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Welcome to Postgraduate Orientation 2013 Getting through the Red Tape! Registration – All Students: • Confirmation of Registration (complete part 1 online) • Confirmation of Fee Payment or SUSI application number* New Students: • Passport or Birth Cert • Original Transcripts • Degree Parchment • Marriage Certificate* Getting through the Red Tape! Late Registration: Thursday 19th September 2013 11.30 Kampus Kitchen, Kane Building Tuesdays in the Graduate Studies Office Money Matters! Fee Payment: Half the fees are payable at registration with the other half payable in January 2013 SUSI Application: If you have applied through SUSI you will need to give your application no. to the Fees Office at registration UCC €2,000 Postgraduate Bursary This bursary will automatically be applied where students were eligible for a Local Authority Grant for undergraduate studies (2009 onwards), have applied to SUSI but have not been awarded. Money Matters! Student Assistance Fund: All full-time registered students are eligible to apply for assistance from the fund. Resources will be targeted at those disadvantaged students most in need. Tues 24 September 6pm Boole 3 Mon 30 September 6pm Boole 3 For further information please contact: Finance Office, University College Cork Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.ucc.ie/en/saf/ Money Matters! Evan Healy UCC Budgetary Advisor Website: www.ucc.ie/en/studentbudget To Make an Appointment: http://www.ucc.ie/en/studentbudget/budgetin gappointment/ UCC’s Administrative Structure • Graduate Studies Office – 2nd floor West Wing • Fees & Grants Office _1st floor North Wing • Student Records and Examinations Office* (1st Floor West Wing) Graduate Studies Office Why would you need to visit the Graduate Studies Office? To submit documentation if not supplied with application or at registration (including originals) To register for a programme if you miss registration Part II Change of name on your student record – evidence required Student Records and Examinations Office Why would you visit the Records & Examinations Office? • Programme Registration Issues (module changes etc) • Change of Address (can be done online through portal) • ID Card Replacement • Transcript Requests • Social Welfare Forms Stamped • Examination Timetables • Rechecks/Appeals • Examination Arrangement Issues Fees Office Why would you visit Fees & Grants? •To enquire about your fees status or fee payment •To get a receipt of fees paid •To collect a bank giro to pay fees •To arrange staged payments Useful Links Timetables: http://timetable.ucc.ie/programme.asp Building Codes http://timetable.ucc.ie/buildingcodes.asp Programme Coordinators http://www.ucc.ie/en/study/postgrad/courses Resources for Education http://red.ucc.ie/ • • • • • • Reading and Notetaking Critical Thinking Writing and Plagiarism Exams and Assessment ICT Skills Health and Welfare Check out the website for lots of online resources Student Services •Accommodation Office •Careers Service •Chaplaincy •Student Counselling and Development •Disability Support Service •Health Service •International Education Office •Ionad na Gaeilge Labhartha •IT Services •Library and Information Services •Students Union It’s never too soon to start thinking about Careers Presentations during the year including: • • • • Personal Branding E-portfolios Time Management Creative Job Hunting and Social Media • Jobs Roadshow • One-to-one careers advice Check out http://www.ucc.ie/en/careersadvice/ Library – http://booleweb.ucc.ie Week 1 2 3 Dates 7th - 10th October 14th -17th October 21st -24th October 4 29th Oct 1st Nov Title Aim Discover UCC Library Online To make students aware of the layout and content of the Library website and the catalogue To provide tips on how to search the internet more effectively when Explore the Web for Your Assignment doing research for assignments Get Ahead: E-Resources for Your Assignment To provide an overview of Library e-resources so that you can get the best material anyplace, anytime, anywhere! To make students aware of the need for citation and referencing in academic writing and Give Credit, Get Credit: Referencing & the penalties for Plagiarism plagiarism. They must also understand our copyright law and where it applies, and the penalties for excessive download of e-resources Personal Worries • Counselling and Development Managing Anxiety Group Speaking Confidently Workshop Bereavement Support Group • Student Health Service • Chaplaincy • Student Union Academic Worries Programme Coordinator Student Union Education Officer Student Ombudsman Postgraduate Common Room • Situated on 4, Carrigside, College Road (almost opposite the gates of UCC) • Available to all Postgraduate Students • Code to get in is C2489Z The Social Scene The Quiz • Join a Club on Tuesday • Join the Postgrad Society or a host of other societies at Societies day on Wednesday! • Cork Walking Month – the month of September • Cork Culture Night – September 20th • Check out Whazon, People’s Republic of Cork and meetup.com Questions