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School of Mathematics & Statistics
Stage 2 Induction
24th September 2013
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Dr Peter Avery
Single Honours
Degree Programme Director
(Student Welfare and Progression)
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Stage 2 DPD: Dr Alina Vdovina;
JH Advisor: Prof. Anvar Shukurov
Contact Details
Dr Peter Avery
Room 3.04
[email protected]
MAS modules
 You will take 60 credits of compulsory Mathematics & Statistics
modules in Stage 2.
 In Semester 1 you take:
 MAS2104
Introduction to Vector Calculus
 MAS2241
Number Systems
 MAS2304
Foundations of Probability
 In Semester 2 you take:
 MAS2105
Methods of Solving Differential Equations
 MAS2242
The Foundations of Analysis
 MAS2316
Introduction to Regression and Modelling
Entering Stage 2 - Timetable
 Please check your timetable for both Semesters
carefully. Contact DPDs if there is a clash.
 Three timetabled hours per module. Normally 2
lectures and one problems class/drop-in session.
Lecturer will tell you which is the Problems class/dropin session at the first timetabled hour. There may be 3
lectures in the 1st week.
 About half the modules have problems classes in even
weeks and half in odd weeks in order to spread the
assessments.
 Modules can be changed in first 2 – 3 weeks of each
semester (DPD Form).
Coursework
 As the material gets more difficult, it gets progressively more
difficult to teach yourself from the lecture material.
 Thus it is crucially important to attend lectures and other
classes and to attempt all the set work in order to do well.
 Expect 4 or 5 written assignments in a 10 credit module
• Assignment set a few days before …
• Problem class, one week before …
• Drop-in class, a few days before submission
 CBAs will also be used.
 There will be a revision CBA0 for most modules. It will be in
practice mode this week and exam mode next week.
 Deadlines are 4.00pm for coursework and midnight for
CBAs, except for Stage 2 versions of Stage 1 modules
 Late work not accepted.
Coursework continued
 Do not take marks on assignments as a guide to
exam performance (particularly CBAs). Assignments
are designed to help you learn and to give you
confidence.
 If ill etc. and unable to complete a piece of work,
complete a PEC Form and take to the JH DPD.
 Extensions possible for major projects (>5% of
module) – submit a PEC form in advance of the
deadline and take to the JH DPD.
 PEC form if circumstances affect exam performance
– need evidence.
 Tell your tutor if you have personal/ health problems
that affect your academic work.
Submission of Coursework
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All coursework submission sheets will be available to print from NESS at the
beginning of each Semester.
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All coursework must be submitted using the correct personalised
Header Sheet.
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All coursework must be submitted in the Homework Hand-in letterboxes
before 16:00 on the due date.
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Individual Coursework/Project-work:
Staple the correct personalised Header Sheet to the top left hand
corner of the coursework.
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Please do not submit coursework in plastic folders/covers.
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Acknowledgement of receipt will be e-mailed to students within one
working day of the deadline. NESS will also indicate that a piece of
coursework has been submitted.
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It is the responsibility of the student to check submission receipts and
notify any anomalies to the General Office within 24 hours of the submission
deadline.
Passing Stage 2
 Aim to pass all your Stage 2 modules in
January/June
 Your first attempt will be the mark that counts
unless it is less than 40. Passes at resit count
as 40
 You must pass Stage 2 in order to proceed to
Stage 3
 You can carry up to 20 failed credits into Stage
3.
 In BSc degrees, Stages 2 and 3 are weighted
1:2 in calculating the final average.
Passing Stage 2 ctd
 Resits are in August
 Don’t book a holiday in August
 Submit PEC/Concession, if appropriate – with evidence
 Repeating a year setting aside the first attempt is only
allowed if there are very exceptional personal
circumstances, e.g. major illness.
Feedback
 Feedback on coursework:
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indications where things have gone wrong
some general feedback
access to correct solutions
Drop-in class, where you can ask questions.
 Feedback on exams:
• General feedback is given: mark distribution, scaling,
• Individual feedback on your scripts is available on
request.
Sources of Information
 The School website: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/maths
• Degree Programme Handbook : Stages 2, 3, 4
• PEC form
• DPD form
 NESS: https://ness.ncl.ac.uk
 Blackboard: http://bb.ncl.ac.uk/
Communication
 You can use email to contact your tutor or lecturers.
Tell your tutor if you have personal/ health problems
that affect your academic work.
 Please use your University email address to contact
us, not a private email address (you might not get a
reply).
 Please don’t expect a running email conversation or
ask for detailed mathematical explanations.
 Check your University email regularly – this is how we
communicate important information.
Attendance – University Regulations
The University wishes to
support student completion on
their programme of study.
Monitoring student attendance
is a key method of support and
applies to all students on all
programmes of study.
Monitoring attendance
 Some classes are monitored.
 Registers will be sent around lectures
and MUST be returned at the end of the
lectures.
 If you do not manage to sign an
attendance register, please sign the
form at the front of the lecture theatre at
the end of the class.
Staff-Student Committee
 Meets about twice a Semester to discuss any issue
affecting undergraduate students. For example
proposals to change degree programmes or problems
with a specific module.
 Usually meets at 1.00pm on a Wednesday. Lunch is
provided.
 Good thing to put on your CV.
 Volunteers?