Dr Lorraine McKechnie
I have spent many years in universities in UK and Europe, teaching a range of Masters level degree programmes, including MBA and MSc Finance, Business and Management.
With specialist knowledge in strategy development and execution, corporate culture, leadership and change, I have led multinational academic Business Research Teams and been active internationally in leading, managing and consulting on corporate expansion and diversification.
I am presently focussing on Accountancy Education and Management and continue to write, edit and review articles and to examine with both academic and professional accounting bodies in addition to mentoring.
Why I now offer mentoring
I was a Marker and Moderator of Oxford Brookes University BSc Applied Accounting RAPs for twenty years and over this period read my way through many thousands of Research Reports and Skills and Learning Statements. It was evident each academic session that many students with great potential were failing due to not having grasped the essential nature of this project and the requirements and criteria that they had to meet to pass.
I commenced mentoring in Period 38 and have been delighted to find that my Mentees have not only been successful but have enjoyed the experience of producing their RAP. Since starting to offer mentoring the majority of first-time submissions have gained either A or B grades.
I have taken on a number of resubmitting students who subsequently passed their Resubmissions. Under the rules of the BSc Applied Accounting programme all resubmitted Research Reports are capped at C grade
I offer mentoring in the following Topics: 4, 5 & 8 as well as some of the newer topics
Unlike some Mentors we like to offer you as much choice as possible when it comes to selecting a topic as we believe at Absolute Mentoring that you should choose a topic that interests you and not be forced into a topic merely because it makes life easier for the Mentor! As a result of this, we car refer you to other colleagues and former members of the RAP Marking Team, if you wish to research a topic that we do not usually cover.
Gillian Moorse
About me as a mentor
…. and what makes me an Expert Professional Mentor for the Oxford Brookes BSc Applied Accounting
I joined the Oxford Brookes BSc Applied Accounting team as a marker in 2004 and for the last 5 years or so was a senior marker (moderator). During this time I have therefore read and assessed literally thousands and thousands of Research & Analysis Reports and produced in depth feedback to students on their work, so I really know the Research & Analysis Project requirements and the Assessment Criteria inside out.
During my career I worked in accounting roles in some prestigious companies including what is now Virgin Media and InBev so understand the realities of good communication and reporting, and interpreting financial data as well as compliance regulations.
“never stop believing”
Having been there myself I can help you focus on what is important, sparing you wasted effort and frustration and saving you valuable time so that you address what is vital to be successful with your RAP. My aim is to bring out the best in every student helping them achieve and perform to their full potential.
I have specialised in the new topics 3, 13 -15 but and occasionally other topics.
‘Goodbye from Gillian’
‘After setting up Absolute Mentoring in 2018, I am now stepping down (2025) but leaving Absolute Mentoring in the capable hands of my colleague, Dr Lorraine McKechnie, a former RAP Marker of 20 years, who has built up an excellent reputation with the many students she has been mentoring since 2019 – hand in hand with a very high first time pass rate.
Lorraine will also be introducing some new Mentors – colleagues who have also had experience of working on the Oxford Brookes RAP and so Absolute Mentoring will continue to offer the highest standards of mentoring.’