>> ALISTAIR: In your first few weeks of classes your lecturers and demonstrators will generally
tell you what books you will need for the course and what books you might need to pass.
Not all of these books are compulsory, which can be good because some of them are really
expensive.
>> PAN PAN: I suggest not to buy them before your lectures really start.
>> ANNE: Lecturers will point you towards the Co-op Bookshop where you will be able
to buy books brand new.
>> PAN PAN: If they are too expensive there is always the library with textbooks to borrow.
>> ANNE: I recommend looking at the second-hand textbook shop.
You will be able to find some textbooks there from previous students at much cheaper prices
than you would find in a new book store.
>> RISHABH: If you are buying a text book and you want a certain edition of it, if you
can find, like, a book which has just one less edition - for example if you want a fourth
edition and you can find a second-hand book for a third edition - I usually do find most
of the information is quite similar.
But do ask your lecturer about that.
To find a way around uni it can be an overwhelming experience.
Especially for me personally I came from a really small school.
>> ALISTAIR: You will notice signs that are on the walls.
They will generally direct you to the buildings you need to go to.
>> PAN PAN: And if you are readily confused as to where you are going, there will always
be security.
>> ANNE: So the first number is the building, then there's level and then there's the room
number.
>> ALISTAIR: You can also speak to students who are wandering around or staff members
who you see.
A lot of them already know where all these buildings are and where these classes are.
>> ANNE: When you enrol you'll enrol into your subjects and then you'll get a timetable
generated.
You'll be able to go back and find that on My Student Admin, or on My Subject Activities
as well and you can print that out.
>> RISHABH: You'll get an e-mail from the university which will ask you to register
for an enrolment session.
>> PAN PAN: Click the link and it'll take you to the website and you can reset the password.
Then you will have an email address or student number.
>> ALISTAIR: Once you have enrolled then you can go and get your student ID from the Student
Centre of your Faculty.
>> ANNE: All around campus you'll find heaps of little computer stations.
They're just scattered around and you'll be able to use those any time that you want.
>> ALISTAIR: All you need is your student number and password and you can log in.
>> RISHABH: Obviously, they’ve got the library they've got plenty of computers over there.
>> ANNE: There's also computer labs and you can go into those, they're just rooms.
You first have to check on the door if there's a class or not.
But if not, go ahead.
>> PAN PAN: We have a free internet access here 24 hours a day.
>> ANNE: Wherever there's a desk and a cube you can sit on it and study away.
>> RISHABH: Lectures are aimed to basically introduce the topic.
>> PAN PAN: It normally runs from one hour to two hours.
>> ALISTAIR: Don't stress if you can't stay up-to-date with what the lecturer is saying.
If you can't write fast enough, because a lot of the time these lectures will be uploaded
online.
>> ANNE: I wouldn’t recommend missing one, especially if they are three hours long and
you have exams at the end of semester.
>> ALISTAIR: If you are running late, it's not a problem you can just sneak into the
back of the lecture theatre and pick up from where the lecturer is up to at that time.
>> ANNE: I was a bit shocked at first to find that some lecture rooms have doors at the
front.
So if you're running late and you come in, you walk in the front and everyone sees that
you're late.
>> RISHABH: It's quite normal for, you know, people to walk in and out of lectures.
Obviously lecturers don’t prefer that but it ends up happening that way.
>> ANNE: The attendance isn't marked so it's a good chance to - for people to not go because
they think, what's the point, no one will miss me.
But, yeah, come exam time that will really catch up with you.
>> RISHABH: Tutorials are basically a smaller scale study session which you usually would
find it happens in subjects.
Because they are a smaller group you do find it's quite easy to talk with people in that.
>> ANNE: University is a big place there are lots and lots of students around.
I think if you want to make friends and actually feel like you're a part of the community,
your first stop is Orientation.
Come along to the Orientation, you'll be able to find lots of stalls of all the different
groups that UTS offers.
>> ALISTAIR: Specific for different people's needs which may be political, religious, cultural,
even just social clubs.
>> PAN PAN: I think it's more than 200 different clubs and societies for you to get involved
in.
>> ALISTAIR: There are things like the UTS Gym and the Multi-Purpose Sports Centre, which
run competitive and social sporting activities, which anyone can sign for.
If you are feeling overwhelmed there are counsellors here at UTS.
There are other students who will have gone through the same things that you are thinking
about now.
>> ANNE: You'll be able to find that number on the website.
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