Partners in Maritime Education Hamburg-London Partners in Maritime Education

The BSc Shipping, Trade & Transport Idea Welcome to the programme Susan Hawker Susan.hawker@hst-akademie.de June, 2018 The BSc Shipping, Trade & Transport Idea

What do we do this week? A general overview of the course Meet some former students and a drink! What we expect from you on the course What you should expect of us! What the Bridging Module is about… the Work Place Report (WPR) Friday group work and individual sessions Your Saturday presentations!

Next week… Friday evening 15 June… theory and help with the WRP and towards the dissertation Saturday 16 June… one to one sessions between 9.00 and (about) 14.00

The group intranet site My communications with the group! Handouts from all lecturers The University full course handbook The University full module specifications Important dates as they arise Any changes to the schedule/modules

The IAME The International Association of Maritime Economists…. two peer-reviewed journals: - Maritime Economics and Logistics - Maritime Policy and Management

Hamburg University, Dammtor Staatsbiblioteck You should join this!... Present your University ID card Euro 15 for the year… submit the receipt to the School for reimbursement On-site access to all materials Off-site access to a range of materials

The University Evision Keeping contact details up to date i-law… for all maritime and international trade law reports and journals EBSCO… you will receive from Herr Denker the log-in details (provided by the University): your name, a log-in number and password

The coursehandbook The course calendar at a glance The module specifications at a glance Information about results What to expect of assessments The assessment board and external examiner Capped resit marks Correct contact details!

What is expected of you! Reading and note taking Thinking about the questions others ask Thinking about the response of lecturers Asking questions Proper participation…this is often overlooked by students: so no mobile phone use without permission of lecturer/no outside work undertaken in class

Assessments Module assessments: exams, couresworks, presentations… all very different Regulation of assessements… University has strict process and all checked by the external Some/the key areas always assessed Sometimes assessments very similar, but think what is expected in the answer – developing teaching and learning

Plagiarism or expected reliance? Academic integrity of the course is paramount An assessment board for each semester Scrutiny of couresworks and exam scripts Attributed reliance is not plagiarism! Debate and discussion are encouraged Seeking bona fide help is encouraged Rigourous and transparent process for investigation and for complaints

Towards the dissertation! The entire course leads to the dissertation! Monday 5 August, 2019 is submisison date! So timing is tight: Assessments board likely week of 9 September Final exams 17-19 June… six weeks before submission of final draft Semester 1 exams 10-12 December (2018) and then four weeks before classes resume 11 Jan… first draft submission to Susan 11 January 2019

Finally… Enjoy the year and make the best of it that you can… it will all too soon fly by! I look foward to guiding you all along. Susan, June 2018