insiders' guide @ UNE http://blog.une.edu.au/studentexperience live from the student centre at the university of new england .. "When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven’t”. Thomas Edison. Mon, 14 May 2012 04:04:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 EXAMS: 6 things you should do before the big day(s) http://blog.une.edu.au/studentexperience/2012/05/14/exams-6-things-you-should-do-before-the-big-days-4/ http://blog.une.edu.au/studentexperience/2012/05/14/exams-6-things-you-should-do-before-the-big-days-4/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 01:24:12 +0000 ED http://blog.une.edu.au/studentexperience/?p=6463 Here’s our Top 6 on the pre-Exam To Do List:

  1. Check your Exam timetable, location etc. Don’t assume you Exam location is the same as last year/last Semester. Make sure you check. If you haven’t been to an Exam Centre previously, now’s probably a good time to check out where it is, how long it takes to get there etc
  2. Read “Dealing with Exams” fact sheet from the Academic Skills Office - download it here
  3. Take your UNE Student ID (or a drivers licence or passport – has to be photo ID)
  4. Remember to turn your mobile phone off! Mobile devices (including iPods, iPads etc) are not permitted in Exams so leave them in your bag/car/at home
  5. Pack your bag the day before. Make sure you’ve got everything you need (pens, pencils, eraser etc) and have a few backups. Remember to take your texts if it’s an Open Book Exam
  6. Relax. Yep, I know it’s difficult to relax at exam time, but you’ll perform better!

Got some other tips we should know about? Let us know via Comments on this post.

 

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From the Director of Student Administration and Services, Greg Balcombe: “Notification of the Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) arrived late into student email inboxes (yesterday) - Student Accounts will honour the 14 day dispute period, so the new deadline will be May 25″.

So folks, go and check your Commonwealth Assistance Notice today and if you have a problem, get in contact with Student Finance via AskUNE asap. NOTE: It is the notification only – check myUNE > myEnrol >Commonwealth Assistance Notice for the actual statement.

]]> http://blog.une.edu.au/studentexperience/2012/05/11/commonwealth-assistance-notice-in-your-inbox-deadline-now-may-25-details/feed/ 7 STUDY BREAK: ‘Travel Intreprid’ info night; May 15; Win a trip to Thailand!; details http://blog.une.edu.au/studentexperience/2012/05/09/study-break-travel-intreprid-info-night-may-15-win-a-trip-to-thailand-details/ http://blog.une.edu.au/studentexperience/2012/05/09/study-break-travel-intreprid-info-night-may-15-win-a-trip-to-thailand-details/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 04:26:17 +0000 ED http://blog.une.edu.au/studentexperience/?p=6457

If you’ve got a couple of hours to spare, check out this info night at being run by Harvey World Travel (Armidale) focussing on Intrepid Tours … and get into the drat to win an 8 Day Thailand Discovery Trip! Download the flyer here.

Tues May 15 / Booloominbah / 6pm RSVP by May 11 to armidale@harveyworld.com.au

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  • Online unit sites open: 12 June, 2012
  • Teaching commences: 25 June, 2012
  • Last day to withdraw without HECS/Financial liability: 31 July, 2012
  • Mid trimester break & Intensive schools: 11 August – 26 August, 2012
  • Examinations: 2 October – 15 October, 2012
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UPDATE: The issue is not fixed but there’s a quick and dirty workaround: ‘if you do want to check, the old TII self-check in our previous submission system is still available at http://tlcadmin.une.edu.au/esubmission/check and can be used as an alternative.’

The fine folks over at IT (our friend Martina) just rang to say there’s issues with Turnitin for students trying to self check. Hang tight, they’re working on it. If you have an assignment to submit, get in contact with your Unit Coord asap and let them know :-)

]]> http://blog.une.edu.au/studentexperience/2012/05/07/it-turnitin-has-issues-it-working-on-it-details/feed/ 8 OPEN DAY: Watch sessions (Sat May 5) being streamed live; details http://blog.une.edu.au/studentexperience/2012/05/05/open-day-watch-sessions-sat-may-5-being-streamed-live-details/ http://blog.une.edu.au/studentexperience/2012/05/05/open-day-watch-sessions-sat-may-5-being-streamed-live-details/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 16:24:32 +0000 ED http://blog.une.edu.au/studentexperience/?p=6446

Internet live streamed info sessions are on tomorrow during Saturday UNE Open Day – May 5.

  • 11:00am – 11:30am » Learning Online @ UNE (Martin Collins from TLC)
  • 11:30am – 12:00pm » Library Resources for Distance Education Students (Leonie Sherwin from Dixson)

Watch them during or after the scheduled times at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/edu-events

 

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From the Director of Student Admin and Services (aka the Student Centre): ‘Students were recently approached to complete a questionnaire on their experience with admissions and enrolments for the current trimester 1 cycle.  I would like to thank everyone who took part and I can assure you that your feedback will be incorporated into our improvement processes.

The company who conducted the survey are currently analysing the data and will provide us with a report within the next few weeks.  As part of the feedback process I will provide you with a summary of the results. We offered a prize of an 8gb iPod Touch to those students who completed the survey and I would like to congratulate Aaron from Swansea in NSW who is the lucky winner.

Thank you again for taking the time to give us your feedback.

Greg.

 

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