SCA How to Guide PDF
Communications & Arts First Year Coordinator Dr Hanadi Haddad Orientation: Induction ML Room 3.269 Ph: 9370-6521 email: [email protected] Semester 1 | 2015 Find these useful slides by searching ECU site: Orientation SCA How To Guide. HoS & Program Directors Student Central Head of School Professor Clive Barstow Associate Head of School: Bachelor of Communications Associate Professor Trevor Cullen Associate Head of School: Bachelor of Creative Industries Dr Stuart Medley Associate Head of School: Bachelor of Arts and Arts Double Degrees The Student Central office on each campus is the first point of reference for all student enquiries, including: • Academic Information • Access Cards • Enrolments • Student Support Services; and • Lodgement of Forms Campus Location Contacts Joondalup Building 18 [email protected] Mt Lawley Building 3 (08) 6304 2000 South West Building 1 Professor Quentin Beresford The offices are open from 8:30am - 5:00pm Monday to Thursday and 8:30am - 3:00pm on Friday. Faculty of Education and Arts (FEA) Student Information Office Student Information Office Bachelor of Communications Bachelor of Creative Industries Bachelor of Arts BA Double Degrees Diploma of Language Studies Faculty of Education and Arts Student Information Office JO Building 8A Rm 8A.204 ML Building 13 Rm 3.148 Ph:134328 The Faculty of Education and Arts Student Information Office provides: • Course and unit information and advice • Guidance if you require access to academic support • Assistance with advanced standing - exemptions and recognition of prior learning • Assessment of potential graduates • Resolution of complex course related queries Mount Lawley Campus: Building 13, Room 13.148 Telephone: 134 ECU (134 328) Office hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm Email: [email protected] Joondalup Campus: Building 8A, Room 8A.204 Telephone: 134 ECU (134 328) Office hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm Email: [email protected] Web: https://www.ecu.edu.au/faculties/education-and-arts/about/student-information-office 1 What help, where? Your Learning Advisers Head of School Program Director Course/Major Coordinator • Course/major related issues • Academic • Approvals • Advice on careers and further study Unit Coordinator • Unit related issues • Academic • Unit related approvals • Advice on careers and further study Lecturers/Tutors Student Informa;on Office • Unit content • Course/major administraAon • For concerns about • Assist with unit choice Assignments, Extensions, to meet course/unit set You Exams, Assessments requirements Learning Advisors • Guide students on advanced • For workshops and standing requirements and policies reading groups • Other course-‐related enquiries • For one/one advice on Peer Mentors assessments tasks, referencing, • Assistance and support wriAng • Meet other new students, build networks, social events • Bethany Andersson [email protected] • Ann Beveridge [email protected] • Michael Stein [email protected] To find out more informaAon about us and what we offer, follow the links through Blackboard to the FEA Academic Skills Centre Academic Skills Workshops Helpful Aps and guides running throughout the semester, covering: • Reading & tutorials Aps • Referencing • Making notes • ConducAng research • EdiAng • Planning & draTing assessments • Exam preparaAon *Details on FEA Academic Skills Centre site* Grammar workshops Embarrassed by: • Run-on sentences • Split infinitives • Sentence fragments • Comma splices • Dangling modifiers & • Phrasal verbs? Unit-‐specific reading groups • CCA1102 (ML) • HMN1101 (ML) • POL1104(ML) Writing skills and grammar workshops help you: • Recognise parts of speech • Construct good sentences • Punctuate correctly • Extend and refine your academic vocabulary Run throughout semester : see details on flyer or FEA Academic Skills Centre site *Details on FEA Academic Skills Centre site* 2 English Language proficiency units ELP1001 Wri;ng for Professionals • For naAve speakers of English • Teaches form and funcAon of English parts of speech (nouns, verbs, preposiAons) • Teaches formal elements of sentences, paragraphs and texts • Examines genre and register of academic texts • Provides the knowledge/skills needed to produce and edit grammaAcally correct documents • Starts week 3 ELP1002 University English (JO) • For speakers of English as another language • Builds on grammar skills with focus on arAcles, preposiAons, verb tense • Develops students’ producAve and recepAve skills • Examines genre, register and structure of academic and professional texts, both oral and wriaen • Starts week 3 • • • Drop-‐in sessions turn up when you can bring a current assessment task (if possible) sign in and start work at a terminal At least two of us will be in the room to answer quesAons, show you how to find good resources, how to improve your wriAng, how to reference, and to give other academic-‐related advice. Assignment drop-‐in sessions (all FEA students) Every Mon (3 March unAl 9 June) ML Library 8.319 2 – 4pm Every Tues (4 March unAl 10 June) ML Library 8.319 10 – 12 midday Every Wed (5 March unAl 11 June) ML Library 8.319 2 – 4pm Every Fri (7 March unAl 13 June) ML Library 8.319 10 – 12 midday 5.30 – 6.30 pm Study Skills CMM1105 Study skills: • Research and analyse information • Plan and structure assignments • Write better essays • Oral presentations • Starts week 3 Important Things to Remember • ECU Student Email -‐ remember to check your email regularly (daily) and use it for all ECU correspondence (include full name, student number, unit name/number you are referring to) • Academic and Financial Deadlines—remember to withdraw from your units before these dates to avoid academic and/or financial penalAes • Major(s) and/or Minor(s)—remember to register your major(s) and/or minor(s) through SIO. (Also see SIO if you wish to change them). • Advanced Standing—apply for any advanced standing as soon as possible with SIO as this may affect your course progression. • Check your enrolments online and make sure the correct units are showing . If you are not enrolled or not enrolled in the correct units you need to see a Student InformaAon Officer today. What, where? My studies > Withdrawal dates http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/my-studies/withdrawal-dates Dates and Events http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/dates-and-events/home 23th February 2015 Semester 2 Lectures Commence 31st March 2015 Semester 1 Census Date (Last day to withdraw from units without financial penalty for the standard semester) • Unit codes — the front number corresponds to the year code e.g. DES3208 is a third year level coded unit. • Room numbers— e.g., Rm 3.201 3 (building number) 2 (level) 01 (room number) 3 ECU Student Guide Security on Campus ECU provides all new students with a Student Guide USB containing useful information. Available on O'Day or at Student Central from February 20. http://www.ecu.edu.au/new-students/ additional-information/student-guide Security Officers operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Campus security services include patrols of buildings and grounds, escorts for staff and students, first aid, emergency response, alarms, conflict situations… • Student access cards and access card problems • Reporting an incident • Personal safety tips • Lost and found • Contact details (emergency and general enquiries) Web: ecu.edu.au/about-ecu/security-on-campus Web: ecu.edu.au/centres/facilities-and-services/our-services/security-on-campus/overview For personal safety assistance, emergencies, incidents or building access, contact Campus Security on: Phone: (61 8) 6304 3333, (3333 when dialling from an internal phone) Email: [email protected] Emergency (Fire, Police, Ambulance) Phone: 000 SCA Library Team Police communications Phone: 131 444 What the Library offers Lutie Sheridan [email protected] Amanda Myers [email protected] General Library Enquiries [email protected] • The Library collection includes over 600,000 print volumes and access to over 30,000 electronic journal titles. • The Library subscribes to more than 200 subscription databases. • The Library provides access to thousands of eBooks. • The Library also has an extensive collection of feature films and non-feature films on DVD. • One of the most important things the library offers is LIBRARIANS. Lutie and Amanda. • If you can gather 5 or more students that want the library to hold a session on any library related subject contact the FEA Library team and we will organise the session for you. Information Services & How-to Guides The Library provides a range of services and how-to guides to assist with researching your assignment topics. • Access the library subject guides website to find information sources specific to your area of study, how to access online resources, referencing advice and library services. Web: http://ecu.au.libguides.com • The Library Learning Community Blackboard site has self-paced online tutorials on information searching, referencing and end note. STUDY OVERSEAS STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM Study one or two semesters at an overseas partner institution; units get credited toward ECU degree SHORT PROGRAMS Spend 3-4 weeks on a short-term program overseas STUDY TOURS Travel as a group with other ECU students and an ECU lecturer; receive credit for 1 unit *Funding may be available for study overseas Phone: 134 ECU (134 328) Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.ecu.edu.au/international/study-overseas • If you can gather 5 or more students that want the library to hold a session on any library related subject contact the FEA Library team and we will organise the session for you. 4 Health Provide you with psychosocial and physical health support, so that you may achieve an optimal academic performance in the shortest possible time. • GP consultations; • sports medicine; • diving and pre-employment medicals; • vaccinations and immunisations; • contraception advice and pregnancy testing; • blood tests; • nursing; and • physiotherapy and massage Counselling The ECU Counselling Service provides a free, confidential service to all current ECU students to address any personal issues that impact on your studies. • Balancing study, life and work; • Managing your time effectively; • Cultural adjustment and living away from home; • Anxiety and depression; • Difficulty studying, worrying about achievement, doing presentations and exams; and/or • Problems in relationships with family, friends and partners Contact Phone: Joondalup 6304 5618, Rm 6.230 Mt Lawley 9370 6814, Rm 8.109 Web: www.ecu.edu.au/students/student-health Contact Web: www.ecu.edu.au/counselling Phone: 9370 6706 Equity, Diversity and Disability Service Equity, Diversity and Disability Service Are your studies or exams affected by: • A learning disability or ADHD? • A sensory impairment, e.g. vision, hearing? • Restricted mobility or chronic pain? • A mental health condition? • Ongoing or temporary health issues? • Side effects of prescription medication? • Caring for a family member with a disability/ health condition? • Cultural or religious practices? Appropriate assistance may include: • alternative examination conditions • resource information and advice • liaising with academic staff • library services • access to some aids, software and equipment • interpreting services • note-taking and transcription services • guidance for students with regards to note-takers' roles and responsibilities Student Connect Student Connect Officers assist in the development and delivery of successful transition and orientation programs for all ECU students as well as offer ongoing coordinated support to any student who may desire it. This involves assisting students negotiate university life and offering one-onone appointments for the development of action plans designed to assist students achieve success in their studies at ECU. Also able to provide general visa advice to international students. If you would like further information or would like to make an appointment for a confidential discussion about your needs or concerns: Phone: 9370 6960 Email: [email protected] Web: intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/home Mt Lawley, Building 3, Rm 3.128 Joondalup, Building 18, Rm 18.421 Bunbury, Building 1, Rm 1.121 Student Guild The Student Guild represents students on a range of academic and legal issues. The Guild ensures that the University is aware of student concerns and issues, such as protecting student rights, offering assistance and support to students throughout their University life: • second hand book service; • social and cultural activities • clubs and associations • sporting, cultural, intellectual, artistic and social groups. Appointments are available between 9:00am and 4:00pm Monday to Friday at: Mount Lawley Campus, Building 3, or Joondalup Campus, Building 18. Contact Phone: 134 328 ask for a Student Connect Officer Email: [email protected]; or in person by visiting Student Central; Web: http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-connect Visit the web for contact details Web: intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/campus-life/student-guild Web: ecuguild.org.au/ 5 Careers and Leadership Services Our role is to support ECU students and graduates in commencing and furthering their career journey through: • • • • Career advice; Volunteering; Mentoring; and Leadership programs. Careers and Leadership Services What you need to do today: 1. REGISTER ONLINE on CareerHub and VolunteerHub 2. REGISTER for the Peer Mentoring Program How to contact us: Email: [email protected] Phone: (08) 6304 5899 Website: ecu.edu.au/careers What, where? ECU Home Page http://www.ecu.edu.au – ECU News – Ask Us – Student Handbook – VIP – Student portal – Campus Maps – Student portal • Blackboard > Unit portal • Simo • Access to email • Lots of student info… What, where? Unit Timetable http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/ my-studies/re-enrol/unit-timetable Look up the day and time units are available using the unit name or unit code. Handbook http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/ my-studies/re-enrol/handbook Details of course structures, majors, minors and units SCA Home Page http://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/ communications-and-arts/overview - SCA News - Course Information – School Staff ECU Student Intranet http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/ student/news/overview My Studies Page http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/ my-studies/home – Study Advice – Academic Calendars – Financial and Academic Deadlines (withdrawals) – Announcements – Links to: • SIMO • Semester Timetable • Student Email • Important Forms • Student Support Services What, where? ECU Campus Life http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/campus-life/home Campus Facilities Accommodation Bookshop Childcare Comp. labs and wireless internet Food, cafés and taverns Hairdresser ECU Support http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/ student/support/home IT Support > Borrowing Equipment Student ID and Access cards Student Printing Access to Networks Health and counselling Library Multifaith office Optometrist ECU Sport & Fitness ECU Student Guild IT Support Counter http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/ student/support/it-services Are there any questions before you go on tour with your Mentors ? http://www.sca.ecu.edu.au/ http://scaface.ecu.edu.au http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ3-GdRZLQQ&feature=youtu.be (Student Services at ECU Video) Telephone: (61 8) 6304 6000 Email: [email protected] 6
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