1. Department of Psychology: Induction Meeting

2. Prof. Kathy Rastle Head of Department Welcome!

3. Mrs Vanessa Law Senior Faculty Administrator Welcome!

4. Dr Rob Hughes Director of Undergraduate Programmes The degree programme

5. Today’s schedule Now - 3pm: Rob Hughes – The degree programme (Note: Joint Criminology and Psychology programme is provided in the Handbook) Afsane Riazi – Departmental information and support Jeanne Shinskey – Surviving Year 1 Szonya Durant – Careers and employability 3pm: Refreshments and mingling… 3.45pm – 5pm: College talks

6. Psychology Induction Schedule DateActivityTimeLocation Wed 23 Sep Induction Talks 14:00 – 17:00 (with break) Boiler House Auditorium (You are here!) Thurs 24 Sep RHUL IT Essentials – What you need to know! 12:00 – 13:00 or 13:00 – 14:00 Various - Bourne Annexe PC Lab - HITT Lab - PC Lab 7 (Computer Centre Annex) - PC Lab 5 (Computer Centre Annex) - PC Lab 4 (Computer Centre Annex) Thu 24 SepMeeting with personal advisorVarious timesVarious Fri 25 SepMeeting with personal advisorVarious timesVarious Fri 25 SepWelcome Party14:00 – 16:30Medicine

7. UG Degree Structure Year 1: Seven compulsory courses covering a range of topics in psychology: provides the foundation for future courses Year 2: Seven compulsory courses covering a range of topics in psychology: necessary for BPS accreditation Year 3: Six Final year options, and research project

8. Year 1 Course Outline Course number Unit value Course nameCompulsory for progression to second year PS10101Introduction to Psychological ResearchYes PS1021½Learning & Memory PS1030½Self and Society PS1040½Lifespan Development PS1060½Biological Foundations of Psychology PS1061½Sensation & Perception PS1110½Introduction to Abnormal Psychology

9. Dates for your diary Term dates Reading week dates Term 1:21 September 2015 – 11 December 2015 Term 2:11 January 2016 – 24 March 2016 Term 3 (Exams): 25 April 2016 – 10 June 2016 Term 1: 2 November 2015 – 6 November 2015 Term 2: 15 February 2015 – 19 February 2016

10. Your timetable for this term (on ‘information for current students’ on Dept webpage) Plus Personal Advisor Meetings

11. NOTE: Attendance at all teaching/advisor sessions is compulsory We do monitor attendance! (Read more in the Handbook)

12. PA Meetings and Seminars Personal Advisor meetings: –Personal development –PA groups ~ 6 students in each Seminars: –Associated with your courses –Seminar groups up to ~ 20 students in each

13. Health and Safety Emergency no: 444 (01784 443888) General security No. 3063 (01784 443063) Health and safety office 3828 (01784 443828) Fire safety Smoking Manual handling Restricted areas Lone working hours Special requirements Please also read the Health and Safety section in the Handbook

14. Dr Afsane Riazi Student Support Coordinator Departmental information and support

15. Finding your way around campus 14.Boilerhouse (You are here!) 34. Wolfson Building, Psychology Department 2. Windsor Building 27. Bedford Library 20. Horton Building

16. Getting answers 1.Handbook: source of all information 2.“Information for current students” on the Departmental Homepage 3. Moodle 4. Personal advisors 5. College Student Support Services

17. Getting answers 1.Handbook: source of all information 2.Information for current students on the Departmental homepage 3. Moodle 4. Personal advisors 5. College Student Support Services

18. Getting answers 1.Handbook: source of all information 2.Information for current students on the Departmental homepage 3. Moodle 4. Personal advisors 5. College Student Support Services

19. Getting answers 1.Handbook: source of all information 2.Information for current students on the Departmental homepage 3. Moodle 4. Personal advisors (link to office hours on ‘info for students’ page) 5. College Student Support Services

20. Getting answers 1.Handbook: source of all information 2.Information for current students on Departmental homepage 3.Moodle 4.Personal advisors 5.College student support services

21. Who is who in the department? Administrative staff Seminar Tutors Personal Advisors Year Coordinators Student Support Coordinator Director of Undergraduate Programmes Director of Teaching and Learning Head of Department Best way to see people in the department? 1.Office hours 2.Email them to arrange a meeting

22. How we contact you Email – inboxes fill up quickly so please be sure to delete messages or move them into folders Moodle news forums Keep your student portal information up-to-date Wolfson noticeboards

23. Providing feedback Course feedback forms (end of term) Staff-student committee (one per term) On-line (anytime)

24. Dr Jeanne Shinskey Year 1 Coordinator Surviving your first year

26. Start the Term Off Right Attend tomorrow’s IT intro session RHUL IT Essentials – What you need to know! Info about new e- mail account, connecting to the network on vs off campus, computer labs, printing, etc.

27. Start the Term Off Right Set alarm for first class: PS1010 Tue 29 Sep,10:00 in the Boiler House. Come prepared - especially for workshops, lab classes, seminars, and personal advising meetings.

28. PS1010 Intro to Psychological Research This course has several components Lectures Workshop classes Practical lab classes Psychology Toolkit Develops key skills to aid your success! Calculator Provided by Department in first workshop Casio Model in MX8 desk-top calculator range

29. What is plagiarism: Presenting another person's work without adequately identifying/citing it Why is it so important? It is an assessment offence! How to prevent it: Use correct academic writing style Avoiding Plagiarism What You Need to Do Find essentials in student handbook Learn more about this in PS1010 Toolkit Complete the MOODLE course Pass test before submitting first coursework

30. Buying Books Library does not have enough for everyone! Check with the course coordinator if unsure about purchasing

31. Trouble Keeping Up? Contact your personal advisor Look at support options on eCampus

32. Submit nominations for student representatives for Staff-Student Committee. To become a rep, email the following info to Psyoffice@rhul.ac.uk using SSC Reps in the subject line.Psyoffice@rhul.ac.uk Name Student ID Programme of Study Year Represent Yourselves

33. Dr Szonya Durant Student Support Coordinator Careers and Employability

34. www.rhul.ac.uk/careers Royal Holloway Careers Service www.rhul.ac.uk/passport -CV and cover letter advice -mock interviews -careers advice -internships/work experience/jobs -twitter feed/workshops/fairs https://campus-connect.rhul.ac.uk/

35. Dept. of Psychology Careers & Employability

36. Now: Refreshments…. …then: 3.45 – 5pm: College talks incl. Library information, Student support services, how to volunteer in charitable work around campus.