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Studying @ UTS
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HELPS (Higher Education Language & Presentation Support) DAVID SOTIR - ADVISOR Location: CB01.03.08 Telephone: 9514 9733 Email: [email protected] Website: uts.edu.au/current-students/support/helps/about-helps
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What can I gain from this session? • practical information • academic expectations
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UTSspeak Acronyms and initialisms
HELPS ALO
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Faculties, schools and course areas • Arts and Social Sciences • Business • Design, Architecture and Building • Engineering and Information Technology • Health • Law • Science
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Courses and subjects Example: C04237 Master of Professional Accounting Extended • 96 credit points • 13 core subjects = 78 credit points • 3 elective subjects = 18 credit points
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Modes of study Delivery mode: • Full time • Part time
Attendance mode: • Standard • Block • Distance • Mixed
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Academic progression • Minimum academic progress requirements: must pass at least 50% of the credit
points in the previous semester • Academic caution • Reduced study load • Exclusion • Early intervention • uts.edu.au/current-students/managing-your-course/classes-and-
assessment/academic-progression
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Subject outlines • Subject information • Contact information • Assessments • Assignment submission details • Other important information • Sample subject outline
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UTSOnline • Learning management system • You will be enrolled in UTSOnline for all your subjects • Functions: teaching and learning resources repository (subject outline, study guide,
readings, internal and external links), communication, assignment submission, etc. • Turnitin • Demo • Sample Turnitin report • https://online.uts.edu.au/webapps/login/
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Assessments • Written assignments – e.g. essays, reports, reflective journals, literature reviews,
critical reviews, case studies • Negotiated – e.g. learning contract • Projects – in-depth exploration • Oral presentations • Practicum • Exams – e.g. multiple-choice/short-answer/essay questions, computer-based
assessments, take-home exams
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Sample Assignments • Business essay • Engineering report • Law essay
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Student misconduct • Cheating and plagiarism • Penalties: fail the assessment/subject; excluded from the university • Plagiarism: taking and using someone’s ideas or manner of expressing them and
passing them as your own by failing to acknowledge the source • Referencing: Harvard (UTS), APA and AGLC • Paraphrase and summarise • Direct quotations • http://www.gsu.uts.edu.au/rules/student/section-16.html
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Grades • HD: 85-100 • D: 75-84 • C: 65-74 • P: 50-64 • F (X): >50 • F: 0-49 • E: Grade not submitted • Q: Result pending the completion of an assessment • T: 45-49; Supplementary exam to be completed • W: Result withheld due to misadventure • http://www.gsu.uts.edu.au/rules/s3.html
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Grade point average (GPA) • Progressive measure of academic achievement • Included on your academic records • HD: 4; D: 3.5; C: 2.5; P: 1.5; F: 0.5 • GPA: (Subject 1 GP x CP) + (Subject 2 GP x CP) +… / (Total CP enrolled) • http://www.sau.uts.edu.au/assessment/results/gpa/
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Important dates 2015• Last day to enrol in subjects • Last day to withdraw from a subject• Assignment due dates • Asking for extension (for one week or less): before due dates • Applying for Special Consideration • Faculty-based exams • Centrally-conducted Exams • Exams timetable release • Applying for Special Conditions in Exams• Applying for Advice of Scheduling Difficulties • https://www.uts.edu.au/current-students/managing-your-course/important-
dates/important-dates
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Where and how to seek help • Faculty: Student Centre, tutors, lecturers, subject coordinators… • Student Services Unit: HELPS, Careers, Counselling, Special Needs & Financial Assistance, Housing… • UTS Library • Students’ Association • Student Ombuds • UTS International • Mathematics Study Centre • Jumbunna
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HELPS programs and services • Daily workshops • Drop-in consultations • Individual consultations by referral • WriteNow! Writing sessions • Conversations@UTS • Holiday courses • Self-help learning resources
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Lectures • Purpose • Before • During • After • Common problems
• Not sure of what to write • Difficulty in listening and writing at the same time • Can’t make sense of your notes later • Daydreaming • Can’t understand the lecture content • Can’t understand the lecturer • The lecturer talks too fast
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Tutorials • Purpose • Before • During • After • Common problems
• Too shy to speak up • Fear of being judged for what you say • Not prepared for the tutorial • Not given a chance to speak up or participate
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Getting started • Adjust your expectations • Learn the culture • Make a good start • See the big picture • Manage your time • Lectures and tutorials • Research and reading • Writing strategies • Referencing and plagiarism • Know where to get help