Enrolment

Orientation schedule (Sydney)

Time & Room	Students	Session
Monday, 12th January 2009 - College & course overview
8:15 - 8:30am Reception	All	Arrival The campus is open from 8:00am Arrive at the campus by 8:30am to begin your orientation
8:30 - 9:00am Room 42A & B	All	Registration - Part 1 Angela Yang and Visa Sridhar - Martin College Admin Officers + Student Service’s Officer Orientation Welcome Pack. Students fill out the forms for Administration to collect from students. Student allocated timeslot group for photo/bursar (15 students per group). ). Allocate Group 1 to first 15 arrivers, Group 2 to next 15, and so on. Please note your group number.
9:00am - 9:20am Room 42A & B	All	Welcome + The College, the Campus and the People Presentation by Jeffrey Gosper - Deputy Director Darlinghurst Campus Welcome The Senior Management of the Campus (and important people in Martin College) The campus organizational structure Academic Staff Profiles Academic Contact Points Academic requirements and compliance issues Complaints and grievances
9.20am - 9:40am Room 42A & B	All	Student Services Accommodation Manager, Student Services Assistant Manager Who’s Who in Administration Tiffany/Accommodation Bursar/Bursar Assistant Tan/Campus facilities & operations (Student Cards & incident reporting) Student Support Officer/student records – concession cards, visa and see below Amber/Reception – forms and point of contact Ian Turner/Campus Marshal evenings – campus opening times OH&S – smoking, security, emergency procedures, no eating in classrooms, etc Visas and compliance (Administration issues) Valid visa, visa extensions, contact details
9:45am - 10:00am Room 42A & B	All	Study support Dr Jeffrey Gosper – Deputy Director, Darlinghurst campus Arrive, Strive & Thrive Who is here to help? And what help is available? Student Mentors Smita Shah (Study Support Counsellor) Susan Lee (Study Skills Officer) Tori Triffitt (Work Placement Officer)
10:00am - 10:45am Room 42A & B	Business	Your discipline, your course + campus tour Myriam Mickhail – Acting Director of Studies Martin College Your discipline Course offerings Course structures Textbooks and ancillary reading
10:00am - 10:45am Room 22	IT	Sudath Heiyanthuduwage Course Coordinator – IT Programmes Your Discipline, Your Course Course offerings Course structures
10:45am - 11:00am Room 42A & B	All	Coffee & Comfort Break Dr Drever, Dr Gosper, Myriam Mickhail, Sudath Heiyanthuduwage & Zahurul Quazi
11.00am - 11:30 am Room 42A & B	All	WebCT + Timetables and schedules Visa Sridhar WebCT What is it? How Martin College uses WebCT Access modules and using WebCT The SGA ‘Clean & Green’ initiative Print quota and being smart with your allocation Timetables and SchedulesThe Course Master Timetable Class times and module hours Your personal timetable How to read your timetable Ramifications of changing classes or not completing modules Posting of details of rooms and teachers WebCT and the timetable
11:30am - 12:00pm Room 2 (Student Services)	Group 1	Registration - part 2 Student cards and bursar (if required)
12:00pm - 12:30pm	Group 2	Registration - Part 2 Student cards and bursar (if required)
12.30pm - 13:00pm	All	Free time
13.00pm - 17.00pm	Normal classes	Attend classes as per student's temporary week 1 timetable

Time & Room	Students	Session
Tuesday, 13th January 2009 - Academic processes
NOTE: Students that already registered on Monday will start at 10 am
9:00 - 9:30am Room 2	Group 4	Registration - Part 2 Student cards and Bursar (if required)
9:30 - 10:00am Room 2	Group 3	Registration - Part 2 Student cards and Bursar (if required)
10:00am - 10:30am Room 42A & B	All	Information resources David Hart - Librarian Access Database, loan policies, outstanding fines…etc. Textbook access and ‘Reading Beyond the Textbook’
10.30am - 10:45am Library	All	Library tour David Hart - Librarian
10:45am - 11:00am Room 42A & B	All	Information Technology Resources David Wong - IT Technical Support Student logins / security / logging off Accessing student email Internet and print charging, recharges, recharge vouchers Network drives Wireless access Getting help – at reception
11:00 - 11.30am Room 42A & B	All	Academic support and processes: Overview Myriam Mickhail - Acting Director of Studies, Martin College Academic support - Counselling, mentors, study support Course requirements – general: Assessment (80% rule) Medical certificates Exemptions – skills recognition (25% fee reduction) LoA – Timestop Typing speeds The ‘Martin College Grading System’ Course completion processes Responsibilities of staff & students
11:30am - 12:30pm Room 42A & B	All	Study Support – Time Management and Acculturation Smita Sah - Study Support Counsellor Counselling Overview Managing Independence Time Management & Effective Study Habits Self Esteem & Managing Expectations Balancing Study, Work and Leisure
12:30 - 13:00pm	All	Free time
13:00am - 17:00am	All	Normal classes Attend classes as per student’s temporary week 1 timetable.

Wednesday, 14th January 2009 – Normal Timetable
Thursday, 15th January 2009 – Normal Timetable

Time & Room	Students	Session
Friday, 16th January 2009 - Support services and workshops
9:00am - 12:00pm Room 59	All	Study skills Susan Lee - Study Skills Officer (Business report writing workshop) The Study Skills Workshop Series – what use is it to me? Plagiarism and how to avoid it Referencing style and report writing – a core skill you need to learn
12:30pm - 13:00pm	Free
13:00pm - 16:00pm Room 59	All	Work placement Tori Triffitt - Work Placement Officer Market expectations of employees Good and bad resumes – Best practice Job Seeking – An Overview What ‘Work Placement Workshops’ are available and what are they about? Internationals and the right to work, Work hour restrictions, etc