“Faculty Academic Support Workshop”

1. “Faculty Academic Support Workshop” • For students identified as being “At Risk” of exclusion as part of the University’s Progress Review process • Locations: Hawthorn Campus • Dates: 17 to 20 March 2014 • Times: 5 session choices on different dates and times

2. Session Overview • • Introduction Progress Review Coordinator • • What you need to do: an Academic Academic staff member • Perspective • • Motivation and Goal Setting Student Services, Counsellor • • Free Swinburne and Faculty Services Panel

3. Introduction: PR Coordinator • Thank you all for coming. • These workshops are heldto: • • Remind you that you need to improve your academic • performance to be able to finish your course • • Provide you with some skills to improve • your academic performance • • Tell you about the free support services that are available to you

4. Why you are here?There are two categories of Progress Review:(1) “At Risk” – this is youYou have failed half or more of your total enrolled credit points, or you have failed a unit twiceThe University has designated that you are “At Risk” of not passing your courseWe want you to take some time to think about what you are going to do about your studies(2) If you continue to fail next progress review period you could be in a very serious situation – “Show Cause”

5. Swinburne What you need to do: an academic perspective • Academic staff member • Many different factors can impact on your academic performance. Each of you are exposed to different pressures.One of the most common reasons student give for not keeping up with their studies is:Time Management – working too many hours andmissing classes; inability to complete essays/keep upwith the reading? 5

6. What you need to do (Continued) • (1) Attend all classes and submit all assessments (on time) Downloading Lectopia is not a substitute for class participation and discussion • (2) Allocate enough quality time to your studies • Plan and don’t leave things to the last minute • (3) Ask questions if you don’t understand something • (4) Look after your health and well being • (5) Know who yourUnit Convenors & Program Coordinator are, and how to contact them

7. What you need to do (Continued) • (6) Regularly check your student emails • (7) Be familiar with your unit outlines (on Blackboard) • (8) Have you redone your course plan? • If you fail units, you need to go back and redo your course plan to check whether you have the necessary prerequisites, or whether you need to reorder units. • (9) Have you been to your Faculty Office for advise when you have a problem? Faculty staff are there to help you, or to refer you to someone who can. • (10)Familiarise yourself with your Faculty’s website for announcements

8. Getting back on track!Counsellor – Student Development and Counselling Service

9. It’s not too late…

10. “Your life is the sum of all your choices.” - Albert Camus

11. “We…believe that one reason so many school and Uni. students have so much trouble focusing on their studies is because they don’t have a goal, don’t know what all this studying is leading to.” Muriel James & Dorothy

12. “We…believe that one reason so many school and Uni. students have so much trouble focusing on their studies is because they don’t have a goal, don’t know what all this studying is leading to.” Muriel James & Dorothy Jongeward

13. Importance of Goals Goals give direction Goals provide motivation Goals reinforce self esteem • Goals give direction • Goals provide motivation • Goals reinforce self esteem

14. Goal Setting • S– Specific • M – Measurable • A – Achievable • R – Realistic • T – Time Frame – Specific – Measurable – Achievable – Realistic – Time Frame

15. Barriers: Sources of stress

17. Motivation • ihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P785j15Tzk

19. WHETHER YOU • THINK YOU CAN • OR THINK YOU CAN’T • YOU ARE RIGHT…… • or are YOU?????

20. Thoughts True or untrue not as important. We can organize thoughts in terms of their helpfulness: * helpful thoughts – are consistent with one’s values and goals and facilitate values-congruent behavior * unhelpful thoughts – are inconsistent with one’s values and goals and interfere with values-congruent behavior.

21. Take responsibility for your studies(1) You need to identify what is blocking your performance?(2) Is it temporary or is it permanent?(3) Can you change something in your life?(4) Perhaps you need to get some advice or support?

22. A flyer is being handed around. • It tells you where you can go for support: • *Academic • *Advocacy • *Computing • *Counselling • *Course Advice • *Health and Well Being, and • *Pastoral Care The second tool that you should go to is the online Self Analysis Tool http://www.swinburne.edu.au/studentoperations/progress/self-analysis • It has been developed to help you to individually think about what is interfering with your studies. • Your answers are confidential and not recorded. You also have an option to print it out and to develop a personalised Academic Progress Plan. • If you haven’t already used the Tool – it was mentioned in your At Risk letter, I encourage you to use it.

23. How to contact Faculty Administration Offices • PR Coordinator • FACULTY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY • Insert address , telephone no and email • FACULTY OF HEALTH, ARTS AND DESIGN • Insert address , telephone no and email • FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISE • Insert address , telephone no and email

24. Questions and Close: PR Coordinator How many of you have visited your Faculty Office for Course advise ? Who has attended any of the free workshops about Time Management, Preparing for Exams, Make Stress Work for you? Has anyone been to see one of your unit convenors? Has anyone been to the Maths and Stats Centre for help? Has anyone been to the Academic Language and Support unit? Do you have any questions?