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Postgraduate Welcome and Briefing Professor Peter Wright Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes
Postgraduate Welcome and Briefing
Professor Peter WrightDirector of Postgraduate Taught Programmes
University of Sheffield
Russell Group of elite UK research universities
Ranked in WORLD TOP 100
Department of Economics
30 members of academic staff Cutting edge of research in several areas of
Economics Publishing in world class journals Working with all Government Departments &
several corporate partners
Key contacts
Professor Peter Wright, Director of Masters programmes (room 402)
Dr Tom Warke, General Tutor for MSc Economics (room 410)
Professor Paul Mosley, General Tutor for MSc Economics (room 419)
Key contacts
Mrs Louise Harte, Masters programmes administrator (room 227)
Professor Andy Dickerson, Head of Department (room 428)
Dr David Cuberes, International Student co-ordinator (room 434)
Rules, Regulations & Support
Key Information Sources Economics Taught Postgraduate Handbook
(MOLE) Student Handbookhttp://www.shef.ac.uk/ssid/handbook
All today’s info and much more can be found in one of the above. These slides will be uploaded onto ECN Masters MOLE site
Dealing with Problems
Academic: Module leader/lecturer General Tutor for MSc Economics Masters Director [Head of Department]
Personal: Personal tutor Masters Director University Counselling Services
Contacting Staff
Module leader/lecturer Consultation & Feedback Times (office doors
and MOLE) Email Mole module sites (Discussion Boards)
Masters Director C&F hours: Tuesday 1.30; Wednesday 11.30 Email ECN Masters site (Discussion Board)
Contacting Staff
General Tutor for MSc Economics/Personal tutor Meetings once per semester (minimum)
First meeting in week 3 Email Consultation & Feedback Times (office
doors and MOLE)
Contacting You
Email – check University email regularly MOLE Sites (modules and ECN Masters)
Attendance & Absence
Lectures & workshops etc are compulsory
Absence – personal/medical Inform personal tutor or Louise Harte Special circumstances form (SSID) & GP
note Your responsibility to make up the work
Exam & Assessment Issues
Examination procedures (handbook) Special arrangements
Refer to Louise Harte Medical/personal notes for absence
Pass details to Louise Harte Religious observance
Notify Registry Office Calculators
SSiD for approval (sticker)
Getting Involved
Student-staff forum (meeting in wk 3/4) 6 students Chair Secretary Contact Charlotte Hobson if [email protected]
Wednesday 25 September
10.00-12.00 Introductory Postgraduate Meeting
Sir Fredrick Mappin Building MAPP LT03
2.00-3.00 Module Briefing Sir Fredrick Mappin Building MAPP LT03
3.00-4.00 Module sign up Sir Fredrick Mappin Building MAPP LT02
Thursday 26 September
9.30 – 12.00 Mathematics Revision(Dr Jo McHardy)
Mappin LT 14
11.45 - 17.30 ON-LINE REGISTRATION Goodwin Sports Centre
All day event Union Societies Fair Octagon Centre
Friday 27 September
11.00-12.00 Introduction to IT & Library resources
Mappin LT 03
All Day event Union Sports Fair
Octagon Centre
14.30-15.00 Intro to English Language Teaching Centre
Hicks Building Computer Rm G29
Semester Dates
Autumn Semester[Intro Week 23 September - 28 September 2013]
Monday30 September- Saturday 21 December 2013 total 12 weeks [4 Weeks Christmas vacation] Monday20 January- Saturday 8 February 2014 total 3 weeks
Spring SemesterMonday10 February- Saturday 5 April 2014 total 8 weeks [3 weeks Easter vacation Easter Day 20 April 2014] Monday28 April-Saturday 14 June 2014 total 7 weeks
Week 1
Monday 30th
September 10-12
Statistics Revision
Mappin LT3
Thursday 3rd October 9-11
Statistics Revision
Psychology Building, PS-LT G30
Friday 4th October
English Language Evaluation
Mappin LT2
•Lectures start next week!
Caveat
These notes provide an introduction to some of the issues surrounding rights and responsibilities
They should not be treated as a definitive account
You should now study “Key Information Sources” listed earlier
This afternoon’s session
Programme Specifications Module Choicehttp://www.sheffield.ac.uk/economics/masters/intro/timetable
MSc Health Economics
Please remain behind to talk to Aki Tsuchiya
Also those home/EU students interested in a possible transfer to Health Economics
Postgraduate Unit Form
Family Name A-LCharlotte Hobson
Family Name M-ZPeter Wright
