Student Handbook - The School of Language, Linguistics and Film

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• to enable students to develop as independent, reflective learners who accept responsibility for the management of their own learning and intellectual development; • to assist students in the acquisition of a range of cognitive and transferable skills relevant to their intellectual, professional and personal development; • to engage in a continuous process of curriculum innovation and development, sensitive to changes within the disciplines and the non-academic world; • to support student learning through provision of appropriate teaching materials, including e-materials, through the delivery of the curriculum, and through appropriate structures of pastoral care; • to draw on the wide range of resources that our London context provides for all disciplines taught in the School; • to connect students, as appropriate, with our world-wide networks of research and exchange programmes by offering a host of events and contacts with affiliates from other (academic and non-academic) institutions, visiting academics, authors, filmmakers etc.. The School is responsible for delivering degree programmes in Modern Languages, Comparative Literature, Film Studies and Linguistics. You are first and foremost a student of the School (as far as your study of these subjects is concerned), and only secondly of a department or departments within it. The members of the teaching staff are divided into various groups depending on the subjects they teach. In particular, there are a number of departments corresponding to the languages taught in the School: French, German, Iberian and Latin American Studies, and Russian; there are also the departments of Comparative Literature and Culture, of Linguistics, and of Film Studies. But members of staff co-operate across departments, so that members of the language departments, for example, contribute to modules in Comparative Literature. Overall responsibility for the School rests with the Head of School, who works in conjunction with the Chairs of the departments and other senior officers of the School. The School has an excellent record in research and teaching, as shown by its consistently high performance in the RAE, with strong evidence of national, international and world-class recognition in all its disciplines. In the RAE 2008, the School’s scores for 3* and 4* were: French 55%, German 40%, Iberian and Latin American Studies 60%, Linguistics 80% and Russian 40%. The department of Film Studies will make its own submissions to REF in 2013, when we expect to be graded equally highly. These independent assessments show, we believe, that the School is well on the way to achieving its aims. Contacting staff in the School All academic staff set aside office hours during term-time when they are available without appointment to see students. These hours are displayed on their office doors. You should, where possible, use these hours to see Module Organisers with queries about your modules, or your Adviser about any matter you wish to discuss. If you cannot see a member of staff during his or her office hours, it is often easiest to contact staff by email to arrange an alternative time. Email addresses, as well as telephone numbers and office locations for all staff are listed at the back of this book, and on the website. The School’s administrative office is room 1.08, on the first floor of the Arts One Building. The office is open daily from 10 am to 4 pm during term-time. There is a School postbox in the Gallery Area on the first floor of the Arts One Building which is emptied at least once daily, the last time at 4 pm. You should use this to post any messages for members of staff, as well as to submit any required or assessed coursework. Do NOT put work or any other messages under office doors as they may go missing. The 8
postbox is kept locked, so your work or message is safe once it has been posted in there, and will be delivered straight to the staff pigeonholes which are in a secure room. Contacting you When you enrol for your first year, you will be registered with the College’s IT Services, and receive a username (with password). As well as allowing you to make full use of IT facilities, the internet and College intranet, and giving you access to our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) platform, QMPlus, this will give you access to your College email address. This is vital as this is the email address we will use to contact you throughout your studies. Please note that you can forward messages automatically from your College account to any other email address if you prefer (such as hotmail etc.). You should consult the Arts Computing or IT Services staff for advice on this. We may contact you in one of a number of ways: either individually or as part of a group; via your College email; via the noticeboards or QMPlus pages relevant to your subject area, or a particular module; via the School’s LCD screens; via the student pigeonholes. On occasion, we may need to write to you at either your home or term-time address. You must ensure that you keep your personal details up to date on MySIS. You must check your email regularly, and the noticeboards, screens and pigeonholes every time you are in College – we will expect that you have received any information passed on in these ways, so it is your responsibility to make sure that you do. Any mail that is sent to you at the College, or messages from staff, will be placed in the student pigeonholes, located in the Gallery area on the first floor of the Arts One Building. You can also use these pigeonholes to leave notes for fellow students. Do not leave coursework or messages there for staff: you should use the postbox described above. Each module offered in the School will have a QMPlus page which the module organiser will use to make material relevant to that module available for you to download. You must be properly registered for the module to access the page. You can log into QMPlus at http://qmplus.qmul.ac.uk/ The School has two LCD screens which show identical information. One is located outside the main administration office, Arts One 108, and the other in the Gallery Area on the first floor of the Arts One Building. These screens will be used to display general information about the School, such as forthcoming events, and also for urgent messages. There is a noticeboard for each department. The noticeboard for Film Studies is located outside the Hitchcock Cinema (Arts One G19). The noticeboards for Comparative Literature and Culture, French, German, Iberian and Latin American Studies, Linguistics, and Russian are located in the Gallery Area on the first floor. Email etiquette in the School The School has implemented the following guidelines for email use which apply to staff AND students in the School: • All email communications must take place using the College email system (staff must use their named College email addresses and students must use their College email addresses). • Staff must activate the signature function on their email and include further contact details (phone number, office and office hours). • Students must be sure to include their full name and student id number in every message and a clear description of any query. • Staff and students must check their email every working day (please note Saturday, 9
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