International Student Orientation: Academic and Classroom Culture

1. International Student Orientation: Academic and Classroom Culture Sharon Salinger, Dean, Division of Undergraduate Education

2. Take a moment to introduce yourself to the person on your left, on your right, in front and in back.

3. Syllabus • What is that?? • Every class will have one Sample Syllabus • Contract between faculty and students • Goals for the course • Lecture topics • Reading and written assignments • Grading • Examinations—dates and times • Faculty office hours • How to contact the faculty and teaching assistants • Most likely the syllabus will be posted on EEE not handed out in paper form

4. EEEElectronic Educational Environment (preview) • ALL of your classes are on EEE. • “My EEE” : lists all of your classes. • EEE Example

5. Faculty Office Hours • All faculty have them • Posted on the syllabus and maybe elsewhere in the course EEE site--course syllabus • Reasons to Go • Get to know your professor • Faculty need to know you are engaged in the course • Get your questions answered about the course

6. Faculty Office Hours • Preparation • Be on time!!! • First come first served vs. appointment • Be prepared with specific questions about the course • Etiquette (What to do) • Title: Professor or Dr. • Let them see you’re there – wait for them to invite you in • Tell them who you are – name, year, major • Use the time wisely – get your questions answered

7. Faculty when students don’t show up.

8. Students who went to Faculty Office Hours

9. Academic Assistance • Writing Assistance: • Writing Center • Tutoring (General or School-based): • LARC • Study Groups: • Some classes will recommend or require them. • How do you find a study group? • Sometimes instructor forms them. • Ask students sitting around you. • If there is a chat room portion of the course on EEE, ask there.

10. Attendance • Attendance: • Some instructors pay attention to attendance; others do not. • You may lose credit for not attending or for being late to class. • What to do if you need to miss class. • Find someone in class with whom you can exchange names and email as contact in case you or they need to miss class. • Contact them for the notes for the class you missed • If an emergency causes you to miss an assignment or an exam, email the professor as soon as you can and be prepared to show documentation for the problem.

11. To email your professor Address the faculty professionally. Use standard English Identify yourself and the course you have with this instructor • Not this way: • yo dude. it is me. in urclss. can’t b there. lol • This way: Dear Professor [name], This is Sharon Salinger. I am in your History 20b class on M,W,F at 2pm. My TA’s name is John Brown. I will miss class/exam next week because of a conflict with a mandatory performance off campus. I will bring confirmation from my instructor. How can I arrange a make up? Thank you, Sharon Salinger

12. Participation • Participation: • Ask questions in class. • Answer questions in class. • Work in small groups. • OK to take notes on laptop in class if instructor allows computers. • TURN OFF CELL PHONES - NO USING CELL PHONES IN CLASS

13. Finding Your Classes • Finding your classes: University Registrar Page(reg.uci.edu) • Home page interactive campus map (uci.edu) • UCI Map - Android app • UCI Map - iPhone app • IPG Mentor Mini Class Tours (Wed. 9/25/13 10-3)

14. Mini Quiz • Name 2 things that are on your class syllabus. • Where can you find a list of all of your classes? • What are 2 reasons to go to office hours? • Where can you go if you need help with writing an essay? • What can happen if you do not attend class? • What is one way to participate in class? • What is 1 way to find your classroom?

15. Questions??? • Dean Salinger’s Contact info: salinger@uci.edu