Welcome to Warwick

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Welcome to Warwick
Welcome to Warwick Module Selection Meeting

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Introduction

• International Office, University House
• 9.00 5.00 pm Monday to Thursday and 4pm on
  Friday
• Sign up for the individual appointment system
• Helen Johnson, Assistant Director Programmes and
  Student Exchange
• Amanda Ashby, Erasmus Programme Manager
• Christopher Sharp, Exchange Co-ordinator
• Rebecca Larcombe, JYA, Visiting and Outgoing
  Erasmus Co-ordinator
• Ben Meering, Welfare Team and Incoming Erasmus
  Co-ordinator
• Email visiting_at_warwick.ac.uk
• exchange_at_warwick.ac.uk
• erasmus_at_warwick.ac.uk
• Japanesejya_at_warwick.ac.uk

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Outline of the Meeting

• Study in the UK
• Module Enrolment
• Welcome from the Erasmus Society
• Packs
• Presentation will be available on
• http//www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/international/
• prospective/visiting-exchange/visiting/

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Overview (1)

• Top 10 universities in National league tables
• 22/24 departments rated excellent for teaching
  quality
• 25/26 departments rated 5 or 5 in the last RAE
  (2001)
• One of the UKs leading research universities
• 16,646 full-time students

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Overview (2)

• British students at Warwick will be in the top
  10 in the UK.
• A Levels.
• 75 of Warwicks students are from the UK.
• 3 year undergraduate degree with Honours
• Some degrees for example Law Business/Engineerin
  g are 4 years.
• Many full-degree students will have compulsory
  subjects and less flexibility in the first two
  years.

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Campus Life - Study Facilities

• Library Computer Centre
• Language Centre
• Learning Grid

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Student Support - Wellbeing

• Senior Tutor Counselling Service Disability
  Co-Ordinator
• Finance advice and hardship funds
• Advice and Welfare Services
• Personal Tutor
• Residential Team
• Nightline
• Health Centre
• Chaplaincy
• FRIENDS!

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Teaching
LECTURES (8/12 per week, core part of
course) SEMINARS (2 - 4 per week - check
timetable) Prepare, present - discuss TUTORIALS 0
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www.go.warwick.ac.uk/timetable
LECTURES (6-8 per week, core part of
course) SEMINARS (2 - 4 per week - check
timetable) Prepare, present - discuss TUTORIALS

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Your modules

• Base Department.
• Personal tutor
• Majority of modules taken
• Level 1 - first year course
• Level 2 second year,
• Level 3 - third year.
• Some courses may not be available so it is
  recommended that you have a list of courses you
  may wish to study.
• Check are there any prerequisites?
• Non-Base Departments
• Usually you would take just one other module from
  each of the other departments

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Education System CATSCredit Accumulation and
Transfer Scheme

• Taught alongside full degree students
• Most modules last a full year
• 120 CATS credit points for full year
• Each module given CATS weighting
• CATS for part-year?
• Arts and Social Studies
• Autumn 40 of full year Credit
• Autumn/Spring usually 80 of full year Credit

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ECTS European Credit Transfer System

• 2 CATS 1 ECTS
• The following departments will offer ECTS
• Warwick Business School
• Computer Science
• Law
• Engineering
• Chemistry

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ASSESSMENT

• Full year students Same as full degree students
  
• Part year students Special assessment methods
• Audit
• Non-assessed work may also be required.
• Please note visiting students are not eligible
  to re-sit examinations.

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Methods of Assessment (Assessment Groups)
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Part-Year Examination Methods
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Online Module Registration
(OMR)
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OMR

• Introduction to Module Selection and
  Registration

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OMR

• OMR is
• The Universitys base record of your modules.
• The record of the methods by which you will be
  examined.
• Incorrect information might mean you will not be
  able to sit an examination.
• Essential that the information is correct.

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OMR

• Registering modules in OMR does not mean that you
  are automatically signed up for them in the
  Academic Dept concerned and vice versa.
• First, discuss with the Academic Dept.
• Follow Departmental procedure for signing up for
  modules.
• Only after you have done that, register your
  modules in OMR.

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OMR

• Registering your modules
• instructions in your arrival pack

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OMR

• Before you can register in OMR, you will need to
  have completed your online enrolment, and
  registered for an IT Services account.

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OMR

• After you have registered your modules in OMR,
  print a copy of the Module Registration Summary
  Page.
• Attach this to the Module Examination and
  Confirmation Form.

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OMR

• Module Examination and Confirmation Form

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OMR

• Take completed form and attached print-out to
  each Dept in which you are taking a module.
• Get a signature from each Dept go to the
  Departmental Office only.
• Bring the form and print-out to your contact in
  the International Office as soon as possible, and
  no later than Fri 10 Oct 08 end of Week 2.

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OMR

• Warwick Business School (WBS)
• You will need to register your WBS modules in the
  WBS system as well (my.WBS).
• But you must also register them in OMR.

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OMR

• If no suitable Method of Assessment in OMR
• Come to see your contact in the International
  Office.
• Also, if you are not sure of the correct Method
  of Assessment in your case.

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OMR

• In summary (1)
• Select your modules in discussion with the
  Academic Dept concerned.
• Follow Departmental procedure for signing up for
  modules in that Dept.
• Register your modules in OMR.
• Print the Module Registration Summary Page.
• Attach it to your Module and Examination
  Confirmation Form.

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OMR

• In summary (2)
• 6. Get a signature from each Dept in which you
  are taking a module.
• 7. Bring it to your contact in the International
  Office as soon as possible, and no later than Fri
  10 Oct 08 end of Week 2.
• 8. Note the arrangements for handing in your
  form shown at the top of the form.

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OMR

• Access to OMR
• You will have access to OMR until the end of Week
  2.
• Subsequent changes
• Tell us as soon as possible, so that we can make
  the changes for you after Week 2.
• No more changes will be possible after Week 3.

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OMR

• Full Year and Autumn/Spring students
• We will send you a Module Selection Update Form
  in January to make sure that we have the
  correct information for the Spring/Summer Terms.
• If one of your modules runs for only the Autumn
  Term, you will not be able to make any changes to
  the Method of Assessment after the module has
  finished!

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OMR

• Exams
• Generally in Weeks 5-9 of the Summer Term.
• In some Depts, some exams might take place
  earlier than the main exam period.
• Exam Time-Table will be available at the end of
  Week 2 of the Summer Term.
• It is your responsibility to check when and
  where - your exams are taking place.

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OMR

• Part-year students
• For Autumn only and Autumn/Spring Term students
  special methods of assessment.
• See the blue Handbook of Examination Methods for
  Part-Year Students in your arrival pack

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OMR

• Any problems, come to see your contact in the
  International Office.
• See the orange coloured sheet for how to book an
  appointment.

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Departmental Meetings

• Check your departmental meetings schedule for
  this afternoon.
• Enjoy your time at Warwick.
• Erasmus Students Welcome from members of the
  Erasmus Society
• Thank you.

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Day Trips!
Stratford, Coventry..
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Warwick!
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Oxford..
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Tours!
Edinburgh
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Dublin
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Parties!
Barbeques, Union nights..
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Pub nights, pub quizzes!