[Academic] PDA support for year 1

[physics-director-student-support]

Dear all,

Now that we are approaching the middle of the term, the campus disability and wellbeing team have suggested new students will benefit from a reminder of expectations.

Could all  all PDAs with a year 1 student arange to meet 1:1 with them for 15 mins between now and week 8.

You will need to

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Check for your Year 1 PDA students (https://pegasus.mis.strath.ac.uk -> Student Experience -> Your Student Responsibilities ). This information should be up to date.
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Find a suitable time to meet and send a personalised email to your Year 1 student with time, date and location

There is a list of useful information for setting this up below.

At the meeting please discuss how the course is going; explain the importance of regular attendance (correlates with success); ensure they knows when regular assigned work is due; and where to get support if they need it.

Please Report the outcome of the meeting (especially if the student didn’t show up to the arranged meeting!) via https://forms.office.com/e/0nUbR1C95n?origin=lprLink
and if urgent let either Gordon (as year coordinator) or the department DDC team know.

Thanks,

Ben

Ps. if emailing students before Thursday, please remind them of the EDI breakfast in the Departmental Common Room between 8:30 and 9:30 on the 24th.


Year 1 students should available at the following times:

Monday 12-2pm (otherwise in a lab session)
Tuesday 11 am – 1pm and 3pm – 5pm
Wednesday 9 am – 10 am and 12pm onwards (but not preferred)
Thursday 11 am – 12pm, 1pm – 2pm (not ideal)
Friday 9 am – 10 am and 12pm – 2pm

Suggested email to students

Dear student,

I hope that you’ve been enjoying the first few weeks here at Strathclyde.  As part of the student support system in the department, we check that you are settling in to their studies and university life.

I’d like to meet with you for 15-20 minutes on

Date:

Time:

Location:


Please let me know if you can make this and I look forward to seeing you.


Regards,



Discussion questions/things to check at the meeting

How have you found your classes?

What are you doing study/learn outside of timetabled time?

Which lab session are you in? What are the new lab facilities like?

Have you done any Python before? How are you finding the classes?

Do you know when your homework is due and how to hand it in?

    PH181/2 (maths) on paper to student office by 12:30pm on Monday
    PH183/4 (Emag) on paper to student office by 12:30pm on Tuesday
    PH185 (Python) marked/signed off in class on Thursday afternoons
    PH180 (labs) mix of MyPlace quizzes and in class lab books at the moment

Did you have any support adjustments at school and have you been in contact with the disability and Wellbeing service yet?

Do you know how to use the personal circumstances system and how much information to include?

How do you think you might prepare for the class tests in December?



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Dr Ben Hourahine (He / Him)
Director of Student Support
Department of Physics
University of Strathclyde
Tel.: +44 (0)141 5483366
physics-director-student-support at strath.ac.uk

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