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 interestedc.l.hobson@sheffield.ac.uk

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