Unilife:What is it Really Like?

Dr Cheryl Lange & Dr Lucy Reilly

Aims of this session: Offer some insight into student life Demystify the UWA learning environment Highlight what may be expected of you Help you understand what being a UWA student is like

Structure: Get into small groups Go through the true/false questions on the screen Fill in your answer sheet as a group Discuss answers together at end of each round

Topics covered in the ‘quiz”:

Staff

Lectures

Studying

Writing

Referencing

Speaking

Staff

1. I can call staff by their first names

2. My lecturers know everything there is to know about their discipline

3. I will see my lecturers a lot outside of teaching times

4. I can go and see my lecturers in their offices

5. Email correspondence should be formal without emoticons and sms-speak

6. Tutors are students too

MAYBE

FALSE

MAYBE

TRUE

TRUE

MAYBE

Lectures

7. I should aim to write down everything the lecturer says during a lecture

8. I should ask questions during a lecture if I don’t understand

9. If I attend all my lectures I’ll pass the unit

10.Lectures are compulsory

11. If I learn the lecture notes I’ll probably pass the unit

12. I should make sure my mobile phone is turned off during lectures

FALSE

MAYBE

MAYBE

FALSE

MAYBE

TRUE

Studying

13. It is important to balance my studies with other aspects of my life

14. I have to read everything on the unit reading list

15. I can study with a group of friends in the Library

16. It is essential to have a computer with internet access at home

17. Active learning involves exercising while you study

18. I’ll be able to stay motivated all semester

TRUE

FALSE

TRUE

FALSE

FALSE

MAYBE

Writing

19. I can include my opinion in my written work

20. Critical thinking is about criticising other people’s ideas

21. My written work will probably get better over time

22. If I’m having trouble with an assignment I can get extra time

23. It doesn’t matter if I don’t stick to the word limit for the assignment

24. I should put more effort into exams than assignments

TRUE

FALSE

MAYBE

MAYBE

FALSE

MAYBE

Referencing

25. APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA and Oxford are all universities

26. I can include quotes from useful material in my assignments

27. If I plagiarise by accident I can’t get into trouble for it

28. As long as I put all the references I used in a list at the end of an assignment it’s not plagiarism

29. Plagiarism occurs when the author claims credit for work that is not their own

30. Library staff can help me with referencing

FALSE

TRUE

FALSE

FALSE

TRUE

TRUE

Speaking

31. I can be assessed on my speaking skills

32. The best way to improve my speaking skills is to get one-to-one practice with an adviser

33. My tutor will expect me to participate in tutorials

34. Students who say the most in tutorials know the most

35. Speaking is an active learning process

36. My speaking skills will improve during the course of my studies

TRUE

FALSE

TRUE

MAYBE

TRUE

MAYBE

What’s next?

What else would you like to know?

Any questions?

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Referencing Research skills

Public speaking Critical thinking

Exam strategies English language

Essays and reportsProject management

Reading and note-taking

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