Your guide to our Personal Tutoring System
www.anglia.ac.uk/personaltutor
our Personal Tutor plays a vital role in Y helping you make the most of your time at our university, both academically and personally. They are your main academic contact within your Faculty, helping you understand university life and supporting you during your time with us.
Your Personal Tutor will: n Provide advice on your academic progress and development, helping you reflect on your skills and experience and maximise your opportunities; n Help you adjust to university life by providing encouragement and support; n Make sure you are aware of the specialist support and guidance available to maximise your potential. Your Personal Tutor is not expected to be an academic specialist in all areas you are studying but they will have a commitment to improving your learning. If they don’t have the information themselves, they will know who will be able to help and will point you in the right direction.
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You can talk to your Personal Tutor about: n Your successes and how well you are doing; n Any study support needs you may have; n Developing your employability skills or getting part-time work while studying; n Opportunities to engage more fully with university to get the most from your experience. Your Personal Tutor will refer you to the appropriate service for any difficulties you may be experiencing such as accommodation issues, money problems or personal issues. They can also direct you to our Faculty Student Advice Service if you need to know about our mitigation process or need to ask for an extension to an assignment deadline. Even if your studies are going well, still use your Personal Tutor. They are here to help you succeed and if you are doing well they can help you do even better.
Personal Tutoring System How do I find out who my Personal Tutor is? You’ll be told who your Personal Tutor is as part of your Induction Programme. Your Tutor’s name should also appear in the home page of your e-Vision account. If it is not there, or you would like to change your Tutor, please contact your Faculty Office. How do I contact my Personal Tutor? At your first meeting, your Personal Tutor will discuss with you how best to keep in contact. Tutors have office hours during the semester when they’re available to see students, but it may be that email contact or an online discussion would be more appropriate. The schedule outlined shows when you and your Tutor will need to be in contact. Do remember though that any email contact between you has to be via your Anglia Ruskin email account as set out in our Student Charter. This helps us to know that it is actually you we are in touch with. Scheduling of tutorials Note the difference in scheduling personal tutorial sessions and group meetings. Group meetings will be scheduled by your personal tutor (or other faculty nominee) so that these sessions will be in your formal timetable. In contrast, it is your responsibility, following consultation with your Personal Tutor, to arrange your individual tutorial sessions.
Is there anything I need to prepare before meeting my Personal Tutor? Your Personal Tutor is likely to be a busy person with a range of academic responsibilities, so to make the best use of their time and yours, do prepare for your meetings with them. Your Tutor will talk to you about what degree classification you want to achieve and your career aspirations. Your Tutor will help you identify academic targets and highlight personal skills development which will enhance your employability and life skills. It’s important you use these opportunities. It is your Personal Tutor who will be your referee for any future job and study applications so it’s important they know who you are and about your achievements. Questions to ask yourself before MEETING YOUR PERSONAL TUTOR To make the most of your first meeting with your Personal Tutor, think about what you want to achieve during your time here. n What do you want your final result to be? n How motivated are you about your studies? n Where do you want to be in five, ten or even twenty years’ time? n Do you need any additional support to achieve this? n Do you have any worries or questions about university life?
www.anglia.ac.uk/personaltutor
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Useful links Documents
Support
Our Student Charter What we expect of you and what you can expect of us. www.anglia.ac.uk/studentcharter
Faculty Offices Your Faculty Office will be able to help you contact your Personal Tutor and explain how the system works. www.anglia.ac.uk/faculties
Our Academic Regulations This is a key document to familiarise yourself with. It tells you how your course is structured, how you will be assessed, how to submit your work and much more! www.anglia.ac.uk/academicregs Our Rules, Regulations and Procedures for Students This includes our disciplinary procedures, academic appeals and complaints processes, rules for using the University Library, Dignity at Study policy and many more policies to be aware of. www.anglia.ac.uk/rules Academic Honesty How to be honest in your work and develop good academic practice. www.anglia.ac.uk/keydocuments Student Handbooks A guide to making the most of life at Anglia Ruskin. www.anglia.ac.uk/keydocuments
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Student Services can help you: n improve your budgeting skills and offer you financial advice; n to develop your study skills; n improve your interview and networking skills, gain work experience and produce a high quality CV; n by giving you the opportunity talk to someone in confidence about personal problems; n understand academic regulations, i.e. if you are having difficulty meeting deadlines; n obtain advice or support with issues relating to disability; n become more active by providing a range of sport and activities; n access a Chaplain or other faith representative. www.anglia.ac.uk/studentservices or visit our iCentres The Students’ Union You can go to the SU Advice Service for confidential and impartial advice, whatever your problem. You may also be interested in becoming a Course Rep – the SU can tell you more about what this involves. The SU also offer volunteering opportunities and run numerous clubs, societies and sporting activities which will help you meet new people with shared interests. www.angliastudent.com
Schedule of Contact with your Personal Tutor You can discuss anything with your personal tutor and if they need to they can signpost you to other services. Content of personal tutorials will vary across Faculties so the table below should be treated as indicative. There may be Faculty or other course specific issues raised with you. 5
Undergraduate CONTACT TYPE OF CONTACT and responsibility for meeting
UG Year 1 Semester 1 During Welcome Week
Group meeting of 1 hour Which will be scheduled into your formal timetable
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE ISSUES SUCH AS role of the Personal Tutor How your tutor can help, meeting schedule, how to contact your tutor.
Teaching timetable Do you know how to access it? Are you correctly enrolled?
What to expect What is expected at university: our Student Charter www.anglia.ac.uk/studentcharter
Assessment feedback Summative/ formative, how to obtain feedback, 20:20 system.
Important documents Rules, Regulations and Procedures for Students, Academic Regulations, Student Handbook, how to access documents at www.anglia.ac.uk/keydocuments Attendance expectations How we monitor attendance and why. Good Academic Practice Brief explanation of plagiarism and collusion, the referencing system used in your course, where to find help and advice; see www.anglia.ac.uk/GAP
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Where to find Student Services; see www.anglia.ac.uk/studentservices Employability Registering with the Employability Service and being aware of the Employability Timeline. Visit www.anglia.ac.uk/employability/ student Engaging beyond your course Making the most of opportunities available to you to enhance your CV, participation in clubs and societies, becoming a Course Rep, volunteering, work experience, seminars. Visit; www.anglia.ac.uk/getinvolved
CONTACT
UG Year 1 Semester 1 Before the end of teaching week 5
TYPE OF CONTACT
Individual meeting of up to 20 mins
and responsibility for meeting
To be arranged by you after consulting your personal tutor
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE ISSUES SUCH AS Settling in How are things going? Access to services Are you regularly accessing your e-Vision, email and the VLE? University Library Have you completed the induction? Degree classification goal and employment aspirations What do you want to achieve? Where to find the Employability Service. Study Skills Plus Are you aware of what’s available? How to ‘raise your game’ by calling on additional support. Visit www.anglia.ac.uk/studyskillsplus
Faculty Student Adviser (FSA) Who are they and what can they do for you? Feedback and Surveys Why do we ask for your feedback and why is it important? The importance of the upcoming Module Evaluation Survey (MES) for each of your modules, and Student Experience Survey (SES) for your course and university experience. Faculty or Support Services events Any upcoming events.
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Undergraduate CONTACT TYPE OF CONTACT and responsibility for meeting
UG Year 1 Semester 1 Before the end of teaching week 9
Group meeting of 1 hour Which will be scheduled into your formal timetable
CONTACT TYPE OF CONTACT and responsibility for meeting
UG Year 1 Semester 2 Before the end of teaching week 9
Group meeting of 1 hour Which will be scheduled into your formal timetable
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE ISSUES SUCH AS
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE ISSUES SUCH AS
Assessment How will your assessment be marked, the quality process, awareness of submission deadlines?
Transition to Year 2 What to expect of year 2 study; what preparation you can do during the break to prepare yourself.
Study Skills Plus A reminder of what’s available to ‘raise your game’ by calling on additional support. Visit www.anglia.ac.uk/studyskillsplus
CONTACT
Extension and Mitigation Processes What are these processes? Who do you need to see to discuss any issues about meeting assessment deadlines? Module planning for Year 2 How will you choose modules for next year (if your course allows this)? Feedback and Surveys What is your experience so far? Did you complete the SES? Have you completed the MES (in teaching week 9 or 10) for each of your modules?
Engaging beyond your course Making the most of opportunities available to you to enhance your CV, including: participation in clubs and societies, becoming a course rep, volunteering, work experience, seminars, working with the Employment Bureau. Visit: www.anglia.ac.uk/getinvolved
Study Skills Plus A reminder of what’s available to ‘raise your game’ by calling on additional support. Visit www.anglia.ac.uk/studyskillsplus Feedback and Surveys What is your experience so far? Have you completed the MES (in teaching weeks 9 or 10) for each of your modules?
UG Year 1 Semester 2 Before the end of teaching week 5
TYPE OF CONTACT
Individual meeting of up to 20 mins
and responsibility for meeting
To be arranged by you after consulting your personal tutor
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE ISSUES SUCH AS
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Academic Progress Review of your progress, semester 1 results, reflecting on feedback on your assessments.
Feedback and Surveys What is your experience so far? Reminder of the MES forthcoming in teaching week 9 and 10.
Study Skills Plus A reminder of what’s available to ‘raise your game’ by calling on additional support.
Any other issues? Do you need any additional support? Learn about the support available from Student Services. 9
Undergraduate CONTACT TYPE OF CONTACT and responsibility for meeting
CONTACT
UG Year 2 Semester 1 Before the end of teaching week 9
TYPE OF CONTACT
Individual meeting of up to 20 mins
Before the end of teaching week 3
and responsibility for meeting
To be arranged by you after consulting your personal tutor
Group meeting of 1 hour
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE ISSUES SUCH AS
UG Year 2 Semester 1
Which will be scheduled into your formal timetable
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE ISSUES SUCH AS Welcome back! Academic Progress Review of your progress towards achieving your degree classification goal, first year results, any reassessment outstanding, importance of year 2 marks counting towards your final degree classification. Study Skills Plus Are you aware of what’s available? How to ‘raise your game’ by calling on additional support. Visit www.anglia.ac.uk/studyskillsplus Employability Use the Employability Service to help you to refine your CV and start to think about graduate placements, work experience, applying for internships etc.
Feedback and Surveys What is your experience so far? Why we ask for your feedback and why it is important. The importance of the upcoming Module Evaluation Survey (MES) for each of your modules, and Student Experience Survey (SES) for your course and university experience. Faculty or Student Services events Any upcoming events. Any other issues? Signpost to specialist support services if necessary.
Assessment How your assessment will be marked, the quality process, awareness of submission deadlines. Study Skills Plus A reminder of what’s available to ‘raise your game’ by calling on extra support. Visit www.anglia.ac.uk/ studyskillsplus Extension and Mitigation Processes
CONTACT
Feedback and Surveys What is your experience so far? Did you complete the SES? Have you completed the MES (in teaching week 9 or 10) for each of your modules? Module planning for Year 3 How you will choose modules for next year (if your course allows this).
UG Year 2 Semester 2 Before the end of teaching week 9
TYPE OF CONTACT
Individual meeting of up to 20 mins
and responsibility for meeting
To be arranged by you after consulting your personal tutor
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE ISSUES SUCH AS Transition to Year 3 What preparation you can do during the break to prepare, what to expect of final year study, preparation for major project. Academic Progress Review of your progress towards achieving your degree classification goal. Study Skills Plus A reminder of what’s available to ‘raise your game’ by calling on extra support. Visit www.anglia.ac.uk/studyskillsplus Employability Have you got a summer work placement? Have you researched
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What are these processes? Who do you need to see to discuss any issues about meeting assessment deadlines?
graduate application deadlines for September onwards? Engaging beyond your course Making the most of opportunities available to you to enhance your CV, participation in clubs and societies, becoming a Course Rep, volunteering, work experience, seminars, working with the Employment Bureau. Visit; www.anglia.ac.uk/ getinvolved Feedback and Surveys What is your experience so far? Have you completed the MES (in teaching week 9 or 10) for each of your modules? 11
Undergraduate CONTACT
TYPE OF CONTACT and responsibility for meeting
CONTACT
UG Year 3 Semester 1 Before the end of teaching week 3
Group meeting of 1 hour Which will be scheduled into your formal timetable (Where a Year 3 personal tutor also serves as your project supervisor, care should be taken to address personal tutorial topics as well as project details.)
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE ISSUES SUCH AS Welcome back! Academic Progress Review of your progress towards achieving your degree classification goal, second year results, any reassessment outstanding, importance of Year 3 marks counting towards your final degree classification. Study Skills Plus Are you aware of what’s available? How to ‘raise your game’ by calling on additional support. Visit www.anglia.ac.uk/studyskillsplus Employability Using the Employability Service to job search, refine your CV, review your application forms and help prepare you for interview. www.anglia.ac.uk/ employability/student
UG Year 3 Semester 1 Before the end of teaching week 9
TYPE OF CONTACT
Individual meeting of up to 20 mins
and responsibility for meeting
To be arranged by you after consulting your personal tutor
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE ISSUES SUCH AS Assessment How your assessment will be marked, the quality process, awareness of submission deadlines.
Importance of securing good references from your Personal Tutor or other academic staff.
Extension and Mitigation Processes What are these processes? Who do you need to see to discuss any issues about meeting assessment deadlines?
Feedback and Surveys What is your experience so far? Reminder about the upcoming Module Evaluation Survey (MES) in semester 1 and National Student Survey (NSS) in semester 2.
CONTACT
Faculty or Student Services events Any upcoming events. Any other issues? Contact Student Services.
Feedback and Surveys What is your experience so far? Did you complete a MES (in teaching week 9 or 10) for each of your modules? Reminder about the importance of the upcoming NSS in semester 2.
UG Year 3 Semester 2 Before the end of teaching week 9 May be with project supervisor
TYPE OF CONTACT
Individual meeting of up to 20 mins
and responsibility for meeting
To be arranged by you after consulting your personal tutor
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE ISSUES SUCH AS Academic Progress Review of progress toward degree classification goal, results, consider feedback, re-assessment. Employability/further study What are your future employment plans, postgraduate or research aspirations? Importance of securing good references A reminder to speak to your Personal Tutor or other academic staff.
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Study Skills Plus A reminder of what’s available to ‘raise your game’ by calling on additional support. Visit www.anglia.ac.uk/studyskillsplus
Feedback and Surveys What is your experience so far? Did you complete the MES (in teaching week 9 or 10) for each of your modules? Did you complete the NSS? Alumni The importance of keeping in touch. Look out for the Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) Survey in six months’ time.
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Postgraduate CONTACT TYPE OF CONTACT and responsibility for meeting
CONTACT TYPE OF CONTACT
Individual meeting of up to 20 mins
During Welcome Week
and responsibility for meeting
To be arranged by you after consulting your personal tutor
Group meeting of 1 hour
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE ISSUES SUCH AS
PGT Year 1 Semester 1
Which will be scheduled into your formal timetable
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE ISSUES SUCH AS ROLE OF THE PERSONAL Tutor How your tutor can help, meeting schedule, how to contact your tutor.
Where to find specialist Support Services; see www.anglia.ac.uk/studentservices
What to expect What is expected at postgraduate level study: Our Student Charter, www.anglia.ac.uk/studentcharter
Employability Make the time to find out how the Employability Service can help you and register with the Employment Bureau. www.anglia.ac.uk/employability/eb
Important documents Rules, Regulations and Procedures for Students, Academic Regulations, Student Handbook, how to access documents at www.anglia.ac.uk/keydocuments Attendance expectations How we monitor attendance and why. Teaching timetable Do you know how to access it? Are you correctly enrolled? Good Academic Practice Do you know what is plagiarism and collusion, the referencing system used in your course, and where to find help and advice? See www.anglia.ac.uk/GAP Assessment feedback Summative/formative, how to obtain feedback, 20:20 system.
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PGT Year 1 Semester 1 By the end of teaching week 9
Surveys The importance of the forthcoming Module Evaluation Survey (MES) in teaching week 9 and 10 for each module. Engaging beyond your course Making the most of opportunities available to you to enhance your CV, participation in clubs and societies, becoming a Course Rep, volunteering, work experience, seminars. Visit: www.anglia.ac.uk/getinvolved .
Assessment How your assessment will be marked, the quality process, awareness of submission deadlines. Study Skills Plus A reminder of what’s available to ‘raise your game’ by calling on extra support. Visit www.anglia.ac.uk/ studyskillsplus Extension and Mitigation Processes
CONTACT
What are these processes? Who do you need to see to discuss any issues about meeting assessment deadlines? Feedback and Surveys What is your experience so far? Have you completed a MES (in teaching week 9 or 10) for each of your modules? The importance of the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) later in the year.
PGT Year 1 Semester 2 By the end of teaching week 9
TYPE OF CONTACT
Individual meeting of up to 20 mins
and responsibility for meeting
To be arranged by you after consulting your personal tutor
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE ISSUES SUCH AS Academic Progress Review of your progress towards achieving your degree classification goal, first semester results. Transition to your Major Project Are you prepared, and have you made suitable arrangements for access to resources and project supervision? Study Skills Plus A reminder of what’s available to ‘raise your game’ by calling on additional support. Visit www.anglia.ac.uk/ studyskillsplus
Employability/Further study What are your future employment plans or research aspirations? Feedback and Surveys What is your experience so far? Have you completed the MES (in teaching week 9 or 10) for each of your modules? Alumni – the importance of keeping in touch. Look out for the Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) Survey in six months’ time.
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