1. Welcome back Year 4 !!!

2. GERMAN STUDIES STAFF Head of Department Dr Helmut Schmitz Dr Christine Achinger (on leave) Dr Seán Allan Grit Brendecke Prof Sarah Colvin (until Jan 2014) Prof Anne Fuchs Dr James Hodkinson Departmental Secretary Mrs Marie Lucas Dr Jim Jordan Ms Andrea Klaus Mr Stephen Lamb (Senior Tutor) Ms Annika May Dr Ian Roberts

3. Teaching: cultural modules Imperial: Friday, 11.00, H344 Week1 All autumn term 15 Cat modules start in week 1

4. Final-year Language Translation (JH, IR) Ger/Bus 12.00 R1.03 (IR) term 1 Friday 2.00; 3.00 (JH) & 4.00 (IR) H202 Lists on board: classes start this week Further info: Language Handout (pack)

5. Language contd. Essay / oral classes WATCH NOTICE BOARD! Lists go up We Week 1 by 2pm TIMETABLE CLASHES: MOVE THE ONE THAT’S NOT A CORE MODULE OR FIXED WEEKLY SEMINAR

6. Essay Writing Essay writing and marking criteria Dept Guidelines for Assessed Essays and Examinations (online) UG handbook (online) Dept feedback arrangements (online) Dedicated essay writing revision class later this term All applications for extensions go though DUGS (Birgit Röder) – form online

7. E-submission submit as usual a hard copy of your assessed essay by the deadline 12.00 in addition submit in advance an e-copy departmental page for e-submission is http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/german/esubmissions/ print and submit the e-mail receipt with your hard copy

8. The 50/50 Rule Minimum of 50% of all honours assessment must be taken by exam. 15 CAT modules Faust and Self & Others II (Travel) can only be taken by essay Language is double-weighted. Check with your PTs how many option modules you can do by essay

9. Finals assessment Eight units Three carried over from Year 2 Final-year language (3 elements): averaged out and double-weighted Read all about it: handbook, Year 4 language document

10. Degree classification The mean provisionally indicates the class: 70%(+) =1 (70-71 = borderline) 60-69.9%=2(1) 50-59.9%=2(2) 40-49.9%=3 35-39.9%= Pass degree

11. Degree classification cont. Borderline cases arise where the mean is within 2% of the class boundary: 68-69.9%; 58-59.9%; 48-49.9% not 33-34-9% Borderline criteria: performance above the class boundary in FY preponderance of marks above the class boundary (= 5 out of 8) performance above the class boundary in core modules

12. Degree Classification: Examples Student C GE 401 Tr/E/O GE 412 GE42 1-15 GE42 9-15 GE431 -15 IB40 9-15 GE 209 GE 207 FI10 1 55/52/47 55/5 9BBA 51 576064625570566759.06 2.ii Student B GE 401 T/E/O GE41 2-30 GE43 2-15 GE43 3-15 IT 301 GE 209 GE 207 IT21 1 62/58/65 65/6 6AA 62 665562 6454535158.812i Student A GE 401 T/E/O GE 412 GE4 30- 15 GE4 32- 15 GE43 3-15 IB4 09- 15 GE 209 GE 207 LL2 09- 30 Averag e 62/68/50 55/ 66BAB 60 616058605860555959.13 2.i

13. Degree classification cont. Mitigating circumstances Where a student’s performance has been adversely affected by certified mitigating circumstances these can be taken into account by the Board of Examiners All mitigating circumstances must be communicated to the Personal Tutor AND the Exam Secretary It is your responsibility to inform the Dept in time and with the necessary documentation!

14. Appeals A written appeal must be submitted within 10 days of the exam board Grounds for appeal: Procedural irregularity Discrimination Information about circumstances affecting performance not available to the exam board at the time of its meeting N.B NOT contesting individual module or essay mark

15. Organisation Change of address form to Marie Year abroad questionnaires to Marie Scheine to personal tutors (3+) Online module registration: deadline 21 October Communication: University e-mail, webboard, notice boards Attendance monitoring (see handbook)

16. Meetings Personal tutor: Week 2 Tabula SSLC: convenor SA 1 st meeting Weds. Week 5, 1.00 H344 Careers (Fiona Kent); Skills (Mary Sage)

17. Monitoring Dept required to monitor student attendance Students required to fulfil 12 annual monitoring points (see UG handbook) Missing 6+ monitoring points results in report to university which may result in procedures of termination of registration Personal Tutor meeting in week 9/10 of summer term counts as one.

18. National Student Satisfaction Survey Conducted annually with Final Year Students Relates not to your degree but your managing department To be valid: minimum of 23 participants and 50% of cohort. University target last year: 75%

19. IGGY (International Gateway for Gifted Youth) IGGY is looking for volunteers for online mentoring Jo Higbree J.higbee@warwick.ac.uk

20. Wi-Fi in Humanities Building

21. The joys of language-learning Michael Gove: “It is literally the case that learning languages makes you....???” smarter!

22. And next……(5.00, H202)