At orientation week or “O”week, the ABS welcomed its new cohort of students, and they are from all parts of Australia. From Perth, Melbourne, the Sunshine and Cold Coast, and of course some local students, all were keen to start their Bachelor of Business journey. The students were introduced to the ABS staff and were shown the student lounge, computer rooms and board room. They also met staff from the Smart Business Hub, one of which was an ABS alumni who shared his experience of Avondale.
Students were then shown their options in terms of majors, double major and minors all available at ABS. The new wellness module of “Foundations of wellbeing” was discussed which focuses on the whole student experience and for particular interest to business students was the notion of understanding emotional intelligence.
Students where then shown how to forward emails to their phones, enrol in units, access their timetable and how a Moodle site operates. Of particular interest was the discussion on Academic Integrity and how to reference correctly. After some well earned nourishment (morning tea), the students then got involved in some “get to know you” games. It was a breath of fresh air to have new students walking down the corridors again. On behalf of the ABS we wish them well on their journey and look forward to being a big part of that experience.