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# HARRISON

STUDENT

HANDBOOK


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Welcome

General information

Useful rooms

Useful rooms outside Harrison

Food and Drink

Coursework Guide

Mathematical Communication

Explained

Essay Guide

Presentation Guide

Contents

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Acknowledgements


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Welcome The Harrison building on Streatham

campus is dedicated to the

university’s CEMPS students. This

stands for College of Engineering,

Mathematics and Physical Sciences.

Please read this document that has been

produced by former students that have studied

at the Harrison building. This handbook contains

useful information and guidance is useful to a

CEMPS student.

Although the information that this handbook

contains is not exhaustive, it may provide

answers to some questions that you have

regarding the Harrison building or CEMPS

assignments.

The Harrison building caters to a wide range of

subjects hence it is a varied building with many

different rooms available at a student’s disposal.

The assignment guides that have been produced

especially for this handbook takes into account

the opinions of lecturers that study and teach

here in the Harrison building. In the production

of these guides we have endeavoured to help

students from various years and disciplines at

the Harrison building.

The College of Engineering, Mathematics and

Physical Sciences undertakes exemplary teaching

and research across a number of complementary

scientific disciplines. Each discipline explores

opportunities to support and enhance oursubjects, providing exciting interdisciplinary

research and innovative approaches to

teaching.


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General InformationThe College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences is

comprised of eight subject areas:

Computer Science,

Engineering,

Geology, Mathematics,

Medical Imaging,

Mining and Minerals Engineering,

Physics and Astronomy

Renewable Energy.

These subjects will be based in one of three building here on the

Streatham campus, Harrison, Physics or Du Maurier. Harrison

building is dedicated mainly to those students studyingMathematics , Engineering or Computer Science, but is available

to any CEMPS student when needed.

The Harrison buildings main doors will remain unlocked

between 8am and 6.30pm term time. Outside of these times

you can use your student card to access the building through

the doors to the left of the main entrance

KEY FACTS

Number of CEMPS students

Undergraduate 1,675

Postgraduate (Taught) 144

Postgraduate (Research) 195

Total 2,014

(Based on census of registered students on 1st December 2011)

Number of CEMPS staff

Teaching only 36

Teaching and Research 133

Research only 122

Support 139

Total 430

(Based on employed staff as at 31st December 2012)


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Useful Rooms

HAR/004

004 is the main lecture theatre in

Harrison. It seats 167 students and is

located just off the main foyer, on the

first floor

All seats face the front and it has 4

blackboards, 2 whiteboards and 2

projection screens.

HAR/101

101 is on the fi rst floor of Harrison

and is on the right of the double doors

that are found to the right of the

stairs. It seats 104.

There are two projection screens, 1

whiteboard and a sliding chalkboard.

HAR/103

103 is also on the first floor and is on

the left of the double doors to the

right of the stairs. It can hold 120

students.

It has one whiteboard, one

blackboard and one projection

screen.

HAR/203

203 is located on the 2nd floor of

Harrison and has a seating capacity of

66.

There is one whiteboard and a

projector screen that takes up the

front wall that all the seats face.

Lecture Theatre


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In Harrison

Study Areas

HAR/207 and HAR/208

These are the two main computer

rooms in Harrison and are found on

the second floor.

Each has 47 computers that have the

software and programmes for you

course preinstalled. A timetable is

available on each door that lets you

know if the rooms are being used for a

lecture or seminar.

The Red Room

The Red room (HAR/258) is locatedtowards the staff offices on the first

floor near the vending machines.

Computers run Windows 7 and have

all the software needed for your

courses.

This room has 30 computers as isuseful should both HAR/207 and

HAR/208 be being used

The LRC

he LRC (Learning Resource Centre) to

where you may come to study when

ou do not have lectures but wish to

emain in Harrison. The main section

as 8 tables that seat 4 people each.

Also in the LRC are 4 separate group

work rooms. Each of these has a

computer with internet access. There

is three 6 people rooms to the left of

the LRC and one 10 person room to

the right. Any of these can be book by

students at the following website:

https://empslocal.ex.ac.uk/MRBS-

LRC/web/day.php?year=2013&mont

h=07&day=11&area=1&room=1

Computer Rooms

Study Areas

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Useful Rooms

Career Zone

The Career Zone is located on the

right side of the Forum. It is open

Monday to Friday from 9am - 5pm.

They are available for any career

based enquires that you have from

writing application to possible future

jobs. They also handle the Exeter

Award and Exeter Leadership Award.

The Sanctuary

The Sanctuary is a modern flexible

study space for students. It is locatedat the centre of campus under the

Great Hall, to the right of the Forum

It seats 180 people so there is plentyof space. It is open between 8am-8pm

in term time.

Queens Cafe

The Queens café is a located in the

Queens building near Devonshirehouse. To the right if the main

entrance through the double door it is

a good place to study in a group

should all other places be ful l. There is

a variety of seating to choose from

and even outside seating should toweather be good enough

The Library

The Library is located to the left as

you enter the Forum. It houses books,

journals, AV materials, 3 PC clusters,

photocopy, scanning and print

services. Plus a variety of silent, quiet,

group or accessible study areas.

The building is open 24 hours a day, 7

days a week for almost the whole

year.


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Around Campus

Newman A

ewman A is the biggest lecture theatre

n campus, seating 350 students.

ewman is located at the top of the hill,

owards the sports hall and physics

uilding. You can get to Newman

hrough the Peter Chalk Centre

Lecture Theatres

Streatham Court A

Streatham Court A is the second biggest

lecture theatre on campus with a

capacity of 264.

It is located on the Stocker Road

entrance to campus, to the left of the

entrance to Streatham Court

Amory Moot

The Moot Room, attached to the outsideof Amory Building, on the left before you

enter Amory. It is another large lecture

theatre seating 260 people.

The seating arrangements can beawkward with balcony rails blocking your

view if you arrive late! So it is a case of

first come first serve for the best seats.

Queens LT2

This room wil l seat 152 students and is

found on the ground floor of the Queens

building. It can be difficult to find the

first time; you go down a small flight of

stairs on the left side on the Queens

building.

This is another room that is sometimes

overbooked so it would be best to arrive

slightly earlier to avoid having to sit on

the stairs.


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Food and Drink

The Innovation Centre

The Innovation Centre is the closest place

to get hot food from Harrison; it is

the building to the right ofHarrison and is around a 2 minute

walk.

Fresh food is prepared on the premises

daily using local produce.

Menu includes:

Baguettes/Panini/Sandwiches

Jacket potatoes

Hot daily special

Homemade soup

Chunk of Devon Pasty Salads

The Prices are good with cheap sausage

rolls if you are looking for an

inexpensive lunch.

Opening times

8am-4pm all year round

The Ram

The Ram Bar is situated in the heart of

the Streatham Campus in Devonshire

House and offers a wide range of foodand drink.

It is good if you are looking for a large

lunch with friends and the Ram even

serves alcohol through the day. It is very

popular with students and so can get

very busy during peak periods meaning

that sometimes there is nowhere to sit.

The prices are good and they are well

known for the bowl of curly fires for

under £2.

Menu includes:

Burgers

Cheesy Chips

Chicken wings

Curly Fries

Opening times

11am-3pm

(Food served until 2.30pm)


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The Terrace Restaurant

The Terrace Restaurant, located above the

Great Hall, provides a range of meal options

hroughout the day, which you can either eat

n or take away. There are two floors of sitting

so you don’t have to worry about lack of

space.

Menu Includes:

A range of hot and cold breakfast options

Daily specials

Street Food - Asian inspired noodle and rice

dishes

Grill bar - tasty treats hot off the grill

Love Joes curry

Fresh salad bowls

Both hot and cold drinks

Opening times

Mon-Fri from 8am-3pm

(Closed in August)

The Market Pace

Market Place is located in the Forum on

the Streatham Campus. It is a good

place to pick up food and drinks to take

away.

Products and services include:

Fruit and vegetables

Chilled food and drinks

Delicatessen

Groceries

Bakery items International range

Health and beauty

Gifts, Stationary and House wares

Opening times

Term Time: Mon-Fri - 8am to 10pm

Saturday – 8am to 6pm

Sunday - 10am to 4pm

Vacation: Mon-Fri – 8am to 6pm


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The Paper

When writing out coursework it is best to use lined paper as oppose to blank or square. This is so that you have

adequate spacing between lines as well as to ensure that you lines remain straight across the entire page.

Writing singled sided instead of double sided may seem like a waste of paper but it will ensure that you do not make

mistakes on page turns as some students are prone to doing.

Most lecturers would prefer you to not attach the question sheet to the paper. There is no need to do this as the

marker will have a copy of the sheet themselves. It is often better to keep the sheet to yourselves so that you can use

it to study from while the coursework is being marked as this can take up to 3 weeks.

Diagrams/Graphs

Diagrams should be made BIG, there is no point in trying to save space on the paper at the expense of the marker being

unable understand what you have drawn.

A Diagram should be positioned below the text and not to the side. This give you more space when labelling and also

allows the marker room to make any necessary comments

While most lecturers will not mind if you have drawn your diagram in pen or pencil it i s advisable to first draw in pencil

as should you make a mistake it can be easily erased. However, make sure that the pencil is readable and you have not

drawn it too faintly.

Clear label ling is important when drawing diagrams and graphs. Make sure that your labels are positioned so that the

marker can clearly identify to which part of the diagram you are referring. Especially with graphs that plot two or more

equations, be sure that the labels are clear as well as to what the axis are referring to.

When drawing straight lines make sure to use a ruler and if lines should meet, e.g. graph axis, make sure that they do

so. Many students will leave a small gap when drawing and on a diagram this can make it unclear as to what they mean.

Layout

Coloured pen is fine to use in coursework but it is unadvisable to use either red or green ink as man lecturers will use

these colours for marking purposes.

It is important to remember to leave adequate spacing between workings both for clarity and to allow room for any

comments that the marker may make. Don’t try to squash workings onto one line when it may be best to use two, like

when using summation , ∑ (+1)∞= , integration,∫

0 ,and fractions ,

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Coursework

Guidelines


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When writing workings make sure that they are in a clear chronological order. Don’t use arrows to jump around the

page as this is time consuming for the marker to understand and may result in part of you workings being missed.

When showing mathematical workings do not just write lines on equations, it is important to write some explanation

as to what you are doing. This makes it easier for the marker to understand what you are doing and shows that you

clearly understand the method involved.

The amount of information that you give should be concise. There is no need to explain the very basic steps as this is

too much explained. However, should a step take more initiative then make sure that you explain what you have

done as it may not be as obvious as you perhaps think.

When you write the final answer to the question make sure that it stands out to the marker. There is many ways you

can do this e.g. use a different colour, underlining or put the answer in a box. This is especially important if the

question asks for more than one answer e.g. ‘Find 4 solutions to…’. By making sure that you highlight your answers

to the marker it will ensure that one of them is not missed and you are not marks down for not finding all solutions.

Notation

The use of brackets varies widely between students; make sure that when using brackets that you are using the right

kind for the situation given e.g. {1,2,3} for sets or || for absolute values. Also make sure that you don’t over bracketas this can lead to even more confusion.

When writing fractions it is important write them clearly with adequate spacing. Many lecturers w ill prefer fractions

to be written like this

as oppose to1 2 or 1 2⁄ , as it makes it clearer for them when marking.

When using notation coursework make sure that what you are using in your answer corresponds to what you are

being given in the questions e.g. x=height, if this is the variable the question is using to not change this to y or some

other variable.

If you use any abbreviations in your answer make sure that they have been used in the lectures or clearly define

them before using them for the first time. Things like PID or SRM do not make sense unless you have defined them

first to the marker.

Make sure that all vectors in your answer are underlined clearly and correctly.

If the question that you are doing involves units of measurement make sure that your answer contains the correct

units as well .

Final Checks

If you are unsure about if your handwriting is readable it is also worth getting a friend to read a section of your

answers to see if they can clearly understand what you are writing. If you know that your handwriting is not legible

then typing up your answers may be an option. Only do this if people really can’t read what you write as most of the

time typing your coursework is time consuming and unnecessary.

Always double check that you have mathematical connecters in the right context in your answer. Things like thus,

hence and clearly can be used but many people wi ll use these when they do not fully understand the question. So

markers will be wary when they see them.


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Useful Tips

If you make a small mistake in your coursework it is okay to cross it out neatly or use Tipex to erase the error. If you

make a large mistake it may be worth rewriting that page so that the layout remains clear to the marker.

In order to avoid making lots of mistakes and having to rewrite a lot of pages it is a good idea to do al l the

numerical calculations in rough first and then later copy up these workings and an explanation into neat. This willmean that you wouldn’t have to rewrite pages if your workings are wrong or if you make a calculation error.

When writing up coursework it is best to use a pen that will not smudge nor needs time to dry. This will ensure that

you do not accidently cause your work to blur as in some cases i t will make it unreadable.

Finally it is very important that you proof read your coursework through at least once if not more. It i s easy to make

simple calculations errors and in some cases students have been known to miss an entire question by accident.

Make sure that all your pages are in the correct order and that you have answered or attempted all the questions

before attaching your Bart sheet and handing in your coursework.

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9 to 10

• Harder to get a better peice of work.

• Description of steps is concise with not too much explanation but enough to give a cleardescription.

• All diagrams and graphs are labelled correctly and are clear to read.

• Mathematical terminology like = and => are used in the correct context.

• The sequence of steps taken is logical with no gaps that are left unexplained.• Layout is easy to read each step follows clearly.

• The grammar and spelling is accurate in explanation.

7 to 8

• Work is average and readable with a good layout.

• Diagrams are well drawn but may need to be re labelled to be clearer.

• Some minor steps are omitted in students work that should have been includes.• Either too little or too much explanation has been included in some steps of the work.

5 to 6

• The work cannot be easily read and takes multiple attempts to make sense of students work.

• Steps are not explained and are hard to follow what is happening.

• Notation used is not explained or used in the correct context.

• Layout jumps around the page constantly.• Major steps in working are missing with no explanation as to how student got from one

stage to the next.

• There is very little explanation between critical steps in the workings.

• Sequence of steps is not logical and may jump around the page.

Less than 5

• Work was unable to be read clearly and thus cannot fully mark students work

• Answers have no explanation at all.

• Work was not completed and so marks were scaled down.

• Please see lecturer to discuss how work can be improved.

Mathematical

Communication Explained


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While most students based in the Harrison buldings willnot be writing many essays due to the subjects being more

numerical based, this does not mean that you will not be

writing one during the durations of your course. Most 3

year courses will have at least one assesment that is report

based. For four year courses you wil l often have a

disseration to complete as well.

There is two types of numerical reports that you could be

asked to write:

1. A Research paper or proposal

2. A Literature review

Below are a few tips on writing any numerical bases

report/essay:

ReferencingPeople often get confusion as to when to

refence material in a report. The best way to use

references is to include them to justiy what you

are saying or to take out unnecessary sections of

explanation.

When labelling refences keep a structure that is

clear to the reader and also one that you find

easy to use. Latex has a referncing function

using this may save you timeOnce you find a preferred method of referncing

keep to it the whole way through the report,

being consistent is important as it reduces

confision.

Stucture/LayoutMost report should be written in a programme

like LaTex and not Word, however, make sure to

check with the module leader what he wants as

sometimes it is not important. Thus if you are

not comfortable using a spefic programme you

may be able to use one you are more familiar

with.

Each paragraph that you write in your report

should say something and contribute to the

point that you are trying to convey to the

reader.

It would be useful to research similar

academic papers and use the same structure

and layout. The Web of Knowledge contains

many academic papers from a wide range of

subjects, it can be found at : http://wok.mimas.ac.uk/

FiguresThese should always be correctly labelled to

that you can easily refer to them in the

report.Most figures wil l includes a brief explaintion

under them to describe what they are

showing. This is so that the reader does not

have to scan through the report to find an

explanation.

When referrencing the figure you will be

describing why the figure is important to whyyou are conveying in the report and not just

explaining what it is showing.

Supplements/EquationsMany people are confused as the what these

are. They are mainly used when you are

writing a report that involves a lot of

computer programing. The code that you

have used in the report will be placed in the

supplementay insteat of in the actual report.

You can then use pseudo code in the main

text and refer to the supplemnetary for the

longer and often more complicated code.

When using equations in your report you do

not need to label every equation that

appears. It is best to label only the equations

that you later refer to in the report. This save

you from having very high labels, l ike

5.3.15b, for an equation.

Essay Tips

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Presentation Tips Many students do not like to give presentations,

however in some courses it is nessesary as part of the

assesment. There is two types of presentaitons that

could be given by a CEMPS student; either as a groupor as an individual. These can range in length from 5

minutes to 20 minutes or more.

Here are some tips to get you through those dreaded

presentations:

Preparation

Watch examples of good and bad presentations

and make notes on the bits you enjoyed or

thought were good. Try to use the sametechniques. TED talks are always good

examples: http://www.ted.com/talks

Make sure that you practice you presentation

on your own and to friends, but make sure that

you don’t overdo it. Know what is on your slides

and where you might make mistakes.

Read through your slides and make sure that

you can read everything and that all figures used

are labelled.

Aim to finish ahead of time as then you can

always summarise point you make more oftenand allows time i f you receive a question.

Content

Say the message you want to convey at least

three times in the presentation.

‘Signpost’ near the start if there will different

sections to your presentation, this way you get

the audience’s attention back at each section.

State your result at both the beginning and endof the presentation. The middle section should

explain how that result came about.

Don’t have something on a slide different to

what you are saying as for the audience it is to

listen and read at the same time. The slide

should paraphrase what you are saying, or make

it clear what part of the slide the audience

should read.

Yourself

Make sure that you are awake and alert

before giving a presentation (Yes this means

do not be hung-over!)

Give of some enthusiasm, why should your

audience care if you don’t

Look at your audience and not yourpresentation, you have seen it before.

Always introduce yourself at the beginning

even if they already know you.

Questions

Show your presentation to people

beforehand and ask them to ask questions,

they may ask one that wil l come up in the

real thing.

If you don’t know the answer do not be

afraid to say so, it is better than giving a

roundabout answer.

Do not rush to answer a question, thinkalittle before you speak to formulate a good

answer.

Final Advice

Warm up before you talk or chew gum this

will get your mouth moving beforehand.

Many people rush the first few minutes due

to nerves even though this is the most

important part of the presntation in grappingthe audiences attention. So go slow to start

with before you get into the rhythme of

things.

You can use cue cards, but make sure that

you don’t just read of of them, you want to

engage with your audience not the paper.

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Tel: 08444 724724 (calls from the UK)

+44 1392 724724 (International calls)

Email: [email protected]

www.intranet.exeter.ac.uk/emps/

The information in this booklet is correct at time of going to press.

© The University of Exeter, July 2013.

Photography by Lorna Hayes.
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