Department of Psychology: Induction Meeting

Prof. Kathy Rastle Head of Department

Welcome!

Mrs Vanessa LawSenior Faculty Administrator

Welcome!

Dr Rob Hughes Director of Undergraduate

Programmes

The degree

programme

Today’s schedule

Now - 3pm:•Rob Hughes – The degree programme (Note: Joint Criminology and Psychology programme is provided in the Handbook)

•Afsane Riazi – Departmental information and support•Jeanne Shinskey – Surviving Year 1•Szonya Durant – Careers and employability

3pm: Refreshments and mingling…

3.45pm – 5pm: College talks

Psychology Induction ScheduleDate Activity Time Location

Wed 23 Sep

Induction Talks14:00 – 17:00(with break)

Boiler House Auditorium(You are here!)

Thurs 24 Sep

RHUL IT Essentials – What you need to know!

 

12:00 – 13:00 or13:00 – 14:00 

Various- Bourne Annexe PC Lab- HITT Lab- PC Lab 7 (Computer Centre Annex)- PC Lab 5 (Computer Centre Annex)- PC Lab 4 (Computer Centre Annex)

 

Thu 24 Sep Meeting with personal advisor Various times Various

Fri 25 Sep Meeting with personal advisor Various times Various

Fri 25 Sep Welcome Party 14:00 – 16:30 Medicine

UG Degree Structure

• Year 1: Seven compulsory courses covering a range of topics in psychology: provides the foundation for future courses

• Year 2: Seven compulsory courses covering a range of topics in psychology: necessary for BPS accreditation

• Year 3: Six Final year options, and research project

Year 1 Course OutlineCourse number

Unit value

Course name Compulsory for progression to second year

PS1010 1 Introduction to Psychological Research Yes

PS1021 ½ Learning & Memory

PS1030 ½ Self and Society

PS1040 ½ Lifespan Development

PS1060 ½ Biological Foundations of Psychology

 PS1061 ½ Sensation & Perception

 PS1110 ½ Introduction to Abnormal Psychology

 

Dates for your diary

• Term dates

• Reading week dates

Term 1: 21 September 2015 – 11 December 2015 Term 2: 11 January 2016 – 24 March 2016 Term 3 (Exams): 25 April 2016 – 10 June 2016

Term 1: 2 November 2015 – 6 November 2015

Term 2: 15 February 2015 – 19 February 2016

Your timetable for this term (on ‘information for current students’ on Dept webpage)

Plus Personal Advisor Meetings

• NOTE: Attendance at all teaching/advisor sessions is compulsory

• We do monitor attendance!

(Read more in the Handbook)

PA Meetings and Seminars

• Personal Advisor meetings:

– Personal development

– PA groups ~ 6 students in each

• Seminars:

– Associated with your courses

– Seminar groups up to ~ 20 students in each

Health and Safety

• Emergency no: 444 (01784 443888)

• General security No. 3063 (01784 443063)

• Health and safety office 3828 (01784 443828)

• Fire safety

• Smoking

• Manual handling

• Restricted areas

• Lone working hours

• Special requirements

Please also read the Health and Safety section in the Handbook

Dr Afsane Riazi Student Support

Coordinator

Departmental

information and

support

Finding your way around campus

14.Boilerhouse(You are here!)

34. Wolfson Building, Psychology Department

2. Windsor Building

27. Bedford Library

20. Horton Building

Getting answers1. Handbook: source of all

information

2. “Information for current students” on the Departmental Homepage

3. Moodle

4. Personal advisors

5. College Student Support Services

Getting answers1. Handbook: source of

all information

2. Information for current students on the Departmental homepage

3. Moodle

4. Personal advisors

5. College Student Support Services

Getting answers1. Handbook: source of

all information

2. Information for current students on the Departmental homepage

3. Moodle

4. Personal advisors

5. College Student Support Services

Getting answers1. Handbook: source of all

information

2. Information for current students on the Departmental homepage

3. Moodle

4. Personal advisors (link to office hours on ‘info for students’ page)

5. College Student Support Services

Getting answers1. Handbook: source of all

information

2. Information for current students on Departmental homepage

3. Moodle

4. Personal advisors

5. College student support services

Who is who in the department?• Administrative staff• Seminar Tutors• Personal Advisors• Year Coordinators• Student Support Coordinator• Director of Undergraduate Programmes• Director of Teaching and Learning• Head of Department

• Best way to see people in the department?1. Office hours2. Email them to arrange a meeting

How we contact you

• Email – inboxes fill up quickly so please be sure to delete messages or move them into folders

• Moodle news forums

• Keep your student portalinformation up-to-date

• Wolfson noticeboards

Providing feedback

• Course feedback forms (end of term)

• Staff-student committee (one per term)

• On-line (anytime)

Dr Jeanne Shinskey Year 1 Coordinator

Surviving your first

year

Start the Term Off Right

• Attend tomorrow’s IT intro session

• RHUL IT Essentials – What you need to know!

• Info about new e-mail account, connecting to the network on vs off campus, computer labs, printing, etc.

Start the Term Off Right

• Set alarm for first class: PS1010 Tue 29 Sep,10:00 in the Boiler House.

• Come prepared - especially for workshops, lab classes, seminars, and personal advising meetings.

PS1010 Intro to Psychological Research

• This course has several components• Lectures• Workshop classes• Practical lab classes• Psychology Toolkit

• Develops key skills to aid your success!

• Calculator• Provided by Department

in first workshop

Casio Model in

MX8 desk-top

calculator range

• What is plagiarism: Presenting another person's work without adequately identifying/citing it

• Why is it so important? It is an assessment offence!

• How to prevent it: Use correct academic writing style

Avoiding Plagiarism

What You Need to Do •Find essentials in student handbook•Learn more about this in PS1010 Toolkit•Complete the MOODLE course•Pass test before submitting first coursework

Buying Books

• Library does not have enough for

everyone!

• Check with the course coordinator

if unsure about purchasing

Trouble Keeping Up?

• Contact your personal advisor

• Look at support options on eCampus

• Submit nominations for student representatives for Staff-Student Committee.

• To become a rep, email the following info to Psyoffice@rhul.ac.uk using SSC Reps in the subject line. • Name• Student ID• Programme of Study• Year

Represent Yourselves

Dr Szonya Durant Student Support

Coordinator

Careers and

Employability

www.rhul.ac.uk/careers

Royal Holloway Careers Service

www.rhul.ac.uk/passport

- CV and cover letter advice- mock interviews- careers advice- internships/work experience/jobs- twitter feed/workshops/fairs

https://campus-connect.rhul.ac.uk/

Dept. of Psychology Careers & Employability

Now:

Refreshments….

…then:

3.45 – 5pm: College talksincl. Library information, Student support services, how to volunteer in charitable work around campus.