School of Mathematics & Statistics Stage 4 Induction 24 th September 2013 I am... Dr Peter Avery I am... Single Honours Degree Programme Director (Student Welfare and Progression)

Contact Details Dr Peter Avery Room 3.04

Entering Stage 4 - Timetable  Please check your timetable for both Semesters carefully. Contact DPDs if there is a clash.  Modules can be changed in first 2 – 3 weeks of each semester (DPD Form)  Stage 4 versions of Stage 3 modules: ICA as in Stage 3 but with different exams.

Advanced 20 credit modules  Four timetabled hours per week  Approximately 8 tutorial hours, not necessarily in separate hours – you should have advance warning if part or all of a lecture slot is to be used as tutorial time  You should still be given adequate time to complete assignments  There should be around 6 – 8 assignments in a standard format module

Coursework  Late work not accepted. Deadlines are all 4.00pm.  If ill etc and unable to submit a piece of work, complete a PEC Form and take to the Stage DPD.  Extensions possible for major projects (>5% of module) – submit a PEC form in advance of the deadline and take to the Stage DPD.  PEC form if circumstances affect exam performance – need evidence.  Tell your tutor if you have personal/ health problems that affect your academic work.

Completing Stage 4  Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 4 weighted 1:2:3  You have no automatic right to an Honours degree if you fail more than 20 credits over Stages 2, 3, 4  The pass mark for Stage 4 modules is 50.  Discretion might be applied if 30 or 40 credits failed.  Submit PEC/Concession, if appropriate – with evidence  Repeating a year setting aside the first attempt is only allowed if there are very exceptional personal circumstances, e.g. major illness.

 All coursework submission sheets will be available to print from NESS at the beginning of each Semester.  All coursework must be submitted using the correct personalised Header Sheet.  All coursework must be submitted in the Homework Hand-in letterboxes before 16:00 on the due date.  Individual Coursework/Project-work: Staple the correct personalised Header Sheet to the top left hand corner of the coursework.  Please do not submit coursework in plastic folders/covers.  Acknowledgement of receipt will be ed to students within one working day of the deadline. NESS will also indicate that a piece of coursework has been submitted.  It is the responsibility of the student to check submission receipts and notify any anomalies to the General Office within 24 hours of the submission deadline. Submission of Coursework

If not awarded M degree in June  Offered resits in August.  Need to reply straightaway.  May be offered BSc based on Stages 2 and 3.  Maximum award on resit is lower second class Honours.  Resit marks at Stage 4 count at most 50.

Feedback  Feedback on coursework: indications where things have gone wrong some general feedback access to correct solutions Drop-in class, where you can ask questions.  Feedback on exams: General feedback is given: mark distribution, scaling, Individual feedback on your scripts is available on request.

Sources of Information  The School website: Degree Programme Handbook: Stages 2, 3, 4 PEC form DPD form  NESS:  Blackboard:

Attendance – University Regulations The University wishes to support student completion on their programme of study. Monitoring student attendance is a key method of support and applies to all students on all programmes of study.

Monitoring attendance  Some classes are monitored.  Registers will be sent around lectures and MUST be returned at the end of the lectures.  If you do not manage to sign an attendance register, please sign the form at the front of the lecture theatre at the end of the class.

Staff-Student Committee  Meets about twice a Semester to discuss any issue affecting undergraduate students. For example proposals to change degree programmes or problems with a specific module.  Usually meets at 1.00pm on a Wednesday. Lunch is provided.  Good thing to put on your CV.  Volunteers?