JH Level 3 start of year meeting 20078

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JH Level 3 start of year meeting 2007/8
School of Geography FACULTY OF EARTH AND
ENVIRONMENT

• Diane Collett, Student Support Manager, School of
  Geography

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Welcome back!
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• Outline
• Importance of level 3
• Module choices
• Feedback
• Career planning
• Reminder about student support

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• Read, read, read
• Remember you are reading for a degree
• You must read and not only your lecture notes!
• Books
• Journals
• Web sites
• A quality daily newspaper

"The more that you read, the more things you will
know. The more that you learn, the more places
you'll go." Dr. Seuss
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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
• 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 Diane Collett work late
  without an extension - University penalties apply
  (subtract 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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• Elective and optional module choices
• Enrolled for fewer than 120 credits? Attend
  electives fair in Great Hall / UG09 building
  (Tuesday-Thursday, 9-5) 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.
• 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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• GEOG3042 Athens Field Class
• Dates 25 March-2 April 08 250 airfare
  (125) convenor Graham Clarke

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• GEOG3520 Workplace Cooperative Project
• Geographers into Teaching ? Meeting organised by
  Pauline Kneale for today!
• Others meeting Tuesday 25th, 12-1, G23
• Reminder to find your own project Careers
  Centre can help. December deadline for arranging
  project.
• Convenors Jim Hogg (BSc) David Bell (BA)
  Pauline Kneale (teaching). Other staff also
  acting as supervisors.

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• GEOG3820 Research Placement
• How to be a good researcher
• Work with 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 high 2i average at
  level 2.

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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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• Feedback mechanisms
• Informal via members of staff tutor, Student
  Support Manager
• Formal mid-year and end-of-year feedback
  processes for modules, whole course and student
  satisfaction survey
• Staff-Student Committee meets several 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 28 September.

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• Submitting work
• Most work still handed in via reception
• Complete new Undergraduate assignment report
  form
• Complete 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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• 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 year
  placements project placements)
• Careers officers (Sue Hawksworth, Lynda Hall)
  running surgeries in Geography every Wednesday
  from 1-2 pm. No appointment necessary just turn
  up. Starts in week 2 of teaching.
• 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.
• Geography Careers Fair, Thursday 7 February 08,
  4-7 pm talks and stalls come along and get
  some ideas!

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• Reminder of support structures
• Student Support Network (Medical Practice
  Counselling Centre Equality Services LUU
  Student Advice Centre Careers Centre Skills
  Centre, etc.) all free and open to all
• Centre for Joint Honours staff
• Student Support Manager in Geography (personal
  issues extension requests open door policy)
• Confidentiality
• Special cases make sure CJA know about your
  mitigating circumstances
• If you dont tell us, we wont know.

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• Where to next?
• Get a job!
• HoD references reference forms
• Careers planning
• Write a good CV
• Employers/graduate fairs Geog fair in 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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• 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