10th February, 2015
Dear final year Social Work student,
On behalf of all staff we would like to welcome you into the final year of your Social Work
course. We congratulate you on your successful completion of last year’s study, and look forward to
working with you throughout 2015. This letter contains important information about your studies in 2015.
Please read this letter carefully.
Orientation
There will be no orientation for final year students however there are several preparatory steps you will
need to take to be ready for classes beginning in the week commencing 23rd of February 2015. To help
you plan, we have included a checklist on the final page.
Enrolments
Please check your enrolment for the whole of 2015 is correct and up to date (all units for this year
including practicum).
In particular, check that you have been enrolled in HGW402 or 612 Community Work Practice. There
have been problems with these units and some students will have a withdrawal from HGW402 or 612
Working with Communities for Change and then have a re-enrolment in HGW402 or 612 Community
Work Practice. If this has happened to you THERE IS NOTHING YOU NEED TO DO. Simply note that
you are in fact enrolled in HGW402 or 612 Community Work Practice. The unit was renamed late last
year and unfortunately the system thought it was a new unit. We fixed the problem for most students but
for some it may still be an issue. If the enrolment in these units seems odd to you please visit the student
centre in person to check.
Tutorials in final year units
Tutorials for the units HGW401, HGW611 and HGW414 commence in week one (week commencing
23rd February). Tutorials for all other final year units begin in week two of semester one (week
beginning 2nd March 2015).
For Direct Practice 2 (HGW401 and HGW611) the group work program is run as a block outside of the
standard teaching pattern and as a participant of the group work program, you will be required to attend
only one Friday of group work classes in semester 1. You must attend this group work class to be
eligible to pass the unit. Group work will be run on Friday 1st May; Friday 8th May and Friday 15th May
from 9.00 am until 5 pm on the Hobart and Launceston campuses. You are expected to attend only one
of these days and the day that you are required to attend will be allocated in the first tutorial.
Students on the Cradle Coast Campus are required to attend a group work class on the
Launceston campus on Friday 1st May. There are no tutorials for DP2 in weeks 9, 10, 11 and 12 but
you will need to attend one Friday for group work in weeks 9, 10 or 11.
*** Please note that ONLY THE TUTORIAL CLASSES LISTED ON MYLO WILL BE OFFERED.
Before tutorials begin please make sure that you sign up to tutorial groups via MyLO. You can enrol in
tutorial classes from Monday 23rd February by logging onto MyLO.
University of Tasmania
School of Social Sciences
Private Bag 22
HOBART TAS 7001
AUSTRALIA
T +61 3 6226 2331
F +61 3 6226 2864
Social.Sciences@utas.edu.au
http://www.utas.edu.au/social-sciences
ABN 30 764 374 782 / CRICOS 00586B
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Tutorial classes will have a cut off limit, so please log onto MyLO to enrol as soon as you can. There
will be no changes allowed for tutorial groups chosen.
For details on rooms, see the timetable and campus maps.
http://student.admin.utas.edu.au/coursesenrolment/timetable/
http://www.utas.edu.au/campuses/campus-maps
Lectures in final year units
All lectures and associated learning material will be once again available and delivered via MyLO. Unit
outlines will be available on MyLO. Please make sure you log onto each of the units you have enrolled in for
semester 1 to check for details. All units will have online material to view in week 1 and week 2 so when you
arrive for your first tutorial, it is expected that you have already watched the online material, read the
associated readings and attended to the homework set (where relevant).
If you have any questions or want extra information
In the first instance if you have any questions or queries you should visit the Social Work program’s website
at:
http://www.utas.edu.au/social-sciences/home/social-work
Many changes are occurring within UTAS and it is important that you regularly check your UTAS email
account and the Social Work program’s website.
If you are still uncertain about matters to do with the course, you can contact the Social Work program on
6226 2331. You will then be directed to somebody who can help you. We have attached a checklist which will
help you organise for the start of your final year studies. We look forward to working with you in 2015.
Kind regards,
Dr Joselynn Baltra-Ulloa
Lecturer
International Students Portfolio
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Checklist for starting the new academic year:
I have visited the Social Work website for information.
I have ensured I am correctly enrolled in all my 2015 units, particularly if I am a part-time
student.
I have viewed the timetable for the units that I am enrolled in for Semester 1 and understand that all
tutorial classes on the timetable may not be available and that once I sign up I cannot change tutorial
groups.
I have logged on and checked MyLO for each of the units I am enrolled in for semester 1 to access
information regarding the start of classes and the work I need to do in preparation for my first tutorial.
I have signed up to tutorials via MyLO for each of the units I am enrolled in for Semester 1 and I
understand that I have work to do in weeks 1 and week 2 which can be accessed via the unit outline
available on MyLO.