Engineering Peer Tutoring Service (EPTS) Tips on

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Engineering Peer Tutoring Service (EPTS) Tips on succeeding in Engineering October 10, 2012 Andrea Gideon What is EPTS? Free tutorial service for U0 and U1 students Provided by the Engineering Student Centre and the EUS Advisory committee: Judy Pharo (Associate Director, Engineering Student Centre) Professor Mohamed Meguid (Associate Dean) Professor Siva Nadarajah How does EPTS work? Drop-in office hours Midterm and final exam review sessions Software mini-courses (MATLAB) Tutors are available to: Answer your questions Provide support Schedule Courses Offered Where? Room FDA 6B Frank Dawson Adams Building Contact: Andrea Gideon epts@mcgilleus.ca succeeding in engineering Some thoughts on first year Intro and general courses It gets more interesting – and easier! Smaller classes More applications Teamwork Design Projects My First Year at McGill From CEGEP (Dawson College) Advantages / Disadvantages First auditorium experience at McGill Adjusting to University grading system Working alone / Working in groups Succeeding in your courses Use Your Resources Classmates Teaching Assistants EPTS Professors Extra Practice Materials Library databases Online resources Copi-EUS Friends who took the class before Succeeding in Engineering Don’t lose sight of why you chose Engineering Academic Advisors Mentors, older students Em(POWE)r program Getting involved in other activities Design teams Benefits of being in Engineering Comparison to Pre-Med and Science U0 courses Sense of community Abundance of free resources Questions?