LATROBE PROGRAM

Year 9 OOC – Ivanhoe Grammar School

Purpose of Latrobe Program

Gain an understanding of: What it is like to be at university How you learn at university How a university is structured

Teachers involved

Miss Hlede – program coordinator. Based in Outreach Office (room 215) on Level 2 of PS3 building

Mrs Tims and Mr Bastion – assisting classes and research groups, will be working in classrooms

Expectations

Act like adults – mature, quiet inside buildings and respectful to others working in the university

Wear uniform correctly – school uniform everyday, except Thursday 14th March

When inside buildings – KEEP LEFT, inside voices,

Stay INSIDE the moat and stay OUT of Therapy If any of these are not upheld – you lose

independence and privileges

School of Molecular Sciences

Part of the Science, Technology and Engineering Faculty

Consists of the department of Biochemistry, Chemistry, Genetics and School of Pharmacy

We are based in this School when at the university, listen to lecturers that are a part of this school.

Where to go

Buildings we will be in

PS3 – Physical Sciences 3 building PS4/LIMS 2 - Physical Sciences 4 (name

change) HS1 and MAR – Health Sciences 1 and

Martin Building A – Agora L – Library

Public Transport

Trams stop on Plenty Road/Kingsbury Drive – walk down Science Drive and turn right to PS3

Buses stop near trams or along Science Drive. Get off at the stop next to Thomas Cherry Building (this is next to PS3

Timetable

Date Activity

12-13/3 Lectures

14/3 Planning research topics and groups, Latrobe University Challenge

15/3 Library session, Start group work

18-22/3 Group work continues, finalise projects

• Students will get bus from school outside Buckley Hall at 8.30am on first Tuesday and Wednesday, and return to school by the end of the school day

• Students are to get THEIR OWN WAY TO LATROBE UNI EVERY OTHER DAY – meet at 8.45am, and leave around 3pm

What to bring

Bag – any bag that fits what you need to carry with you for the day

Note book/exercise book and pencil case Laptop and charger – from Friday 15th March Water bottle and lunch – either bring your own

or buy it there iPad – can be brought if you have one and

want to use it to help with research Folder to keep all work and handouts together Camera, phone and any connection cables

What to do in lectures

Fill seats from the front TAKE NOTES!! – important/interesting facts,

any questions, a topic you could base your project on (lecturers will give us PPT files, so DON’T copy everything down) – Your notes will be checked AND assessed!

Lecturers will have question time at end, but ask questions throughout lecture as well

Do not bring in food or drink (other than water) in lecture theatres

Transport issues/sick

If you have missed your bus/train/tram or there are issues with them and you will be late – CALL MISS HLEDE – explain where you are, what time you expect to arrive.

If you are ill – YOU (not your parents) need to CALL MISS HLEDE and say you are not coming in and why

Do not ring the school! Miss Hlede – 0488 601 228

Latrobe wiki

http://latrobeigs2.wikispaces.com/ Save to your favourites and check this

everyday!! All information for research and your

projects can be found here. Previous projects are uploaded, and

yours will go onto here for academics, parents and teachers to see and comment on.