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Demystifying the university
Padlet and questions (5 mins)
Brief ILOs for session
Break (5mins)
Recap and set up for next week (15 mins)
About the unit (20 mins)
Concentric circles
Collectivist: wellbeing, co-development, community; less than individualist: skills, competences
Knowing where the standard is in order to decide for ourselves where we want to fit ourselves, strategy, cynicism, knowing the rules to play the game
Good outcomes
o You love the academic life and can settle in confidently
o You understand how to play the academic game well but you’re cynical about some aspects
o The academic life isn’t for you, you’ll get a good degree and then go and do something else
Traditionally, we only prepared people for no 1
Might show some technical tools, but not in order to show you these are the right ones (in fact, you’re probably better placed than me to find those – I’ll give you a list and you can play around). Instead, some principles to help you decide what it is you actually want to do with these tools, and how best to make use of them
List central services
The learning log: what does each part test? (15 mins)
The basics (15 mins)
Seats, the app, how to let me know you’re not coming (DO REGISTER AT THIS POINT)
o Role of academic advisor:
https://documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?DocID=65738
o Who should I contact about…? (unit director, programme director, academic advisor, SEED Hub)
Blackboard
Reading list
o Student Sharepoint – student community page
https://livemanchesterac.sharepoint.com/sites/UOM-HUMS-SEED-STUDENTS/_layouts/15/Events.aspx?ListGuid=29058a73-2f92-408c-bc57-23950f80d2f9&AudienceTarget=false&CT=1725540538393&OR=OWA-NT-Mail&CID=19e66e3d-91f6-7a83-bee2-c1b02b370a61
https://timetables.manchester.ac.uk/
Taskmaster ice breaker (10 mins)
Write down you answers (5 mins)
What are you most excited about when it comes to starting university?
What are you most worried about when it comes to starting university?
What do you hope to find out more about through this unit?
What do you hope to achieve at the end of your degree at Manchester?
What are your strengths in relation to your academic study (
eg
are you good at staying focused, do you enjoy reading)?
What challenges do you face in relation to your academic study?
How could you start to overcome these challenges?
Whole-group ice breaker (I leave the room) (5 mins)
Why this degree? Why Manchester? How's it been so far?
Discussion (15 minutes)
What differences have you noticed so far between university and school?
What other differences do you expect to see?