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UC Ako | Learn
Study
your
way to
success
Get UCGO! The app
you need to succeed
UC Ako | Learn You’ve got the skills Welcome to Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC). We’re delighted you have chosen to study with us and hope your time at UC is enjoyable and rewarding. University life is fast-paced. It’s all about building on your skills and what you already know, learning new things, taking initiative and understanding what you need to do to succeed. While you will need to work hard and make a bit of effort to organise your time, there are lots of people and resources on campus that can offer tips and guidance to help you develop the skills that will make your study easier. We encourage our students to make the most of the academic support services on offer and to tap into the expert knowledge of academics and support staff on campus. 2
‘University is
hard and it
requires a lot
of work, but
the rewards
are worth it.’
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UC Ako | Learn
Make the most of
services on offer
From assignment writing to mentoring, time
management to course planning, UC offers
a wide range of services you can tap into.
1 2 Analytics for Course
AKO | LEARN Engagement (ACE)
AKO | LEARN is your number one go-to site
Stay on track with your studies using
that provides all the details and resources
Analytics for Course Engagement (ACE).
for each course. You’ll need to log in here
This handy tool, which you can access
regularly to access your course material
through AKO | LEARN, shows how your
and course calendar, find details about
engagement with online course materials
assessments, connect with other course
is tracking over time compared to your
members, and to read important updates
classmates, and helps you to know you’re
from your course lecturers.
making the most of your resources.
You can tailor your AKO | LEARN profile
If your engagement drops in one or more
to share with classmates a bit more about
of your courses, you may be contacted by
yourself and your study. To get the most
the ACE team, and they can connect you to
out of LEARN, log in often and participate
support services that can help you get back
– grab opportunities to network,
on track. Find out more at
collaborate and learn from others.
www.canterbury.ac.nz/about/ako/
Takiuru atu ki AKO | Log in to LEARN at evaluation-and-student-insights/
https://learn.canterbury.ac.nz/ using your
student login.
4 Information about studying at UC
3 Academic support
There are a number of support services
and advisors available on campus that can
provide guidance to help you succeed in
your studies. Check them out – the earlier
the better. Go to
www.canterbury.ac.nz/support/academic/
advisors
Kaitohutohu Ākonga
Student Advisors
Student advisors are available in each
college and they are there to help you
with any questions about your courses
or degree options. They can provide He kōrero anō | for more information see
guidance on degree planning, special www.canterbury.ac.nz/support/asc/
consideration applications and course
Opening hours Monday to Friday,
enquiries. Find a student advisor in your
8.30am – 4.30pm
area of study at www.canterbury.ac.nz/
support/academic/advisors Location Level 3, Puaka-James Hight
(Central Library)
Te Pokapū Pūkenga Ako | Academic
Skills Centre Te Waka Pākākano | Office of the
Assistant Vice-Chancellor Māori,
Te Pokapū Pūkenga Ako | Academic Skills
Pacific and Equity
Centre (ASC) is an advisory service and
resource hub that focuses on writing and UC Māori offers support, advice and
study strategies to maximise student guidance for all ākonga Māori studying at
achievement at all levels – from first year Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha. One of our
through to PhD. For instance, ASC can Kaiurungi will connect with ākonga Māori
help you understand instructions for to ensure you are settling well and have
assignments, improve your grammar, avoid all the information you need. Find out
plagiarism, or manage your time better. more at www.canterbury.ac.nz/support/
For postgraduate students, ASC can help akonga-maori
with things like writing proposals and The Pacific Development Team offers
literature reviews, or give you feedback pastoral care for Pasifika students at UC.
on your preparation for any upcoming oral They’re available If you need advice,
presentations. guidance or just someone to talk to.
You can book an individual consultation Find out more at
with a learning advisor to discuss a specific www.canterbury.ac.nz/support/pasifika/
assignment, attend workshops on offer,
or access online resources, which provide
information on a wide variety of academic
skills.
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UC Ako | Learn
4 Changing courses
Many ākonga (students) have second
thoughts about a course or degree
pathway they’ve chosen to take. At the
start of every semester, there is a period
when you can change courses and get a
refund.
You can change, add or withdraw from
a course through myUC. To get a full
refund, you will need to complete the
submission before a certain date. Get more
information and find key dates at
www.canterbury.ac.nz/enrol/change/
Tīwhiri | Tip: Changing courses may impact
on things like Study Link, fees and your
degree finish time. It is recommended that
you seek advice from a student advisor in
your college before you make the change.
5 Careers advice and
employability
It’s never too early to start thinking about
5 and preparing for your future career. In
addition to your academic achievements,
employers look for a range of skills and
attributes in graduate students – these can
be developed and enhanced in a variety of
ways while studying at UC.
Te Rōpū Rapuara | UC Careers, Internships
& Employment offers a range of services
and advice including career consultations,
seminars and workshops, online interactive
and print resources. They also teach in a
variety of academic programmes.
A number of Taiopenga Rapuara | Careers
Fairs are held on campus throughout the
year. These provide a great opportunity for
you to network with industry professionals
and find out about intern programmes,
summer jobs and graduate employment
opportunities.
6 Information about studying at UC
You can also sign up to the Co-curricular
Record (CCR). The CCR captures the extra
skills you gain from a range of activities
outside your study at UC and highlights
these to potential employers. Find out
more at www.canterbury.ac.nz/ccr
See what’s on offer at
www.canterbury.ac.nz/careers or visit Te
Rōpū Rapuara | UC Careers team for a chat.
Opening hours Monday to Friday,
8.30am – 5pm
Location Level 1, Geography
6 Class Representatives
A Class Rep is the liaison between students
and the lecturer – and the position
presents a great opportunity to take a
leadership role in your class. All classes
will have a Class Rep, either elected or a
volunteer, who is trained to offer support to
their classmates on general course issues.
Your Class Rep is your point of contact for
any low-level issues you are having in a
class and they can discuss the issue with
the lecturer. Class Reps are not there to
help you with individual issues that affect
only your studies – it is best to discuss
these with your lecturer personally or
get advice from the UCSA Advocacy and
Welfare team by emailing help@ucsa.org.nz
Find your Class Rep or register as a Class
‘Think of
Rep at https://ucsa.org.nz/student-support/
advocacy-welfare/class-representatives/ getting your
If you register as a Class Rep with the UCSA
and do the required steps, you can also degree as
a full-time
sign up for the Co-curricular Record to get
your work recognised. Find out more at
job.’
www.canterbury.ac.nz/ccr
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‘Mentors
7 Tuakana-Taina
Mentoring
understand
Starting university is an exciting time when
you’ll meet new friends and learn new what first
year is like.’
skills. You may also come up against new
and unfamiliar challenges – things as basic
as making your way around campus can
be tough when you’re just starting out.
In times like these, UC’s student mentors
make a huge difference. mentoring and leadership programme,
ākonga Māori have the opportunity to
How mentors can help connect with other more experienced
ākonga.
Mentors are students who have already
Adopting a Kaupapa Māori framework
completed their first year at UC and
centred on building a strong sense of
understand what it’s like when you start
whānau for ākonga Māori at UC, Paihere
studying here. There’s no one better to
recognises the important role, and valued
help you settle in and navigate all aspects
relationship, of tuākana and tāina - older
life at uni than a UC Mentor.
and younger siblings. From a UC context,
UC Mentoring Programme Tuākana are senior ākonga leaders who
alongside Kaiāwhina, senior ākonga
The UC Mentoring Programme matches
who have a strong record of academic
you with an experienced student studying
achievement, both provide support
similar subjects or with similar interests
and guidance for Tāina. This integrated
to you. Your mentor can support you to
approach ensures ākonga Māori who are
access the services on campus, introduce
new to UC are engaged, connected and
you to social activities or groups, and be
supported as you navigate your first year of
someone you can talk to about your studies
study here with us at Te Whare Wānanga o
and how you’re adapting to uni life.
Waitaha.
Paihere Mentoring Programme
Pasifika Mentoring Programme
Paiheretia te muka tangata
The Pasifika Mentoring Programme
Paihere means to unite, bind or unify. In the
provides support for anyone enrolled as
context of this kaupapa, this whakataukī
a Pacific student who is entering their first
recognises the bringing together and
year of study. In addition to helping you
binding of many strands of support for
become more familiar with UC generally,
ākonga Māori who are new to Te Whare
your mentor will introduce you to the
Wānanga o Waitaha | University of
support, services and events available for
Canterbury. Through Paihere, our UC Māori
UC Pacific students.
8 Information about studying at UC
Group Mentoring Programme Services and resources include:
Some colleges have group mentoring for • practical support (for example, sign
first-year students, like EngME! and LawMe! language interpreters, peer notetakers)
Ask the student advisor in your college • assistive technology (digital voice
about what’s on offer. recorders, CCTV, screen reading and
Find out more about UC’s mentoring voice recognition software)
programmes at • information in alternative formats
www.canterbury.ac.nz/support/get- (electronic, enlarged, tactile diagrams,
support/new/mentoring-programmes/ Braille)
• special arrangements for exams (extra
Te Ratonga Whaikaha time, separate room, writer).
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Disability Service You need to register with Te Ratonga
If you have a learning difficulty, mental Whaikaha | Disability Service to use its
health condition, physical impairment or services. Find out more about what the
another condition that may affect your service offers and how to register at
study, Te Ratonga Whaikaha | Disability www.canterbury.ac.nz/disability or visit
Service can help. Te Ratonga Whaikaha | Disability Service
office for a chat.
Te Ratonga Whaikaha | Disability Service
team provides practical support and Opening hours Monday to Friday, 8.30am
specialist resources tailored to help you – 4pm (Including study and term breaks)
study and achieve your academic goals Location Ground floor, Forestry building
at UC, whether you have a long-term
disability or a temporary impairment.
9UC Ako | Learn
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Ngā Puna Mātauraka o 10 Te Ratonga Tautoko
9 Te Whare Wānanga o Hangarau | IT Services
Waitaha | UC Libraries Te Ratonga Tautoko Hangarau | IT Service
Ngā Puna Mātauraka o Te Whare Wānanga Desk can help you find the information you
o Waitaha | UC Libraries is a seven day a need to access all IT facilities at UC.
week service which you can use to access Get help with accessing WiFi, using your
resources required for study, teaching and student email, finding computer rooms with
research. the software you need for assignments,
The three libraries are also a place of and printing and copying by visiting the
learning, information, research, and Te Ratonga Tautoko Hangarau | IT Service
communication. You can make use of the Desk in Te Puna Mātauraka | Central Library
advisory and training services provided by or by calling the freephone number 0508
specialist staff as well as the collections, UC IT HELP (0508 824 843).
which comprise print and electronic You can also get IT support anytime by
resources selected to support teaching and logging a job through the self-service
research at UC. portal online at
Ngā Puna Mātauraka o Te Whare Wānanga https://assist.canterbury.ac.nz/assystnet/
o Waitaha | UC Libraries: Find out more at
• Te Puna Mātauraka o Te Whare Wānanga www.canterbury.ac.nz/its/contact-us/
o Waitaha | Puaka-James Hight (Central)
Library
• Te Puna Pūkaha me te Pūtaiao
11 Academic integrity
Engineering and Physical Sciences Library Academic integrity is about acting
• Te Puna Rakahau o Macmillan Brown honestly, fairly and ethically – it’s one of the
Macmillan Brown Library foundations of being a successful student.
Get in touch or find out more at Breaching academic integrity can lead to
www.canterbury.ac.nz/library/ serious consequences, including expulsion
from the University.
Email library@canterbury.ac.nz
Phone 03 369 4888
10 Information about studying at UCAs a UC student it is your responsibility to:
• Familiarise yourself with the Academic
Integrity Guidelines for Staff and
Students – available at www.canterbury.
ac.nz/media/uc-policy-library/general/
Academic-Integrity-Guidance-for-Staff-
and-Students.pdf
• Ensure you follow the instructions given
for assessments, test and examinations
– see www.canterbury.ac.nz/about/
governance/ucpolicy/student/
examinations-principles-and-procedures/
• Learn and use appropriate referencing
and only submit work for marking that is
your own – see www.canterbury.ac.nz/
library/support/citations-and-referencing/
• Engage honestly in your course work and
discourage others from cheating
• Understand that academic dishonesty,
including plagiarism and cheating, has
‘Make
serious consequences
• Understand the disciplinary process that
will take place should you engage in
the most
dishonest practices.
Te Pokapū Pūkenga Ako | Academic Skills
of UC’s
Centre runs a number of courses to help
students adopt good academic skills
practices. Visit www.canterbury.ac.nz/
libraries.’
support/asc/
An Academic integrity module is also being
developed for students to complete and
will be available via AKO | LEARN in 2021.
For more information about academic
integrity visit www.canterbury.ac.nz/about/
ako/academic-quality/
11UC Ako | Learn
12 UCGO 14 Handy tips for study
Download UCGO – the app with the tools After you’ve been to the first few lectures
you need to succeed at UC. for each one of your courses, make sure
Log in to UCGO using your UC login to you know:
see your personal class timetable, student • how many assignments you need to do
email, AKO | LEARN and library accounts. for the course
You’ll also find info on support services on • when your assignments are due
campus, the RecCentre (including class
• how much your assignments count
timetables), transport and parking options,
towards your final grade
and campus safety. Use UCGO to keep
up to date with everything happening on • when tutorials are held
campus through social media and Tūpono | • who to go to for help and the best way to
Insider’s Guide. contact them
You can download UCGO on your phone or • how information about the course is
bookmark it on your desktop browser. Find communicated (for example via AKO
out more at www.canterbury.ac.nz/ucgo/ LEARN or a course workbook)
• which textbooks you need to buy, and
which textbooks you can borrow from the
13 UC Email Address Library Short Loan Service.
All students are provided with a UC email Personal Organisation
address. These are only available for • Find your courses on the UC website,
current students. Make sure you check read the description, the learning
your student email at least once a week outcomes, and times of classes and
to ensure you don’t miss any important exams.
messages. Find out how to access your
• Regularly check your courses on the AKO
email address at www.canterbury.ac.nz/its/
LEARN website and read your student
knowledge-base/email/
emails.
(Note – If you prefer to use a different email
• Note in your diary dates for tests, exams
address to the one provided by UC, you
and submitting assignments and block
can use the “forward” rule in Office 365 or
out time to prepare.
you can redirect messages to another email
account.) • Work steadily throughout the term in order
to cope with the fast pace of university
study.
• Think of getting your degree as a fulltime
job requiring 40 hours of effort every
week of the term.
12 Information about studying at UC‘Set time aside for
study every day
and you won’t get
overwhelmed.’
Lectures, labs and tutorials
• Make sure you attend them, and arrive
on time.
• Be prepared by doing your readings
beforehand.
• Turn off your phone and Facebook
in classes.
• Take notes and file them for future
reference.
• When working in a team, be a proactive
team member and do your share of the
work.
Online recordings
‘ASC
provides
• Many of your courses will have lecture
recordings for you to view in addition to
attending class.
lots of
• Lecture recordings are a great back-up
but they are not the same as attending
class. You will gain much more from being
practical
in the lecture room and interacting with
your lecturer and classmates in real time.
study
• Use the recordings if you are unwell and
cannot attend class, or to review material
that you might have found difficult, or
advice.’
when revising for tests and examinations.
13UC Ako | Learn
Special consideration for
assessment
Sometimes things go wrong, for example
students:
Assignments • are unable to complete an assessment
• Complete all your assignments and due to unforeseen circumstances
submit them on time. If something • may have completed a test or exam with
happens that impacts on your ability to impaired performance
complete your assignment on time make
• may be prevented from completing a
sure you contact the lecturer as soon as
course for reasons beyond their control.
possible to discuss this with them.
The Special Consideration process is
• Read through assignment instructions
designed to assist students in these types
carefully, and check off each task as you
of circumstances. Check out the process
do it.
now before you need it – and note that
• Ask lecturers or tutors when something applications should be made within five
is not clear, or if you need some help working days of the assessment due date
contact Te Pokapū Pūkenga Ako or the test or examination date.
Academic Skills Centre.
Read more are www.canterbury.ac.nz/
• Find extra material for your assignments, study/special-consideration/
and think of different solutions to
problems. Getting things done – time
management
• Write assignments in your own words and
ensure you appropriately reference any Wall planner
copied text. Get yourself a wall planner and, using your
• Read feedback on your marked work so course outlines, plot the due dates for all
you can learn from it. pieces of assessment, including tests and
exam periods:
Exams and Tests
• for projects and assignments, create
• Start revision as early as possible. timelines
• Work through practice questions from • for tests and exams, allocate enough
past papers. revision time.
• Attempt practice questions in exam
Diary
conditions.
Get yourself a diary (the UCSA provides
• Form a study group so you can revise with
limited copies of a free version at the start
others.
of each year). Use your UC timetable to
• Make sure you revise a range of topics plot in all your lectures and labs. Add in
covered in the course. all other meetings each week. Using the
timelines from your wall planner, plot in
enough revision time for each course and,
if relevant, enough time for each piece of
written assessment.
14 Information about studying at UCDaily task-list
Generate a daily task list. List all your goals
and set priorities (using an A, B, C system).
Do A’s first, then B’s, then C’s. Tick tasks
off as you complete them. Make sure you
reward yourself when you complete a task.
Taking notes
• Do all your recommended readings
before class.
• If your lecturers have put their lecture
notes/PowerPoint slides on AKO | LEARN
ahead of time, read them before class.
• Make sure you take notes in lectures.
• Work through your lecture notes as soon
as you can after the lecture has finished to
check your understanding of the material.
• Use of colour in underlining headings and
in diagrams helps to visually
structure content.
• Key words and constructed
diagrams will help you to
bring together ideas
and assist your
memory.
‘AKO | LEARN
will make
your life
much easier.’
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E: info@canterbury.ac.nz
www.canterbury.ac.nz
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