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DIRECTOR OF STUDIES
WORKSHOP
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DIRECTOR OF STUDIES: TASKS
Tasks, generally within Colleges, include:
• greet first-years to discuss academic aims
• provide perspectives on possible courses
• find supervisors or agree strategy with student
• exam entries and confirmation [CamSIS]
• meet start and end of term to review progress
• give feed-back on supervisions [CamCORS]
• available as needed: if or when problems arise
• become mentor
• participate in Open Days
• interview prospective students & advise selection
• involvement with College teaching strategy
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DoS – PART OF TEAM
Department: colleagues [DoS meetings]
College:
staff in Tutorial Office
porters
Tutors
nurses and chaplains
University:
Disability Resource Centre,careers &
counselling services,
External:
doctors, counsellors, writing skills
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SUPERVISION REPORTS
• what are they
Academic and personal
• purposes
development
• importance
• what should be put down
• what might not be shared with students
www.camcors.cam.ac.uk/
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DOS TASKS: EXAMINATIONS
• Check student Registration via CamSIS
• Special conditions
• Examination warnings
• Complaints / appeals
• Results: mark books
• Contacting your students [vacation work?]
• Change of course
• References
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Intermitting (degrading)
Intermitting (degrading)
Applications Committee
Exam Failure - mitigating circumstances
Allowed the examination – put in standing
Declared to have deserved honours (DDH)
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LEGISLATION: FINDING OUT MORE
Data Protection Act
Freedom of Information
Equality and Diversity
www.admin.cam.ac.uk/committee/seniortutors
Tutors’ guide (on Senior Tutors’ website)
www.admin.cam.ac.uk/audience/
College advice and key personnel
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ADMISSIONS
Mid-October: liaise with Tutorial Office and decide
• number of applicants and hence interviewers
• interview arrangements (times, location)
• tests (if any) and work to be requested
November:
• Interviewing courses: Staff Development site
• Read applications and make pre-interview notes
December:
• Interviews
• Interviews
Decisions
• Decisions
Moderation
• Moderation
• Pool deserving candidates [Pool held January]
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: ISSUES
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Settling in to alien culture – UK & Cambridge!
Language difficulties
Food and diet
Accommodation
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Financial matters: bursaries, grants, currency
Supervisor: other traditions
Family: partner, children
Extended family
Illness – including family members overseas
Visas – including monitoring presence & costs
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INFORMATION SOURCES
www.admin.cam.ac.uk/committee/seniortutors
Tutors’ guide (on Senior Tutors’ website)
www.admin.cam.ac.uk/audience
www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices
Colleagues: College & department
On line look up – Administration office
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