“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
Swinburne
Session Overview
•• Introduction
• What you need to do: an Academic
Progress Review Coordinator
Academic staff member
Perspective
• Motivation and Goal Setting
• Free Swinburne and Faculty Services
Student Services, Counsellor
Panel
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Introduction: PR Coordinator
Swinburne
Thank you all for coming.
These workshops are held to:
• 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
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Why you are here?
Swinburne
There are two categories of Progress Review:
(1) “At Risk” – this is you
You have failed half or more of your total enrolled credit points, or you
have failed a unit twice
The University has designated that you are “At Risk” of not passing
your course
We 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”
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What you need to do: an academic
perspective
Swinburne
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 and
missing classes; inability to complete essays/keep up
with the reading?
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What you need to do (Continued)
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(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 your Unit Convenors & Program Coordinator are, and how to
contact them
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What you need to do (Continued)
(
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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
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Getting back on track!
Counsellor – Student Development and Counselling Service
It’s not too late…
“Your life is the sum
of all your choices.”
- Albert Camus
“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
“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
Importance of Goals
Goals give direction
Goals give direction
Goals provide motivation
Goals provide
Goals reinforce self esteem
motivation
Goals reinforce self
esteem
Goal Setting
S – Specific
M – Measurable
A – Achievable
R – Realistic
T – Time Frame
– Specific
– Measurable
– Achievable
– Realistic
– Time Frame
Barriers:
Sources of stress
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Motivation
ihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P785j15Tzk
WHETHER YOU
THINK YOU CAN
OR THINK YOU CAN’T
YOU ARE RIGHT……
or are YOU?????
True or untrue not as important.
We can organize thoughts in terms
of their helpfulness:
Thoughts
* 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 valuescongruent behavior.
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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?
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A flyer is being handed around.
Swinburne
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.
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How to contact Faculty Administration Offices
Swinburne
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
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Questions and Close: PR Coordinator
Swinburne
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?
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