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Senior Tutor’s Introduction
2010Slide2
English Language Support
Programme (ELSP)
For information about English language teaching,
see the ELSP website at:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/humanities/englishlanguagesupport/classesduringtermtime/generalenglishclasses
Advice there for new students is:
“Please email
elspadministrator@imperial.ac.uk
for details on how to take the brief registration test online and for information on what English support is available to you at this late stage in the academic year.”
SENIOR
TUTOR - concerned with students' progress and welfare
Margaret Cunningham
mrc@doc.ic.ac.uk
Room 373 Huxley Building Tel. 48277 (int.) 020 7594 8277 (ext)
Sickness:
- telephone or email if sick more than 2 days
- bring medical note if absent over 1 week
Other absence - you MUST see the Senior Tutor.
Difficulties affecting your studies:
eg
. health, financial, personal, accommodation
tell your personal tutor or the Senior Tutor
they will know where to get help.
Course transfers - need to see the Senior Tutor to leave or transfer.
Professional Issues
-
behaviour
towards each other
- use of Computing facilities.
- coursework integrity
We have high standards and take action if they are not met.
MEng
Computing (International
Programme
)
Requirement: at least GCSE Grade B in French, German,
Spanish or Italian.
Programme
: take language option in years 1, 2, 3.
(Levels 3, 4, 5 if starting with GCSE;
Levels 4, 5, 6 from A level)
MEng3 Industrial Placement, April to
September..usually
in
the country of 4
th
year studies
MEng4 spent taking final year in Europe.
Current partner Universities in France, Germany:
Cost: NO tuition fee for year in Europe; + Erasmus grant + student benefits (
eg
. in France)
Admissions – find out what you missed
Try the test to see how you would have scored…
The College is asking all first year students to take a sample test to help decide whether to introduce it for admissions.
the test is:
- online
- anonymous (the Dept will not know your score – but you can find out)
- on Tuesday 14 October in the Lab session 09.00-11.00
..more details from Lab organizers later this week
REGISTRATION
1. with the College - online
2. with the Department - room 370 Huxley Building
3. with the Health Centre – ground floor,
southside
of Princes Gardens:
you can register if you are living in
N 1, 5, 6, 7, NW 1, 3, 5, 8, WC 1, 2,
SW 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10 W 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14.
..in other areas you should register with a GP nearby but may attend the Health Centre during working hours.
4. Get a National Insurance number (ask at any Job Centre)
How to Fail the year: 1
Socialise
late.. get up late.. miss the first lecture.
Oversleep and miss the next lecture
Decide having missed the lectures to miss the tutorial.
Miss the
maths
or programming tutorial as you don't understand the work & won't be able to answer questions/contribute.
How to Fail the Year:
2
Believe earlier advice that
'the hardest thing you will ever do is 3 A-levels'
and so..
go out every night and/or
get a part-time job which fills every night
Assume any assignment can be done in the last evening before the submission date.....and when you find it can't….. submit work which is not your own - this can have
catastrophic
consequences
Assume that having the lecture notes in your bag is as good as having read and understood them - or will be when you get round to it.
Rely on last minute revision before the exams.
How to Fail the Year 3
Ignore all offers of available help from tutors and lab staff.
Ignore emails from tutors or the Senior Tutor when they want to see you.
Fail to report absence of over 2-3 days, or to provide a medical certificate after a week.
Miss examinations without immediate medical certificate.
How to Fail the Year 4
Believe what other students tell you about what you need to pass the year.
Sign up for so many societies that your feet never touch the ground.
Sign up for none, and spend all the time thinking about doing some work.
Assume that as you are doing more work than X, that must be enough.
.........alternatively, much simpler...
How to Pass the Year
Attend lectures and tutorials
Read lecture notes.
Submit coursework and labs.
Notify absence + medical cert. if ill
Revise for Exams…and
ASK FOR HELP IF YOU NEED IT
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REGISTRATION
1. with the College - online
2. with the Department - room 370 Huxley Building
3. with the Health Centre – ground floor, south side of Princes Gardens:
you can register if you are living in
N 1, 5, 6, 7, NW 1, 3, 5, 8, WC 1, 2,
SW 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10 W 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14.
..in other areas you should register with a GP nearby but may attend the Health Centre during working hours.
www.imperialcollegehealthcentre.co.uk
4. Get a National Insurance number (ask at any Job Centre)Slide4
SENIOR TUTOR
- concerned with students' progress and welfare
Margaret Cunningham
mrc@doc.ic.ac.uk
Room 373 Huxley Building
Tel. 48277 (int.) 020 7594 8277 (ext)
Sickness:
- telephone or email if sick more than 2 days
- bring medical note if absent more than 1 week
Other absence - you MUST see the Senior Tutor.Slide5
Difficulties affecting your Studies
eg
. health, financial, personal, accommodation
tell your personal tutor or the Senior Tutor
they will know where to get help.
Course transfers - need to see the Senior Tutor to leave or transfer.
Professional Issues
-
behaviour
towards each other
- use of Computing facilities.
- coursework integrity:
Read the Plagiarism advice on the First Year
Noticeboard
We have high standards and take action if they are not met.Slide6
MEng
Computing (International Programme
)
Requirement: at least GCSE Grade B in French, German,
Spanish or Italian.
Programme
: take language courses in years 1, 2, 3.
(Levels 3, 4, 5 if starting with GCSE;
Levels 4, 5, 6 from A level)
MEng3 Industrial Placement, April to
September..usually
in
the country of 4
th
year studies
MEng4 spent taking final year in Europe.
Current partner Universities in
Paris, Grenoble (France),
Karlesruhe
, Aachen (Germany)
Zurich (Switzerland)
University of California (San Diego)- 3
rd
year place
Cost: NO tuition fee for year in Europe; + Erasmus grant + student benefits (
eg
. in France)Slide7
How to Fail the Year 1
Socialise
late.. get up late.. miss the first lecture.
Oversleep and miss the next lecture
Decide having missed the lectures to miss the tutorial.
Miss the
maths
or programming tutorial as you don't understand the work & won't be able to answer questions/contribute.
Slide8
How to Fail the Year 2
Believe earlier advice that
'the hardest thing you will ever do is 3 A-levels'
and so..
go out every night and/or
get a part-time job which fills every night
Assume any assignment can be done in the last evening before the submission date.....and when you find it can't….. submit work which is not your own - this can have
catastrophic
consequences
Assume that having the lecture notes in your bag is as good as having read and understood them - or will be when you get round to it.
Rely on last minute revision before the exams.
Slide9
How to Fail the Year 3
Ignore all offers of available help from tutors and lab staff.
Ignore emails from tutors or the Senior Tutor when they want to see you.
Fail to report absence of over 2-3 days, or to provide a medical certificate after a week.
Miss examinations without immediate medical certificate.Slide10
How to Fail the Year 4
Believe what other students tell you about what you need to pass the year.
Sign up for so many societies that your feet never touch the ground.
Sign up for none, and spend all the time
thinking
about doing some work.
Assume that as you are doing more work than X, that must be enough.Slide11
How to Pass the Year
.........alternatively, much simpler…
Attend lectures and tutorials
Read lecture notes during lecture courses - “continuous revision”
Submit coursework and labs. on time
Notify absence + medical cert. if ill
Revise for Exams…and
ASK FOR HELP IF YOU NEED IT