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The Foundation Year in Computing program overview, key information sessions, teaching team introductions, learning methods, assessment details, and location guide on campus. Get ready for success in your computing degree journey!
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Foundation Year in Computing Welcome! Delivered by Dave Thomas, K235 e: d.t.thomas@staffs.ac.uk w: www.fcet.staffs.ac.uk/dtt1
What we will cover • The Foundation Year in Computing • what’s happening this week • who we all are • who’s involved • what it’s about • how you are to learn • where things are • the ‘and finally’ slide • but first . . . . . .
The first thing • Dave Thomas – Foundation Year Award Leader • Everything to do with your award is my fault • So I am the person to sort things and talk to • Contact details: • K235 in the Octagon • d.t.thomas@staffs.ac.uk • www.fcet.staffs.ac.uk\dtt1 • My ‘style’ • What’s happening this week • Who we all are
What it’s about • Learning to learn the HE way • Computing • Success in getting on to a computing degree • If you work and keep up • 34 out of the 43 students who started on the Foundation Year the year before last are on BSc (honours) degrees now
Who - the teaching team and support staff • Me, Dave Thomas • Lecturers • Janet Francis (iPAS and IWTDS) • Sarah Easton (IM) • Janet Lawton (ISDCS) - perhaps • Administrators • Kath Shenton and Zoe Congreave (K239) • Student Councillor • Janice Kalisz , D001A
How you are to learn • Four modules: • iPAS,iM,iSDCS, iWTDS • Lectures, Tutorials and Workshops and your own work • Assessments (assignments, portfolios, presentations, class tests, etc, etc) • research, reading, exercises, watching the telly, chatting in the bar etc • Lots of module time is designed to help you do well in these tasks
Where things are • Octagon building (opposite the coffee bar) • All rooms begin with K • Beacon Building (with the coffee bar and real bar in it) • All rooms begin with B, C and D • Ruxton Technology Centre (here) • All rooms begin with D, E, F, G and H) • www.fcet.staffs.ac.uk\dtt1\fyc may be useful
And finally • We have covered: • what’s happening this week • who we all are • who’s involved • what it’s about • how you are to learn • where things are • Any questions? • Next – logging in and then looking at your pre-arrival presentations at http://www.fcet.staffs.ac.uk/dtt1/fyc/prearrival.html