1. Introductory talk given to First Year Flexible Combined Honours students Tuesday 25th September 2007 Amory Building, room 417 by Dr Mike Dobson, Director Flexible Combined Honours Degree

2. Mobiles…off …please.

3. Introductions

4. Dr Mike Dobson Director, Flexible Combined Honours Degree

5. Tim Rushforth Administrator - Flexible Combined Honours Degree

6. Where am I? Amory Room 34 Office hours – none Open door policy In most days or make appointment 01392 269270 m.j.dobson@ex.ac.uk Answerphone Main entrance Room 34 Ground floor doors

7. Where’s Tim? Amory Room 36 – HuSS reception area Office hours – none In most days or make appointment 01392 263675 t.rushforth@ex.ac.uk Answerphone Main entrance Room 36 - reception Ground floor doors

8. What does Tim do? general admin for degree module registration very good at answering your questions!

9. Tell Tim if your contact details or address change

10. What do I do? liaise with departments make sure your programme is ok - e.g. the academic structure is ok overall try to sort out timetable problems direct the degree programme – head of department

11. What do I do? look after you!

12. Personal tutor in one of your departments who? – student portal and on pink form will stay with you throughout your time here

13. Personal tutor a listening ear see tutor at beginning and end of each term – at least don’t suffer in silence!

14. Mitigation Need more time for coursework? Tell teaching department!

15. Mitigation Need more time for coursework? …don’t even think about it!

16. Mitigation Work suffering? Tell us!

17. Ask us! …student support services

18. Welcome pack year format timetable access – student portal departmental contacts Bart plagiarism

19. Talk through study programmes – modules, timetable, etc Wednesday 9.20 – 4.00 Thursday 9.20 – 4.00 Friday 9.20 – 4.00 Sign up for a time… Amory - Room 34 (my office)

20. www.ex.ac.uk/fch being updated soon Information:

21. E-mail: check it regularly!!! …@ex.ac.uk Only your Exeter University address will be used.

22. Questions?