UCL ISOP January 2017 - Official Welcome
Transcript of UCL ISOP January 2017 - Official Welcome
Welcome to UCL
ISOP – January 2017
‘We Are All Global’
HOW TO MAKE UP YOUR PROGRAMME OF STUDY
Affiliate StudentsSimilarities to Degree Students
• Same workload• Same lectures• Same seminar / tutorial groups• Same rigorous examinations / assessment• Same access to UCL facilities
Affiliate StudentsDifferences
• Credit transferred to your home institution• No award of a UCL qualification• No access to modules at other colleges of the University of London
Sources of Information• Module lists provided by departments • “Notes for Affiliate Students” and “Module Registration –
Student User Guide”• International Student Support website:
www.ucl.ac.uk/iss • Portico – the Student Information System• Affiliate Tutors• Student Centre• Module registration video
Registering for Modules• Must have enrolled first• Terminology:
– Programme = course = programme of study– Course = module – Course unit = credit– Most modules worth 3.5 or 4 US credits/7.5 ECTS
• Structure of an academic year (3 terms, exams completed in the final term)
• Admitted to a department (or departments)
Registering for Modules• Main department – at least 50% of workload• Second department (if applicable) – at least 25% of workload• Other teaching departments
Registering for Modules• Consult the module lists provided by your
department/on departmental web pages• Attend the ‘Meet Your Department’ induction
session (if jointly admitted go to the first named department on your offer letter)
• Follow instructions in ‘Notes for Affiliate Students’
Registering for Modules• Check for timetable clashes• Try out modules before confirming your selection• Contact the Affiliate Tutor in other departments to
discuss interest
Portico – Login www.ucl.ac.uk/portico
Portico – My Studies
Portico – Module registration
Portico – View List
Portico – Search
Portico – Add
Portico – Submit
Portico – Errors
Portico – Errors
Portico – Confirm
Registering for Modules • Step by step guide to registering your
modules on Portico is available here: www.ucl.ac.uk/iss/orientation/affiliate-students1/programme-study
Registering for Modules
• Contact Affiliate Student Tutor(s) as necessary upon arrival• Meet the deadline for confirming module selection:
Wednesday 18 January 2017• Parent department and teaching departments confirm
selections
Registering for ModulesThings to remember• You must take the same full-time workload as a UCL degree
student, unless special arrangements agreed• Your module selection is subject to departmental approval• Your approved module selection will appear on your transcript
Assessment• Varies between departments, so check with your Affiliate Tutor
or Portico record• The modules listed on your Portico account will be used to
register you for assessment and examinations• All students are normally required to sit all examinations and
complete all coursework– May have implications and may be recorded on your transcript
Assessment• The examination timetable is usually available
before the end of the second term• Do not make travel arrangements prior to
examination timetable production• Do not leave UCL before you have completed all of
your assessments/examinations• Transcripts - produced by the Assessment and
Student Records • Special assessment arrangements
Top Tips• Ensure enrolment is completed first• Attend departmental meeting• Register for modules online via Portico by
18 January, making sure right number selected
• Ensure you take all the assessments• Keep in touch with your home institution• Enjoy your time at UCL!
Q&A PANEL
UCL is a very big and busy place, which can make it seem impersonal. How did you go about settling in and
coming to feel that you 'belong' here?
Clubs and societies
ISOP social events
Departmental events
All universities have different styles of teaching and learning.
What is unique about UCL’s approach?
Connected CurriculumResearch-based education, focus on interdisciplinary
learning, building connections
www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/education-initiatives/connected-curriculum
Focus on independent learning
UCL is a very big university spread over a number of sites, what opportunities are
there to engage with the UCL community and what worked for you?
Exchange Student Society
UCLU Welfare and International OfficerMehj Ahmed
Lectures and seminars
Departmental common rooms (if applicable)
What support have you found to be helpful at UCL?
Affiliate Tutors
Personal Tutors / Academic Mentors
Departmental Administrators
Faculty Tutors
Other support services
Student Support & Wellbeing Blog!www.ucl.ac.uk/current-students/support/ssw-blog