1. Welcome to EC Freshman 2014 Friday, 1 st August, 2014

2. Agenda  The Department’s Responsibilities to You  Your Responsibilities as a Student  Questions

3. The Department’s Responsibilities to You  EC Faculty Aj. Siam Chutima Aj. Charlie Hill Aj. Stuart Shannon Aj. Jonathan Wright

4. The Department’s Responsibilities to You  Teaching Quality  Office Hours  Online course support – E learning ec.payap.ac.th  IC Facebook Page  e-Register http://reg.payap.ac.th/registrar

5. The Department’s Responsibilities to You  Student Advising  Advise on courses - Preregistration  Help with academic issues  Guidance Counseling  Study Plan  Provide courses based on study plan with some exceptions  Prerequisites determine the courses you can enroll for  Free Electives from other departments  Study plans can be found on the EC website under ‘Program Information’

6. The Department’s Responsibilities to You  Student Development  Academic Skills Workshops For example: Exam preparation, Presentation Skills  Social Activities For example: EC Meet & Greet, Sports Day, Games club

7. Your Responsibilities  Behavior  Uniform Smart, Respectful, Professional  Attendance 80% rule – it’s the LAW  Plagiarism  Classroom behavior

8. Your Responsibilities AbsencesPoints earned 010 18.33 26.66 34.99 43.32 51.65 60

9. Your Responsibilities  Academic  Study Plan Know which courses you need and when to take them!  GPA Both Cumulative and Major above 2.0  Teaching Evaluations If you don’t stand up for your rights, who will?  Using e-register Tuition, Graduation Check, Important Dates, Downloadable Forms Student Biography – make sure email up-to-date

10. Your Responsibilities  In order to graduate with ‘Honours’:  No credit transfers  No exemptions  You can only take an exemption test if you have no grade showing for that course (including ‘W’)  You can withdraw from a course and receive a ‘W’ if you want to avoid failing it.

11. Your Responsibilities  Key Dates: Semester 1/2014  Courses Start – 4 th August  Dropping/Adding Classes – 8 th August  Withdrawal from Class (W) – 31 st October  Finals – 24 th Nov to 6 th Dec  Calendar available online  http://reg.payap.ac.th/registrar/calendar http://reg.payap.ac.th/registrar/calendar

12. Any Questions  So?

13. Thanks  Thanks for coming  Don’t be strangers  Let me know how I can help  Good luck with the Semester