Welcome to the Department of Economics Running order Welcome by - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Welcome to the Department of Economics

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Welcome by Head of Department Professor Jo Swaffield

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Dr Maria Garcia Reyes Department Supervisor Co-ordinator

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Professor Neil Rankin Chair Board of Studies & Staff/Student Liaison Committee

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Dr Michael Thornton Chair, Department Teaching Committee

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Kelly McDonald – Careers Consultant, Careers Service

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Natanya Grant & Scarlett Hateley (Economics Society), Rachel Lovitt (Department Rep), Laith Bader & Caroline Jones (Investment Finance Society, IFS) and Alice Lane,Nancy Wang & Joe Stanley (York Community Consulting)

Running order

Academic community

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Academic staff: including your personal supervisor

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PhD Teaching Scholars – our PGR/PhD students

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Board of Studies - Chair, Professor Neil Rankin

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Administrative staff: Department and University

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Student Services Manager - Diane Atkinson

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Student representatives - by cohort and by module

A large and international Department

n Undergraduates n four degrees within department n six combined degrees n Home students

Overseas students

n 819 students 82 students n Postgraduates n ten 1-year MSc degrees n MPhil & PhD research degrees n 234 MSc students n 55 research degree students n Students from 40 countries

General information

n General information about the Department

can be found in the Student Handbook

n The student handbook can be found on the

Department web pages

Supervisor

n You have been assigned an academic supervisor. n The University requires all students to see their

supervisor at least once every term of every year.

n All academic staff are supervisors and have

‘Office hour & feedback sessions’ each week, displayed on their door and personal webpage.

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Lectures, tutorials etc

• You should attend lectures
• Unless specified otherwise, attendance is compulsory at all

seminars, tutorials and practicals which form part of the modules you are studying. In most cases there will also be specified requirements for submitted coursework.

• If you are unable to attend your usual session or submit

required non-assessed coursework, you must: inform your seminar tutor as soon as possible explaining the reasons and arrange to attend an alternative seminar session

Finding Programme Information

Yorkshare

n For information on courses, tutorials and lectures

please see Yorkshare. Each module has a dedicated area in Yorkshare, which contains lecture notes, examples and other useful information.

n Exam dates will be in your e:Vision account. n Contact details for members of staff can be found

• n the departmental notice boards in the

Economics Department Reception area and on the web pages

Yorkshare

Yorkshare

IMPORTANT

• Please keep your University of York email

account accessible and also check it regularly

• Complete the online plagiarism module (it is a

progression requirement)

Enjoying your University life

n University is a special period in your life n Economics is an exciting subject, and now is a

particularly interesting time to study our discipline

n Best experiences of student life include strong

academic commitment and motivation

And in less than three years ...

... this will be you!

Supervision

Purposes of supervision

• 1. TO HELP YOU GET THE BEST DEGREE YOU

CAN

• 2. ENHANCE YOUR STUDENT EXPERIENCE
• 1. TO PREPARE YOU FOR WORK

REED Recruitment Agency Reference Request (Educational)

Organisation of supervision

• Supervision Co-ordinator.

Maria Garcia Reyes, the Supervision Co-ordinator, revises and monitors supervision practice in the Department. Contact her with any supervision issues at mariaelena.garciareyes@york.ac.uk

• Student Services Manager

Diane Atkinson, Student Services Manager, assists students with a range of academic and welfare issues. Contact her with any supervision or welfare issues at diane.atkinson@york.ac.uk

Content of supervision - DERS

As supervisors we will:

• Remind and enable you to make an appointment to see us at the beginning of each term
• Discuss your academic progress and any issues relevant to it, including seminar absences

and non-submission of work, and keep a record of this

• Give you the opportunity to ask us questions about issues you are unsure about and tell us

about any problems you are having, so that we can direct you to the people who can help

• Help to advise you, where possible, about module choice, employment or postgraduate

study, as appropriate

• Provide you with a reference, wherever possible, within four weeks of your request

Content of supervision - students

As supervisees you will:

• Make an appointment to see your supervisor in the first two weeks of term
• Advise your supervisor if you are unable to make that appointment and re-arrange
• Be candid about your academic progress and your aims and objectives
• Let us know if there are any issues that you feel are affecting your academic progress
• Read University emails sent from the Department and respond accordingly

Organisation of supervision

• Supervision Co-ordinator.

Maria Garcia Reyes, the Supervision Co-ordinator, revises and monitors supervision practice in the Department. Contact her with any supervision issues at mariaelena.garciareyes@york.ac.uk

• Student Services Manager

Diane Atkinson, Student Services Manager, assists students with a range of academic and welfare issues. Contact her with any supervision or welfare issues at diane.atkinson@york.ac.uk

Department of Economics

Supplementary Learning Resources: Replay – Lecture Capture

Prof Neil Rankin

Chair, Chair, Board of Studies in Economics

Welcome meeting for new UG students 2017

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Lecture Capture

Lecture Capture is a technology that allows the recording, editing and publishing of presentation slides and audio, for the use of internal students. Internal students may then access and view the captured material (Replay). All first-year modules have adopted Replay – Lecture Capture.

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Benefits of Replay – Lecture Capture

Previous academic studies and a survey of the student body signalled an interest in the adoption of this technology. Reviewing lectures with Replay:

v allows you to focus on the section of lecture that is most of

interest / relevant

v may facilitate weekly and end-of-term revision v is especially valuable for non-native English speakers.

The Department has adopted an opt-out policy: lectures running in rooms where the technology is available will use Replay Lecture Capture unless the module leader decides not to do so.

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Replay as Supplementary learning resource The Guidance Note to Students is available as a google document. Note that ‘REPLAY IS PROVIDED AS A SUPPLEMENTARY LEARNING RESOURCE AND IT IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR ATTENDING LECTURES’.

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Limitations of Lecture Capture

v IF A RECORDING DID NOT TAKE PLACE, THE

LECTURE WILL NOT BE RE-RECORDED.

v Replay does not capture what is written on chalkboards or

• whiteboards. Replay is also not designed to capture

discussions between the lecturer and the audience.

v Unless specified otherwise by the lecturer, it is assumed

that all the teaching material presented in a lecture is part

• f the syllabus and is examinable, regardless of whether it

is available on Replay.

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Teaching and Feedback in the Department of Economics

Michael Thornton Chair of Departmental Teaching Committee

Welcome meeting for new UG students 2017

Learning at University level

STUDYING AND LEARNING AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL IS DIFFERENT FROM SCHOOL OR COLLEGE WITH A MUCH STRONGER RELIANCE ON YOU DOING INDEPENDENT WORK. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL CAREER, WHEN YOU ARE GIVEN A TASK AND YOU ARE EXPECTED TO CARRY IT OUT. WE UNDERSTAND, HOWEVER, THAT THIS IS A TRANSITIONAL STAGE, AND WE ASSIST YOU IN YOUR WORK: INDEPENDENT DOES NOT MEAN UNASSISTED.

WE PLAN OUR TEACHING AS THE INTEGRATION OF THREE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES

nTraditional

lecture

nSmall group

tutorials (classes)

nOffice and

feedback hours

Getting the most out of … Lectures

• LECTURES INTRODUCE THE KEY IDEAS IN THE

SYLLABUS.

• AFTER EACH LECTURE YOU SHOULD REVIEW

THE MATERIAL WITH THE HELP OF THE

• TEXTBOOK. (IF YOU DO NOT YOU WILL QUICKLY

FALL BEHIND AND CATCHING UP IS HARDER THAN KEEPING UP.)

• ADDITIONAL READING/ EXERCISES FORM PART

OF REVIEW.

• GUIDANCE AND CLARIFICATION AVAILABLE IN

OFFICE AND FEEDBACK HOURS.

Getting the most out of … Seminars

• SMALL GROUPS (UP TO 16 PEOPLE) TO

STIMULATE INTERACTION BASED AROUND EXERCISES OR TOPICS.

• YOU MUST COMPLETE THE WORK IN

ADVANCE, EVEN WHEN YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAND THESE IN FOR MARKING.

• THE CLASSES WILL ASSUME THAT YOU DID,

AND YOU WILL LOOSE A KEY LEARNING OPPORTUNITY YOU DO NOT.

Getting the most out of … Office and Feedback Hours

• OFFICE AND FEEDBACK HOURS ARE PART OF OUR

STRUCTURED TEACHING: WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE STUDENTS, YOU MUST NOT FEEL INTIMIDATED.

• AS YOU PROGRESS, YOU WILL HAVE QUESTIONS AND
• CURIOSITIES. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARDS TO

MEETING WITH YOU AND DISCUSS THESE MATTERS.

• ACADEMIC RESEARCH SHOWS THAT STUDENTS WHO

ATTEND OFFICE AND FEEDBACK HOURS TEND TO HAVE HIGHER MARKS.

• SOME MODULES WILL ALSO HAVE OTHER, AD-HOC

OPPORTUNITIES TO FOSTER DISCUSSION USING THE VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

Feedback

YOU WILL RECEIVE FEEDBACK IN A NUMBER OF WAYS. SOME OF THESE ARE FAMILIAR, BUT OTHERS ARE INNOVATIVE WITH RESPECT TO WHAT YOU EXPERIENCED AT HIGH SCHOOL.

• 1. WRITTEN FEEDBACK ON SMALL GROUP TUTORIALS.

FOR SOME CLASSES, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT EXERCISES IN ADVANCE FOR MARKING. AND WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL WRITTEN FEEDBACK.

• 2. COHORT FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS.

More Feedback

• 3. GUIDED SOLUTIONS OF EXERCISES FOR SMALL GROUP
• TUTORIALS. YOU SHOULD INDEPENDENTLY CHECK

IF YOU ARE SUCCESSFULLY KEEPING UP WITH THE MATERIAL.

• 4. INDEPENDENT WORK. REVIEW THE TOPICS COVERED

IN LECTURES AND PRACTICE WITH SOME EXERCISES OF YOUR CHOICE FROM THE REFERENCE TEXTBOOKS, MANY OF WHICH WILL INCLUDE A DISCUSSION OF THE SOLUTION.

• 5. USE OFFICE AND FEEDBACK HOURS FOR CHECKING

PROGRESS.

Further Feedback

SOME MODULES MAY ALSO USE

• 6. ON-LINE QUIZZES ON THE MODULE’S PAGES OF

THE VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

• 7. VIRTUAL MESSAGE BOARD OR BLOGS OFFER THE

OPPORTUNITY TO POST AND TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ANONYMOUSLY.

Kelly McDonald Careers Consultant

Get involved. Build experiences

york.ac.uk/careers/gateway

Volunteering opportunities open wk 3

• 1. York Strengths Discovery – an online exercise in Yr 1
• 2. York Strengths Day – a day of participative exercises

and activities in Yr 1

• 3. York Award – a certificate of the University that

demonstrates an ability to reflect on experiences, early Yr 2

York Strengths Programme

york.ac.uk/careers/profiles

Launch event for Yr 1 & 2 THUR 5 OCT 5-7pm

Drop-in appointments Tues-Fri 11am-1pm (Monday online 11am-1pm)

york.ac.uk/careers

THE ECONOMICS SUBJECT GUIDE

(has all the library links you’ll need)

Any questions about library or research lib-economics@york.ac.uk

Maths Skills Centre at York

Dr Francis Duah Maths Skills Centre Manager francis.duah@york.ac.uk

Maths Skills Centre

www.york.ac.uk/maths-skills-centre/

Mathematics and Statistics Support

The Maths Skills Centre offers students:

v Drop-in sessions

– for discussion of Mathematics and Statistical Theory – no time limit on session contacts at less busy times – queues at busy times and contacts are limited to 20mins

v Appointment sessions

– for discussion of Mathematics and Statistical Theory – sessions are limited to 60mins at a time.

v Study space in the library and a stock of popular books v Free online resources via Yorkshare, 24/7 v Workshops on Approved Scientific Calculators v Workshops on Employer Numerical Reasoning Test

Location 1

n First Floor, Harry Fairhurst Building, Access through JB Morell Library n Monday to Friday n 11 am – 1 pm and 2 pm – 4 pm n Centre is closed at weekends and bank holidays

Location 2

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Ron Cooke Hub, Room RCH/141

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Mondays 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

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Thursdays 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

The End

Thank You

Dr Francis Duah francis.duah@york.ac.uk

STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES

#YorkIsGlobal

Full year study abroad exchanges in Asia, North America & Australia For a full list of destinations visit:

www.york.ac.uk/globalyork

• Marks count towards your degree
• Keeps degree to 3 years long
• Internal application
• Many partners teach in English

Travel Awards

Summer Schools

International Study Centres

4-8 week summer school Study something new with students from across the world Not for credit

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SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES

2-3 week summer programme Academic & cultural content Group travel Exclusive to York students Apply for funding towards the cost of an independent travel

• r volunteering project in the

summer

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MORE INFORMATION

Website: www.york.ac.uk/globalyork Find us in Derwent College, D/023 Come to Global Opportunities Fair Thursday 19 October, 3-6pm Exhibition Centre

Meet York students who have been abroad The majority of applications will open from this date