First-Year Induction Meeting
Industrial Economics/ Economics & Economic History/
Economics, Politics, & International Studies/
Philosophy, Politics & Economics

from Robin Naylor
Director of Undergraduate Studies
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Robin Naylor Director of
Undergraduate
Studies
Kelly Taylor Teaching
Programmes
Manager
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Jonathan Cave Senior Tutor
Economics
Jeremy Smith Deputy Director of UG Studies
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Ann Simper Undergraduate
Co-ordinator
Eleanor Kempster and
Leanne Bird
Undergraduate
Office
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Olivia Sudar Economics
Society
Mentoring
Scheme
Sumaiya Khaku Student
Education
Officer
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 Numbers of First Year students by degree:
Economics + Economics and Economic History
Industrial Economics
Economics, Politics, & International St (EPAIS)
Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE)
Total based in Economics Department
Mathematics and Economics
270
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429
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(Approximate) female:male ratio is 1:2
Mainly Europe, Africa, and Asia. Approx 50% EU, 50% non-EU
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By now, you should have:
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Completed the University online enrolment procedure
Registered your IT Services (ITS) account
Browsed the Department’s Induction Page
Familiarised yourself with the Undergraduate Handbook
Logged on to my.economics
Logged on to my.warwick
Booked online a place on the Library Induction programme
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You should now:
Arrange to meet your Personal Tutor this week
Check your lecture timetable (seminar timetable will be posted during the week – for core modules)
Decide which modules you will take (more on this later)
Register for your modules
Follow the link from my.economics to the Online Module Registration system (OMR)
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Five Modules, some compulsory and some optional (30
CATS each)
Details for each Degree in the Undergraduate
Handbook
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Each Module’s code indicates the host department: EC = Economics
PO Politics and International Studies (eg PO107 Introduction to Politics)
LA Law
IB Warwick Business School
LL Language Centre
MA Mathematics
PH Philosophy
ST Statistics
HI History
AM Comparative American Studies
PS Psychology
BS Biological Science etc
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Read “Guide to First Year Modules”
Core (compulsory) modules, for example:
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EC107 Economics 1
EC120 Quantitative Techniques
EC104 The World Economy: History & Theory
EC112 The Industrial Economy
IB109 Foundations for Accounting & Finance
PO107 Introduction to Politics
PO131 World Politics
Core modules for some of you, option modules for others.
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Module EC120 Quantitative Techniques, comprises three submodules:
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Mathematical Techniques (Term 1)
EC121 A (Non-A-Level Maths) or
EC123 B (A-level Maths)
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Statistical Techniques (Term 2)
EC122 A (Non-A-Level Maths) or
EC124 B (A-level Maths)
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EC125 Computing & Data Analysis (All year)
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Students taking EC121 Mathematical Techniques A (non-A-level maths group) should attend an intensive revision course during weeks 1 and 2
See the notice board for groups (see the UG Office if you have not been allocated to a group)
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Those who are new to Economics meet in separate class groups and get more sessions
Check with the Undergraduate Office if you are not sure whether you qualify for this
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Option modules are:
Either Economics options such as
 EC112 The Industrial Economy
 EC119 Mathematics for Economists
Or ‘outside’ options taught by other Departments
Typically, you sign up for seminar groups on your optional modules
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Some possible ‘outside’ options include:
IB109 Foundations for Accounting & Finance
PO131 World Politics
HI107 History of Russia
PH102 Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
AM101 Latin America:Themes and Problems
PO107 Introduction to Politics
PS111 Introduction to Psychology
There are many others
+LL language options
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If you are interested in an EC-coded module…
 Check the Undergraduate Handbook, module website and the timetable
 Attend the first lecture (or, if in doubt, more)
 If/when you are sure of your choice, register on line via OMR (deadline: October 23 rd )
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If you are interested in an ‘outside’ option, find out from the host Department:
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The syllabus and timetable (attend lectures)
Whether you possess any subject prerequisites, e.g. a particular
GCSE or A-level?
Is there a limit on numbers?
How you register with the host Department, if necessary (eg PAIS and Psycholgy it’s their UG offices).
Does the timetable clash with your core lectures? If so, consult with the Economics UG Office.
If you opt for the module, Register your choice on OMR
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Usual pattern for a large module is…
Lectures:
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Attended by all students taking the module
Usually 2 or 3 hourly meetings per week (consult timetables on my.warwick and 1 st year noticeboard)
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Classes or Tutorials: Small Groups
– Discuss work set by lecturer with a tutor
– Allocated by UG Office for core modules
– Meet weekly or fortnightly typically from Week 3
(scheduling on noticeboards during week 1)
– Attendance compulsory
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Classes or Tutorials: Small Groups
Attendance compulsory . . . Participation policy
[with no Switching]
Attendance Registered
Attendance Monitored
[Contact Points Policy]
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 You are expected be on campus for the entire term
 Family holidays etc, are not regarded as mitigating circumstances
 Medical notes relating to extensions for assessments or missed tests MUST be submitted within one week; you are responsible for doing so
 You must keep the Department informed of mitigating illnesses or other issues
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 Free tuition on courses given by the University’s
Centre for English Language Teacher Education
(CELTE)
 More information: follow the link from www.warwick.ac.uk/insite
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 We are academic economists
 About half of our time is devoted to academic research (writing scholarly articles)
 Varying interests, different styles, different views about teaching methods
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 You are responsible for your learning
 UG student as trainee researcher
 UG student as team-player
 What you get out of it depends on what you put in
 Manage your time well
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From Us to You:
 Email: You should use your name@warwick email address. No hotmail, yahoo etc
 My.economics : Assessment marks/absences/PT log/etc: - you should be checking accuracy of our records
 Module and UG web-sites
 The first-year Notice Board
 The Urgent noticeboard - outside room S2.131
 Mail: pigeon holes
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From You to Us:
 Email: via my.economics
To the UG Office or to DUGSE or other as appropriate
 Queries: Undergraduate Office is Room S2.132
 Your Personal Tutor: email first to make appointment (PT week in week 3)
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You should now:
Arrange to meet your Personal Tutor this week
Check your lecture timetable (seminar timetable will be posted during the week – for core modules)
Decide which modules you will take (more on this later)
Register for your modules
Follow the link from my.economics to the Online Module Registration system (OMR)
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We wish you all the best
WORK HARD AND ENJOY YOUR DEGREE STUDIES
(and please sign the Attendance List)
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