FdSc Induction Booklet 2019

FdSc. Student Induction September, 2019

Loughry Campus CONTENTS Section Page No. Welcome ........................................................................... i Loughry Site Plan ............................................................. ii A Guide to Staff ................................................................ iii College Calendar 2019/20……………………………… ... Timetable (Semester 1) ................................................. Guidelines and Forms (Currently under review)

Loughry Campus Mr Shane McKinney Welcome to Loughry Campus The purpose of this booklet is to provide you with information which will help you to fit easily into the course and into the College in general. It provides you with some general information relating to the Campus and important details about your course. For further information relating to your course, visit the student intranet on https://learn.cafre.ac.uk I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Loughry. I hope that you will learn and benefit from your time with us and that you will enjoy your time at Loughry. If you have any questions or problems do not hesitate to seek help from me or from any member of the course team. SHANE McKINNEY  028 8676 8242 i

Loughry Campus LOUGHRY CAMPUS MAP ii

Loughry Campus Contact Details Working Hours & Office Location Staff Name Tel: 028 867 68268 9am – 5pm Mon – Fri Email: Food Education Building gillian.stevenson@daera- ni.gov.uk Dr Gillian Stevenson, Degree Programme Manager Tel: 028 867 68226 8.30am – 4.30pm Mon – Fri Email: Packaging Building [email protected] Teresa Conroy Year Manager/Lecturer Tel: 028 867 68267 9am – 5pm Mon -Fri E-mail: Food Education Building elaine.mcmackin@daera- ni.gov.uk Dr Elaine McMackin Lecturer Tel: 028 867 68317 9am – 5pm Mon -Fri E-mail: Food Education Building [email protected] David Lockhart Lecturer iii

Loughry Campus Tel: 028 867 68123 9am – 5pm Mon -Fri Email: Food Education Building [email protected] Adele Dallas Lecturer/Placement Co-ordinator Tel: 028 867 68245 9am – 5pm Mon -Fri E-mail: Food Education Building [email protected] Emeryn Erwin Lecturer Tel: 028 867 68517 8.30am – 4.30pm Mon -Fri Email: Food Education Building emanuele.armaforte@daera- ni.gov.uk Dr Emanuele Armaforte Lecturer Tel: 028 867 68235 8.30am – 4.30pm Mon -Fri Email: Food Education Building [email protected] Dr Joanna Keenan Tel: 028 867 68221 9am – 5pm Mon – Fri Lecturer Email: Packaging Building Lyndon Beattie [email protected] iv Lecturer

Loughry Campus Tel: 028 8676 8139 9am – 5pm Mon – Fri Email: Shannon Hall [email protected] Judith Mullan Accommodation Manager Tel: 028 867 64861 9am – 5pm Tuesday and Friday Email: Shannon Hall [email protected] Alison Young Student Support Officer v

Loughry Campus Academic Calendar – 2019/2020 Semester 1 Teaching Week Description 1 Familiarisation Week Date 2 16.09.19 3 Study Week 23.09.19 4 30.09.19 5 Christmas Break 07.10.19 6 Christmas Break 14.10.19 7 21.10.19 8 Study Week 28.10.19 9 Exam Week 04.11.19 10 Inter-Semester Break 11.11.19 11 18.11.19 12 25.11.19 13 02.12.19 09.12.19 14 16.12.19 15 23.12.19 30.12.19 06.01.20 13.01.20 vi

Loughry Campus Semester 2 Date Teaching Week Description 27.01.20 1 STUDY WEEK 03.02.20 2 10.02.20 3 EASTER BREAK 17.02.20 4 24.02.20 5 02.03.20 6 09.03.20 7 16.03.20 8 23.03.20 9 30.03.20 10 06.04.20 15.04.20 11 20.04.20 12 27.04.20 13 04.05.20 14 STUDY WEEK 11.05.20 15 EXAM WEEK 18.05.20 RESITS 05.08.20 RESITS Week Commencing 12.08.20 *Please note date of resits (holidays are NOT an acceptable reason for missing resit exams) vii

Loughry Campus Foundation Degree FdSc. Semester Timetable Sept. 2019– Jan 2020

Loughry Campus FdSc Full-Time (Yr 1) Sem TIME 09.00–10.30 11.00–12.30 Food Microbiolog Monday Food Microbiology Room No. TC/EMcM FT6 TC/EMcM Year Managemen Tuesday Year management Room No. EE/JK/DL/TC Conf Hall EE/JK/DL/TC Conf Wednesday Sensory Perception Sensory Perceptio Room No. LB/EA FT6 LB/EA F Thursday Food Microbiology Food Microbiolog Room No. TC/EMcM - TC/EMcM Friday Lab Lab Sensory Perception Sensory Perceptio Room No. LB/EA FT6 LB/EA FT6

mester 1, 2019-2020 gy 13.30–15.00 15.30–17.00 FT6 Food Manufacture, Food Manufacture, nt Safety and Quality Safety and Quality Hall on DL/AD/JK Conf Hall DL/AD/JK Conf Hall FT6 gy Food Manufacture, Food Manufacture, Safety and Quality Safety and Quality - DL/AD/JK Conf Hall DL/AD/JK Conf Hall on 6 Year management Year Management TC Packaging Building TC Packaging Building

GUIDELINES FOR LATE SUBMISSION OF COURSE WORK (EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES) EXTENUATING NOTES CIRCUMSTANCES Normally Acceptable ‘Close’ means parents and guardians, partner or Death of a close relative spouse, children and siblings. It may include grandparents or other relatives if their relationship Serious illness of student was close. Serious illness of a close relative It should be an incapacitating illness or an ongoing Financial problems illness or medical condition. It also includes breaks and serious sprains to the normal writing Civil unrest hand/arm. Medical certification must be obtained; self- Serious personal disruption certification is not acceptable. Possibly Acceptable See notes above for the definition of ‘close’. Pregnancy Stress brought on by financial concerns. Note: It is NOT Normally Acceptable the student’s responsibility to maintain a proper Social activities balance between work and study. Terrorist activity; widespread public disorder; bomb attacks; bomb scares; withdrawal of and delays to rail/road public transport services. There must be widely publicised media/news coverage to support such grounds. Divorce; fire; burglary; serious assault; jury service. Corroborating evidence must be produced. This depends on the stage of the pregnancy, the imminence of childbirth, and any medical reports suggesting that an extension might be appropriate. It also includes the stages following childbirth. Pregnancy of a wife/partner would be acceptable in appropriate circumstances. Hectic social life; parties; visits to/from friends Temporary self-induced medical Hangover; drug taking (excluding prescribed conditions medication). Non-serious personal and Moving house; weddings; holidays; failed transport domestic disruptions which could arrangements. have been anticipated or planned Minor ailments Coughs; colds; sprains (other than in the writing hand/arm)

College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise D309. Applications for extenuating circumstances to be taken into consideration Section A To be completed by the student 1 Personal and Course Information Name Programme ID Number Year Campus Programme manager 2 Module Information Please provide the information below for each module affected by the extenuating circumstance Type and Date of Assessment EX Examination PR Project PT Presentation AS Assignment PRA Practical O Other  Date should be the date of examination or submission deadline for coursework  A separate entry is required for each type of assessment listed Type of circumstances N Non attendance at examination or non P Performance affected by extenuating submission of coursework circumstances Module Module title Type and date Type of Module co- code Type Date circumstances ordinator 3 Details of Extenuating Circumstances (i) Nature of difficulty Illness Other personal circumstances (ii) Dates on which you were affected (iii) Supporting evidence Do you have medical certificates or other supporting evidence? Yes/No If “YES” is the evidence attached? Yes/No

If you do not have objective evidence please explain below the nature of your difficulties 4 Effect of Extenuating Circumstances (i) Please explain the effect of the extenuating circumstances on performance in the assessments listed in Part 2 (continue on a separate sheet if necessary) (ii) Please state what your preferred outcome would be (e.g. specific length of extenuation requested for course work I confirm that the information given on this form is a true and accurate statement of my personal circumstances Student signature __________________________________ Date ____________________ Section B To be completed by the Programme Manager Please complete the details below in relation to the evidence presented Module Code Consideration of evidence Recommendation Upheld Rejected Comments Signed ___________________________________________ Date ______________ Programme Manager

Guidance Notes for Completing this Form A. Definition of Extenuating Circumstances Extenuating circumstances are circumstances beyond your control which  Prevented you from attending an examination  Prevented you from submitting coursework on time  Adversely affected your performance. Although often medical in nature, anything which was unforeseen or unpreventable may be considered an extenuating circumstance. B. Applying for Extenuating Circumstances To apply for consideration to be given to extenuating circumstances:  Complete Section A in full  Attach any supporting evidence The completed form should be forward to the Programme manager:  For Examinations; not later than 5 working days following the examination.  For Coursework by the date when the coursework was due to be submitted. C. Outcomes If the evidence is accepted you will be given the opportunity to be assessed on a further occasion in the appropriate examination(s) coursework. Please note that a successful examination will always involve further assessment in the module(s) concerned. The examiners cannot give additional marks to compensate for extenuating circumstances.

LOUGHRY CAMPUS STUDENT IT GUIDE Welcome Welcome to CAFRE – Loughry Campus. We hope that you will make full use of all of our IT resources during your time with us. Remember we are here to help, so whatever you need to know, just ask a member of the IT staff. We are keen to ensure that our IT services are as good as they can be, so please inform us of any problems you experience or if you have any suggestions for improvements. Facilities The following facilities are available and can be used during the day when they are not being used for teaching purposes: Location No of Opening times computers FTC IT Suite Estate Suite 20 Library opening hours Library – Quiet Room Shannon Hall 25 09.00 – 17.00 Library 11 Library opening hours 13 08.00 – 24.00 5 Library opening hours Library opening hours – Mon-Wed 09.00 – 17.00, 17.30 - 21.00 Thur 09.00 – 17.00, 17.30 - 22.00 Fri 09.00 – 12.30

Student Printing A4 Black/white printers are located in each suite. An A4 colour printer is available in the Library quiet room and Estate suite. All printers have duplex handling enabled to allow printing to both sides of a page. Printing charges: Students will be initially allocated £4 of print credit. You can buy further print credit from the machine in the Library (cash only). 5 pence for a single A4 page from a black & white printer, 4 pence if duplex is used. 10 pence for a single A4 page from a colour printer, 9 pence if duplex is used. NOTE: Same charge applies from colour printer even if page is in black and white. Printing transaction history and transfer of credit is available by logging into “Papercut” application available at the top of the right hand side of your desktop. Scanning A4 scanning is available in the library for all students Initial Logging on to the student network Username: CAFRE student no. eg C012345 Password The word Password plus first two digits of date of birth e.g. date of birth is 3 April 2000 then password is Password03 Domain: Cafre You will be asked to change your Password on first logon. Your password must contain at least one capital letter, one numerical character and be at least 8 characters long. A networked Personal folder is available from the drive H under my computer. By saving files to the H drive you will be able to retrieve them at your next log on, in any of the student computer suites. Internet Access In order to make use of the Internet facilities at CAFRE you must read and agree to abide by the ‘Internet and Email Usage Policy’ and complete the Induction survey within CAFRE Online.

Student Wireless Internet Access All students have access to the wireless system but should note that they must have logged on to a PC at least once to initialise their account. Wireless access points are located within the following areas: Library, GRC Classrooms, Cyber cafe, student halls of residence and sports hall. To logon follow instructions on the Intranet Virtual Learning Environment (CAFRE Online) CAFRE Online provides information in relation to educational activities at CAFRE, module materials and a mail facility. URL: http://learn.cafre.ac.uk/ Username: CAFRE student no. eg C012345 Password The word Password plus first two digits of date of birth e.g. date of birth is 3 April 2000 then password is Password03 Instructional video for students - https://youtu.be/BrrxtoMdn9Q CAFRE Student office 365 access All students are allocated an office 365 account for their period of study. This account gives them access to a CAFRE email account, OneDrive with 1 TB of storage and more online applications. All emails sent via CAFRE Online will go to this address. URL: http://mail.cafre.ac.uk Username Cafre student [email protected] eg [email protected] Password The word Password plus first two digits of date of birth e.g. date of birth is 3 April 2000 then password is Password03 Monitoring of IT activity at CAFRE All activity on CAFRE student computers and via the wireless internet access system is monitored and failure to abide by the policies may result in disciplinary action. Helpdesk Our helpdesk can provide information, advice and support to students on queries relating to the IT services offered at Loughry. Support can be provided via telephone, email or in person. The helpdesk is currently manned during normal working hours*, although messages may be left at any time using the voicemail facility.

Tel: 36205 (Internal)028 8676 8205 (External) Email: [email protected] When contacting the helpdesk please provide the following details:  Your name and contact details  Building, room and location of PC where the fault has occurred and a brief description of the fault  Nature of query e.g. network or CAFRE Online password needs reset Student Charter Our policies are designed to ensure high standards of teaching and educational facilities and the Charter below sets out the responsibilities of the College and the student to achieve this outcome. The College is committed to providing an environment that supports and develops students through high quality learning and teaching, and services that underpin a positive student experience. CAFRE will act in a fair, just and legal manner in its dealings with you, provide equal opportunity and comply with appropriate legislation. The Student Charter sets out these commitments. The College is committed: - To promoting an active learning community in which you have the opportunity to develop as an independent learner. - To respecting the rights of all students and other members of the College and treating them with dignity; to having regulations, policies and processes in places which will work towards equality and diversity and prevent discrimination. - To being professional in our dealings with you including setting out the standards of service you can expect; to providing you with fair and efficient complaints, appeals and disciplinary procedures within their defined remits, based on published criteria. - To providing you with full and accurate information about CAFRE, its facilities, its courses and its regulations. - To providing well-designed, relevant, and quality assured courses, which optimise student choice as far as is reasonably possible. Courses should be well resourced and varied in delivery, yielding both scholarly content and wide-ranging skills.

- To having all submitted coursework, assignments and examination scripts marked promptly, checked and moderated as appropriate, and made available with feedback to you as soon as possible (normally within three working weeks) subject to CAFRE rules concerning retention. - To providing an appropriate learning environment with a range of study areas and access to resources and support, both on campus and online. - To communicating with you as efficiently as possible through a variety of means, principally electronic and online. - To providing timely and accurate information about fees you are liable to pay and relevant academic administrative processes such as registration and assessment. - To providing a wide range of student and academic support services designed to promote your well-being and enhance your progress. - To creating opportunities for you to express your views about your experience as a CAFRE student, and become involved in CAFRE’s decision-making processes at various levels as far as is reasonably possible.

-To safeguarding information you supply in compliance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act, the Freedom of Information Act or any other statutory obligations; to explaining to you why we need to collect information. As a student you are expected to commit yourself: - To be actively engaged in the process of learning; to attend all scheduled sessions; to value the contributions of others be they your peers, staff or external ‘experts’; to present the best possible work promptly and to seek help if needed. - To respect the rights of, and to treat with dignity, all fellow students, teaching staff and other members of CAFRE; to observe regulations, policies and processes which support equality and diversity. - To behave in a responsible manner on and off campus and ensure that your actions do not have an adverse impact on the College’s reputation, its environment, your neighbours, the local community or those who work or study at CAFRE. - To read the information in all official publications and comply with all CAFRE procedures, regulations, policies and College communications. - To study diligently, organise your work effectively and endeavour always to produce quality assignments; to attend classes punctually, submit coursework and assignments on time, and follow College procedures following absence from class. - To complete assessment tasks by the required dates and deadlines, observing CAFRE’s requirements for originality and presentation; to pay attention to and act on all feedback given to you by your tutors in connection with assessment, and retain all assessed work completed during your programme. - To respect other users of the learning environment. - To read and to act on communications from the College and notify us immediately if you have problems or difficulties with attendance. - To read and respond to communications from the College; to ensure that you are registered for a viable combination of units/modules where your course offers a choice; - To pay fees or charges when they are due. - To engage positively with the support services as appropriate and give us constructive views on how we can enhance those services. - To provide feedback and comments on the quality of your learning experience and contribute to CAFRE’s decision making procedures, wherever and whenever reasonably possible, for the benefit and advancement of all. - To provide us with accurate information when we ask for it and keep it updated especially your contact, next of kin and medical details.

Welfare and Support Services Life and study can be challenging. If you are experiencing personal, emotional, social or academic problems, you should seek support either from your college tutor or through the College counselling service. Counselling Service CAFRE provides confidential support to all students/learners attending education and training programmes. The service is available to help you in realising your full academic and personal potential. The College Student Support Officer is available at the three campuses on a weekly basis and will be able to direct and advise you on all issues relating to student support. Tel: 02886764861 9am – 5pm Tuesday and Friday Shannon Hall Email:Alison.Young@daera- ni.gov.uk Ms Alison Young Student Support Officer