Advice for Academic Advisors Anna Goatman Manchester Business
School Slide 2 Academic advising is intended to stimulate a
learning culture that enables students to achieve their full
potential and result in graduates who will be highly competitive in
the knowledge economy. Faculty of Humanities, University of
Manchester Slide 3 Academic Advisor versus Personal Tutor Slide 4
What academic advisors are not Personal counsellors A replacement
for course coordinators A proof reading service A 24/7 emergency
service Slide 5 Submission of coursework Obtaining feedback
Mitigating circumstances Examinations Plagiarism and academic
malpractice University and programme degree regulations Appeals
& complaints procedures Interruptions and Withdrawals Course
unit selection Personal Development What academic advising covers
Slide 6 Guidance on academic choice Availability of options Sources
of information Prerequisites Implications of choice Deadlines for
option choices I didnt know which courses to choose, so I looked
online at the course coordinators pictures to see who looked the
most friendly. (Second year student) Slide 7 Target setting Aims
for university Academic achievement Gaining experience
Identification of opportunities Slide 8 Monitoring performance and
engagement Reviewing exam performance Reviewing coursework
performance Discussing attendance, preparation and participation
Explaining the academic marking system Slide 9 I cried all night, I
dont know how Im going to tell my parents, I only got an average of
68% (First year student) Slide 10 Encourage reflection Personal
development plan (PDP)/ Portfolio Good preparation for job
applications Encourages students to take responsibility for their
own development Helps identify strengths, weakness and
opportunities Slide 11 I feel like an alien on a foreign planet
(First year student) Slide 12 I went to the library and there was,
like, LOADS of books (First year student) Slide 13 Im not very good
at accounting and finance, but my Dad really wants me to do it.
(Second year student) Slide 14 I need to leave. This course really
isnt for me. The careers teacher at school told me to do it. I
wanted to do an art degree, but she said Id never get a job in art,
so I should do management instead. (First year student) Slide 15
Academic advising is a two-way process Some students (and staff)
engage more than others Slide 16 Its not about knowing everything,
its about knowing who to ask. Slide 17 Useful resources Academic
Advisor Toolkit
http://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/tandl/resources/academic_advisers/
http://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/tandl/resources/academic_advisers/
Faculty of humanities study skills website
http://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/studyskills/
http://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/studyskills/ University
language centre http://www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk
http://www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk Counselling service
http://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/counselling/
http://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/counselling/ Disability
Support Office (DSO)
http://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/counselling/
http://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/counselling/ Students Union
http://manchesterstudentsunion.com
http://manchesterstudentsunion.com Careers service
http://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk
http://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk My Manchester (the student
system can be accessed here) https://my.manchester.ac.uk/
https://my.manchester.ac.uk/ Slide 18 Benefits of being and
Academic Advisor The opportunity to work with individuals and small
groups A chance to get to know the students and build a
relationship that will last for the duration of their degree
programme A reminder about what it is like to be a student. Slide
19 Being an academic advisor may formally end at graduation.
However, some students need you most once they have left. Slide 20
Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no
loss of enthusiasm (Churchill)
