Year 1: Edinburgh Napier Podcasts

Trimester Two, Week 12

28th March 2011

Hopefully your trimester has gone well and you will have submitted or are about to submit your coursework, or you are well prepared for any forthcoming exams. 

During your university career, there may be times when you encounter problems which have a negative impact on your work. This is a potentially difficult area and it is important you know what constitutes 'mitigating circumstances' and how the process functions. Failure to follow the correct procedure could have a negative impact on any claim, so the advice in this podcast is very important.

And remember, there is a vast range of support available at the university and your course leader of personal development tutor are ideal people to speak to if you have any problems. 

You can also get support from NSA, they have specific advice for submission of mitigating circumstances, access this here: http://www.napierstudents.com/advice/disruption.php

Duration: 7mins

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Trimester Two, Week 11

21st March 2011

So it is fast approaching the hand in dates for coursework.  Hopefully you will be on track to meet your deadlines but sometimes something unexpected happens and you need an extension to the deadline.  This weeks podcasts gives you some timely advice on how best to approach this.

Duration: 3min

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Trimester Two, Week 10

14th March 2011

For this weeks podcast, as we are approaching the exams season… we thought it might be useful to revisit the exam tips podcasts from last trimester.  In this podcast, Hazel Christie give us her top ten pieces of advice for passing exams. 

Remember, there is also a useful resouce at the Get Ready for University site on exams, so you might like to visit that also… http://www2.napier.ac.uk/getready/managing_studies/exams.html

Duration: 3:49 min

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Trimester Two, Week 9

7th March 2011

This week Stevie Kearney speaks to Claire Bee, who runs the Employer Mentoring programme here at Edinburgh Napier University.

The programme matches students up with an industry contact, who then acts as a mentor. This is a great way to improve your contacts, get some advice, secure some work experience and perhaps even land your dream job!

For more information, please contact Claire by phone on 0131 4552973 or email c.bee@napier.ac.uk

Duration - 3m05s

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Trimester Two: Week 8

28th February 2011

This week we talk to Monica Gribben, who deals with a whole host of differnt learning difficulties at the university.

She has some great advice for identifying any potential problems - and how to proceed if you do feel you need help.

There is a lot of expert assistance available at Edinburgh Napier and knowing how to access it is the first step.

You can also go to the student portal, where the student affairs pages have lots more information.

Duration: 9mins

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Trimester Two: Week 7

21st February 2011

This week Derek Davidson from Student Affairs gives a quick introduction to the help available at Edinburgh Napier for students with any specific needs.

Next week we will follow this up with a longer podcast on Dyslexia and other specific learning difficuties.

Duration: 1:32 min

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Trimester Two: Week 6

14th February 2011

With your coursework deadlines fast approaching, we thought it was a good week to go back over the occasionally troublesome area of referencing.

So, to build on the podcast we posted last term, here is Kendall Richards with some more information for you.

You might also find it useful to have a look at the referencing guidelines for your School.  These can be found in the library webpages in the student portal.

Duration: 9:15min

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 Trimester Two: Week5

7th Feb 2011

ISAS is the Independent Student Advice Service. This is a free, confidential and independent welfare rights and education advice service run by Napier Students' Association (NSA).

The service is specifically tailoured to the needs of Napier students, providing you with accurate and relevant information, advice and support, and where necessary, representation.

In this podcast, we speak took a trip to the NSA to speak to Maxine Wood, who explains all about ISAS and how you can access the service.

The ISAS website can be found here.

Duration: 5:30 min

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Trimester Two: Week 4

31st January 2011 

Knowing how to approach a piece of coursework is a vital skill at university. For our latest podcast we have been to speak to Hazel Christie, who is a Student Advisor here in the Student Affairs service at Edinburgh Napier.

Hazel has compiled her top ten tips to help you through the coursework season. We hope you find them useful.

You can also visit the Get Ready for University website which has great tips for essay writing, report writing and lots more http://www2.napier.ac.uk/getready/writing_presenting/index.html

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Trimester Two: Week 3

24th January 2011

This podcast features a chat with Ollie Cruickshank, who is responsible for overseeing Edinburgh Napier's sports and societies as part of his role at the NSA.

The sports and societies homepage can be found here: http://www.napierstudents.com/sports/sportsocs-news.php

Also, if there are any societies which you feel the university lacks and you would like to start your own, then follow this link: http://www.napierstudents.com/sports/start-a-club.php

As ever, if you have any comments on the Edinburgh Napier podcast project, please email: podcast@napier.ac.uk

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