JH Level 3 start of year meeting 20089

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JH Level 3 start of year meeting 2008/9
School of Geography FACULTY OF EARTH AND
ENVIRONMENT

• Diane Collett, Student Support Manager, School of
  Geography
• Tessa Grant, School Support Officer
• Jim Hogg, Tutor for Joint Honours Science

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Welcome back!
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• Whats in todays session?
• Importance of level 3
• Level 3 Geography module choices
• Practicalities
• Leeds for Life
• Feedback mechanisms in the SoG
• Reminder about student support

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• Optional and elective module choices
• Enrolled for fewer than 120 credits? Complete
  change of module form and obtain departmental
  stamp from the teaching department concerned.
  Give in the form at the fair or hand it in at
  your Centre for Joint Honours for inputting now
  in the Ziff building!
• Already enrolled for 120 credits but want to
  change modules? Complete a change of module form,
  get this signed off by both department for module
  added and department for module dropped. Submit
  to CJA for inputting.
• Choose electives at either level 3 (recommended)
  or level 2, not level 1. Balance credits across
  semesters.
• Your responsibility to check pre-requisites and
  check for timetable clashes.

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• Rules and regs at level 3
• Classification rules level 3 counts contributes
  either half or two-thirds towards your final
  degree!
• 11 or 1 2 models
• Must pass 100 level 3 credits to graduate
• Watch out for pass to graduate modules in
  other disciplines Geog has none, unless you
  take the dissertation
• Classification thresholds 1st 68.5 average
  2i 59 average 2ii 49.5 average 3rd 40
  average lt40 fail
• All marks count in average, even fail marks
• Special cases see Joint Honours to explain any
  mitigating circumstances
• Extensions and penalties extensions in
  Geography authorised by Tessa Grant work late
  without an extension - University penalties apply
  (deduct 5 per working day late)
• Avoid plagiarism very serious consequences
• Keep your receipts for work handed in.

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• Rights at level 3
• The right to feedback make sure you pay
  attention to it!
• The right to resit - one opportunity only with
  40 cap, normally the next time the module is
  offered
• Not happy with marks? no School policy of
  remarking for coursework or exams. Meet with
  marker to get more comprehensive feedback. Still
  not happy? Appeals process LUU Advice Centre
  will explain the process.
• Not happy with degree result? Formal appeals
  process must be undertaken within 6 weeks days
  of learning degree classification. Cannot
  graduate until appeal procedure is finalised.
  Must have reasonable grounds for appeal. Not to
  be undertaken lightly.

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• Dissertation are you doing one?
• DSG groups start meeting as soon as possible
• Time management, project management
• Individual meetings with your mentor
• Milestones interim report poster learn from
  feedback
• Coping with stress keep things in perspective

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• No dissertation? Are you doing any independent
• research?
• To consider GEOG3520 GEOG3820 other
  research-oriented modules in Geography or your
  other subject
• Why? A different kind of module impresses
  employers builds research skills as well as time
  management and independent learning
• Not too late to change!

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• GEOG3062 New Zealand Field Class
• Dates 1st two weeks December 1150 - flights
  approx. 300 convenor Jonathan Carrivick
• 9 signed up 2 joining from their year abroad
  in Brisbane
• Introductory lecture 9 October, room 1.36,
  10-11 a.m.

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• GEOG3042 Athens Field Class
• Dates 24-31 March 09 220 airfare (125)
  convenor Graham Clarke

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• GEOG3520 Workplace Cooperative Project
• Geographers into Teaching ? Attend training
  sessions by Access Academy and Doreen Oakley
  dates to be confirmed.
• Other work placements (including Hippo project)
  meeting to be held shortly to discuss
  practicalities
• Finding a project Careers Centre can help.
  December deadline for arranging project.
• Convenors Jim Hogg (BSc) Martin Clarke (BA)
  Doreen Oakley (teaching). Other staff also acting
  as supervisors.
• Assessment logbook, report, presentation
  deliverable for the organisation

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• GEOG3820 Research Placement
• Insights into how to be a good researcher
• Work alongside a member of staff
• Undertake a substantive piece of research
• Attend seminars/meetings of relevant research
  clusters
• Gain research experience
• Suitable for those with a good 2i average at
  level 2.

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• Optional BA Geography modules at level 3
• Reminder of teaching strands and 08-09 optional
  modules
• Semester One
• Thematic strand 20-credit optional module 0809
• Space and society GEOG3081 Borders and
  Boundaries GEOG3190 Society and space
• Development radical GEOG3032 Radical
  Geographies GEOG3920 Autonomous geographies
• Population GEOG3031 Population analysis
• Urban culture GEOG3021 European Cities
  GEOG3052 Media geographies
• Both modules ARE now running in 200809
• Semester Two
• Thematic strand 20-credit optional module 0809
• Space and society GEOG3051 Research Frontier
  Citizenship Belonging
• Politics GEOG3061 Geography of Britishness
• Urban and regional GEOG3010 Advanced Retail
  Planning
• dynamics GEOG3090 GIS for Urban Regional
  Planning GEOG3042 Athens Field Trip
• Urban culture GEOG3980 Research frontier Urban
  cultures and consumption
• Environment and GEOG3340 Environment and
  development in SE Asia
• resources

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• Optional BSc Geography modules at level 3
• Reminder of teaching strands and 08-09 optional
  modules
• Semester One
• Thematic strand 20-credit optional module 0809
• Water and soils GEOG3022 River ecosystems
• Landscape dynamics GEOG3041 Glacial processes
  GEOG3062 New Zealand field trip
• Climate change and GEOG3950 Earth as an
  integrated system
• Its impact
• Palaeo GEOG3670 Principles of quaternary
  palaeoecology
• Semester Two
• Thematic strand 20-credit optional module 0809
• Environmental GIS GEOG3320 Management of
  wilderness environments
• Water and soils GEOG3990 Soils and environmental
  change
• Landscape dynamics GEOG3610 Geomorphology of the
  tropics
• Climate change and GEOG3410 Climate change
  GEOG3091 Geography of catastrophes and
  disturbances
• Its impact
• Environment and GEOG3340 Environment and
  development in SE Asia

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• GEOG3950 Earth as an integrated system
• Note the short, fat teaching format for this
  module taught in blocks over several weeks, not
  all weeks of the semester
• Innovative teaching method chance to focus
  in-depth on the subject over a shorter period of
  time
• Interested? Still time to enrol but only until
  Friday.
• Make sure it doesnt clash with other timetabled
  sessions.
• Timetable Weeks 1 and 4 in the semester, 2-4pm
  every day

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• Changing modules
• You are allowed to change optional or elective
  modules within the first couple of weeks of term,
  but beware that you will have missed some
  lectures.
• Shadow any modules you may wish to switch into.
• You will not be permitted to change modules later
  on.
• Attendance
• It is your responsibility to attend ALL sessions
  timetabled for your modules. Students not
  attending will be followed up and may be subject
  to the Unsatisfactory Student Procedure which can
  lead to permanent exclusion from the University.

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• Submitting work
• Most work still handed in via reception
• Complete white Undergraduate assignment report
  form
• Complete pink Declaration of academic integrity
  form
• Staple to front of work
• Hand in and retain receipt for your records
• Deadlines
• University penalties apply (5 deduction per
  working day late)

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• University online systems
• The Student Portal - reminder
• www.myuni.leeds.ac.uk Student Services tab for
  registration and amending personal details and
  contact information, module results, module
  enrolment, etc.
• My modules tab shows the modules which you are
  enrolled for. News, announcements, information,
  links to teaching resources (in the VLE), reading
  lists, past exam papers
• Email your university email viewable via the
  Portal
• Library direct access to the Library resources
  and to your Library account
• Personal calendar updated automatically after
  you enrol for a module
• Information and news from around the campus
  various tabs

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• University online systems
• The VLE (Virtual Learning Environment
  Blackboard) NEW for 0809
• https//vlebb.leeds.ac.uk for direct access, or
  via My Modules links from the Portal
• Taking over from Bodington Common (Nathan
  Bodington)
• Hosts resources for your modules (My Modules),
  downloadable or to use online
• School of Geography General resources and
  information (My Organisations School of
  Geography Paul Sayer Royal Literary Fellow)

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• Helping taught students at Leeds integrate their
  academic and wider university experience and
  prepare for their future
• Bringing together opportunities offered in
  Schools and across campus
• academic opportunities
• opportunities to develop life skills and prepare
  for a future career
• opportunities to develop personal skills and
  attributes
• All this under the guidance of a personal tutor
• www.leeds.ac.uk/leedsforlife

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• Career planning and the Careers Centre
• One-to-one help and advice on all aspects of work
  experience and career planning
• Materials to take away at the Careers Centre, 5-7
  Cromer Terrace
• View job adverts
• Search online for vacancies
• Help in finding placements (internships project
  placements)
• Careers officers (Sue Hawksworth, Lynda Hall)
  running workshops and drop-in surgeries several
  times during semester one. No appointment
  necessary just turn up.
• Submit a CV to the School for your file useful
  for us for writing future references. See
  http//www.geog.leeds.ac.uk/studentinfo/handbook/r
  eferences.html
• Careers Fair in Geography, Thursday 5 February
  2009

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• Where to next?
• Get a job!
• HoD references reference forms
• Careers planning
• Write a good CV
• Employers/graduate fairs Geog careers fair 5
  February
• Have you thought of further study?
• Vocational Masters meeting later in the
• Year about postgrad courses here
• Teacher training or conversion course
• PhD

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• Feedback mechanisms
• Informal via members of staff tutor, Student
  Support Manager
• Formal mid-year and end-of-year module surveys,
  spring National Student Survey, end of year
  programme survey
• Staff-Student Committee meets six times per
  year reps. from all levels, all programmes. Need
  to elect new members for BA, BA with Transport
  Planning, BSc, JHArts/Langs, JHScience.
  Nominations to Diane Collett by 3 October.

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• Reminder of support structures
• Student Support Network (Medical Practice
  Counselling Centre Equality Services LUU
  Student Advice Centre Careers Centre
  Skills_at_Library, etc.) free and open to all
• Centre for Joint Honours staff Ida Kemp (BA)
  Clive Souter (BSc) your JH tutor
• Tessa Grant in Geography (personal issues
  extension requests)
• Confidentiality respected, but JH notified
• Special cases make sure CJA know about your
  mitigating circumstances
• If you dont tell us, we wont know.

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• Dos and Donts
• Dont panic about your work come and see us if
  you need help
• Dont waste time use time wisely
• Dont devote all your time to work and forget
  about your social life and your friends!
• Do attend all your timetabled sessions
• Do start to think about your future career and
  make use of the careers staff and Careers Centre
  resources
• Do make sure you get some exercise benefits to
  your wellbeing
• Do enjoy it and make this the best year of Uni!
• Find these slides at http//www.geog.leeds.ac.uk/
  studentinfo/index.html