Your first few weeks

Within the first few lectures for each course make sure you know:

• How many assignments you need to do for the course, when they are due and how much they count towards your final grade.
• When tutorials are held and ensure you have booked into one that fits your timetable.
• Who to go to for help and the best way to contact them.
• How information about the course is communicated (eg, CECIL, course workbook).
• Which textbooks you need to buy and which can be borrowed from the Library’s Short Loan Service.

By the end of the second week...

• You should have found out who the class representative is for each of your courses (or stand for the position yourself). They are important sources of information and a useful person to talk to if you have any ideas or concerns. Find out more about class reps on the AUSA website.
• You should have recorded all your teachers’ names, contact details and office hours.
• You should be regularly checking CECIL for information about your courses.
• You should be regularly checking your EC Mail account.
• You should have completed your DELNA screening.
• You should have added or deleted any courses you want to change. For information about deadlines, fees, and how you add or delete courses, see Changing your enrolment.
• You should have been on a tour of the Library and the Information Commons and booked into any courses you need.
• You should have booked into any Student Learning workshops you think you would benefit from.
• You should know where your departmental student notice boards are.
• You should have bought your textbooks. Visit the University Bookshop website.
• You should have found the Library’s Short Loan service for your programme (where prescibed and recommended materials can be borrowed for a short time).
• You should have popped in to your faculty student centre, checked out any new brochures or posters you may be interested in and asked any questions you still have.
• You should have your Student ID card. You should have received your University Student ID card in the mail (to the New Zealand address you provided to us) within two weeks of completing your enrolment. You’ll need it to access a range of resources on campus and to prove you are a University of Auckland student. If you haven’t got one, call 0800 61 62 63 for advice. International students need to go to the International Office.
• You should have visited English Language Enrichment or Student Learning if you think you need help with your English.