Open Plan Level 1 East Side
1
1
1
4ME
2
3
49145
42036
42687
49689
41916
41438

Open Plan Level 1 West Side
Room 181
Room 494
Carmen Schiemann
Mikhaela Gray
Samantha Gillatt
Becky Lewis
Elena Pizzo
Rose Shaddock
First Aid boxes can be found at:
In all lift lobbies.

Levels, 1, 2 and 3 on east and west sides in the open plan office areas, wall
mounted.
Staff room, level 4 Mechanical Engineering
Tanaka Annexe
53 Princes Gate, lower ground kitchen, ground floor and tea points
Also, there is a first aid box in the Forum Caf. Samantha Gillatt is the First Aid Co-ordinator, if any
of the boxes need refilling please contact Sam on 42687 or s.gillatt@imperial.ac.uk
BUSINESS SCHOOL
SAFETY OFFICER AFREY EDES Ext. 49152
Safety Department
Southside Building
London SW7 2AZ, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7594 9423
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7594 9424
safetydept@imperial.ac.uk
www.imperial.ac.uk
HEALTH AND SAFETY

A SHORT GUIDE FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS
INDEX
Emergency Numbers (General)
Rectors Foreword
1.0 Introduction
Your responsibilities
Departmental arrangements
College policy
Training and risk assessment
2.0 Accidents
First aid
Accident procedures
3.0 Fire
Emergency evacuations
Discovering a fire
Fire extinguishers
Fire prevention
4.0 Other Emergencies
Electric shock
Spillages and gas
5.0 Good Housekeeping
Personal safety
Clear access
Spills
Sharps
Storage
Recycling
6.0 Workplace Safety
Computers and other display screen equipment

Long hours
Noise
Lifting and manual handling
College contractors
7.0 Laboratory and Workshop Safety
Basics
Personal protective clothing
Hazardous substances
Waste disposal
Asbestos
Electrical safety
Imperial College Safety Department
Machinery
Pressure vessels
Medical services
8.0 Health
Health surveillance
Electrical appliances
9.0 Life on Campus
Kitchens
Food hygiene
Rented accommodation
10.0 Life off Campus
Vehicles and minibuses

Fieldwork
Expeditions
Sports
Working alone
11.0 Personal Safety
Security
Violence
Personal problems and stress
Nightline
Substance abuse
12.0 Warning Notices
Where to Find out More
24 Hour Emergency Numbers

Campus
Contact Numbers
Charing Cross
3333 (NHS Trust Security)
Hammersmith
NHLI
0207 589 1000 (Imperial College Security)
Northwick Park
South Kensington
4444 (Imperial College Security)
St Mary's (Medical School Building, 16 South

Wharf Road, 47 Praed Street, Recreation Centre)
43660 (Imperial College Security @ St. Marys)
St Mary's (Embedded Trust Accommodation)
Silwood Park
42515 (Imperial College Security @ Silwood)
Wye
RECTOR'S FOREWORD
Health and safety is an important aspect of our lives and one for which we are all responsible,
whether in the home or the workplace. It is perhaps particularly important in a specialised
environment like Imperial College, and we pride ourselves in maintaining the highest health and
safety standards. Our record is excellent.
These pages guide you through the basics of College health and safety policy as it applies to your
studies or work, and provides a number of useful tips for life on and off campus. Emergency
telephone numbers for all College sites are given above.
Please read these pages carefully and ensure that you have a safe, healthy and happy time at
Imperial College.
1.0 INTRODUCTION
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
Staff and students must take every reasonable care of their own and others' health and safety by
adopting safe working practices and by making proper use of the facilities provided. You must
comply with College Health and Safety Policies, Codes of Practice, Procedures and Departmental
Rules, and co-operate with College staff holding safety responsibilities.
DEPARTMENTAL/DIVISIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ARRANGEMENTS

The Head of Department / Division is ultimately responsible for safety within their department /
division. The HoD is assisted by staff with specific health and safety duties, such as Departmental /
Divisional Safety Officers (DSO), First Aiders and emergency wardens. They are identified on
departmental / divisional notice boards.
COLLEGE HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY

All new staff and students receive a short statement of the College Health and Safety Policy.
Copies of the full policy are available in departments / divisions or from the Safety Department
website: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/safety/policies/handspolicystatment
TRAINING AND RISK ASSESSMENT

Your department / division will inform you of its own safety and training arrangements.
You must always carry out a risk assessment to identify the known and potential hazards of an
activity or operation before beginning work and know how to apply control measures and have
emergency procedures in place. Above all, it is vital to remember that if you have not received
training appropriate to the work you are doing then you should NOT be doing it unsupervised.
These pages provide useful and practical information for your health, safety and welfare in all
aspects of College academic, recreational and residential life. Please read them.
2.0 ACCIDENTS
FIRST AID
Notices are prominently displayed in each department / division giving details of the name,
extension number and location of departmental / divisional First Aiders and the location of first aid
equipment. Details are also given for out-of-hours emergencies. Emergency arrangements differ
between campuses you must be aware of the arrangements on your campus. A summary of
campus arrangements may be found on the Occupational Health web pages
(http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/occhealth/guidanceandadvice/firstaidinformation/firstaidemergencyproce
dures).
Emergency Numbers (Medical)

Campus
Contact Number(s)
Ext. 2222 (Cardiac Team)
Ext.1001 (A&E Dept. for medical support)
Charing Cross
Ext. 7232 (Security to transport casualty to A&E)

Help outside normal hours First Aid trained Security
staff 7.30am-11.30pm (summon on 7232)
Medical support take casualty to A&E
Chelsea & Westminster
Ext. 8822 (Porters to transport casualty to A&E)

Ambulance call A&E on 8013 or 8010
Help outside normal hours A&E open 24 hours a day
Hammersmith
Ext. 33030 (A&E Dept. for medical support)

Ext. 34559 (Ambulance or 999 if unsuccessful)
Cardiac Team not available summon ambulance on 999
NHLI
Medical support take casualty to Chelsea &

Westminster A&E (taxi or ambulance if appropriate)
Help outside normal hours call Security at South
Kensington 020 7589 1000
Northwick Park
Ext. 2222 (Serious Medical Emergency)
South Kensington
Ext. 4444 for all services or visit the Health Centre

542222 (Cardiac Team)

Wharf Road, 47 Praed Street, Recreation Centre) Ambulance call via Security on 3555
Help outside normal hours call Security on 3555. First
Aid trained Security staff on duty 24 hours a day
2222 (Cardiac Team)

Ambulance call via Security on 42444 or 999
Silwood Park
Use taxi or ambulance to take casualty to Heatherwood

Hospital for minor injuries (8am-10pm) or Wexham Park
for major injuries or accidents out-of-hours. Windsor
Hospital for eye injuries.
4

Ext. 4444 (medical support and Cardiac Team)
Use taxi or ambulance to take casualty to William Harvey
Hospital
Wye
Help outside normal hours call 42622. First Aid trained

Security staff on duty 24 hours a day.
INCIDENT REPORTING (Accidents, near misses and occupational ill health)

If an accident or other incident occurs on College premises or during normal College activities, it
must be reported to your Departmental / Divisional Safety Officer. If the accident occurs elsewhere,
you should report it to the responsible person: the Hall manager or Warden of a College Hall of
Residence, the Manager of the Students Union, or the Facilities site manager at the Sports Centre,
Grounds or other sporting facilities. For off-site working, it should be reported to the line manager or
fieldwork co-ordinator. Alert Security if it is outside normal College hours, but inform the appropriate
person above as soon as possible. You will be asked to complete an accident report. Incidents are
defined as follows:
Accident:
Undesired event giving rise to injury, ill health, damage or other loss
Occupational Ill Health

Any condition believed to be attributable to work or the workplace
Near Miss
Undesired event or condition where no injury, ill health, damage or other loss occurs
Full details on the accident reporting process, including downloadable report forms, may be found
on the Safety Department web pages:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/safety/guidanceandadvice/reportingaccidents
3.0 FIRE
A continuous alarm will normally sound in the event of an emergency. However, different
College buildings and NHS Trust embedded accommodation may have specific alarm
systems you must ensure that you are familiar with the alarm system in the buildings that
you occupy.
You are always required to evacuate a building on hearing an alarm.
EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS
Make yourself familiar with the evacuation procedures in your department and residential
accommodation, including the escape routes and assembly points. Notices are displayed in all
College buildings. Fire drills will be held at least once a year. You must follow any instructions given
to you by emergency wardens, DSOs, Security or the Emergency Services.
Please be aware of anyone in your work area or on your corridor who might need help during
evacuations because of restricted mobility or special needs. This includes anyone with a long-term
disability, individuals who might not hear an alarm, and, for example, someone with a leg in plaster.
Do not use lifts. Do not re-enter buildings until permission is given by the Emergency Services or
Security.
DISCOVERING A FIRE
If you discover a fire, immediately raise the alarm by following the instructions at your nearest alarm
point. Warn people in the immediate vicinity and evacuate the building.
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
Make yourself familiar with the location of your nearest fire alarm call points and the types, location
and operation of fire extinguishers in College.
If you discover a small fire you should raise the alarm and, if it is safe to do so without personal risk,
attempt to extinguish it with an appropriate extinguisher before leaving the area. Close all doors
behind you. Water extinguishers and foam extinguishers must not be used on electrical fires. These
should be tackled with dry powder or CO2 extinguishers after disconnecting the electricity supply
where possible (unless there are local instructions to the contrary).
How to use a fire extinguisher:
Instructions for use should be clearly marked on each extinguisher, but in general:
remove the safety pin from the handle
keep the extinguisher upright, (place it on the ground if it is heavy)
aim the nozzle or horn at the base of the fire
squeeze the handles together
sweep the jet across the area of the fire, keep it moving away from you
do not get trapped between the fire and the exit, plan your escape in advance!
When to use an extinguisher:
Only tackle a fire after the alarm has been raised and it is safe to do so
Ensure you are accompanied when you fight a fire or go to investigate, dont do it alone
Only tackle a fire in its very early stages
Put your safety and that of others first, no heroics!
Only use an extinguisher if you are sure of how to use it correctly.
Do not hold the horn on a CO2 extinguisher it will be very cold
If the fire is still burning after discharging one extinguisher do not continue to fight the fire
but proceed to the assembly area immediately.
If electrical appliances are involved, switch off the power before dealing with the fire.
Do not fight any fire involving hazardous materials for example oxidising agents, pesticides,
fuels or gas containers.
FIRE PREVENTION
Fire prevention is common sense. All staff and students have an active duty to report any defect or
situation on College premises with the potential to cause or help spread a fire or one which would
impede evacuation. If practicable, you should take immediate action to remedy the situation
yourself, such as disconnecting equipment that has overheated. Incidents must be reported on the
College form (see above).
All College workplaces are designated as No Smoking zones.
FIRE SAFETY TRAINING

Fire safety training is a requirement and can be arranged via your Departmental / Divisional safety
officer. Details of training courses may be found on the Safety Department web pages:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/safety/training/courseindex/firepreventionandfiresafetyatwork
4.0 OTHER EMERGENCIES

ELECTRIC SHOCK
The duration, magnitude and path of an electric shock are of critical importance. The most common
paths are from hand to hand or from hand to opposite foot, via the heart.
You can prevent your body from becoming part of an electrical circuit by following these common
rules. Never use an electrical appliance which seems faulty or looks to be in poor condition. Avoid
simultaneously touching an exposed metal surface whilst using an electrical appliance or piece of
equipment, and always use double insulated appliances when working in wet areas.
If someone receives an electric shock, immediately switch off the current. If they are unconscious do
not waste time looking for a hidden switch or socket; stand on dry non-conducting material, such as
a rubber mat, wood or linoleum, and use rubber gloves, dry clothes, dry rope or wood to push or pull
them away from the source of electrocution. Follow the steps for emergency resuscitation and
recovery if trained to do so.
Medical advice should always be sought after an electric shock incident, whether or not the person
lost consciousness.
SPILLAGES
You should know how to deal with a laboratory spillage before commencing the work activity this
should be considered in the emergency procedures section of the risk assessment. If you are
uncertain about how to deal with a chemical, biological or radiological spillage, STOP WHAT YOU
ARE DOING AND LEAVE THE AREA. Secure the room and seek assistance - alert your supervisor,
manager or Departmental / Divisional Safety Officer. Emergency spill kits appropriate to the
substances being handled should be accessible for cleaning up laboratory spillages. Always wear
appropriate personal protective equipment e.g. laboratory coat, gloves, eye protection etc. when
dealing with spillages. If you are exposed to certain hazardous substances as a result of a spillage
you may need to visit Occupational Health the requirement to do so should be determined in the
risk assessment / protocol for the work. REMEMBER, DONNING A MASK OR A RESPIRATOR
WILL NOT NECESSARILY PROTECT YOU IT MUST FIT YOU AND BE APPROPRIATE FOR
THE CHEMICAL.
GAS
If you suspect a natural or domestic gas leak, check whether a pilot light has gone out or if gas taps
are on. Turn off the gas supply if possible and ventilate the area. Do not touch electric switches or
use a naked flame. Report the leak immediately using your site emergency number or 999 off
campus.
Various types of compressed gas cylinders are used in College. Guidance on the safe use of
compressed
gases
may
be
found
on
the
Safety
Department
website:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/safety/guidanceandadvice/gasesandcryo
5.0 GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

PERSONAL SAFETY
Good housekeeping contributes to personal safety and fire prevention in the workplace. Always use
a tidy and systematic method of working. Rubbish and stored recyclable materials such as empty
containers and waste paper can be hazardous; please make sure they are disposed / stored
correctly at the end of each day.
You must be familiar with your building and area emergency procedures in the event of fire,
spillages or other accidents. Do not enter restricted areas unless you are authorised to do so, and at
all times observe the warnings given.
CLEAR ACCESS
Do not wedge open fire doors, and never block or obstruct doorways, gangways, corridors or stairs.
Do not tamper with door closures. Do not leave drawers and doors open unnecessarily and do not
trail cables or flexes across the floor.
REPORTING FAULTS
Faults concerning the condition of the premises such as flooding, lighting, floor surfaces etc. should
be reported via the Helpdesk on 48000 or email: estates-help@imperial.ac.uk or use the interactive
form on the Facilities Management website:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/facilitiesmanagement/helpdesk/defect
SPILLS
Cleaning fluids, photocopier chemicals and other such substances should always be stored correctly
and spillages dealt with immediately. If in doubt about what is best practice, ask your supervisor or
manager.
SHARPS
Use rigid sharps containers where they are provided. Never put sharp objects such as razor blades
or broken glass into waste bins without wrapping and labelling the items carefully to protect those
emptying the bins.
STORAGE
Make sure that shelves are not overloaded and that glass and heavy objects are stored at working
height where they will be easier to handle. Use steps or ladders to reach items at height; never climb
on benches, tables or chairs.
RECYCLING
The College seeks to recover and recycle as much material as possible, including waste paper and
glass. Check and make use of your departmental recycling arrangements. All materials must be free
from contamination before being placed in recycling containers. Remember that finishing work
includes tidying up! Waste procedures vary between campuses, buildings and departments refer
to local procedures or contact your Building Manager, Laboratory Manager or Departmental /
Divisional Safety Officer for advice. See section below on Waste Disposal
6.0 WORKPLACE SAFETY

COMPUTERS AND OTHER DISPLAY SCREEN EQUIPMENT
Work involving the use of computers should, where possible, be designed to consist of a mixture of
screen-based and other work. If this is not practicable, there are a number of ways you can avoid
fatigue and posture related injuries by using the equipment sensibly. Take regular breaks to change
your posture, and look away from the screen frequently to allow your eyes to relax. Make sure you
adjust the workstation and chair to suit you. Your forearms should be approximately horizontal with
the keyboard, to avoid bending your wrists, and the top of the display screen casing should be at
eye level. The keyboard only requires the lightest touch.
If you have any health concerns arising from the use of computers or other display screen
equipment, advice is available from your Departmental / Divisional Display Screen Equipment (DSE)
Assessor, or the College Occupational Health Service:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/occhealth/guidanceandadvice/computerhealth
LONG HOURS
It is sensible to take regular breaks whilst working. Mental or physical fatigue causes loss of
concentration and drowsiness and makes you more prone to mistakes and accidents. Do not
become a liability to yourself or others.
NOISE
Noise induced hearing loss is irreversible. Warning signs are placed at the entrance to and/or
adjacent to areas where noise is a hazard. Such areas should not be entered without appropriate
protection. If you find yourself raising your voice to be heard by someone two metres away, you
should consult your supervisor, manager or Departmental / Divisional Safety Officer.
LIFTING AND MANUAL HANDLING

There is always a right and wrong way to move heavy or bulky objects safely. Never lift or move
anything that is beyond your capability. Wherever possible you should use a handling aid to do the
job for you, such as a trolley.
If lifting or repetitive manual operations are routine in your work, your department/division will ensure
that you receive appropriate instruction and training on safe working practices and posture.
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Further advice may be obtained from your Departmental Manual Handling Assessor or Departmental
/ Divisional Safety Officer. Further information on manual handling may be found on the
Occupational Health website:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/occhealth/guidanceandadvice/manualhandling
COLLEGE CONTRACTORS
It is College policy to use only approved contractors. Alert Security if you witness a dangerous
incident or an unsafe situation.
7.0 LABORATORY AND WORKSHOP SAFETY

Before starting work, you must undergo a laboratory or workshop induction carried out by either the
Laboratory Manager or your supervisor.
BASICS
Eating, chewing, drinking, smoking, taking medication, or applying cosmetics is forbidden, as

is mouth pipetting.
Always follow the safety instructions you are given and wear the personal protective
equipment and clothing required in your department/division.
Never undertake potentially hazardous activities whilst working alone.
Keep benches tidy and gangways clear. Personal items must be kept away from areas
where they could become contaminated, preferably in a locker.
Dispose of waste in the appropriate container.
Always report a spillage and, if trained to do so, deal with it in the appropriate manner.
Never bring food or drink into the laboratory.
Wash hands thoroughly before eating, drinking or using the toilet.
Never take part in horseplay or practical jokes.
Only authorised personnel are admitted into laboratories. If maintenance work needs to be
carried out in the laboratory then appropriate controls in the form of a permit-to-work system
needs to be in place. Further details may be found on the Safety Department website
(http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/safety/guidanceandadvice/management).
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT

Personal protective equipment (PPE) includes laboratory/workshop coats; safety glasses and
goggles; masks and respirators; hard hats; and safety gloves and shoes.
PPE is only of benefit to you if it is suitable for the task in hand and you wear it properly. Learn how
to do so and store it carefully between uses.
Laboratory coats or gowns must always be properly worn and fastened. They must be kept in good
condition, replaced if holed or torn, and cleaned and washed regularly.
Look after other PPE and keep it clean; do not allow it to be contaminated by, for example, leaving it
on a laboratory bench. Report defective or ill-fitting equipment to your manager or supervisor and
have it replaced. Non-disposable facemasks and respirators require a regime for cleaning and
maintenance, and to ensure that they are effective, must be face-fit tested at the Occupational
Health Department (See section below on Health).
All PPE must be taken off before leaving the laboratory area and entering other areas, such as staff
rooms or offices.
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HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
Hazardous substances include hazardous chemicals and biological agents (both deliberate work
with pathogens and incidental exposure to potentially infected materials such as soil, sewage and
body fluids).
Always follow departmental/divisional procedures for handling hazardous substances. If in doubt,

STOP and ask your manager or supervisor how to use it safely.
Always use hazardous substances as trained or directed and observe hazard warning labels or
hazard data about a substance. You must use appropriate control measures; for example, fume
cupboards and PPE, and know the emergency procedures in the event of accidents or spillages.
All of these points should be addressed in the risk assessment or standard operating procedure
for the work.
Never use food or drink containers to store hazardous substances.
You should clearly label containers in which you store hazardous substances with a minimum of
your name, the substance's name and concentration, and the date of storage.
If you re-use a container that has previously had a different substance in it, it should be
thoroughly cleaned and relabelled before use.
Dispose of hazardous substances in the appropriate manner to protect the environment and the
individual.
Know the standard warning symbols and what they mean (see table below Warning Notices)
All accidents, spills, and other dangerous conditions must be reported to your supervisor,
manager or Departmental / Divisional Safety Officer.
ASBESTOS
College is seeking to eradicate asbestos in the long-term. All newly identified asbestos material is
labelled, and sealed or removed. You would not normally expect to work with or be exposed to
asbestos on College premises. However, asbestos becomes hazardous when disturbed or damaged
and may be found in insulation, pipe lagging, ceiling tiles and possibly in some older types of
laboratory equipment such as the lining of ovens. If you suspect that asbestos material is likely to be
present, do not undertake work that might damage or disturb it.
If you think damage has occurred, you must evacuate the area and alert your Technical Services
Manager or Departmental/Divisional Safety Officer immediately.
IONISING RADIATION
No work with ionising radiation shall take place until the appropriate authorisations are in place.
Further
information
is
available
on
the
Safety
Department
website
(http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/safety/guidanceandadvice/ionradiation).
WASTE DISPOSAL
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All waste produced in College is classed as Controlled Waste and must be disposed of according to
College Procedures.
It will be categorised as clinical waste, chemical waste, radioactive waste, household and
commercial waste, furniture, building debris, etc.
If you produce waste you are responsible for disposing of it appropriately. It must be packaged
securely and clearly labelled with its contents and any other information necessary for its safe
handling, treatment and final disposal.
Further details concerning disposal of hazardous waste may be found on the Safety Department
website (http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/safety/guidanceandadvice/hazwaste).
ELECTRICAL SAFETY
All electrical equipment brought into the workplace must be tested before use Portable Appliance
Testing or Pat. Check with your supervisor, manager, Technical Services Manager, or
Departmental/Divisional Safety Officer as to what needs to be done.
Faulty College electrical equipment must be reported to one of the above.
Never undertake repairs or maintenance of electrical equipment unless authorised and trained to do
so. Such equipment must not be used until it has been repaired, checked, and passed as safe for
use. In the meantime, it should be taken out of service and suitably labelled to prevent others from
using it.
Obvious visual signs of potential electrical faults include damaged plugs and pins, significant wear or
DIY repairs to flex coverings, and exposed wires.
MACHINERY
Machinery must be appropriate for the task, equipped with adequate guards and interlocks and
suitably maintained.
Always make sure that before using a piece of machinery you are trained in how to operate it
correctly and, where authorised, to maintain it. You must know how to STOP it in an emergency
know where the emergency stop button is and make sure you can reach it easily.
Always make sure that you are wearing the appropriate protective clothing and eye wear and that all
machine guards are properly in place. Do not wear dangling jewellery, rings, watches or loose
clothing that could get caught in machinery. Keep long hair tied back.
You must operate machinery in adequate light, and should turn it off when not in use. Never distract
others who are using machinery.
On no account should machinery be operated when you are tired or under the influence of drugs or
alcohol. You will be a liability to yourself and others.
Any defects in machinery must be reported to your supervisor or manager and the machine taken
out of service.
PRESSURE VESSELS
You must ensure that pressurised equipment is safe, in good condition, regularly inspected and
registered with the College Helpdesk further details may be found on the Safety Department
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website (http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/safety/guidanceandadvice/workequip). Your supervisor or some

other designated competent person must train you to use such equipment before starting work. It is
your responsibility to follow this training and any instructions given.
8.0 HEALTH
MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SERVICES
The College Health Centre is located at 40 Princes Gardens, SW7 1LY.
Contact Numbers:
Surgery
Out-of-hours Service
E-mail:
Website:
020 7584 6301

020 7584 6301 (ask for Imperial College Doctor)
mailto:healthcentre@imperial.ac.uk
http://www.imperialcollegehealthcentre.co.uk
Further details, including opening times, may be found on the website.

The nearest casualty departments are:
St. Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, W2 1PG
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Fulham Road, SW10 9NH
Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot (for Silwood Park)
The Dental Surgery is situated in the College Health Centre and is staffed by dental surgeons and
a dental hygienist. NHS treatment is available but excludes orthodontics.
The College Occupational Health Service advises on all matters relating to the effects of health
on work and work on health. It is located on Level 4, Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus.
E-mail:
mailto:occhealth@imperial.ac.uk
Website:
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/occhealth
HEALTH SURVEILLANCE
If you are, or are liable to be, significantly exposed to chemical, biological or physical health risks at
work, your department will enrol you for health surveillance with the College Occupational Health
Service before the work starts. You will be periodically assessed to detect early signs of harmful, or
potentially harmful exposure to substances you encounter in your work. It is therefore most
important that you comply with these arrangements.
If your work involves exposure to infectious material you may also require vaccinations, which are
provided by the Occupational Health Service. Your supervisor will advise you about this.
Further information and advice is available from your department or the Occupational Health
Service.
9.0 LIFE ON CAMPUS

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND PERSONAL EQUIPMENT
Plugs, sockets and extension boards must not be overloaded or the latter daisy-chained. This is a
fire hazard.
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For the same reason, electric fires, heaters, cooking appliances and refrigerators must not be used
in bedrooms in Halls of Residence.
No alterations must be made to mains wiring.
Please ensure that trailing cables and flexes are not a hazard to yourself or others.
Routine test inspections of electrical equipment supplied by the College are undertaken by College
in all Halls of Residence. Any queries should be addressed to the Hall manager.
KITCHENS
Show consideration for other users of kitchens; you are part of a community, and should leave
communal areas as you would wish to find them.
Deep fat frying is forbidden in College Halls of Residence. You must not leave hot fat unattended,
and NEVER pour water on it. Fat fires should be extinguished by smothering them with a fire blanket
or a damp cloth.
Do not leave pan handles over heating elements or flames, and make sure you turn off all
appliances after use.
Clean up spills on the floor, especially if they are greasy. Never store cleaning materials in food or
drink containers.
FOOD HYGIENE
Food should be eaten before its "use by" date and cooked according to its instructions for time and
temperature to kill any germs or bacteria it contains. Cooked food should be refrigerated within an
hour and a half of cooking. Food should be reheated only once and must be piping hot before
eating.
It is not a good idea to store half used cans; the contents should be transferred to a plastic/glass
container, covered and kept in a refrigerator. Raw meat may carry germs; poultry in particular should
be completely thawed before cooking and cooked thoroughly. And of course, you should always use
clean cooking equipment and utensils.
10.0 LIFE OFF CAMPUS

SAFETY IN PRIVATE RENTED ACCOMMODATION
Know your rights. Information and advice are available from the College Accommodation Office or
the Union Welfare Adviser.
If your accommodation has gas fires/ heaters/ boilers, you should be aware of the risk of carbon
monoxide poisoning. The ICSU publication Imperial College Union Housing Rights Guide gives
additional information and is available from the Students Union.
You should look for obvious signs of faulty wiring, damaged plugs and light switches, bare wires or
insulation, and discoloured sockets.
VEHICLES AND MINIBUSES
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The Student Union minibuses are used for fieldtrips and ICSU clubs. There are explicit procedures
for hiring minibuses, details of which are in the ICSU publications, Minibus Guide and Guide to
Clubs and Societies.
FIELDWORK
You will receive appropriate first aid training from your department before embarking on fieldwork.
You should always follow instructions you have been given, avoid risks and, wherever possible, do
not go out alone. ALWAYS let someone know your intended route and destination, and when you
expect to return. Report in when you get back. Full details of the College Off-site working Policy and
Code of Practice may be found on the Safety Department website:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/safety/guidanceandadvice/offsiteworking1
EXPEDITIONS
Always plan expeditions carefully, taking account of all foreseeable eventualities. Know what to do if
there is an accident, and remember that it must be reported. Make sure that you know basic
emergency procedures. See above.
SPORTS
You should make sure that you are appropriately trained before undertaking a new activity or sport.
You should consider whether some preparatory fitness training might be a good idea. If you have a
medical condition or are taking up exercise as a new hobby, you should seek the advice of your GP.
Always know how and where to obtain help in the event of an emergency.
11.0 PERSONAL SAFETY

WORKING ALONE
Never work alone when carrying out potentially hazardous work. There will be no one at hand to
help you should you encounter problems or have an accident.
Follow your Department's/Division's local rules and procedures for lone working. Someone,
preferably on site, should know where you are, when you arrived and when you intend to leave. You
should at least sign in and out with Security.
Your site has an emergency number. Make sure you know it.
All staff and students are issued with a security card. You should carry your card with you at all
times and ensure its safe keeping. If your card is lost or stolen, please report this immediately to
Security. Do not lend your security card to anyone else.
Keys of College Halls/Houses of Residence must not be duplicated and must be returned at the end
of each term to ensure Residence security. You should not admit strangers to your Residence visitors must use the intercom phones. Beware of others tailgating into residences behind you.
VIOLENCE
Violence and abuse are not tolerated within the College community. You are actively encouraged to
report to your personal tutor, supervisor, or manager incidences of physical or verbal abuse on
College premises. You should always avoid provoking or placing yourself in confrontational
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situations. If you feel threatened, in danger, or witness violence to someone else, alert Security
immediately. Never tackle intruders alone - always call Security.
ADVICE AND COUNSELLING FOR STAFF

Please see the Occupation Health web pages on advice and counselling.
12.0 WARNING NOTICES

You should be familiar with the warning symbols used in your department. They are for your own
safety. Here are examples of the most important types:
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Prohibition
Mandatory
NOT ALLOWED
OBEY SIGN
crossed red circle
solid blue circle
Hazard Warning
Safety
CAUTION
SAFE CONDITION
yellow triangle
solid green square/rectangle
Fire
Dangerous Goods Transportation
FIRE EQUIPMENT
LABEL ON CONTAINER
solid red square/rectangle
hazard diamond
WHERE TO FIND OUT MORE

Further information on some of the topics covered here may be found on other Safety Department
web pages.
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Leave of Absence
Students who wish to take an internship or undertake field work whilst registered for a
programme at the College need the consent of their Programme Director.
The following also applies to students on a Tier 4 visa:
Students may only work up to 20 hours per week during term time
Term time for Masters students continues until the programme end date
To do an internship in the UK, it must be an assessed part of the programme, with an
agreement between the employer and the Business School
Once field work/internships are approved, students must update the student e-service
with their new contact details (this is particularly important for international students
who have a visa).
To apply for a leave of absence, please complete the details below. Once the signature of
the Programme Director has been received, the form should be submitted to the relevant
Programme Coordinator.
Name: _______________________________________
CID: _________________________________________
Programme: ___________________________________
Departure Date: ________________________________
Return Date (if applicable):________________________
Destination Country: _____________________________
Contact at Internship provider (name & email): ______________________________
Reasons for Leave of Absence:
Programme Director Signature: __________________________________________

Date: _______________________________________________________________
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20 Sherfield Building
Student Hub
Conference Office
21 Grantham Institute for
Climate Change
22 Faculty Building
23 58 Princes Gate
24 170 Queens Gate
25 Imperial College and
Science Museum Libraries
26 Queens Tower
27 Skempton Building
28 Mechanical Engineering
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30 Sir Ernst Chain Building
31 Flowers Building
32 Chemistry Building
33 Sir Alexander Fleming
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Faculties of Engineering, Medicine and Natural Sciences
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Research Services, Strategy and Planning
23 58 Princes Gate

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Room, Oak Room, Imperial Consultants, UK Energy Research
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24 170 Queens Gate
Royal School of Mines
Earth Science and Engineering, Materials
Council Room, Dining Room and Solar
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Aston Webb
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Imperial College and Science Museum Libraries
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Science and Technology, Institute of Shock Physics
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B
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26 Queens Tower
12
Goldsmiths Building
Bioengineering, Earth Science and Engineering, Materials
13
Huxley Building
Computing, Mathematics, Physics
14
ACE Extension
15
William Penney Laboratory
London e-Science Centre
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Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy Futures Lab
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Entrepreneurship Centre, Centre for Health Management
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Business School, ICT, Mechanical Engineering, Centre for

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Dentist
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31
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Gabor Hall, Linstead Hall, Wilkinson Hall, Eastside bar and

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Queens Tower Rooms, Security Reception
Level 2: Bank (Santander), Great Hall, Junior Common Room,
Newsagent, Optician, QT snack bar, Senior Common
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Office, Finance, Graduate Schools, HR Pensions,
Human Resources, Humanities, Outreach, Registry,
Learning and Development Centre, Sport Imperial
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Student Hub
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Biochemistry, Biology, Centre for Photomolecular Sciences,

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35
52 Princes Gate
Imperial Innovations
Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC), Faculty Building 22

Academic Visitors Accommodation, Level 3 Sherfield Building 20
Administration for the faculties of Engineering, Medicine and Natural Sciences,
Faculty Building 22
Advanced Biotechnology Centre, Sir Alexander Fleming Building 33
Aeronautics, Roderic Hill Building 7, Bone Building 8, ACE Extension 14
Archives, Level 4 Sherfield Building 20
Archives, Library and Special Collections 25
Imperial Consultants, 58 Princes Gate 23

ICT, Level 4 Sherfield Building 20, Mechanical Engineering Building 28
ICT Helpdesk, Level 4 Sherfield Building 20
Business School 17, Mechanical Engineering Building 28
Imperial College Union, Beit Quadrangle 1, 2
Imperial Incubator, Bessemer Building 11
Imperial Innovations, 52 Princes Gate 35
Innovation Studies Centre, Business School 17
Institute for Global Health, 15 Princes Gardens North Side 4
Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Bessemer Building 11
International Office, Level 1 Sherfield Building 20
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Banks (NatWest), Level 1 Sherfield Building 20, (Santander) Level 2 Sherfield
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Billiard Room, 58 Princes Gate 23
Biochemistry, Chemistry RCS1 34
Bioengineering, Bessemer Building 11, Goldsmiths Building 12
Bioinformatics, Centre for, Sir Ernst Chain Building 30
Biology, Chemistry RCS1 34, Roderic Hill Building 7 Sir Alexander Fleming Building
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Biomedical Sciences, Sir Alexander Fleming Building 33
Biomolecular Electron Microscopy, Centre for, Sir Ernst Chain Building 30
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Boardroom, 58 Princes Gate 23
Building Projects, Level 5 Sherfield Building 20
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Catering, Level 1 Sherfield Building 20
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Central Library 25
Central Secretariat, Faculty Building 22
Centre for Professional Development, 58 Princes Gate 23
Chaplaincy, East Basement, Beit Quadrangle 1,
Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology, Roderic Hill Building 7, Bone
Building 8, ACE Extension 14
Chemistry, Chemistry Building, Chemistry Cafe 32, Chemistry RCS1 34, Flowers
Building 31
Chronobiology, Centre for, Sir Alexander Fleming Building 33
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Skempton Building 27
College Room, 58 Princes Gate 23
Communications and Development, Faculty Building 22, Level 5 Sherfield Building 20
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Computing, Huxley Building 13
Conference Office, Level 3 Sherfield Building 20
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Council Room, 170 Queens Gate 24
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Dining Room and Solar, 170 Queens Gate 24
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Earth Science and Engineering, Royal School of Mines 9, Aston Webb 10,
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Eastside Halls of Residence (Gabor, Linstead, Wilkinson), Eastside bar
and restaurant, Essentials convenience store 19
Educational Development, Centre for, Level 5 Sherfield Building 20
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering Building 16
Energy Futures Lab, Electrical Engineering Building 16
Entrepreneurship Centre, Business School 17
Environmental Control and Waste Management, Centre for,
Skempton Building 27
Environmental Policy, Centre for, Mechanical Engineering Building 28
Ethos Sports Centre 3
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Facilities Management, Level 5 Sherfield Building 20
Faculties of Engineering, Medicine and Natural Sciences administration,
Faculty Building 22
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Finance, Faculty Building 22, Level 3 Sherfield Building 20
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Garden Room, 58 Princes Gate 23
Glycobiology Training, Research and Infrastructure Centre,
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Great Hall, Level 2 Sherfield Building 20
H
Health Centre, Dentist, Southside 29
Health Management, Centre for, Business School 17
History of Science, Technology and Medicine, Centre for the, Central Library 25
Humanities, Imperial College and Science Museum Libraries 25, Level 3 Sherfield
Building 20
Human Resources, Faculty Building 22, Level 3 Sherfield Building 20
HR Equality, Level 5 Sherfield Building 20
HR Pensions, Level 3 Sherfield Building 20
J
Junior Common Room, Level 2 Sherfield Building 20
L
Learning and Development Centre, Level 3 Sherfield Building 20
Library (Imperial College and Science Museum) 25
London e-Science Centre, William Penney Laboratory 15
M
Materials, Royal School of Mines 9, Aston Webb 10, Goldsmiths
Building 12
Mathematics, Huxley Building 13
Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Building 28
Medicine, Sir Alexander Fleming Building 33
Molecular Biosciences, Sir Alexander Fleming Building 33, Sir Ernst Chain Building 30
Molecular Microbiology and Infection, Centre for, Flowers Building 31
N
Newsagent, Level 2 Sherfield Building 20
O
Oak Room, 58 Princes Gate 23
Occupational Health Service, Level 4 Sherfield Building 20
Optician, Level 2 Sherfield Building 20
Outreach, Level 3 Sherfield Building 20
P
Pippard Lecture Theatre, Level 5 Sherfield Building 20
Photomolecular Sciences, Centre for, Chemistry RCS1 34
Physics, Blackett Laboratory 6, Huxley Building 13
Process Systems Engineering, Centre for, Roderic Hill Building 7
Professional Development, Centre for, 58 Princes Gate 23
Property Management, Level 5 Sherfield Building 20
Q
QT snack bar, Level 2 Sherfield Building 20
Quantitative Finance, Centre for, Business School 17
Queens Tower 26
Queens Tower Rooms, Level 1 Sherfield Building 20
R
Reach Out Lab, Skempton Building, 27
Read Lecture Theatre, Level 5 Sherfield Building 20
Rectors Office, Faculty Building 22
Registry, Level 3 Sherfield Building 20
Research Services, Faculty Building 22
S
Safety Department, Level 5 Sherfield Building 20
Science Museum Library 25
Security Reception, Level 1 Sherfield Building 20
Security Science and Technology, Institute for, Aston Webb 10
Selkirk Hall, Southside 29
Seminar and Learning Centre (SALC), Level 5 Sherfield Building 20
Senior Common Room, Level 2 Sherfield Building 20
Shock Physics, Institute of, Aston Webb 10
Southside Halls of Residence (Falmouth Keogh, Selkirk, Tizard) 29
Sport Imperial, Ethos Sports Centre 3
Sport Imperial management, Level 3 Sherfield Building 20
Sports Centre, Ethos 3
Strategy and Planning, Faculty Building 22
Structural Biology, Centre for, Sir Ernst Chain Building 30
Student Accommodation Centre, Level 3 Sherfield Building 20
Student Hub, Level 3 Sherfield Building 20
Systems and Synthetic Biology, Institute for, Bessemer Building 11
T
Tizard Hall, Southside 29
Transport Studies, Centre for, Skempton Building 27
U
Union Shop, Level 2 Sherfield Building 20
UK Energy Research Centre, 58 Princes Gate 23
V
Vibration University Technology Centre, Mechanical Engineering Building 28
W
Weeks Hall 5
William Penney Laboratory 15
MISSED/LATE MINOR COURSEWORK FORM

This form is to be filled in by students who have not handed in minor items of
assessed coursework/assignments or have handed them in late. It is not to be used
for pieces of assignments which, on their own, make a significant contribution to end
of year marks. If you are uncertain whether the use of this form is appropriate, you
should take advice from your Personal Tutor, the Senior Tutor or the relevant Course
Director.
No cognisance will be taken of mitigating circumstances unless this form is
completed in full. For consideration of mitigating circumstances this form must be
submitted within 5 working days of the coursework submission deadline.
Personal Details:
Name:
CID:
Department:
Programme of Study:
Year of Study:
Please give details of the nature of your mitigating circumstances including dates:
Independent corroboration is not required unless you have been ill for more than 5 working
days, in which case please attach a medical certificate from your doctor. However, you
should always inform your Personal or Senior Tutor even in the event of shorter periods of
illness.
Assessed coursework which was missed or handed in late
Course
Item of coursework
Deadline
for work
Was the work

late or missed?
If you need to use this form to report more than 3 pieces of missed coursework in a
term you are required to see the Senior Tutor.
Signed
Date..
Return this form to the person/place designated by your department
REQUEST FOR MITIGATION FORM

To be used for examinations and major elements of coursework.
For consideration of mitigating circumstances for an assessment this form must be
submitted within 5 working days of the examination or coursework submission date to the
person specified by your Department
Personal Details:
Name:
CID:
Department:
Programme of Study:
Year of Study:
Nature of Mitigating Circumstances:
Please tick appropriate box
Own
illness
Family
illness/bereavement
Accident
Victim of
crime
Other unforeseen
circumstances
Please expand or continue on a separate sheet if necessary
Documentation:
Have you attached appropriate documentation to support your case?
YES/NO
If YES, please indicate what documentation is attached.

Examples of suitable documentation include:
Medical Certificate or doctors letter (if from a UK based practitioner, they should be GMC registered)
Email/letter from Imperial College Health Centre
Hospital Admission note
Death Certificate
Police Crime Number/report
Letter from counsellor
Other: Please specify
Translations should be provided of any documentation not submitted in English
If NO, please state when you will be able to provide suitable documentation, or explain why
this is not possible:
Please note that the more information the Department receives to support your mitigating
circumstances, the better able it is to reach an informed decision.
Details of Assessment Missed or Performed with Mitigating Circumstances
Course
code
Assessment item (e.g. exam /major

item of coursework/dissertation)
Date of
assessment/
submission
deadline
Indicate whether
you sat/submitted
the assessment
(Yes / No)
Please tick here if all assessments during the academic year have been affected by
the circumstances detailed above.
Please note that the information on this form will remain confidential and will only be viewed
by the advisory panel which will make a recommendation to the Board of Examiners about
your request. Please state below if there is any information contained on this form which you
DO NOT wish to be released to the Exam Board. Please bear in mind that the more
information that is received by the Board the better able they will be to reach an informed
decision.
I wish for the appropriate Board of Examiners to take into account my mitigating
circumstances for the assessments listed above. I declare that the information I have given
to be true to the best of my knowledge and understand that false claims for mitigation are a
serious examinations offence.
Signed (student)
Date:
Signed (member of staff - to confirm receipt)
Date:.
Please note that for minor pieces of assessed work, independent corroborating
evidence is not required and the minor coursework mitigating circumstances form
should be used. Your Personal Tutor, Senior Tutor or Course Leader will advise you
which pieces of coursework, if any, are categorised as minor.
REQUEST FOR MITIGATION OUTCOMES

(Office use only)
Recommended Outcome (please attach documents if necessary):

Uncapped first sitting
Uncapped resit
SQT
Addition of mark
Refer to final board for consideration in relation to award of degree
No action required
Reasons for decision:
Was the evidence presented by the Advisory Panel accepted by the Board of Examiners? If
the evidence was not accepted please provide a brief explanation of why.
Members of the advisory panel should sign and date below:

Signed
Date
Signed
Date
Signed
Date
Signed
Date
Imperial College London, Examination Regulations 2011/12
Appendix 1
Procedure for Consideration of Representations concerning decisions of Boards of Examiners
GENERAL
1
This procedure is applicable in respect of examinations for first degrees and postgraduate taught
degrees.
Representations may not be made against the results of examinations on academic grounds.
The College will consider representations made on the grounds of administrative error, or where
there is concern that the examination may not have been conducted in accordance with the relevant
Regulations or where there is new evidence of circumstances which might have adversely affected
a candidate's performance which was not available to the Board of Examiners at the time it made its
decision.
PROCEDURE
4
Any representation shall be made within one month of official notification by the Registry to the
candidate of the decision of the Board of Examiners to which it relates, unless, where the candidate
has advanced substantive reasons for the delay in submitting the representation, the Pro Rector
(Education and Academic Affairs), Dean of Students and Academic Registrar determine that a
representation made outside this period be allowed.
Representations shall be made in writing and sent to the Academic Registrar and shall state the
grounds on which the representation is made and provide evidence to support it.
The representation shall be referred in the first instance to the relevant Board of Examiners1 which
shall, in consultation with at least one External Examiner, reconsider a decision in the following
circumstances:
a.
Where a candidate requests such reconsideration and provides adequate evidence which is
acceptable to the Board of Examiners that his/her examination was adversely affected by
illness or other factors which s/he was unable, or for valid reasons unwilling, to disclose
before the Board of Examiners reached its decision;
b.
Where there is clear evidence produced by the candidate or any other person of
administrative error or that the examination was not conducted in accordance with the
Regulations.
The Board of Examiners may authorise the Chairman and a sub-group of examiners to consider representations on its behalf
Following any reconsideration of a decision by the relevant Board of Examiners, the hearing of a
formal appeal by the candidate against the outcome of the reconsideration may be allowed, at the
discretion of the Pro Rector (Education and Academic Affairs) in consultation with the Dean of
Students, if sufficient evidence remains providing grounds for appeal as stated in paragraph 6 a.
and b. above.
An appeal must be made in writing and lodged with the Academic Registrar within ten working days
of the notification to the candidate of the reconsidered decision of the Board of Examiners.
If the Pro Rector (Education and Academic Affairs) has determined that sufficient evidence remains
to allow an appeal, the Academic Registrar shall arrange for a Representations Panel to be
established, which shall comprise:
a.
A Dean (or other nominee) of the Faculty relevant to the programme of study concerned,
who shall act as Chairman of the Representations Panel.
c.
Two further members drawn from among the members of the Panel of academic staff
appointed by the Senate to hear appeals.
Provided that no member of the Representations Panel shall have been involved in teaching or
examining for, or involved in any other way with the programme of study of the person making the
appeal.
10
The Representations Panel shall meet as soon as is practicable.
11
The Representations Panel shall invite the appellant or a representative to appear before it and/or
to give written evidence if desired. Students may, if they wish, be accompanied by a member of
Imperial College (either a fellow student, or a personal tutor, warden or other member of the
academic staff); the friend may speak in support of the student if the latter so desires. In keeping
with the Human Rights Act (1998), students may, if they wish, request that the hearing be held in
public.
12
The Representations Panel shall invite the Chairman (or other representative) of the relevant Board
of Examiners to appear before it and/or to give written evidence if desired, and shall invite such
other persons to appear before it, and consider such other documents, as it deems appropriate to
the case. A member of the Department of the programme of study concerned will present the case.
13
The Academic Registrar shall appoint an appropriate person to serve as a clerk to the
Representations Panel, who shall keep a record of its proceedings.
14
The Representations Panel may decide

a.
That the appeal be allowed, in which case it shall submit a report to the Rector who shall,
unless he determines that some other procedure is applicable, direct the Board of Examiners
to cause a fresh decision to be made. Such decision, properly made within the appropriate
regulations and procedures, shall be the final decision of the College; or
2
b.
That the appeal be dismissed, in which case the decision of the Representations Panel will
be the final decision of the College.
15
The appellant shall be informed of the decisions of the Representations Panel, and, where
applicable, of the decision of the Rector. The appellant shall be provided with reasons for the
judgement reached in relation to the submissions made at the hearing.
16
In keeping with the Human Rights Act (1988), should the student choose, the decision and
reasoned judgement of the Representations Panel will be published.
17
Once a student has completed the Colleges internal appeals or complaints procedures, the College
will issue the student with a Completion of Procedures Letter. If the student is still dissatisfied, the
student may direct their complaint to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator within three months
of the date on which the Completion of Procedures Letter was issued. Information on the complaints
covered by the Office of the Independent Adjudicator and the review procedures is available at
http://www.oiahe.org.uk/. The College reserves the right to reject a complaint when it is issued more
than three years after the substantive event(s) to which it relates.

Policy
1.
This policy relates to all students, including occasional students (students hereafter) at Imperial
College London, during hours undertaking work or study and when undertaking activities on
behalf of the College or attending College-related social events.
2.
While the College has a general interest in the well-being of its students, what they do in their
private lives is generally outside the scope of this policy unless it affects their work, interferes
with the legitimate activities of other members of the College or risks their safety or that of others,
or brings the College into disrepute.
3.
The College is committed to promoting the health and well-being of its students and will ensure
any students with alcohol or substance dependency problems have the opportunity to obtain
support and are treated sensitively. The College wishes to ensure that the health, safety and
welfare of its students are not jeopardised through misuse of alcohol or substances in College.
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 stipulates that employers have a duty to ensure the
health, safety and welfare of employees and others who may be affected by work activities,
including students and visitors, as far as is reasonably practicable.
4.
This policy sets out the approach the College will normally take when the consumption of drugs
and/or alcohol affects the performance of its students. Each case will be considered on its
merits. The College is committed to offering guidance and early assistance with the primary
concern being to help the individual whose performance and/or behaviour is affected.
5.
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 makes it an offence for anyone who occupies, or is involved in the
management of premises, to knowingly allow the production or supply of controlled drugs or
illegal substances on their premises.
A student who contravenes this policy, refuses support or whose performance and/or behaviour does
not improve following support may be subject to the Colleges Student Disciplinary Procedures.
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/proceduresandregulations/policiesandprocedures/disciplinary
Definitions
Substance Misuse drinking alcohol, taking drugs or a substance, either intermittently or
continuously, such that it adversely interferes with an individuals health, work or study performance or
conduct or affects the work performance and/or safety of themselves and others.
Drugs This term includes prescription medicines where the prescription medicines have not been
prescribed for the person possessing or using them and/or such prescription medicines which are not
taken in accordance with a physicians direction; includes any substance (other than alcohol) that
produces physical, mental, emotional or behavioural changes in the user.
Controlled Substance includes all chemical substances or drugs listed in any controlled substances
acts or regulations applicable under the law.
Responsibilities
Students:
6.
Each student is responsible for ensuring his or her own behaviour and work or study
performance remains appropriate whilst engaged in College activity (Paragraph 1) and is not
affected by excessive alcohol consumption or substance misuse.
7.
Students who suspect, or know, that they have an alcohol, or substance-related problem should
seek professional help at an early stage to avoid the problem becoming worse. The Support
section in Appendix 1 provides further information. They may also choose to confidentially refer
themselves to the College Health Centre.
8.
Students should familiarise themselves and comply with any College policy that prohibits
consumption of alcohol during working hours. There are many roles and activities in College
where any reduction of alertness or disturbance of critical faculties could compromise the health
and safety of the person involved or others.
9.
Students must not bring or use illegal substances on College premises under any circumstances.
10. Students should notify their Tutor/Senior Tutor (undergraduate), or Tutor/ Supervisor/
Postgraduate Tutor (postgraduate) if they are taking prescribed medication that could affect their
ability to work or study safely.
Head of Department/Course Organiser/Senior Tutor/Postgraduate Tutor:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/abouttheregistry/departmentalcontacts
11. Ensure that students are aware of the policy and the support available to them.
12. Having considered the nature of activities undertaken within their jurisdiction, identify
work/locations/ tasks with high accident risk and define and implement a dry roles policy.
13. Where relevant, ensure systems for notification of third parties (for instance, an NHS Trust, a
regulatory body or the police; please note this is not an exhaustive list) of their concerns relating
to a students alcohol or substance dependency issue, where they have reasonable grounds to
think the person may pose a safety risk to others or if there is a legal requirement. In these
cases the Head of Department/Senior Tutor/Postgraduate Tutor will normally notify the student
before proceeding.
Head of Department/Course Organiser/Personal Tutor/Supervisor/Hall Warden
14. Ensure compliance with the Policy.
15. Communicate which activities have been designated as dry roles to students.
16. Reinforce to students the requirement for appropriate behaviour at College related social events.
17. Refer students for assessment or help to the College Health Centre where required following the
students consent.
18. Provide students with support and adjustment to facilitate recovery as far as reasonably practical
following advice from the College Health Centre and the Registry.
The College Health Centre is responsible for:
19. Assessing students who self refer or are referred by a member of College for a medical opinion.
20. Providing general advice to tutors/supervisors/wardens on the early recognition and
management of individuals misusing alcohol or drugs.
21. Offer in-house treatment, monitoring and support to students and where appropriate arrange
referral to specialist external agencies.
22. With the students consent, liaise with relevant College personnel, on their progress, fitness to
study and any disciplinary matters during and after treatment of a drug or alcohol problem.
The College Occupational Health Service is responsible for:
23. Assist in the medical assessment of medical students where there is concern that the student may
have an alcohol or substance misuse problem that may affect their fitness to practise.
24. Monitor progress and advise on compliance with treatment of an alcohol or substance misuse
problem where compliance is a condition for return to or continuation on their course of study after
an alcohol or substance misuse problem affecting their fitness to practise has been identified.
25. Where there is concern that a medical students fitness to work with patients may by impaired
because of alcohol or drug misuse the student should be referred to the college Occupational
Physician for assessment.
Where a student appears to be under the influence of alcohol or a substance
26. The Tutor/Supervisor, another member of academic staff or Hall Warden should seek guidance,
where practically possible, from the Senior Tutor/PostgraduateTutor if they suspect a student is
under the influence of alcohol or a substance. The student should be sent home for the day if
not already in Hall. If there is uncertainty over a students fitness to travel home unaccompanied,
advice should be sought from the College Health Centre.
27. It is the responsibility of the Senior Tutor/Postgraduate Tutor to discuss with a student as soon as
possible if their behaviour, performance or absence indicates a possible problem with alcohol or
substance misuse.
28. The Senior Tutor/Postgraduate tutor will normally, with the students consent, make a decision to
refer an individual directly to the College Health Centre when a student discloses an alcohol or
substance abuse problem or when, after investigation, it is suspected that the students abnormal
behaviour or performance maybe due to alcohol or substance abuse.
29. Students should also be referred to the College Health Centre for assessment if, in other
circumstances, they disclose a problem of alcohol or substance misuse or if the tutor/supervisor
suspects that problems in work performance or attendance may be due to alcohol or drug abuse.
30. Tutors/supervisors should additionally encourage, on an informal basis, students whom they
believe may have an alcohol or substance misuse problem, but which is not affecting their work, to
nonetheless seek help for this.
31. Where possible the College will take a supportive approach, however there may be situations
where the circumstances are such that the situation may be dealt with under the provisions of
Student Disciplinary Procedures immediately rather than under the Alcohol and Substance
Misuse Policy. If the individual is not willing to comply with suggested treatment or if the alcohol
and/or substance misuse continues, they will be subject to Disciplinary Procedures (as above [5]).
The College and external organisations
32. Where students work on projects with, or for, external organisations the College requires them to
comply with that organisations own policies relating to alcohol and substance misuse.
Appendix 1 - Support
There are a number of different sources of support for students, including the College Health Centre,
which may also refer students on to other sources of treatment and support as well as their own GP if
not registered with the College Health Service. Senior Tutors/Postgraduate Tutors/College Tutors are
also expected to manage such issues with discretion and sensitivity when approached by students.
http://www.imperialcollegehealthcentre.co.uk/
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/students/collegetutors
Specific Organisations:
Alcohol issues
Alcoholics Anonymous
PO Box 1
Stonebow House
Stonebow, York
YO1 2NJ
Tel. 020 7352 3001
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
Support group/fellowship for those with problem drinking, who want to stop.
Provides lots of information on how to recognize you have a problem and what might help.
Al-Anon
61 Great Dover Street,
London SE1 4YF,
Tel. 020 7403 0888
www.al-anonuk.org.uk
Information and support for the family and friends of those with drinking problems
Substance misuse issues

FRANK
Tel. 0800 77 66 00, Text 82111,
www.talktofrank.com
Information about drugs, their effects and their legal status on-line, on the phone and by text
Narcotics Anonymous
Tel. 0845 373 3366,
www.ukna.org
Information and support for those who may have a drug problem
Addiction
Community Assessment and Primary Services (CAPS) for Drugs and Alcohol
Tel. 020 3315 5800
69 Warwick Road
London SW5 9HB
Provides a range of special health care interventions for individuals and families who are
affected by the misuse of drugs and alcohol and who live in Kensington, Chelsea and
Westminster. Individuals may self refer or be referred by their GP
Adfam
Tel. 020 7553 7640,
www.adfam.org.uk
Information and support for the family and friends of drug users and those with alcohol
problems
General
Nightline
Tel. 020 7631 0101
listening@nightline.org.uk
[6pm to 8am every night of term]
A confidential listening, support and practical information service run by student volunteers,
for students in London. Nightline is open between 6pm and 8am every night of term and you
can talk to them about anything.
The Samaritans
www.samaritans.org
Provide confidential emotional support 24/7 to those experiencing despair, distress or suicidal
feelings, whatever the reason.
Appendix 2 - Alcohol at College

Within the range of College activities there are times where alcohol is available at student events.
The Colleges position is that all events should be as inclusive as possible so that most people
are able to attend them without embarrassment or difficulties. Great care should be taken in
planning events to respect the views of anyone who does not drink or does not wish to drink
alcohol. This is particularly pertinent when welcoming new students in their Freshers term.
The Legal Position of Alcohol at College
Several bars and catering outlets in the College have licenses to sell alcohol for consumption on
the premises. With the exception of Eastside Bar (Princes Gardens), these are effectively "club
licenses", i.e. they permit liquor to be sold only to members of the club and their bona fide guests.
For practical purposes, in College bars "members of the club" mean students and staff of the
College; for Hall bars, members are those who are residents of that hall but it has also been
regarded as including people staying in College residences during the vacation.
In consequence, two actions are illegal:
(a) selling alcoholic drinks to people who are neither members of the College nor guests of a
member;
(b) selling alcoholic drinks for consumption off the licensed premises (usually designated bar
area).
Six other actions, amongst others, are illegal here and anywhere else:
(c) selling alcoholic drinks without a meal where the licence is for drink accompanying meals;
(d) serving alcoholic drink to a customer who is already drunk in the opinion of the person
serving;
(e) serving alcoholic drink to persons under the legal age limit of 18 years (with some exceptions
relating to table meals);
(f) allowing a drunken person to be on the premises without good reason (e.g. illness);
(g) allowing gambling to take place, with minor exceptions;
(h) allowing arguments or unsociable behaviour to take place.
Licensing at College
College licensees are required to attend a suitable training course. The licensed premises in the
College are normally open at lunchtime and in the evening, with regular extensions during termtime for the Union bar until midnight on Wednesdays and 1.00 am on Saturdays (i.e. extended
from Friday evening). It is College policy that sales of alcohol must not be promoted at lunchtime.
The prices in College bars are, in general, appreciably lower than those in the pubs closest to the
College but can often be matched in other pubs not far away. This pricing policy, agreed by
College Catering and the Union, is believed to be in the interests of students by encouraging
those who drink to do so on the College premises rather than elsewhere.
Useful Information
http://www.patient.co.uk/health/Recommended-Safe-Limits-of-Alcohol.htm
Working in the UK during your studies

Can I work while I study in the UK?
You can work while studying in the UK if:
1. You are on a Student or Tier 4 Student visa
and
2. Your passport sticker or identity card says one of the following:
No recourse to public funds. Work (and any changes) must be authorised or Work as in
Tier 4 rules
You cannot work if you are in the UK on a student visitor or tourist visa.
How many hours per week can I work as a student?
Undergraduate and Postgraduate students on a full time degree course can work:
-
for a maximum 20 hours per week during term time

full time during vacation (outside of term-time)
Term dates for Undergraduate Students are available from:

www.imperial.ac.uk/registry/currentstudents/termdates
Postgraduate Students: your vacation begins once you have completed all your
academic requirements (i.e. submitted your dissertation/thesis including final
corrections).
If your PhD supervisor agrees that you can take a short period of time off (as part of your
annual vacation entitlement) and authorises this in writing, you can work full-time during this
period.
What kind of work can I do during my studies?

You can do most kinds of work, but you must not:
be self-employed
provide services as a professional sportsperson or entertainer
take a full time permanent vacancy
Work placements
You can work full-time on a work placement if:
you have immigration permission (visa) as a Student/Tier 4 Student

You must not spend more than 50% of the time on your course doing a work placement, or
work placements.
Your work placement must be an assessed part of your course, and it can take place at
any point in your studies.
Your employer is monitoring your attendance and reporting back to your department who
remain responsible for you during the work placement.
Internships
Some UK companies offer students an opportunity to undertake an internship during their
vacations. All student/Tier 4 student visa holders are permitted to undertake an internship during
the Christmas and Easter holidays. However, only undergraduate students can undertake an
internship during the summer vacation.
MSc students who wish to undertake employment during the summer must adhere to the rules for
work placements defined above.
Can I continue working after my course has ended?

Your student/Tier 4 student visa is likely to continue for up to 2/4 months after your course end
date. Upon completing your academic work (i.e. submitting your dissertation/thesis including final
corrections) you can start working full time on a temporary contract up until your visa expiry
date (usually October for Undergraduates and November/January for MSc students) for a
maximum period of 4 months.
You must not continue working after this period even if your student/Tier 4 student visa has extra
leave.
Once you reach your visa expiry date / the 4 month period after your course end date (whichever is
sooner) you must either:
Seek sponsorship from an employer for a Tier 2 General (Skilled Workers) visa.
Seek sponsorship from Imperial College under Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) visa. Please
note that there is a limit of 10 places per participating institution.
Investigate the possibility of a Tier 5 visa. Tier 5 covers temporary workers and the most
relevant category within this tier for Imperial graduates is the "Tier 5 Temporary Worker
Government Authorised Exchange which may be applicable to international post-doctoral
candidates at Imperial.
Leave the UK.
Proof of eligibility to work in the UK
For more information please see:

Working in the UK after your Studies
If your employer has any further questions about your eligibility to work in the UK, please
ask them to contact the UK Border Agency employers' helpline on 0300 123 4699
Opening Hours: Monday to Thursday 09:00 - 17:00 and Friday 09:00 to 16:30 (excluding
public holidays)
Alternatively, please see:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/contacts/employershelpline
Please be aware that any breach of your student/Tier 4 student visa (such as working more
than 20 hours per week when you are not permitted to do so) is considered a serious
immigration offence and must be declared on any future UK visa applications.
International Office, Room 301, Level 3, Sherfield Building
South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 8040, Email: international@imperial.ac.uk, Website: www.imperial.ac.uk/international
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Finance/FT MBA/Acuarial Finance
Actuarial Finance exams
Exams all other programmes
Undergraduate Re-sit Exams
MBA exams
Postgraduates Re-sit exams
Finance Group exams
MSc Risk Management and

Financial Engineering 2012 - 2013
Programme Handbook
www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school
Contents
1
WELCOME MESSAGES ............................................................................................... 5
PROGRAMME OVERVIEW ........................................................................................... 9

2.1
Aims, Objectives, Learning Outcome and Skills Mapping........................................ 9
2.2
Programme Structure............................................................................................ 12
2.3
Marking Criteria for Foundation Courses............................................................... 13
2.4
Marking Criteria for Core Courses, Electives and Project ...................................... 14
2.5
Marking Schemes for MSc RMFE ......................................................................... 15
2.6
Prizes.................................................................................................................... 16
2.7
Association with Professional Body ....................................................................... 17
2.7.1
2.8
Pre-study Online Courses ..................................................................................... 18
2.8.1
Accounting Primer (compulsory) .................................................................... 19
2.8.2
Introduction to Finance (compulsory) ............................................................. 20
2.8.3
Induction to Maths (optional) .......................................................................... 21
2.8.4
Plagiarism Awareness Course (compulsory) .................................................. 22
2.8.5
Ethics and Professional Standards in Finance (compulsory) .......................... 23
2.9
Welcome Day and Foundation Courses ................................................................ 24
2.9.1
Welcome Day Schedule 31 August 2012 .................................................... 24
2.9.2
BS1023 Markets and Securities ..................................................................... 26
2.9.3
BS1025 Financial Modelling........................................................................... 27
2.9.4
BS1024 Mathematical Finance ...................................................................... 29
2.9.5
BS1026 The Finance Industry........................................................................ 30
2.10
Professional Risk Managers International Association (PRMIA) .................... 17
Core Courses........................................................................................................ 31
2.10.1
BS1002 Financial Statistics (Autumn Term) ................................................... 32
2.10.2
BS1016 Investments and Portfolio Management (Autumn Term) ................... 34
2.10.3
BS1022 Stochastic Calculus for Finance (Autumn Term) ............................... 35
2.10.4
BS1030 Risk Management (Autumn Term) .................................................... 36
2.10.5
BS1021 Advanced Financial Statistics (Spring Term) .................................... 37
2.10.6
BS1031 Financial Engineering* (Spring Term) ............................................... 39
2.10.7
BS1014 VBA (Spring Term) ........................................................................... 40
2.11
Electives ............................................................................................................... 42
2.12
Project .................................................................................................................. 43
INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS ............................................................................... 44

3.1
Programme Director and Programme Team contact details .................................. 44
3.2
Expectations Code of Ethical Conduct ............................................................... 45
3.2.1
Expectations .................................................................................................. 45
3.2.2
Code of Ethical Conduct ................................................................................ 46
3.2.3
Behaviour Requested of Business School Students....................................... 47
3.3
Getting Started...................................................................................................... 50
3.3.1
Start of Term Checklist .................................................................................. 50

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3.3.2
Registration ................................................................................................... 51
3.3.3
Tuition Fees ................................................................................................... 51
3.3.4
ID Card .......................................................................................................... 51
3.3.5
Email ............................................................................................................. 52
3.3.6
Freshers Fair................................................................................................. 52
3.3.7
Lecture Theatres............................................................................................ 53
3.3.8
Absence from College.................................................................................... 53
3.3.9
Addresses...................................................................................................... 53
3.3.10
Statements of Attendance .............................................................................. 54
3.3.11
Council Tax .................................................................................................... 54
3.3.12
Insurance ....................................................................................................... 54
3.3.13
Business Cards.............................................................................................. 54
3.3.14
Laptop Registration ........................................................................................ 54
3.3.15
Financial Times.............................................................................................. 55
3.3.16
Lockers .......................................................................................................... 55
3.3.17
Travel Card (Transport for London) ................................................................ 55
3.4
3.4.1
Term dates for 2012/13 .................................................................................. 56
3.4.2
Timetables ..................................................................................................... 56
3.5
Key Dates and Timetables .................................................................................... 56
Your Involvement .................................................................................................. 57
3.5.1
Student Feedback .......................................................................................... 57
3.5.2
Lecturer Evaluation (LEQ).............................................................................. 57
3.5.3
Student Staff Committee ................................................................................ 58
3.5.4
Student Ambassador Scheme ....................................................................... 60
KEY FACILITIES & SERVICES ................................................................................... 61

4.1
Health Centre........................................................................................................ 61
4.2
Library................................................................................................................... 61
4.3
English Language Support .................................................................................... 62
4.4
IT Resources ........................................................................................................ 62
4.5
Photocopying ........................................................................................................ 63
4.6
Printing ................................................................................................................. 63
4.7
Room Bookings .................................................................................................... 63
4.8
Career & Professional Development Service ........................................................ 63
4.8.1
4.9
5
Working in the UK After Your Studies ............................................................ 64
Alumni Information ................................................................................................ 64
ASSIGNMENTS (COURSEWORK, QUIZZES AND PROJECT) ................................. 66

5.1
Late Submission ................................................................................................... 66
5.2
Deadline Extension ............................................................................................... 67
5.3
Syndicate Groups ................................................................................................. 67
5.4
Referencing Notes ................................................................................................ 68
5.5
Plagiarism and Cheating ....................................................................................... 71
5.6
Multiple Use of the Same Company in Assignments ............................................. 72

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5.7
Assignment Submission Guidelines and Procedure .............................................. 73
5.8
Assignment Grades and Feedback ....................................................................... 76
EXAMINATIONS ......................................................................................................... 77
6.1
Attendance ........................................................................................................... 77
6.2
Calculator ............................................................................................................. 77
6.3
Examination Arrangements for Students with Disabilities ...................................... 77
6.4
Exam Results........................................................................................................ 78
6.4.1
6.5
Frequently Asked Questions about Results ................................................... 78
The Examination Process ..................................................................................... 79
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES AFFECTING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE .......... 82
RE-SITS AND RESUBMISSION.................................................................................. 83
HELP & SUPPORT ..................................................................................................... 84
10 FINANCE GROUP CONTACT DETAILS..................................................................... 86

11 INFORMATION GUIDE A Z ...................................................................................... 90
12 APPENDIXES ............................................................................................................ 107
MISSION STATEMENT
To be the Business School of choice for practising
and aspiring leaders worldwide, sought for our
cutting-edge research, innovative thinking and
excellent delivery.
WELCOME MESSAGES
Welcome from Professor Dorothy Griffiths, Acting Principal of the

Business School
Welcome to the Business School. You have made a great
choice about where to study in London. Thank you for
choosing us. We receive a very large number of applicants
for all of our Programmes, so you have won your place in
competition with many other well qualified applicants.
Congratulations.
Imperial College is a world class institution and has a
Business School to match. We pride ourselves on the quality
of our faculty, the quality of our students and the quality of
our teaching. Our highly international faculty are all experts
in their fields as you will discover when they teach you.
This year we are launching a new MSc in Economics and
Strategy for Business. Applications were heavily
oversubscribed. The MSc in Strategic Marketing, which we
launched last year, proved so popular that we have taken a
second stream this year.
Our MSc Management continues to attract excellent students and we have a wonderfully
international cohort. This year we introduce a new pathway on Energy Business. On the
MSc International Health Management programme, the students will have the opportunity
to join a series of events Healthcare in Action relating to the practice of healthcare and
the implementation of healthcare policy. The Business Plan Competition on the MSc
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Management was such a well received feature of the
Programme, that we have extended its scale and scope for the forthcoming year. We
continue to expand the choice available to our MSc Finance, MSc Risk Management and
Financial Engineering and MSc Actuarial Finance Programmes with new elective
offerings. And our Doctoral Programme continues to build its taught components.
Our undergraduate Intercalated BSc in Management for medical students is a unique one
year course. It is the only one of its kind in the UK and we welcome students not only from
the Imperial College School of Medicine, but also from Medical Schools across the UK. They
will join the very successful Joint Honours Programme we run for some of the Colleges
Science Departments.
We will be welcoming over 900 new students to the School this autumn. I hope that your
time with us will give you the knowledge and inspiration to build successful careers when
you leave us. We have an excellent careers service to support you in this transition.
Let me urge you to take advantage of all that the School offers whilst you are here. We have
an excellent Distinguished Guest Lecture series at School level and each Programme
organises speakers.
When you complete your Programme, you will become a member of our growing Alumni
network. I hope that you will actively support the network and build the reputation of the
School through your success.
We are fortunate to attract such outstanding and talented students. I hope that you have a
wonderful and very special year.
Dorothy Griffiths
Acting Principal
Welcome from Professor Gerry George, Deputy Principal of Faculty

and Programmes
A very warm welcome to you!
Congratulations! You have passed a rigorous selection
process that places you in a cohort of highly qualified and
able students. You will find that your classmates come from
across the globe, have distinguished backgrounds, and are
keen to be part of a vibrant community.
At the Business School, we emphasize innovation,
collaboration and excellence in everything we do. Our
programmes are tailored to help you grow as a person and
as a leader with integrity and global perspective. Our
courses are designed to help you develop analytical and
problem solving skills that will be the foundation of a brilliant
career.
Your faculty are among the best in the world; their research is routinely published in
internationally-leading journals. Its not just their intellectual contribution that will enrich your
classroom experience - many of our faculty are also star teachers! Your faculty are thought
leaders who shape important conversations in government policy and management practice.
To get the best out of your time here, your task is to be well-prepared and ready to engage.
Our programme and operations teams work hard to ensure that you will have a fruitful
experience at Imperial. Whether you need advice on courses or help with your career plans,
you will find our team to be professional, enthusiastic, and committed. If you need assistance
or guidance, dont hesitate to ask.
I hope that you will have a wonderful year here at Imperial. There are plenty of things to do take in the rich culture around South Kensington, go for a run in Hyde Park, and make full
use of Imperials library or recreational facilities! The College, through the Student Union,
also offers a large number of clubs, societies and activities for you to join. You will also have
many opportunities to attend Distinguished Guest Lectures, and benefit from Imperials
strong alumni community. We expect you to roll up your sleeves and get to work, but also to
find time to build lifelong friendships and to enjoy London.
If you see me walking around, say hello and introduce yourself! I look forward to meeting
you. We are pleased that you have decided to join us at the Business School. We hope that
you will find Imperial to be the most transformative experience in your life.
You have much to look forward to this year.
Gerry George
Welcome from Programme Director

I am delighted to welcome you all to the 2012/2013 MSc in
Risk Management and Financial Engineering.
You are
embarking on an exciting and enjoyable year where you will
immerse yourselves in finance and risk management and get
to grips with both the theory and the practice. The faculty will
be working hard to stimulate you and help you to understand
the concepts of financial, economic and statistical theory and
to show how theory and practice interact; to obtain maximum
benefit you too will need to work hard. The pay-off will be a
thorough grounding and competence in financial risk
management that will stand you in good stead throughout your
career.
Blackboard is our virtual learning environment which you will
use to access all learning resources, to submit coursework, hold discussions and read any
course announcements. Please check Blackboard and your college email account at least
once a day.
This handbook contains key information about the programme, you should make sure that
you read it carefully. Please pay careful attention to the checklist of administration tasks that
you need to complete in the first week.
I am extremely fortunate in having a very experienced programme team to ensure the
smooth running of your programme, they are available to deal with any queries that arise.
As programme director, I am happy to meet you to discuss any issues you would like to
raise; I can always be contacted by email (n.meade@imperial.co.uk).
I hope you all have a fruitful year at Imperial.
With best wishes
Nigel Meade
Professor of Quantitative Finance
Programme Director of MSc Finance and MSc Risk Management and Financial Engineering
PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
2.1
Aims, Objectives, Learning Outcome and Skills Mapping
MSc Risk Management and Financial Engineering: AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

We aim to give our students a rigorous understanding of the theoretical basis of risk
management and financial engineering at the same time making the theories relevant to
market practice and behaviour. The programme is different from MSc Finance in that it
provides a more focused training in asset pricing and risk management whereas MSc
Finance covers a broader set of topics in finance, ranging from investments, corporate
finance and derivatives. The programme aims to provide skills that enable students to
embark on a career oriented towards quantitative analysis in the financial services sector or
to pursue further academic study (doctoral research). Students who successfully complete
the programme will be able to:
Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of fundamental finance theories and models

including their derivation and their use and context in the measurement and
management of risk;
Apply mathematical tools to complex financial problems relating to risk
measurement, risk management and risk pricing;
Use a range of programming tools to develop live implementations of financial
models and use these implementations in practice;
Analyse and evaluate investment decisions and data students should be able
to apply econometric theory and software to draw valid conclusions about data.
The course offers a range of careers-related activities which form an integral part of the
programme. Please consult the careers pages in this handbook for further information.
Skills Mapping
Here at Imperial College Business School you have the opportunity to develop a wide range
of professional skills through a variety of different mediums. These skills will not only aid
your personal development but also make you more competitive within the marketplace.
Importantly, this involves more than just workshops. It involves a blend of learning through
both curricular and non-curricular activities. In order to rationalise the approach to
developing these skills we have created a matrix outlining the different categories and the
methods in which you will learn them.
Categories
We split professional skills into three main categories. This provides you with the chance to
identify the structure of skills learning and how useful they can be in the workplace.
Category
Personal Development
Description
Personal effectiveness on an
operational level. This includes the
dynamics of working individually or as
a member of a group.
Example
Working in teams or time
management.
Communication
Verbal, non verbal and written skills.
CV writing or presentation
skills.
Technical & Analytical
Essential workplace tools and

techniques beyond curriculum
teaching.
VBA, C++, Matlab.
Professional
Skills
Type
Personal
Development
Foundation
Courses
Core Courses
Electives
Project
Optional
Workshops
Careers
Development
An important
emphasis is
placed on this in
the September
term. You will
start thinking
about your
approach to
learning as an
individual,
syndicate and
cohort member
and as an
international
student.
You will
quickly realise,
once the core
courses start,
that you need
to sharpen up
your personal
management
skills whilst
working
effectively on
group
coursework.
The electives
provide you with
an excellent
opportunity to
expand your
personal
development
skills and put
them into
practice. Some
emphasise
collaboration,
others will
require more
practical skills.
The project
gives you the
opportunity to
put previous and
taught skills into
action. Project
and time
management
will certainly be
needed here.
The
workshops
and GSEPS
courses
offered provide
you with the
opportunity to
develop a
range of
personal skills
from groupbased skills to
personal
organisation
and
effectiveness.
Workshops
and one to one
sessions give
you the
opportunity to
learn about the
operational
approach to
take in the
workplace and
the way to
conduct
yourself within
the working
environment
Communication
You will spend

time developing
an
understanding of
communication
and how to
come across
effectively.
The electives
you choose will
help develop
your
communication
skills. Some of
the more
technical
courses will
enable you to
learn the more
technical
language of
finance.
The project
allows you to
develop your
written
communication
and helps you
learn how to get
your message
across
effectively.
The
workshops
and GSEPS
courses
offered provide
you with the
opportunity to
develop a
range of
communicatio
n skills from
writing
technical
presentations
to networking
effectively.
Workshops
and one to one
sessions will
help you
develop your
communicatio
n skills to
enable you to
communicate
effectively
within the
workplace and
at interviews.
Technical and
Analytical
You will be
introduced to
Blackboard and
Matlab that you
will use regularly
throughout the
year.
Throughout
the core
courses you
will be
required to
communicate
with fellow
students,
complete
coursework
and negotiate
your way
around work
priorities. You
will also be
introduced to
financial
terminology.
In addition to
the actual
subject matter
taught, there
will be many
technical and
analytical skills
to develop.
This will
involve
learning skills
from analysing
case studies to
effective use
of Matlab, VBA
and
spreadsheets.
Electives
provide students
with a number of
technical skills
related to
subject matter of
the course.
These can
range from
specific IT skills
such as C++ to
maths formulae
to risk analysis.
The MSc project

requires you to
use technical
and analytical
skills. Data
collection and
analysis will
require many IT
and numerical
skills.
The
workshops
offer a direct
route to
improving your
technical and
analytical
skills. You will
be able to
master
packages such
as VBA and
C++.
Workshops
and one to one
sessions
provide you
with the tools
to get through
an
assessment
centre.
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Personal Skills Development for Individual Courses MSc RMFE
Written
September Courses
Financial Modelling
Finance Industry
Core Course
Risk Management
Stochastic Calculus
Electives
Banking
General Insurance
Life Insurance
Hedge Funds
Private Equity & Entrepreneurial Finance
Credit Risk
Numerical Finance
Individual Project /AFR
Presentations
Spreadsheets/
Numerical
Software
Analytical
& Critical
Reasoning
Verbal
Teamwork
Personal
Skills
Depends on
topic
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2.2
Programme Structure
The programme consists of four compulsory (and one optional) online courses, four
foundation courses, six core courses, three or four electives (depending on the project you
do), a VBA course and a project.
Term
Online Courses
Element
Accounting Primer
Introduction to Finance
Induction to Mathematics
(optional pre-study Aug 2012)
Plagiarism Awareness Course
Coursework
Course
Code
BS1090
Exam Schedule
BS1092
Online test on 05
Oct 2012
By 08 Oct 2012
BS1091
N/A
BS1317
By 31 Oct 2012
Ethics and Professional

BS1305
Summer term
Standards in Finance
30%
BS1023
Thurs 04 Oct 2012
Foundation
Financial Modelling
100%
BS1025
N/A
(Sept 2012)
50%
BS1024
Thurs 04 Oct 2012
The Finance Industry
100%
BS1026
N/A
Core Course:
20%
BS1030
Risk Management
10 14 Dec 2012
Core Course:
15%
BS1002
Autumn
(exact date TBA)
(Oct Dec
Core Course:
15%
BS1016
2012)
Investments and Portfolio
Management
Core Course:
20%
BS1022
Complete a TOTAL of three or four electives* depending on the project chosen;
with a maximum of two electives in Spring Term
Core Course:
15%
BS1021
Core Course:
20%
BS1031
Compulsory: VBA
30%
BS1014
30%
BS0340
Spring
11 22 Mar 2013
15%
BS0309
(Jan Mar
(exact date TBA)
Banking
30%
BS0338
2013)
General Insurance
100%
BS1130
Life Insurance
100%
BS1126
Venture Capital Finance and
100%
BS0325
Innovation
Hedge Funds
25%
BS1009
Numerical Finance
0%
BS1028
100%
BS1029
20%
BS0302
Behavioural Investment
15%
BS0342
Management
Summer
17 28 Jun 2013
30%
BS1105
(Apr Jun
(exact date TBA)
Credit Risk
15%
BS0318
2013)
20%
BS0308
30%
BS0301
Private Equity and Entrepreneurial
100%
BS0324
Finance
Structured Credit and
15%
BS1011
Equity Products
Summer
Project
100%
Due on 17 Aug
holiday
2013
* Electives run subject to student interest. Imperial College Business School reserves the right not to run electives that
do not have sufficient student interest. Imperial College Business School reserves the right to change electives offered.
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2.3
Marking Criteria for Foundation Courses
Course
Financial Modeling
Finance Industry
Assessment
To be assessed by 30% group
work: 70% end of term test
To be assessed by 50% weekly
exercises: 50% end of term test.
To be assessed by 100%
coursework
To be assessed by a pass/fail
group presentation
Weighting
30%
30%
25%
15%
A pass in the September foundation courses is a requirement for the award.

To gain a pass, students will be required to achieve an average of 50% or above across the
four courses, with a minimum mark of 40% in each course.
If students do not achieve a pass or get less than 40% in any individual assessment they will
have the opportunity to re-sit any coursework element they have failed in Sept 2013 and to
resit the Markets & Securities test in the first week of October 2013.
Individual Foundation courses will appear in the official transcript as Pass or Fail.
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2.4
Marking Criteria for Core Courses, Electives and Project
At Imperial College Business School, all postgraduate work is marked to the following
scheme:
Grade
Marks
Interpretation
A+
85+
70 84%
Marks represent a distinction performance
60 69%
Marks represent a pass performance demonstrating a clear

grasp of the relevant concepts and facts
50 59%
Marks represent a pass performance demonstrating an

adequate grasp of most of the relevant concepts and facts
40 49%
Marks represent a fail performance but it is considered a

condoned pass. Students who receive a D grade in any exams
are not required to resit provided they achieve an average of
50% in their electives.
30 39%
Marks represent a fail performance (with significant

shortcomings). Students are automatically required to resit any
exams for which they receive an E grade regardless of the
overall grade they achieve for the course.
0 29%
Marks represent a fail performance (with major shortcomings).

Students are automatically required to resit any exams for which
they receive an F grade regardless of the overall grade they
achieve for the course.
Marks represent an exceptional distinction performance
In addition, the following guidance is provided to staff in relation to projects:

70% +
A mark of this level corresponds to a distinction

The Report indicates exceptional success in tackling the Project. All the
Projects objectives have been met as fully as could reasonably be expected.
The student has shown initiative and been rigorous in the collection and use
of data. Where appropriate, relevant literature has been critically evaluated.
The standard of the Report presentation is very high.
A mark of this level should be reserved for Reports of exceptional merit
which has something extra and which surprises. The supervisor will be
required to justify why a distinction has been awarded in the section
provided.
60 - 69%
The student has tackled the problem conscientiously and logically and has
produced sound conclusions. Presentation is of good standard. A mark of
this level corresponds to a merit.
50 59%
The students work has been no more than moderate overall or would have
deserved a higher grade but for areas of significant weakness.
< 50%
The students work has failed to reach a satisfactory standard.

A mark below 50% should be used to indicate a fail in the Project.
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2.5
Marking Schemes for MSc RMFE
Weighting
All courses are equally weighted with the exception of the dissertation project which carries a
double weight. The Applied Financial Research Report (AFR) is single weighted and must
be taken together with an additional elective.
Research Project: 19%
OR

AFR: 10%
Pass
An average of 50% or above in each of the 2 elements
1. Core courses
Merit
1. Core courses
Distinction
1. Core courses
At least 50% in all courses
At least 40% in each examination
NB: Please refer to Re-sits and Resubmission section if applicable.
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2.6
Prizes
Each year, outstanding MSc RMFE students are awarded a prize in various areas of finance
in recognition of their academic achievements. Below is the list of prizes currently available
to students*.
MSc RMFE Outstanding Student Prize - 500
For annual award to an MSc RMFE student with the best all round performance in
examinations, electives and project work taken together.
MSc RMFE and MSc Finance Best Project Prize - 200
For annual award to the MSc RMFE or MSc Finance student with the highest mark in his/her
research project.
MSc RMFE Best Applied Financial Research Prize - 200
For annual award to the MSc RMFE student with the highest mark in his/her AFR project.
Andreas Kyriakides Memorial Prize for MSc RMFE Investment and Portfolio
Management - 200
For annual award to the MSc RMFE student with the highest average in Investment Portfolio
Management and Advanced Investments.
MSc RMFE Financial Statistics Prize - 200
For annual award to the MSc RMFE student with the highest average in Financial Statistics
and Advanced Financial Statistics combined.
Stochastic Calculus Prize - 200
For annual award to the MSc RMFE student with the highest average in Stochastic Calculus
and Fixed Income Securities combined.
Numerical Finance Prize - 200
For annual award to the MSc RMFE student with the highest average in Financial
Engineering and Numerical Finance combined.
Company Prize of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers Prize - 300
For annual award to the MSc RMFE or MSc Finance student who makes the most significant
contribution to banking in their research project/applied financial research project.
Furthermore, winners of this prize are eligible for entry into the Annual Lombard prize, which
consists of a prize of 1500 together with an inscribed silver dish, which is presented at the
Companys Annual Banquet in February at the Guildhall, a prestigious event in the City
calendar which is attended by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, the Governor of the Bank of
England, other senior figures within the City of London.
The winner of the prize will be announced in early Autumn 2013, to allow time for the winner
to submit their application for the Lombard Prize in mid November 2013.
* All prizes are subject to change
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2.7
Association with Professional Body
The MSc RMFE programme at the Imperial College Business School is reputed for its
academic excellence, and as such is associated with Professional Risk Managers
International Association (PRMIA).
2.7.1
Professional Risk Managers International Association (PRMIA)
As part of an initiative to forge stronger links with PRMIA (Professional Risk Managers
International Association) we are looking to obtain PRMIA accreditation for the MSc RMFE
(NB this is a lengthy process that is on-going, we will keep you informed of any updates). In
the meantime we are acquiring PRMIA student membership for you all for the duration of
your MSc.
The benefits of being a PRMIA Student Member include:
Free digital subscription to the Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions
10% discount on select PRMIA Publications
10% discount on PRM and Associate PRM products
10% discount on all PRMIA eLearning Courses
Discounts on PRMIA Events, Training Courses and Select PRMIA Partner
Publications
Full Access to PRMIA Exclusive Content, including Surveys and Meeting Replays
Free Access to Thought Leadership Webinars
If you want to opt out of this membership and do not want us to share your Imperial email
details with PRMIA then you need to inform us by midday on Monday 10 September (email
l.umenyiora@imperial.ac.uk).
We hope that you find this membership useful for more information about PRMIA look here
http://www.prmia.org/
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2.8
Pre-study Online Courses
Students are required to complete the following online courses.

Before your arrival at the School:
1. Accounting Primer (compulsory)
2. Introduction to Finance (compulsory)
3. Induction to Mathematics (optional)
Experience tells us that students without a basic knowledge of these subjects will struggle on
parts of the programme. If you have not yet completed these courses, you should do so
before Autumn term starts in October.
Autumn term:
4. Plagiarism Awareness course (compulsory)
Summer term:
5. Ethics and Professional Standards in Finance (compulsory)
Although the marks for the test and quizzes for courses 1 - 3 & 5 above will not count
towards your final grade, it is a programme requirement that you pass them.
It is a Business School requirement that all students complete course 4 above.
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2.8.1
Accounting Primer (compulsory)
Course Aims:
This course is at an introductory level and includes several self-help exercises. You must
then pass a one-hour computer-based accounting test, which normally takes place in the
first week of October. If you fail the test, you will be able to retake it. We expect all students
to gain some basic knowledge of accounting as part of their MSc studies.
Course Contents:
This course introduces the basic financial statements, namely the balance sheet, the income
statement and the cash flow statement. It is a legal requirement for companies and large
organisations to report their financial status through these statements.
The basic pro-forma of these statements, how they are prepared, and the limitations of the
statements are explained. It is imperative for business people to be able to interpret and
analyse this information to support good decision-making.
Topics covered:
The balance sheet

Profit and loss account
The cash flow statement
Assessment:
The Accounting Primer course is assessed by a multiple choice test which will take place on
Friday 05 October. If you do not pass the test at the first attempt, you will have the
opportunity to re-sit it later in the term.
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2.8.2
Introduction to Finance (compulsory)
Course Aims:
This online learning course introduces you to basic concepts in Finance and Financial
Valuation models.
When you have completed the course and the quizzes on Blackboard, you will be able to:
Use the time value of money to value assets

Understand how risky cash flows are valued
Calculate spot and forward rates
Understand how a yield curve is obtained
Understand how portfolio selection problem is solved
Implement the CAPM equation to estimate the rate of return on risky assets
Understand how forward and option contracts are priced
Topics covered:
Bonds
Valuing risky cash flows
Bond yields
Forward rates
Term structure theory
Portfolio selection
CAPM
Derivatives and markets
Derivatives and pricing
Assessment:
You are required to complete the Course Review Quiz questions at the end of each section
of this course by 08 October 2012.
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2.8.3
Induction to Maths (optional)
Course Aims:
This course reviews mathematical techniques that you will generally have encountered in
your earlier studies. The material is presented in a self-contained way. This course is highly
recommended to those who have not studied this subject for a while and need to refresh
their maths knowledge.
When you have completed the online course, youll be able to:
Take derivatives and integrate simple commonly encountered functions

Employ product and chain rules and integrate by parts
Understand and manipulate simple equations involving vectors and matrices
Be familiar with commonly encountered matrix functions such as determinants and
eigenvectors
Understand simple properties of linear ordinary differential equations
Topics covered:
Differentiation
Integration
Taylor expansion
Linear algebra
Differential equations
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2.8.4
Plagiarism Awareness Course (compulsory)
Course Aims:
The course aims to introduce students to the concepts and issues surrounding plagiarism in
the academic environment. This online course will be available on 01 September and
students are required to take a compulsory test.
Course Outline:
In this short course, we will explain the key academic issues relating to deliberate and
accidental plagiarism including what it is, the different types of plagiarism and the notion of
academic integrity, as well as providing advice on how to avoid plagiarism in your work.
There are four sections for students to complete. Each section includes a blend of key
explanatory information, screen recordings, video commentary and practical examples to
test the key concepts learned in that section.
Assessment:
You are required to complete and pass the online plagiarism awareness test by 31 October
2012.
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2.8.5
Ethics and Professional Standards in Finance (compulsory)
Course Aims:
To introduce students to corporate responsibility and professional standards for financial
analysts. This online course will be available in the summer term and at the end of it,
students are required to take a compulsory test, which must be passed before they can be
awarded the MSc.
Course Outline:
In this short course, we will take students through a review of the key factors and
responsibilities for ethical practice in finance.
There are eight sections in total for students to complete. Each section will include video
commentary, a web-based lecture, suggested readings, practical examples and discussion
questions to test the key concepts learned in that section.
Assessment:
You are required to complete and pass the online Ethics and Professional Standards in
Finance course during the summer term.
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2.9
2.9.1
Welcome Day and Foundation Courses

Welcome Day Schedule 31 August 2012
MSc Risk Management and Financial Engineering

Time
Events
11:30 AM
Registration
Welcome I
12:30 PM
12:50 PM
1:30 PM
2:15 PM
Speakers: Nigel Meade, Programme Director and Dot Griffiths,

Acting Principal
Welcome II
Speaker: Lisa Umenyiora, Programmes Manager
Lunch Break
Library Talk
Speaker: Heather Lincoln, Business and Humanities Librarian
Information Technology Session and BlackBoard

Session
2:45 PM
Speakers: Bhupendra Patel, Support Services, Information and

Communication Technologies (ICT) and Karlie OHara, Senior
Learning Technologist, Education Technology Unit (ETU)
3:30 PM
Coffee Break
Speed Networking
3:45 PM

Rooms: To be confirmed
Campus Tours
5:00 PM

Meeting Point: Queen Victoria Statue, adjacent to Business
School Main Entrance
Drinks Reception
6:00 PM
Hosts: Imperial College Business School

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Foundation Courses
You will study four courses in September that introduce you to the tools of modern finance
and enhance your career development skills.
1. Markets and Securities
Introduction into securities trading, pricing and investment
Review of probability theory and optimisation
2. Financial Modelling
Hands-on introduction into programming (Matlab, Excel/VBA)
Review of matrix algebra and statistics
3. Mathematical Finance
Systematic survey of mathematical techniques in finance
4. The Finance Industry
An exploration of the financial sector, with special focus on investment banking
Practical careers sessions
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2.9.2
BS1023 Markets and Securities
Course Instructors:
Name:
Room:
Telephone:
Email:
Lara Cathcart
020 7594 9126
l.cathcart@imperial.ac.uk
Name:
Nick Baltas
020 7594 9109
Room:
Telephone:
Email:
Course Aims:
This course firstly provides a broad overview of key financial markets; Stocks, Bonds and
Derivatives. Secondly it introduces the concepts of risk and return and how diversification
influences risk and return.
Course Outline:
Bonds
Equity
Portfolio Analysis
Derivatives
Main Texts:
Berk, Jonathan and De Marzo Peter (2009): Corporate Finance, Pearson
Bodie, Zvi and Kane, Alex and Marcus, Alan (2011): Investments, McGraw Hill
Assessment:
Coursework (30%) Group Work

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2.9.3
BS1025 Financial Modelling
Course Instructors:
Name:
Room:
Telephone:
Email:
Paolo Zaffaroni
020 7594 9186
Name:
Nick Baltas
020 7594 9109
Room:
Telephone:
Email:
Course aims:
This course intends to provide students with the essential background in probability and
statistics for the core and elective courses of the MSc Risk Management and Financial
Topics covered:
1. Motivation: some empirical finance questions
a) An Asset Management Question: when is the stock market bouncing back?
b) A Risk Management Question: how likely is that I will incur a big loss in the future?
c) An International Finance Question: how efficient is the foreign exchange market?
2. Random variables and probability distributions
d) Sample space and events
e) Probability function
f) Conditional probability and independence of events
g) Random variables
3. Moments of a random variable
a) Expectation
b) Higher order moments
c) Percentiles and mode
4. Probability distributions
a) Discrete distributions
b) Continuous distributions
5. Joint, marginal and conditional distributions
a) Joint distribution
b) Marginal distribution
c) Conditional distribution
d) Covariance and independence of random variables
6. Functions and transformation of a random variable
a) Distribution of a function of a discrete random variable
b) Distribution of a function of a continuous random variable
c) Expectations of functions of random variables
d) Special transformation cases
e) The law of large numbers
f) The central limit theorem
g) Useful results on forms of convergence
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7. Hypothesis testing
a) Basic definitions
b) Tests of the mean
c) Tests of the variance
d) Hypothesis testing and confidence intervals
8. Univariate regression
a) Model definition and assumptions
b) Ordinary least squares
9. Matrix Algebra
a) Transpose, trace, determinant and inverse of matrices.
b) Rank and eigenvalues.
c) Linear and quadratic forms.
d) Moments of linear transformation of vector random variables
Key texts:
The textbook for this course is:
Larsen, Richard and Marx, Morris: An introduction to mathematical statistics and its
applications (4th edition), Prentice Hall
For plenty of exercises, the Schaum's Outline series has:
Spiegel, M., Schiller, J. and Srinivasan, A.: Schaum's Outlines: Probability and Statistics
(2nd edition), McGraw Hill
Assessment:
Coursework (100%) in-term mini projects
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2.9.4 BS1024 Mathematical Finance

Course Instructor:
Name:
Room:
Telephone:
Email:
Filippos Papakonstantinou
020 7594 1817
f.papakonstantinou@imperial.ac.uk
Course Aim:
To introduce students to the theory of asset pricing in discrete time.
Course Outline:
Arbitrage Theory in One Period: Hedging in Complete and Incomplete Markets,

Arbitrage, State Prices, Risk-neutral Valuation in One Period.
Arbitrage Theory in Dynamically-Complete Markets: Binomial model,

Dynamic Hedging, Dynamic Arbitrage, Risk-neutral Valuation in Multiple Periods.
Limits to Arbitrage: Efficient Markets, Market Anomalies, Noise-trader risk,

Constraints.
Utility Theory: Rational and Behavioral Theory, Expected Utility Theory, MeanVariance Utility, Prospect Theory, Risk Aversion.
Consumption-based Asset Pricing Model and Equilibrium: Stochastic

Discount Factor, Competitive Equilibrium, Edgeworth Box, Lagrangian.
Key text:
Cerny, A. (2009) Mathematical Techniques in Finance: Tools for Incomplete Markets
(2nd Edition), Princeton University Press,
(for web resources, see http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9079.html)
Supplementary reading:
Anton, H. (2000): Elementary Linear Algebra (8th edn), JohnWiley & Sons.
Binmore, K. and Davies, J. (2001): Calculus: Concepts and Methods, Cambridge
University Press.
Assessment:
Coursework (50%) weekly exercise

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2.9.5 BS1026 The Finance Industry

Course Instructors:
Name:
Room:
Email:
Career and Professional Development Service

MENG 448 - 453
icbs.careers@imperial.ac.uk
Course Aims:
An exploration of careers in financial services.
The aims of the course are to give students:
1) An understanding of the finance industry in more depth, to answer the following
questions: What opportunities are there for graduates? What do organisations
actually do? What does the day to day role look like? What skills and competencies
are required in these roles?
2) An understanding of how to market skills, experience and interests effectively to
appropriate potential employers.
Course Outline:
This unique course will be delivered by a combination of the Career & Professional
Development Service, external consultants and professionals working in the sector. There
will be many opportunities to meet potential employers, gain an insight into their
organisations and develop wide commercial awareness.
The course will begin with an introduction to the Career & Professional Development
Service, an overview of the UK financial services industry and the recruitment market.
Thereafter, attention will be devoted to sessions looking at the day to day working life of
professionals working in specific divisions of investment banks or in other types of financial
services organisations. In addition, there will be a careers fair to give students a chance to
meet a wide variety of recruiters in the financial services sector, such as specialist trading
houses, financial data providers, consultancies, insurance companies and professional
services firms.
Recommended Reading:
All You Need to Know About the City 2011: Who Does What and Why in London's Financial
Markets
Assessment:
Attendance
Group Presentation (100%) - Pass/Fail group presentation
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2.10 Core Courses

The six core courses are:
Risk Management
Four core courses are taught in the autumn term and two in the spring term.
For each course there is a 3-hour lecture and a 1.5-hour class per week.
We endeavour to film the lectures and have them available to view via Blackboard.
However, this is not a substitute for class attendance. The system occasionally does not
work due to technical errors so this should not be relied upon as an alternative to attending
in person.
You are expected to attend all lectures, classes and workshops.
You will receive text books for autumn term courses only.
Compulsory VBA Course

For VBA, there is a two-hour workshop per week in the spring term.
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2.10.1 BS1002 Financial Statistics (Autumn Term)

Course Instructor:
Name:
Room:
Telephone:
Email:
Paolo Zaffaroni
020 7594 9186
Course aims:
This course intends to provide students with the essential tools of linear time series and
econometrics with applications to asset pricing and risk management.
Topics covered:
1. Least squares estimation theory I
a) Matrix formulation of the k-variable model (BOOK 3.1)
b) Inference in the k-variable equation (BOOK 3.1)
c) Testing linear hypothesis (BOOK 3.3 and 3.4)
d) Large sample properties of OLS
2. Least squares estimation theory II
a) Prediction (BOOK 2.4)
b) Generalized least squares (BOOK 5.4,5.5)
c) Nonlinear least squares (BOOK 4.2)
d) Instrumental variable estimators (BOOK 5.7)
3. Application: least squares estimation of models for interest rates
a) Splines
b) McCulloch (1975) model
c) Nelson-Siegel-Svensson model
4. Maximum likelihood and method of moments estimation
a) ML estimation of linear model (BOOK 4.3)
b) Generalized method of moments (BOOK 4.4)
5. Application: ML estimation of single-factor models for the term structure
a) Vasicek model
6. Hypothesis testing (BOOK 4.3)
a) Likelihood ratio (LR) test
b) Wald (W) test
c) Lagrange multiplier (LM) test
d) Testing non-nested hypotheses
7. Application: backtesting Value-at-Risk
8. Linear Time Series
a) Stationarity and lag operator (BOOK 7.1)
b) Linear processes: ARMA (BOOK 7.1)
c) Model Selection, Estimation and Diagnostic of ARMA(p; q) (BOOK 7.2)
d) Few remarks on stochastic non-stationarity (BOOK 7.3)
e) Regression-based tests of non-stationarity (BOOK 7.3)
f) Prediction of ARMA (BOOK 7.1)
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9. Kalman filter (we use a different book namely Hamilton (1994), Chapter 13)
a) State-space representation of dynamic system
b) Main blocks of Kalman filter
c) Forecasting
d) ML estimation
Key texts:
The textbook for this course is (we refer to it as the BOOK):
Brooks: Introductory Econometrics for Finance (2nd Edition), Cambridge
Assessment:

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2.10.2 BS1016 Investments and Portfolio Management (Autumn Term)

Course Instructor:
Name:
Room:
Telephone:
Email:
Petri Jylh
020 7594 9146
TBC
Course aims:
This course provides students with a critical understanding of important investment and
portfolio management techniques used for portfolio management by fund managers, risk
managers, banks trading desks, structured product groups, pension funds and other
financial institutions. One of the strengths of the course is that it is accompanied by case
studies and realistic practical examples that students are asked to solve each week using
Matlab. Moreover the course covers pricing and predictability of a large range of asset
classes including equities, bonds, foreign exchange, commodities and hedge funds.
Students who have completed the course should be able to implement trading strategies,
risk management techniques, stock selection and portfolio construction methods in a wide
range of assets including equities, bonds, foreign exchange, commodities and derivatives.
Course outline:
The course covers static portfolio theory, market efficiency, factor models, return
predictability, value-at-risk, tactical and strategic asset allocation, term structure of interest
rates, carry trades, covered interest rate parity, spot-futures theorem, portfolio
insurance/options, and stock selection. Portfolio performance measurement and the
determinants of the information ratio are discussed in the context of mutual funds and hedge
funds. Case studies include the asset allocation example of Harvard Management Company.
This course closely follows the excellent Bodie, Kane and Markus and 'Cochrane' textbooks
to build a thorough foundation in investments and portfolio management. The textbook is
complemented with more advanced material from research papers, case studies and
selected chapters from other books.
Key Texts:
- Bodie, Kane and Markus (2011): Investments (9th Edition), McGraw-Hill
- John Cochrane (2005): Asset Pricing (Revised edition), Princeton University Press
Assessment:
Coursework (15%) fortnightly assignments

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2.10.3 BS1022 Stochastic Calculus for Finance (Autumn Term)

Course instructor:
Name:
Room:
Telephone:
Email:
Caterina Lepore*
TBC
TBC
c.lepore10@imperial.ac.uk
Course Aim:
This course intends to provide the students with the essential piece of knowledge in
stochastic calculus and especially its continuous-time application to finance. A reasonable
balance between rigorous mathematical proofs, intuitive explanations and real-life examples
of the financial industry is achieved. Students are expected to have had some exposure to
probability (random variables, distributions etc.) and ordinary calculus (differentiation,
integration etc.) concepts.
Course Outline:
The course begins with a brief overview of the probability theory including indicatively
Probability Spaces, Measures, Events, -algebra, Conditional Expectation, Jensens
Inequality.
With this piece of machinery at hand, the course progresses to the introduction of Brownian
Motion and the world of continuous-time stochastic calculus. Topics to be covered include
the mechanics of various Stochastic Processes that are heavily used to solve problems of
practical importance (e.g. arithmetic Brownian Motion, geometric Brownian Motion, OrnsteinUhlenbeck, CIR), the properties of Ito processes, the derivation and applications of Itos
Lemma, Stochastic Differential Equations (SDE), Stochastic Integration, Ito Integral and Ito
Isometry.
Linking stochastic calculus with asset pricing and risk-neutral valuation involves the definition
of concepts like the Martingale, the Martingale Representation Theorem, the RadonNikodym derivative and the Girsanovs Theorem. The financial notion of self-financing
portfolios, replication and risk-neutral pricing is developed and the Black-Scholes-Merton
Partial Differential Equation (PDE) is derived. The link between partial differential equations
and stochastic processes via the Feynman-Kac formula is subsequently covered, which
effectively gives a clear view of the fundamental formula for the pricing of contingent claims.
Subject to time constraints, further advanced topics will be potentially covered, like the
Heston Stochastic Volatility framework (linked to implied volatility and volatility skew/smile).
Key text *:
Shreve, S. (2005): Stochastic Calculus for Finance, Volumes II, Springer
Assessment:
* subject to change
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2.10.4 BS1030 Risk Management (Autumn Term)

Course instructor:
Name:
Room:
Telephone:
Email:
Rustam Ibragimov
020 7594 9344
TBC
Course Outline:
Identification of categories of risk faced by financial institutions such as credit,

market, liquidity, operational, reputational risks.
The structure of risk management frameworks and responsibilities within a financial
institution.
Basel principles and standards for managing the key risk types faced by banks and
other financial institutions.
Overview of market risk - Value at risk and related concepts and analyses, capital
requirements
Overview of credit risk - capital market models and recovery models, rating systems
and metrics, capital requirements
Operational risk, definition and management, capital requirements

Key texts:
-
P. F. Christoffersen (2012): Elements of Financial Risk Management (Second

Edition), Academic Press
J. McNeil, R. Frey and P. Embrechts (2005): Quantitative Risk Management:

Concepts, Techniques, and Tools, Princeton University Press
Assessment:

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2.10.5 BS1021 Advanced Financial Statistics (Spring Term)

Course Instructor:
Name :
Room:
Telephone:
Email:
Rustam Ibragimov
53 Princes Gate Room 5.02
020 7594 9344
TBC
Course aims:
This course aims to provide students with more advanced tools of time series and
econometrics than Financial Statistics. Applications to asset pricing and risk management
will be covered.
Topics covered:
The topics are listed, with approximate coverage from sections of the relevant book [as a
prerequisite, read Appendix A and Appendix B from JD]:
1. Nonparametric (NP) estimation [JD 11.4, 11.5]
a) Density estimation, with application to hazard rates and to interest rates
b) Nonparametric regression, with application to stock prices and volumes
2. Multivariate time series models of the mean [JD 4.4 (not enough), 7.6, 8.1, 8.3, 8.4,
9.1, 9.3, App.9.2; CLM 2.6 for long memory]
a) Robust estimation, recursive estimation, outliers, and breaks
b) Vector AR (VAR) models, error-correction mechanism (ECM), autoregressive
distributedlag (ADL), integration, co-integration, and spurious regressions
c) Long memory
3. Application: predictability of the mean of asset returns (calendar effects, momentum,
and cycles)
a) Foreign exchange rates
b) Stock prices
c) Present-value relations
4. Time series models of the variance [CLM 12.2]
a) Auto-regressive conditional heteroskedasticity (ARCH) models
b) Stochastic volatility (SV)
c) Multivariate extensions
d) Applications: CAPM, value at risk, exchange rates
5. Stable-limit theorem (SLT) and extreme-value theory (EVT) [Additional optional
references: P. Embrechts, C. Kluppelberg, and T. Mikosch (2008) Modelling Extremal
Events for Insurance and Finance, Springer; or A.J. McNeil, R. Frey, and P.
Embrechts (2005) Quantitative Risk Management: Concepts, Techniques, and Tools,
Princeton.]
a) The tail of a distribution and its quantiles
b) Stable distributions: Levy and Pareto
c) Order statistics: finite-sample and limiting (generalized extreme value, GEV)
distributions
d) Hill and generalized Pareto distribution (GPD) estimators, with an application to
extreme returns on IBM's shares
6. Parametric models for qualitative and limited dependent-variates [JD 13]
a) Linear probability, probit, and logit models
b) Models for truncated and censored variates
c) Estimation and inference
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7. Monte-Carlo (MC) methods [JD 11.1, 11.3]

a) Generating pseudorandom numbers, variance-reduction techniques, and
response surfaces
b) Simulating the performance of estimators and tests
c) Simulating option prices
d) Resampling by the Jackknife and bootstrap: improved estimation and inference
8. Diffusion and other continuous-time processes [Lecture to link elements of Finance
Theory and Econometrics {Not examinable]
a) The relation of the AR(1) to the Wiener process (Brownian motion) and OrnsteinUhlenbeck process. Other processes: interest-rate models, fractional Brownian
motion, Levy process, and jump process (including Poisson).
b) Discretization, estimation, and inference
9. Specification of models [Additional reference: PC-GIVE manual]
a) Exploratory data analysis (EDA) and parametric model specification
b) Testing for misspecification
c) Model selection: general-to-specific methodology and encompassing
d) Case study
Key texts:
The lecture notes will contain extensive material, and will be self-contained. Students may
also consult the following textbooks, the first (the main additional text) for the methods and
the second (optional) for the applications:
J. Johnston and J. DiNardo (1997): Econometric Methods (Fourth Edition), McGraw-Hill
[JD]
J.Y. Campbell, A.W. Lo, and A.C. MacKinlay (1997): The Econometrics of Financial
Markets, Princeton [CLM]
A well-written and accurate introductory book is G.S. Maddala (2001) Introduction to
Econometrics, Wiley. Students may wish to consult it if they find gaps between this course
and ones they have attended before.
Assessment:

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2.10.6 BS1031 Financial Engineering* (Spring Term)

Course instructor:
Name:
Room:
Telephone:
Email:
Damiano Brigo
TBC
TBC
TBC
Course Outline*:
Definition: Financial engineering is the use of mathematical and computational

methods to make trading, hedging and investment decisions.
Overview of financial instruments and markets, futures and option markets
Cash flow engineering and developing synthetic instruments
The engineering of interest rate derivatives
The engineering of swaps, uses of swaps
Dynamic replication methods and synthetics
Engineering tools for pricing, fixed income and volatility.
Essentials of structured products.

Assessment:

* Subject to change
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2.10.7 BS1014 VBA (Spring Term)

VBA COURSE Part I - Beginners
Instructor:
Name: Alexandra Spachis
Course aims:
This course aims at familiarising students with the programming language Visual Basic for
Applications (VBA) for Microsoft Excel. It covers introductory and intermediate topics to
equip students with the basic skills necessary to create VBA projects. The course assumes
little or no programming language experience. By the end of the course, students are
expected to be able to create macros, custom functions and have a more in-depth
knowledge of basic Excel VBA objects: Application, Workbooks, Worksheets and Ranges.
Course outline:
1. VBA Introduction: VB Editor, Sub-procedures, Macros
2. Functions
3. Control flow statements
4. Arrays
5. Useful VBA techniques; Excel Object Model
Reading list:
BS1014 VBA COURSE Part II - Advanced

Instructor:
Name: Thalis Zis
Course aims:
This course builds on the material taught during the Basic VBA course and introduces
students to more advanced programming and Excel concepts. The lectures and coursework
will focus on data manipulation and visual interfaces. By the end of the course, students are
expected to be able to manage large collections of data, create their own form-based
applications and have a good command of class objects and collections.
Course outline:
1. VBA Revision: Numerical Algorithms
2. Data lookup using Excel and VBA
3. Controls and Forms
4. Collections, Types and Classes
5. Programmatically generated tables
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Reading list:
Total Assessment for Parts I & II:
Coursework (30%) 1-hour open book test

Exam (70%) 1.5-hour open book test
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2.11 Electives
There is a total of 27 contact hours for each elective and electives are taught in the Spring
and Summer terms. Students choose and complete 4 electives, unless they get approval to
do the Research Project (rather than the Applied project) in which case they only take 3
electives.
You will receive further information about the process of choosing your electives, and details
of each course offered (including course outlines), in a separate document towards the
middle of the Autumn term.
Students can choose from the following:
Spring term elective choices:
Banking
General Insurance
Hedge Funds
Life Insurance
Numerical Finance
Summer term elective choices:
Credit Risk
* Electives run subject to student interest. Imperial College Business School reserves the right not to
run electives that do not have sufficient student interest. Imperial College Business School reserves
the right to change electives offered.
Students who would like to learn more about C++ but do not wish to take the Computational
Finance with C++ elective may take C++ for Finance as an optional course in the spring
term.
Should you take and pass the optional C++ for Finance course you will receive a certificate
of completion. Your mark will not count towards your final grade and that course will not
appear in the official transcript.
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2.12 Project
The vast majority of students are expected to complete the Applied project which, as its
name suggests, has a practical focus and is designed for those who wish to pursue a career
in a financial institution. For the small number of students who wish to follow an academic
career and want to go on to a PhD programme, we offer the Research project which is more
appropriate for this context.
Applied Financial Research Project
This is a project undertaken by you under the advice of a tutor. You will work on the AFR
project over the Spring and Summer terms and the AFR project report must be submitted by
mid August 2013. The AFR project may involve an outside partner, such as a work
placement sponsor or a prospective employer. In scope it is broadly equivalent to one
elective and the work will be presented in a report of between 2,800 and 3,200 words.
Typically the AFR falls into one of these three categories: an equity evaluation, a quantitative
analysis or writing a software application. You will be issued with a booklet covering
possible AFR topics, guidelines and the submission date in December 2012.
Academic Research Project
This is an original piece of academic finance research undertaken by you under the
supervision of a tutor. You will work on the research project during the Spring and Summer
terms and the research project report must be submitted by mid August 2013. In scope, the
research project is broadly equivalent to two electives and the work will be presented in a
report of a maximum of 10,000 words. You will be issued with a booklet on academic
research project topics, guidelines and the submission date in December 2012.
Leave of Absence
on Blackboard. Your leave of absence will need to be approved by the Programme
Director. If approval is granted, you must ensure that you update your address on student eservice. Further information about the approval process will be provided in the project
guidelines.
Plagiarism
If your completed MSc project is discovered to contain verbatim material from other sources
that have not been acknowledged, then this will be referred to the College authorities. If
plagiarism is found to have taken place, your MSc qualification may be withdrawn (e.g. even
if the plagiarism is discovered several years after submission). Please note that selfplagiarism is also disallowed (e.g. reusing your own essay or your other thesis/dissertation).
The Business School has produced a short video on plagiarism and this is available on the
MSc Risk Management and Financial Engineering programme area on Blackboard. We
expect you to have watched it at least once before you start writing your project report.
Submission of your project
You must submit your project by uploading it onto Blackboard by Thursday 15 August
2013. Plagiarism detection software will be used to check and test your project for
plagiarism.
Late submission of the project is not allowed. Failure to submit the final project
results in automatic failure of the entire MSc Risk Management and Financial
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3
3.1
INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS

Programme Director and Programme Team contact details
Students can contact the Programme Directors for academic issues and they should contact
the Programme Team for all other issues.
Programme Team
Jason Murray
Email: jason.murray@imperial.ac.uk
Tel:
+44 (0)20 7594 1642
Office: MENG 493
Lisa Umenyiora
Programmes Manager
Email: l.umenyiora@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9110
Office: MENG 493
Programme Director
Professor Nigel Meade

Programme Director
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9116
Office: MENG 492
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Expectations Code of Ethical Conduct
3.2
3.2.1
Expectations
You should expect us to:
support you fully in achieving the goals of your MSc programme

provide feedback on exams and coursework in order for you to improve the quality of
your work
provide you with the opportunity to give regular feedback on the programme
respond quickly to any questions, suggestions or concerns relating to the programme
provide advice on non-academic issues or recommend sources of information /
support
treat any issues related to illness or personal problems sensitively and confidentially
We expect you to:
behave appropriately in line with the Business Schools general conduct guidelines
and policies.
complete and submit coursework on or before the deadlines set
respond to feedback and take responsibility for monitoring your own progress
be familiar with the college regulations concerning Assignments, Examinations and
Plagiarism.
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3.2.2
Introduction
Imperial College Business School endeavours to conduct its business in accordance with the
seven Principles identified by the Committee on Standards in Public Life (selflessness,
integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership). This is an ambition
which is shared by the College as a whole. To this end, the Business School and the College
require staff and students to comply with all College Policies and Procedures. These policies
should be used alongside the Schools Code of Ethical Conduct.
In all their decisions and actions, members of the Business School are expected to uphold
the highest ethical, legal and professional standards. All should be familiar with the Schools
Code of Ethical Conduct and all are responsible for ensuring its adherence.
The Schools Code of Ethical Conduct describes how we attempt to embody our values in
principle and practice. It provides guidance on addressing dilemmas about institutional, staff
and student conduct. Although it cannot address or anticipate all likely ethical dilemmas, it is
intended to guide staff and students in how to act with integrity, good conscience and
judgement at all times.
Scope
All academic and non-academic staff, students, contract workers, volunteers and those who
are associated with the Business School, are expected to adhere to the Schools Code of
Ethical Conduct. Where a section is specific to one group, this is outlined in the Code.
Standards
associated. It is the responsibility of every staff member and student to uphold the good
reputation of the Business School and College. Unethical practice of any sort will not be
tolerated.
Trust underlies all that the Business School does and all of its relationships. This is built on
integrity, fairness and respect for others. Business School members must not misrepresent
the facts or produce work which is not honest and truthful. Plagiarism is a serious offence.
The Examination Board reserves the right to take further action against students as it deems
appropriate to protect the name of the Business School and the College. Staff are also
expected to produce only work which is original and accurate.
expects all Business School members that are granted access to this information to act in a
lawful manner and to follow the Colleges Data Protection Policy available at:
It is a College requirement that an employee does not disclose confidential information about
the Colleges affairs. However, if an individual discovers information which he or she
believes shows malpractice or wrongdoing within the College, then that information should
be disclosed without fear of reprisal, and that may be done independently of line
management.
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3.2.3
Behaviour Requested of Business School Students

We are committed to achieving excellent results from all students. If we, and even more
importantly, if you are to be successful, it is essential that together we create the most
appropriate learning environment for everyone.
We have sought feedback from students about what standards of behaviour they would
expect of fellow students. In response they have outlined the following.
All students to:
Make the effort to attend every class and fully prepare for each session.
Arrive at class on time. Some delays may be out of your control but if you arrive later
than 10 minutes after the start you are asked not to enter the lecture theatre but wait
for an appropriate coffee break or break between lectures.
Act attentively during class and not participate in unrelated work.
Participate constructively in class. Self-expression is welcomed but this should not

include disruptive gestures, offering observations unrelated to the discussion taking
place or domination of the discussion.
Turn mobile phones off or to silent and never take a call in class.
Not conduct private conversations in class.
Not leave mid-lecture unless absolutely necessary; to do so is very disruptive for

colleagues.
Not eat and drink in the lecture theatre or in the computer rooms as the smell and/or
noise has proved disruptive to others.
Communicate with staff and fellow students with civility and respect.
Act with integrity at all times.
Be considerate of others if using a laptop during lectures. You should not be

checking email or using social networking sites.
When engaging with employers act with professionalism and integrity at all times.
Recording a conversation, for example in a 1:1 or a group activity without seeking

prior permission is not acceptable, and is illegal. There are however exceptions,
mostly related to the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). A student with a statement
of, for example, dyslexia (may also apply to some other disabilities) who is in receipt
of DDA assistance as part of the Colleges provision may be allowed to record
lectures and 1:1s or have the use of a note-taker.
As indicated above, these standards have been produced in response to feedback from
students. We appreciate that no-one intentionally means to disrupt the learning of others but
not abiding by the above guidelines does have that effect. We hope that by working
together, and adhering to the standards laid out, we will create a stimulating and productive
learning environment.
The Business School does not prescribe what action will be taken if a student breaches the
points above. Instead, the Staff and Student Committee for your Programme will be asked
to draw up, monitor and implement its own sanction scheme. In the absence of any such
scheme, the School will intervene. The School would, of course, need to take immediate
action if any member of staff is threatened or abused, either physically or verbally.
If you have further suggestions in relation to standards of student behaviour, please contact
your Programme Manager.
The College has produced a student charter which can be accessed online. The Schools
Code of Ethical Conduct is included in the appendices.
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No food or drink
an extended period
Downloading policy
students are encouraged to view these films on Blackboard, students are not permitted to
copy or download them.
Plagiarism policy
When submitting your assessed coursework you will be required to submit a form confirming
that you have read and understood the definition of plagiarism. Submitting this form will
certify that the work presented is entirely your own, except where indicated.
Smoking policy
Non-smoking is the norm at Imperial College. Smoking is only permitted where it will not
cause nuisance to others or safety risks. The College will comply with all legislative
All Campuses
South Kensington
Sherfield Walkway
Faculty cycle store
Blackett Quad
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We hope that by working together, and adhering to the standards laid out, we will create a
stimulating and productive learning environment. The School does not prescribe what action
will be taken if a student breaches the General Conduct Guidelines above. Instead the Staff
and Student Committee for each Programme will be asked to draw up, monitor and
implement its own sanction scheme. In the absence of any such scheme, the Business
School will intervene. The Business School would, of course, need to take immediate action
if any member of staff is threatened or abused, either physically or verbally.
If any Policies of the student code have been broken and a successful resolution cannot be
reached between people involved, violations should be reported. Concerns should be taken
to a member of the Programme Team. If, for any reason, none of these can be approached,
the issue should be reported to the Principal, Deputy Principal or Faculty Operating Officer.
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3.3
Getting Started
Please pay particular attention to the administration tasks that you are required to complete
in your first week.
3.3.1
Start of Term Checklist

College registration
If you have not yet registered on-line, you should

do so as soon as possible at
www.imperial.ac.uk/studenteservice.
It is not possible to issue you with your College
ID card until you have registered.
Further information: see Registration section.
Security/ ID Card
If you did not upload a photo of yourself before

the first day of term when registering, you need
to do this within the first week. You will then be
contacted by your Programme Coordinator when
your card is ready for collection.
In the interim, before you are given your College
ID card, you must wear your temporary ID card
at all times. Once you have received your
permanent ID card you must return your
temporary card, or you will need to pay a 5
replacement fee.
Further information: see ID Card section.
Start using your Imperial

email account
You should have been allocated a College

username and password before arrival at the
School to enable you to access your Blackboard
Joining Pack. If you dont yet have one, please
inform your Programme Coordinator.
Further information: see Email section.
Student Staff Committee
If you wish to get involved as a Student Staff

Committee member, complete the online
nomination form in Blackboard by Fri 14 Sept by
16.00. Further information: see Student Staff
Committee section.
Business Cards
Complete the on-line Business Card template at:

Username:
students
Password:
tanaka
Further information: see Business Card section
Read this document and familiarise yourself with
the Schools Health & Safety procedures. You
will be required to complete the Health and
Safety form on your first day of induction.

Freshers Fair
Attend the Fair on Tuesday 2nd October between

11.00 and 16:00. Stalls will be spread over the
campus and a plan will be available on the
Student Union website and in Felix (the College
newspaper) closer to the time.
Imperial College Welcome

Reception
Attend the Colleges Welcome Reception on the

afternoon of Monday 1st October at 15.00 in the
Great Hall.
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3.3.2 Registration
All students must register on-line at the following website:
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/studenteservice
You will have been sent an e-service username and password to enable you to register. If
you have not yet registered, you should do so straight away.
If you have admission conditions outstanding on the first day of term (i.e. because official
paperwork has not yet been checked by the College), you will not be able to register. The
on-line facility will become available, once all conditions have been satisfied.
Please keep your e-service username & password safe, as you will need to use them
throughout the year to update your contact details, and to obtain your final results.
You will be required to print your Registration Confirmation page this will appear in your
Student e-Service area once you have registered. You should keep this safe as, as you may
need this later on. Overseas students will be asked to upload a scanned copy of the photo
page of their passport and to enter their passport number. (This is related to Tier 4 visa
requirements).
3.3.3 Tuition Fees
Information regarding tuition fees can be found on
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/studentfinancialsupport/tuitionfees
You can pay fees online or at the Student Hub (Level 3, Sherfield Building), although please
note that they cannot accept cash.
The Government provides Higher Education institutions with Access to Learning Funds, for
home students who need additional financial support. Details on this can be found at
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/studentfinance/currentstudents/alf
EU and overseas students are not eligible for the Access to Learning Fund, but can apply for
a Hardship Fund. Details of this can be found at
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/studentfinance/currentstudents/hardshipfund
3.3.4 ID Card
Your College ID card is very important and will provide you with access to the School, the
computer rooms and College buildings after hours. Your ID card also enables you to use the
library and sports facilities and entitles you to a discount on food, drink, stationery etc. at the
shops on campus.
Once your health and safety induction is completed, you should be issued with your ID card
on your first day. If you were unable to upload a photo before the September term, then you
will need to visit the ID Card Office where staff will take the photograph for your identity card.
Please ensure you take a print out of the confirmation of your online enrolment with you, or
they will not be able to create the card. The ID Card Office is situated in room 169 of the
Sherfield building and is open between 8.30-10.30; 12.00-14.00 & 15.45-16.45.
You will not be provided with your ID card immediately but this will be sent to Jason Murray,
your Programme Coordinator. You will then be able to collect your ID card from your
Programme Coordinator (until the Wednesday 03 October. After this you will need to visit
the ID Card Office to collect your card).
If you do not receive your photographic ID on the Welcome Day you will be issued with a
guest swipe card. This will provide you with access to the School, the computer rooms and
the office floors. You will be asked to sign for this card and the card number will be noted.
You will be asked to return this card before you are issued with your official College ID card.
If you lose the guest card in the first week, you will be asked to pay a 5.00 replacement
charge.
It is School Policy that you display your guest swipe card/ID Card on your person at all
times. You will be supplied with a lanyard for this purpose.
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You must also display your College identity card on your desk during all examinations.
If your card is lost or stolen, please report this as soon as possible to the ID Card Office
(telephone: 020 7594 8906) from where replacement cards are also available.
If you forget to bring your ID card with you, during normal office hours the Reception Desk
will contact your Programme Coordinator to ask for the necessary authorisation to give you
access to the building.
3.3.5 Email
Outlook email is the main method of communication within the Business School. You will
have been issued with a College account and computer login details prior to arriving at the
College which enabled you to access Blackboard. The same username and password
should be used for your Outlook account.
Email accounts can also be accessed off-site through the internet at the following address:
https://exchange.imperial.ac.uk.
From the web browser type the outlook gateway address https://exchange.imperial.ac.uk.
You will then be shown a logon dialog box. Enter your usual username, click in the password
box and enter your password. Now click log on. If the login details are correct a new web
browser window will open and you will be shown your inbox.
Please check your e-mail account on a regular basis, as all important information is sent via
this method of communication. We recommend that you check your Imperial account at least
once every day.
If you would prefer for e-mails to be sent to your home/work account you should set up an
automatic e-mail forward. Details of how to do this are available from ICT. It is your
responsibility to ensure that the forward is working and you are receiving all mail.
When sending an e-mail, if you click on the To button in the New message window, a list
of college staff/students will appear. To search for a member of staff, type in the first few
letters of their surname. When the name appears underneath, double click on the name and
the address will appear in the To window. Group emails can also be set up for syndicate
groups.
Students attention is drawn to the Conditions of Use of Information Technology (IT)
Facilities.
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/registration/forms/registrationtermsandconditions
When emailing members of staff within the School, it would be helpful if you could add an
email signature which includes your name, surname, programme and contact details e.g.
your mobile phone number.
You are reminded that you must not forge email signatures, or initiate or forward chain, junk
or harassing email.
3.3.6 Freshers Fair
On Tuesday 2nd October, Imperial College Union will hold a fair with stalls all across campus.
A detailed plan of the fair is available on the Student Union website
http://www.imperialcollegeunion.org and also in Felix, the Colleges newspaper.
The Union supports over 250 Clubs & Societies, each one will be present and eager to talk
to you about what it is they do and how you can get involved. There will be a host of outdoor
stages and demonstrations offering you the opportunity to see a number of activities and
performances.
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3.3.7 Lecture Theatres

When naming the lecture theatres, we have tried to make it as clear as possible by linking
them to the floor in which they are on. There is also a large lecture theatre in the Mechanical
Engineering building, 542 and a small seminar room in 53 Prince's Gate (tall white houses
opposite the main entrance on Exhibition Road), 1.01. The lecture theatres are known as:
LGS
LGR
LTG
LTUG
LT1
LT2
LT3
MENG 542
53PG 1.01
LT552
LT553
Lower Ground Square - Square lecture theatre in the Lower Ground Forum
Lower Ground Round - lecture theatre in the Lower Ground at the bottom of
the drum.
Lecture Theatre Ground Level
Lecture Theatre Upper Ground Level
Lecture Theatre Level One
Lecture Theatre Level Two
Lecture Theatre Level Three
Mechanical Engineering Building, Level 5, Room 542
53 Prince's Gate, Seminar Room
ACEX Building, Level 5, Room 552
ACEX Building, Level 5, Room 553 (Computer Room)
The weekly bookings for each lecture theatre are posted on the relevant floor. In addition
each lecture theatre has a daily booking sheet posted on the doors. You may use the rooms
for group work, if there is not a lecture scheduled. The seminar room in 53 Prince's Gate is
not available for student bookings.
3.3.8 Absence from College
Circumstances.
3.3.9 Addresses
Students should notify their Programme Coordinator and Registry of any changes to their
home or term-time addresses. Students are also reminded of the importance of notifying the
Registry of any change to either their next-of-kin or their next-of-kins address. You can
update these details by accessing Student e-service
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/studenteservice.
Your formal exam results will be released via student e-service and your degree/diploma will
normally be sent to your Permanent Home address. If you would like them to be sent to a
different address, please update your record via e-service well in advance. Please note that
a University or College accommodation address will not be accepted as the address to
which your degree/diploma should be sent.
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3.3.10 Statements of Attendance

Statements or letters confirming your student status at the College are available on request
from the Registry, Level 3, Sherfield Building. To request a statement you can email a
request to registry.support@imperial.ac.uk. More information can be found at
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/currentstudents/documentrequests . Straightforward
statements will take a minimum of two days to prepare and you should allow for this delay
when you request the document. During the first week of the new academic year, the waiting
period may be extended.
3.3.11 Council Tax
Full-time students may be exempt from paying council tax or be eligible for a reduction.
Further information about this can be found at:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/currentstudents/counciltax
You can collect a Council Tax exemption form from the Student Hub (level 3 Sherfield
Building) or email records@imperial.ac.uk and ask them to send one to you.
3.3.12 Insurance
All registered students are insured against death or injury whilst engaged on College
activities, under a group policy held by the College. Full details are available from the
Insurance Officer. They can be contacted on insurance@imperial.ac.uk
The College can accept no liability for theft or damage to students personal belongings. You
are advised not to bring items of substantial value to the College and should make your own
arrangements for insuring property if necessary.
3.3.13 Business Cards
We will provide you with a set of Business cards.
To ensure you receive your cards as early as possible please visit the link below and
complete your details.
Username:
Password:
students
tanaka
You are responsible for the submission of correct information. Make sure you select or enter
the full course name and year of study eg. MSc Risk Management & Financial Engineering
2012-13. You will be provided with the opportunity of approving a proof on-line.
Additional or replacement sets of cards can be provided at a cost of 13.
Your cards will be delivered to your Programme Coordinator. Please allow at least a week
following completion of your details for the cards to be produced.
3.3.14 Laptop Registration
If you use a WiFi (wireless) network you do not need to register your laptop. As long as you
have an Imperial College username and password you should be able to log-in to the
Imperial College WiFi network (the name of which is Imperial WPA).
For a LAN (wired) network you should connect your laptop to the LAN network and open a
web-browser (i.e. Internet Explorer). It will then automatically take you to a laptop
registration page and you will need to log in with your Imperial College credentials. The site
will then take you through the registration procedure.
If you have any problems connecting to the Imperial College network please contact the ICT
Service Desk on 020 7594 9000 for assistance.
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3.3.15 Financial Times

The Library has premium access to FT.com. For access details see the Business subject
pages:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/library/subjectsandsupport/business
The Premium access subscription includes the following:
Unlimited FT.com access
5 year company financial archive
The 6am Cut
The LEX column
ePaper access
Exclusive letter from the editor
3.3.16 Lockers
Each Programme has a number of lockers to allocate to students. Space is limited, therefore
lockers are allocated on a short term basis and a 20 deposit is required to secure one. For
further information about the availability of lockers you should contact your Programme
Coordinator. Finance students lockers are located on level 4 of Meng Eng building.
3.3.17 Travel Card (Transport for London)
Discounts on tube and bus travel are available for full-time students. Student Oyster Cards
can be applied for on-line, and information on how to do this is available via the Registry
website on http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/currentstudents/traveldiscount . You will need
to be able to upload a passport sized photo, and the fee for the application is 10.
If you are unable to complete this application online, then you will need to go to the Student
Hub, Level 3, Sherfield Building, to collect a paper form. They will then stamp this for you
and you will need to send this, along with your photo to Transport for London.
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3.4
Key Dates and Timetables
3.4.1
Term dates for 2012/13

START
FINISH
September Term
Friday 31 August 2012
Test Dates
Thursday 04 October 2012
Friday 05 October 2012
Autumn Term
Monday 08 October 2012
Exam Dates*
Monday 10 December 2012
Spring Term
Monday 07 January 2013
Exam Dates*
Monday 11 March 2013
Summer Term
Monday 15 April 2013
Friday 14 June 2013
Exam Dates*
Monday 17 June 2013
Friday 28 June 2013
Resit Exam Dates
Monday 16 September 2013
* The Exams Office will send you the exact dates, times and venues when they have been
confirmed.
Bank Holidays in 2012/13:
Monday 26 August 2013
** Lectures scheduled for these days will be re-arranged.
.
Closure Days
The College, and therefore the School, will be closed at the following times:
Christmas 2012
From 17.00 on Friday 21 December 2012 and re-opens Wednesday 02 January 2013.
Easter 2013
From 17:00 on Wednesday 27 March 2013 and re-opens Wednesday 03 April 2013.
3.4.2
Timetables
You will be given the September term timetable on Welcome Day.

Autumn term timetable will be available online. You will receive by email instructions on
how to access the online timetable closer to the start of term.
The Spring and Summer term timetables (for electives) will be available in November and
students will be notified accordingly.
Where classes are double-streamed groups will be allocated by the Programme Team.
Please ensure that you attend classes according to the group you are assigned.
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Sometimes timetables need to be changed due to unforeseeable circumstances. The online

timetable will be updated to reflect any such changes.
Please contact the Programme Team if you have any questions regarding the timetable:
Jason Murray, jason.murray@imperial.ac.uk.
Class Times & Punctuality
The schedule of classes is very tight and rooms often have to be vacated promptly for use
by other groups of students. It is essential that classes start and finish at the designated
times.
Please note, therefore, that classes will start promptly at the time indicated on the timetable.
3.5
Your Involvement
3.5.1 Student Feedback

The simplest method for reporting specific academic problems is to talk to your lecturer at
the end of the lecture/seminar.
You will also have student members on a staff-student committee (SSC) who will report
broader concerns about the Programme to the Programme Directors. At the beginning of the
year, you will be asked to nominate student representatives to attend these meetings.
For each module you will also be asked to complete a web-based Lecture Evaluation
Questionnaire (LEQ). The results are used by the School to evaluate the effectiveness of
the teaching. Your feedback is taken very seriously and we encourage you to be honest in
your assessment. It is important that the questionnaire is completed carefully and returned
promptly so that the School has a representative sample for each lecturer/course. There is
also an assessment form which covers the supervision of your project which will be
distributed at the end of the Programme.
You can also inform your Programme Director of your general views on the course.
3.5.2 Lecturer Evaluation (LEQ)
Near the end of each course you will be asked to complete a web-based Lecturer Evaluation
Questionnaire (LEQ) for each member of staff who has taught you. This questionnaire is
important for a number of reasons:
it provides us with feedback about the course and the lecturer and, as such, is part of
our commitment to continuous improvement;
your feedback forms an input into the performance review of staff.
You will be asked to rank a number of statements using a 1 to 5 scale. If you wish to offer
additional comments there is space to do so. The questionnaire allows anonymous
feedback but we do need to verify that we are receiving valid entries and so you will be
allocated a confidential code which you can use when submitting your questionnaire. When
you score the course/lecturer and offer comments think about good practice in giving
feedback:
be specific and give examples: so, rather than saying you didnt like something say
why and give an example to illustrate your point;
dont be personal: this is not about whether you like the lecturer. We will edit out
offensive personal comments. Think about the impact of receiving your comments;
it is OK to give positive comments as well
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Staff members can respond via the Programme Director to their feedback and Programme
Directors will respond to student groups.
The School aims to ensure that all teaching is carried out at a consistently high level. We
aim for a School average of 4.
The Business School takes student feedback very seriously and you are urged to complete
the questionnaires sent to you.
3.5.3 Student Staff Committee
The SSC is the most formal forum in which students can provide feedback to the Finance
programmes team and other Business School representatives. The student representatives
are responsible for both conveying the opinion of their entire cohort and for communicating
back the response from the programmes team.
If you wish to get involved as a Student Staff Committee member, complete the online
nomination form in Blackboard by Fri 14 Sept by 16.00. The successful candidates will be
notified before the end of the September term.
Attendance
The SSC is attended by the following staff and student representatives:
Staff
Programme Director Professor Nigel
Meade
Teaching Quality Officer - Dawn Redford
Programme Manager Lisa Umenyiora
Senior Programme Coordinator Jason
Murray
Member of Careers Team
Member of Library Team
Students
2 Academic Representatives
2 Social Representatives
ICT/Library Representative
SSC meetings
SSC meetings are held once a term, usually in the 3rd or 4th week of term.
Before each meeting:
The Programme Coordinator will send a meeting invite out to all attendees along with
an agenda ahead of the meeting. A typical agenda can be found at the end of this
document.
If there is something of particular importance that you would like to have added to the
agenda, please inform the Programme Coordinator before the meeting.
If you are unable to make a meeting for any reason, please send the Programme
Coordinator an apology for absence.
It is your responsibility to poll your cohort of students to get feedback on the area
which you are representing. How you do this (word of mouth, Facebook etc.), is
entirely up to you.
Remember that at the meeting you should be voicing the general opinion of your
colleagues, not your own individual opinion.
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After each meeting:

We take the feedback given to us at SSC meetings seriously. Minutes will be taken
by the Programme Coordinator and a list of action points drawn up. We will
endeavour to act on these as promptly as possible.
The minutes of the meeting will be circulated for accuracy to all meeting attendees
shortly after the meeting, and, once approved, will then be posted up on Blackboard
for all students to see.
Note that if you receive any feedback during the course in your area of
representation, you do not have to wait until the next SSC meeting to pass this on to
the Programmes Team. The sooner we receive feedback, the sooner we can act on
it.
3.5.3.1 Specific Duties of the SSC Representatives

The chair will coordinate the student representatives and is responsible for ensuring
good attendance at SSC meetings and that all reps have sought feedback prior to the
meetings. He/She is responsible for liaising with the social reps to ensure the social
budget is being managed appropriately.
He/She is also responsible for collecting information from the students on any
Careers matters and feeding it back to the Careers team. This might include general
feedback on the Careers Service and how it is performing, or more specific feedback
on the Careers sessions and Careers events that are held.
He/She is also expected to feed back any relevant careers information to the
students after the SSC meeting.
Academic Representatives (x 2)
The Academic Representatives are responsible for collecting information from the
students on teaching-related issues, including feedback on each course taught in a
given term. This might include general feedback on how the courses are progressing,
and specific ideas for how the courses might be improved, either this year or in future
years.
They are expected to feed back any relevant teaching-related information to the
students after the SSC meetings.
Social Representatives (x 2)
The Social Representatives are responsible for organising social events throughout
the duration of the programme. For example, parties/days out/sporting activities/endof-year party.
One Social Rep will also act as the Treasurer, managing your programmes social
budget. Please indicate if you would like to apply for the position of Social Rep or
Social Rep/Treasurer.
The Social Representatives are given a budget of approximately 40 per student for
these events. The main social event of the year is normally the end-of-year party and
it is common (but not mandatory) for the Social Representatives to use the bulk of
their budget for this purpose. Additional income for the end-of-year party is normally
generated from selling tickets for the event and the programmes team is sometimes
able to further subsidise the event, depending on budget constraints. Further
information about how to access the social funds will be sent out by the Programme
Coordinator.
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The Social Reps are also required to liaise with the Events team regarding crossprogramme social events. They will have to attend one meeting per term with the
Events team and all social reps cross-programme to help plan and promote the
cross-programme events (there will be 2-3 events across the academic year).

The Health & Safety Representative is responsible for collecting information from the
students on any Health & Safety issues, including problems with facilities.
He/She is also expected to attend the Health & Safety meetings if schedule allows,
and to feed back any relevant Health & Safety information to the students.
Library/ICT Representative (ICT provides IT support services to Imperial College)

The Library/ICT Representative is responsible for collecting information from the
students on Library and IT related issues. For example, access to services the
Library provides, and any ideas for additions to their resources.
He/She is also expected to feed back any relevant Library/ICT information to the students
after the SSC meetings.
3.5.4 Student Ambassador Scheme
As an Ambassador for Imperial College Business School you will be an integral part of the
community. You will help prospective students learn more about their programme of choice
by meeting and speaking with them, and through profiling your experience and choices in
relevant marketing materials. We consistently receive feedback that hearing from current
students is the most helpful aspect of the application process for candidates.
The role offers you the chance to assist in building the Imperial College Business School
brand and the profile of your programme. You will meet a range of people, forge a real
community spirit and build links across the Business School and College.
The Marketing and Communications department will contact you shortly after the start of
term to offer you the chance to become a Student Ambassador.
For more information on the student ambassador scheme and to apply, please visit
www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/ambassadors or email ambassador@imperial.ac.uk.
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4
4.1
KEY FACILITIES & SERVICES

Health Centre
Imperial College Health Centre is located at 40 Princes Gardens, London SW7 1LY. The 24
hour number to contact is 020 7584 6301 and their email address is
healthcentre@imperial.ac.uk.
Opening Hours are:
Term time
Thursday, Friday
Out of term time

Thursday, Friday
The Health Centre is closed at weekends and on public holidays. On weekdays during the
Christmas and Easter closures, the Health Centre runs an emergency clinic only, 8.00
10.00. Reception is open 8.00 13.00.
To register as a patient you need to download the forms from the website
(www.imperialcollegehealthcentre.co.uk) or go to the Health Centre.
To book online a patient must complete an EMIS Access form (this can be downloaded from
the website). Repeat prescriptions can be ordered in person, faxed, posted or emailed and
the patient must allow 2 working days to collect them.
Doctors emergency clinics run daily from 8.30 10.00 for urgent medical problems that
cannot wait until the next appointment, but patients are asked to telephone first.
Nurses Open Clinic run daily from 9.00 11.00 and every afternoon from 15.00 16.00
except Tuesdays.
The NHS direct contact number (for UK residents) is 0845 46 47. Overseas students should
contact the local medical services for advice.
Within the Health Centre is a National Health dental surgery. The dental team provides the
full range of NHS treatments. If you feel you may require dental treatment within the next
year and are not registered with a London dentist, you should register as soon as it is
convenient, in order to become eligible for NHS treatment. You can register from Monday to
Friday between 9:00 and 17:00. The surgery can also provide private treatment. To make
an appointment the telephone number of the surgery is 020 7594 9396.
4.2
Library
Students are automatically registered with the Library. Most business books are at the 300
classmark (economics) and 650 classmark (business). The classmarks are organised as
follows:
0-532 Level 2
533-599 Level 4
600-999 Level 5
Central Library Opening Hours 2012 2013
During term time open 24 hours (closing every Friday 23.00 Saturday 10.00)
Check Library website for vacation closure dates:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/library/usethelibrary/openinghours/centrallibrary
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The Business Library contacts are Heather Lincoln & Paula Evans
Email: h.lincoln@imperial.ac.uk and paula.evans@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: 020 7594 8611 (int 48611) and 020 7594 9307 (int 49307)
The Library's webpage is: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/library, which details services and
provides access to resources. The Business pages:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/library/subjectsandsupport/business are specifically designed to
point you to the Business databases, e-journals and e-books useful for your course. The
Library subscribes to over 33,000 online journals and has access to more than 45 business
databases. It provides access to key publications including the Financial Times and the
Economist, and contains academic articles, company profiles, equity research reports,
market & industry reports, economic and financial data.
A Library induction lecture introducing you to Business information at Imperial has been
organised for you on Friday 31 August at 14.15. Please ensure you attend. Throughout the
year the Business Librarians deliver training sessions and offer appointments on finding
business information, reference management software and avoiding plagiarism.
4.3
English Language Support
At the start of your programme all non-native English speakers will be asked to complete a
written English Language Diagnostics test. The purpose of the Diagnostics test is to review
students proficiency and ensure we are able to provide the correct level of language support
during the academic year.
There will be timetabled English Language support classes in small groups (4-6 students)
each week with Jim McCloskey, our English Language tutor. Attendance will be
recommended for some, but classes will also be available for those that feel they need extra
support and help. These sessions will develop written and spoken language skills.
4.4
IT Resources
Computers are available in room LG19 and room 2.02 in 53 Princes Gate, which is open
from 8.00 - 22.30, 7 days a week. Computers are also available in the Library.
Computer related courses are taught in LT553 (ACEX building). When not being used for
scheduled teaching, the computers in this lecture theatre are available for student use.
The bridge from the main entrance area on the ground floor has eight computers for internet
use and for checking emails. In addition, all lecture theatres and discussion rooms have
wireless connections and plug-in facilities for laptops/notebooks.
No food or drink
an extended period
Do not allow others to enter the room on your swipe card
Save all data to your H drive or on a USB key and not the hard drive
If you suspect a computer user is not from the Business School, tell a member of
staff
Any general problems with the computers, printers or your accounts should be reported via
Service.Desk@imperial.ac.uk. If you are unable to access your e-mail then you can phone
Extension 49000 (or 020 7594 9000 from outside College) to log the problem. Alternatively,
you can see the IT Support team (Peter Brown, Bhupendra Patel and Tom Wong) who are
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located in the Level 4 Mechanical Engineering Building (accessible via level one of the
Tanaka Building) or go to the service desk on level 4 of the Sherfield building.
The IT Team are able to offer advice / best endeavour support for home PCs and laptops
Further information regarding resources and where to go for help is available on the ICT
website http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/servicedesk
ICT also offer Imperial Mobile, which is a mobile application enabling students to access
College information and services anytime, anywhere. For further details please see
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/personalcomputersupportandmobileservices/imperial
mobile
4.5
Photocopying
The Reprographics department is sited on the Lower Ground Floor in room LG17 and is
staffed during office hours. There are two black and white photocopiers and one colour
photocopier in this room that are also networked so that documents can be sent to print.
The machines will only copy or print your file when your swipe card is used.
You will be provided with 2,500 units on your card at the beginning of the year which should
last you for the entire programme. This is for both photocopying and printing and it is up to
you how you use these units. Additional units can be purchased from the Library or
purchased online at https://ict-printservice-www.cc.imperial.ac.uk/ict/printservice/.
If you experience any problems with your swipe card, please see the Reprographics
Administrator located in LG17.
The library also has numerous photocopiers which can be used by swiping your ID card.
4.6
Printing
There are networked photocopiers in the Reprographics Room and in LT3. Once you have
sent your file to print, you can use your swipe card at any photocopier to start printing. Your
ID card will be credited with 2,500 photocopying and printing units at the beginning of the
year. Once these units have been used, you can purchase additional units from the Library.
The Reprographics Room, LG17, also contains a colour photocopier/printer.
If a copier is out of toner please report to the Reprographics Administrator in room LG17.
4.7
Room Bookings
The four discussion rooms and a number of the vaults on the Lower Ground Floor of the
School are bookable through the Public Folders (Outlook). The vaults seat about six people
and the discussion rooms seat up to eight. Students can book these rooms for meetings,
working on coursework or other group work. You may book these rooms for a maximum of 2
hours at a time. When making your booking, you must give your name, programme of
study and a contact number. If these guidelines are not adhered to, your booking may be
cancelled by a member of your programme administration team.
Students wishing to book lecture theatres to practice presentations should contact
bsroombookings@imperial.ac.uk. Lecture Theatres may also be booked for a maximum of 2
hours.
4.8
Career & Professional Development Service
The Career and Professional Development Service is an integral part of your experience at
Imperial College Business School. The Service focuses on you as an individual; building
lasting relationships with you as students and later as alumni to fill the teams mission:
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To equip students and alumni with the tools to identify their career goals and to achieve
them
The Service is here to help you move through the key stages of the career management
process in a proactive and positive way. We will help you:
Identify your skills, strengths, motivators and interests

Research different roles and sectors
Explore the advertised and hidden job market to find roles that suit your skills and
interests
Market yourself by writing a successful CV, get interview practice and enhance your
presentation skills
Negotiate offers by selecting between opportunities and negotiating the best results
Our aim is to help you take the initiative in your career planning from the first day of your
programme right through to accepting your job offer. We will equip you with the tools you
need to achieve your career goals. This is done via a variety of e-learning modules,
bespoke one to one appointments, group workshops, access to our extensive career
resources and the opportunity to attend a variety of employer events. We would encourage
you to start thinking about your career goals early on and make the most of the resources
available to you.
The Career and Professional Development Service is situated on Level 4 of the Mechanical
Engineering building. Appointments are available between 9am and 5pm, Monday Saturday, supplemented with evening appointments at busy times. Please contact Olga
Studinska for appointments at: icbs.careers@imperial.ac.uk.
Details of central Colleges Careers and Advisory Service can be found at
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/careers
4.8.1 Working in the UK After Your Studies
In April 2012, the UK Border Agency launched the Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur visa, for
students who have developed world class innovative ideas or entrepreneurial skills, and wish
to extend their stay in the UK to establish one or more businesses. It may be of interest to
many Imperial College Business School graduates. There are only 10 Tier 1 Graduate
Entrepreneur visas available to Imperial College graduates per year. Further details about
this visa are available at: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/international/visas/workingafterstudies
A more common route for any non-European graduates who have found employment at the
end of their studies is the Tier 2 (Skilled Worker) visa. For information on the rules about
working during your studies, including the months at the end of your course when you still
have a valid student visa, please refer to this webpage:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/international/visas/working
International students might also wish to read the International Offices Working in the UK
During Your Studies document, which has been included in the appendices of this guide.
4.9
Alumni Information
Our extensive network of approximately 10,000 alumni spanning more than 110 countries
has helped stamp our reputation as a world-class business school. As a Business School
alumnus, you will also be part of the wider Imperial College Alumni Network - a group with
over 140,000 members. Together, these networks provide you with worldwide connections
across almost every sector imaginable.
We encourage you to play an active part in this prestigious network both as a student and
alumnus of the Business School. During the course of your studies with us, you will have an
opportunity to meet with members of the Business Schools Alumni Advisory Board (AAB)
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and to participate in a range of alumni events, including sector-specific alumni Special

Interest Groups (SIGs). You are also encouraged to engage with your alumni network
through the Business Schools group on the professional network site, LinkedIn, and via the
official Imperial College Business School Alumni Network page on Facebook.
At every stage of your career development, your alumni network enables you to build
mutually beneficial professional connections. Even long after your graduation from the
Business School, you will have excellent opportunities to continually develop your skills and
networks, and to engage with and support the Business School.
For further information about the alumni network, please see
www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/alumni or contact the Alumni Relations Team:
E: alumni-business@imperial.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)20 7594 6137
Level 2 (right hand side), Tanaka Building
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ASSIGNMENTS (COURSEWORK, QUIZZES AND PROJECT)
There is a coursework component for all the core courses and electives. Coursework is
weighted at a minimum of 15% of the final mark for each core course and elective. The type
of coursework to be done will be determined by the course instructors.
Assignments should be submitted via Blackboard. Submissions by hand or by email will not
be accepted unless you have been given prior permission or instruction to do so.
It is important that all work is legible and should be produced using Arial font size 11.
Adequate margins should be left on each side of the paper.
A single colour of ink should be used. Assignments are not always marked electronically by
staff and if printed, will be printed in black ink, and so any references to coloured text might
be overlooked.
It is also important that you produce your work in a printable format. Use the print preview
function to ensure that the work will print exactly as you would expect. Assignments will be
printed in batches and time will not be spent by School staff re-formatting work.
It is recommended that you put your name in a header or footer so that it appears on every
page.
All assignments must be submitted with a completed online plagiarism form. Typing your
name in the signature field is sufficient.
You are advised to keep all work that is returned to you until the programme has completed.
submitting an assignment, you need to contact your Programme Coordinator. Please note
that it is College policy that late work is reduced by 5% per day late.
5.1
Late Submission
submitting an assignment, you need to contact your Programme Coordinator. Marks for late
submissions will be capped at the pass-mark. This penalty will apply from the deadline for
five days (week-ends and bank holidays included). Work received over five days late will
receive a mark of zero.
This is the default penalty for late submissions and should be deviated from only in
exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the Senior Tutor (or Course Director for taught
postgraduate courses). Deviations are justified:
i)
If legitimate mitigating circumstances are declared by the candidate in writing
ii)
If, in the judgment of the Senior Tutor or Course Director, the default penalty is
considered unreasonably harsh in the circumstances
We do not accept any excuses for late submission. Students experiencing technical trouble
when they are due to submit their coursework should take a screenshot of the error
message, which must include the date and time, and attach this to an email with their
submission and send it to the Programme Coordinator. The authenticity of the message or
technical problem will be verified by the Schools Learning Technologists.
Late work which is submitted after all other coursework (including online quizzes) has been
marked and returned to fellow students will receive a zero.
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The penalty for late submission does not apply to the end of year project/report. It is a
College regulation that students who fail to submit their project/report on time will
automatically fail the programme.
5.2
Deadline Extension
If you require an extension for an assignment, you should complete the extension approval
request form, which is available on Blackboard and at the back of this handbook, in advance
of the submission date. Submit this to the Programme Coordinator who will consult the
Programme Manager and Programme Director before returning the form. It is then the
students responsibility to attach the approved extension form to their assignment upon
submission; otherwise the Schools penalties for late submission will apply.
Request for extension of coursework submission deadline due to mitigating circumstances
(e.g. illness or death of a near relative, etc.) must be made to the Programme Coordinator or
the Programme Manager normally before the deadline. The reasons for your request should
be clearly stated and appropriate documentary evidence (e.g. doctor's note if it is due to
health reason, death certificate if it is due to bereavement, etc.) must be provided. Note that
documents such as 'Employee's Statement of Sickness' or 'Sickness Self Certificate', etc.
will not be accepted. If your request is approved, you will be informed of the new submission
deadline for that piece of coursework.
5.3
Syndicate Groups
All Business School programmes require students to work in syndicate groups. Syndicates
are responsible for joint work (including assessed work) in the form, for example, of case
study preparation and reports, essays, and class presentations.
The Programme Teams normally determine syndicate composition. The syndicate group that
you are placed within may remain constant or may change either for different courses or
each term to enable you to work with a wider selection of people from your cohort. Your
Programme Team will make it clear during the first few weeks of the autumn term how the
syndicate group system will operate on your programme.
The School uses group assessment fairly extensively within each of its programmes. This is
to reflect the real-world experience where you often have to work with other people in order
to produce a final product or to reach a consensus. You dont have to be friends with all of
the members in your group. In the workplace you will often be placed in a team with people
you do not know or get on with. Issues often arise with team working but we remain
committed to the importance of including this on your programme. It is an important learning
objective of the syndicate system that members endeavour to work together harmoniously,
efficiently and in mutual support. Where issues arise we would expect you to work as a
group to try to resolve them. Part of the discipline of group work is to establish professional
relationships. Of course, your Programme Team is there to support you if resolving the issue
becomes too difficult.
The key to successful group work is to play to the strengths of each group member. Levels
of English, work experience, subject knowledge and skills etc. will not be the same for each
person in your group so we suggest that you use this to your advantage and allocate
different roles to your group members when completing a piece of work.
The most substantial element of each course is normally assessed individually usually a
formal examination worth 70%. So you should not feel that you are not being given an
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opportunity to demonstrate your personal knowledge and skills. Even courses that are
assessed by coursework alone usually have an individual component comprising at least
50% of the final mark for that course. The weighting of group/individual assessed work is a
School standard and will not normally be adjusted within the academic year that you are
studying.
The School operates a system of peer assessment when grading syndicate work. This is to
address the issue of free-riders (students who dont make a reasonable contribution to the
final piece of work). The peer assessment system is not meant to be used as a way of
penalising someone who you feel is weaker in some way, for example whose English or
subject knowledge is not as strong as other group members.
The peer assessment system works in the following way. A grade will be awarded for a
piece of group coursework overall. A students individual mark, however, will depend on the
effort their team members think they have put in.
Each student provides a numerical assessment of the other members in their group
(maximum score is 5). Based on these assessments, an average mark is calculated for
each student (not taking the lowest mark into account). If the average mark given by the
other members in the group is 5, the student receives the grade awarded by the lecturer for
the coursework overall. If the average mark is below 5, the student loses 5% for every mark
which takes them below. For example:
Overall Mark: 63
Final Mark: 63
Final Mark: 63
Final Mark: 59.5
Final Mark: 54.5
Programme Director will
meet the group
Any student whose work is to be marked down as a result of the peer assessment will be
asked to meet the Programme Director and/or Programme Manager. Their contribution to
the piece of work will then be discussed and the Programme Director/Manager will make a
decision as to whether the lower mark should be awarded. This stage is a precaution to
ensure that individual students are not being victimised by the rest of their group. If there is
evidence to suggest that an individual student is being victimised then the rest of the group
will be penalised.
5.4
Referencing Notes
Anybody reading, seeing or hearing your work must be able to locate the exact source of
your material regardless of whether this material is in the format of text, figures, graphs,
charts or web-sites.
Imperial College Business School uses the Harvard Referencing Method.
A) CITING REFERENCES IN THE TEXT
i.
Paraphrasing
The following text is extracted directly from a book by Laudon and Laudon
Four powerful worldwide changes have altered the business environment. The first
change is the emergence and strengthening of the global economy. The second
change is the transformation of service economies. The third is the transformation of
the business enterprise. The fourth is the emergence of the digital firm.
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If you wish to refer to these ideas in your work without committing plagiarism you need to
acknowledge their source within your own text. You must include the authors name or
names followed by the publication date in parentheses.
Example
As Laudon & Laudon (2004) suggest there has been an emergence and strengthening of the
global economy as well as a transformation of industrial economies into knowledge and
information-based service economies.
ii.
Direct Quotes
If you are quoting any part of an original source without alteration, in addition to the authors
names and the date you must also use quotation marks to indicate the direct quotation as
well as the page number.
Example
Recent years have seen widespread transformation in the business world. A major change
has been in the emergence and strengthening of the global economy (Laudon & Laudon,
2004 p.4)
iii.
Electronic sources
Material taken from electronic sources such as the Internet must be attributed.
Example
It is suggested that less than half of Americans who need a flu shot get one
(http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/)
iv.
Multiple Authors
If there are more than two authors the surname of the first author should be given followed
by et al written in italics
Example
Smith et al (2001) suggest that..
v.
More than one document published by an author in the same year
If the author has published more than one document in the same year which you wish to
cite, they are distinguished by adding lower case letters (a,b) after the date.
Example
This suggestion was first put forward by Winton (2001a). The argument is further addressed
in Winton (2001b).
vi.
Secondary referencing
Secondary referencing should be avoided where possible. However, if you are not quoting
an original document but one which is cited by another author you must reference both
works
Example
A study by Meridith (2003, page 4) as quoted in Happle (2004, page 13)
vii.
Multiple references given at one point in the text
Where a number of articles deal with the same issue, references should appear
chronologically separated by a semi-colon
Example
Evaluation of health systems have been conducted (Abigail 1994; Comer 1997; Bast 2000;
Ealy 2002)
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B) Writing the Reference List

The reference list appears at the end of your work.
i.
Reference to a book:
The order of information when referring to a book should be as follows:
1. The author or authors
2. The date of publication in brackets
3. The title of the book (highlighted or underlined or italicised but must be consistent)
4. Edition
5. Place of Publication
6. Name of Publisher
7. Page numbers (if using a direct quotation)
Example:
Laudon K.C. & Laudon J.P, (2004) Management Information Systems, Eighth Edition, Upper
Saddle River, New Jersey, Pearson Education Inc., page 4
i.i An Edited Book
Dames, Lynn and Kenin, James (eds) (1997) Theory of computing: an integrated approach.
New York, Prentice Hall
i.ii A Chapter in a book
Weir, Pauline (1995) Clinical practice development role: a personal reflection. In: K. Kendrick et
al. (eds) Innovations in nursing practice. London, Edward Arnold. p. 5-22.
ii.
Reference to a journal article
The order of information when referring to a journal article should be as follows:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Author of the article

Year of publication (in brackets)
Title of the article
Title of the journal (highlighted or underlined or italicised but must be consistent)
Volume and part number, month or season
Page numbers
Example
Cox, B. (1994) Communicating Conceptual Integrity in Distributed Systems through Intelligent
Assistance, Omega, Vol.22, No2, 113-122
iii.
Reference to a thesis
Example
Simpson, Margaret (2003) A study of electronic patient records, Unpublished MSc.
dissertation, Imperial College.
iv.
Reference to an electronic source
The order in which the information is provided
1. Author/Editor.
2. Year
3. Title (highlighted or underlined or italicised but must be consistent)
4. [Internet].
5. Edition.
6. Place of publication:
7. Publisher (if ascertainable).
8. Available from: <URL> [Accessed date]
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Example:
John Elliott, 2004 Space Giant Brakes Hard to Run Rings around Saturn [Internet] New
York, Timesonline, http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,2761-1159570,00.html
[Accesssed 29th September 2004}
5.5
Plagiarism and Cheating

though they were your own. For example:
not referencing the source of your ideas or arguments when they are derived from
your reading,
taking verbatim the words of someone elses work and putting it into your work
without quotation marks and referencing,
taking whole sections out of books, articles, lecture notes, other reports or students
work, and including them in your report uncited.
When submitting your assessed coursework, via Blackboard or in hardcopy, you will be
required to submit a form confirming that you have read and understood the definition of
plagiarism. Submitting this form will certify that the work presented is entirely your own,
except where indicated. This includes your final project or essay as well as all other
assessed work.
You should be aware that you have a collective responsibility for the integrity of group work
submitted for assessment. This means that if part of the work is plagiarised, all group
members will be held accountable unless proof can be provided by each member of their
contribution. You should, therefore, retain an audit trail of your contribution for this purpose.
All Masters and final year reports/essays will be submitted to plagiarism detection software.
Random plagiarism checks will be made on coursework submissions.
The direct and unacknowledged repetition of your own work (reusing your own essay or
previous thesis/dissertation) which has already been submitted for assessment can
constitute self-plagiarism.
Plagiarism is a serious offence. The Examination Board are entitled to penalise you for
plagiarism, and serious cases will result in an automatic failure of the coursework/project.
The Board reserves the right to take further action as it deems appropriate to protect the
good name of the School and the College, and this may eventually involve expulsion of a
student from the course or withdrawal of a degree award.
If your completed project or essay is discovered to contain substantial amounts of verbatim
material from other sources that have not been acknowledged, then this will be referred to
the College. If plagiarism is found to have taken place, your degree qualification may be
withdrawn (even if the plagiarism is discovered several years after submission).
Please note that there have been instances in recent years where students have committed
Major Plagiarism or have cheated in an examination and been excluded from their
programme.
All students are expected to have:
satisfactorily completed the online module on plagiarism, available on Blackboard

familiarised themselves with the recommended referencing style.
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Further guidelines relating to plagiarism and examination offences and details of the
penalties used by the College are provided in the appendices, in the Cheating Offences
Policy and Procedures document. Please take the time to read it.
Additional information on how to reference correctly can be found in the Harvard
Referencing Guide. An electronic version of this guide and other referencing information can
be found on the Librarys website at:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/library/subjectsandsupport/referencemanagement
REGULATIONS FOR STUDENTS
Plagiarism Detection
1.
The College may electronically submit the work of all students to a database for use
in the detection of Plagiarism. This database may be searched for the purpose of
comparison with other students work within the College and other academic institutions nay
also search it. The database is managed by JISC (Joint Information Systems Council) and
has be established with the support of HEFCE.
2.
All students are deemed to consent to their work being copied and used for this
purpose. If you wish to object you must write to the Academic Registrar, Imperial College
London, South Kensington Campus, SW7 2AZ. The College, JISC and HEFCE do not seek
any intellectual property rights over the work stored.
3.
The work submitted will not be available to the public at large. It will only be
potentially viewable by other academic institutions that are using the Plagiarism detection
service. Your work will only be flagged if another piece of work appears to potentially
plagiarise it. This will occur in order to alert the institution carrying out the search to the
possibility of plagiarism.
4.
Work submitted to the database will include personal data such as your name, email
address, course details and institution. This data will be processed in strict accordance with
the Data Protection Act 1998. The Data Controller if HEFCE. However, you attention is
drawn to the fact that in order for the Colle3ge to participate in this service, your data may be
transferred to countries that are not governed by EU Data Protection legislation.
5.
If you wish to remove your data from the Plagiarism detection service at any time you
should contact the Data Protection officer at HEFCE, Northavon House, Coldharbour Lane,
Bristol, BS16 1QD. You will receive written confirmation when this has been completed.
6.
If you wish to find out what personal data the service holds on you, please contact
the Data Protection Officer at HEFCE, Northavon House, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16
1QD. You will be required to prove you identity before any personal information can be
disclosed to you. Personal data held by the service will then be supplied to you within 40
days. A fee of 10 will be charged by HEFCE, which must be paid in advance.
5.6
Multiple Use of the Same Company in Assignments
Students are not allowed to use a particular companys details and financials in more than
one assignment during their MSc. The Programme Team will be monitoring students
assignments and any students who are discovered to have used the same company in more
than one of their assignments will be penalised.
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5.7
Assignment Submission Guidelines and Procedure
Coursework is submitted via the Blackboard area of the relevant course. It is your
responsibility to ensure that an assignment has been submitted and you should ensure that
you obtain and keep a submission notification as your proof of submission.
When submitting group work, only one member of the group needs to submit the piece of
coursework but all members should submit a completed Group Coursework Submission
Form.
Submitting an assignment involves two steps:
1. Upload your file from your computer to Blackboard
2. Submit the file for grading
Also bear in mind the following:
- Use Arial font size 11
- Leave adequate margins on each side of the paper
- Use a single colour of ink
- Produce work in a printable format. Use the print preview function to ensure that
the work will print exactly as you would expect
- For individual coursework, complete and submit plagiarism form.
For group coursework, complete and submit group coursework submission
form.
Procedure for submitting assignments
1. Assignments are submitted via the relevant Course Area. From the Home Page click on
Assessment
2. On the following Assessment page, click on the Submission icon for the appropriate
assignment submission.
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3. Click the coursework that you want to submit and the Edit Submission screen will then
appear.
4. Make sure that you have followed any instructions under the heading Instructions.
5. Under Submission click Add Attachments.
6. In the following dialogue box click My Computer on the left hand side to view files
located on your computer (See note on filenames below).
7. Browse to your assignment file on your computer and click Open.

8. You will now see that the attachment is displayed in red under the Submission area.
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9. Add any relevant text comment to your submission if requested.
10. Click the Submit button at the bottom of the page to submit your assignment. You will
now be directed to the Confirmation screen. This confirms that your assignment
submission has been successful.
Note on filenames:
Filenames can contain any of the following: az, AZ, 09, spaces, _, &, ( ), , ., and
~ However the tilde (~) cannot be used as the first character in the filename.
You should also add the file extension that corresponds to the software you used.
For example, if you completed your assignment in Excel, add .xls to the filename if
the software program doesn't automatically add it.
You must include your name in the filename. e.g:

john_jones_marketingCoursework.xls. If you don't we may not know it is your
submission.
If you experience technical problems when submitting coursework, click on the FAQ link
under My Tools for detailed help and instructions.
You can also contact the Imperial Help Desk at service.desk@imperial.ac.uk. For all other
problems, contact your Programme Coordinator.
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5.8
Assignment Grades and Feedback
With each returned assignment, it is the Business School policy that lecturers provide
students with meaningful coursework feedback within a reasonable time so that students can
incorporate this feedback into their exam preparation. This may take the form of individual
or general feedback to the class as a whole.
Lecturers will strive to return marked work as soon as is practically possible.
Where coursework is due at the end of the term, marks and feedback are unlikely to be
available until after exams. In this instance, it is reasonable to assume that materials
covered in that piece of coursework are based on an element of the course which will NOT
be examined.
The grade you receive for your coursework will be available on Blackboard after it has
been marked.
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EXAMINATIONS
All examinations for this programme are closed-book. Every course has a 2-hour
examination with the exception of the following electives:
Enterprise Risk Management - 3-hour exam
General Insurance - 100% coursework
Life Insurance - 100% coursework
Computational Finance with C++ - 100% coursework
Private Equity & Entrepreneurial Finance - 100% coursework
Venture Capital Finance & Innovation - 100% coursework
6.1
Attendance
Please note that it is a College regulation that you must present yourself to all examinations
unless you are able to provide medical evidence to support any absences. Failure to attend
an examination results not just in failure of the course but failure of the Programme as you
lose the right to re-sit missed examinations.
Applications for the deferral of examinations, on medical or exceptional personal
circumstances grounds, must be made using the Business Schools mitigating
circumstances policy. For further information, please see the Mitigating Circumstances
section.
You should arrive at the venue of the examination at least fifteen minutes before the start
time.
6.2
Calculator
You will be supplied with a Texas Instruments TI-BA II Plus calculator. This is a University
approved model. You should bring this calculator to all tests and examinations where
one is required, as spare calculators will not normally be issued. It has been issued at
this stage of the programme to enable you to familiarise yourself with the layout and
functions. If you lose this calculator you should contact your Programme Coordinator for a
replacement before any tests or examinations. You will be charged for a replacement. You
are not permitted to use any other type of calculator in a College test or examination.
Calculators will be checked by invigilators.
6.3
Examination Arrangements for Students with Disabilities
Students wishing to make an application for special examination arrangements should

contact the Business Schools Examinations Manager, Becky Lewis, as close to the start of
the autumn term as possible.
Full details of the procedures can be obtained from Becky, but the basic procedure is as
follows:
i)
Applications should reach the College at least six weeks before a candidates first
examination, except in the case of accidental injury or acute illness, when the application
should be submitted as soon as possible after the event.
ii)
Students with physical disabilities should contact Becky, who can explain the guidelines
on allowances given and the college requirements for applications.
Students with learning disabilities (e.g. dyslexia) will be required to present an up-to-date full
Psychological Assessment Report (not more than two years old). You should send this to
Becky, who will arrange for an application to be made to the College.
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6.4
Exam Results
Students can normally expect to receive the provisional overall course grades (exam and
coursework) about six weeks after the exams.
The provisional overall course grades will be finalised at the external exam board meeting in
October 2013.
Registry will issue a percentage transcript to the students after the external exam board
meeting has taken place (usually in November/December). This will be available online via
the Student e-Service website.
Your cohort will normally receive general feedback on examination performance from the
lecturer after provisional grades have been released. Students do not receive individual
feedback and exam scripts are not returned to students to view.
The Procedure for the Consideration of Representations Concerning Decisions of Boards of
Examiners is available at the back of this booklet. Students should note, however, that there
is no formal appeals procedure against the results of examinations on academic grounds.
The College will only consider representations made on the grounds of administrative error,
or where there is concern that the examination may not have been conducted in accordance
with the relevant Instructions, Regulations and/or Degree Requirements, or where there is
new evidence of circumstances which might have adversely affected a candidate's
performance. Students who consider an academic assessment to have been unfair should
raise the matter with their Programme Director at the earliest opportunity.
A calendar is included in the appendices, which indicates the exam periods for each
programme. Also included is a document detailing the Colleges policy on examinations and
religious observations.
The Colleges Academic and Examination regulations can be found at
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/proceduresandregulations/regulations
6.4.1
Frequently Asked Questions about Results
Q: How will I know if I have to re-sit an exam?

A: You will automatically have to re-sit an exam if you get below a 40% (this is either an E
or F grade on your exam). You would also have to re-sit if your overall average across the
MSc is below 50%; you would have to re-sit as many exams as is required to get your mark
up to a 50% overall average.
Q: If I missed an exam because I was ill, will my mark be capped at 50% when I sit in
September?
A: Provided you have submitted a completed mitigating circumstances form and sufficient
evidence, your claim will be considered by the Board of Examiners and recommendations
regarding any course of action will be made (also refer to MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
section). If your claim is successful, your September exam will count as your first sitting and
therefore will NOT be capped.
Q: If I fail one of the exams and have to re-sit, can I still get a merit or distinction?
A: No. Failing an exam means you cannot get a merit or distinction on the MSc.
Q: Can I review my exam script to see where I went wrong?
A: No. College policy states that under the Data Protection Act, 1998, students may not see
their exam scripts once theyve been submitted and the College has the right to withhold
them. We have asked lecturers to provide general feedback about the exams (i.e. common
mistakes) so this should also give you a clearer indication.
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Q: Theres no way I got that grade on the exam! Can I have the exam re-marked?
A: No. The exams are marked twice; once by your lecturer and second by an independent
academic. Samples, including ALL fails are then sent to an external examiner to ensure
accuracy and fairness in marking.
Q: I want to appeal against my exam result. How do I do this?
A: You should note that representations against decisions of Boards of Examiners cannot be
made on academic grounds, so it is not possible to appeal your results because you feel that
you did better than the marks which have been released to you suggest. Appeals may be
made on the grounds of administrative error; where there is concern that an examination
may not have been conducted in accordance with the relevant instructions, Regulations
and/or Degree requirements; or where there is new evidence of circumstances which might
have adversely affected your performance. Please note that you may only appeal AFTER
the final External Examiners meeting which takes place in October following the academic
year. For more information go to this website:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/exams/studentappeals
Q: What do I need to get a merit?
Project
Q: What do I need to get a distinction?
Project
Q: I only receive alpha grades how will I know whether Im close to getting a
merit/distinction if I dont know what my exact average is in each course?
A: You wont. Unfortunately College doesnt allow us to give you numerical grades The
numerical grades will only be available in November/December 2013 after the exam board
has taken place and will be printed on the official transcript.
6.5
The Examination Process
The following describes the process for examined courses.

The essentials of this process are laid down by the College and are requirements that apply
to all taught post-graduate programmes.
The Board of Examiners is made up of all members of the School's academic staff who
teach on the programme (called 'internal examiners') plus a number of external examiners
drawn from other universities. A representative of the College Registry also normally
attends Board meetings. The external examiners are appointed for no more than four
consecutive years. They are, or have in the past been drawn from, among others, LBS,
Manchester, Cranfield, Lancaster, City, Open University, LSE etc. Each external is allocated
a number of subjects in their area of expertise. The Board Chairman is the Programme
Director. The External Examiners for 2012/13 are:
Professor Mark Freeman, University of Loughborough
Professor Andy Mullineux, University of Birmingham
Professor Alessandra Guariglia, University of Birmingham (University of Durham at time of
appointment)
Professor Richard Harris, University of Exeter
Professor Jane Binner, University of Sheffield
The details provided above are for information only. Please note that it is not appropriate for
students to contact the externals directly regarding their studies, Any issues that you have in
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relation to your assessment should be raised internally with your Programme Team in the
first instance or with the College Registry if necessary.
The process is as follows:
The internal examiner prepares an exam paper for their subject. This is checked for
errors and clarity by a different internal examiner.
The paper is sent to the designated external examiner who further checks for clarity
but also ensures that the paper is appropriate in terms of standard, coverage of the
syllabus, consistency with previous papers and generally acts as a 'watchdog' for
quality and fairness to candidates. Any perceived problems or issues are discussed
with the internal examiners and, if necessary, with the Chairman, and agreement
reached.
Following the examination itself, the papers (which are identified by candidate
number only and not your name) are marked separately by two internal examiners.
In the event of a disagreement in the marks, there will be a discussion between the
internals, and if necessary a third internal examiner will be consulted. If necessary,
there will be adjudication by the external examiner.
The proposed marks for all candidates together with a sample of scripts are sent to
the external. The sample will normally include scripts that are marginal at a pass/fail
or merit/distinction boundary and a selection across the range. The purpose of the
sample is three fold:
(i) First to allow the external to ensure that the overall standard of performance
is accurately reflected in the marks awarded;
(ii) Second to give a third (and usually conclusive) judgement in marginal cases;
(iii) Third to ensure that proper procedures have been followed in the examining
process.
A sample of coursework is also sent to the externals for each subject.

When all marks are available, an Internal Board of Examiners will review the marks prior to
the External Examiners meeting.
To ensure consistency from year-to-year, the Board normally applies the marking guidelines
quite rigidly. However, where a candidate has suffered from illness or other circumstances
that the Board believes will have had a significantly adverse effect on their performance, the
Board may allow the candidate to pass even though their marks would otherwise cause
him/her to fail. It is fair to add, however, that the Board has used its discretion in this way
only in cases of truly marginal failure.
Candidates who are judged to have failed at this stage are allowed by College regulations
ONE further entry to the examinations.
A candidate may be required to re-sit for the following reasons:
where failure arises from an examination mark below 40% and the candidate passes
on all other criteria. In this instance re-entry is required only in the paper in which less
than 40% is achieved. To pass, the candidate must achieve a mark of at least 40%
on re-entry.
where failure is a result of achieving less than 50% in the average of all the
examination and coursework marks. In this instance a candidate must re-sit any
examination in which they achieved less than 40%, and is given the opportunity to re80
sit any examination in which they have achieved less than 50% in order to increase
their overall average above 50%.
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MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES AFFECTING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
You may submit a claim for mitigating circumstances if you have missed an
exam/coursework deadline or feel your performance has been affected by a situation outside
of your control (by illness for example). You must complete and submit a mitigating
circumstances form within five days of the deadline/exam date and it must have
documentary evidence attached to support your claim (doctors note is it is due to health
reason, death certificate if it is due to bereavement for example). All claims will be
considered by the Board of Examiners and recommendations regarding any course of action
will be made.
When providing documentary evidence please take the following into account:
Documents should include dates, so that the Board are able to clearly identify the
period for which you are claiming.
You should provide original copies. If you need to keep the original a member of
staff will photocopy it and confirm they have seen the original.
If your evidence is in another language, you should provide a stamped transcript from
a translation service. Documents translated by an unofficial/ unknown person/ body
might not be accepted.
Medical certificates must be from a certified Western GP (we do not accept notes
from herbalists).
If there is a delay in producing the evidence, please complete and submit the form within the
five day period and explain the cause of the delay in providing the supporting
documentation.
All submissions will be dealt with confidentially.
Your Programme Coordinator will be able to provide you with an electronic copy of the
mitigating circumstances form and it is also available on Blackboard. An example of the
form is available at the back of this guide.
The Board of Examiners may use their discretion where mitigating circumstances may be
judged sufficient to have affected performance as follows:
To allow candidates with marginally less than the passmark to proceed to the next
year
To allow candidates with marginally less than the passmark to achieve a pass in a
component of a postgraduate degree examination
In the consideration of the award of degree classification/distinction where a
students marks are close to a class/distinction boundary
Please note that consideration of extenuating circumstances by a Board of Examiners will

not lead to an alteration of the actual marks that you have obtained.
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RE-SITS AND RESUBMISSION
Students who fail examinations will be provided with the opportunity to re-sit. You may
choose whether to re-sit failed examinations in the September re-sit period or with the next
cohort. You may not, however, split your re-sit examinations between the re-sit period and
the next academic year. If you decide to re-sit in September you will be asked to sign to say
you acknowledge the September re-entry as your one and only re-sit attempt. Students who
re-sit in September and meet all academic requirements will have their degree award
considered at the Examination Board for their cohort. Those who delay until the following
year will have their degree award considered at the Examination Board for the next cohort.
Students who fail at the first attempt cannot be awarded a Distinction or a Merit whatever
their final average mark after their re-sits. Re-sit examinations are capped at 50%.
Students may only re-sit once. For example:
A student receives 25% in their first attempt at an exam. As this is below the
pass mark they must re-sit the exam.
The student re-sits the exam and the raw mark they receive is 62%.
This is then capped and recorded as 50% by the Exams Office.
If a student has mitigating circumstances which are accepted by the Examination Board they
may be given the opportunity to re-sit as a first attempt, in which case the results will not be
capped and they will be eligible for the award of Merit or Distinction.
If a student chooses to re-sit their examinations in the following academic year and the
syllabus has changed, they will be given access to the current years course materials on
Blackboard, will be expected to familiarise themselves with the material, and will be
examined on the revised syllabus.
Students who are required to resubmit their final project/essay/AFR will be capped at 50%
(unless mitigating circumstances are accepted) and will not be eligible for a Distinction or
Merit award. This also applies to capped marks for final projects/essays/AFRs due to
plagiarism. Unlike re-sit examinations, resubmissions due to academic failure can only take
place in the following academic year.
Students who need to re-sit examinations/resubmit their final project/essay/AFR will be
required to pay a re-sit fee (unless they have had mitigating circumstances accepted to sit as
a first attempt).
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HELP & SUPPORT
Within the School, you can seek help and advice from your Programme Director or the
Schools Senior Tutors, Baggy Cox and Mike Brocklehurst. You should contact Baggy Cox
in the first instance, her office is room 277 and her internal extension is 49164. Mike
Brocklehurst can be contacted on 020 8400 7905. The Senior Tutors oversee pastoral
support systems in the School. They provide a place for students to raise confidential issues,
and offer counselling. They also link in to the college network of Senior Tutors, and also the
College Tutors, for the purpose of information sharing and specialist updating and
development.
Outside of the School, support is available from the following:
Location
Ext.
Email
Mrs Margaret Cunningham
48277
m.cunningham@imperial.ac.uk
Dr Mick Jones
31643
m.d.jones@imperial.ac.uk
Dr Simon Archer
7s7c Commonwealth Building

Hammersmith campus
211 Biochemistry Building
45368
s.archer@imperial.ac.uk
Dr Lynda White
48527
l.white@imperial.ac.uk
College Tutors
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/students/col
legetutors
Student Counselling
49637
counselling@imperial.ac.uk
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/counselling
Health Centre
40 Prince's Gardens
49375
49376
healthcentre@imperial.ac.uk
www.imperialcollegehealthcentre.co.uk
Disabilities Officer
Mary Bown
49755
disabilities@imperial.ac.uk
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/disabilityadv
isoryservice
Student Financial Support Team (student funding advice and administration)

Student Funding Team
(Registry), Sherfield Building,
Level 3
48130
48122
student.funding@imperial.ac.uk
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/stud
entfinancialsupport
Student Union (welfare issues, housing, and general representation)

Union Adviser
Imperial College Union Office,

Beit Quad
48067
advice@imperial.ac.uk
http://www.imperialcollegeunion.org/re
presentation/representationstaff/?lp=311
International Office
Room 164, Sherfield Building,
48040
international@imperial.ac.uk
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/internatio
nal
Halls of Resident
Wardens
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/students/we
lfareandadvice/wardens
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The Chaplaincy Centre
East Basement, Beit Quad
The Muslim Prayer

Room
9 Princes Gardens
49600
chaplaincy@imperial.ac.uk
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/chaplaincy
islam@imperial.ac.uk
Nightline (a charity organisation run by students of London Universities providing emotional support for
students as well as an information service, open every night 18:00 8:00)
020 7631 0101
listening@london-nightline.org.uk
http://www.nightline.org.uk/
Academic Registrar (available during term time, by appointment, to see any student who wishes to discuss a
major problem which it is felt cannot be settled in the students own department or by one of the Registrys
specialist Assistant Registrars)
Nigel Wheatley
Level 3, Sherfield Building
n.wheatley@imperial.ac.uk
Dean of Students (the Dean of Students reports to the Pro-Rector for Education and has overall responsibility for
all matters relating to the welfare of students).
Professor Denis Wright
Level 5 Sherfield Building
d.wright@imperial.ac.uk
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10 FINANCE GROUP CONTACT DETAILS

Lecturer Details
Abadir, Karim
Email: k.m.abadir@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 1819
Angelopoulos, Andreas
Email: andreas@imperial.ac.uk
(Visiting Lecturer)
Course(s) taught on Finance Group

programmes
Advanced Financial Econometrics (MSc
Finance)
Cases in Finance & Investments (MSc

Finance)
Babus, Anna
Email: a.babus@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 1695
Advanced Portfolio Management (MSc

Finance/MSc RMFE)
Baltas, Nick
Email: a.baltas07@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9109
Applied Markets and Securities (MSc

Finance/MSc RMFE)
Biffis, Enrico
Email: e.biffis@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9767
Advanced Investments (MSc Actuarial

Finance)
Banking (MSc Finance/MSc RMFE)
Applied Financial Modelling (MSc

Finance/MSc RMFE)
Life Insurance (MSc Actuarial Finance/MSc

RMFE)
Advanced Life Insurance (MSc Actuarial
Finance)
Cathcart, Lara
Email: l.cathcart@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9126
Market and Securities (MSc Finance/MSc

RMFE)
Advanced Options Theory (MSc
Finance/MSc RMFE)
Fixed Income Securities (MSc Finance/MSc
RMFE)
Advanced Derivatives (MSc Actuarial
Finance)
Chemla, Gilles
Email: g.chemla@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9161
Corporate Finance (MSc Actuarial Finance)
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Distaso, Walter
Email: w.distaso@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 3293
Financial Econometrics (MSc Finance)
Della Corte, Pasquale

Email: p.dellacorte@imperial.ac.uk
Office: 53 Princes Gate, Room 5.01D
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9331
International Finance (MSc Finance/MSc

RMFE)
de Servigny, Arnaud
Email: TBC
(Visiting Lecturer)
Behavioural Investment Management (MSc

Finance/MSc RMFE)
Elizalde, Abel
Email: a.elizalde@imperial.ac.uk
(Visiting Lecturer)
Structured Credit and Equity Products (MSc

Finance/MSc RMFE)
Francis, Rob
Email: rob.francis@frontier-economics.com
(Visiting Lecturer)
Corporate Finance in Regulated Industry

(MSc Finance)
Hewitt, Tony
(Programme Director, MSc Actuarial Finance)
Email: a.hewitt@imperial.ac.uk
Office: MENG 491
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 1158
Actuarial Practice (MSc Actuarial Finance)
Ibragimov, Rustam
Email: TBC
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9344
Advanced Financial Statistics (MSc RMFE)
Jylh, Petri
Email: TBC
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9146

(MSc RMFE)
Kemp, Malcolm
Email: m.kemp@imperial.ac.uk
(Visiting Lecturer)
Enterprise Risk Management (MSc

Actuarial Finance/MSc RMFE)
Risk Management (MSc RMFE)
Hedge Funds (MSc Finance/MSc RMFE)
Advanced Enterprise Risk Management

(MSc Actuarial Finance)
Kherraz, Ammar
Email: a.kherraz01@imperial.ac.uk
(Visiting Lecturer)
Computational Finance with C++ (MSc

RMFE)
Optional C++ for Finance (MSc
Finance/MSc RMFE)
Kitten, Marc
Email: mkitten@candesic.com
(Visiting Lecturer)
Applied Corporate Finance (MSc Finance)
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Kosowski, Robert
Email: r.kosowski@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 3294

(MSc Finance)
Lepore, Caterina
Email: c.lepore10@imperial.ac.uk
Office: TBC
Tel: TBC

RMFE)
Maher, George
Email: g.maher@imperial.ac.uk
(Visiting Lecturer)

Actuarial Finance)
McCarthy, David
Email: dg.mccarthy@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9130
Pensions (MSc Actuarial Finance)
Meade, Nigel
(Programme Director, MSc Finance/MSc
RMFE)
Office: MENG 492
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9116
Applied Financial Research Project (MSc

Finance/MSc RMFE)
Mele, Antonio
Email: TBC
Office: 53 Princes Gate, Level 3
(Visiting Lecturer)
Asset Pricing and Derivatives (MSc

Finance)
Papakonstantinou, Filippos
Email: f.papakonstantinou@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 1817
Mathematical Finance (MSc RMFE)
Picard, Pierre
Email: TBC
(Visiting Lecturer)

Actuarial Finance)

Actuarial Finance)
Advanced Pensions (MSc Actuarial

Finance)
Advanced Corporate Finance (MSc

Finance/MSc RMFE)
Sefton, James
Email: j.sefton@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9128
Business Valuation (MSc Finance)
Spachis, Alexandra

Sritrakul, Worrawat
Email: Worrawat.sritrakul07@imperial.ac.uk
Office: 53 Princes Gate, Room 5.01B
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9209
Mathematics for Finance (MSc Finance)
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Stefanowski, Robert
Email: b.stefanowski@imperial.ac.uk
(Visiting Lecturer)
Mergers and Acquisitions (MSc Finance)
Tinn, Katrin
Email: k.tinn@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9690
Business Economics (MSc Actuarial

Finance)
Toxvaerd, Flavio
Email: TBC
(Visiting Lecturer)
Corporate Finance (MSc Finance)
Van Landschoot, Astrid

Email: astridvanlandschoot@googlemail.com
(Visiting Lecturer)
Credit Risk (MSc Finance/MSc RMFE)
Zaffaroni, Paolo
(Acting Group Head of Finance Group)
Email: p.zaffaroni@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9186
Financial Modeling (MSc Finance/MSc

RMFE)
Zheng, Harry
Email: h.zheng@imperial.ac.uk
Office: 6M16, Huxley Building
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 8539
Numerical Finance (MSc RMFE)
Zis, Thalis
Financial Statistics (MSc RMFE)
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11 INFORMATION GUIDE A Z
You will find in the following pages a number of items that have been arranged in an A-Z
format. Please find time to read them carefully. If you have additional questions, the Finance
programme team will be around to answer any queries that may arise.
Please also make use of the Colleges welcome information for new students. This can be
found at: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/students/newstudents.
What is covered in this Guide:
Access to Business School
Interruption of Studies
Accidents
Intranet
Activating IT account
Language Classes
Address of the School
Logo Usage
Adjunct Professors
Marketing & Admissions
Administration
Notice board
Advisory Board
Other Programmes
Bicycle Racks
Plan of Building
Blackboard
Progress of Students on Remand
Bookshop
Building Defects
Procedures
Car parking
Programme Specifications
Computers
Public Folders
Data Protection
Reprographics Service
Doctoral Programme
Shops
Eating & Drinking
Smoking
Equal Opportunities
Sports Facilities
Fire
Student Union
Graduation Ceremony
Toilets
Graduate School
Vending Machines
Health and Safety
Withdrawal
Imperial Volunteer Centre
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Absence from College

Circumstances.
Access to the Business School

General access is through the main entrance from Exhibition Road or from Dalby Court.
You will have access to the Business School from 8:00 until 11:00, seven days a week.
Access to the staff office areas is restricted to 9.00 to 17.00, Monday to Friday.
Imperial Colleges main reception desk is staffed between 8:00 and 18:00 and outside of
these hours, will be staffed by security until the building closes at 23:00. If you need to make
contact with a member of staff before 9:00 or after 17.00 then you can do so via reception.
ACCIDENTS
If you are unfortunate enough to suffer an accident whilst on College premises, please notify
the Business Schools Safety Officer, Afrey Edes, as soon as possible. Her e-mail is
a.edes@imperial.ac.uk and her phone number is 020 7594 9152. Any circumstances which
may give rise to a potential hazard should also be reported in the first instance to Afrey.
Details of the insurance cover as it affects students are available from Imperial College
Union and the Finance Division.
ACTIVATING YOUR IMPERIAL COLLEGE IT ACCOUNT FOR THE FIRST TIME
As a new member of College you will automatically be provided with a College username
and email address. These enable you to for example:
send and receive e-mail
log-on to the College network and Virtual Learning Environment (Blackboard)
access electronic information services provided by the Library
There are three ways that you can activate your College username and email address and
set up a password.
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If you are staying in a Hall of Residence:

Each study bedroom (*) has a network socket, which you can use to connect your personal
computer, using a network cable. You should follow the instructions supplied to open your
browser and browse to an external webpage (e.g. www.google.co.uk). When you have done
this you will be redirected to the College registration pages which have a link to
You can purchase a network cable from the Student Union Shop or from a supplier such as
PC World on Kensington High Street.
Note that there are no wireless connections in study bedrooms in halls.
* Students in Orient and Piccadilly Halls should find connection instructions in their Hall
Welcome Pack on arrival or ask their wardening team for further information
If you are not staying in a Hall of Residence:
If you are not in a Hall of Residence and this is your first day in College, you can go to the
Business Schools computer room and do the following:
Enter the username activate and then the password Activate! (Note the Capital A and the ! at
the end)
This will automatically take you to https://www.imperial.ac.uk/ict/activateaccount
From outside College:
If you read this note for the first time at home or elsewhere away from College, and you want
to activate your College username and email address, then just open your Internet browser
and go to:
Click the box accepting the Conditions of Use of IT Facilities at Imperial College. This is
mandatory and you will not be able to proceed unless you do this. Having accepted the
College terms and conditions, you will be asked for your full name, your date of birth and
your College identifier (CID). This can be found on most official correspondence from
College or on your College ID card. Read the instructions on how to choose a strong
password which satisfies the College password requirements and then enter a password
twice.
When you have completed the form, please click on the Activate My Account button.
If the details you have entered are correct, your College computer account should be
activated within a few seconds and your College username and email address will be
displayed. Please write these down so you do not forget them.
If you have made a late entry to College or there have been problems with your College
registration, then it may take a few days before your College computer account can be set
up. Please repeat the above process again a day or so later before reporting a problem.
If you have problems with activating your account, please contact the ICT service
desk on Level 4 (west end) of the Sherfield Building South Kensington Campus or your local
campus Service Desk, locations and opening times can be found at
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/ict/servicedesk/locationsandopeningtimes
The South Kensington Service Desk telephone number is 020 7594 9000 and it is open 8.30
- 18.00 Monday to Friday. You can also email service.desk@imperial.ac.uk. You should
give your name and CID and a short description of the problem. ICT will then get back to
you as soon as possible.
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Any problems with accessing electronic journals, books and databases or with the Athens
access service should be reported to the Central Library Help Desk at library@imperial.ac.uk
. More information about Electronic Library Services can be found on the Library website at
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/library/digitallibrary
Address of Imperial College Business School
Tanaka Building
London SW7 2AZ
Telephone:
Fax:
Email:
Website:
020 7589 5111

020 7594 9184
business@imperial.ac.uk
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school
ADJUNCT PROFESSORS DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS

The Business School is fortunate in having a number of very distinguished Adjunct
Professors. These are all senior practitioners distinguished in their fields. As part of their
contribution to the School, you may find them giving a guest lecturer on one of your core or
optional courses, if they are a specialist in this field. A list of the Adjunct Professors can be
found at:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/people/adjunctprofessors#ae
Administration Responsibilities
Up until now, you will have directed all of your queries to your Recruitment Administrator.
Now that you are fully registered as a student, your Programme Coordinator takes over and
will be happy to help you should you have any further queries throughout your programme of
study.
The administrative areas of responsibility for staff for the MSc Risk Management and
Financial Engineering programme are given below:
You should direct your questions in specific areas to the appropriate individuals noted below.
Director
Nigel Meade
Programme Manager
Lisa Umenyiora
Jason Murray
Acting Principal
Professor Dot Griffiths
Deputy Principal for Faculty and

Programmes
Professor Gerry George
Director of Operations
Jon Tucker
Teaching & Quality Manager
Veronica Russell
Teaching & Quality Officer
Dawn Redford
Faculty and Support Services Manager

(including facilities and Health & Safety)
Afrey Edes
Alumni Manager
Nicola Pogson
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Becky Lewis
Examinations & Timetabling Officers
David Boyle
Vicky Nicholson
Julia Sadowski
Alison Harker-Smith
Peter Brown
Bhupendra Patel
Tom Wong
IT Support
Recruitment Administrator
Crystal Grant
Senior Tutors
Baggy Cox & Mike Brocklehurst
Reprographics Administrator
Muhammad Ashraf
Contact details for all staff can be located on Blackboard
ADVISORY BOARD
The Business School has an Advisory Board, comprising high-level outside representatives
of business. Meeting three times a year, the Boards role is to identify long-term
opportunities and challenges, and discuss their strategic implications for the School. Its
membership is:
Kimberly Albright
Kate Bingham
Ian Coleman
Iain Conn (Chair)
Bronwyn Curtis
Robert Easton
Sunil Kappagoda
Rolf Stahel
Director of International Advancement

General Partner, Schroders Ventures Life Sciences
Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chief Executive, Refining and Marketing, BP Group
Head of Global Research, HSBC Bank Plc
Managing Director, Carlyle Group
Senior Partner and Managing Director, The Boston Consulting
Group
Chairman, Chesyl Pharma Ltd
Bicycle Racks
Secure bicycle racks are located under the Faculty Building. You will need your identity card
to access this area.
Please visit the following webpage for more details:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/facilitiesmanagement/security/bicycles
Blackboard
Blackboard is the VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) used at the School. Virtual Learning
Environments are similar to intranets but contain a range of functionality for teaching and
learning.
This environment serves three main functions:
1.
It is your first port of call for any information or documents relating to your
programme.
2.
Blackboard contains communication spaces and online community building tools

including information on students/staff, discussion forums, chat rooms and the facility
for you to create your own homepage. To gain the most from your time at the
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Business School we recommend that you become quickly familiar in using these
tools and participate fully in the online community.
3.
The area contains teaching tools such as online assessment and virtual tutorial
software. These tools will be used at the discretion of course lecturers and you will
find that their use varies from course to course.
Blackboard can be accessed at the following address: http://learn.imperial.ac.uk using your

regular IC username and password.
Note: In our experience the "Firefox" browser integrates more smoothly with Blackboard and
we recommend you use this in preference to Internet Explorer. Firefox can be downloaded
at: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox
Bookshop
There are two Waterstones bookshops located near to campus at the following addresses:
Harrods
87 Brompton Road SW1X 7XL
193 Kensington High Street

London W8 6SH
You can also buy books on-line at Amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk).
BUILDING DEFECTS
If you notice a building defect which you would like to report, please contact Gail Hallissey
on g.hallissey@imperial.ac.uk or on 020 7594 9137.
CAR PARKING
Unfortunately there are no parking facilities available for students Monday to Friday between
7:00 and 18:00. However, from 18:00 to midnight weekdays and on weekends Postgraduate
students can pay to park on campus. The following charges apply:
Less than 30 minutes

Up to 1 hour
Up to 2 hours
Up to 4 hours
Up to 6 hours
Up to 9 hours
Up to 12 hours
Free
3.00
6.00
11.00
16.00
22.00
26.00
Please note that you cannot park overnight. To pay for your parking, take a ticket on entry to
the campus. Unless staying for less than 30 minutes, prior to returning to your car, present
your ticket at the Pay on Exit station. You should then pay the appropriate tariff to validate
your ticket and exit the car park via Exhibition Road or Prince Consort Road.
Computers
Please see entry under IT Resources.
Data Protection Act

The College is required to collect, hold and process personal information on students for
various academic and related administrative purposes. This information will largely be
provided by the students themselves on application to the College, on registration and on
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notification to the Registry from time to time. The College will confirm, update and enhance
personal records as students progress with their studies.
All personal information will be processed in accordance with the Colleges data protection
policy which, in turn, enshrines the data protection principles as set out under the Data
Protection Act 1998.
Imperial College London is committed to ensuring that all students can access their studies
successfully and achieve their potential. The Disability Advisory Service is a friendly,
confidential service offering support and advice to students with a disability, specific learning
difficulty, enduring health or mental health condition. For more information, please visit the
Disability Advisory Services website at: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/disabilityadvisoryservice
The Business Schools Disability Officer is Dr Baggy Cox. She can be contacted by e-mail
on b.cox@imperial.ac.uk or by phone on 020 7594 9164. All information discussed with the
Disability Advisory Service and Dr Cox will be treated as confidential.
For further information about special exam arrangements, please see the section entitled
Examination Arrangements for Students with Disabilities. The Colleges disability statement
is included at the back of this guide. You can also view the Colleges Disability Equality
Scheme at http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/equality/protectedcharacteristics/disabilities Details of
the Colleges Equality Unit can be found at http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/equality
DOCTORAL PROGRAMME
The purpose of Imperial College Business School's Doctoral degree is to enable outstanding
scholars to conduct original research with major impact on academia and management
practice. Exceptional faculty connections to both of these and our diverse student body
create unique opportunities to undertake research at the frontiers of one's field. Proximity to
Imperial's science departments together with our faculty's wide-reaching interests create an
energised and continuously evolving intellectual environment at the cutting edge of
innovation in business and policy. It is also one that encourages the pursuit of
multidisciplinary study, collaboration and access.
There are around 35 research active supervisors involved in the Doctoral programme and up
to 80 students. Close mentoring and contact with faculty help map a challenging blueprint
tailored to one's own interests whilst also offering a rich exposure to others' ideas. A
significant number of our doctoral students join from abroad, one third coming from outside
the European Union, combining a variety of cultural, intellectual and educational
perspectives. A number of studentships are available each year; please see the Doctoral
Programme section on the College website for the latest funding news. Research being
carried out in the School is organised into four main areas:
Finance Group
The Groups research includes a number of areas in finance, including derivative pricing,
capital markets, credit risk modelling, hedge funds, risk management and financial
econometrics, while in corporate finance there is a focus on corporate governance, mergers
and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital. Group members publish regularly in top
journals, produce research with high impact, and attend the major finance conferences every
year.
The Group organizes a number of high profile workshops and conferences each year,
including the Annual Conference on Advances in the Analysis of Hedge Fund Strategies, the
seventh of which will take place in December 2012. This conference, which is always heavily
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oversubscribed, provides an essential meeting point for researchers, senior market

participants and policy makers.
The Risk Management Laboratory brings together research on risk within the Group.
More information about the Groups activities can be found at
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/research/accountingfinance and
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/riskmanagementlaboratory

The Health Management Group undertakes interdisciplinary research in health systems
innovation in governance, financing, resource allocation and service delivery to inform policy
and practice at global, national and local levels. Members of the Group are engaged in joint
research with the Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Physical Sciences, and the Faculty of
Medicine through the School of Public Health and the Divisions and Medicine and Surgery.
Group members also contribute to research undertaken at the Grantham Institute of Climate
Change and the Institute of Global Health Innovation.
Our research focuses on Health Systems Innovation, in particular:
Innovation in Health Systems Governance: Regulation and performance

Innovative Financing and Resource Allocation: Payment systems and incentivisation
Innovation in Service Delivery: Organisational design and novel delivery models.
Organisation and Management Group

Members of the Organisation and Management Group are currently carrying out research in
a number of areas including the consequences of radical innovation in high technology
contexts, the role of technology platforms in innovation, and the strategic ramifications of
technology evolution in digital consumer goods. There is also a focus on the management of
brands, consumer behaviour, and on developing computationally efficient algorithms to
enable the use of optimization-based decision support systems in operational planning and
the scheduling of resources. Researchers are also actively researching areas which include
subjects such as leadership, the management of professional service firms, organizational
citizenship behaviour, team formation, corruption and whistle-blowing.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Group

The Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Group brings together the latest thinking and
practice in the process of innovation and entrepreneurship. Its academic research,
collaborations with institutions from around the world and partnerships with business provide
a unique insight into how organisations can create greater value from their innovation
programmes. Part of Imperial College Business School, the I&E Group sits within one of the
worlds leading universities, renowned for its research and education in science,
engineering, medicine and technology.
EATING & DRINKING WITHIN THE COLLEGE

There is a selection of refectories in the College open to both resident and non-resident
students:
The Forum Coffee Shop is situated on the Lower Ground Level of the Business School.
During term time, the Forum is open from 8.30 to 18:00. Opening hours are subject to
amendment if the Forum is booked for events. This facility is available for use by Business
School staff and students.
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There are three dispensing/vending machines in the School offering snacks and hot and cold
drinks on the Ground Floor by the lifts and WCs.
The Queens Tower Restaurant is located on the ground floor of the Sherfield Building,
facing the Queen's Lawn. Opening times during term-time are: Monday to Friday 11:45
until 14:15. This restaurant sells a wide range of hot food including vegetarian options,
burgers, hot snacks and fries.
The Junior Common Room is located on Level 2 of the Sherfield Building and may be
entered from the Sherfield Walkway. The Junior Common Room offers four catering options
throughout the day (the Deli Bar, Queens Tower Shop, JCR Cafe Bar and Fast Food)
supplemented by a comfortable seating area and snack machines.
The Deli Bar offers a wide range of freshly made baguettes, homemade yogurt pots, fresh
fruits, soup and jacket potatoes. It is open Monday to Friday, 11:00 14:30.
The Queens Tower Shop offers a large selection of wraps, sandwiches, hand-held snacks
and drinks. They also promote Meal Deals, which are indicated on the plasma screen in
the shop. The Queens Tower Shop is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 18:00.
The JCR Cafe Bar offers a selection of fairtrade coffees, teas and hot chocolate, plus a wide
range of paninis, pastries and homemade muffins. The JCR Cafe Bar is open during term
time, Monday to Friday, 9:00 15:30.
Fast Food offers hot food options such as burgers, hot salads, pitta wraps, fried chicken or
panini boxes. Cold drinks and juices are also available. Fast Food is open during term time,
Monday to Friday, 11:00 15:00.
All of the Junior Common Room restaurant open hours are subject to change.
The Eastside bar and restaurant is situated on the ground floor of the Eastside halls of
residences. As well as alcoholic and soft drinks, you can also purchase hot food.
Eating and drinking, with the exception of water, are not allowed in the Schools lecture
theatres.
EMPLOYMENT DURING STUDIES
The Colleges policy on student employment during studies can be found in the appendices.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY
The Colleges mission is to maintain a standard of achievement such that in teaching and
research it is judged to be one of the premier institutions worldwide. To achieve this the
College strives to admit to the available places on its courses of study students of the
highest academic ability and motivation, as judged by the College on the basis, in part, of
previous attainments, and who are able, either personally or through other sources, to meet
the prescribed fees for the courses. In pursuing this end the College does not discriminate
against any person on the grounds of colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin,
religion, politics or sex. In implementing an equal opportunities policy the College will
incorporate the provisions described above and appropriate provisions in relation to age,
disability and sexual preferences within the law. This policy will be regularly reviewed and
arrangements made to monitor its application.
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Fire
Fire exits are clearly signposted and fire alarms are regularly tested. There is a voice alarm
in the lecture theatres and forum space and a bell in the staff office space. If the fire alarm
is heard continuously at any time, please evacuate the building immediately by the nearest
available exit (not using the lifts) and go to the muster points, either at the Queens Tower or
Imperial College Road. Please refer to the Schools Health & Safety Guide for more
information. If you see a fire, do not attempt to tackle it yourself but set off the nearest alarm
or call extension 4444.
GRADUATION CEREMONY
The Postgraduate graduation ceremony will be on Wednesday 1st May 2013.
GRADUATE SCHOOL
All postgraduate students are welcome to attend relevant transferable skills courses and
PhD students are required to attend a number of these courses within the 18-24 month
milestone. Further details of the programme and transferable skills requirement can be
found at www.imperial.ac.uk/graduateschools
The Graduate School organises the annual open day for students interested in further study
at Imperial. This will take place in the Great Hall on Wednesday 5th December 2012 at 12.30
- 16:00 (last entry at 16:00). If you are interested in attending please register at
www.imperial.ac.uk/graduateschools
Useful study guides provided by the Graduate School can be found at
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/students/studyguide including the Imperial Study Guide for
Masters Students, which we would advise you to read.
Health and Safety
On the first day of induction, you will be required to complete a Day One Health & Safety
Induction. Your programme team will explain the details of this. Once you have completed
this, you will be able to receive your swipe card (if you uploaded a photo before the induction
week began).
The Schools Health & Safety Guide is provided at the end of this booklet. It is important that
you read and familiarise yourself with this information as it includes, amongst other things,
details of first aiders and evacuation procedures.
One student representative is required from each programme for the Schools Health and
Safety Committee. This Committee gives you the opportunity to communicate any health
and safety issues affecting the MSc Risk Management and Financial Engineering students
to members of the Business School. The committee meets once a term.
IMPERIAL VOLUNTEER CENTRE

Transferable skills are needed in todays working environment, and when thinking about your
future career, you might want to consider volunteering as an extra option to increase your
real-life skills. Imperial Volunteer Centre (IVC) aims to give volunteers the opportunity to
gain new skills and experiences while putting something back into their community.
Imperial Volunteer Centre has over 150 active projects and all projects are listed on
www.imperial.ac.uk/volunteering, along with details as to how to apply.
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INTERRUPTION OF STUDIES
This should be requested when personal emergency or other circumstances arise
which mean that a student needs to take a break from their studies. No fees are payable for
such a period, during which a students research registration is effectively suspended. This
is not the same as study leave.
Interruption of studies should be reported to Registry by the students department promptly.
Overseas students should consult the International Office before applying for an interruption
of studies as this may affect their ability to remain in the United Kingdom during the period of
their interruption. The Registry is obliged to notify the UK Border Agency of any student,
with a tier four student visa, who takes an interruption of studies.
INTRANET
The College intranet is available at http://www.imperial.ac.uk/students. There is also a link
from the Colleges home page.
It is the first port of call for online news, the College telephone directory and a range of
information, such as course syllabuses, academic regulations, postgraduate courses, dates
of terms, as well as downloadable forms to request, for example, council tax certificates,
transcripts, statements of attendance and to notify a change of address.
LANGUAGE CLASSES
The Colleges Centre for Co-Curricular Studies provides the opportunity for students to learn
a number of languages. Classes are available in Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese,
Mandarin Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
The department offers both a day and an evening programme:
Evening Programme
The evening sessions (non-credit) take place once a week. The programme consists of
twenty sessions which run from mid October 2012 to late March 2013. Evening classes are
also available in a small number of humanities subjects. The fee is 190 per course and
further details can be found on the link below.
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/humanities/evening
There will also be a five-week summer evening programme starting in late May. Further
details on this will be available on the website from late March.
Day Programme
On the day programme, the Humanities Department offers language courses at a range of
levels in Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Russian and
Spanish. The programme is assessed and runs over two terms (two sessions per
week). The fee is 250 per course, exceptions are Russian (free of charge) and Arabic
(50). Business School postgraduates take Humanities language courses on a non-credit
basis (i.e. the course will not count towards your final degree classification).
Please note that priority for places is given to undergraduate students who are taking these
courses as part of their main degree programme (i.e. for credit). Further details can be found
on the link below.
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/humanities/undergraduate/foreignlanguagecourses
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For information on the number of places still available, please contact Catherine Chapouton
on languages@imperial.ac.uk or ring 020 7594 8757.
A language laboratory offering both audio and video courses is also available free of charge
to students. All students must attend an induction session before being allowed to use the
language lab. Induction sessions take place on Wednesday afternoons at 14:00 and are
held by Paul Chauncy, no appointment necessary. For any queries please contact Paul on
p.chauncy@ic.ac.uk or ring 020 7594 8755.
The Centre for Co-Curricular Studies is located on level 3 of the Sherfield Building.
LOGO USAGE
Our corporate identity is the face and personality we present to all our internal and external
audiences. It is as important as the programmes and research we provide.
We recognise that students may have the need to use the Business School logo, however
we need to ensure that the Imperial College Business School brand is used in a consistent
format across all communications.
All usage must therefore be approved by the Marketing and Communications department.
Please contact Julie Bennett, julie.bennett2@imperial.ac.uk (Level 1, Ext. 42652).
MARKETING AND ADMISSIONS SURVEY
At the start of the year, the Business School Marketing and Communications department will
circulate an entry survey regarding your experiences prior to joining us, from our marketing
communications to the service you received from our admissions team.
Communication with the Marketing and Communications department is an ongoing process.
We are always interested to receive insight into what information prospective students are
seeking prior to their decision on where to study, and where they would expect to find that
information.
If you wish to discuss any element of the above, please contact Nancy Messih,
n.messih@imperial.ac.uk (Level 1, Ext. 49205).
Notice Board
The MSc Risk Management and Financial Engineering notice board is situated on level 4 of
the Mech Eng building (outside room 493).
OTHER PROGRAMMES AT IMPERIAL COLLEGE BUSINESS SCHOOL
Imperial College Business School offers a range of study programmes. These are listed
below. You are strongly encouraged to mix with students on other programmes in order to
broaden your personal network.
Full-time MBA
Executive MBA (part-time weekday study)
Executive MBA (part-time weekend study)
MSc Actuarial Finance
MSc Economics and Strategy for Business
MSc Finance
MSc Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Management
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MSc Management
Doctoral programme
Intercalated BSc with Management
Joint Honours with Management
The School also offers a range of Executive Education courses which are highly customised
for both public and private sector organisations.
PLAN OF THE BUILDING
A plan of the building is located in the main programmes area of Blackboard.
POLICY ON PROGRESS OF STUDENTS WHO ARE REMANDED OR GIVEN A

CUSTODIAL SENTENCE WHILST ON COURSE
The Colleges policy on the above can be found at
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/proceduresandregulations/policiesandprocedures/discipli
nary
If you feel that activities you are involved in are newsworthy, please send an email to the
Press and PR Manager, Tanya Gubbay, t.gubbay@imperial.ac.uk . Tanya will follow up with
the most appropriate action, which may include an internal communication, a note on our
website or a press release.
Please note that we have procedures in place when students are asked to speak to the
media about College matters. If you are contacted for comment by a journalist, please inform
Tanya before you answer any questions. A Press and PR procedural document is available
if you require further information.
PROCEDURES
Below are links to some useful College policies and procedures for your information:
The Colleges Regulations for Students:

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/proceduresandregulations
Mitigation / extenuating circumstances policy and procedures:

examinationassessment
Complaints and Appeals procedures:

complaintsappeals
Academic integrity:
https://workspace.imperial.ac.uk/registry/Public/Procedures%20and%20Regulations/
Policies%20and%20Procedures/Examination%20and%20Assessment%20Academic
%20Integrity.pdf
Cheating offences policy and procedures:

disciplinary
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PROGRAMME SPECIFICATIONS
Programme specifications can be found at http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/businessschool/programmes
PUBLIC FOLDERS
The Schools public folders are available via Microsoft Outlook. These folders contain some
useful shared information including booking sheets which enable you to book the four
discussion rooms and the vaults in the lower ground floor of the Business School building.
You can access the folder by clicking on the heading Public Folders located in the menu on
the left side of the screen under your mail folder headings. (If the heading Public Folders is
not displayed on the left, you will need to select View on the main toolbar and select
Folder List.) You then need to click on All Public Folders to bring up a list of departments
within the college. If you click on Business School another list of headings appears from
which you can make your selection.
REPROGRAPHICS SERVICE
The Reprographics room is located in room LG17 on the Lower Ground Floor. Aside from
the copiers (mentioned in the Photocopying section), you can also find:
Coloured paper and card

Comb binder machine
Shredder
Guillotine
This equipment is available for use at any time, but please be aware that the Reprographics
Room is very busy during term time - particularly around assessment deadlines.
Print Management Centre
There is also a College Reprographic Service which is run by Office Depot Print
Management Services, in room 024, lower ground floor of the Sherfield Building. It is open
Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 17:00, and provides the following services for students. You
can submit your job in either the Business School or Sherfield Reprographics room.
With their fast and reliable copiers and print equipment, they can meet all of your digital
reprographic needs from black and white or colour printing and copying to wide format
poster printing. Whatever your print needs, the on-site print team will work with you to find
the right solution and deliver on time and on budget. If you wish to discuss any projects in
greater detail, ask to see the Print Account Manager who is on hand to offer further resource
and expertise.
Printing / Offset & digital

Various Single & double sided copies A5-A3
Basic artwork creation or amendment
Booklets
Branded Products
Business Cards
Design & DTP Service
Flyers
Laminating up to A0 size
Leaflets
Posters up to A0 size
Stationery & Furniture
Wire/Comb Binding
Below is the basic price list for some of the services provided by the Print Management
Centre. Please be aware that there is a minimum charge of 1 and the final cost will vary
according to the size and nature of the request.
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3p per sheet
5p per sheet
25p per sheet
50p per sheet
65/32.50/16.25 Per
A0/A1/A2 Colour digital print single sided
Poster
A0/A1/A2 Lamination
15.00 per sheet
Plastic Comb or Wire Binding with covers
1 per document per sheet
All items are sold at prices ruling at the date of dispatch and may vary at office
Depots discretion from those originally quoted or shown.
The standard delivery turnaround time for a job is 24 hours, though this is subject to change
depending on the size and nature of the request.
Office Depot @ Imperial College
Room 024, Lower Ground, Sherfield Building, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ
Tel: 020 7594 9587/3576 Email: imperial.college@officedepot.co.uk
Sexual harassment includes any action or behaviour (by members of the other sex or of the
same sex) which has an explicit or implicit sexual motivation and which causes
embarrassment, offence or intimidation to the individual to whom it is directed, or which
creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive working and social environment. Incitement to
commit such action is equally culpable.
Racial harassment includes any action or behaviour by one individual towards another
based on difference in colour, culture, ethnic or national origin which causes offence,
intimidation or distress to the individual to whom it is directed or which creates an
intimidating, hostile or offensive working and social environment. Incitement to commit such
action is equally culpable.
Sexual and racial harassment will not be tolerated at the College and can lead to disciplinary
action. Anyone who considers that they have such a grievance, which they have been
unable to resolve personally, can discuss their concern confidentially with their Programme
Director or any other member of staff in whom they have confidence. They may also see one
of the College Tutors, or the Schools Senior Tutors. If a complaint is made, confidentiality
will be maintained and action may be taken informally if appropriate. Should official action be
required, information and advice on the procedures for disciplinary action will be given by the
College Tutors.
Shops
A number of College shops are situated on the walkway near the Sherfield Building. The
opening times, during term time, are usually 8.45 to 18.00. The shops stock stationery,
greetings cards, confectionery and newspapers. There are also a number of subsidised
eateries on campus.
Smoking
The College operates a no-smoking policy in all of its buildings.
Sports Facilities
Ethos Sports Centre was officially opened by Sir Roger Bannister on 26th April 2006. It is
located on the north side of Prince's Gardens, and built over 3 storeys.
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Ethos offers the latest state-of-the-art equipment together with full supervision by qualified
fitness instructors. Facilities available include:
a 75 station fitness gym

classes run by qualified instructors included spin cycle, pilates, yoga, body pump,
body sculpt, step, aerobics and more
a 25m deck-level five-lane swimming pool with sauna, steam room and spa.
Swimming lessons are available
a sports hall offering activities such as badminton, table tennis, 5-a-side football,
basketball, handball, volleyball and cricket nets
a 9m high featured climbing wall with overhangs and a chimney section, providing a
range of climbing challenges. Beginners welcome
three high quality squash courts. Coaching available
a state-of-the-art dry water massage machine providing an ideal way to relax and
revitalise
physiotherapy, osteopathy, and sports massage services through qualified
therapists
Imperial students are able to use both the fitness gym and the swimming pool free of charge.
External use of the Centre is limited. Imperial is the only UK University offering free use of
facilities to students as a health, fitness and wellbeing benefit.
Further information is available from the Sports Centre at: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/sports
STUDENT ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE POLICY
A copy of the Colleges policy on student alcohol and substance misuse is included in the
appendices.
Student Union
All students registered with the College are automatically members of the Imperial College
Union.
Registered students, who wish to exercise their right under the Education Act 1994 formally
to opt out of ICU, may visit the Registry to record their decision. Students are advised that
the only practical effect of opting out will be that they cannot stand for elected office or take
part in Union elections and referenda.
Details on the Student Union can be found at http://www.imperialcollegeunion.org/ If you
would like further information on the Student Union representatives this can be found at
https://www.imperialcollegeunion.org/representation/ Details of the ICU Advice Centre can
be found at https://www.imperialcollegeunion.org/information-and-advice/
Whether you are studying for a Masters, PhD or MD(Res), you are automatically a member
of the Graduate Students' Association (GSA). The GSA is a branch of Imperial Colleges
Student Union (ICU). Both the ICU and the GSA are student run and aim to improve the
education and welfare of Imperial's students. A link to the GSA website can be found at
https://www.imperialcollegeunion.org/faculty-unions/gsaweb/index,457,ICS.html
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Toilets
There are toilets near the lifts on each floor in the Business School Building (except the
Upper Ground Floor). Toilets in the ACEX building are located in the breakout space next to
the lecture theatres.
VENDING MACHINES
There are three dispensing/vending machines offering snacks and hot and cold drinks on the
Ground Floor in the Business School by the lifts and WCs.
WITHDRAWAL
Students who wish to withdraw from their Programme must inform their Programme Director
in writing within two weeks of the date they formally leave the programme.
Students who withdraw from the College during the academic session will be charged the
appropriate pro rata fee, based upon the number of weeks studied during the session and
the relevant course tuition fee.
Students who do not formally withdraw will be liable for payment of full fees.
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12 APPENDIXES
The following documents and forms are provided in the pages which follow:
1.
Academic Staff Structure
2.
Administrative Staff Structure
3.
Cheating Offences Policy & Procedures
4.
5.
Disability Statement
6.
7.
8.
Fire Notice
9.
First Aider Notice
10.
11.
Leave of Absence Form
12.
Map of South Kensington
13.
Mitigating Circumstances Form
14.
Representation Against Results
15.
Student Alcohol & Substance Misuse Policy
16.
Working in the UK After Your Studies
17.
2012/13 Calendar
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IMPERIAL COLLEGE BUSINESS SCHOOL

Vacant
Principal
Professor Dorothy Griffiths Acting Principal
Finance Group
Innovation &
Entrepreneurship Group
Organisation &
Management Group

Professor David Gann

Head of Group
Professor Nelson Phillips

Head of Group
Professor Rifat Atun

Professors
Prof Karim Abadir
Prof Andrea Buraschi
Professors
Prof Erkko Autio
Prof Bart Clarysse
Professors
Prof David Begg
Prof Tommaso Valletti
Professors
Prof Rifat Atun
Prof James Barlow
Prof Gilles Chemla

Prof Walter Distaso
Prof Rustam Ibragimov
Prof Nigel Meade
Prof James Sefton
Dr Harjoat Bhamra
Dr Enrico Biffis
Dr Robert Kosowski
Dr Ana Babus
Dr Pasquale Della Corte
Dr Petri Jylha
Dr Katrin Tinn
Prof Gerard George
Prof Richard Green
(AIM Senior Fellow)
Dr Benita Cox
Mr Marc Wells
Prof Ammon Salter

Prof Mike Wright
Assosciate Professor
Dr Aija Leiponen
Mr Johan Bruneel
Dr Paola Criscuolo
Dr Ileana Stigliani
Senior Research Fellows
Dr Ritsuko Ozaki
Dr Markus Perkmann
Dr Keith Smith
Research Fellows
Dr Sankalp Chaturvedi
Dr Andreas Eisingerich
Dr Catarina Sismeiro
Dr Elena Dalpiaz
Ms Maria Farkas
Dr Annabelle Gawer
Dr Claudia Jasmand
Dr Mark Kennedy
Dr Boris Maciejovsky
Dr Namrata Malhotra
Dr Ralf Martin
Prof Carol Propper

Prof Christopher Chapman
Professor Peter C Smith
Reader
Dr Tim Heymann
(Honorary)
Assistant Professor
Dr Marisa Miraldo
Dr Katharina Hauck
Research Fellows
Dr Mauro Laudicella
Mr Tony Hewitt
Mr Colin Love
Mr Ebrahim Mohamed
Dr Marco Mongiello
Senior Teaching Fellow
Mrs Angela Dalrymple
Ms Karlie O'Hara
Learning Technologist
Mr Fotios Begklis
Assistant Learning Technologists
Ms Janaina Dos Reis
Mr Christopher Skinsley
Web Developer
Daniel Peterson
Dr Catherine Mulligan
Dr Steven Moxey
Dr Cher Li
Dr Pantelis Koutroumpis
Mr Rodney Ball
Research Associates
Dr Riccardo Fini
Mr Samuel Macaulay
Dr Anja Kern
Dr Yuri Mishina
Dr Jonathan Pinto
Dr Mirjam Tuk
Prof Roman Inderst
Research Fellow
Dr Iain Staffell
Dr Steffen Bayer
Research Associates
Dr Theopisti Chrysanthaki
Dr Rodrigo Moreno-Serra
Research Associate
Dr Tao Huang
Research Assistants
Dr Isabel Shaw
Research Assistant
Ms Inger Abma
Dr Antoine Vernet
Dr Priti Parikh
Dr Richard Carmichael
Ms Ammara Mahmood
Lecturer
Dr Omar Merlo
Senior Lecturers
Dr David McCarthy
Lecturers
Dr Katja Ahoniemi
Mr Steven Riddiough
Mr Worrawat Sritrakul
Research Associates
Ms Daniela Gamberini
Dr Elena Pizzo
Dr Dimitrios Spyridonidis
Dr Danielle Tucker
Principal Teaching Fellows

Dr Anjali Bakhru
Dr Lara Cathcart
Director of ETU
Mr David Lefevre
Senior Learning Technologists
Teaching, Research & Centre Directors

Chair in Economics
Professor Carol Propper
REF
Distance learning MBA
Dr Marcel Cohen
Dr Benita Cox
Prof David Gann
Prof Dot Griffiths
Mr Colin Love
Prof Erkko Autio
Mr Ebrahim Mohamed
Prof Dot Griffiths

Deputy Principal for Research &
Business Engagement
Head of Programmes
Doctoral Programme
MBA Programmes
MSc Risk Management
BEST
Dr Marco Mongiello
Dr Robert Kosowski
Prof Gerry George
Prof Tom Hoehn
MSc Management
Dr Jennifer O'Connor
Mr Jerome Courturier
Executive Education
Dr Zeynep Farooqui
Mr David Lefevre
Director ETU
Risk Lab
Rajiv Gandhi Centre
Intellectual Property Centre
July 12
New Organisation
Dr Tufool Al-Nuaimi
Dr Kun Fu
Mr Dmitry Sharapov
Mr Robin De Cock
Dr Jan-Michael Ross
Research Assistants
Mr Stefano Miraglia
Ms Charlotte Pauwels
Lecturer
Mr Llewellyn Thomas
Chart Business School
TBC- Principal
Rebecca Cope - Manager, Principal's Office

and Special Projects
Jon Tucker - Faculty Operating Officer

Carmen Schiemann - PA to Principal Suite
Executive Education
*Jerome Couturier Director
* Michelle Guest Executive Education
Operations Manager
*Catherine Smith - Account
Manager
*Stacey Loghdey Executive Education
Programme Manager
*Natalia Forte - Executive
Education Programme
Manager
*Julie Coyne - Executive
Education Programme
Manager
*Jessica Geldart Executive Assistant to
DEE
Cassie Gilbert - Careers Manager

*Mary Goudge - Information Manager
Karen Tweddle Teaching & Quality

Team Manager
*Veronica Russell *Ania Mirkowska - Employer Relations Teaching & Quality
Manager
Coodinator
*Dawn Redford - Teaching
*Enrico Cocchi - Employer Relations
& Quality Officer
Executive
*Olga Studinska - Careers Co-ordinator *Vicky Nicholson Examinations Officer
*Emma Cooper - Careers Consultant
* Becky Lewis *Kira Hughes- Careers Consultant
*Holly Crane - Careers Consultant
*Sanela Lukanovic - Careers Consultant *David Boyle Examinations Officer
*Jenny Roberts - Careers Consultant
*Julia Sadowski *David Pullinger - Careers consultant
Examinations Officer
*Patricia Keener - Careers Consultant
*Anne-Kathrin Alaoui - Careers Coach *Alison Harker Smith Examinations Officer
and Consultant
*Mark Davies - Corporate Relations

Manager
TBC- Director of External Relations

*Maurice Farmer - Head of IT Projects and Digital
Media
*Desmond Samuel - Digital Media Exec
*Phil Carter - Marketing & Development Manager
*Ed Whisker - Marketing Executive - Programmes
*Rowena Boddington - Marketing Coordinator Programmes
*Tim Ruthven - Corporate Marketing Manager
*Julia Kettlewell - Corporate Marketing Executive
* Julie Bennett - Corporate Marketing Coordinator
*Rachael Glasgow - Exec Assistant & Marketing
Coordinator
*Nancy Messih - Marketing & Development Manager
*Steve Togneri - Recruitment & Development Executive
*Franca Galati - Recruitment Administrator
*Kate Raison - Recruitment and Marketing Coordinator
*Crystal Grant - Recruitment & Development Executive
*Ryan Abbt - Recruitment Administrator
*Sarah Stubbings - Recruitment and Marketing
Coordinator
*Rachel Crooks - Recruitment and Marketing Coordinator
*Sharona Walker - Recruitment & Development
Executive
* Russell Watson - Recruitment & Marketing Coordinator
*Lisa thomas - Marketing and Recruitment Coordinator
Julie Paranics - Doctoral

Programme Manager
* Catherine Lester Programme Coordinator
Jo Demetris - HR Adviser
* Naz Hussain - Senior HR
Administrator
Yvonne Cheng - Head of Major

Events
*Colette Stevenson - Events
Co-ordinator
*Maria Healy - Events Communication
Hamza Siddiq - MBA Programme

Manager
*Siew Tin Lim - Senior Programme Coordinator
*Phoebe Voong - Senior Programme Coordinator
*Mikhaela Gray - Programme Coordinator
Nicola Pogson - Alumni
Relations Manager
* Stephanie Tapply - Alumni
Relations Executive
*Celia Pearce - Alumni
Communications Executive
*Kayane Shadarevian - Alumni
Relations Administrator
Bernadette Kuforji- Finance
Manager
*Natasha Studinska Management Accountant
*Nasir Uddin - Trainee
Management Accountant
*Noeline Joseph Management Accountant
Peter Brown- ICT Site Manager
*Bhupendra Patel- IT Support
Specialist
Afrey Edes - Facilities Manager
*Gail Hallissey - Facilities Coordinator
*Samantha Gillatt - Faculty Services
Risk Management Lab

*Tessa Ogden - Risk Lab Operations
Manager
*James McCloskey - English

Language Support Coordinator
David Wilson - Research Strategy

Manager
*Sabrina Keifer - Venture Coach &

Business Plan Manager
Donna Sutherland - Smith - PA/Group

*Philippa Egan - Group Secretary
*Bora Trimcev - HaCIRIC Secretary
Virginia Harris - PA to Head of I&E Group

Catherine Griffiths - Executive Co-ordinator to
Karen Tune - Secretary, Mike Wright (I&E)
IMPERIAL COLLEGE
BUSINESS SCHOOL
Updated Jul 12'
New Organisational Chart
Lisa Umenyiora
Finance Programme
Manager
*Gillian Forsyth - Senior
*Wee Ming Lim - Senior
*Jason Murray - Programme
Coordinator
*Rash Rahim - Programme
Co-ordinator
*Moira Rankin - PA to Head of
Group/ Group Administrator
Jo McHugh - Research Centre
Manager
*Maryam Philpotts - Network
Coordinator
*Anushka Patel - Network
Coordinator
*Claire Thorne - DCE Coordinator
*Richard Foulsham - Programme
Coordinator
*Tim Gordon - Assistant
Coordinator
Edina Hamzic Maguire - MSc

Strategic Marketing &
Undergraduate Programmes
*Jolanta Leonaite - Programme Coordinator
*Rosemarie Brown - Programme Coordinator
*Charlene Fairs - Programme Coordinator
Sarah Wilsey - MSc Management &
MSc I, E &M Programmes
*Frederick Diacon - Senior
Programme Co-ordinator
*Abdus Salam - Programme Coordinator
Anjali Bakhru - MSc ESB
Programme
*Susan Mossey- Senior Programme
Co-ordinator
Dr Baggy Cox- MSc International
Health Management Programme
*Rose Shaddock - Senior Programme
Co-ordinator
Appendix 3
Cheating Offences Policy and Procedures
INTRODUCTION 1
1
These Policy and Procedures apply to all students and former students at Imperial College
registered for Imperial College or University of London awards. Allegations of a breach of the
examination regulations involving staff of Imperial College will be referred to the Director of Human
Resources and dealt with by investigation and disciplinary measures through the Human Resources
Disciplinary Procedures.
Students and former students must note that conduct of a nature which would be inappropriate in a
member of some professions could require additional disciplinary action. In particular, students
whose course of study leads to provisional registration as doctors, and whose conduct falls to be
considered under the Cheating Offences Policy and Procedures, may also fall to be considered
under the Colleges Procedure for the Assessment of Fitness to Practise Medicine.
In any proceedings under these Policy and Procedures, the student shall be presumed to be
innocent until the contrary is established beyond reasonable doubt.
Throughout these Policy and Procedures, the Academic Registrar and the Head of Central
Secretariat may delegate any of the duties ascribed to him/her to another appropriate member of
College staff.
Any dispute as to the interpretation of these Policy and Procedures shall be referred to the
Academic Registrar, whose decision in the matter shall be final.
Cheating may take the form of Plagiarism or other Examination Offences, and these offences shall
be dealt with according to different procedures, outlined below. Plagiarism is dealt with under
paragraphs 7 to 22 below, and Examination Offences under paragraphs 23 to 288.
PLAGIARISM TAUGHT COURSES

7
This section should be read in conjunction with the Tariff for Major Cheating Offences at Annex 1.
Where the offence is an instance of suspected plagiarism, it shall be dealt with in accordance with
the following procedures, commensurate with the severity of the suspected offence.
Where plagiarism is detected in group work, members of that group may be deemed to have
collective responsibility for the integrity for work submitted by that group and may be liable for any
penalty imposed, proportionate to their contribution.
These Policy and Procedures draw on the best practice at several Higher Education Institutions and Imperial College would like this to be
acknowledged.
10
Minor Offences of Plagiarism: The following instances of suspected minor plagiarism shall be
referred directly to the relevant Board of Examiners (or Chairman or other delegated person acting
on behalf of the Board) by the Department:
a. A first occurrence and in which the part of the work in question can be demonstrated to have
been plagiarised, either intentionally or unintentionally, and is not judged by the Board of
Examiners to form a significant part of that work, considered both by volume and by weight of
meaning. This may include instances of self-plagiarism or suspected collusion (where the work
of another student is used with that students consent).
11
The action open to the Board of Examiners is as follows:a. That there is no case to answer and therefore that no further action be taken;
b. That the student concerned be informally reprimanded (i.e. that a note should be kept on the
students departmental file);
c. That the student concerned be informally reprimanded and that the mark given for the
performance of the student in the assessment in question be reduced;
d. That the student concerned be informally reprimanded and that a mark of zero be made upon
the performance of the student in the assessment in question.
[Note 1: the decision of a Board of Examiners that plagiarism has occurred need not preclude the
student in question from submitting subsequent coursework for assessment for the same course,
where applicable.
Note 2: in cases in which a student is penalised for an academic offence with regard to a single,
submit it.]
12
Any such action taken by the Board of Examiners should be reported to the meeting of the Board at
which students results are confirmed, and a summary report of action taken by the Board during
the academic year under this procedure, in which individual students are not named, should be
made annually, normally via the minutes of the meeting of the Board, to the Academic Registrar for
dissemination to the Pro Rector (Education and Academic Affairs) (see also paragraph 18 below).
13
Major Offences of Plagiarism: All other instances of suspected plagiarism not covered in
paragraph 11 above, including matters where the student does not admit that plagiarism has
occurred, should be reported to the Academic Registrar who will appoint an investigating officer
who shall be responsible for investigating the incident. Each Department should delegate to one or
more academic staff the responsibility for the investigation of suspected instances of plagiarism on
behalf of the Board of Examiners. As soon as is reasonably possible, the Chairman of the Board of
Examiners or their nominee shall complete the official forms Annex 2, Part I). Where the
investigating officer deems on the evidence presented that the plagiarism is of a minor or technical
2
nature s/he, after consultation with the Chairman of the Board of Examiners, may decide that the
matter can be dealt with by the Board of Examiners, or that no further action will be taken. A report
of the decision shall be kept in the Registry but the matter shall, thereafter, be regarded as closed.
14
Where it is suspected that a student has made use of another student's work without that student's
consent, this will normally be regarded as an offence of plagiarism of a major nature.
15
Where an offence of plagiarism is suspected in more than one piece of assessment or where an
offence of plagiarism is suspected in respect of an individual who has previously been punished for
a cheating offence including an offence of plagiarism, the offence[s] shall be regarded as major
plagiarism even if the offence[s] taken in isolation might normally be regarded as minor in nature.
16
Where the investigating officer has determined that there is a prima facie case of major plagiarism
to answer (that is, instances other than those defined in paragraph 10 above) the case shall be
dealt with in accordance with paragraph 28 below and will proceed to the establishment of a Review
Panel (see paragraphs 29 to 32 below).
17
In considering accusations of major plagiarism, the Review Panel can decide upon appropriate
actions as laid out in Annex 1.
18
Recording of Plagiarism offences: Minor plagiarism offences will be recorded on the students
Departmental student file and summarised in the minutes of the meetings of the Boards of
Examiners. Major plagiarism offences will be recorded on the students Departmental and Registry
files. In order that the College has an overview of the extent of the problem, a report outlining the
number of minor plagiarism offences dealt with by each Department/Division (in which individuals
are not named) shall also be sent to the Pro Rector (Education and Academic Affairs) at the end of
each academic year.
PLAGIARISM RESEARCH DEGREES

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Plagiarism in a research degree can essentially only be detected by the supervisor when reviewing
the thesis prior to submission, by the examiners either before or during the viva or by someone who
reads/consults the thesis post examination. If plagiarism is identified during the research
programme well before thesis submission then correction, modification and re-education would be
seen as part of the learning process imparted by supervisor to student with the former reinforcing
their role of guiding students to avoid plagiarism and to reference their work properly. If plagiarism
is repeated and this is still well before thesis submission the Department shall be required to review
the students position and determine whether registration for a research degree is still appropriate.
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Otherwise there are two types of plagiarism that may be detected in a thesis submitted for
examination:
a. Plagiarism determined as minor in nature would comprise a relatively small component of the
thesis and would in all likelihood be attributable to poor academic practice rather than intent to
deceive. The penalty for such an offence would normally be a reprimand, a commitment and
undertaking by the student to remove or properly reference the offending material and for the
student to agree to have the final thesis run through the plagiarism detection service prior to
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examination as a precaution to ensure that no other material had been plagiarised. If the
plagiarism detection service detected further significant plagiarism then the penalty below shall
apply.
b. Plagiarism shall be identified as major where a relatively large component of the thesis has
been plagiarised thereby normally indicating an intent to deceive. The only penalty appropriate
for major plagiarism in a research degree thesis is expulsion from College and exclusion from
all future assessment.
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Suspected
plagiarism in a research degree is very serious and, as such, all cases whether major or minor are
reviewed by a Panel, comprising the Pro Rector (Education and Academic Affairs), Dean of
Students and Academic Registrar, once the alleged offence has been investigated by an officer
appointed by the Academic Registrar in the usual way.
22
If plagiarism is identified in a thesis post award, the above Panel shall appoint an investigating
officer who, as part of their investigation, shall seek the views of the students Department and most
importantly the original examiners on the validity of the award. If plagiarism is shown to be relatively
minor it may be sufficient to require the student to remove or properly reference the offending
material. If major plagiarism is proven this would normally lead to the degree award being revoked
and the student being excluded from all future assessments of the College.
EXAMINATION OFFENCES
23
Where the offence is an Examination Offence (defined in paragraph 24) it shall be dealt with under
the procedures below. Conduct which breaches examination regulations and/or which is likely to
affect the security of examinations and/or which is likely to give an unfair advantage to the student
in examinations or assessments, whether in written, oral, practical, clinical, laboratory-based or
coursework form, shall be dealt with in accordance with the procedures described below.
24
Examination offences include, but are not restricted to:

a. Introduction into the examination room of any materials other than those permitted for the
examination;
b. Removal of any examination script, any part of an examination script or blank examination
stationery from the examination room except by a person with designated authority to do so;
c. Any attempt to confer with or gain access to the script of any other student during the period of
the examination; or to collaborate in or gain access to the assessed coursework of any other
student, unless authorised to do so;
d. Any attempt to tamper with examination scripts or coursework after they have been handed in
by students;
e. Any unauthorised study and/or unsupervised absence of a student from the examination room
during the period of the examination;
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f.
Impersonation or attempted impersonation of a student, including aiding and abetting someone

to do so; both the student who is impersonated and the impersonator are liable to be punished.
g. Incidences of plagiarism, which is defined as the presentation of another persons thoughts or

words or work (including figures, diagrams, formulae and computer programs) as though they
were a students own. Plagiarism offences, which may be minor or major in nature, shall be
treated according to the procedure described in the Plagiarism section above.
h. Contract cheating including the purchase of essays and other material from other sources.
i.
Other conduct likely to give an unfair advantage to the student.
PROCEDURE FOR DEALING WITH EXAMINATION OFFENCES

25
Where a student2 or former student is alleged to have committed an examination offence as defined
in paragraph 24 above other than cases of plagiarism which are treated according to the
instructions in the Plagiarism section above the Department/ Division shall inform the Academic
Registrar as soon as possible after its detection. The Academic Registrar shall then appoint an
investigating officer from within the Registry, who shall be responsible for investigating the incident.
As soon as is reasonably possible, the Chairman of the Board of Examiners or their nominee shall
complete the official form (Annex 2, Part I). In cases of joint courses, the students second
Department shall be informed about the alleged examination offence at the same time as the
Registry.
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Academic Registrar if necessary, deems on the evidence presented that the offence is of a minor or
technical nature s/he, after consultation with the Chairman of the Board of Examiners, may decide
that the matter can be dealt with by the Board of Examiners in whatever way is considered
appropriate. This can include the decision that no further action will be taken. A report of the
decision shall be kept in the Registry and the matter shall, thereafter, be regarded as closed.
27
Academic Registrar if necessary, has determined that there is prima facie a case to answer, s/he
shall complete the first half of the Student Allegation Form (Annex 2, Part II) determining the official
wording of the allegation in relation to the relevant regulations.
28
The Student Allegation form, along with a copy of this policy, shall then be sent to the student for
completion. The student shall complete and return the Student Allegation Form (Annex 2, Part II) to
the investigating officer within 10 working days from the date on the letter. A Review Panel will then
be established. Where a student admits a cheating offence he/she shall be invited to submit a
statement of mitigation to the Review Panel. If the student fails to return the form within 10 working
days, the investigating officer shall send a warning letter. If, following another 10 working days, no
answer is still forthcoming, the College shall by default proceed to the establishment of a Review
Panel.
As used herein, the term student shall include the plural.
ESTABLISHMENT OF A REVIEW PANEL

29
A Review Panel comprising the Academic Registrar or Deputy Academic Registrar, the Dean of
Students (or nominee) and a College Tutor shall be established to consider the evidence and to
agree on an appropriate outcome according to the Tariff at Annex 1 (depending on whether the
Review Panel has been convened to hear a case of plagiarism or another examination offence).
30
In exceptional circumstances, the Review Panel may decide, at its absolute discretion, to apply one
of the other penalties set out in Annex 1 instead of the default or moderated penalty for the offence.
The penalty may be higher or lower than that suggested by the tariff. Where the Review Panel
decides exceptionally to exercise its discretion in this way, it must set out its reasons for doing so in
the record of its decision.
31
The investigating officer shall communicate the decision of the Review Panel, including where the
decision is that no offence has been committed, in writing to the student within five College working
days following the decision of the Panel, as well as his/her Head(s) of Department and any other
persons involved in the case.
32
If the student wishes to appeal against the decision of the Review Panel, he or she must write to the
Academic Registrar within five College working days of receiving the decision of the Review Panel,
stating that s/he wishes to appeal and giving the grounds for the appeal. An appeal against the
Review Panels decision shall be allowed on the grounds listed in paragraph 33 and, if the appeal is
allowed, an Appeals Panel will be convened to consider the appeal (see Establishment of an
Appeals Panel section below).
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPEAL

33
An appeal may be allowed on the following grounds:

a.
Administrative error;
b.
Where there is new evidence of extenuating circumstances which was not available to the
Board of Examiners at the time it made its decision;
c. Where there is evidence that the Review Panel or Board of Examiners acted unfairly or where it
was thought to have imposed too harsh an outcome.
34
In cases of minor plagiarism, notice of intention to appeal must be received in writing by the
Academic Registrar, no later than five College working days after the date on which the student was
notified of the decision. The notification of intention to appeal must state the grounds for appeal.
The Academic Registrar in conjunction with the Deputy Academic Registrar will decide whether an
appeal is justified, based on the grounds given in 33. If an appeal is justified, a Review Panel will be
convened. The Review Panel will have the power to confirm, reverse or modify the original decision,
including the application of further and more severe outcomes, in accordance with the penalties
applicable to minor offences of plagiarism, in 11.
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35
In cases of major cheating offences, notice of intention to appeal against the decision of the Review
Panel must be received in writing by the Academic Registrar, no later than five College working
days after the date on which the student was notified of the decision. The notification of intention to
appeal must state the grounds for appeal. The Academic Registrar will forward the case to the Pro
Rector (Education and Academic Affairs) who, in conjunction with the Head of Central Secretariat,
will decide whether an Appeals Panel shall be convened based on the grounds given in 33.
36
An Appeals Panel shall be convened for the purpose of hearing the appeal as early as possible
after the receipt of such notification and the student notified in writing of the relevant date and time
of the hearing.
ESTABLISHMENT OF AN APPEALS PANEL

37
The Appeals Panel3 shall be constituted as follows:

a.
The Chair, who shall be a Dean;
b. Two members of the Discipline Committee and Examination Offences list (which is drawn up
from nominations by Departments and approved annually by Senate);
c. The President of the Student Union, or a member of the Student Union Council nominated by
the President;
d. A Lay member of Council or the Court.
The Academic Registrar or his or her nominee shall be present to provide advice to the panel.
38
A secretary to the Appeals Panel shall be appointed by the Head of Central Secretariat. The
proceedings before the Appeals Panel and its deliberations shall be recorded by the secretary in
sufficient detail to enable him/her to complete Annex 2, Part III of the report.
39
The Academic Registrar shall commence proceedings describing the procedures involved and the
background to the particular case concerned. The evidence in the possession of the College shall
be presented by the Dean of Students (or his nominee). Either the Chair of the relevant
Examination Board (or his nominee), or a Departmental Representative nominated by the Head of
Department, shall be available for the full duration of the Hearing, to answer any queries from the
Panel and the student.
40
Students may, if they wish, be accompanied by a member of Imperial College (either a fellow
student, or a personal tutor, warden or other member of the academic staff). The person
accompanying the student may speak in support of the student if the latter so desires.
To ensure natural justice, Panel members should not have been connected to the offence in any way, nor should they be from the same
Department(s)/Division(s) as the accused student(s).
41
If the student wishes to be accompanied by a member of Imperial College they shall notify the Clerk
to the Panel accordingly with reasonable notice, not less than two working days before the appeal
hearing.
42
The Chair of the Board of Examiners or his/her nominee shall arrange for a copy of each document
which s/he will present to the Appeals Panel to be sent to the student. This should include Annex 2,
Part I questions 1-8, but should not include questions 9-12 (which shall only be presented at an
Appeals Panel once and if a cheating offence has been established). Such documents shall also
include any written statement or statements made by the student. A notice of the purpose of the
Appeals Panel and the time and place at which it will be held shall also be sent with these
documents. The documents shall include any materials relating to the Departments initial dealings
with the case. They shall also include details of the Departments measures to communicate the
seriousness of the offence and its definitions. The documents and notice shall be posted no fewer
than five working days before the date set for the hearing.
APPEALS PANEL PROCEDURE

43
The student shall have the right to be present at all proceedings of the Appeals Panel subject to
paragraphs 52 and 53 below.
44
Sittings of the Appeals Panel shall normally be held in private, but in keeping with the Human
Rights Act (1998), the student may, if s/he wishes, request that the hearing be held in public.
45
Proceedings of the Appeals Panel shall not be invalidated by reason of the absence from the
meeting of the Panel of the student provided that the conditions of paragraphs 33 to 36 of these
Policy and Procedures have been observed.
46
All members of the Panel shall introduce themselves. The secretary shall read to the student the
particulars of the allegation and ask him/her to confirm the decision made on the Student Allegation
Form (Annex 2, Part II) irrespective of whether the allegation has been admitted to or not.
47
If, at this stage, the student decides to admit to an offence that s/he had previously not admitted,
the Panel has the authority to consider which outcome(s) to impose immediately (section on
Decisions of the Appeals Panel and section on Outcomes for Examination Offences below), so long
as the Chair of the Board of Examiners (or his/her nominee) and the student are in agreement that
this should occur.
48
In all cases other than those covered by 47 above, each side, first the Chair of the Board of
Examiners (or his/her nominee) and then the student, shall present the documentary material and
call witnesses who may be examined.
49
The student shall have the right to examine any documents, reports or written statements that have
been used in the case as the Appeals Panel has the right to examine any written reports or
documents introduced by the student.
50
If the student wishes, s/he may give evidence, and may thereupon be questioned by the Chair of
the Board of Examiners or his/her nominee and members of the Appeals Panel.
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51
Before the Panel considers its finding, the Chair of the Board of Examiners (or his/her nominee) and
then the student shall have the opportunity to make any closing arguments.
52
The Panel shall consider its finding in private and shall if possible reach its finding without
adjournment. The secretary shall be present.
53
The Appeals Panel may, at its discretion, at any time during the proceedings, order the room to be
vacated, or the members may themselves retire to another room for private discussions. The
student shall not be entitled to be present at such times.
DECISIONS OF THE APPEAL PANEL

54
An Appeals Panel shall have the power to confirm, reverse or modify the original decision in any
way, including the application of further and more severe outcomes (listed in the Appeals Panel
section below).
55
The decision of the Appeals Panel shall be reached by a majority vote but shall be announced as
the decision of the Appeals Panel. In cases of a split vote, the Chair shall have the casting vote.
56
The votes of individual Panel members shall always be treated as confidential.
57
At the conclusion of the evidence, the Appeals Panel shall determine in private whether an offence
has been committed. The Panel shall give reasons for its decision on the form at Annex 2, Part IV.
58
Before reaching any decision on the outcome, the secretary shall pass to the Appeals Panel any
written statements (which may include statements from a personal tutor, Head of Department, or
other member of College staff) submitted to the Panel by the Chair of the Board of Examiners or
his/her nominee or by the student who has been found to have committed an offence. Copies shall
be provided for both sides. No witnesses may be called at this stage.
59
The consideration of the outcome shall be made in private. At the beginning of the consideration,
the secretary shall provide the Panel with information about the student provided in Annex 2, Part I
The Effect on the Students Academic Progression.
60
Where possible, the Panel shall reach its decision on the outcome without adjournment. However, if
an adjournment is required, the Panel may adjourn for a period not exceeding five working days.
61
If the Appeals Panel finds that an offence has been committed, it can decide upon one of the
outcomes listed in Annex I. The decision regarding the penalty and the reasons for the decision (as
recorded in Annex 2, Part IV) shall be communicated to the student in writing as soon as possible
after the Panel meeting, no more than five College working days after the hearing, or seven College
working days if an adjournment has been required.
62
All paperwork relating to the Appeals Panel shall be entered on the students file in the Registry.
63
In keeping with the Human Rights Act (1998), should the student wish, the decision of the Panel will
be posted on the relevant departmental notice board(s).
OUTCOMES FOR EXAMINATIONS OFFENCES

64
This section should be read in conjunction with the Tariff for Cheating Offences at Annex 1.
65
In deciding upon an examination offence, the Review Panel or Appeals Panel can decide upon an
appropriate action in accordance with Annex 1.
66
For all outcomes except a. (That the allegation is not proven and that no further action is
required), a record must be entered on the students file in the Registry. The Review Panel or
Appeals Panel shall normally apply the appropriate tariff system, and shall bear in mind that a
student who has committed an examination offence should receive a higher penalty than would
result from not submitting the piece of work in the first place.
67
Findings and outcomes of the Review Panel or Appeals Panel, including where the decision is that
no offence has been committed, shall be sent to the student, his/her Head(s) of Department and
any other persons involved in the case as soon as possible after the review or hearing, at most no
more than five working days.
COMPLETION OF PROCEDURES
68
Once a student has completed the Colleges internal procedures, the College will issue the student
with a Completion of Procedures Letter. If the student is still dissatisfied, the student may direct
their complaint to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator within three months of the date on
which the Completion of Procedures Letter was issued. Information on the complaints covered by
the Office of the Independent Adjudicator and the review procedures is available at:
http://www.oiahe.org.uk. The College reserves the right to reject a complaint when it is issued more
than three years after the substantive event (s) to which it relates.
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Annex 1
TARIFF FOR MAJOR CHEATING OFFENCES
1
In considering accusations of major cheating offences, the Review Panel can decide as follows.
a.
That the allegation is not proven and that no further action is required; or
b.
That the plagiarism offence is a minor one and should be referred to the relevant Board of
Examiners; or
c.
That the allegation is proven and that one of the following penalties shall be applied with
reference to the tariff reproduced below at (1)-(6) and in tables 1 to 3. The tables indicate
the default penalty for any offence. The moderated penalty should only be used when the
Review Panel considers that there is good reason not to award the default penalty. The
penalty awarded by the Review Panel in accordance with the tariff shall be binding upon the
Department. For all penalties a record must be entered on the students file in the Registry:
(1)
That the candidate is to be formally reprimanded but that no further action is

required;
(2)
That the candidate is to be formally reprimanded and that the mark obtained in the
assessment(s) concerned is to be set at zero. Where the candidate is eligible to
retake the assessment(s), s/he shall be required to retake the assessment(s) at the
next available opportunity in the following academic year, but the mark recorded will
be capped at the pass-mark;
(3)
s/he sat in the academic year the offence occurred and that the candidate not be
permitted to retake the assessment in that academic year; and
a)
b)
c)
(4)
That the candidate, where eligible, should retake the assessments at the next
available opportunity, but the mark recorded will be capped at the passmark; or
That the candidate is not to be permitted to re-enter for any assessments
before the expiry of a stated period of time, not exceeding two years and the
mark recorded will be capped at the pass-mark; or
That the candidate is to be permitted to re-enter for those assessments on the
next available opportunity and the mark recorded will be capped at the passmark, but that no degree/diploma/certificate is to be awarded to the candidate
before the expiry of a stated period, not exceeding two years following
satisfactory completion of the conditions for the award;
s/he sat in the academic year the offence occurred and s/he is to be excluded from
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any future assessments administered under the Colleges jurisdiction; this amounts
effectively to expulsion from the College.
[Note 1: in cases in which a student is penalised for an academic offence with regard to a single,
submit it.]
[Note 2: tables 1-3 below should be read in conjunction with paragraph 13 - 17 and 23 - 24 of the
Procedures/paragraph 1.c. of this Annex.]
Table 1:
UG YEAR ONE
AND TWO
PLAGIARISM
DEFAULT
MODERATED
Table 2:
ALL OTHER UG
YEARS AND PGT
PLAGIARISM
DEFAULT
MODERATED
Table 3:
ALL UG AND PGT
YEARS EXAM
OFFENCES
CHEATING DEFAULT
CHEATING
MODERATED
IMPERSONATION
2
INTENT TO
DECEIVE
INTENT TO
DECEIVE
POOR ACADEMIC
PRACTICE
POOR ACADEMIC
PRACTICE
FIRST OFFENCE
FIRST OFFENCE
(3a)
(2)
REPEATED
OFFENCE
(3b)
(3a)
REPEATED
OFFENCE
(3a)
(2)
INTENT TO
DECEIVE
INTENT TO
DECEIVE
POOR ACADEMIC
PRACTICE
POOR ACADEMIC
PRACTICE
FIRST OFFENCE
FIRST OFFENCE
(3c)
(3a)
REPEATED
OFFENCE
(4)
(3c)
REPEATED
OFFENCE
(3c)
(3a)
INTENT TO
DECEIVE
INTENT TO
DECEIVE
NO INTENT TO
DECEIVE
NO INTENT TO
DECEIVE
FIRST OFFENCE
FIRST OFFENCE
(4)
REPEATED
OFFENCE
(4)
REPEATED
OFFENCE
(3a)
(3a)
(3c)
(1)
(2)
(4)
N/A
N/A
N/A
(2)
(1)
(3a)
(2)
(2)
Findings and orders of the Review Panel, including where the decision is that no offence has been
committed, shall be sent to the student, his/her Head(s) of Department and any other persons
involved in the case as soon as possible after a decision has been reached, and normally not more
than 5 working days.
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MONITORING
3
A monitoring report on the operation of the above procedures will be made to Senate by the
Academic Registrar in the Spring Term annually.
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Annex 2
REPORT OF AN ALLEGATION OF CHEATING
PART I
Part I of this report is to be completed by the Chairman of the Board of Examiners or their nominee in the
event of an allegation of major plagiarism or other examination offence being made against a student.
At the end of the procedure, a copy of all parts of this report (excluding the accompanying documentation
unless an appeal is being made) are to be forwarded to the Academic Registrar and relevant Head(s) of
Department and, if the student has been found guilty of the offence, recorded on his/her file in the Registry.
Name of Student:
CID of Student
Programme on which student is registered
Year of registration
Course/component of programme or name of paper in which the breach of examination

regulations is alleged to have occurred:
Statement of the alleged breach of examination regulations:

Please provide a brief factual summary of the breach that is alleged to have occurred and when the
breach is alleged to have occurred.
Where the allegation involves plagiarism, please provide an estimate of the extent (in
percentage) to which the assessment(s) in question is/are alleged to have been plagiarised:
Documentation:
Please indicate below the documentary evidence to be considered in support of the allegation e.g.
the assessment in question or other material, notes or items relating to the allegation; notes of any
interview held with the student about the alleged breach; and a copy of any statements already
made. Where the allegation involves plagiarism, extract of original texts, underlined to indicate the
extent
of
the
plagiarism,
should
also
be
provided.
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Questions 9 and below should not be circulated to the student(s).
The relation of the assessment in question to the degree/diploma/certificate for which the
student is registered:
This should be expressed as a proportion of the overall mark or, where this is part of a larger unit of
assessment the proportion of that assessment and that assessments contribution to the degree as
a whole.
10
Is the course/component in which the alleged breach of examination regulations has

occurred compulsory or optional?
11
Does the student have a further opportunity to retake the assessment in question:
12
Has the student been found to have committed any breach of the examination offences
policy in the past?
If yes, please give details
Chairman of the Board of Examiners:

Name of person completing form if different from above:
Date:
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PART II STUDENT ALLEGATION FORM

Sections 1-5 shall be completed by the investigating officer:
1
NAME OF STUDENT
PROGRAMME ON WHICH STUDENT IS REGISTERED
YEAR OF REGISTRATION
COURSE/COMPONENT OF PROGRAMME OR NAME OF PAPER IN WHICH THE BREACH OF

THE EXAMINATION REGULATIONS IS ALLEGED TO HAVE OCCURRED
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ALLEGED BREACH OF THE EXAMINATION REGULATIONS
The following shall be completed by the Student:

(Please tick the relevant boxes below and sign and date the form)
Either:
I admit to the allegation set out on this form. A Review Panel will consider what outcome, if any,
should be made.
Or:
I do not admit to the allegation set out on this form. A Review Panel will consider the allegation
and what outcome, if any, should be made.
(You are able to submit a written explanation in addition to this form. Please tick the relevant box below)
I wish to submit a written explanation (attached).

I do not wish to submit a written explanation.
Signed
(Student)
Date:
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Please note that help and advice is available from College Tutors and from the Student Information
and Advice Centre (advice@imperial.ac.uk)
PART III REPORT OF THE APPEALS PANEL
Date of Appeals Panel Meeting (delete as appropriate):
Panel Members (if Appeals Panel Meeting):
Student:
Name of friend [if in attendance]:
Did the student admit to the allegation (as set out in Part II of this Report)?
Statement in Explanation (Please list any facts or other explanation given by the student in
response to the allegation):
Other factors/issues raised during the course of the hearing:
Signed
(Secretary of the Panel)
Date:
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PART IV DECISIONS OF THE APPEALS PANEL

Decision of the Appeals Panel (please tick the appropriate box and delete as applicable)
Grounds for Allegation / Appeal established

Grounds for Allegation / Appeal not established
Reason(s) for the Decision
Penalty(s)
Reason(s) for the Penalties
Signed
Chair of Panel
Date:
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1.
Introduction
Imperial College Business School endeavours to conduct its business in accordance

with the seven Principles identified by the Committee on Standards in Public Life
(selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership).
This is an ambition which is shared by the College as a whole. To this end, the
Business School and the College require staff and students to comply with all College
Policies and Procedures. These policies should be used alongside the Schools Code
of Ethical Conduct.
In all their decisions and actions, members of the Business School are expected to
uphold the highest ethical, legal and professional standards. All should be familiar with
the Schools Code of Ethical Conduct and all are responsible for ensuring its
adherence.
The Schools Code of Ethical Conduct describes how we attempt to embody our
values in principle and practice. It provides guidance on addressing dilemmas about
institutional, staff and student conduct. Although it cannot address or anticipate all
likely ethical dilemmas, it is intended to guide staff and students in how to act with
integrity, good conscience and judgement at all times.
Scope
All academic and non-academic staff, students, contract workers, volunteers and
those who are associated with the Business School, are expected to adhere to the
Schools Code of Ethical Conduct. Where a section is specific to one group, this is
outlined in the Code.
Standards
associated. It is the responsibility of every staff member and student to uphold the
good reputation of the Business School and College. Unethical practice of any sort will
not be tolerated.
Trust underlies all that the Business School does and all of its relationships. This is
built on integrity, fairness and respect for others. Business School members must not
misrepresent the facts or produce work which is not honest and truthful. Plagiarism is
a serious offence. The Examination Board reserves the right to take further action
against students as it deems appropriate to protect the name of the Business School
and the College. Staff are also expected to produce only work which is original and
accurate.
expects all Business School members that are granted access to this information to
act in a lawful manner and to follow the Colleges Data Protection Policy available at:
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It is a College requirement that an employee does not disclose confidential information
about the Colleges affairs. However, if an individual discovers information which he or
she believes shows malpractice or wrongdoing within the College, then that
information should be disclosed without fear of reprisal, and that may be done
independently of line management.
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2.
Student behaviour

We are committed to achieving excellent results from all students. If the School, and
even more importantly, if its students are to be successful, it is essential that together
we create the most appropriate learning environment for everyone. Having sought
feedback from students on what behaviour they would expect from their peers, we ask
all students to:
Make the effort to attend every class and fully prepare for each session
Arrive at class on time. Some delays may be out of the students control but if a
student arrives later than 10 minutes after the start, they are asked not to enter
the lecture theatre but wait for an appropriate coffee break or break between
lectures
Act attentively during class and not participate in unrelated work
Participate constructively in class. Self-expression is welcomed but this should
not include disruptive gestures, offering observations unrelated to the
discussion taking place or domination of the discussion
Turn mobile phones off or to silent mode and never take a call in class
Not conduct private conversations in class
Not leave mid-lecture unless absolutely necessary; to do so is very disruptive
for colleagues
Not eat and drink in the lecture theatre or in the computer rooms as the smell
and/or noise is disruptive to others
Communicate with staff and fellow students with civility and respect
Act with integrity at all times
Be considerate of others if using a laptop or tablet computer during lectures.
You should not be checking email or using social network sites.
Additionally, it is expected that, in all their actions, students will not discriminate
against any person on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, sex,
marital status, disability, religion, political belief, socio-economic background, parental
status, sexual orientation, gender identity and age. All individuals are treated fairly and
with respect.
Alcohol and Substance Misuse policy
The College is committed to promoting the health and well-being of its students and
will ensure any students with alcohol or substance dependency problems have the
opportunity to obtain support and are treated sensitively. The College wishes to
ensure that the health, safety and welfare of its students are not jeopardised through
misuse of alcohol or substances in College. The Colleges full policy can be found at:
http://workspace.imperial.ac.uk/registry/Public/Procedures%20and%20Regulations/Po
licies%20and%20Procedures/Student%20Alcohol%20and%20Substance%20misuse
%20policy.pdf
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No food or drink
Do not leave yourself logged on to a computer when you are away from the
desk for an extended period
Do not log another person off yourself.
Downloading policy
students are encouraged to view these films on Blackboard, students are not
permitted to copy or download them.
Plagiarism policy
When submitting your assessed coursework you will be required to submit a form
confirming that you have read and understood the definition of plagiarism. Submitting
this form will certify that the work presented is entirely your own, except where
indicated.
Smoking policy
Non-smoking is the norm at Imperial College. Smoking is only permitted where it will
not cause nuisance to others or safety risks. The College will comply with all legislative
All Campuses

South Kensington
Sherfield Walkway
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Faculty cycle store
Blackett Quad

We hope that by working together, and adhering to the standards laid out, we will
create a stimulating and productive learning environment. The School does not
prescribe what action will be taken if a student breaches the General Conduct
Guidelines above. Instead the Staff and Student Committee for each Programme will
be asked to draw up, monitor and implement its own sanction scheme. In the absence
of any such scheme, the Business School will intervene. The Business School would,
of course, need to take immediate action if any member of staff is threatened or
abused, either physically or verbally.
If any Policies of the student code have been broken and a successful resolution
cannot be reached between people involved, violations should be reported. Concerns
should be taken to a member of the Programme Team. If, for any reason, none of
these can be approached, the issue should be reported to the Principal, Deputy
Principal or Faculty Operating Officer.
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Information for students with a disability, specific learning difficulty, or enduring health or
mental health issue
Imperial College London is committed to ensuring that students with a disability, specific learning
difficulty, enduring health or mental health condition can access their studies successfully and achieve
their potential.
Some examples of disabilities are:
specific learning difficulties (e.g. dyslexia, dyspraxia, AD[H]D)

Asperger's Syndrome
enduring mental health difficulties (e.g. chronic anxiety, bipolar, depression)
long-standing health conditions (e.g. epilepsy, arthritis, diabetes, Crohn's disease)
physical or mobility difficulties
sensory impairments, (e.g. deafness, hearing difficulties, or visual impairments)
This is a broad list that cannot reflect every person's personal experience with disability. You are not
required to fall firmly within one of these categories.
In order to ensure that disabled students have the support they need, it is important that you let us
know about any disability, specific learning difficulty or health problem as early as possible. Declaring
a disability will not impact your application to Imperial College, and will be treated as confidential.
Where to find help:
1. Your Departmental Disability Officer (Dr Baggy Cox, Ext 49164, b.cox@imperial.ac.uk)
Dr Baggy Cox is your first point of contact within your department and is there to help you with
arranging any support within the department that you need. Baggy is also the person who will apply
for Special Examination arrangements on your behalf. You need to contact her without delay if you
think that you may need extra time or other adjustments for your examinations.
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/exams/specialexamarrangements
Disability Advisory Service: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/disabilityadvisoryservice
The Disability Advisory Service is a friendly, confidential service offering support and advice to
students with a disability, specific learning difficulty, enduring health or mental health condition.
The Service aims to provide students with all the information they need to ensure that they can
access their studies successfully. The DAS can assist with facilitating support within the College, help
students understand and access the financial and academic support available to them, and signpost
additional support that students can access during their studies.
The DAS can also help if you think that you may have an undiagnosed study problem such as
dyslexia. Our service is both confidential (information about you is only passed on to other people in
the university with your agreement) and specific to you, as support is tailored to the individual.
Some of the sorts of things we can help with are:
disability advice, support and guidance

dyslexia and specific learning difficulties advice
screening and assessment for specific learning difficulties, such as dyslexia
Disabled Students' Allowance advice
Specialist mentoring and specialist one-to-one tutoring
DAS/ July 2012
2. Disabled Students Allowance:

http://www.imperial.ac.uk/disabilityadvisoryservice/supportatimperial/funding
There is a government allowance available to UK home students to help meet the extra costs that
students may face as a direct result of their disability. This fund is a grant, not a loan, and isn't means
tested. Any home student with a disability can apply. This includes unseen disabilities such as
enduring mental health difficulties, specific learning difficulties and health conditions.
DAS/ July 2012
POLICY ON STUDENT EMPLOYMENT DURING STUDIES
The College is aware that most students will face varying degrees of financial pressures which make it
necessary for them to contemplate part-time work while studying full-time, however, they should not plan
their studies on the assumption that they will be able to hold down a part-time job to support them during
the degree programme.
Degree programmes at Imperial are very demanding and intensive and students will generally have a full
timetable though this still leaves opportunities to participate in sporting and other social activities offered by
the Students Union. Students are encouraged to take part in IC Union activities to complement their
academic study especially as such a wide range of opportunities is unlikely to recur in later life.
Each student is responsible for setting their own balance between academic work and social or sporting
activities, however, the College is of the view that students principal focus must be on the academic
demands of their programme. Students are expected to produce regular coursework to deadlines and
prepare for classes/labs, as well as revising for examinations.
The College recommends that full-time students do not take up part-time work during term-time. If this is
unavoidable we advise students to work no more than 10-15 hours per week, which should be principally at
weekends and not within the normal working hours of the College. Working in excess of these hours could
impact adversely on a students studies or health. International students should be advised that most visas
allow students to work no more than 20 hours a week. Some sponsors may not permit students to take up
work outside their studies and others may specify a limit. Students considering part-time work during term
time are strongly advised to discuss this issue with their personal tutor. International students should also
seek advice from the International Office regarding visa limitations on employment.
The College does not condone situations where a students employment would cause them to miss
teaching or other departmental activity during the College working day, or submit coursework after the
specified deadline.
It should be noted that there are some opportunities for part-time work at College, for example in the
Students Union, in Catering and in halls. Some final year undergraduates and some postgraduate
research students will have the opportunity to undertake paid tutorial and demonstration duties for which
training will be provided. Certain students may be required to undertake a work placement or internship
whilst at College in which case this would be an assessed part of their course.
The Colleges examination boards will not normally consider as mitigating circumstances any negative
impact that part-time work during term-time may have had on a students performance in examinations or in
other assessed work. Nor can examinations or vivas be rescheduled to accommodate students part-time
working arrangements.
Senate, November 2011

Imperial College is aware that examinations are very stressful and would always strive to
ameliorate, if possible, any situations where one individual or group of students might be
unreasonably disadvantaged by factors which are not relevant to the assessment.
The Imperial College student population includes people from many different religious groups and
also many with no religious affiliation at all.
Imperial College has a very large student population and each year has to set a vast number of
examinations at various times throughout the academic year. Moreover there is severe pressure on
examination space on most campuses especially at peak examination times. These factors present
major logistical issues in devising a satisfactory examination timetable and unfortunately severely
inhibit flexibility for individual departments.
Religious festivals and the fasting that is associated with some of these can, for many, be an
important and positive experience and celebration of and commitment to their faith. Many of the
major religious festivals fall within the Colleges vacation period when no examinations are normally
set. At other times the College will strive to take account of the dates of key festivals in setting
examinations as far as it can but the logistical issues described above make this very difficult.
Students with a religious obligation that clashes with an examination date should bring this to the
attention of the Senior or Postgraduate Tutor as early as possible in the academic session. In some
cases the department may be able to change the examination date but this will not always be
possible. Where it is not possible to resolve a clash between an examination and a religious
obligation a student is advised to discuss their options both with the Senior or Postgraduate Tutor
and with a religious advisor at the College chaplaincy.
In some years, either the main examination period or the re-sit examination period will overlap (at
least partially) with Ramadan or one of the other periods of religious fasting. The College will not be
able to alter dates of the major examination periods as these are all carefully timed to accommodate
the various elements of the individual degree programmes and the limited availability of
examination rooms. If students have a religious fasting obligation during an examination period they
are advised to seek advice from the College chaplaincy.
Some general comments and advice on religious fasting and examinations can however be offered
and the following options are open to students:
Some students may decide not to take any particular steps and to continue with their
fast as usual.
Some students, in consultation with their religious advisor, may consider that their
examinations are sufficient justification to permit them not to fast, either just on
examination days or in some cases for the whole examination period. It might be
possible to undertake the period of fasting
at a later time or explore if some
alternative arrangement could be considered.
Mr Yusuf Kaplan, the Colleges Muslim Faith Advisor, offers the following practical guidance to
Muslim students with examinations in Ramadan:
Prepare the night before by mentally rehearsing the day ahead and note areas which may present
difficulties.
Work out how to overcome those difficulties but try to imagine it as an ordinary day.
Ensure you are well rested - this may mean not attending 'tarawih' (night prayers in congregation).
Ensure you have 'suhur' (a pre-dawn meal) that has slow-release energy food.
If the exam is in the afternoon, take a short rest of 15-20 minutes around midday.
If you feel lethargic or irritated, refresh your 'wudu' (ritual ablution).
And peace on those who follow the right guidance.
While departments may give consideration to timetabling some examinations during the fasting
period in the morning this is completely impractical for all examinations because of the logistical
issues described above. The College is aware of arguments that students who are fasting for religious
reasons could be disadvantaged, compared to other students, if their examination occurs in the
afternoons during the period of the fast, because the student was not permitted to eat at lunchtime.
Mornings would not be affected as fasting students would have the opportunity to breakfast before
dawn, so would be little different to other days. Persons who have a fasting obligation are generally
aware of the need to keep hydrated and to eat well in the evenings a nd mornings.
The disadvantage arises from the changes in blood sugar, resulting from the fast, producing
hypoglycaemia1 (low blood sugar) and an inadequate supply of glucose to the brain, which can, in
turn, affect a persons brain function (neuroglycopenia) including direct effects on concentration,
memory, attention and other cognitive processes plus potential indirect effects on overall mood,
anxiety and fatigue levels which can affect studying, revision and the examinations themselves.
Those people who have a diagnosed medical condition, such as diabetes, and in certain other
circumstances, are usually excused from the religious requirement to fast.
Individuals will inevitably differ in the extent to which they do, or do not, experience such changes,
depending on their individual metabolisms1. The cognitive difficulties will naturally tend to be
greater later on in the day.
The Department of Health provides a guide on healthy living and Ramadan which may be found at:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/D
H_078409
Registry March 2012

Acknowledgement
This document draws heavily on a similar statement prepared by the School of Oriental and African Studies.
FIRE ALARMS AND ESCAPE ROUTES

The Tanaka Business School is part of 2 Imperial College buildings for fire evacuation purposes and therefore has 2 different fire alarm
sounds and assembly points dependent on whether you are in the office/open plan desk space or in the lecture theatres and social space.
Wherever you are in the Building, always look for the green fire exit signs; if the fire escape doors are not automatically open always press
the break glass to exit the building. The fire alarms are as follows:
Levels 1, 2 and 3,
Offices and Open Plan Desk Space
Continuous Bell Ringing (Fire Exits at each end of the floor, see green arrows on plan)
Lecture Theatres, LG Forum,

Mechanical Engineering
Intermittent Beep, Voice Saying Evacuate the Building (Use Fire Exits in Lift Lobbies)
Assembly Point The Queens Tower POINT F

Assembly Point Imperial College Road POINT E
PLEASE NOTE: Whichever side of the dividing line you are, if there is a fire alarm in progress DO NOT ENTER THAT PART OF THE
BUILDING
Sounds Like: Intermittent

Beep
Building
Sounds Like: Continuous Ringing Bell

LT1

Building

Bell
LT2

Building

Bell
LT3

Building
LTUG

Building
RECEPTION
LTG
MAIN ENTRANCE

Building
PC ROOM
LGS
LGR
SERVERY
LIFE SAVERS/FIRST AIDERS

In an emergency either contact a life saver or first aider listed below or phone
the College emergency number, 4444 from an internal phone or 020 7589 1000
from a mobile. All security staff are fully trained first aiders.
Level Name
1
Nasir Uddin
Telephone
49153
Location
1
1
1
4ME
2
3
49145
42036
42687
49689
41916
41438

Room 181
Room 494
Carmen Schiemann
Mikhaela Gray
Samantha Gillatt
Becky Lewis
Elena Pizzo
Rose Shaddock
First Aid boxes can be found at:
In all lift lobbies.

Levels, 1, 2 and 3 on east and west sides in the open plan office areas, wall
mounted.
Staff room, level 4 Mechanical Engineering
Tanaka Annexe
53 Princes Gate, lower ground kitchen, ground floor and tea points
Also, there is a first aid box in the Forum Caf. Samantha Gillatt is the First Aid Co-ordinator, if any
of the boxes need refilling please contact Sam on 42687 or s.gillatt@imperial.ac.uk
BUSINESS SCHOOL
SAFETY OFFICER AFREY EDES Ext. 49152
Safety Department
Southside Building
London SW7 2AZ, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7594 9423
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7594 9424
safetydept@imperial.ac.uk
www.imperial.ac.uk
HEALTH AND SAFETY

A SHORT GUIDE FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS
INDEX
Emergency Numbers (General)
Rectors Foreword
1.0 Introduction
Your responsibilities
Departmental arrangements
College policy
Training and risk assessment
2.0 Accidents
First aid
Accident procedures
3.0 Fire
Emergency evacuations
Discovering a fire
Fire extinguishers
Fire prevention
4.0 Other Emergencies
Electric shock
Spillages and gas
5.0 Good Housekeeping
Personal safety
Clear access
Spills
Sharps
Storage
Recycling
6.0 Workplace Safety
Computers and other display screen equipment

Long hours
Noise
Lifting and manual handling
College contractors
7.0 Laboratory and Workshop Safety
Basics
Personal protective clothing
Hazardous substances
Waste disposal
Asbestos
Electrical safety
Machinery
Pressure vessels
Medical services
8.0 Health
Health surveillance
Electrical appliances
9.0 Life on Campus
Kitchens
Food hygiene
Rented accommodation
10.0 Life off Campus
Vehicles and minibuses

Fieldwork
Expeditions
Sports
Working alone
11.0 Personal Safety
Security
Violence
Personal problems and stress
Nightline
Substance abuse
12.0 Warning Notices
Where to Find out More
24 Hour Emergency Numbers

Campus
Contact Numbers
Charing Cross
Hammersmith
NHLI
0207 589 1000 (Imperial College Security)
Northwick Park
South Kensington

Wharf Road, 47 Praed Street, Recreation Centre)
43660 (Imperial College Security @ St. Marys)
Silwood Park
42515 (Imperial College Security @ Silwood)
Wye
RECTOR'S FOREWORD
Health and safety is an important aspect of our lives and one for which we are all responsible,
whether in the home or the workplace. It is perhaps particularly important in a specialised
environment like Imperial College, and we pride ourselves in maintaining the highest health and
safety standards. Our record is excellent.
These pages guide you through the basics of College health and safety policy as it applies to your
studies or work, and provides a number of useful tips for life on and off campus. Emergency
telephone numbers for all College sites are given above.
Please read these pages carefully and ensure that you have a safe, healthy and happy time at
Imperial College.
1.0 INTRODUCTION
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
Staff and students must take every reasonable care of their own and others' health and safety by
adopting safe working practices and by making proper use of the facilities provided. You must
comply with College Health and Safety Policies, Codes of Practice, Procedures and Departmental
Rules, and co-operate with College staff holding safety responsibilities.
DEPARTMENTAL/DIVISIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ARRANGEMENTS

The Head of Department / Division is ultimately responsible for safety within their department /
division. The HoD is assisted by staff with specific health and safety duties, such as Departmental /
Divisional Safety Officers (DSO), First Aiders and emergency wardens. They are identified on
departmental / divisional notice boards.
COLLEGE HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY

All new staff and students receive a short statement of the College Health and Safety Policy.
Copies of the full policy are available in departments / divisions or from the Safety Department
website: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/safety/policies/handspolicystatment
TRAINING AND RISK ASSESSMENT

Your department / division will inform you of its own safety and training arrangements.
You must always carry out a risk assessment to identify the known and potential hazards of an
activity or operation before beginning work and know how to apply control measures and have
emergency procedures in place. Above all, it is vital to remember that if you have not received
training appropriate to the work you are doing then you should NOT be doing it unsupervised.
These pages provide useful and practical information for your health, safety and welfare in all
aspects of College academic, recreational and residential life. Please read them.
2.0 ACCIDENTS
FIRST AID
Notices are prominently displayed in each department / division giving details of the name,
extension number and location of departmental / divisional First Aiders and the location of first aid
equipment. Details are also given for out-of-hours emergencies. Emergency arrangements differ
between campuses you must be aware of the arrangements on your campus. A summary of
campus arrangements may be found on the Occupational Health web pages
(http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/occhealth/guidanceandadvice/firstaidinformation/firstaidemergencyproce
dures).
Emergency Numbers (Medical)

Campus
Contact Number(s)
Ext.1001 (A&E Dept. for medical support)
Charing Cross
Ext. 7232 (Security to transport casualty to A&E)

Help outside normal hours First Aid trained Security
staff 7.30am-11.30pm (summon on 7232)
Chelsea & Westminster
Ext. 8822 (Porters to transport casualty to A&E)

Ambulance call A&E on 8013 or 8010
Hammersmith
Ext. 33030 (A&E Dept. for medical support)

Ext. 34559 (Ambulance or 999 if unsuccessful)
Cardiac Team not available summon ambulance on 999
NHLI
Medical support take casualty to Chelsea &

Westminster A&E (taxi or ambulance if appropriate)
Help outside normal hours call Security at South
Kensington 020 7589 1000
Northwick Park
Ext. 2222 (Serious Medical Emergency)
South Kensington
Ext. 4444 for all services or visit the Health Centre

542222 (Cardiac Team)

Wharf Road, 47 Praed Street, Recreation Centre) Ambulance call via Security on 3555
2222 (Cardiac Team)

Silwood Park
Use taxi or ambulance to take casualty to Heatherwood

Hospital for minor injuries (8am-10pm) or Wexham Park
for major injuries or accidents out-of-hours. Windsor
Hospital for eye injuries.
4

Ext. 4444 (medical support and Cardiac Team)
Use taxi or ambulance to take casualty to William Harvey
Hospital
Wye
Help outside normal hours call 42622. First Aid trained

Security staff on duty 24 hours a day.
INCIDENT REPORTING (Accidents, near misses and occupational ill health)

If an accident or other incident occurs on College premises or during normal College activities, it
must be reported to your Departmental / Divisional Safety Officer. If the accident occurs elsewhere,
you should report it to the responsible person: the Hall manager or Warden of a College Hall of
Residence, the Manager of the Students Union, or the Facilities site manager at the Sports Centre,
Grounds or other sporting facilities. For off-site working, it should be reported to the line manager or
fieldwork co-ordinator. Alert Security if it is outside normal College hours, but inform the appropriate
person above as soon as possible. You will be asked to complete an accident report. Incidents are
defined as follows:
Accident:
Undesired event giving rise to injury, ill health, damage or other loss
Occupational Ill Health

Any condition believed to be attributable to work or the workplace
Near Miss
Undesired event or condition where no injury, ill health, damage or other loss occurs
Full details on the accident reporting process, including downloadable report forms, may be found
on the Safety Department web pages:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/safety/guidanceandadvice/reportingaccidents
3.0 FIRE
A continuous alarm will normally sound in the event of an emergency. However, different
College buildings and NHS Trust embedded accommodation may have specific alarm
systems you must ensure that you are familiar with the alarm system in the buildings that
you occupy.
You are always required to evacuate a building on hearing an alarm.
EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS
Make yourself familiar with the evacuation procedures in your department and residential
accommodation, including the escape routes and assembly points. Notices are displayed in all
College buildings. Fire drills will be held at least once a year. You must follow any instructions given
to you by emergency wardens, DSOs, Security or the Emergency Services.
Please be aware of anyone in your work area or on your corridor who might need help during
evacuations because of restricted mobility or special needs. This includes anyone with a long-term
disability, individuals who might not hear an alarm, and, for example, someone with a leg in plaster.
Do not use lifts. Do not re-enter buildings until permission is given by the Emergency Services or
Security.
DISCOVERING A FIRE
If you discover a fire, immediately raise the alarm by following the instructions at your nearest alarm
point. Warn people in the immediate vicinity and evacuate the building.
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
Make yourself familiar with the location of your nearest fire alarm call points and the types, location
and operation of fire extinguishers in College.
If you discover a small fire you should raise the alarm and, if it is safe to do so without personal risk,
attempt to extinguish it with an appropriate extinguisher before leaving the area. Close all doors
behind you. Water extinguishers and foam extinguishers must not be used on electrical fires. These
should be tackled with dry powder or CO2 extinguishers after disconnecting the electricity supply
where possible (unless there are local instructions to the contrary).
How to use a fire extinguisher:
Instructions for use should be clearly marked on each extinguisher, but in general:
remove the safety pin from the handle
keep the extinguisher upright, (place it on the ground if it is heavy)
aim the nozzle or horn at the base of the fire
squeeze the handles together
sweep the jet across the area of the fire, keep it moving away from you
do not get trapped between the fire and the exit, plan your escape in advance!
When to use an extinguisher:
Only tackle a fire after the alarm has been raised and it is safe to do so
Ensure you are accompanied when you fight a fire or go to investigate, dont do it alone
Only tackle a fire in its very early stages
Put your safety and that of others first, no heroics!
Only use an extinguisher if you are sure of how to use it correctly.
Do not hold the horn on a CO2 extinguisher it will be very cold
If the fire is still burning after discharging one extinguisher do not continue to fight the fire
but proceed to the assembly area immediately.
If electrical appliances are involved, switch off the power before dealing with the fire.
Do not fight any fire involving hazardous materials for example oxidising agents, pesticides,
fuels or gas containers.
FIRE PREVENTION
Fire prevention is common sense. All staff and students have an active duty to report any defect or
situation on College premises with the potential to cause or help spread a fire or one which would
impede evacuation. If practicable, you should take immediate action to remedy the situation
yourself, such as disconnecting equipment that has overheated. Incidents must be reported on the
College form (see above).
All College workplaces are designated as No Smoking zones.
FIRE SAFETY TRAINING

Fire safety training is a requirement and can be arranged via your Departmental / Divisional safety
officer. Details of training courses may be found on the Safety Department web pages:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/safety/training/courseindex/firepreventionandfiresafetyatwork
4.0 OTHER EMERGENCIES

ELECTRIC SHOCK
The duration, magnitude and path of an electric shock are of critical importance. The most common
paths are from hand to hand or from hand to opposite foot, via the heart.
You can prevent your body from becoming part of an electrical circuit by following these common
rules. Never use an electrical appliance which seems faulty or looks to be in poor condition. Avoid
simultaneously touching an exposed metal surface whilst using an electrical appliance or piece of
equipment, and always use double insulated appliances when working in wet areas.
If someone receives an electric shock, immediately switch off the current. If they are unconscious do
not waste time looking for a hidden switch or socket; stand on dry non-conducting material, such as
a rubber mat, wood or linoleum, and use rubber gloves, dry clothes, dry rope or wood to push or pull
them away from the source of electrocution. Follow the steps for emergency resuscitation and
recovery if trained to do so.
Medical advice should always be sought after an electric shock incident, whether or not the person
lost consciousness.
SPILLAGES
You should know how to deal with a laboratory spillage before commencing the work activity this
should be considered in the emergency procedures section of the risk assessment. If you are
uncertain about how to deal with a chemical, biological or radiological spillage, STOP WHAT YOU
ARE DOING AND LEAVE THE AREA. Secure the room and seek assistance - alert your supervisor,
manager or Departmental / Divisional Safety Officer. Emergency spill kits appropriate to the
substances being handled should be accessible for cleaning up laboratory spillages. Always wear
appropriate personal protective equipment e.g. laboratory coat, gloves, eye protection etc. when
dealing with spillages. If you are exposed to certain hazardous substances as a result of a spillage
you may need to visit Occupational Health the requirement to do so should be determined in the
risk assessment / protocol for the work. REMEMBER, DONNING A MASK OR A RESPIRATOR
WILL NOT NECESSARILY PROTECT YOU IT MUST FIT YOU AND BE APPROPRIATE FOR
THE CHEMICAL.
GAS
If you suspect a natural or domestic gas leak, check whether a pilot light has gone out or if gas taps
are on. Turn off the gas supply if possible and ventilate the area. Do not touch electric switches or
use a naked flame. Report the leak immediately using your site emergency number or 999 off
campus.
Various types of compressed gas cylinders are used in College. Guidance on the safe use of
compressed
gases
may
be
found
on
the
Safety
Department
website:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/safety/guidanceandadvice/gasesandcryo
5.0 GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

PERSONAL SAFETY
Good housekeeping contributes to personal safety and fire prevention in the workplace. Always use
a tidy and systematic method of working. Rubbish and stored recyclable materials such as empty
containers and waste paper can be hazardous; please make sure they are disposed / stored
correctly at the end of each day.
You must be familiar with your building and area emergency procedures in the event of fire,
spillages or other accidents. Do not enter restricted areas unless you are authorised to do so, and at
all times observe the warnings given.
CLEAR ACCESS
Do not wedge open fire doors, and never block or obstruct doorways, gangways, corridors or stairs.
Do not tamper with door closures. Do not leave drawers and doors open unnecessarily and do not
trail cables or flexes across the floor.
REPORTING FAULTS
Faults concerning the condition of the premises such as flooding, lighting, floor surfaces etc. should
be reported via the Helpdesk on 48000 or email: estates-help@imperial.ac.uk or use the interactive
form on the Facilities Management website:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/facilitiesmanagement/helpdesk/defect
SPILLS
Cleaning fluids, photocopier chemicals and other such substances should always be stored correctly
and spillages dealt with immediately. If in doubt about what is best practice, ask your supervisor or
manager.
SHARPS
Use rigid sharps containers where they are provided. Never put sharp objects such as razor blades
or broken glass into waste bins without wrapping and labelling the items carefully to protect those
emptying the bins.
STORAGE
Make sure that shelves are not overloaded and that glass and heavy objects are stored at working
height where they will be easier to handle. Use steps or ladders to reach items at height; never climb
on benches, tables or chairs.
RECYCLING
The College seeks to recover and recycle as much material as possible, including waste paper and
glass. Check and make use of your departmental recycling arrangements. All materials must be free
from contamination before being placed in recycling containers. Remember that finishing work
includes tidying up! Waste procedures vary between campuses, buildings and departments refer
to local procedures or contact your Building Manager, Laboratory Manager or Departmental /
Divisional Safety Officer for advice. See section below on Waste Disposal
6.0 WORKPLACE SAFETY

COMPUTERS AND OTHER DISPLAY SCREEN EQUIPMENT
Work involving the use of computers should, where possible, be designed to consist of a mixture of
screen-based and other work. If this is not practicable, there are a number of ways you can avoid
fatigue and posture related injuries by using the equipment sensibly. Take regular breaks to change
your posture, and look away from the screen frequently to allow your eyes to relax. Make sure you
adjust the workstation and chair to suit you. Your forearms should be approximately horizontal with
the keyboard, to avoid bending your wrists, and the top of the display screen casing should be at
eye level. The keyboard only requires the lightest touch.
If you have any health concerns arising from the use of computers or other display screen
equipment, advice is available from your Departmental / Divisional Display Screen Equipment (DSE)
Assessor, or the College Occupational Health Service:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/occhealth/guidanceandadvice/computerhealth
LONG HOURS
It is sensible to take regular breaks whilst working. Mental or physical fatigue causes loss of
concentration and drowsiness and makes you more prone to mistakes and accidents. Do not
become a liability to yourself or others.
NOISE
Noise induced hearing loss is irreversible. Warning signs are placed at the entrance to and/or
adjacent to areas where noise is a hazard. Such areas should not be entered without appropriate
protection. If you find yourself raising your voice to be heard by someone two metres away, you
should consult your supervisor, manager or Departmental / Divisional Safety Officer.
LIFTING AND MANUAL HANDLING

There is always a right and wrong way to move heavy or bulky objects safely. Never lift or move
anything that is beyond your capability. Wherever possible you should use a handling aid to do the
job for you, such as a trolley.
If lifting or repetitive manual operations are routine in your work, your department/division will ensure
that you receive appropriate instruction and training on safe working practices and posture.
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Further advice may be obtained from your Departmental Manual Handling Assessor or Departmental
/ Divisional Safety Officer. Further information on manual handling may be found on the
Occupational Health website:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/occhealth/guidanceandadvice/manualhandling
COLLEGE CONTRACTORS
It is College policy to use only approved contractors. Alert Security if you witness a dangerous
incident or an unsafe situation.
7.0 LABORATORY AND WORKSHOP SAFETY

Before starting work, you must undergo a laboratory or workshop induction carried out by either the
Laboratory Manager or your supervisor.
BASICS
Eating, chewing, drinking, smoking, taking medication, or applying cosmetics is forbidden, as

is mouth pipetting.
Always follow the safety instructions you are given and wear the personal protective
equipment and clothing required in your department/division.
Never undertake potentially hazardous activities whilst working alone.
Keep benches tidy and gangways clear. Personal items must be kept away from areas
where they could become contaminated, preferably in a locker.
Dispose of waste in the appropriate container.
Always report a spillage and, if trained to do so, deal with it in the appropriate manner.
Never bring food or drink into the laboratory.
Wash hands thoroughly before eating, drinking or using the toilet.
Never take part in horseplay or practical jokes.
Only authorised personnel are admitted into laboratories. If maintenance work needs to be
carried out in the laboratory then appropriate controls in the form of a permit-to-work system
needs to be in place. Further details may be found on the Safety Department website
(http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/safety/guidanceandadvice/management).
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT

Personal protective equipment (PPE) includes laboratory/workshop coats; safety glasses and
goggles; masks and respirators; hard hats; and safety gloves and shoes.
PPE is only of benefit to you if it is suitable for the task in hand and you wear it properly. Learn how
to do so and store it carefully between uses.
Laboratory coats or gowns must always be properly worn and fastened. They must be kept in good
condition, replaced if holed or torn, and cleaned and washed regularly.
Look after other PPE and keep it clean; do not allow it to be contaminated by, for example, leaving it
on a laboratory bench. Report defective or ill-fitting equipment to your manager or supervisor and
have it replaced. Non-disposable facemasks and respirators require a regime for cleaning and
maintenance, and to ensure that they are effective, must be face-fit tested at the Occupational
Health Department (See section below on Health).
All PPE must be taken off before leaving the laboratory area and entering other areas, such as staff
rooms or offices.
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HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
Hazardous substances include hazardous chemicals and biological agents (both deliberate work
with pathogens and incidental exposure to potentially infected materials such as soil, sewage and
body fluids).
Always follow departmental/divisional procedures for handling hazardous substances. If in doubt,

STOP and ask your manager or supervisor how to use it safely.
Always use hazardous substances as trained or directed and observe hazard warning labels or
hazard data about a substance. You must use appropriate control measures; for example, fume
cupboards and PPE, and know the emergency procedures in the event of accidents or spillages.
All of these points should be addressed in the risk assessment or standard operating procedure
for the work.
Never use food or drink containers to store hazardous substances.
You should clearly label containers in which you store hazardous substances with a minimum of
your name, the substance's name and concentration, and the date of storage.
If you re-use a container that has previously had a different substance in it, it should be
thoroughly cleaned and relabelled before use.
Dispose of hazardous substances in the appropriate manner to protect the environment and the
individual.
Know the standard warning symbols and what they mean (see table below Warning Notices)
All accidents, spills, and other dangerous conditions must be reported to your supervisor,
manager or Departmental / Divisional Safety Officer.
ASBESTOS
College is seeking to eradicate asbestos in the long-term. All newly identified asbestos material is
labelled, and sealed or removed. You would not normally expect to work with or be exposed to
asbestos on College premises. However, asbestos becomes hazardous when disturbed or damaged
and may be found in insulation, pipe lagging, ceiling tiles and possibly in some older types of
laboratory equipment such as the lining of ovens. If you suspect that asbestos material is likely to be
present, do not undertake work that might damage or disturb it.
If you think damage has occurred, you must evacuate the area and alert your Technical Services
Manager or Departmental/Divisional Safety Officer immediately.
IONISING RADIATION
No work with ionising radiation shall take place until the appropriate authorisations are in place.
Further
information
is
available
on
the
Safety
Department
website
(http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/safety/guidanceandadvice/ionradiation).
WASTE DISPOSAL
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All waste produced in College is classed as Controlled Waste and must be disposed of according to
College Procedures.
It will be categorised as clinical waste, chemical waste, radioactive waste, household and
commercial waste, furniture, building debris, etc.
If you produce waste you are responsible for disposing of it appropriately. It must be packaged
securely and clearly labelled with its contents and any other information necessary for its safe
handling, treatment and final disposal.
Further details concerning disposal of hazardous waste may be found on the Safety Department
website (http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/safety/guidanceandadvice/hazwaste).
ELECTRICAL SAFETY
All electrical equipment brought into the workplace must be tested before use Portable Appliance
Testing or Pat. Check with your supervisor, manager, Technical Services Manager, or
Departmental/Divisional Safety Officer as to what needs to be done.
Faulty College electrical equipment must be reported to one of the above.
Never undertake repairs or maintenance of electrical equipment unless authorised and trained to do
so. Such equipment must not be used until it has been repaired, checked, and passed as safe for
use. In the meantime, it should be taken out of service and suitably labelled to prevent others from
using it.
Obvious visual signs of potential electrical faults include damaged plugs and pins, significant wear or
DIY repairs to flex coverings, and exposed wires.
MACHINERY
Machinery must be appropriate for the task, equipped with adequate guards and interlocks and
suitably maintained.
Always make sure that before using a piece of machinery you are trained in how to operate it
correctly and, where authorised, to maintain it. You must know how to STOP it in an emergency
know where the emergency stop button is and make sure you can reach it easily.
Always make sure that you are wearing the appropriate protective clothing and eye wear and that all
machine guards are properly in place. Do not wear dangling jewellery, rings, watches or loose
clothing that could get caught in machinery. Keep long hair tied back.
You must operate machinery in adequate light, and should turn it off when not in use. Never distract
others who are using machinery.
On no account should machinery be operated when you are tired or under the influence of drugs or
alcohol. You will be a liability to yourself and others.
Any defects in machinery must be reported to your supervisor or manager and the machine taken
out of service.
PRESSURE VESSELS
You must ensure that pressurised equipment is safe, in good condition, regularly inspected and
registered with the College Helpdesk further details may be found on the Safety Department
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website (http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/safety/guidanceandadvice/workequip). Your supervisor or some

other designated competent person must train you to use such equipment before starting work. It is
your responsibility to follow this training and any instructions given.
8.0 HEALTH
MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SERVICES
The College Health Centre is located at 40 Princes Gardens, SW7 1LY.
Contact Numbers:
Surgery
Out-of-hours Service
E-mail:
Website:
020 7584 6301

020 7584 6301 (ask for Imperial College Doctor)
mailto:healthcentre@imperial.ac.uk
http://www.imperialcollegehealthcentre.co.uk
Further details, including opening times, may be found on the website.

The nearest casualty departments are:
St. Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, W2 1PG
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Fulham Road, SW10 9NH
Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot (for Silwood Park)
The Dental Surgery is situated in the College Health Centre and is staffed by dental surgeons and
a dental hygienist. NHS treatment is available but excludes orthodontics.
The College Occupational Health Service advises on all matters relating to the effects of health
on work and work on health. It is located on Level 4, Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus.
E-mail:
mailto:occhealth@imperial.ac.uk
Website:
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/occhealth
HEALTH SURVEILLANCE
If you are, or are liable to be, significantly exposed to chemical, biological or physical health risks at
work, your department will enrol you for health surveillance with the College Occupational Health
Service before the work starts. You will be periodically assessed to detect early signs of harmful, or
potentially harmful exposure to substances you encounter in your work. It is therefore most
important that you comply with these arrangements.
If your work involves exposure to infectious material you may also require vaccinations, which are
provided by the Occupational Health Service. Your supervisor will advise you about this.
Further information and advice is available from your department or the Occupational Health
Service.
9.0 LIFE ON CAMPUS

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND PERSONAL EQUIPMENT
Plugs, sockets and extension boards must not be overloaded or the latter daisy-chained. This is a
fire hazard.
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For the same reason, electric fires, heaters, cooking appliances and refrigerators must not be used
in bedrooms in Halls of Residence.
No alterations must be made to mains wiring.
Please ensure that trailing cables and flexes are not a hazard to yourself or others.
Routine test inspections of electrical equipment supplied by the College are undertaken by College
in all Halls of Residence. Any queries should be addressed to the Hall manager.
KITCHENS
Show consideration for other users of kitchens; you are part of a community, and should leave
communal areas as you would wish to find them.
Deep fat frying is forbidden in College Halls of Residence. You must not leave hot fat unattended,
and NEVER pour water on it. Fat fires should be extinguished by smothering them with a fire blanket
or a damp cloth.
Do not leave pan handles over heating elements or flames, and make sure you turn off all
appliances after use.
Clean up spills on the floor, especially if they are greasy. Never store cleaning materials in food or
drink containers.
FOOD HYGIENE
Food should be eaten before its "use by" date and cooked according to its instructions for time and
temperature to kill any germs or bacteria it contains. Cooked food should be refrigerated within an
hour and a half of cooking. Food should be reheated only once and must be piping hot before
eating.
It is not a good idea to store half used cans; the contents should be transferred to a plastic/glass
container, covered and kept in a refrigerator. Raw meat may carry germs; poultry in particular should
be completely thawed before cooking and cooked thoroughly. And of course, you should always use
clean cooking equipment and utensils.
10.0 LIFE OFF CAMPUS

SAFETY IN PRIVATE RENTED ACCOMMODATION
Know your rights. Information and advice are available from the College Accommodation Office or
the Union Welfare Adviser.
If your accommodation has gas fires/ heaters/ boilers, you should be aware of the risk of carbon
monoxide poisoning. The ICSU publication Imperial College Union Housing Rights Guide gives
additional information and is available from the Students Union.
You should look for obvious signs of faulty wiring, damaged plugs and light switches, bare wires or
insulation, and discoloured sockets.
VEHICLES AND MINIBUSES
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The Student Union minibuses are used for fieldtrips and ICSU clubs. There are explicit procedures
for hiring minibuses, details of which are in the ICSU publications, Minibus Guide and Guide to
Clubs and Societies.
FIELDWORK
You will receive appropriate first aid training from your department before embarking on fieldwork.
You should always follow instructions you have been given, avoid risks and, wherever possible, do
not go out alone. ALWAYS let someone know your intended route and destination, and when you
expect to return. Report in when you get back. Full details of the College Off-site working Policy and
Code of Practice may be found on the Safety Department website:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/safety/guidanceandadvice/offsiteworking1
EXPEDITIONS
Always plan expeditions carefully, taking account of all foreseeable eventualities. Know what to do if
there is an accident, and remember that it must be reported. Make sure that you know basic
emergency procedures. See above.
SPORTS
You should make sure that you are appropriately trained before undertaking a new activity or sport.
You should consider whether some preparatory fitness training might be a good idea. If you have a
medical condition or are taking up exercise as a new hobby, you should seek the advice of your GP.
Always know how and where to obtain help in the event of an emergency.
11.0 PERSONAL SAFETY

WORKING ALONE
Never work alone when carrying out potentially hazardous work. There will be no one at hand to
help you should you encounter problems or have an accident.
Follow your Department's/Division's local rules and procedures for lone working. Someone,
preferably on site, should know where you are, when you arrived and when you intend to leave. You
should at least sign in and out with Security.
Your site has an emergency number. Make sure you know it.
All staff and students are issued with a security card. You should carry your card with you at all
times and ensure its safe keeping. If your card is lost or stolen, please report this immediately to
Security. Do not lend your security card to anyone else.
Keys of College Halls/Houses of Residence must not be duplicated and must be returned at the end
of each term to ensure Residence security. You should not admit strangers to your Residence visitors must use the intercom phones. Beware of others tailgating into residences behind you.
VIOLENCE
Violence and abuse are not tolerated within the College community. You are actively encouraged to
report to your personal tutor, supervisor, or manager incidences of physical or verbal abuse on
College premises. You should always avoid provoking or placing yourself in confrontational
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situations. If you feel threatened, in danger, or witness violence to someone else, alert Security
immediately. Never tackle intruders alone - always call Security.
ADVICE AND COUNSELLING FOR STAFF

Please see the Occupation Health web pages on advice and counselling.
12.0 WARNING NOTICES

You should be familiar with the warning symbols used in your department. They are for your own
safety. Here are examples of the most important types:
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Prohibition
Mandatory
NOT ALLOWED
OBEY SIGN
crossed red circle
solid blue circle
Hazard Warning
Safety
CAUTION
SAFE CONDITION
yellow triangle
solid green square/rectangle
Fire
Dangerous Goods Transportation
FIRE EQUIPMENT
LABEL ON CONTAINER
solid red square/rectangle
hazard diamond
WHERE TO FIND OUT MORE

Further information on some of the topics covered here may be found on other Safety Department
web pages.
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Leave of Absence
Students who wish to take an internship or undertake field work whilst registered for a
programme at the College need the consent of their Programme Director.
The following also applies to students on a Tier 4 visa:
Students may only work up to 20 hours per week during term time
Term time for Masters students continues until the programme end date
To do an internship in the UK, it must be an assessed part of the programme, with an
agreement between the employer and the Business School
Once field work/internships are approved, students must update the student e-service
with their new contact details (this is particularly important for international students
who have a visa).
To apply for a leave of absence, please complete the details below. Once the signature of
the Programme Director has been received, the form should be submitted to the relevant
Programme Coordinator.
Name: _______________________________________
CID: _________________________________________
Programme: ___________________________________
Departure Date: ________________________________
Return Date (if applicable):________________________
Destination Country: _____________________________
Contact at Internship provider (name & email): ______________________________
Reasons for Leave of Absence:
Programme Director Signature: __________________________________________

Date: _______________________________________________________________
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9 Royal School of Mines
10 Aston Webb
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Bessemer Building
Goldsmiths Building
Huxley Building
ACE Extension
William Penney
Laboratory
Electrical Engineering
Business School
53 Princes Gate
Eastside
Student Hub
Conference Office
21 Grantham Institute for
Climate Change
22 Faculty Building
23 58 Princes Gate
24 170 Queens Gate
25 Imperial College and
Science Museum Libraries
26 Queens Tower
28 Mechanical Engineering
Building
29 Southside
30 Sir Ernst Chain Building
31 Flowers Building
32 Chemistry Building
33 Sir Alexander Fleming
Building
34 Chemistry RCS1
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Beit Hall, Chaplaincy, Imperial College Union
Ethos Sports Centre
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Physics, Cell and Molecular Biology
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A
and Chemical Technology, Centre for Process Systems
Engineering
Bone Building
21
Level 4: A
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Service
Level 5: Building Projects, Blyth Music and Arts Centre,
Careers Advisory Service, Centre for Educational
Development, Communications and Development,
Facilities Management, HR Equality, Property
Management, Read and Pippard Lecture Theatres,
Safety Department, Seminar and Learning Centre
(SALC)
Grantham Institute for Climate Change
22 Faculty Building

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Communications and Development, Corporate Partnerships,
Faculties of Engineering, Medicine and Natural Sciences
administration, Finance, Human Resources, Rectors Office,
Research Services, Strategy and Planning
23 58 Princes Gate

allroom, Billiard Room, Boardroom, College Room, Garden

B
Room, Oak Room, Imperial Consultants, UK Energy Research
Centre
24 170 Queens Gate
Royal School of Mines
Earth Science and Engineering, Materials
Council Room, Dining Room and Solar
10
Aston Webb
25
Imperial College and Science Museum Libraries
arth Science and Engineering, Materials, Institute for Security

E
Science and Technology, Institute of Shock Physics
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C
Technology and Medicine, Library Archives and Special
Collections, Science Museum Library
11
Bessemer Building
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B
Engineering, Institute for Systems and Synthetic Biology
26 Queens Tower
12
Goldsmiths Building
Bioengineering, Earth Science and Engineering, Materials
13
Huxley Building
Computing, Mathematics, Physics
14
ACE Extension
15
William Penney Laboratory
London e-Science Centre
16
Electrical Engineering Building
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy Futures Lab
17
Business School
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Entrepreneurship Centre, Centre for Health Management
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C
Control and Waste Management, Reach Out Lab, Centre for
Transport Studies
28 Mechanical Engineering Building

Business School, ICT, Mechanical Engineering, Centre for

Environmental Technology, Vibration University Technology
Centre
29 Southside

F almouth Keogh Hall, Selkirk Hall, Tizard Hall, Health Centre,

Dentist
30 Sir Ernst Chain Building Wolfson Laboratories

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B
Centre for Bioinformatics, Centre for Biomolecular Electron
Microscopy, Glycobiology Training, Research and Infrastructure
Centre, Centre for Structural Biology
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53 Princes Gate
Business School
31
Flowers Building
19
Eastside
Gabor Hall, Linstead Hall, Wilkinson Hall, Eastside bar and

restaurant, Essentials convenience store
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C
Microbiology and Infection,
32
Chemistry Building
Chemistry
33
Sir Alexander Fleming Building
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M
Biology, Molecular Biosciences, Advanced Biotechnology
Centre, Centre for Chronobiology
Level 1: B
ank (NatWest), Catering, International Office,
Queens Tower Rooms, Security Reception
Level 2: Bank (Santander), Great Hall, Junior Common Room,
Newsagent, Optician, QT snack bar, Senior Common
Room, Union Shop
Level 3: Academic Visitors Accommodation, Conference
Office, Finance, Graduate Schools, HR Pensions,
Human Resources, Humanities, Outreach, Registry,
Learning and Development Centre, Sport Imperial
management, Student Accommodation Centre,
Student Hub
34 Chemistry RCS1

Biochemistry, Biology, Centre for Photomolecular Sciences,

Chemistry
35
52 Princes Gate
Imperial Innovations
Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC), Faculty Building 22

Academic Visitors Accommodation, Level 3 Sherfield Building 20
Administration for the faculties of Engineering, Medicine and Natural Sciences,
Faculty Building 22
Advanced Biotechnology Centre, Sir Alexander Fleming Building 33
Aeronautics, Roderic Hill Building 7, Bone Building 8, ACE Extension 14
Archives, Level 4 Sherfield Building 20
Archives, Library and Special Collections 25
Imperial Consultants, 58 Princes Gate 23

ICT, Level 4 Sherfield Building 20, Mechanical Engineering Building 28
ICT Helpdesk, Level 4 Sherfield Building 20
Business School 17, Mechanical Engineering Building 28
Imperial College Union, Beit Quadrangle 1, 2
Imperial Incubator, Bessemer Building 11
Imperial Innovations, 52 Princes Gate 35
Innovation Studies Centre, Business School 17
Institute for Global Health, 15 Princes Gardens North Side 4
Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Bessemer Building 11
International Office, Level 1 Sherfield Building 20
B
Ballroom, 58 Princes Gate 23
Banks (NatWest), Level 1 Sherfield Building 20, (Santander) Level 2 Sherfield
Building 20
Beit Hall, Beit Quadrangle 1
Billiard Room, 58 Princes Gate 23
Biochemistry, Chemistry RCS1 34
Bioengineering, Bessemer Building 11, Goldsmiths Building 12
Bioinformatics, Centre for, Sir Ernst Chain Building 30
Biology, Chemistry RCS1 34, Roderic Hill Building 7 Sir Alexander Fleming Building
33, Sir Ernst Chain Building 30
Biomedical Engineering, Institute of, Bessemer Building 11
Biomedical Sciences, Sir Alexander Fleming Building 33
Biomolecular Electron Microscopy, Centre for, Sir Ernst Chain Building 30
Blyth Music and Arts Centre, Level 5 Sherfield Building 20
Boardroom, 58 Princes Gate 23
Building Projects, Level 5 Sherfield Building 20
Business School 17, Mechanical Engineering Building 28, 53 Princes Gate 18
C
Careers Advisory Service, Level 5 Sherfield Building 20
Catering, Level 1 Sherfield Building 20
Cell and Molecular Biology, Blackett Laboratory 6, Sir Ernst Chain Building 30,
Flowers Building 31, Sir Alexander Fleming Building 33
Central Library 25
Central Secretariat, Faculty Building 22
Centre for Professional Development, 58 Princes Gate 23
Chaplaincy, East Basement, Beit Quadrangle 1,
Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology, Roderic Hill Building 7, Bone
Building 8, ACE Extension 14
Chemistry, Chemistry Building, Chemistry Cafe 32, Chemistry RCS1 34, Flowers
Building 31
Chronobiology, Centre for, Sir Alexander Fleming Building 33
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Skempton Building 27
College Room, 58 Princes Gate 23
Communications and Development, Faculty Building 22, Level 5 Sherfield Building 20
Composites Centre, Roderic Hill Building 7
Computing, Huxley Building 13
Conference Office, Level 3 Sherfield Building 20
Corporate Partnerships, Faculty Building 22
Council Room, 170 Queens Gate 24
D
Dentist, Health Centre, Southside 29
Dining Room and Solar, 170 Queens Gate 24
E
Early Years Education Centre, 8 Princes Gardens North Side 4
Earth Science and Engineering, Royal School of Mines 9, Aston Webb 10,
Goldsmiths Building 12
Eastside Halls of Residence (Gabor, Linstead, Wilkinson), Eastside bar
and restaurant, Essentials convenience store 19
Educational Development, Centre for, Level 5 Sherfield Building 20
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering Building 16
Energy Futures Lab, Electrical Engineering Building 16
Entrepreneurship Centre, Business School 17
Environmental Control and Waste Management, Centre for,
Skempton Building 27
Environmental Policy, Centre for, Mechanical Engineering Building 28
Ethos Sports Centre 3
F
Facilities Management, Level 5 Sherfield Building 20
Faculties of Engineering, Medicine and Natural Sciences administration,
Faculty Building 22
Falmouth Keogh Hall, Southside 29
Finance, Faculty Building 22, Level 3 Sherfield Building 20
G
Garden Hall, 1012 Princes Gardens North Side 4
Garden Room, 58 Princes Gate 23
Glycobiology Training, Research and Infrastructure Centre,
Sir Ernst Chain Building 30
Graduate Schools, Level 3 Sherfield Building 20
Grantham Institute for Climate Change 21
Great Hall, Level 2 Sherfield Building 20
H
Health Centre, Dentist, Southside 29
Health Management, Centre for, Business School 17
History of Science, Technology and Medicine, Centre for the, Central Library 25
Humanities, Imperial College and Science Museum Libraries 25, Level 3 Sherfield
Building 20
Human Resources, Faculty Building 22, Level 3 Sherfield Building 20
HR Equality, Level 5 Sherfield Building 20
HR Pensions, Level 3 Sherfield Building 20
J
Junior Common Room, Level 2 Sherfield Building 20
L
Learning and Development Centre, Level 3 Sherfield Building 20
Library (Imperial College and Science Museum) 25
London e-Science Centre, William Penney Laboratory 15
M
Materials, Royal School of Mines 9, Aston Webb 10, Goldsmiths
Building 12
Mathematics, Huxley Building 13
Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Building 28
Medicine, Sir Alexander Fleming Building 33
Molecular Biosciences, Sir Alexander Fleming Building 33, Sir Ernst Chain Building 30
Molecular Microbiology and Infection, Centre for, Flowers Building 31
N
Newsagent, Level 2 Sherfield Building 20
O
Oak Room, 58 Princes Gate 23
Occupational Health Service, Level 4 Sherfield Building 20
Optician, Level 2 Sherfield Building 20
Outreach, Level 3 Sherfield Building 20
P
Pippard Lecture Theatre, Level 5 Sherfield Building 20
Photomolecular Sciences, Centre for, Chemistry RCS1 34
Physics, Blackett Laboratory 6, Huxley Building 13
Process Systems Engineering, Centre for, Roderic Hill Building 7
Professional Development, Centre for, 58 Princes Gate 23
Property Management, Level 5 Sherfield Building 20
Q
QT snack bar, Level 2 Sherfield Building 20
Quantitative Finance, Centre for, Business School 17
Queens Tower 26
Queens Tower Rooms, Level 1 Sherfield Building 20
R
Reach Out Lab, Skempton Building, 27
Read Lecture Theatre, Level 5 Sherfield Building 20
Rectors Office, Faculty Building 22
Registry, Level 3 Sherfield Building 20
Research Services, Faculty Building 22
S
Safety Department, Level 5 Sherfield Building 20
Science Museum Library 25
Security Reception, Level 1 Sherfield Building 20
Security Science and Technology, Institute for, Aston Webb 10
Selkirk Hall, Southside 29
Seminar and Learning Centre (SALC), Level 5 Sherfield Building 20
Senior Common Room, Level 2 Sherfield Building 20
Shock Physics, Institute of, Aston Webb 10
Southside Halls of Residence (Falmouth Keogh, Selkirk, Tizard) 29
Sport Imperial, Ethos Sports Centre 3
Sport Imperial management, Level 3 Sherfield Building 20
Sports Centre, Ethos 3
Strategy and Planning, Faculty Building 22
Structural Biology, Centre for, Sir Ernst Chain Building 30
Student Accommodation Centre, Level 3 Sherfield Building 20
Student Hub, Level 3 Sherfield Building 20
Systems and Synthetic Biology, Institute for, Bessemer Building 11
T
Tizard Hall, Southside 29
Transport Studies, Centre for, Skempton Building 27
U
Union Shop, Level 2 Sherfield Building 20
UK Energy Research Centre, 58 Princes Gate 23
V
Vibration University Technology Centre, Mechanical Engineering Building 28
W
Weeks Hall 5
William Penney Laboratory 15
MISSED/LATE MINOR COURSEWORK FORM

This form is to be filled in by students who have not handed in minor items of
assessed coursework/assignments or have handed them in late. It is not to be used
for pieces of assignments which, on their own, make a significant contribution to end
of year marks. If you are uncertain whether the use of this form is appropriate, you
should take advice from your Personal Tutor, the Senior Tutor or the relevant Course
Director.
No cognisance will be taken of mitigating circumstances unless this form is
completed in full. For consideration of mitigating circumstances this form must be
submitted within 5 working days of the coursework submission deadline.
Personal Details:
Name:
CID:
Department:
Programme of Study:
Year of Study:
Independent corroboration is not required unless you have been ill for more than 5 working
days, in which case please attach a medical certificate from your doctor. However, you
should always inform your Personal or Senior Tutor even in the event of shorter periods of
illness.
Assessed coursework which was missed or handed in late
Course
Item of coursework
Deadline
for work
Was the work

late or missed?
If you need to use this form to report more than 3 pieces of missed coursework in a
term you are required to see the Senior Tutor.
Signed
Date..
Return this form to the person/place designated by your department
REQUEST FOR MITIGATION FORM

To be used for examinations and major elements of coursework.
For consideration of mitigating circumstances for an assessment this form must be
submitted within 5 working days of the examination or coursework submission date to the
person specified by your Department
Personal Details:
Name:
CID:
Department:
Programme of Study:
Year of Study:
Nature of Mitigating Circumstances:
Own
illness
Family
illness/bereavement
Accident
Victim of
crime
Other unforeseen
circumstances
Please expand or continue on a separate sheet if necessary
Documentation:
Have you attached appropriate documentation to support your case?
YES/NO
If YES, please indicate what documentation is attached.

Examples of suitable documentation include:
Medical Certificate or doctors letter (if from a UK based practitioner, they should be GMC registered)
Email/letter from Imperial College Health Centre
Hospital Admission note
Death Certificate
Police Crime Number/report
Letter from counsellor
Other: Please specify
Translations should be provided of any documentation not submitted in English
If NO, please state when you will be able to provide suitable documentation, or explain why
this is not possible:
Please note that the more information the Department receives to support your mitigating
circumstances, the better able it is to reach an informed decision.
Details of Assessment Missed or Performed with Mitigating Circumstances
Course
code
Assessment item (e.g. exam /major

item of coursework/dissertation)
Date of
assessment/
submission
deadline
Indicate whether
you sat/submitted
the assessment
(Yes / No)
Please tick here if all assessments during the academic year have been affected by
the circumstances detailed above.
Please note that the information on this form will remain confidential and will only be viewed
by the advisory panel which will make a recommendation to the Board of Examiners about
your request. Please state below if there is any information contained on this form which you
DO NOT wish to be released to the Exam Board. Please bear in mind that the more
information that is received by the Board the better able they will be to reach an informed
decision.
I wish for the appropriate Board of Examiners to take into account my mitigating
circumstances for the assessments listed above. I declare that the information I have given
to be true to the best of my knowledge and understand that false claims for mitigation are a
serious examinations offence.
Signed (student)
Date:
Signed (member of staff - to confirm receipt)
Date:.
Please note that for minor pieces of assessed work, independent corroborating
evidence is not required and the minor coursework mitigating circumstances form
should be used. Your Personal Tutor, Senior Tutor or Course Leader will advise you
which pieces of coursework, if any, are categorised as minor.
REQUEST FOR MITIGATION OUTCOMES

(Office use only)
Recommended Outcome (please attach documents if necessary):

Uncapped first sitting
Uncapped resit
SQT
Addition of mark
Refer to final board for consideration in relation to award of degree
No action required
Reasons for decision:
Was the evidence presented by the Advisory Panel accepted by the Board of Examiners? If
the evidence was not accepted please provide a brief explanation of why.
Members of the advisory panel should sign and date below:

Signed
Date
Signed
Date
Signed
Date
Signed
Date
Appendix 1
Procedure for Consideration of Representations concerning decisions of Boards of Examiners
GENERAL
1
This procedure is applicable in respect of examinations for first degrees and postgraduate taught
degrees.
Representations may not be made against the results of examinations on academic grounds.
The College will consider representations made on the grounds of administrative error, or where
there is concern that the examination may not have been conducted in accordance with the relevant
Regulations or where there is new evidence of circumstances which might have adversely affected
a candidate's performance which was not available to the Board of Examiners at the time it made its
decision.
PROCEDURE
4
Any representation shall be made within one month of official notification by the Registry to the
candidate of the decision of the Board of Examiners to which it relates, unless, where the candidate
has advanced substantive reasons for the delay in submitting the representation, the Pro Rector
(Education and Academic Affairs), Dean of Students and Academic Registrar determine that a
representation made outside this period be allowed.
Representations shall be made in writing and sent to the Academic Registrar and shall state the
grounds on which the representation is made and provide evidence to support it.
The representation shall be referred in the first instance to the relevant Board of Examiners1 which
shall, in consultation with at least one External Examiner, reconsider a decision in the following
circumstances:
a.
Where a candidate requests such reconsideration and provides adequate evidence which is
acceptable to the Board of Examiners that his/her examination was adversely affected by
illness or other factors which s/he was unable, or for valid reasons unwilling, to disclose
before the Board of Examiners reached its decision;
b.
Where there is clear evidence produced by the candidate or any other person of
administrative error or that the examination was not conducted in accordance with the
Regulations.
The Board of Examiners may authorise the Chairman and a sub-group of examiners to consider representations on its behalf
Following any reconsideration of a decision by the relevant Board of Examiners, the hearing of a
formal appeal by the candidate against the outcome of the reconsideration may be allowed, at the
discretion of the Pro Rector (Education and Academic Affairs) in consultation with the Dean of
Students, if sufficient evidence remains providing grounds for appeal as stated in paragraph 6 a.
and b. above.
An appeal must be made in writing and lodged with the Academic Registrar within ten working days
of the notification to the candidate of the reconsidered decision of the Board of Examiners.
If the Pro Rector (Education and Academic Affairs) has determined that sufficient evidence remains
to allow an appeal, the Academic Registrar shall arrange for a Representations Panel to be
established, which shall comprise:
a.
A Dean (or other nominee) of the Faculty relevant to the programme of study concerned,
who shall act as Chairman of the Representations Panel.
c.
Two further members drawn from among the members of the Panel of academic staff
appointed by the Senate to hear appeals.
Provided that no member of the Representations Panel shall have been involved in teaching or
examining for, or involved in any other way with the programme of study of the person making the
appeal.
10
The Representations Panel shall meet as soon as is practicable.
11
The Representations Panel shall invite the appellant or a representative to appear before it and/or
to give written evidence if desired. Students may, if they wish, be accompanied by a member of
Imperial College (either a fellow student, or a personal tutor, warden or other member of the
academic staff); the friend may speak in support of the student if the latter so desires. In keeping
with the Human Rights Act (1998), students may, if they wish, request that the hearing be held in
public.
12
The Representations Panel shall invite the Chairman (or other representative) of the relevant Board
of Examiners to appear before it and/or to give written evidence if desired, and shall invite such
other persons to appear before it, and consider such other documents, as it deems appropriate to
the case. A member of the Department of the programme of study concerned will present the case.
13
The Academic Registrar shall appoint an appropriate person to serve as a clerk to the
Representations Panel, who shall keep a record of its proceedings.
14
The Representations Panel may decide

a.
That the appeal be allowed, in which case it shall submit a report to the Rector who shall,
unless he determines that some other procedure is applicable, direct the Board of Examiners
to cause a fresh decision to be made. Such decision, properly made within the appropriate
regulations and procedures, shall be the final decision of the College; or
2
b.
That the appeal be dismissed, in which case the decision of the Representations Panel will
be the final decision of the College.
15
The appellant shall be informed of the decisions of the Representations Panel, and, where
applicable, of the decision of the Rector. The appellant shall be provided with reasons for the
judgement reached in relation to the submissions made at the hearing.
16
In keeping with the Human Rights Act (1988), should the student choose, the decision and
reasoned judgement of the Representations Panel will be published.
17
Once a student has completed the Colleges internal appeals or complaints procedures, the College
will issue the student with a Completion of Procedures Letter. If the student is still dissatisfied, the
student may direct their complaint to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator within three months
of the date on which the Completion of Procedures Letter was issued. Information on the complaints
covered by the Office of the Independent Adjudicator and the review procedures is available at
http://www.oiahe.org.uk/. The College reserves the right to reject a complaint when it is issued more
than three years after the substantive event(s) to which it relates.

Policy
1.
This policy relates to all students, including occasional students (students hereafter) at Imperial
College London, during hours undertaking work or study and when undertaking activities on
behalf of the College or attending College-related social events.
2.
While the College has a general interest in the well-being of its students, what they do in their
private lives is generally outside the scope of this policy unless it affects their work, interferes
with the legitimate activities of other members of the College or risks their safety or that of others,
or brings the College into disrepute.
3.
The College is committed to promoting the health and well-being of its students and will ensure
any students with alcohol or substance dependency problems have the opportunity to obtain
support and are treated sensitively. The College wishes to ensure that the health, safety and
welfare of its students are not jeopardised through misuse of alcohol or substances in College.
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 stipulates that employers have a duty to ensure the
health, safety and welfare of employees and others who may be affected by work activities,
including students and visitors, as far as is reasonably practicable.
4.
This policy sets out the approach the College will normally take when the consumption of drugs
and/or alcohol affects the performance of its students. Each case will be considered on its
merits. The College is committed to offering guidance and early assistance with the primary
concern being to help the individual whose performance and/or behaviour is affected.
5.
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 makes it an offence for anyone who occupies, or is involved in the
management of premises, to knowingly allow the production or supply of controlled drugs or
illegal substances on their premises.
A student who contravenes this policy, refuses support or whose performance and/or behaviour does
not improve following support may be subject to the Colleges Student Disciplinary Procedures.
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/proceduresandregulations/policiesandprocedures/disciplinary
Definitions
Substance Misuse drinking alcohol, taking drugs or a substance, either intermittently or
continuously, such that it adversely interferes with an individuals health, work or study performance or
conduct or affects the work performance and/or safety of themselves and others.
Drugs This term includes prescription medicines where the prescription medicines have not been
prescribed for the person possessing or using them and/or such prescription medicines which are not
taken in accordance with a physicians direction; includes any substance (other than alcohol) that
produces physical, mental, emotional or behavioural changes in the user.
Controlled Substance includes all chemical substances or drugs listed in any controlled substances
acts or regulations applicable under the law.
Responsibilities
Students:
6.
Each student is responsible for ensuring his or her own behaviour and work or study
performance remains appropriate whilst engaged in College activity (Paragraph 1) and is not
affected by excessive alcohol consumption or substance misuse.
7.
Students who suspect, or know, that they have an alcohol, or substance-related problem should
seek professional help at an early stage to avoid the problem becoming worse. The Support
section in Appendix 1 provides further information. They may also choose to confidentially refer
themselves to the College Health Centre.
8.
Students should familiarise themselves and comply with any College policy that prohibits
consumption of alcohol during working hours. There are many roles and activities in College
where any reduction of alertness or disturbance of critical faculties could compromise the health
and safety of the person involved or others.
9.
Students must not bring or use illegal substances on College premises under any circumstances.
10. Students should notify their Tutor/Senior Tutor (undergraduate), or Tutor/ Supervisor/
Postgraduate Tutor (postgraduate) if they are taking prescribed medication that could affect their
ability to work or study safely.
Head of Department/Course Organiser/Senior Tutor/Postgraduate Tutor:
11. Ensure that students are aware of the policy and the support available to them.
12. Having considered the nature of activities undertaken within their jurisdiction, identify
work/locations/ tasks with high accident risk and define and implement a dry roles policy.
13. Where relevant, ensure systems for notification of third parties (for instance, an NHS Trust, a
regulatory body or the police; please note this is not an exhaustive list) of their concerns relating
to a students alcohol or substance dependency issue, where they have reasonable grounds to
think the person may pose a safety risk to others or if there is a legal requirement. In these
cases the Head of Department/Senior Tutor/Postgraduate Tutor will normally notify the student
before proceeding.
Head of Department/Course Organiser/Personal Tutor/Supervisor/Hall Warden
14. Ensure compliance with the Policy.
15. Communicate which activities have been designated as dry roles to students.
16. Reinforce to students the requirement for appropriate behaviour at College related social events.
17. Refer students for assessment or help to the College Health Centre where required following the
students consent.
18. Provide students with support and adjustment to facilitate recovery as far as reasonably practical
following advice from the College Health Centre and the Registry.
The College Health Centre is responsible for:
19. Assessing students who self refer or are referred by a member of College for a medical opinion.
20. Providing general advice to tutors/supervisors/wardens on the early recognition and
management of individuals misusing alcohol or drugs.
21. Offer in-house treatment, monitoring and support to students and where appropriate arrange
referral to specialist external agencies.
22. With the students consent, liaise with relevant College personnel, on their progress, fitness to
study and any disciplinary matters during and after treatment of a drug or alcohol problem.
The College Occupational Health Service is responsible for:
23. Assist in the medical assessment of medical students where there is concern that the student may
have an alcohol or substance misuse problem that may affect their fitness to practise.
24. Monitor progress and advise on compliance with treatment of an alcohol or substance misuse
problem where compliance is a condition for return to or continuation on their course of study after
an alcohol or substance misuse problem affecting their fitness to practise has been identified.
25. Where there is concern that a medical students fitness to work with patients may by impaired
because of alcohol or drug misuse the student should be referred to the college Occupational
Physician for assessment.
Where a student appears to be under the influence of alcohol or a substance
26. The Tutor/Supervisor, another member of academic staff or Hall Warden should seek guidance,
where practically possible, from the Senior Tutor/PostgraduateTutor if they suspect a student is
under the influence of alcohol or a substance. The student should be sent home for the day if
not already in Hall. If there is uncertainty over a students fitness to travel home unaccompanied,
advice should be sought from the College Health Centre.
27. It is the responsibility of the Senior Tutor/Postgraduate Tutor to discuss with a student as soon as
possible if their behaviour, performance or absence indicates a possible problem with alcohol or
substance misuse.
28. The Senior Tutor/Postgraduate tutor will normally, with the students consent, make a decision to
refer an individual directly to the College Health Centre when a student discloses an alcohol or
substance abuse problem or when, after investigation, it is suspected that the students abnormal
behaviour or performance maybe due to alcohol or substance abuse.
29. Students should also be referred to the College Health Centre for assessment if, in other
circumstances, they disclose a problem of alcohol or substance misuse or if the tutor/supervisor
suspects that problems in work performance or attendance may be due to alcohol or drug abuse.
30. Tutors/supervisors should additionally encourage, on an informal basis, students whom they
believe may have an alcohol or substance misuse problem, but which is not affecting their work, to
nonetheless seek help for this.
31. Where possible the College will take a supportive approach, however there may be situations
where the circumstances are such that the situation may be dealt with under the provisions of
Student Disciplinary Procedures immediately rather than under the Alcohol and Substance
Misuse Policy. If the individual is not willing to comply with suggested treatment or if the alcohol
and/or substance misuse continues, they will be subject to Disciplinary Procedures (as above [5]).
The College and external organisations
32. Where students work on projects with, or for, external organisations the College requires them to
comply with that organisations own policies relating to alcohol and substance misuse.
Appendix 1 - Support
There are a number of different sources of support for students, including the College Health Centre,
which may also refer students on to other sources of treatment and support as well as their own GP if
not registered with the College Health Service. Senior Tutors/Postgraduate Tutors/College Tutors are
also expected to manage such issues with discretion and sensitivity when approached by students.
http://www.imperialcollegehealthcentre.co.uk/
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/students/collegetutors
Specific Organisations:
Alcohol issues
Alcoholics Anonymous
PO Box 1
Stonebow House
Stonebow, York
YO1 2NJ
Tel. 020 7352 3001
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
Support group/fellowship for those with problem drinking, who want to stop.
Provides lots of information on how to recognize you have a problem and what might help.
Al-Anon
61 Great Dover Street,
London SE1 4YF,
Tel. 020 7403 0888
www.al-anonuk.org.uk
Information and support for the family and friends of those with drinking problems
Substance misuse issues

FRANK
Tel. 0800 77 66 00, Text 82111,
www.talktofrank.com
Information about drugs, their effects and their legal status on-line, on the phone and by text
Narcotics Anonymous
Tel. 0845 373 3366,
www.ukna.org
Information and support for those who may have a drug problem
Addiction
Community Assessment and Primary Services (CAPS) for Drugs and Alcohol
Tel. 020 3315 5800
69 Warwick Road
London SW5 9HB
Provides a range of special health care interventions for individuals and families who are
affected by the misuse of drugs and alcohol and who live in Kensington, Chelsea and
Westminster. Individuals may self refer or be referred by their GP
Adfam
Tel. 020 7553 7640,
www.adfam.org.uk
Information and support for the family and friends of drug users and those with alcohol
problems
General
Nightline
Tel. 020 7631 0101
listening@nightline.org.uk
[6pm to 8am every night of term]
A confidential listening, support and practical information service run by student volunteers,
for students in London. Nightline is open between 6pm and 8am every night of term and you
can talk to them about anything.
The Samaritans
www.samaritans.org
Provide confidential emotional support 24/7 to those experiencing despair, distress or suicidal
feelings, whatever the reason.
Appendix 2 - Alcohol at College

Within the range of College activities there are times where alcohol is available at student events.
The Colleges position is that all events should be as inclusive as possible so that most people
are able to attend them without embarrassment or difficulties. Great care should be taken in
planning events to respect the views of anyone who does not drink or does not wish to drink
alcohol. This is particularly pertinent when welcoming new students in their Freshers term.
The Legal Position of Alcohol at College
Several bars and catering outlets in the College have licenses to sell alcohol for consumption on
the premises. With the exception of Eastside Bar (Princes Gardens), these are effectively "club
licenses", i.e. they permit liquor to be sold only to members of the club and their bona fide guests.
For practical purposes, in College bars "members of the club" mean students and staff of the
College; for Hall bars, members are those who are residents of that hall but it has also been
regarded as including people staying in College residences during the vacation.
In consequence, two actions are illegal:
(a) selling alcoholic drinks to people who are neither members of the College nor guests of a
member;
(b) selling alcoholic drinks for consumption off the licensed premises (usually designated bar
area).
Six other actions, amongst others, are illegal here and anywhere else:
(c) selling alcoholic drinks without a meal where the licence is for drink accompanying meals;
(d) serving alcoholic drink to a customer who is already drunk in the opinion of the person
serving;
(e) serving alcoholic drink to persons under the legal age limit of 18 years (with some exceptions
relating to table meals);
(f) allowing a drunken person to be on the premises without good reason (e.g. illness);
(g) allowing gambling to take place, with minor exceptions;
(h) allowing arguments or unsociable behaviour to take place.
Licensing at College
College licensees are required to attend a suitable training course. The licensed premises in the
College are normally open at lunchtime and in the evening, with regular extensions during termtime for the Union bar until midnight on Wednesdays and 1.00 am on Saturdays (i.e. extended
from Friday evening). It is College policy that sales of alcohol must not be promoted at lunchtime.
The prices in College bars are, in general, appreciably lower than those in the pubs closest to the
College but can often be matched in other pubs not far away. This pricing policy, agreed by
College Catering and the Union, is believed to be in the interests of students by encouraging
those who drink to do so on the College premises rather than elsewhere.
Useful Information
http://www.patient.co.uk/health/Recommended-Safe-Limits-of-Alcohol.htm
Working in the UK during your studies

Can I work while I study in the UK?
You can work while studying in the UK if:
1. You are on a Student or Tier 4 Student visa
and
2. Your passport sticker or identity card says one of the following:
No recourse to public funds. Work (and any changes) must be authorised or Work as in
Tier 4 rules
You cannot work if you are in the UK on a student visitor or tourist visa.
How many hours per week can I work as a student?
Undergraduate and Postgraduate students on a full time degree course can work:
-
for a maximum 20 hours per week during term time

full time during vacation (outside of term-time)
Term dates for Undergraduate Students are available from:

www.imperial.ac.uk/registry/currentstudents/termdates
Postgraduate Students: your vacation begins once you have completed all your
academic requirements (i.e. submitted your dissertation/thesis including final
corrections).
If your PhD supervisor agrees that you can take a short period of time off (as part of your
annual vacation entitlement) and authorises this in writing, you can work full-time during this
period.
What kind of work can I do during my studies?

You can do most kinds of work, but you must not:
be self-employed
provide services as a professional sportsperson or entertainer
take a full time permanent vacancy
Work placements
You can work full-time on a work placement if:
you have immigration permission (visa) as a Student/Tier 4 Student

You must not spend more than 50% of the time on your course doing a work placement, or
work placements.
Your work placement must be an assessed part of your course, and it can take place at
any point in your studies.
Your employer is monitoring your attendance and reporting back to your department who
remain responsible for you during the work placement.
Internships
Some UK companies offer students an opportunity to undertake an internship during their
vacations. All student/Tier 4 student visa holders are permitted to undertake an internship during
the Christmas and Easter holidays. However, only undergraduate students can undertake an
internship during the summer vacation.
MSc students who wish to undertake employment during the summer must adhere to the rules for
work placements defined above.
Can I continue working after my course has ended?

Your student/Tier 4 student visa is likely to continue for up to 2/4 months after your course end
date. Upon completing your academic work (i.e. submitting your dissertation/thesis including final
corrections) you can start working full time on a temporary contract up until your visa expiry
date (usually October for Undergraduates and November/January for MSc students) for a
maximum period of 4 months.
You must not continue working after this period even if your student/Tier 4 student visa has extra
leave.
Once you reach your visa expiry date / the 4 month period after your course end date (whichever is
sooner) you must either:
Seek sponsorship from an employer for a Tier 2 General (Skilled Workers) visa.
Seek sponsorship from Imperial College under Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) visa. Please
note that there is a limit of 10 places per participating institution.
Investigate the possibility of a Tier 5 visa. Tier 5 covers temporary workers and the most
relevant category within this tier for Imperial graduates is the "Tier 5 Temporary Worker
Government Authorised Exchange which may be applicable to international post-doctoral
candidates at Imperial.
Leave the UK.
Proof of eligibility to work in the UK
For more information please see:

Working in the UK after your Studies
If your employer has any further questions about your eligibility to work in the UK, please
ask them to contact the UK Border Agency employers' helpline on 0300 123 4699
Opening Hours: Monday to Thursday 09:00 - 17:00 and Friday 09:00 to 16:30 (excluding
public holidays)
Alternatively, please see:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/contacts/employershelpline
Please be aware that any breach of your student/Tier 4 student visa (such as working more
than 20 hours per week when you are not permitted to do so) is considered a serious
immigration offence and must be declared on any future UK visa applications.
International Office, Room 301, Level 3, Sherfield Building
South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 8040, Email: international@imperial.ac.uk, Website: www.imperial.ac.uk/international
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PROGRAMME

MSc RISK MANAGEMENT & FINANCIAL ENGINEERING 2012/13

MSc Risk Management and

WELCOME MESSAGES ............................................................................................... 5

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW ........................................................................................... 9

Aims, Objectives, Learning Outcome and Skills Mapping........................................ 9

Marking Criteria for Foundation Courses............................................................... 13

Marking Criteria for Core Courses, Electives and Project ...................................... 14

Marking Schemes for MSc RMFE ......................................................................... 15

Association with Professional Body ....................................................................... 17

Pre-study Online Courses ..................................................................................... 18

Accounting Primer (compulsory) .................................................................... 19

Introduction to Finance (compulsory) ............................................................. 20

Induction to Maths (optional) .......................................................................... 21

Plagiarism Awareness Course (compulsory) .................................................. 22

Ethics and Professional Standards in Finance (compulsory) .......................... 23

Welcome Day and Foundation Courses ................................................................ 24

Welcome Day Schedule 31 August 2012 .................................................... 24

BS1023 Markets and Securities ..................................................................... 26

BS1025 Financial Modelling........................................................................... 27

BS1024 Mathematical Finance ...................................................................... 29

BS1026 The Finance Industry........................................................................ 30

Professional Risk Managers International Association (PRMIA) .................... 17

BS1002 Financial Statistics (Autumn Term) ................................................... 32

BS1016 Investments and Portfolio Management (Autumn Term) ................... 34

BS1022 Stochastic Calculus for Finance (Autumn Term) ............................... 35

BS1030 Risk Management (Autumn Term) .................................................... 36

BS1021 Advanced Financial Statistics (Spring Term) .................................... 37

BS1031 Financial Engineering* (Spring Term) ............................................... 39

BS1014 VBA (Spring Term) ........................................................................... 40

INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS ............................................................................... 44

Programme Director and Programme Team contact details .................................. 44

Expectations Code of Ethical Conduct ............................................................... 45

Code of Ethical Conduct ................................................................................ 46

Behaviour Requested of Business School Students....................................... 47

Start of Term Checklist .................................................................................. 50

Tuition Fees ................................................................................................... 51

Absence from College.................................................................................... 53

Statements of Attendance .............................................................................. 54

Council Tax .................................................................................................... 54

Laptop Registration ........................................................................................ 54

Travel Card (Transport for London) ................................................................ 55

Term dates for 2012/13 .................................................................................. 56

Key Dates and Timetables .................................................................................... 56

Your Involvement .................................................................................................. 57

Student Feedback .......................................................................................... 57

Lecturer Evaluation (LEQ).............................................................................. 57

Student Staff Committee ................................................................................ 58

Student Ambassador Scheme ....................................................................... 60

KEY FACILITIES & SERVICES ................................................................................... 61

English Language Support .................................................................................... 62

Room Bookings .................................................................................................... 63

Career & Professional Development Service ........................................................ 63

Working in the UK After Your Studies ............................................................ 64

Alumni Information ................................................................................................ 64

ASSIGNMENTS (COURSEWORK, QUIZZES AND PROJECT) ................................. 66

Late Submission ................................................................................................... 66

Deadline Extension ............................................................................................... 67

Syndicate Groups ................................................................................................. 67

Referencing Notes ................................................................................................ 68

Plagiarism and Cheating ....................................................................................... 71

Multiple Use of the Same Company in Assignments ............................................. 72

Assignment Submission Guidelines and Procedure .............................................. 73