1. Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Faculty Welcome
Spring 2012

2. Hung Nguyen
Dean

4. Director of Undergraduate IT Programs
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Chris Wong
Director of Undergraduate IT Programs

5. Where to find course and subject information
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Where to find course and subject information

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Use the Faculty Intranet!:
Student Guide
Handbook: subject information
Course Information
Support and services
Subject Outlines
Available via UTS Online in week 1
“Contract” between you and coordinator
Assessment & schedule

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Faculty Intranet:
Support
Course Info
Handbook
Student guide

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Handbook
Course & subject Details ..

9. Where to get help? Administrative? Personal? Academic? English help?
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Where to get help? Administrative? Personal? Academic? English help?

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Step 0: My Student Admin: Self help….
Subject changes
Admin changes
Everything Else!

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Can’t find what you need?
Step 1: ADMINISTRATIVE HELP!
… and ENROLMENT issues … fees … …STUDY PLAN … etc etc
IT Student Centre
Building 10 Student Centre – Level 2
Enquiries:

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Personal issues? Sick? Non-admin or academic problems?
Step 2: Special Support
Subject related:
If you are sick/accident: Special Consideration
Exams issues? - Special Assessment Conditions
Personal issues: Visit Student Services Unit
Medical, counselors, financial advice, special needs, housing, careers & employment, chaplaincy.

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Step 3: ACADEMIC SUPPORT
Problems within a subject: Contact…
your tutor
your lecturer
the Subject Coordinator
Problems (or advice) within a course
Your academic advisor
the Course Coordinator
the Program Director

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Other ACADEMIC SUPPORT
Industry Partnering Unit: Building 2, level 7
Internship positions, Graduate employment, Scholarships, Course development and review
Learning & Design Centre: Building 2, Level 6
Drop-in – subject based learning resources, access to staff
U:PASS: Peer Assisted Study Success
Students Association: Peer tutoring

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Step 4: ENGLISH LANGUAGE SUPPORT
Higher Education Language & Presentation Support (HELPS)
Academic english
Report writing

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International, Exchange/study abroad
FEIT International Office: Building 2, level 7, room 080
UTS International Office: Building 1, Level 3A or

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WOMEN IN ENGINEERING AND IT
Mentoring program
“LUCY” workplace program
Building 2, Level 6, in the LDC room

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Communication

19. CONTACTING ACADEMIC STAFF
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CONTACTING ACADEMIC STAFF
Address in the Student Guide, Subject Outline or the UTS online Directory
s received after working hours will only be attended to the following day
Appointments
Appointment can be made with Academics

20. Check your UTS email regularly!
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Using UTS
Student provided by Microsoft Live
Be careful of redirecting  inbox full? large attachments?
UTS only communicates to your student.uts.edu.au address
Use UTS Online forums for subject help
Look at MyFEIT intranet for news:
Check your UTS regularly!

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ACCESS TO FACILITIES

22. http://datasearch.uts.edu.au/about/mapsdirections/map.cfm CB10 - IT
CM05 Business
Library
CB04 – Science
CB01 - Tower
CB10 - IT
CB02 –Engineering

23. Reading your timetable
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Reading your timetable
Lec1 01 Mon 09:00 90min CB /2-11/4, 2/5-6/6
Wks1 01 Wed 09:00 180min CB /2-11/4, 2/5-6/6
Tut1 02 Wed 09:00 180min CB /2-11/4, 2/5-6/6
Cmp1 03 Wed 09:00 180min CB /2-11/4, 2/5-6/6
Lec = Lecture
01 = “activity #” ie: alternative lecture?
Often there are more than 1 lectures offered per week – the 2nd one is a repeat
Wks = workshop, Tut = Tutorial, Cmp = Computer lab

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Building 10 computer labs
You have two UTS computer accounts:
An UTS account for all uni-wide computer labs
e.g: Building 10 café, Building 2 commons
IT Building 10 computer account
GET YOUR IT ACCOUNT THIS WEEK!

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT
General IT assistance (including & wireless)
Phone: ext. 2222
For building 10 labs & IT accounts:
Phone: ext (9:00am to 5:00pm - Mon to Fri)

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Building 10 access for IT students
You will have 24 hour PIN access to:
Building 10
U/grad: Level 2 labs
P/grad: Level 2 + Level 3 labs
Doors at locked at 10pm
You can find your PIN number by visiting
You MUST FIRST pass the FEIT Safety Quiz on UTS Online for your pin to be activated.
You should carry your Student ID card at all times.

27. UTS:INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Undergraduate IT Students ONLY
IT first year undergraduate lounge
Located on level 2 of Building 10
Exclusive for 1st year undergraduate IT students
Access is by your PIN.
The Building 10 Student Centre staff can help you find it

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Parking:
Market City & Entertainment centre (pay, student discount)
Broadway Shopping Centre (pay – first 3 hrs free; also early bird student discount)
Building 10 - $$$
Street (free and pay) - beware of the time zones !!
Bike facilities
Building 10 basement
Bus, Trains and Ferries
Transport Infoline:

29. Course coordinator MIT
Alan Sixsmith
Course coordinator MIT

30. GENERAL ACADEMIC MATTERS
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GENERAL ACADEMIC MATTERS

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Credit Recognition
Guidelines vary for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and for Engineering and IT courses
Must be assessed at the beginning of your course – at enrollment time
Present all relevant documentation (academic transcripts, etc)
Application forms available from your Student Centre or online:

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STUDY MODE
S - Standard mode - generally 3 hours face to face/week
B – Block mode - generally 2 full days of lecture presentations 2 or 3 times a semester
D – Distance mode – not IT subjects offered in distance mode
TEACHING SESSIONS
Autumn and Spring –normal subject offerings
Summer – a limited number of subjects will be available over summer semester as electives for PG and UG Engineering and IT students

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KEY DATES
Last day to enroll/add new subjects:
Week 2: Friday 10th August at 5:00pm
Last day to withdraw from subject
Week 5: Friday 31st August at 5:00pm
Exam period: 10-30th November
Don’t plan holidays too soon..

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General advice
Ensure you are servicing your course; it’s not just about passing subjects – you need to take the responsibility
Know who to ask or what to do when things go wrong
We create learning environments to engage; how are you demonstrating your skills/attributes/capacity in the subject and course objectives?
Find the right balance – enjoy University - Study vs Work vs Life
Cope with change, recovery strategy, dynamic, non-linear,
Take opportunities that are available, exchange, scholarships, awards, competitions, volunteer…
Remember – we are here to help you, but also remember the complexity of the University!

35. POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM INFORMATION
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POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM INFORMATION

36. UTS:INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PPostgraduate IT Students
Faculty staff you should know:
Director – Postgraduate Programs (IT)
Rene Leveaux
Course Coordinators (and Academic Advisers)
MIT
Internetworking
IT Management
Multimedia
Alan Sixsmith
Qiang Wu
Ken Dovey
Meredith Jones

37. UTS:INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Postgraduate IT Students
General advice on choosing subjects
> Postgraduate subjects (32nnn, 42nnn and 955nn) (Undergraduate subjects not available)
Postgraduate IT courses include some core subjects, plus many electives.
Try and study core subjects earlier (provided you meet the prerequisites).
Plan ahead for your electives and enrol in them as early as possible – popular electives can become full.
Refer to the handbook and timetable, but if you are really stuck with choosing subjects, speak with your course co-ordinator, program director or academic advisor.

38. UTS:INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Postgraduate IT Students
General advice on credit recognition (RPL)
Must be done at the beginning of your course – at enrollment time
Present all relevant documentation (academic transcripts, etc)
Only available for core subjects in Grad Diploma and Masters (not for Grad Cert)
Previous studies from recognized tertiary institutions and CISCO (only for Internetworking)
Credit recognition (RPL) is only given for 4 subjects

39. UTS:INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Postgraduate IT Students
General advice on subject substitution - MIT
Instead of credit recognition (RPL) you can replace a core subject with an elective
Present all relevant documentation (academic transcripts, etc)
Previous studies from recognized tertiary institutions
Only available for core subjects in Grad Diploma and Masters

40. UTS:INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Postgraduate IT Students
Transferring to another course:
into a coursework PG course within the Faculty: internal course transfer. Must meet minimum requirements for the transfer (GPA; number of failures)
into a research degree within the Faculty: new application. Must meet standard admission requirements for the course.
Into any course in another Faculty: application via UAC. Must meet standard admission requirements for the course.

41. UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM INFORMATION
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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM INFORMATION

42. UTS:INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Undergraduate IT Students
Faculty staff you should know:
Director – Undergraduate Programs (IT)
Chris Wong
Course Coordinators (and Academic Advisors)
BIT
BScIT
BBus BScIT
Games
IT Practice
Hons
Priya Nanda
Bruce Moulton
Yusuf Pisan
Sri Madhisetty
Valerie Gay

43. UTS:INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Undergraduate IT Students
General Course Structure and Advice
First year of your study is mainly core IT subjects.
Complete prerequisite subjects in your core, major and electives.
8 Core Subjects +
IT Major (48cp)
IT Experience Program
2nd IT Major or
Sub-Major (24cp) or
8 x Electives +
2nd Sub-Major (24cp) or
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44. UTS:INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Undergraduate IT Students
Choosing majors:
Choose major at end of 1st year
Start with core subjects  until you know what you like.
Research majors from the handbook.
Read subject descriptions
There will be an info session about majors held later this year – advertised on the student intranet -

45. UTS:INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Undergraduate IT Students
Industrial training (DipITProfPrac)
9+ months paid work experience
3rd full-time year of the BScIT
Industry Partnering Unit  assist you with finding a job  YOU still have to apply!!!
info sessions held each semester.
Extremely valuable experience on your CV

46. If you have a problem,
ask someone.

47. UTS:ENGINEERING & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Enjoy your studies at
UTS:ENGINEERING & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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49. Q & A