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Welcome back Year 4 !!!

Welcome back Year 4 !!!. GERMAN STUDIES STAFF. Head of Department Dr Helmut Schmitz Dr Christine Achinger (on leave) Dr Se á n Allan Grit Brendecke Prof Sarah Colvin (until Jan 2014) Prof Anne Fuchs Dr James Hodkinson. Departmental Secretary Mrs Marie Lucas Dr Jim Jordan

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Welcome back Year 4 !!!

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  1. Welcome back Year 4 !!!

  2. GERMAN STUDIES STAFF Head of Department Dr Helmut Schmitz Dr Christine Achinger (on leave) Dr Seán Allan Grit Brendecke Prof Sarah Colvin (until Jan 2014) Prof Anne Fuchs Dr James Hodkinson Departmental Secretary Mrs Marie Lucas Dr Jim Jordan Ms Andrea Klaus Mr Stephen Lamb (Senior Tutor) Ms Annika May Dr Ian Roberts

  3. Teaching: cultural modules • Imperial: Friday, 11.00, H344 Week1 All autumn term 15 Cat modules start in week 1

  4. Final-year Language Translation (JH, IR) Ger/Bus 12.00 R1.03 (IR) term 1 Friday 2.00; 3.00 (JH) & 4.00 (IR) H202 Lists on board: classes start this week Further info: Language Handout (pack)

  5. Language contd. • Essay / oral classes WATCH NOTICE BOARD! Lists go up We Week 1 by 2pm • TIMETABLE CLASHES: MOVE THE ONE THAT’S NOT A CORE MODULE OR FIXED WEEKLY SEMINAR

  6. Essay Writing • Essay writing and marking criteria • Dept Guidelines for Assessed Essays and Examinations (online) • UG handbook (online) • Dept feedback arrangements (online) • Dedicated essay writing revision class later this term • All applications for extensions go though DUGS (Birgit Röder) – form online

  7. E-submission • submit as usual a hard copy of your assessed essay by the deadline 12.00 • in addition submit in advance an e-copy • departmental page for e-submission is http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/german/esubmissions/ • print and submit the e-mail receipt with your hard copy

  8. The 50/50 Rule • Minimum of 50% of all honours assessment must be taken by exam. • 15 CAT modules Faust and Self & Others II (Travel) can only be taken by essay • Language is double-weighted. • Check with your PTs how many option modules you can do by essay

  9. Finals assessment • Eight units • Three carried over from Year 2 • Final-year language (3 elements): averaged out and double-weighted • Read all about it: handbook, Year 4 language document

  10. Degree classification • The mean provisionally indicates the class: 70%(+) =1 (70-71 = borderline) 60-69.9%=2(1) 50-59.9%=2(2) 40-49.9%=3 35-39.9%= Pass degree

  11. Degree classification cont. Borderline cases arise where the mean is within 2% of the class boundary: 68-69.9%; 58-59.9%; 48-49.9% not 33-34-9% Borderline criteria: • performance above the class boundary in FY • preponderance of marks above the class boundary (= 5 out of 8) • performance above the class boundary in core modules

  12. Degree Classification: Examples

  13. Degree classification cont. • Mitigating circumstances Where a student’s performance has been adversely affected by certified mitigating circumstances these can be taken into account by the Board of Examiners • All mitigating circumstances must be communicated to the Personal Tutor AND the Exam Secretary • It is your responsibility to inform the Dept in time and with the necessary documentation!

  14. Appeals • A written appeal must be submitted within 10 days of the exam board • Grounds for appeal: • Procedural irregularity • Discrimination • Information about circumstances affecting performance not available to the exam board at the time of its meeting N.B NOT contesting individual module or essay mark

  15. Organisation • Change of address form to Marie • Year abroad questionnaires to Marie • Scheine to personal tutors (3+) • Online module registration: deadline 21 October • Communication: University e-mail, webboard, notice boards • Attendance monitoring (see handbook)

  16. Meetings • Personal tutor: Week 2 • Tabula • SSLC: convenor SA 1st meeting Weds. Week 5, 1.00 H344 • Careers (Fiona Kent); Skills (Mary Sage)

  17. Monitoring • Dept required to monitor student attendance • Students required to fulfil 12 annual monitoring points (see UG handbook) • Missing 6+ monitoring points results in report to university which may result in procedures of termination of registration • Personal Tutor meeting in week 9/10 of summer term counts as one.

  18. National Student Satisfaction Survey • Conducted annually with Final Year Students • Relates not to your degree but your managing department • To be valid: minimum of 23 participants and 50% of cohort. • University target last year: 75%

  19. IGGY (International Gateway for Gifted Youth) • IGGY is looking for volunteers for online mentoring • Jo Higbree • J.higbee@warwick.ac.uk

  20. Wi-Fi in Humanities Building

  21. The joys of language-learning • Michael Gove: “It is literally the case that learning languages makes you ....???” smarter!

  22. And next……(5.00, H202)

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