Edith Cowan University
Faculty of Business & Law
Orientation: a virtual tourWhat you need to know
About the Faculty of Business & Law
University Council
Vice Chancellor
Deputy & Pro-Vice Chancellors
Business & Law
Health, Engineering
& Science
Education & Arts
Regional & Professional
Studies
Joondalup Campus:Building 2
Mount Lawley Campus:Building 10
Faculty of Business & Law
Which school are you?
School of Business School of Law & Justice
• Accounting• Finance• Economics• Management • Leadership• Human Resource Management• Hospitality and Tourism• Sport, Rec and Event Management• Management of Information Technology & Systems• International Business• Marketing• Sport
• Criminology and Justice• Law• Business Law• Forensics and Planning
Getting ready for your first day
ECU Student Guide 2013
Important pocket guide to essential information, campus maps, student life and Faculty information.
Collect your copy from Student Central or download at:
http://www.ecu.edu.au/new-students/additional-information/student-guide
Planning your course
• It’s important to complete units in a logical order
• Make sure to visit the Student Information Office for help with planning your course
• Joondalup: Building 6
• Mount Lawley: Building 10
Course Planner
SIMO
Download your class timetable from SIMO.
Know your class schedule.
Student email
Your ECU student email account is the preferred
means of communication.
Important information such as admin related issues, fees invoice
availability, exams and cut off dates will be sent
to your ECU email.
It is essential that you check your email
regularly.
Blackboard
Blackboard is an important tool that will allow you to access lecture notes, handouts from tutorials, and other important information.
You can also access the Academic Skills Centre timetable from Blackboard.
Room numbers
Room numbers will be listed on your timetable and usually provide the campus, building number and room number.
For example:
JO.02.145
Campus Building Level Room
Student Central – Building 18
• Cashiers• Parking Permits• Change of address • Deferral information• Enrolment
information
Parking
Parking permits are available from Student Central or Online.
As students, you are required to
park in the RED ZONE only.Daily and weekly parking scratchies are available from the ECU Shop and Food Outlets at $3.00/day or $6.00/week
What will you need?
Building 31
Multimedia
eLab
ECU shop
Building 31: E-lab
E-lab:Provides you
with state of the art computer technology.
Building 31: Shop
ECU Joondalup Shop:
Your local and friendly textbook suppliers.
They also have a great range of fiction books and ECU
merchandise.
Building 31: Multimedia
Multimedia:For all your library card, SmartCard and multimedia
equipment needs.
Key Factors of Success at Uni
Invest time on task Regularly attend Balance their commitments Develop a social network Have a clear reason or goal Engage with the online
environment Have some measure of
academic self confidence
Lecturers & tutors
• A lecturer is someone who presents material in a lecture format, usually to a large class
• A tutor facilitates learning and discussion in a tutorial session, usually with a smaller group of students
• Your lecturer or tutor’s contact details can be found on Blackboard
• If you need to contact them, plan ahead. They are often teaching, and therefore not in the office
FBL Academic Skills Centre
• Academic writing
• Researching
• English Language support
• Presentations
• Exam preparation
• And other academic skills
Contact: [email protected]
Joondalup campusBuilding 2, Room 133
Mount Lawley campusBuilding 10, Room 112
• A range of academic skills resources can be found on the FBL Academic Skills Centre Blackboard page
• Access the workshop timetable, as well as help sheets covering common topics
• There are some help sheets in your pack to get you started
Find us on Blackboard
Other important stuff
Standard Semester 2 important dates
*Please consider these dates prior to booking holidays
Unit Withdrawal Without Financial Penalty
31 August 2013
Unit Withdrawal Without Academic Penalty
7 October 2013
Exam Period 11 - 22 November 2013
Deferred Exams 9 - 13 December 2013
Student Information Office JO Building 6ML Building 10
• Course advice
• Course planners
• VIP (Virtual Information Pack)
• Enrolment issues
• Re-enrolments
• Resume a course if you defer
• Time requirements
• Major selection forms
• Boards of Examiners
• Supplementary exams
• Any concerns you have about UniLife
Join us on Facebook!
• Find help and support• Keep up-to-date with news• RSVP to Faculty events• Find friends in the Faculty• Get the latest job opportunities
‘Like’ us: www.facebook.com/businessandlaw.ecu
Other Opportunities
• Business Icon
• Deloitte Dream Team
• Peer Mentoring program (Law students)
• Prison visits (Criminology students)
• Field trips (Planning students)
• Careers Fair (connecting students with employers and professional associations)
Student Associations
• ECU Enactus
• Edith Cowan Student Law Society
• Student Guild
Student Competitions
• Mooting competitions for Law students• Law Society of WA legal writing competition
STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMStudy one or two semesters at an overseas partner institution; units get credited toward ECU degree
SHORT PROGRAMSSpend 3-4 weeks on a short-term program overseas; receive credit for 1 ECU unit
STUDY TOURSTravel as a group with other ECU students and an ECU lecturer; receive credit for 1 unit
*Funding may be available for study overseas
Student Mobility OfficeTel: 6304 2427
Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.ecu.edu.au/international/study-overseas
STUDY OVERSEAS
OS&H and Risk Management
Occupational Safety and Health (OS&H) and Risk Management
The University places the highest priority on creating and providing a safe and healthy working environment for all students.
A dedicated Occupational Safety and Health (OS&H)Office has responsibility for the University’s health and safety policies. It also provides guidance on hazardidentification, ergonomics and other risk-related issues.
OS&H and Risk Management
You must take reasonable care for your own safety and health on campus and avoid harming the safety and health of others. This includes:
Following safety and health instructions;
Using personal protective clothing and equipment when required; Taking good care of equipment;
Reporting hazards as soon as possible;
Reporting work related accidents, injuries or harm to health; and being familiar with emergency and evacuation procedures and complying with the instructions given by emergency response personnel such as emergency wardens and first aiders.
Accidents and injuries need to be reported to a university staff member or contact Campus Security on 6304 3333 (3333 from internal phones) as soon as possible.
ECU is a SMOKE FREE campus.
Perth Train Shutdown
In order to facilitate works for the Perth City Link Project, Transperth has another planned train shutdown which will impact all train lines.
Journey times will take longer during this period, so plan ahead.
31 July – 4 August
Specialist Support Services – 7 minute Video
Student Central
Equity Diversity & Disability Service
Career Service
Counselling Service
Student Health Service
Have your say
• Week 4 unit evaluations
• UTEI
• Mid-course experience questionnaire
• Course experience questionnaire
Breakout sessions
• Forensics – JO.02.128 Prof Anne Wallace
• Bachelor of Laws – J0.02.132 Rupert Johnson
• Management & Human Resources – JO.02.138 Jenny Devine
• Marketing – JO.02.137 Dr Greg Willson
• Planning – JO.02.126 Dr Edward Andrew
• Accounting – JO.02.146 Dr Zubiadah Ismail
• Finance – JO.02.127 Roy Pearce
• International Business – JO.02.141 Dr Stephen Grainger
• Sport, Rec & Event Mgmt – JO.25.205 David Russell
• Tourism & Hosp Mgmt – Degrees Restaurant Bldg 9 Dr Dale Sanders
• Criminology & Policing – JO.02.142 Dr Natalie Gately