Directors of StudiesInduction Event

21 September 2012

Information for Directors of Studies

What can the Registry do to help you?

Alison Price - Academic Registrar

Academic Administration• Enquiries• Home recruitment• Admissions (UG and PG)• Student records/management information/awards• Examinations• Timetabling• Records Management• Business process review• Careers Advisory Service

WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH FACULTY OFFICES

Other activities

• Lead the continuous development of SAMIS

• Support and attend various working groups• Advise HoD’s, Deans, DoS etc on complex

regulation issues • Advise on complex student cases• Manage review appraisal process

• PGR monitoring enhancements• NFA calculations modelled onto SAMIS• IMC changes• On-line coursework submission• Transcripts available from SAMIS• Introduction of CareerHub• Fund manager

Recent SAMIS developments

How can we help? (RAO)

• Meetings and training for Admissions Tutors

• Information and Advice on overseas qualifications

• Information and Advice on Points-Based Immigration system

• Individual applicant queries

How can we help? (SREO)

(if your Faculty Office can’t)• General student record and status information

• Change of status eg suspension/withdrawal etc

• Timetabling issues

• Examination arrangements

• Management information

• Assistance with improving business processes

• Records management advice

• Student monitoring in respect of PBS

• SAMIS link

How can we help? (CAS)

• Individual student advice and guidance• Departmental talks• Employer talks• Various testing options• Careers Fairs• Comprehensive website• DLHE – management information

Academic reviews and complaints• The context• If you have a problem contact your Faculty

Assistant Registrar in the first instance• Ensure academic colleagues are informed with

respect to regulations and QA Code of Practice and that they advise students accordingly

• Need to demonstrate that we have followed University regulations and procedures

• Have evidence to demonstrate you have done this – Exam Board minutes, correspondence etc

• Be careful with e-mail

Academic Reviews/complaints

• Often problems have come up before• Can advise on best way forward• Ducks need to be in a row early on• Deal with problems in a timely way• If in doubt contact me . . .• Office of the Independent Adjudicator• Training

Useful Information

• University Regulationshttp://www.bath.ac.uk/regulations/

• QA Code of Practice Statementshttp://www.bath.ac.uk/quality/cop/index.html

• New Framework for Assessmenthttp://www.bath.ac.uk/registry/nfa/nfaar-ug.pdf

• Individual Mitigating Circumstanceshttp://www.bath.ac.uk/registry/imc/

Director of StudiesInduction Event

Student Services: Supporting Student Learning and

Development

Mark AmesHead of Student Services

Student concerns:

• Academic• Disability • Disciplinary • Family • Financial • Homesickness• Immigration• Legal

• Medical• Psychological• Relationships• Religious • Social• Substance misuse• Transition

Student Support Network

• Resident Tutors• Personal Tutors• Directors of Studies• Student Experience Officers• Student Services• Students’ Union

Student Services

Supporting students with:• Academic skills• Disability Advice• Faith Provision• Funding Advice• Health and Well-Being• International Advice• Student Status Letters

Directors of Studies

• Recruitment and admission• Induction• Learning and teaching• Suspension and withdrawal• Assessment• Student discipline

Student Services

Supporting staff supporting students with:• Information and advice• Case management• Referral• De-briefing• Training• Policy development• Senior Tutors Forum

Contact Details

• Student Services Centre (4 West)• Open Monday to Friday 09.30-16.30• Students can log enquiries via SAMIS• www.bath.ac.uk/studentservices/• 01225 385538

The Learning and Teaching Enhancement Office

Working with Directors of Studies

Gwen van der VeldenDirector, Learning & Teaching

Enhancement

Working with academic departments and the student voice:

academic staff developmente-Learningstudent learning experience and qualityacademic student support (maths, writing, study skills)English language centre

Role of the LTEO

- Institutional Review- QA Code of Practice- Surveys- Servicing committees/fora - Support for external reviews/ accreditations - Good Practice guidance - Plagiarism detection and awareness- Placement / Work-based Learning Review

Student Learning Experience and Quality Team

Primarily staff development related to learning and teaching:

- Bath Course in Enhancing Academic Practice- training for GTAs- any teaching support for staff including confidential support when things are not going so well

Academic Staff Development Team

- VLE: Moodle- evaluation and implementation of e-tools- staff development- supporting development of e-learning in academic departments

e-Learning Team

- Directors of Studies mailing lists:dostudiesug@lists.bath.ac.ukdostudiespgt@lists.bath.ac.uk- Directors of Studies Forumhttp://www.bath.ac.uk/learningandteaching/committees/dos/ug

- Directors of Studies information: http://www.bath.ac.uk/learningandteaching/sleq/dosinformation/dosinfo.php

- LTEO website:http://www.bath.ac.uk/learningandteaching

Further information:

Sources of support and information for your students

• Student Website • Study Skills • MASH• Academic Writing Coaches

- Director of Teaching- Faculty Assistant Registrar- Associate Dean- LTEO

Quality: Who do you ask?