Welcome back Year 4 !!!

GERMAN STUDIES STAFFHead of Department Dr Helmut Schmitz

Dr Christine Achinger (on leave)

Dr Seán AllanGrit BrendeckeProf Sarah Colvin (until Jan

2014)Prof Anne FuchsDr James Hodkinson

Departmental SecretaryMrs Marie Lucas

Dr Jim Jordan Ms Andrea Klaus Mr Stephen Lamb (Senior

Tutor)Ms Annika MayDr Ian Roberts

Teaching: cultural modules Imperial: Friday, 11.00, H344

Week1All autumn term 15 Cat modules

start in week 1

Final-year Language

Translation (JH, IR)Ger/Bus 12.00 R1.03 (IR) term 1

Friday 2.00; 3.00 (JH) & 4.00 (IR) H202

Lists on board: classes start this week

Further info: Language Handout (pack)

Language contd.

Essay / oral classesWATCH NOTICE BOARD! Lists go up We Week 1 by 2pm

TIMETABLE CLASHES: MOVE THE ONE THAT’S NOT A CORE MODULE OR FIXED WEEKLY SEMINAR

Essay Writing Essay writing and marking criteria Dept Guidelines for Assessed Essays and

Examinations (online) UG handbook (online) Dept feedback arrangements (online) Dedicated essay writing revision class

later this term All applications for extensions go though

DUGS (Birgit Röder) – form online

E-submission submit as usual a hard copy of your

assessed essay by the deadline 12.00

in addition submit in advance an e-copy

departmental page for e-submission ishttp://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/german/esubmissions/

print and submit the e-mail receipt with your hard copy

The 50/50 Rule Minimum of 50% of all honours

assessment must be taken by exam. 15 CAT modules Faust and Self &

Others II (Travel) can only be taken by essay

Language is double-weighted. Check with your PTs how many option

modules you can do by essay

Finals assessment Eight units Three carried over from Year 2 Final-year language (3 elements):

averaged out and double-weighted Read all about it: handbook, Year 4

language document

Degree classification The mean provisionally indicates the

class: 70%(+) =1 (70-71 =

borderline) 60-69.9%=2(1) 50-59.9%=2(2) 40-49.9%=3 35-39.9%= Pass degree

Degree classification cont.

Borderline cases arise where the mean is within 2% of the class boundary:

68-69.9%; 58-59.9%; 48-49.9% not 33-34-9%Borderline criteria: performance above the class boundary in FY preponderance of marks above the class

boundary (= 5 out of 8) performance above the class boundary in

core modules

Degree Classification: Examples

 Student C  

GE 401Tr/E/O 

 GE 412

GE421-15

GE429-15

GE431-15

IB409-15

GE 209

 

GE 207

 FI101    

    55/52/4755/5

9 B B A            51 51 57 60 64 62 55 70 56 67 59.06 2.ii

 Student B  

GE 401T/E/O 

GE412-30

GE432-15

GE433-15   IT 301

 GE 209

 GE 207

 IT211    

   62/58/6

565/6

6 A A              62 62 66 55 62   64 54 53 51 58.81 2i

 Student A  

GE 401T/E/O 

GE 412 

GE430-15

GE432-15

GE433-15

IB409-15

GE 209 

GE 207 

LL209-30

Average   

    62/68/5055/66 B A B            

60 60 61 60 58 60 58 60 55 59 59.13 2.i

Degree classification cont.

Mitigating circumstances

Where a student’s performance has been adversely affected by certified mitigating circumstances these can be taken into account by the Board of Examiners

All mitigating circumstances must be communicated to the Personal Tutor AND the Exam Secretary

It is your responsibility to inform the Dept in time and with the necessary documentation!

Appeals A written appeal must be submitted within

10 days of the exam board Grounds for appeal:

Procedural irregularity Discrimination Information about circumstances affecting

performance not available to the exam board at the time of its meeting

N.B NOT contesting individual module or essay mark

Organisation Change of address form to Marie Year abroad questionnaires to Marie Scheine to personal tutors (3+) Online module registration: deadline 21 October Communication: University e-mail,

webboard, notice boards Attendance monitoring (see handbook)

Meetings Personal tutor: Week 2 Tabula

SSLC: convenor SA1st meeting Weds. Week 5, 1.00 H344

Careers (Fiona Kent); Skills (Mary Sage)

Monitoring Dept required to monitor student

attendance Students required to fulfil 12 annual

monitoring points (see UG handbook) Missing 6+ monitoring points results in

report to university which may result in procedures of termination of registration

Personal Tutor meeting in week 9/10 of summer term counts as one.

National Student Satisfaction Survey

Conducted annually with Final Year Students

Relates not to your degree but your managing department

To be valid: minimum of 23 participants and 50% of cohort.

University target last year: 75%

IGGY (International Gateway for Gifted Youth)

IGGY is looking for volunteers for online mentoring

Jo Higbree J.higbee@warwick.ac.uk

Wi-Fi in Humanities Building

The joys of language-learning Michael Gove: “It is literally the case that

learning languages makes you ....???”

smarter!

And next……(5.00, H202)