Engineering Peer Tutoring Service (EPTS) Tips on
Description: 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:
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slide1. Engineering Peer Tutoring Service (EPTS) Tips on succeeding in Engineering October 10, 2012
Andrea Gideon<br>
slide2. 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<br>
slide3. 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<br>
slide4. Schedule<br>
slide5. Courses Offered<br>
slide6. Where? Room FDA 6B
Frank Dawson Adams Building
Contact:
Andrea Gideon
epts@mcgilleus.ca<br>
slide7. succeeding in engineering<br>
slide8. Some thoughts on first year Intro and general courses
It gets more interesting – and easier!
Smaller classes
More applications
Teamwork
Design Projects<br>
slide9. 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<br>
slide10. 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<br>
slide11. 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<br>
slide12. Benefits of being in Engineering Comparison to Pre-Med and Science U0 courses
Sense of community
Abundance of free resources<br>
slide13. Questions?<br>
Andrea Gideon<br>
slide2. 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<br>
slide3. 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<br>
slide4. Schedule<br>
slide5. Courses Offered<br>
slide6. Where? Room FDA 6B
Frank Dawson Adams Building
Contact:
Andrea Gideon
epts@mcgilleus.ca<br>
slide7. succeeding in engineering<br>
slide8. Some thoughts on first year Intro and general courses
It gets more interesting – and easier!
Smaller classes
More applications
Teamwork
Design Projects<br>
slide9. 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<br>
slide10. 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<br>
slide11. 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<br>
slide12. Benefits of being in Engineering Comparison to Pre-Med and Science U0 courses
Sense of community
Abundance of free resources<br>
slide13. Questions?<br>