Academic support

Student Learning Centre

The Student Learning Centre helps students make their learning experience at Flinders as productive as possible.

It is specifically designed to help students adjust to their first year of study, but offers assistance to all students throughout their time at university.

The centre is well known for its EXCELerate course tailored to suit the needs of all commencing students. During the year, academic support is provided to individuals or through specific sessions and programs integrated into undergraduate courses.

Topics include:

• critical thinking and problem solving skills
• note taking and note making
• effective reading and oral presentations
• developing an academic argument
• performing better in exams
• English language skills
• academic writing
• research skills
• using referencing systems.

IT support

There are computers available to students in the library and in computer labs. Using the latest Windows and Macintosh operating systems, they are equipped with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and other relevant software.

All students have access to email and the internet.

Library

The Library is a central resource for all students and is located on 4 sites on campus:

• The Central Library, situated on the plaza, holds materials to serve the whole university community.
• The Law Library, located on Level 3 on the Central Library, holds materials relevant to law and legal studies courses.
• The Sturt Library, located in the Sturt Buildings, specialises in the fields of nursing and education.
• The Gus Fraenkel Medical Library is located in the Flinders Medical Centre and services both students and Flinders Medical Centre staff.

All libraries have extensive reading and study areas and offer borrowing facilities to all Flinders students.

Computers and online resources

The Library offers a comprehensive range of electronic resources such as topic readings, databases and full text electronic journals accessible via the internet. Each library has a large number of dedicated internet and email work stations.

Computers are available for word processing and printing, and photocopying services are also available.

Research Higher Degree Professional Development Program

A Professional Development Program for research higher degree students is run jointly by the Staff Development and Training Unit and the Student Learning Centre. It includes sessions on research skills and management, academic writing, publications and structuring a thesis, presentations and generic computer skills. Both centres also have a variety of other resources.

Academic advocacy

Flinders One's Student Assist service provides academic advocacy for Flinders University students. Information is available from Student Assist about:

• the University's assessment policies
• how to apply for a supplementary exam
• how to request a re-mark or appeal against a final mark or preclusion
• 'show cause' letter
• advocacy on issues regarding academic integrity & dishonesty breaches
• plagiarism, collusion, falsification, misconduct & double submission of work
• passing or improving a grade
• review of student progress (GPA).

For further information see Student support & advocacy at Flinders One.