Foundation Year in Computing The transition to University Learning Delivered by Dave Thomas, K235 e: d.t.thomas@staffs.ac.uk w: www.fcet.staffs.ac.uk/dtt1

What we will cover Transition to University learning What it’s about Attendance, conduct, academic misconduct Extenuating Circumstances - the basics Academic dishonesty – the basics STARS Elections the ‘and finally’ slide

What it’s about Learning to learn the HE way Learning – not being taught Treating your learning like a full time job is a good frame of mind – 40 hours a week Attend – and keep up! Aim to enjoy your learning Help will be readily and willingly available Be a ‘strategic learner’ only and you will have to whistle

How you are to learn (from Monday) Four modules: iPAS, iM, iSDCS, iWTDS Lectures, Tutorials and Workshops and your own work Assessments (assignments, portfolios, presentations, class tests, etc, etc) research, reading, exercises, watching the telly, chatting in the bar etc Lots of module time is designed to help you do well in these tasks

Attendance, conduct We’ll notice if you aren’t attending Attending usually leads to good relationships, good learning and good marks The university regulations are clear – especially page 5, section 3.6 Expectations of your conduct are also defined as are most things – somewhere

Academic misconduct is also well defined here and cheats no-one but yourself but, if you’d like help to do it, click here and if you’d like help to avoid it, click here don’t go there – the penalties are not worth it and you WILL be found out

Extenuating Circumstances are a recognition by the university that there can be good reasons why your work is either late, or worse that you are capable of or both and have a procedure here if, for good reason, your are struggling with some piece of assessment TALK TO SOMEONE (even me) and do the extenuating thing promptly

STARs and STARs Elections A STAR (here) is a STudent Academic Representative We (the academic staff) like them (and want them) The Student Union like them (and want them) It looks good to employers on your CV Please consider it (at least)

And finally Logging you on to Blackboard and we have covered: Transition to University learning What it’s about Attendance, conduct, academic misconduct Extenuating Circumstances - the basics STARS Elections Next – your first personal tutor meeting Any questions?