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Induction Talk Year 2 2014
This document summarizes an induction meeting for second year undergraduate students in the School of European Languages, Cultures & Society (SELCS) at UCL. It outlines sources of information and support available to students, both online and from people within SELCS. The role of the Undergraduate and Examinations Tutor is described, including providing student support and guidance, and handling matters relating to assessments. Key points about UCL's attendance monitoring policy and progression rules are also covered.
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Induction Talk Year 2 2014
- 1. Induction Meeting Year2 (2014) Tony McNeill Undergraduate and Examinations Tutor School of European Languages, Cultures & Society
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- 3. Sources of informationand support (online) • SELCS Undergraduate Handbook (Moodle (VLE) • SELCS website • Attendance Monitoring System (AMS) • Portico (student record system) • UCL Common Timetable • Maps (Campus Route Finder)
- 4. Sources of informationand support (people) • Departmental Coordinators • Personal Tutor • SELCS Undergraduate Officer (Karin Charles) • SELCS Examinations Officer (Novella Mercuri) • SELCS Undergraduate & Examinations Tutor (me)
- 5. My role asSELCS Undergraduate Tutor • student support and guidance (with Karin Charles) referring to specialist support services (e.g. SSW) variations to ‘module diet’ degree transfers, interruptions of study and withdrawals year abroad waivers absence Learning Agreements
- 6. Attendance monitoring atUCL • UCL’s minimum requirement for engagement is 70% • you are required to sign an attendance form for each class with tutors updating online record • if attendance falls below 70% you will automatically be barred from assessment • the bar may be lifted if a Learning Agreement is signed
- 7. My role asSELCS Examinations Tutor • student assessment (with Novella Mercuri) extenuating circumstances applications/documentation extension requests penalties for late submission of assessed work or for exceeding/falling short of word limit plagiarism and other forms of academic misconduct
- 8. Progression rules: keytake-home messages • be 'complete' in all modules • pass core modules (i.e. language) • be complete in a minimum of : Year 1 to Year 2: 3.0 cus Year 2 to Year 3: 7.0 cus (inc. 4.0 from Year 1) Year 3 to Year 4: 12.0 cus (passing at least 11.0 cus) to graduate: 16.0 cus (passing at least 14.5 cus)
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- #2 Monday 22nd September 2014. 11.00-12.00, Christopher Ingold Auditorium.
- #5 It’s quite normal to feel lost sometimes. SELCS and its staff are here to help. All information about your studies is available from Moodle and the SELCS website. If you are unsure about something, check first with your departmental coordinators. There is also your personal tutor. You have been allocated to one member of staff who gets to know you, who keeps an eye on your overall academic progress and who is concerned for your general welfare. All tutors are academics from SELCS and all of them will be able to give you advice. In particular, they will be able to explain how your Department’s degree works they will know the precise roles of other School and departmental staff who share responsibility for students’ academic progress and general welfare and they will be able to refer you to the appropriate welfare services provided by UCL if needed. So if you are unsure, or experience a problem, whatever it is, please do contact your personal tutor in the first place.
- #7 When you’re in a panic of finishing a coursework essay, it can be quite tempting to miss a few classes. Please note that here again UCL is very strict. UCL has a responsibility to ensure that all students are attending regularly and progressing with their studies. This takes the form of an Attendance monitoring process, through which we are tracking your attendance. If you miss a certain amount of classes, you will need to provide documentation. It is just not enough to say to your teacher, that you had a headache but did not bother to go to your GP. That won’t do. UCL’s minimum requirement for engagement is 70%. We start enquiring after two or more classes missed. If your attendance falls below 70%, in a particular course, you will automatically be barred from the exams of this particular course. You will receive a very official barring letter, and you will be asked to meet me urgently. Now the barring can be lifted under certain conditions. You will need to provide some explanation regarding your non attendance, and you will have to sign a learning agreement specifying the conditions under which the bar would be lifted. If you receive a barring letter, by all means, keep attending everything, as the bar may still be lifted; and book an urgent appointment with me.