UCD REGISTRATION 2015/16. Session 2: Start of year planning information for staff

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1 UCD REGISTRATION 2015/16 Session 2: Start of year planning information for staff

2 Our agenda for today 2 UCD Registration 2015/16 Welcome Kevin Griffin Orientation Jason Masterson Library Orientation Jenny Collery Student Supports Ciara Cloak and Jeremy Britton UCARD Ian Eardley International Office Shauna Hughes Assessment Code of Practice John O Connor Communications Marie O Flanagan

3 Undergraduate Orientation Jason Masterson

4 President s Welcomes! Will run from 1-4 September each day at 9.00am. Students will be asked to arrive at 8.40am! Conferring's are taking place the same week as Orientation! Follow the same format as last year! Musical Society to provide entertainment each morning! International Student welcome will take place on Wednesday at 7.30pm! sent to PODs seeking Student Speaker nominations! Invitations to invite Academic staff to be sent closer to date

5 Timetables! Programme timetables currently being completed by Programme Offices! Any comments/recommendation to be issued to PODs! Will be available by mid-august on Current Students website under New students section

6 UCARD Collection! Centralised UCARD collection location! UCARD Central Hub to be located in building 71 formally known as the Student Club

7 Signage! Full calendar of events to be issued soon including:! Banners to be installed at N11and Clonskeagh entrance! Four Orientation information stands to be placed in key locations! Temporary directional signage

8 Orientation videos! Orientation Video 2013! Other videos:!

9 Library Orientation Jenny Collery

10 Promoting the Library Library Orientation Giveaways in all five locations

11 Library Orientation Social Media Campaign

12 Meet the Library Talk and Tour 7-18 September Library Orientation James Joyce Library Monday Thursday: 11.30am and 2.30pm Friday: 11.30am Health Sciences Library Tuesday and Thursday: 1pm

13 New students information desk 7-18 September James Joyce Library

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15 Peer Mentor Library Challenge

16 Peer Mentor Library Visits

17 Virtual Library Tour 17 Go for a virtual walk in the James Joyce Library Available on New Students web pages Choose a floor Joint project with UCD Media Services

18 Getting out and about: Library pop-ups Week 4 18

19 Any questions?

20 Student Supports Ciara Cloak and Jeremy Britton

21 Student Supports! Student Desk refurbishment! Registration preparations! Student Desk Charter! UniShare! Website and

22 Student Desk Refurbishment! Building work has begun!! Construction work will take place during July! Services now being delivered in the foyer of Tierney! Phone and queries being handled from back office! Student Desk 3.0 will be open for business on 10 Aug

23 Registration preparations UCD Student Desk Call Centre 12 Aug 11 Sep Labs 31 Aug to 11 Sept Opening hours:

24 Student supports! Student Desk Charter Five Golden Rules! Unishare! Already in use by Student Desk, Library, Student Advisers, International Office! Rolled out to Engineering, Business, school of English! facility has gone live! Website and ! Fees web pages have been transferred to Current Students! Student Desk pages in progress! New protocol

25 Ian Eardley

26 BA Programme March 2015 ID Card Reissue UCARD 26 Rebranding of BA Prog Subject-specific UCARD All BA students received new UCARD free-of-charge 2,200 students collected new UCARD in March New BA students will receive subject-specific UCARD New card for Stage 2s changing core subjects

27 UCARD Orientation Collection! Following the same format as previous years, as worked well overall! Positive results in start of term survey 2014 indicating good feedback! Photo upload will be compulsory, photo upload deadline of Friday, 28 August 2015! Online instructions for photo upload process are provided on our website: Building 71 to be used as Central Hub again! All programmes will collect from here throughout Orientation week (Monday, 31 August Friday, 4 Sept. 2015)! More information will be available on

28 UCARD Central Hub Building 71! Peer mentors will be made fully aware of what is needed by each student (Passport or photo ID and birth cert) in order to collect their UCARD and they will be directing students according to their collection slot! Signage will be renewed and placed appropriately in and around B71 with staff directing students to the corresponding queues in order to avoid long waits! Collection beginning on Monday, 31 August and finishing on Friday, 4 Sept 2015! Helpdesk will then be relocated back to UCard Bureau Arts JK area.! Cards being pre-printed in bulk and collection will be roughly 45 seconds per person

29 New location JK Area Newman Building 29 Location JK Area Newman Building Phone /Website

30 What you can do with your UCARD ucd.ie/ucard

31 UCD International Shauna Hughes, Senior International Events & Relations Officer

32 International Orientation

33 Overview Key dates! Thursday, 27 August to Saturday, 5 September UCD International Dedicated programme for specific categories of interna9onal students:! Undergraduate! Graduate! Occasional! Erasmus! Non-EU Exchange! Study Abroad! Science Without Borders

34 Key events Airport Welcome! Friday, 28 August to Monday, 31 August! Terminal 2 Arrivals Hall, Dublin Airport! Staff by UCD Global Guides 8am to 5pm! 10% online discount with Aircoach! Free SIM cards on arrival UCD International

35 Key events International Flavour of Cultures! Tuesday, 1 September at 6pm! Food, music and refreshments International President s Welcome! Wednesday, 2 September at 7.30pm! Official welcome and scarfing ceremony UCD International

36 Key events More social & cultural ac9vi9es! Visit to the Guinness Storehouse! Day Trip to Kilkenny! Walking tours of Dublin! Trips to Ikea! Movie nights Further Information available at ucd.ie/international UCD International

37 How can we help?! Dedicated International Student Adviser! Guidance on Visa and Immigration! Module registration for incoming Occasional students! Provision of cultural and social events throughout the academic year! UCD Global Lounge dedicated space for International and Irish students to meet and integrate! Liaise with Erasmus Student Network and International Students Society! Any daily queries UCD International

38 Assessment Code of Practice John O Connor

39 Context and Objectives! Replaces the Exam Guidelines! For staff (not students)! Broad framework rather than prescriptive Assessment Code of Practice

40 Timeline! March/April 2014 All staff Consultation, Purposes & General Principles of Assessment in UCD! June 2014 Assessment Code of Practice Stakeholder Workshops! 7 May 2015 Academic Council approval! Implementation from September 2015 Assessment Code of Practice

41 Structure! Context and General Principles! Pre-assessment! Assessment! Post-assessment Assessment Code of Practice

42 Assessment Code of Practice Layout

43 Assessment Code of Practice Section 1 Context and General Principles

44 Section 2 Pre-assessment 2.2 Assessment strategies and approvals The Module Coordinator is responsible for designing all the instruments of assessment for a module. Assessment Code of Practice Where appropriate, students shall also be provided with details of specific assessment outcomes or other criteria in order to fulfil the requirements of professional accreditation bodies

45 Section 3 Assessment 3.7 Conduct of oral examinations An oral examination is an assessment which tests a student s achievement of a particular set of learning outcomes through the medium of spoken communication. Assessment Code of Practice Two examiners shall be present at every oral examination.

46 Section 4 Post-assessment 4.6 Archiving of Assessments and Records Management All assessed work and outcomes including examination scripts shall be retained by the Schools in safe storage for a minimum of thirteen months after the release of final results for the assessed module. Assessment Code of Practice

47 Next steps Assessment Code of Practice Assessment to present to Schools if requested

48 Assessment Code of Practice Comments:

49 Communications Marie O Flanagan, UCD Registry

50 Current Students Website Updated for 2015/16! Key dates for 2015/16! Student Services and Registration pages updated! New Fees, Student Desk and Assessment pages by end July! New A-Z and Jargon buster by end July Responsive design Targeted information Improved navigation

51 s to students 51 Targeted s archive Next due to be issued 16 July. Main messages: Registration start times, fees, parking. Further s throughout the registration season. Archive of student s available on the Current Students website under Student Services protocol Mobile-friendly s sent through targeted comms system will be copied to students personal address. Students can opt out. UCD Connect remains the main address. protocol can be found on Current Students website under Student Services s designed to be read easily on mobile phones and tablet devices

52 Welcome to UCD Booklet Print version! Same design as last year worked well! New pages registration, key dates, commuting info! Accessible version available this year! Production deadline end July Digital edition App-style download to phone or tablet Campus tour and other video content International and Graduate versions this year

53 #helloucd 53 Registration Key dates, start times, registration opening and closing dates, module places Student Desk Services, official documents Info for new students Website, Welcome booklet, Orientation week, SUSI, Fees, key dates, registration info Fees and SUSI Key dates, SUSI and grant info UCD social media directory:

54 Registration key dates JUL From 11 AUG 12 AUG 17 AUG From 20 AUG 26 AUG From 27 AUG 28 AUG 1-4 SEP Start Time Booking begins Online registration opens Leaving Certificate results CAO Round 1 offers Incoming CAO* can begin Step 1 of registration Incoming CAO* start time bookings Incoming CAO* begin Step 2: Module registration Deadline for uploading photo for UCARD (CAO) Orientation Week** 4 SEP 5 SEP 6 SEP 7 SEP 15 SEP 18 SEP 25 SEP Online registration closes at 2pm to allow for elective registration Online registration reopens on phased basis from 12 noon to 4pm First instalment of fees due Semester 1 academic teaching term begins Grads Connect event UG online registration closes at 5pm Graduate Taught *** online registration closes at 5pm *Includes direct entry Non EU incoming Stage 1 UGs and UG Stage 1 repeats **Some programme activities taking place on 31 Aug ***Closes 11 September for UCD Smurfit students Visit

55 Information for staff Registry website Go to the Registry homepage and click on Registration info for staff Registry key dates Dates for staff (including GAP schedule ) on Registry website Contact us registry@ucd.ie with any queries or click on Contact us and Staff to find out who to speak to

56 Thanks for listening