- What is HAS-Business?
- How can I access HAS-Business?
- What skills support does HAS-Business provide?
- Need more support at HBS?
- Useful HBS-Business links
What is HAS-Business?
HAS - Business (formerly CASE - The Hertfordshire Business School's Centre for Academic Skills Enhancement) is the academic skills and language support team in the Hertfordshire Business School. We are located in L064 in the De Havilland LRC.
How can I access HAS-Business?
Access our Canvas site here: http://go.herts.ac.uk/case
⚠️Business School students should enrol onto the above website so that it is visible on your Canvas dashboard to enable easy access to the monthly timetable of support.
What skills support can HAS-Business provide?
HAS-Business comprises four skills teams who deal with different areas of support:
- Academic skills team: contact this Academic skills team for all requests related to communication (reading, writing, presenting), teamwork, critical thinking, referencing, academic integrity, time management, plus understanding and applying tutor feedback to your work. Email: academic-skills@herts.ac.uk
- Statistics and numeracy skills team: contact this team for all mathand statistical enquiries. Email: case-numeracy@herts.ac.uk
- Academic English for Business (AEB) skills team: if English is your second language and you are looking specifically for help with grammar and use of English, then the Academic English for Business (AEB) skills team offer support through a variety of channels; more information about this can be found on the Academic English for Business (AEB) programme site. Email: hbsacademic-english@herts.ac.uk
- Technology skills team: deal with all software issues related to your studies at HBS such as Studynet/ Canvas, MS Office, MS Teams, and Qualtrics (for Nvivo access, please contact the Library Helpdesk).
Email: case-technology@herts.ac.uk
⚠️While we do not read drafts of your work sent by email - nor do we proofread, or edit, your assessments - we can look at selected sections or paragraphs of your work together with you to facilitate learning conversations that will enable you to enhance your academic skills and the quality of your assessments to meet the expectations of Hertfordshire Business School
Need more support at HBS?
- Personal Tutors: we do not offer pastoral support, we do work with the personal tutors who are the student first point of contact and can be found in room R025.
Email: hbspersonaltutor@herts.ac.uk - The HBS Student Support (Guidance and Wellbeing) Advisors (Ann Campbell, Patricia Gladstone, and Paige Bircham): are also on hand to guide you when something happens in your personal life that has an impact on your studies making it difficult to focus, meet deadlines, and take exams - or even attend university for a while. Seek advice as soon as possible so that the team can help and advise you on your options to achieve the best possible outcome for your individual circumstances. For more information, or to book an appointment to speak to someone in confidence, please email or drop in to M242a.
Email: HBSStudentsupport@herts.ac.uk - HBS Future Success Team: for CV and Careers queries:
Undergraduate (UG) students contact – futuresuccess@herts.ac.uk
Postgraduate (PG) students contact – pgfuturesuccess@herts.ac.uk - Information Manager for Hertfordshire Busienss School (Samantha Halford): for queries related to finding resources for your research or issues related to use of the Online Library and library resources. Email: s.halford@herts.ac.uk
- Help Desk: for help related to Library resources and equipment (including wifi and login issues) contact: helpdesk@herts.ac.uk - working hours only.
- For programme or module related queries please speak to the respective academic in charge as listed on your Canvas module site.
Useful HBS-Business links
See the blue buttons below for direct links to the HBS CASE timetable and resources website, and the AEB Canvas site.
Do remember that the University of Hertfordshire requires all students to use Cite Them Right Online for their referencing. It is advised that you look at the Harvard Referencing and Academic Integrity unit on the CASE website for further information about this.