DMU COLLABORATIVE PARTNER INDUCTION 2013 “Induction Events are your chance to visit DMU and find out about the facilities and resources available to you, and a chance for us to welcome you to the DMU student community.” ITINERARY • • • • • • Welcome De Montfort Students’ Union Presentation Campus Tour Lunch Faculty Session or Campus Centre Departure “COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS ARE WHERE DMU COURSES ARE TAUGHT, EITHER COMPLETELY OR IN PART AT A PARTNER COLLEGE OR INSTITUTION” • DMU currently has 9 main UK and overseas partners with over 2,000 students • DMU have been working with Collaborative Partners for over 20 years COLLABORATIVE STUDENTS “Students studying on a course that is validated by DMU and taught by a partner, means students are enrolled at both DMU and the partner, therefore you can take advantage of the facilities and resources of both institutions.” The qualification obtained at the end of the course is a DMU Higher Education Award. DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY (DMU) • • • • • • • • • Founded in the late 19th Century Became De Montfort University in 1992 4 Faculties 25,000 students Over 2,000 staff 1 main, expanding city centre campus Brand new £8 million leisure centre Special arrangements with over 80 universities and colleges across the world A leading institution for professional, creative and vocational education dmu.ac.uk EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS (EP) • EP are a team within the Department of Academic Quality based within Student and Academic Services (SAAS) at DMU. • The role of EP is to oversee the management and quality assurance of the university’s UK and international collaborative partnerships. • EP works in conjunction with the faculties at DMU and your college to provide you with the best student experience possible. • www.dmu.ac.uk/ep ep@dmu.ac.uk 0116 250 6115 MYDMU “MyDMU is the central student portal. It gives access to Blackboard, the library and student email, as well as results, graduation invites, announcements, contact details, course and module data, and much, much more” http://my.dmu.ac.uk BLACKBOARD Blackboard is a web-based learning system that provides access to course materials and a range of tools for communicating and collaborating with tutors and fellow students” https://blackboard.dmu.ac.uk LEARNING AND STUDY “Your route to student resources for study and research skills, academic writing support and library information.” Useful areas include a referencing tutorial, a writing workshop and the Higher Education Assignment Toolkit (HEAT) Learning and Study Support www.library.dmu.ac.uk ANY QUESTIONS??