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Faculty of Health Sciences

• Summer Orientation 2015

Your guides: Alexandre and Camille

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Faculty

Courses

Support

RewardingExperiences

Path to Success


Our faculty

Faculty Courses SupportRewarding

ExperiencesPath to

Success

o 5 academic units

o 4,500 students

o 500 professors

o 66 support staff

o International Longevity Centre (Canada)


Campus buildings

Thompson Residence

Interdisciplinary Health Sciences

Nutrition Sciences

Montpetit Hall

Human Kinetics


Buildings off main campus

Pembroke Campus

Nursing

Roger Guindon Hall

Nursing

Woodroffe Campus

Nursing

Lees Campus

Nursing and general courses


Course sequence


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday8:00

8:30

HSS 1101 A

MRT 212

LEC

SOC 1101 A

TBT 333

LEC9:00

9:30

10:00

SOC 1101 A

TBT 333

LEC

ENG 1100 A

DMS 1130

LEC

10:30

11:00

11:30

CHM 1311 A

MRN AUD

LEC

ENG 1100 A

LMX 333

DGD

CHM 1311 A

MRN AUD

LEC

12:00

12:30

13:00

13:30

14:00

14:30

ANP 1105 A

UCU AUD

LEC CHM 1311

MRN 301

LAB 3

15:00

15:30

16:00

ANP 1105 A

UCU AUD

LEC

16:30

17:00

17:30

18:00

18:30

19:00

19:30


La Faculté Les cours L’aideDes

expériences enrichissantes

La session, un pas à la fois

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday8:00

REST

TRANSPORT TRANSPORT TRANSPORT

8:30

HSS 1101 A

MRT 212

LEC

SOC 1101 A

TBT 333

LEC

WORK

9:00

9:30 TRANSPORT DTRANSPORT

10:00

SOC 1101 A

TBT 333

LEC

ENG 1100 A

DMS 1130

LEC

STUDY

STUDY

10:30

11:00

11:30

GYMCHM 1311 A

MRN AUD

LEC

LUNCH

ENG 1100 A

LMX 333

DGD

CHM 1311 A

MRN AUD

LEC

DROP-IN

BADMINTON

12:00

12:30

STUDY13:00 LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH

13:30

14:00

STUDY

STUDY GYM

PREP LAB TRANSPORT

14:30

ANP 1105 A

UCU AUD

LEC CHM 1311

MRN 301

LAB 3

LAB REPORTWRITTEN WORK

15:00

15:30 TRANSPORT

16:00

ANP 1105 A

UCU AUD

LEC

GROCERY

SOCIAL

16:30

SOCIALCLEANING AND

LAUNDRY17:00

17:30 TRANSPORT TRANSPORT

18:00 DINNER DINNER DINNER DINNER DINNER DINNER DINNER

18:30

19:00

STUDY INTRA-MURAL

SOCIAL

19:30

20:00

20:30 TRANSPORT

21:00

Discussion group

Lecture

Laboratory

10-minute

rule!


A world of codesAcronyms Name

BSC Biosciences

CBY Colonel By Hall

LEE Lees Hall

MCD MacDonald Hall

MNT Montpetit Hall

MRN Marion Hall

MRT Morisset Hall

RGN Roger Guindon Hall

SCS Minto Sports Complex

STE SITE (Technology and Engineering)

TBT Tabaret Hall

UCU University Centre (Jock Turcot)


ExperiencesPath to

Success


Grading systemLetter Grade Numerical value Percentage scale value

A+ 10 90-100 Exceptional

A 9 85-89 Excellent

A- 8 80-84

B+ 7 75-79 Very good

B 6 70-74

C+ 5 65-69 Good

C 4 60-64

D+ 3 55-59 Passable

D 2 50-54

E 1 40-49 Failure, with supplemental in some schools and

faculties

F 0 0-39 Failure

ABS 0 Absent

EIN 0 Failure/Incomplete

CR - Credited Admitted with advanced standing

S - Satisfactory

NS - Not satisfactory

• AGPA• CGPA• DCGPA


Academic standing

• Verification of student record– Every 24 credits– Probation (2 sessions)– Withdrawal from the program or the Faculty

– Rules for NSG/NUT :– 2 failures of NSG/NUT courses leads to withdrawal from the

program

– After 24 credits, you need a CGPA of 4.0 to stay in the program

– A CGPA of 3.9 and under leads to mandatory withdrawal from the program

– Rules for HSS and APA– After 24 credits, if your CGPA is less than 4.5, you are put on

probation


ExperiencesPath to

Success


Academic integrity

• Examples of academic fraud

– Plagiarism:

• Copying a laboratory report

• Copying a part of an essay

• Not citing your sources

– Inventing scientific data


ExperiencesPath to

Success


Staff

• Professors

– Course syllabus

– Office hours

– Communication

• Teaching assistants (TAs)

– Provide help with labs and DGDs

– Available during office hours

– Email


ExperiencesPath to

Success


Blackboard Learn


ExperiencesPath to

Success


Mentoring Centre

• Personalized study sessions with a mentor

• Discussions on time management, stress

management, procrastination, etc.

• Study groups: ANP, HSS1100, APA1713

MNT 238 – Tel: 613-562-5800

ext. 4937

RGN 2017– Tel: 613-562-5800

ext. 4957

[email protected]

Facebook: HSS Mentors SSA


Apply learning to practice


ExperiencesPath to

Success

• APA: internship or research project

• NSG: Clinical practice from second year

• Community/school

• Mental Illness

• NUT: Clinical practice from second year

• Hospitals

• Government

• HSS: Optional courses involving community work or research project (optional)

• School• Suppliers


Studying in French

• Minimum of 42 credits (36 for NSG) completed in French

• Accompanying language courses and FLS courses

• Why French immersion?

• Higher employment rates and higher salaries

• Improve French language abilities

• Scholarships available

• Qualitative grades don’t affect CGPA (S and NS)

La Faculté Les cours SupportRewarding

ExperiencesPath to

Success


Travel the World

Faculty Courses SupportRewardingExpriences

Path to Success

• Why study abroad?

• Foster personal development

• Experience a different culture

• Make new friends

• Have a unique learning and life experience


What can I do with my studies?

Career Services

• Specific information by program

• Program description

• Acquired skills

• Potential occupations

• Volunteer opportunities

Faculty Courses SupportRewardingExpriences

Path to Success


Septembre

• My first day:

• Syllabus

• Notetaking: on laptop or on paper

• Books


ExperiencesPath to

Success

Important dates

Welcoming sessions by faculty September 8 (Classes start Sept. 9)

Last day for changes to course selection September 24

Last day to delete a course and receive credit September 30

Last day to delete a course without receiving credit

and with no mention of failure

November 20


Student AssociationsA group of committed students in your program

HKSA – HumanKineticsStudent

Association

UNSA –Undergraduate

Nursing Student

Association

HSSA – HealthSciences Student

Association

ADÉNUT –Association

des Étudiant(e)s en

Nutrition


ExperiencesPath to

Success


Octobre

• Reading Week:

October 25 to October 31

• Exams both before and after Reading Week

• Finals exam schedule posted in October

• Bilingualism: Possible to write your exams and assignements

in either official languages


ExperiencesPath to

Success


Where we hang out


November

• Projects and essays are due

• Start studying for finals

• Attend workshops


ExperiencesPath to

Success


December

• Exam period:

December 10 to December 22

Go home!


ExperiencesPath to

Success


Winter Session

• Enjoy winter in Ottawa and on campus!

– Watch out for cold weather!

• Look into housing for second year

• Look for a summer job

– Work-Study Program

– Ottawa

– Back home


ExperiencesPath to

Success


Question? Undergraduate Studies Office

• Academic assistants

• Three academic advisers

• Suzanne Biagé

• Anne Racine

• Joanne Chartrand

MNT 232

Tel: 613-562-5853

[email protected]

Join us


More questions?Good luck with your studies!

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