1. Postgraduate Welcome and Briefing Professor Peter Wright Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes

2. University of Sheffield  Russell Group of elite UK research universities  Ranked in WORLD TOP 100

3. Department of Economics  30 members of academic staff  Cutting edge of research in several areas of Economics  Publishing in world class journals  Working with all Government Departments & several corporate partners

4. Key contacts  Professor Peter Wright, Director of Masters programmes (room 402)  Dr Tom Warke, General Tutor for MSc Economics (room 410)  Professor Paul Mosley, General Tutor for MSc Economics (room 419)

5. Key contacts  Mrs Louise Harte, Masters programmes administrator (room 227)  Professor Andy Dickerson, Head of Department (room 428)  Dr David Cuberes, International Student co-ordinator (room 434)

6. Rules, Regulations & Support  Key Information Sources  Economics Taught Postgraduate Handbook (MOLE)  Student Handbook http://www.shef.ac.uk/ssid/handbook  All today’s info and much more can be found in one of the above. These slides will be uploaded onto ECN Masters MOLE site

7. Dealing with Problems  Academic:  Module leader/lecturer  General Tutor for MSc Economics  Masters Director  [Head of Department]  Personal:  Personal tutor  Masters Director  University Counselling Services

8. Contacting Staff  Module leader/lecturer  Consultation & Feedback Times (office doors and MOLE)  Email  Mole module sites (Discussion Boards)  Masters Director  C&F hours: Tuesday 1.30; Wednesday 11.30  Email  ECN Masters site (Discussion Board)

9. Contacting Staff  General Tutor for MSc Economics/Personal tutor  Meetings once per semester (minimum) First meeting in week 3  Email  Consultation & Feedback Times (office doors and MOLE)

10. Contacting You  Email – check University email regularly  MOLE Sites (modules and ECN Masters)

11. Attendance & Absence  Lectures & workshops etc are compulsory  Absence – personal/medical  Inform personal tutor or Louise Harte  Special circumstances form (SSID) & GP note  Your responsibility to make up the work

12. Exam & Assessment Issues  Examination procedures (handbook)  Special arrangements  Refer to Louise Harte  Medical/personal notes for absence  Pass details to Louise Harte  Religious observance  Notify Registry Office  Calculators  SSiD for approval (sticker)

13. Getting Involved  Student-staff forum (meeting in wk 3/4)  6 students  Chair  Secretary  Contact Charlotte Hobson if interested c.l.hobson@sheffield.ac.uk

14. Wednesday 25 September 10.00-12.00Introductory Postgraduate Meeting Sir Fredrick Mappin Building MAPP LT03 2.00-3.00Module BriefingSir Fredrick Mappin Building MAPP LT03 3.00-4.00Module sign upSir Fredrick Mappin Building MAPP LT02

15. Thursday 26 September 9.30 – 12.00Mathematics Revision (Dr Jo McHardy) Mappin LT 14 11.45 - 17.30ON-LINE REGISTRATIONGoodwin Sports Centre All day eventUnion Societies FairOctagon Centre

16. Friday 27 September 11.00-12.00Introduction to IT & Library resources Mappin LT 03 All Day eventUnion Sports FairOctagon Centre 14.30-15.00Intro to English Language Teaching Centre Hicks Building Computer Rm G29

17. Semester Dates Autumn Semester [Intro Week 23 September - 28 September 2013] Monday30 September- Saturday 21 December 2013total 12 weeks [4 Weeks Christmas vacation] Monday20 January- Saturday 8 February 2014total 3 weeks Spring Semester Monday10 February- Saturday 5 April 2014total 8 weeks [3 weeks Easter vacation Easter Day 20 April 2014] Monday28 April-Saturday14 June 2014total 7 weeks

18. Week 1 Monday 30 th September 10-12 Statistics RevisionMappin LT3 Thursday 3 rd October 9-11 Statistics RevisionPsychology Building, PS-LT G30 Friday 4 th OctoberEnglish Language Evaluation Mappin LT2 Lectures start next week!

19. Caveat  These notes provide an introduction to some of the issues surrounding rights and responsibilities  They should not be treated as a definitive account  You should now study “Key Information Sources” listed earlier

20. This afternoon’s session  Programme Specifications  Module Choice http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/economics/masters/intro/timetable

21. MSc Health Economics  Please remain behind to talk to Aki Tsuchiya  Also those home/EU students interested in a possible transfer to Health Economics

22. Postgraduate Unit Form  Family Name A-L Charlotte Hobson  Family Name M-Z Peter Wright