[Martin Earwicker, Vice Chancellor] Welcome to London South Bank University. My name is
Martin Earwicker and I’m the Vice Chancellor of the University.
We’ve made this short film to show you more about the facilities and services available
to support you during your studies with us. We hope to get to know you better during your
time and we hope you get to know your fellow students better too. And a special welcome
to our international students to London, as an international capital city.
[Emmanuel and Jackie current LSBU students] Hello! I’m Emmanuel and this is Jackie,
and together we are students at LSBU.
In a moment we are going to show you around the LSBU campus. To show you some of the facilities
and services we’ve got on offer here. But first of all though, we’re going to tell
you about three things that will give you all you need to know about life here at LSBU.
[Emmanuel] This is the student handbook – the ultimate guide to everything you need to know
about LSBU. From where to hand in that big assignment, to information about your local
area.
[Jackie] And this is the Student Charter. Now it may look small, but it’s really important
that you read it. It tells you the University’s responsibility to you, and your responsibility
to the University.
[Emmanuel] And then, there’s the Student Portal.
[Jackie] Now this is brand new to LSBU. It brings together a wide range of services.
Everything from your student timetable, to the student support services on offer. You
can access this on the LSBU website.
[Emmanuel] And then, there’s this graphic of student ID card. Your student ID. Make
sure you keep this with you at all times and have it wherever you go. It’s the most important
thing you’ll need.
[Jackie] From September 2011, the University will be introduction a new student attendance
monitoring system, which will allow you to register attendance for your class with your
student ID card. For more information on attendance rules and using your ID card to register,
please see your student handbook.
Great, I think you’re ready to get started. Let’s show you around.
[Emmanuel] The University, which was formed in 1892 is one of London’s largest and most
progressive universities.
[Jackie] A lot has changed over time, but our original mission to promote the industrial
skills, general knowledge, health and wellbeing of young men and women; and to provide to
provide employers with a highly skilled workforce remain remarkably similar.
[Emmanuel] LSBU has seen a lot through the ages. In the second world war, a third of
the University’s main campus was destroyed. [Jackie] David Bomberg, one of the finest
British painters of the 20th century, taught art at the University from 1945.
[Emmanuel] It was one of the first institutions to offer a nursing degree and one of the first
to offer engineering courses to women.
[Jackie] Not only that, it houses the oldest bakery school in the world.
[Emmanuel] Today, the University is made up of two campuses: Havering Campus in Essex
for Health and Social Care students, and the main Southwark Campus on the South Bank.
[Jackie] The Southwark Campus is in a great location for many of London’s landmarks
and attractions. If you don’t fancy venturing into the heart of the City, there’s plenty
of shops, restaurants, pubs, clubs within a few minutes walk from the campus.
[Iain Hanley, President of the Students’ Union] “Hi, my name is Iain and I’m the
President of London South Bank University’s Students’ Union.
The Students’ Union is situated on Thomas Doyle Street and is run by elected student
representatives and staff, who represent the students of LSBU on academic, quality, welfare
and timetabling and assignment matters within the University.
[Iain Killoughery ,Academy of Sport]The Academy of Sport delivers facilities, programmes and
services to staff and students.
The Sports Centre has a large 40-station fitness suite, with smart technology that allows you
to monitor and track your performance. We also have a dedicated free weights room with
Olympic bars and kettle balls. We run an extensive class programme, there is a large multiuse
sports hall, which is used by the University sports clubs.
The Students’ Union offers a whole host of sports clubs including American football,
netball, hockey and Ju Jitsu.
The Academy of Sport also offers courses in coaching, personal training and sports sciences.
[Jackie] Let’s find out a bit more about what goes on in the classroom. It’s the
reason you are here after all.
LSBU has four faculties: Arts and Human Science, Business, Engineering, Science and the Built
Environment, and Health and Social Care.
[Emmanuel] Your Student Handbook will give you all the information you need to know about
your Faculty.
[Jackie] There are some key people who will help and support you throughout your time
at LSBU.
[Jamie Jones, Academic Quality and Student Experience Manager, ESBE] My name is Jamie
Jones and I’m the Academic Quality and Student Experience Manager for the Faculty of Engineering,
Science and the Built Environment.
The main purpose of my job is to enhance the student experience and try and make sure that
every day you are here at the University, we improve of the service that we provide
you with.
I have a team of staff that help me deal with any queries that students may have. We can
deal with queries in a face to face manner at our dedicated student help desk, or we
can also deal with them over the telephone, or via email.
We make sure that any advice we give is entirely up to date. If we can’t help you directly,
we’ll make sure we tell you the central University department that you need to go
to get your queries answered.
[Joy Power, Course Director, Faculty of Health and Social Care] My name is Joy Power, I am
the Course Director for the Health Visiting / Specialist Community Public Health Nursing
Programme. I am responsible for the entire programme.
Students are supported to develop their own learning styles and we try to encourage them
to progress from a surface learning approach to a deep learning approach. As many of my
students are mature students, we offer both academic tutorial support and pastoral support.
Each student is allocated a personal tutor and we have a very robust tutorial system
in place.
[Helen Edge] I work for the Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences. I am a Faculty Administrator.
I administer the LLB course full-time and part-time. We provide council tax letters,
London Transport letters, letters for the bank and any other bodies that you might need.
We have course boards for students twice a year, in semester one and semester two. Should
you have any difficulties you may come and see me, and if I cannot help you, I will refer
you to the academics or anyone else within the University who can.
[Dominic McCutcheon, Senior Lecturer, Heath and Social Care] Hi, my name is Dominic and
I am one of the senior lecturers within the Faculty of Health and Social Care. My role
as a lecturer is to support you through your learning journey, over the next two or three
years of your course. My role involves teaching, research and also a pastoral role in supporting
you through your studies whilst you’re here at the University.
[Jackie] There are lots of services available at LSBU, designed to help you through every
stage of your university life.
The library, one of the most important places on campus.
[Emmanuel] In fact, we have two. The Perry Library on the Southwark Campus for all university
subjects, and the Havering Campus, specifically for Health and Social Care.
[Jackie] Both libraries offer computer, printer and photocopying facilities, along with services
including inter-library lending and laptop computer loans.
[Emmanuel] The library website has guides and help sheets and if you need assistance
finding any material for your assignments or referencing, the library helpdesk and subject
information advisors can help.
If you have a disability, dyslexia, mental health or medical conditions, the Disability
and Dyslexia Support Unit can offer you confidential information and support.
Technopark is where you will find employability support, careers and student advice. Don’t
forget your student card.
[Louise, Student Advisor] Oh hi Emmanuel. My name’s Louise, I am one of the student
advisors. How can I help?
[Emmanuel] The employability and careers service offers advice on CVs, job applications and
psychometric testing. They also advise on how to find part-time or full-time employment,
work placements and further study.
[Jackie] The Learning Resources Centre, known as the LRC has the University’s largest
number of PCs. It IT Helpdesk is the place to go for all of your IT support needs.
[Emmanuel] The LRC is also home to IT training, where you can top up your IT skills and even
take a proper course, such as the internationally recognised European Computing Driving License
qualification.
[Jackie] Skills for Learning and Student Mental Health and Wellbeing are based in Caxton House.
[Emmanuel] A Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Advisor can offer confidential support and
advice on a range of mental health and emotional issues.
[Jackie] Skills for Learning offers support on communication skills, development and maths
through workshops and one to ones, designed for all levels of ability.
So now you’ve had a bit of a taste of what LSBU has to offer. If you want to find out
more, just have a look in your Student Handbook or check out the Student Portal.
[Emmanuel] Good luck with your studies at LSBU. I’m sure you’ll have a brilliant
time.